Labor Day 2017: Here’s your SpinSheet racing roundup for the weekend of September 2-4. It was a mixed bag of conditions this weekend, but one of them was constant: wind! Saturday brought early morning rains to the region that let up in some parts by the afternoon, but it sure felt like fall with the cool temperatures and fresh to moderate breeze! Sunday brought more wind and some sunshine.
Annapolis Labor Day Regatta (ALDR)
For this fantastic two-day event hosted at Eastport Yacht Club and Annapolis Yacht Club, sailors experienced big wind, rain, sunshine and more wind, and great party events.
Find a downloadable gallery of ALDR photos here.
Find complete ALDR results here and top three below....
Cal25 (7 boats)
1 1226 White Cap Bloomfield, Timothy 1 1 1 1 4.00 1
2 1657 Chicken Little Husar, Charles 2 4 3 3 12.00 2
3 896 Zephyr Hoyt, David 3 3 4 4 14.00 3
J/30 (10 boats)
1 53273 Bebop Rutsch, Bob 1 1 1 2 1 1 7.00 1
2 526 TOTALed MAYHEM Stryker, Doug 2 2 2 4 5 5 20.00 2
3 63242 Insatiable Anderspn, Ronald 5 5 5 1 4 2 22.00 3
J/80 (11 boats)
1 739 VAYU Andril, David 2 1 2 2 2 2 11.00 1
2 1150 CoolJ Kraus, Alex 1 3 1 1 4 5 15.00 2
3 335 White Lightnin' Kalish, Vince 6 4 5 7 1 1 24.00 3
PHRF N (9 boats)
1 68120 Orion Opert, Jon 1 1 1 1 4.00 1
2 605 Spirit Wiltshire, Tom 5 2 2 3 12.00 2
3 346 Gaia Folio, Les 4 3 3 2 12.00 3
J/105 (16 boats)
1 328 Mirage Fredrik Salvesen, Cedric Lewis/ 6 3 2 2 1 1 15.00 1
2 113 Pain in the Neck White, John 1 1 1 3 2 17/OCS(1) 25.00 2
3 501 Tenacious Gitchell, Scott 3 5 3 1 3 17/OCS(2) 32.00 3
J/35 (5 boats)
1 42979 Abientot Lant, Roger 2 1 1 3 1 2 10.00 1
2 73000 MEDICINE MAN Kohlermann, Chuck 1 3 3 1 3 1 12.00 2
3 41870 T-Bone Artman, Bruce 3 4 2 2 4 4 19.00 3
PHRF A0A1 (8 boats)
1 93664 RIVAL Cantwell, Robert 1 1 3 1 6.00 1
2 USA 77 Saykadoo McManus, Stephen 2 3 2 2 9.00 2
3 61017 Jeroboam Givry, Laurent 9/DNF 2 1 3 15.00 3
PHRF A2 (14 boats)
1 1889 MONKEY DUST Saunders, Craig & Dotty 2 4 3 1 10.00 1
2 57 MI2 Malkin, David 8(1) 1 2 7 18.00 2
3 41841 Apparition Bowes, Stephen 6 8 1 4 19.00 3
V-Boats (10 boats)
1 248 Terminally Pretty Ewenson, Mary 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.00 1
2 USA 245 Deep State Pletcher, Walt 2 2 2 2 2 2 12.00 2
3 USA 238 Copperhead White, Eric 4 3 4 4 4 3 22.00 3
ALDR Saturday Pursuit (38 boats)
1 85 Split Decision Tacchetti, Jordan PHRF A2 CR/ 108 16 11:37:23.4 14:10:35.0 1.0
2 1889 MONKEY DUST Saunders, Craig & Dotty PHRF A2 CR/ 75 6 11:46:04.8 14:11:30.0 2.0
3 NA 25 Tenacious Hough, Gunnar PHRF A2 CR/ 81 8 11:44:30.0 14:11:35.0 3.0
Find subdivision results here. https://www.eastportyc.org/images/Racing/2017/ALDR_Saturday_Pursuit_race1.html
Find more SpinSheet ALDR photos here.
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Small Boat Racing on the Severn
Thistles, Stars, and Johnson 18s raced this weekend out of Severn Sailing Association. Find SSA regatta results here.
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Stingray Point Regatta
From Lin McCarthy's Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use: Working around rotten weather and rottener forecasts for Friday and Saturday, racers at the 2017 STINGRAY POINT REGATTA, refused to cave to the elements. The threats and spitting rain on Friday did not deter seventeen (17) boats from doing the “pre-regatta” mid-distance race around marks in the Bay at the mouth of the Piankatank River.
Saturday morning however was a different story. About one-third of the regatta fleet ventured out in cold (yes! wet, windy, soggy, cold!), and then returned to the protection of Jackson Creek after giving a shot to the southeast winds (16-18 knots) and 3-4 foot (and growing) seas. With the prediction of thunderstorms coming, the race chairman declared racing suspended for the day and the party-ing lamp was lit. The evening dinner, band, and plenty of sailing tales made for a memorable moment.
Sunday turned out to be worth the wait. The fleet (34 boats of 40 entered) got in 3 races in lovely breezes, which did not peter out until close to the deadline for starting another race. To put the cherry on top, the wind had gone round to the west, no more choppy seas with significant rollers and there was sunshine. It was all worth the wait.
RESULTS:
PHRF A1 (5 boats): 1.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 2 .Pete Hunter, Wairere. 3.Hawk Caldwell, Short Bus.
PHRF A2 (6 boats): 1.Gary Van Tassel, Avenger; 2.Neil Ford and Lis Biondi Ford, Danger Paws; 3.Glenn Doncaster, Nanuq.
PHRF B (4 boats): 1.Bob Fleck, Mad Hatter; 2. Dennis Hannick, Goin’; 3.Jim Raper / Marston Roberts, Rhapsody.
PHRF C (5 boats): 1.Julie Ann and Paul Wash, Cheeky Monkey; 2.David and Jacki Meiser (also winners of the Sportsmanship Trophy), Easy Button; 3.Brad Miller, Schiehallion.
PHRF Non-Spin (8 boats): 1.Frank Murphy (also winner of the Halsey Trophy), Last Boat III; 2.Mike Dale, Juggernaut; 3.James Sturdy, Wendas.
J70 Class (6 boats): 1.Blake Kimbrough, Nostalgia; 2.Drake Johnstone, Cat’s Pajamas; 3.Hunter Davidson, Loonatictu.
Event Chair-Julie Ann Wash; Principal Race Officer-John McCarthy; Signal Boat-Geoff Cahill; Mark Boats: Noel Clinard (Weather); John Wake (Start/Finish Line); Steve Gillispie (Gate); Official Scorer-Ruthanna Jenkins.. Find Stingray Pt Regatta results here
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Next Weekend?
We’re looking forward to the NASS Oxford Race, but of course we’re keeping our eyes on Hurricane Irma.
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