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Contessa first boat to finish
Advertiser Staff
Contessa, a 52 1/2-foot Swede 55 from Alameda, Calif., was the first to reach Kane'ohe Bay yesterday in the West Marine Pacific Cup race from San Francisco.
The double-handed entry, with veterans Shawn Throwe and Neil Weinberg aboard, arrived at 11:41 a.m.
Lightning, a Santa Cruz 52, logged 230 miles and was expected to arrive later yesterday as the unofficial winner of the overall race on handicap. Lightning, the Division E leader, left San Francisco on July 6 while Contessa was part of the first group of boats to start the race on July 3.
Also expected in yesterday were ET, Siderno and Mureadritta's XL.
Other division leaders are: California Girl (A), Tutto Bene (B), ET (C), Recidivist (D).
About 20 boats are expected to arrive today.
SOCCER
CHING'S GOAL HELPS IGNITE DYNAMO
Hawai'i's Brian Ching scored the deciding goal as the Houston Dynamo defeated the host Kansas City Wizards, 3-2, last night in a Major League Soccer game.
Ching, a Kamehameha Schools graduate from Hale'iwa, scored in the 66th minute when he took a pass at the top of the Kansas City penalty area from Alejandro Moreno, turned Wizards defender Tyson Wahl to his left and fired a shot from 16 yards that easily beat goalkeeper Bo Oshoniyi.
The score would prove pivotal when Jimmy Conrad headed in a corner kick in the 87th minute, pulling Kansas City within 3-2.
