Rogers creates new record in the Prince Philip Cup
By Morgan Vaudrey, 16 January 2003

Today was the last race in the Prince Philip Cup, and the Europeans dominated the top placings.

Heat 7 took place in a steady Easterly breeze that peaked at 12 knots. Although some boats went looking for more wind, Dragons that stayed to the left of the course found that the wind was consistent, and they maintained or improved their positions.

Chrisco (GER), helmed by Dieter Schoen and crewed by Andreas Huber and Vincent Hoesch, won the race. Chrisco had to fight for the lead after losing it after the first mark rounding, but by the second half of their race they regained to lead and did not lose sight of it again.

Denmark’s Nanoq, helmed by Frederik and crewed by Theis Palm and Kaspar Harsberg, recovered from the disappointment of yesterday’s disqualification to take second place in today’s heat. Nanoq was never lower than fourth place throughout the race, but fought their way to second ahead of Karabos VIII (AUS), helmed Nick Rogers, Leigh Behrens and Peter Lilley, in third.

Nick Rogers in Karabos VIII has won his seventh Prince Philip Cup. The final points placed Karabos VIII 17.3 points ahead of their nearest rival Chimaera (IRL), helmed by Andrew Craig and crewed by Claus Hoj Jensen and Graham Elmes.

Germany’s Chrisco placed third overall.

Local Dragon Tahune has won the Jack Ayers/ Eddis Boyes Classic Wooden Dragon Trophy. The trophy is for any Dragon built before 1982 in classic carvel planked construction. Tahune was only two points ahead going into today’s race, but the Dragon, helmed by Jock Young and crewed by David Vaudrey and Darren White, sailed an impressive race to finish ninth. This result led to them being clear winners by six points of the Classic Wooden Dragon Trophy.

The competition for the Hellenic Cup opens on Saturday