A competitive night on the water saw Encore claim victory in Race Day 22 of the Wednesday Sailing Series. The win was a clear demonstration of the importance of a boat's handicap, as the winner of the race was not the first to cross the finish line.
The first boat to cross the line was Nasty Medicine, with an elapsed time of 40:46. However, its corrected time of 44:43 saw it finish fourth on the night. The second boat across the line was Crossfire, which clocked a time of 42:49, but its corrected time of 47:13 placed it in ninth.
Encore, which had an elapsed time of 50:55, was declared the winner with a corrected time of 43:05. Solna II finished second on the night with a corrected time of 43:43, and Vrengen rounded out the podium with a corrected time of 44:40. The results highlight how the handicap system can level the playing field, allowing boats of varying sizes and speeds to compete fairly against each other.
Wednesday Night Sailing Race Day 22 Results
0:43:05 Encore
0:43:43 Solna II
0:44:40 Vrengen
0:44:43 Nasty Medicine
0:44:58 Menace
0:45:51 Scatteraction
0:46:36 Fat Tuesday
0:46:59 Lix
0:47:13 Crossfire
0:47:14 Celerity
0:47:14 Lorato Makato
0:48:11 Ariel
0:48:35 Airforce
0:48:38 Jitterbug
0:48:53 Tiburon
0:49:26 RS 21 6
0:49:56 Back in Black
0:51:35 RS 21 5
0:52:02 Tiddlywink
0:52:51 RS 21 1
0:55:43 Severn
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