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Ting a Ling & RIP Win Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race

- 10 boats entered race
Ten boats lined up on Saturday, November 13, 2021, for the 2021 edition of the Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race where 12 to 15 knots of breeze, sunshine and the odd shower to cool things down made for perfect sailing conditions. Photo: RBVIYC/Facebook
The 2021 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race was won by Ting a Ling skippered by Chris Haycraft (right). Photo: RBVIYC/Facebook
The 2021 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race was won by Ting a Ling skippered by Chris Haycraft (right). Photo: RBVIYC/Facebook
IC24, Racing in Paradise won the Cruising category. Skipper Aaron Gardner (centre) is with Will Rand and Julia Campbell. Photo: RBVIYC/Facebook
IC24, Racing in Paradise won the Cruising category. Skipper Aaron Gardner (centre) is with Will Rand and Julia Campbell. Photo: RBVIYC/Facebook
NANNY CAY, VI- Ten boats lined up on Saturday, November 13, 2021, for the 2021 edition of the Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race where 12 to 15 knots of breeze, sunshine and the odd shower to cool things down made for perfect sailing conditions.

Ting a Ling captured top honours for Corsair Trimarans while RIP (Racing in Paradise) sailed to victory in the Cruising category.

Beating up the channel the fleet turned left at Beef Island, took the inside line to leave Scrub, Great Camanoe and Guana Island to starboard, enjoyed glamour downwind conditions along the North Shore and returned back upwind to finish off Nanny Cay.

The cruising fleet was first away at 09:05, with Laurens Blok's Sequitur getting the best start (although Dr Robin Tattersall rightly maintains that 2 seconds off the line is late!). The five trimarans set off an hour later at 10:05.

Ting a Ling

Line honours went to the largest of the tris, Mark Sanders' Island Hops, completing their circumnavigation in 3 hours 49 minutes and 56 seconds. Just under 7 minutes later Chris Haycraft brought Ting a Ling across the line which was enough to give him the overall win and his name on the trophy.

Racing with Chris on Ting a Ling were Mike Hirst, Mark Stephenson and Stuart Graves.

Barney Crook with Airgasm came in third, fourth was The Flying Pig helmed by Gilbo Simpson and Gerard Kraakman's Whoop Whoop, who took the long way around, came in fifth.

Racing in Paradise!

Four of the five boats in the earlier start completed the race but Kanga, skippered by Michael Ryan retired - the Soper's Hole based boat did complete their own circumnavigation but we can't give them a time! First home was IC24 Racing in Paradise helmed by Aaron Gardner with Will Rand, Julia Campbell and RBVIYC youth race team member Savion James on board.

With an elapsed time of five hours, 32 minutes and 42 seconds it was a waiting game to see if that was enough against the slower boats behind them.

Next to finish were the Yacht Club's ladies sailing class team. Fresh from their dinghy lessons, a Beneteau 45 was a significantly different challenge but one they definitely rose to! Skippered by Meagan Woodman, every student took a turn at the helm and developed some slick teamwork through the course of the day under the guidance of their coaches.

Second overall went to Ted Reshitloff's Happiness and his Team B+G crew and Laurens Blok's Sequitur taking third overall.

The event was sponsored by Nanny Cay.

Results

Corsair Trimarans

1. Ting a Ling - Chris Haycraft

2. Island Hops - Mark Sanders

3. Airgasm - Barney Crook

4. The Flying Pig - Gilbo Simpson

5. Whoop Whoop - Gerard Kraakman

Cruising

1. RIP - Aaron Gardner

2. Happiness - Ted Reshetiloff

3. Sequitur - Robin Tattersall

4. Ladies Sailing - Meagan Woodman

5. Kanga - Michael Ryan (RTD)

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