Melbourne Latitude Series (MLS)
Finishing eleven.
Escapade wins the 2010 MLS Ocean Race and will no doubt be celebrating in their usual and high-spirited fashion tonight. Ultimately, that may mean their performance will be a little down for the Pursuit Race component of the series tomorrow morning.... We'll have to wait and see.
The first six boats were done inside 13 minutes of each other, which also means The Brass got the turning latitudes pretty much bang on. It's also pretty good after seven hours of racing. In second place was Tilting at Windmills, which The Brass have struggled all day with getting correct and more often than not have gone with Tinting of Windows...
In third place was Deja Vu, who are going to partake in the very new Cruising Rally that is attached to this year's Melbourne to Launceston event.
- 14:01:31 - Escapade
- 14:03:50 - Titling At Windmills
- 14:08:43 - Deja Vu
- 14:09:49 - Chikara Outlaw
- 14:13:05 - Ninety Seven
- 14:14:34 - Beyond Outrageous
- 14:22:58 - Yoko
- 14:27:39 - Addiction
- 14:47:30 - Magazan 53
- 14:48:59 - Deliverance
- 15:29:29 - Gusto
The breeze had well and truly kicked in, so all is well on the glorious Mornington Peninsula, which on spectacular day like it is today, looks a little like this, below. At 1500hrs it was a good 10-15knot Sou'easter. What is interesting with these results is that Gusto may well have turned in 8th, but has finished last, having travelled the furthest - some 46.17nm. Also worth considering is that the finisher immediately in front of them is Deliverance, who as the smalles boat out there had the shortest distance to travel, which was 24.47nm. No doubt, a lot of bar stories to be had when they park for the night at our friends, the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.
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