Due to the slowness of the race we have another day to consider and analyze as the boats continue make way to the Island. Last week we named 10 favorites, boats that based on past races, that might finish well.

Six of these 10 boats have finishes and it looks like a jinx/hex maybe in the making. Denali and Windancer VI named as favorites were last in the Turbo and GL 70 classes. Rosebud was 5th in the Turbo class.

Three on the list Saturn, Holua and Eagle have placed 3rd in class, section’s 1, GL 70 and Section 3 respectively.

Bantu ended a long race on Tuesday with a 2nd in Section 8.

Bacchant finished 15th in Section 3. It appears as though the light conditions caught up with the old gal.

Mischief a T10 was 16th in her one design while Gamera ended up 7th in multi hulls.

These boats were selected based on past finishes in the top 3. In 2004 they produced an average finish of 7.3 with 4 boats placing in the top 3 in their section. Being expected to win isn’t easy. Since some new boats were in the top 3 this list will look different in 2005.

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