Fins - Overall Winner of the 2010 Waikiki Offshore Series

 

Waikiki Offshore Regatta
July 24 to 25, 2010

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For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Michael Roth
Phone 808-595-4124
July 27, 2010

Honolulu, Hawaii- The seventh annual Waikiki Offshore Series delivered its promise of warm trade wind surfing off Waikiki. Sailing in 14 to 23 kts of winds, 2 – 5 foot seas and 82 degree mostly clear skies, the fleet raced four windward leeward races. With the top mark a ¼ mile south of Diamond Head Buoy the fleet was treated to two-miles of surfing to the leeward mark.

Todd and Cindy Wyrick’s Sydney 36 FINS won the 2010 Waikiki Offshore Series scored under the PHRF handicapping system. Second was James McDowell’s Corel 45 Heartbeat. Scott Bradley’s Beneteau 40.7 Cazan placed 3rd overall.

The two ID 35’s renewed their battle that started in the 2007 Transpac and has continued each year in the Waikiki Offshore Series. Splitting the first two races, Gary Fanger’s Tabasco retired with a damaged mainsail in race 3 and missed race 4. Dan Doyle’s On the Edge continued on and place fourth in the fleet racing.

Rick and PJ Value’s C&C 40 Demasiada, a B class boat raced in the A class and finished 5th overall. Linda Rodriguez’s Henderson 30 Buzz Off sailed over from Kona to attend her 2nd Waikiki Offshore Series and finished 7th.

In the ORR handicap system Heartbeat beat Cazan by two points.

The Waikiki Yacht Club sponsors the Waikiki Offshore Series that is held annually after the Transpac and Pacific Cup’s awards banquets. “Our objective is to give visiting boats an opportunity to compete against the local fleet in the best sailing in the world” said regatta chair Steve Thomas.

Samson Ropes, Harken, Sam Adams Beer, Bacardi Rum and the Waikiki Yacht Club sponsor the Waikiki Offshore Series. For more information visit: http://www.waikikioffshores.com