26 May 2013
4 Jul 2012

Wet and windy opening to 2012 Pendennis Cup

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Poor visibility with low cloud and steady drizzle failed to dampen spirits on the first day of the Pendennis Cup as crews and spectators were treated to a spectacular finish, with the first three yachts crossing the finish line separated by just 27 seconds.

Principal Race Officer, Peter Craig managed to get the timing intervals of the staggered start just right, with the eight larger yachts in the Pendennis Cup class starting in two minute intervals to ensure a safe start and a close finish for the first of four races this week in Falmouth Bay.

There was plenty of wind right from the start, building up from 18 knots at the start to a solid 25 knots true at the finish, testing crews and equipment.


Adela edges head of Athos.

Even though it was hard work on the water for the VIP guests that Pendennis is hosting (over 300 to organise over the five days), those that ventured out were treated to some spectacular action as the 55.5m schooner Adela ghosted out of the mist with the 61.2m schooner Athos chasing hard on a close reach at over 14 knots, crossing the line just 16 seconds later with her 460 tonnes of steel and carbon (the rigs) carving through the waves.


The weather wasn't exactly 'becoming' for guests.

The Andre Hoek-designed Athos, built by Holland Jachtbouw in 2010, is the biggest boat in the fleet and started last taking up a relentless pursuit on the 28 mile course. After an upwind leg the fleet had a long 10 mile broad reach to Gull Rock followed by a port tack biased beat back into the bay and a series of zigzag close reaches to the finish just in front of Pendennis Castle.


Athos.

The 34m German Frers sloop Unfurled, built by Royal Huisman in 2000, and a regular on the superyacht racing circuit, set the pace with her closer-winded ability against the schooners. Unfortunately at the end of the first broad reach her Code 0 offwind sail, after being furled at the leeward mark, managed to ‘unfurl’ itself before the crew could get it down onto the deck and split right across.  This meant that she was underpowered on the three short reaching legs and even though she crossed the line 11 seconds ahead of Adela to take line honours, she was seven minutes adrift on corrected time for the overall result.



Fortunately Pendennis have set up a temporary large sail loft for North Sails in their shipyard, which was also used for the J Class regatta last week and so repairs could be made overnight.



The handicap winner was the 1915 Herreshoff gaff schooner Mariette, who started first and was only overtaken in the final closing stages of the race, crossing the line in fourth place.



The fleet of four yachts in the Little Dennis fleet sailed a shorter 18 mile course, with the 1904 William Fife designed and built classic yawl Tomahawk crossing the line just 34 seconds ahead of the 1964 S&S designed sloop Firebrand - owned and helmed by superyacht designer Ed Dubois.



Racing continues from Wednesday to Saturday with a layday on Thursday and the promise of continuing wind and rain.


A 'forlorn' fleet of Aston Martins, brought in for visitors to enjoy.

Results Pendennis Cup Day One

Pendennis Cup Class

Elapsed Time

Corrected Time

Race One

Points Overall

Mariette of 1915

2:34:20

3:01:39

1st

1.0

Adela

2:13:42

3:07:43

2nd

2.0

Unfurled

2:11:31

3:08:28

3rd

3.0

Athos

2:09:58

3:10:08

4th

4.0

Breakaway

2:34:23

3:22:42

5th

5.0

Bequia

2:45:50

3:25:58

6th

6.0

Velacarina

2:53:50

3:29:18

7th

7.0

Marquita

2:54:35

3:34:23

8th

8.0

Bare Necessities

2:55:25

3:37:31

9th

9.0

                                                                                                                             

Little Dennis Classic Class

Elapsed Time

Corrected Time

Race One

Points Overall

Mikado

3:03:30

2:42:57

1st

1.0

Firebrand

2:59:24

2:47:34

2nd

2.0

Tomahawk

2:58:50

2:54:32

3rd

3.0

Pinuccia

DNF

 

4th

5:0

 

Pendennis Cup Entry List                                 

Pendennis Cup Class

LOA

Type

Design

Builder/Year

Adela

55.5m

Schooner

W.C Storey (1910) Dijkstra Partners (1995)

Pendennis 1995

Athos

61.2m

Schooner

Andre Hoek

Holland Jachtbouw2010

Bare Necessities

24.88

Sloop

Oyster 82/Humphreys Yacht Design

Oyster 2004

Bequia

27.66

Yawl

Stephens & Waring

Brooklin Boat Yard 2009

Breakaway

21.34

Sloop

Santa Cruz 70 /Bill Lee

Santa Cruz 1993

Marquita

38m

Gaff cutter

William Fife

Fife/Fairlie Restorations 2005

Mariette of 1915

42m

Gaff Schooner

Herreshoff

Herreshoff Manufacturing/Beconcini 1988

Unfurled

34m

Sloop

German Fers

Royal Huisman 2000

Velacarina

26m

Ketch

Truly Classic /Andre Hoek

Classen Jachtbouw 2004

                 

Little Dennis Classic Class

LOA

Type

Design

Builder/Year

Firebrand

13.11m

Sloop

Sparkman & Stephens

Clare Lallow 1964

Mikado

12.55m

Bermudian Cutter

William Fife

Fife 1904

Pinuccia

14.2m

Sloop

8 Metre/ Vincenzo Baglietto

Baglietto 1939

Tomahawk

14.8m

Bermudian Yawl

Olin Stephens

Barrett Boat Works 1938


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