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'Playing Around Logic' on winning form
Monday, 28 June 2010
The Hyde-powered 40.7 finishes first in class and third overall in the RORC Morgan Cup
Peter Robson's Beneteau First 40.7, 'Playing Around Logic', sporting a full suit of Hyde sails, took the Queensborough Cup for best yacht in IRC One at the recent RORC Morgan Cup event. Finishing as first Beneteau 40.7 the result was enough to give her third place overall, just behind John Loden's HOD 35 'Psipsina' and Piet Vroon's Ker 46, 'Tonnerre de Breskens 3'.
Peter Robson explains: "Partnering with Sailing Logic, we used the Morgan Cup as part of our training for the Round Britain & Ireland Race, which is due to start on August 23. We're delighted with the class win, especially with such intense competition. The crew worked really hard to keep the boat moving in the light breeze both at the beginning and end, and the navigation proved to be spot on. With Spring tides it is essential to plan your course and arrival at Cherbourg carefully - you don't want to end up down-tide in a fading wind.
"We've invested in some new downwind sails from Hyde this year especially for the event, particularly a large reaching A-Sail. This proved invaluable on the fetch across the channel to Cherbourg."
The boat is now focused on a busy diary ahead of the Round Britain and Ireland, which it is competing in with Sailing logic, including the RORC St Malo and Channel Races as well as Cowes Week.
Peter Robson's Beneteau First 40.7, 'Playing Around Logic', sporting a full suit of Hyde sails, took the Queensborough Cup for best yacht in IRC One at the recent RORC Morgan Cup event. Finishing as first Beneteau 40.7 the result was enough to give her third place overall, just behind John Loden's HOD 35 'Psipsina' and Piet Vroon's Ker 46, 'Tonnerre de Breskens 3'.
Peter Robson explains: "Partnering with Sailing Logic, we used the Morgan Cup as part of our training for the Round Britain & Ireland Race, which is due to start on August 23. We're delighted with the class win, especially with such intense competition. The crew worked really hard to keep the boat moving in the light breeze both at the beginning and end, and the navigation proved to be spot on. With Spring tides it is essential to plan your course and arrival at Cherbourg carefully - you don't want to end up down-tide in a fading wind.
"We've invested in some new downwind sails from Hyde this year especially for the event, particularly a large reaching A-Sail. This proved invaluable on the fetch across the channel to Cherbourg."
The boat is now focused on a busy diary ahead of the Round Britain and Ireland, which it is competing in with Sailing logic, including the RORC St Malo and Channel Races as well as Cowes Week.
posted by Hyde Sails at
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