Tim Peperell’s F9 RX trimaran Quickskipskangabanga, the boat with the longest and one of the most unusual names in the 447 boat Skandia Geelong Week fleet, sailed away with the Multihull trophy in today’s Passage Race from Williamstown.
The five year-old trimaran which hails from Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron across Geelong’s Corio Bay, pipped Robert Remilton’s Wilparina II in second and George Bulka’s Red Shift in third.
“We did very well and we are happy with where we ended up,” said the elated Pepperell.
“It got up to 19 knots in Corio Bay and then the wind died. Then it came in from everywhere and the other boats all caught up. Until that point we were looking like heroes after our good start in clear air.
“It was a hot, frustrating race,” recalled Pepperell, adding in some other unprintable descriptive words.
“We were 100 metres from the finish line and wind died out. We watched guys from 500 metres sail right up to us. One small racer/cruiser monohull who was under kite waved to us as he went past. It was like he had his motor on, then we got it.
“Sea Sprinter, Red Shift and Mustang Sally are the boats we have to beat and we did that today,” added Pepperell as the waterfront prepared for a storm which hit Geelong late this afternoon.
Today’s handicap win was Quickskipskangabanga’s second in as many days following their double victory, line and handicap honours, in yesterday’s race one for multihulls, the Martha Cove – Williamstown passage race.
The first multihull over the line today was Martyn Riley’s 56 foot catamaran Raw Nerve from Sandringham Yacht Club.
Two races are scheduled for the multihulls on Sunday - the first due to begin at 915am - the final day of racing for this division.
Lisa Ratcliff
Skandia Geelong Week media team
