**A league newcomer stole Sydney by a blink — OO dave won in 3:14.99, just 0.35s clear in a true photo finish.** Redkingryan was faster leg-for-leg more often, but the clock punished extra distance when it mattered most.

OO dave’s story is all efficiency: a tidy triangle with **3 tacks and 1 gybe** was enough to hold off a charging Redkingryan who repeatedly found small gains. Redkingryan actually edged the **upwind by 0.3s**, then struck again across the reaches (up **1.6s** and **0.8s**) and even took the **beat to the finish by 1.8s**—but the decisive moment wasn’t raw pace, it was geometry. On the opening upwind Redkingryan sailed **25.9m extra**, and on the final beat an even bigger bite: **54.6m more** than OO dave, the kind of distance that turns “faster splits” into second place.

Behind them, the handicap story was loud: **Helluvahoopes** locked up third in **3:21.51** despite a **3.4s start delay**, and **Tony** followed in **3:21.98** with the best start of the front group (**1.5s delay**) plus a sharp **11.4 kts max speed**. **Tdancer324** flashed the day’s biggest headline speed at **13.1 kts**, but couldn’t convert it into a podium, while **Brad Garbers** had the toughest start timing swing of the fleet with a **12.6s delay** and still fought through to finish.

At the back, **Shakur** jumped into the league today and got the full time-trial lesson: a **22.6s start delay** put the run immediately behind, and the final beat ballooned with **93.8m extra distance**—yet there’s clear upside with a **12.1 kts max speed** already in the toolbox. Clean up the start timing and tighten the mark rounding/layline choices on that last beat, and the next triangle will look very different.

OO dave

Redkingryan

Helluvahoopes 

Tony

Tdancer324

Shakur

Brad Garbers

Randypix

Yacht Intro

Aloha Welcome to MarineVerse Cup Race in Sydney on November 2nd of 2026.. Sailing instructions. Racing markers order: 1, 2, 3... Racing News: Yesterday's race was won by Randypix representing United States of America.. There were 9 other sailors racing... Congratulations Randypix!.. Word of the day: gybe.. Good luck and ..Happy sailing!!!

Yacht Intro Daily Race in Sydney: November 02, 2026

Yacht Intro Monthly Race Series: November 2026

Yacht Intro Weekly Race Series: Week 44 of 2026


1	OO dave	194.99s
2	Redkingryan	195.34s
3	Helluvahoopes	201.51s
4	Tony	201.98s
5	Tdancer324	205.17s
6	Shakur	207.34s
7	Brad Garbers	208.96s
8	Randypix	210.16s

Yacht Intro Daily Race in Sydney: November 02, 2026

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