Posted on: Sunday, July 4, 2004
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Renegade maintains lead in sailing race
Advertiser Staff
Renegade, a 70-foot sloop from Vancouver, British Columbia, continued to lead the fleet in the biennial IBM 2004 Victoria to Maui yacht race yesterday, but the real winner could come from boats in the smaller divisions.
Renegade, which is being skippered by Dan Sinclair and navigated by Ron Ogilvy, was reported to be 469 nautical miles from the finish in Lahaina.
Flash, a 52-foot vessel, and Cassiopeia, a 72-footer, were close behind. All three are competing in Division 1 for the larger boats.
Race spokeswoman Pamela Bendall said last night that the first boat is expected to finish early tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, the battle for corrected time honors was being waged by Voodoo Child and Time Bandit, both from the Division 2 fleet, and Tranquillite of Division 3.
Voodoo Child, a J130 sloop from Tacoma, Wash., trailed only Flash and Renegade in corrected time.
Divisions are based on a formula of size and weight of the boat, waterline, sail configuration and how a boat can perform in certain kinds of weather.
MORE SAILING
Winnetou takes over Pacific Cup lead
Winnetou, a Santa Cruz 52, sailed past Morpheus at roll call yesterday to take the overall and Division E lead in the 13th biennial West Marine Pacific Cup race from San Francisco Bay to Kane'ohe Bay.
Winnetou, skippered by Martin Brauns out of the San Francisco Yacht Club, has the edge on Morpheus and Lightning as the first six yachts in Division E are also the first six in the overall ranking for the 2,070-nautical mile race that is expected to finish sometime this upcoming weekend.
Other division leaders are: Eyrie in doublehanded, First Light in Division A, California Girl in Division B, Inspired Environments in Division C, Andiamo in Division D and Braveheart in Division F.
BASKETBALL UH will host Goo fund-raiser July 31
The University of Hawai'i will hold a final farewell for retiring Rainbow Wahine basketball coach Vince Goo.
"Thank Goo For the Memories," is set for July 31 at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The event, beginning at 5:30 p.m., includes live entertainment, a silent auction and food and drinks. A program honoring Goo will follow.
Proceeds for the event will benefit an endowed scholarship in Goo's name.
Tickets are $100 per person or range from $1,000 to $5,000 for a table. For more information, call Michelle Kaminaga at 956-4325 or visit www.hawaiiathletics.com
Meanwhile, the school has yet to name a successor to Goo, who announced his retirement in mid-February.
