In its fifth consecutive year, the 2014 Annapolis Fall Regatta Oct 31-Nov 2 represents a scheduled step in the East Coast big boat racing season... a month prior to the first race of the winter season in Florida.
Hosted by Storm Trysail Club Chesapeake Station, the event attracts a wide variety of race boats: C&C 30 One Designs, Farr 280 and 30s, TP 52s, Kerney 47, J/111, J/109, J/122, J/88... Trophies will be awarded using HPR and IRC scoring.
Competitors will enjoy windward-leeward buoy races on courses set near Annapolis and a coastal race giving entries a 5-6 hour tour of the middle portion of the Bay. In this long race, there will be a scoring gate near the midpoint where times will be taken and scored for one race worth 1.0 points, while at the finish line times will also be taken for a scoring coefficient of 1.5 points. This allows a “two-for-one” points value for offshore race skills, and helps alleviate any bias that may be introduced by changing weather that may occur during the race. For more information, visit the event website .
Here are some shots from previous years' events by Dan Phelps for SpinSheet.
