La Samudra takes the lead

PHUKET: Scott Duncanson and the crew aboard Securicor Som Tam Express were first across the finish line again today in both races on the second day of the Evason Phuket Race Week – but not by a large enough margin to repeat yesterday’s outright win.

On corrected time, Som Tam was overtaken in Race 2 in the IRC 1 class by both La Samudra and, by a margin of just 14 seconds, Ruby Tuesday.

In Race 3, the order was repeated, moving La Samudra into first place overall, Ruby Tuesday second and Som Tam third.

In the IRC 2 class, Mick Kealy’s Minx scored a 1^st and a 2^nd to top the standings, with Cinders second overall and Simba third, while in Club class, Christine Corfield’s Rastegaissa IV took line honors and first place in Race 2, but then started too early in Race 3, earning maximum points for On Course Side.

Maddalena, with a first and second place today, tops the overall standings.

In the Multihull Racing class, Voodoo Child, with Olaf Riese at the helm, won both of today’s races, followed in both cases by Henry Kaye’s Charro. Due to a poor showing yesterday, however, Voodoo Child is still behind Charro on overall points.

In Multihull Premier, Chris Sieber’s Kilo won Race 2 but was unable to repeat the success in Race 3, leaving victory to Bob Mott’s Chameleon, which leads the class after the first two days.

IRC 1 Race 2

1. La Samudra. Skippered by David Lindhal. 1 hour, 47 minutes, 50 seconds.

2. Ruby Tuesday. John Vause. 1:51:38

3. Securicor Som Tam Express. Scott Duncanson. 1:51:52

4. Vino by Watermark. Josh Lee. 2:04:00

5. Image Asia Attitude. Mark Horwood. 2:07:49

6. RPM Switchblade. Andy Stephens. 2:12:13

7. BeauX Esprits. Keith Garry. 2:14:34

8. Big A. Horst Lakits. 2:24:14

IRC 1 Race 3

1. La Samudra. David Lindhal. 1:55:30

2. Ruby Tuesday. John Vause. 1:57:23

3. Securicor Som Tam Express. Scott Duncanson. 2:00:34

4. BeauX Esprits. Keith Garry. 2:06:51

5. RPM Switchblade. Andy Stephens. 2:10:01

6. Vino by Watermark. Josh Lee. 2:12:06

7. Image Asia Attitude. Mark Horwood. 2:22:32

8. Big A. Horst Lakits. 2:29:50

IRC 2 Race 2

1. Minx. Mick Kealy. 1:57:47

2. Cinders. Stuart Crow. 2:08:29

3. Lee Marine Suk San. Mike Bean 2:14:52

4. Tag. Mike Downard. 2:17:09

5. Simba. Paul Kendall. Did Not Finish

Ava. Joost van der Post. Did Not Start

Ma Du Zi. Viroj Nualkhair. DNS

IRC 2 Race 3

1. Cinders. Stuart Crow. 1:49:00

2. Simba. Paul Kendall. 2:00:40

3. Minx. Mick Kealy. 2:02:11

4. Tag. Mike Downard. 2:18:19

5. Lee Marine Suk San. Mike Bean. 2:18:31

Ava. Joost van der Post. DNS

Ma Du Zi. Viroj Nualkhair. DNS

Club Race 2

1. Maddalena. Mark Trupp. 1:26:13

2. Gator. Matt McGrath. 1:30:52

3. Blue Moon. Al Boone. 1:31:30

4. Four Winds. John Fenn. 1:40:52

5. Rastegaissa IV. Christine Corfield. On Course Side.

Club Race 3

1. Rastegaissa IV. Christine Corfield. 1:57:59

2. Maddalena. Mark Trupp. 2:16:37

3. Gator. Matt McGrath. 2:17:26

4. Blue Moon. Al Boone. 2:47:11

Four Winds. John Fenn. DNS

Multihull Racing Race 2

1. Voodoo Child. Olaf Riese. 0:46:11

2. Charro. Henry Kaye. 0:46:46

3. Cyrene. Sue & Michel Arnulphy. 0:48:34

4. Chimera. Damian Kimbell. 0:54:35

5. Ceberus. Youth Team. 1:04:50

Multihull Racing Race 3

1. Voodoo Child. Olaf Riese. 1:29:06

2. Charro. Henry Kaye.1:32:20

3. Cyrene. Sue & Michel Arnulphy. 1:34:32

4. Chimera. Damian Kimbell. 1:40:54

5. Ceberus. Youth Team. 2:07:46

Multihull Premier Race 2

1. Kilo. Chris Sieber. 0:50:02

2. Chameleon. Bob Mott. 0:50:15

Mozart. Wolfgang. DNF

Chakra. Frank Cusack. DNF

Multihull Premier Race 3

1. Chameleon. Bob Mott. 1:36:16

2. Mozart. Wolfgang. 1:47:03

3. Kilo. Chris Sieber.15:36.42

Chakra. Frank Cusack. Retired.