Labor Day Racing Roundup
The last holiday weekend of summer has come and gone, and with it a few lively Labor Day racing events on the Chesapeake including the Annapolis Labor Day, Stingray Point, and Deal Skipjack Regattas. Here’s your weekly racing roundup for August 30- September 1.
Annapolis Labor Day Regatta
The ALDR, a joint effort between Annapolis Yacht Club and Eastport Yacht Club, has become an end-of-summer tradition in Annapolis. Saturday was blessed with more wind than expected, and well, Sunday, not so much. Parties at both clubs were well-attended and fun.
Find on-water and party photos by SpinSheet at this link. Find full ALDR results here and top three results below:
J 35 (One Design - 5 Boats)
1. Aunt Jean, USA53408, James Sagerholm / Jerry Christofel - 1 -1 -1 -1 ; 4
2. Abientot, USA42979, Roger Lant - 2 -3 -3 -2 ; 10
3. T-Bone, USA41870, Bruce Artman - 3 -2 -2 -3 ; 10
J 105 (One Design - 18 Boats)
1. Mirage, USA328, Cedric Lewis/ Fredrik Salvesen - 1 -5 -1 -1 ; 8
2. inigo, USA351, Jim Konigsberg - 8 -2 -4 -2 ; 16
3. Bat IV, USA220, Andrew Kennedy - 4 -9 -3 -5 ; 21
J 30 (One Design - 14 Boats)
1. Bebop, USA53273, Bob Rutsch & Mike Costello - 2 -1 -2 -4 ; 9
2. TOTALed MAYHEM, USA526, Doug & Amy Stryker - 1 -3 -4 -10 ; 18
3. Pogo, USA32766, Charles Lutz - 8 -8 -6 -1 ; 23
J 80 (One Design - 8 Boats)
1. USA 1162, USA1162, John White - 1 -3 -2 -1 ; 7
2. Shenanigans, USA1004, Bill & Shannon Lockwood - 2 -4 -1 -2 ; 9
3. Meltemi, USA60, Mike Hobson - 4 -1 -4 -4 ; 13
J 70 (One Design - 8 Boats)
1. Tea Dance Snake, USA381, Todd Jenner - 1 -1 -1 -2 ; 5
2. Osprey, USA5, Roger Link - 2 -2 -2 -1 ; 7
3. Phoenix, USA220, Peter Firey - 4 -3 -3 -6 ; 16
Cal 25 (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. Zephyr, USA896, David Hoyt - 2 -1 ; 3
2. Love Shack, USA478, Barton Goldenberg - 3 -3 ; 6
3. Chicken Little, USA1657, Charlie Husar - 5 -2 ; 7
PHRF N (PHRF_ToT - 5 Boats)
1. Incognito, USA30106, Greg Robinson - 1 -1 ; 2
2. Kokomo Express, USA40826, Terri High / Brett Sorensen - 2 -2 ; 4
3. StoweAway, USA60334, Steven Director - 3 -3 ; 6
PHRF A0/A1 (PHRF_ToT - 5 Boats)
1. Jeroboam, USA61017, Laurent Givry - 3 -1 -1 ; 5
2. SLY, USA1416, Bob Fox - 4 -2 -3 ; 9
3. ZUUL, USA38012, Benedict Capuco - 1 -5 -4 ; 10
PHRF A2 (PHRF_ToT - 11 Boats)
1. Monkey Dust, USA1889, Craig & Dotty Saunders - 5 -1 ; 6
2. Tenacious, NA25, Jonathan Hitt - 3 -3 ; 6
3. Gallant, NA24, Katie Boyle - 6 -2 ; 8
Where do you find the ALDR photos again? Here's the SpinSheet photo link. Enjoy
Stingray Point Regatta
Our friends in Deltaville, VA, at Fishing Bay Yacht Club launched their annual Stingray Point Regatta with a distance race on Friday around government marks, light-air buoy racing on Saturday, and some breeze for Sundays buoy races to cap it off. Find full FBYC results here and top three results below.
