Breezy conditions made for fast going Saturday in Anacapa Yacht Club's 41-mile Platform A Race.

John Thawley's Mull 30, XS, took first in Class A and first overall, and was one of four boats which sailed the course in less than seven hours.

The fastest boat on elapsed time and taking fourth on corrected time, was Alex Blankfield's Santa Cruz 50, Deception, which took just 6 hours, 11 minutes, 10 seconds to complete the course.

Taking first in the non-spinnaker class B was Sunny Girl, skippered by Ira Bigeleisen.

The race was the second in AYC's Anacapa Island Series. The final race in the series will be the Wes Golemon Memorial Race around Anacapa on Aug. 11.

In the see-saw battle for the lead in the county high point standings, Richard Sharpe's Olson 30, Perfect Balance, finished ahead of Avery Stewart's Olson 30, Bikini Machine and now trails by just two points. Five trophies are awarded by Affinity Bank for the high point standings and just seven points separate the next four boats behind Bikini Machine and Perfect Balance.

The boat which normally takes elapsed-time honors — Bill Gibbs' 54-foot catamaran, Afterburner — dropped out of the race early, apparently with equipment problems.

Results (corrected times):

Class A

1—XS, 5:55.38; 2—Rival, 5:58.31; 3—Funatic, 6:03.56; 4—Deception, 6:15.16; 5—Perfect Balance, 6:18.53; 6—Bikini Machine, 6:30.47; 7—Superluminal, 7:26.28.

Non-spinnaker

1—Sunny Girl, 8:06.25; 2—Zuma Jay, 8:07.28.

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Ventura County High Point Standings:

Bikini Machine, Olson 30, Avery Stewart & Garrett Baum, 77; Perfect Balance, Olson 30, Richard Sharpe, 75; Funatic, Choate 48, Rod Abbott, 52; XS, Mull 30, John Thawley, 49; Rival, J-35, Velthoen & DeFreitas, 46; Deception, Santa Cruz 50, Alex Blankfield, 45; Velero, Islander 29, Brent Swanson, 33; Angry Hillbillies, J-24, Paul Moore, 29; Zuma Jay, Cal 25, Kevin Dickmann, 29; Superluminal, FT-10, Jerzy Poprawski, 24; Coyote, J-29, David Randle, 23; Angry Hillbillies, J-24, Paul Moore, 22; 5150, Santa Cruz 50, Mike Warns, 22; Jaded 18, Harmony 18, West Wing 15, Vignette II 10, Colt 45 8, No Compromise 8, Symphony 8, Sunspot 8, Tina 8.

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Upcoming sailboat races:

n Saturday, Milt Ingram Trophy Race. Hosted by Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, this race traditionally attracts the biggest fleet of the year. It is a 42-mile race around oil rig Grace, Anacapa Island and finishing at Ventura Harbor. It is the second race in PBYC's Land Rover Series. The skippers' meeting will be at 8:30 a.m., with the race to start at 11 near the Mandalay buoy. For more information, contact Richard Countess at 818-889-2669 or e-mail him at rcountess@aol.com.

n Saturday-Sunday, July 28-29, J-Fest Ventura. Hosted by Ventura Yacht Club with support from J-Boats and Sail California, this two-day regatta is for J-24s, J-29s, J-30s, and other J-boats. The plan is for five closed-course races. Entry fee for J-24s is $55 prior to July 24 and $65 thereafter. For larger J-boats the entry fee is $75 and $85 after July 24. Registration will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday. There will be a skippers' meeting at 9 a.m. on Saturday and racing will begin at noon both days. Participating skippers planning to race in the Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race the following week can keep their boats at the VYC guest dock free for five days. For more information, contact the VYC office at 642-0426 or visit the web site at www.venturayachtclub.org.

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2007 Ocean sailboat racing schedule:

Saturday, PBYC, Milt Ingram Race (Land Rover Series 2)

July 21, PCYC, Yachting Cup Regatta (double points)

July 28-29, VYC, J-Fest

Aug. 4, PCYC, McNish Classic

Aug. 11, AYC, Wes Golemon Memorial (Anacapa Series 3)(double points)

Aug. 18, CIYC, Neil Underwood Memorial Regatta

Aug. 19, PCYC, TGIS Series 1

Aug. 25, PBYC, Tri Point Race (Land Rover Series 3) (double points)

— Fax your race announcements, results and other information to Stan Whisenhunt at 659-3058 or call him at 659-1464. His e-mail address is Swhisenhun@aol.com.