“Windspan,” “Malihini” top April 29 races

hree more races left before Nawiliwili to Hanalei eventSubmitted by SHARON GIBSON

Scoring Officer, Nawiliwili Yacht Club

NAWILIWILI — Three more races

remain in the “Spring Saturday Showdown” hosted by the Nawiliwili Yacht Club

before the races from Nawiliwili to Hanalei over the Memorial Day

weekend.

The fifth race of the Saturday series was held on April 29

featuring two monohulls, a multi-hull, and four sport cats working the

5.75-mile course laid out over 3 laps under 10-15 knot

tradewinds.

“Windspan,” a 38-foot Catalina took the Monohull class with

“Malihini,” a 35-foot Catamaran topping the Open Class.

The team of

Bambery/Jones and Perry Cowan battled for supremacy in the 2-heat Sport Class

division with a protest being lodged following the first heat.

Saturday,

May 6 will be the sixth race in the series with a 3 p.m. notification and a

3:10 start time at Nawiliwili Harbor.

Following the Memorial Day Nawiliwili

to Hanalei races, a 12-race summer series will begin on June 10 at Nawiliwili

Harbor.

Full results of the April 29 race follow:

Monohull Class

1.

“Windspan” (38′ Catalina)

2. “Obsession” (38′ Catalina)

Open

Class

1. “Malihini” (35′ Catamaran)

2. “Windspan”

3.

“Obsession”

Sport Cat Class – Heat 1

1. Bambery/Jones (Prindle 19)

– protest pending

2. Perry/Cowan (Prindle 19MX)

3. Wagner/Tangalin

(Prindle 19)

4. Bailey/Cristoff (Prindle 19)

Sport Cat Class –

Heat 2

1. Perry/Cowan (Prindle 19MX)

2. Bambery/Jones (Prindle

19)

3. Wagner/Tangalin (Prindle 19)

4. Bailey/Cristoff (Prindle

19).