J 70 (One Design - 6 Boats)
1. Nostalgia, USA99, Lud Kimbrough - 3 -2 -1 -1 ; 7
2. Cat's Pajamas, USA200, Drake Johnstone - 1 -3 -3 -4 ; 11
3. JRay, USA47, Larry Ray - 2 -1 -5 -5 ; 13
PHRF - A1 (PHRF_ToT - 5 Boats)
1. One Trick Pony, USA188, David & Jacki Meiser - 2 -1 -1 -1 ; 5
2. Wairere, usa51171, Pete Hunter - 1 -2 -3 -2 ; 8
3. Afterthought, USA7070, Craig Wright - 3 -3 -2 -3 ; 11
PHRF - A2 (PHRF_ToT - 9 Boats)
1. Danger Paws, USA399, Neil Ford and Lis Biondi - 1 -1 -1 -1 ; 4
2. Excitation, 32637, Mayo Tabb - 2 -3 -2 -2 ; 9
3. MYRAGE, USA3113, Christian Schaumloffel - 6 -2 -3 -3 ; 14
PHRF B (PHRF_ToT - 4 Boats)
1. Mad Hatter, 63480, Bob Fleck - 1 -1 -1 -1 ; 4
2. GOIN', USA83269, Dennis Hannick - 2 -2 -2 -2 ; 8
3. Shenanigan, USA22050, Miles Booth - 3 -3 -3 -3 ; 12
PHRF C (PHRF_ToT - 4 Boats)
1. Cheeky Monkey, 434, Paul and Julie Ann Wash - 1 -1 -1 -1 ; 4
2. Shadowfax, 33538, Blackwell Nottingham - 2 -2 -2 -2 ; 8
3. Catitude, 93224, Lew Thatcher - 4 -4 -3 -3 ; 14
PHRF - Non-Spinnaker (PHRF_ToT - 5 Boats)
1. Seeker, USA41374, Alan Johnson - 6 -1 -1 -2 ; 10
2. Nutcracker, usa30682, Dick Cole - 2 -3 -2 -3 ; 10
3. Wendas, 843, James Sturdy - 4 -4 -3 -1 ; 12
Ida May Wins Deal Island Skipjack Race
Congratulations to Capt. Shawn Ridgely who once again proved victorious at the Deal Island Skipjack Race skippering the skipjack Ida May over the weekend.
Here’s a bit about it from DelMarVa Now written by Julia Rentsch:
"With a sharp cannon blast, they were off.
A fleet of skipjacks — traditional sailboats used in the Chesapeake Bay for oyster fishing — took off with the shot. It was a bright morning with a blue sky of wispy clouds and a light breeze, and the sails filled gently, sending the boats on a slow, if dogged, glide forward.
It was a calm start to what would become a nail-biting race, with two winning captains competing down to the wire for first place in the 60th annual Skipjack Race at Deal Island, Maryland, on Labor Day.
Visitors come from far and wide to see these boats, with their full white sails, once again dot the bay's horizon line. One hundred years ago, a fleet of skipjacks oystering on the bay would have been a common sight, but the style of boat has become a rarity.
Today, only about 20-25 skipjacks are working boats; more exist as pleasure boats. Almost all sailing skipjacks are restored and refurbished, as many originals were built around the turn of the 20th century...."
Find the full DelMarVa Now article here.
Thistle Blue Crab Regatta
Severn Sailing Association hosted its Thistle Blue Crab Regatta over the weekend. Find full SSA results here and top three results below:
1 3678 Lawson, William/Jonathan Phillips, Sandy Westphal 3 1 1 2 2 9.00 1
2 635 Krafft, Charles/Stephanie Gajas, Cairn Krafft 5 4 2 3 1 15.00 2
3 4021 Annand, Chris/Meg Ferugia, Allan Vanderhayen 4 3 4 1 5 17.00 3
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