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'The true yachtie atmosphere, great service and the place to find the worlds greatest sailors in a friendly environment, mixing with novices and amateurs alike. Here's what some fans of The Pier View (pictured at right) had to say: This year's contest has become a two horse race between The Pier View in Cowes and Plas Heli, the Welsh sailing center. Voting for the 2015 Wight Vodka Best Yachting Bar ends at midnight GMT today, Wednesday December 30th, with the winner announced on New Year's Eve.

Last Day To Vote For Your Favourite Yachting Bar The crew did a great job - every one of them did the job they had to do.' It was good to beat Rambler over the line. 'That's the toughest one we've had for a few years - but it was worth it in the end. Lucky it was,' Witt said, adding they had overtaken George David's Rambler once up the Derwent and then just before the finish. I had Syd and the rest of the crew depending on a right decision. 'Did I feel the pressure of having to make that call - of course I did. At the last, Witt had to decide whether to follow Rambler, when tactician Brad Butterworth took the American boat towards shore looking for pressure. Ragamuffin's Trials On Way To Line Honours SecondĪ match race up the River Derwent from the Tasman Light and a heart-stopping decision not to follow Rambler when she gybed in the final stages of the race, resulted in second over line for 88 year-old Syd Fischer and his Ragamuffin 100.Ī long stretch where sailing briskly at 25 knots became a distant dream when they were almost becalmed most of yesterday afternoon. Quikpoint Azzurro is likely to round Tasman Island late this afternoon, but what awaits her around the corner will decide who wins. However, this is the time when the River Derwent likes to shut down - the wind gods depriving the river, and therefore sailing boats, of breeze. Kearns needs to finish the race by 4.43am tomorrow morning to take the Tattersall's Cup from Balance, and at the moment, based on conditions and his boat speed, should finish by dusk this evening. The S&S34 was powering in a building nor' easter, getting up to 8.8 knots out of the old yacht he found sinking and purchased on a credit card for $23,000 last year. Shane Kearns has sailed his 34 year-old Quikpoint Azzurro into the lead, but at 12.30pm today, was 12 nautical miles east of Cape Sonnerat, 99 miles from the finish line in Hobart.

Will the 'Balance' be tipped in his favour remains to be seen. Now Clitheroe, known to the public as the 'Money Man', has to sit and wait for the smallest and second oldest boat in the fleet to finish to discover whether his TP52 Balance has won the race - or not. Paul Clitheroe is one of just a dozen yachts to have finished the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, and since doing so, has been in the box seat to claim overall honours in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 628 nautical mile race. Contributions welcome, send to Will Take The Tattersall's Cup? Brought to you by Seahorse magazine, Scuttlebutt Europe is a digest of sailing news and opinions, regatta results, new boat and gear information and letters from sailors - with a European emphasis.

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