OZone took the latest Nawiliwili Yacht Club Paul Pond Memorial Series Race No. 3, but three other boats finished within a minute of each other Thursday night under cold conditions. OZone picked up her second first finish in three races,
OZone took the latest Nawiliwili Yacht Club Paul Pond Memorial Series Race No. 3, but three other boats finished within a minute of each other Thursday night under cold conditions.
OZone picked up her second first finish in three races, crossing the line on a 1:06:38 elapsed time and correcting to 1:06:44 PHRF for top honors.
Fast Company challenged the finisher, both Olson 30s crossing the line within 20 seconds of each other in elapsed time, but Fast Company posting a 1:06:58 elapsed and correcting to 1:07:04 PHRF for second place.
Bonjolea crossed the line on a 1:10:18 elapsed sail, but corrected to a 1:07:36 PHRF, just 32 seconds back of Fast Company for third place.
Papa‘au crossed hot on the tail of Bonjolea, stopping the clock at 1:10:45 elapsed, just 27 seconds back of the X-342, and corrected to 1:07:44 PHRF, fourth place by eight seconds on the correction.
Papa‘au also corrected to 1:03:31 Club for top honors in that class.
Mapuana, a Wells 35, (1:17:27 elapsed, 1:13:42 PHRF), Speedy (1:15 elapsed, 1:15:20 PHRF), and Coyote (1:21:55 elapsed, 1:19:50 PHRF) rounded out the field as Karanja took a Did Not Finish.
The public is invited to view the competition in the Shoreline Series Thursday as the Paul Pond Memorial Series Race No. 4 gets going with the first flags flying at 5 p.m.
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