Hamilton Island 2003
Added 9th March 2008
Sydney skipper Anthony Coleman steered his exciting J120 Euphoria to a consistent series to win the prestigious Hahn Premium Race Week IRC Cruising class title.
Euphoria built most of her title winning score on the long spinnaker runs where skipper Coleman and crew accelerated from the fleet to sail well above their high handicap rating of 1.0920. Coleman really had to race against the clock needing to log the fast down wind speeds when he slipped behind the required time to beat his lower handicapped rivals.
In terms of boat speed Euphoria had to sail up to 5 minutes an hour quicker than her rivals to hold any chance of winning. This was a huge task however skipper Coleman supported by a crew who enjoyed sailing in the faster lane produced the results while enjoying a number of white wake producing rides on the spinnaker reaches. |
