**Randypix stole Sydney by a heartbeat — 5:28.56 to 5:30.44 — sealing a 1.88s photo finish after Brad Garbers outpaced him early upwind by 7.0s.** In a time trial where every tack and gybe counts, this one came down to who could close the triangle cleanest when the clock got tight.

Brad looked every bit the fast newcomer, even with a bigger **5.3s start delay**: he hit the first **upwind leg** harder than anyone at the front of the race story, beating Randypix **61.3s to 68.3s** with the better average VMG. But the triangle immediately demanded discipline—on the first **downwind leg**, Randypix flipped the script, winning it **48.7s to 50.2s** while Brad paid for extra distance sailed (**18.8m more**), and suddenly the early gain didn’t feel so safe.

From there it was a grind of tiny margins. They traded punches—Brad nicked the second downwind by **0.8s**, but Randypix kept matching on the long middle **upwind** where VMG was dead even, then delivered the decisive moment on the **beat to the finish**, clawing back **3.0s** to lock the win. It’s also a clear **rating upset** flavor: Randypix (1791) held off Tdancer324 (1792), who couldn’t quite convert despite a solid run to **5:43.73** after a low **3.6 kt start speed**.

Behind the top two, the supporting stories were loud. Redkingryan (5:48.91) nailed the best start timing in the fleet at **2.6s delay** and turned in a compact maneuver count (**4 tacks, 2 gybes**) to stay close to the podium in only his second month in MarineVerse. Helluvahoopes had the day’s big horsepower number with **14.4 kts max**, but a busier triangle (**7 tacks**) pushed the clock to **6:22.66**, while Tony logged the most gybes among the experienced group (**5**) and fought through to **6:30.04**. And for Magaman—just three days into league racing—getting around the triangle and posting a finish is the win today; trimming that **44.2s start delay** and simplifying the downwind path (where extra distance ballooned) will be the quickest way to bring that 11:06.63 down fast.

Randypix

Brad Garbers

Tdancer324

Redkingryan

Helluvahoopes 

Tony

Magaman

Yacht Intro

Ahoy! Welcome to MarineVerse Cup Race in Sydney on November 3rd of 2026.. Sailing instructions. Racing markers order: 1, 3, 1, 3... Racing News: Yesterday's race was won by OO dave representing United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. There were 7 other sailors racing... Congratulations OO dave!.. Word of the day: aboard.. Good luck and ..Happy sailing!!!

Yacht Intro Daily Race in Sydney: November 03, 2026

Yacht Intro Monthly Race Series: November 2026

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1	Randypix	328.56s
2	Brad Garbers	330.44s
3	Tdancer324	343.73s
4	Redkingryan	348.91s
5	Helluvahoopes	382.66s
6	Tony	390.04s
7	Magaman	666.63s

Yacht Intro Daily Race in Sydney: November 03, 2026

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