Race four of the raja muda regatta got underway from Penang at 1430 on Thurs. It was a typically light start and there were some worryingly large separations in the four boat class 1 fleet. In the light upwind conditions it was hard to get away from Quantum and Mandrake. Once again though our trimmers Gundy, Phizzle and Half Ounce did an awesome job to keep the boat going and with nice tactical calls from Cosi we were in a good position when the new breeze filled in.
Silas and I did a quick change to the medium jib as the breeze swung right and eventually hoisted the genoa staysail inside it. The boat was going like a train in the moderate breeze as we reached towards Langkawi. We knew the big Jelik would be in her element but we worked hard and managed to save our time on the smaller boats. Finishing at 2030 it was a fast race for the 55nm and we docked up at the RLYC in time for a late dinner and of course some more cold Carlsberg.
The conditions definitely suited the bigger boats and that showed in the results, Jelik first, Hi Fi second, Mandrake third and Quantum fourth.
This leaves us with a seven point lead going into the final day; a handy buffer, but the race-course here is notoriously shifty (its not uncommon to beat up a run or run up a beat) and with 3 races scheduled none of the positions are even close to being finalised.
I am going to sign off with a quote from our illustrious leeward runner trimmer half ounce, overheard at lunch today after 50 000 beers “I’m beached as bro”
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