Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Rolex Swan Cup - Day 1

FOUR EARLY BIRDS INTO THE LEAD

[source: regattanews.com]
Racing started at the Rolex Swan Cup 2008 bright and breezy, and bang on time at 1135. Conditions for a first day could not have been gentler. All four divisions will have come off the water having had a very satisfactory day's racing in winds that peaked in the early-teens in the channel, but stayed below ten knots elsewhere on the various courses. Some will be delighted with proceedings and some will not, but that is yacht racing and tomorrow is another day. The standings at the end of Day One, see Favonius heading the Swan Maxi Division, Zen leading the Classics and Earlybird and Kora respectively top guns in the Swan 45s and Club Swan 42s. One day down. Plenty left to play for. Read on…


Swan 45 fleet in close racing at the offset mark
Photo by: Rolex / Daniel Forster

CHARISMA, on her way upwind
Photo by: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

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