December 13th 2008
After a very close day of racing in what had to be one of the most nail biting finishes to The Superyacht Cup Antigua ever, Timoneer claimed a worthy victory.
With winds ranging from 14 to 27 knots on the Abu Dhabi race, all of the boats left the dock with everything to sail for. The competition for first place overall was between the Dubois designed 44m ketch Timoneer and the Bruce King 35m ketch Signe. Signe had to put at least one other boat between them to take the title and sailed hard around the course keeping the other boats behind them.
As the fleet closed up together and within a mile of the finish it still looked like it could be Signe's day for glory. Everyone was on tender hooks as yet another powerful rain squall approached shifting the breeze by 20 to 30 degrees. Signe slightly understood their lay-line to the finish and just brushed the mark and had to accept the points penalty given to them by the race committee. Timoneer, who finished second, claimed the overall title for The Superyacht Cup Antigua.
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