Fall racing on the Bay Begins...
Hello, wind! We’re so happy to see you, especially when you’re blowing out of the north and we’re sailing in the new AYC Solomons Race! This distance race and a very different style of distance race, the Sunfish Challenge, were two among many successful regattas last weekend. Here’s your SpinSheet racing roundup for the weekend of September 21-23.
AYC Solomons Race
A fresh to strong northeasterly breeze marked the first Annapolis Yacht Club (AYC) Solomons Race, which started at 9:30 a.m. September 22 off Annapolis and ran to the Patuxent River at Solomons. Sixty-seven competing boats did the race.
We’d like to do a shout-out to Lauren Anthone on the 34-foot Rover. When her crew member bailed out, she decided to race anyway. She was the only solo skipper! She finished fifth of six in CRCA non-spin… go Lauren!
Find Al Schreitmueller’s photos of the start here. Find full AYC Solomons results here.
J 105
1. USA 113 - J 105 John White 1 1.0
2. USA 328 Mirage J 105 Cedric Lewis 2 2.0
3. USA 300 Ctrl Alt Del J 105 Ben duPont 3 3.0
ORC (A0 Dual Scored)
1. USA 157 Endorphin. Melges 32 Erik Wulff 1 1.0
2. USA 84002 Rival. Carkeek 40 Bob Cantwell 2 2.0
3. USA 188 USA 188. Melges 32 David & Jacki Meiser 4/RET 4.0
ORC (A1 Dual Scored)
1. USA 38007 Kurranulla. Sydney 38 Stuart Jones 1 1.0
2. USA 23798 Pursuit. Custom Norman Dawley 2 2.0
3. USA 50473 Cheeta. Mod Mumm 36 Marc Briere 3 3.0
ORC (A2 Dual Scored)
1. USA 32245 Stylo. Farr 37 Wiley Stagg 1 1.0
2. USA 52439 Kalevala II. Grand Soleil 37 B&C Tapio Saavalainen 2 2.0
3. USA 60118 No Name. Tripp 33 Elliott Crooke 3 3.0
ORC (B/C Dual Scored)
1. USA 1322 Osprey. J 80 Charlie Buckley 1 1.0
PHRF A0
1. USA 157 Endorphin (ORC Dual) Melges 32 Erik Wulff 1 1.0
2. Quantum Sails USA 84002 Rival (ORC Dual) Carkeek 40 Bob Cantwell 2 2.0
3. USA 103 Funky Monkey Melges 30 Chris Helmkamp 3 3.0
PHRF A1
1. USA 30014 Flying Jenny C&C 30 Sandra Askew 2 2.0
2. USA 23798 Pursuit (ORC Dual) Custom Norman Dawley 3 3.0
3. 93300 Muskrat J105 Mod Nick Iliff 4 4.0
PHRF A2
1. USA 93985 Hornet J 88 Bill Walczak 1 1.0
2. USA 7000 Victorine columbia 32 David Conlon 2 2.0
3. USA 32245 Stylo (ORC Dual) Farr 37 Wiley Stagg 3 3.0
PHRF B/C
1. USA 68120 Orion Hanse 371 Jon Opert 1 1.0
2. 83348 Blaze Star Pearson flyer Pat and amy Teeling 2 2.0
3. USA 788 More Cowbell J 80 Pendleton Alexander 3 3.0
CRCA Non Spin
1. 102 Red Sky C&C 24 Douglas Ellmore, Sr. 1 1.0
2. 161 Discovery Sabre 362 Mike Grost 2 2.0
3. USA 60498 Curlew Valiant David Densmore 3 3.0
CRCA Cruiser
1. USA 60340 Anneliese B-40 Joseph Zebleckes 1 1.0
2. 10 Alptr Beneteau 37 Steve Hale 2 2.0
3. USA 61473 Celerity Beneteau 473 Rick Lober 3 3.0
CRCA Racer Cruiser
1. USA 93613 Resolute Tartan 3500 David Adams 1 1.0
2. USA 61043 Nomad Sabre 38 Seth Winnick 2 2.0
3. USA 52353 Mischief Grand Soleil 40 Peter Henry 3 3.0
Find Al Schreitmueller’s photos of the start here.
RYS/AYC Team Race Challenge
AYC also hosted its RYS/AYC Team Race Challenge off Annapolis Friday through Sunday. Find Team Race results here:
Hampton Roads Sunfish Challenge and Dinghy Distance Race
Ten years for the Sunfish Challenge!! Happy anniversary to our Hampton friends who’ve kept this fun-loving event going and encouraged so many dinghy sailors to dig their Sunfish or any dinghy out of the shed and get back on the water. The Race was hosted by Mill Creek Boat Club and Hampton Yacht Club this time around.
Seventy-nine boats competed in a wide variety of boats and classes: recreational fleet, racing fleet, tandem fleet, Lasers, Force Fives, Comets, Open fleet, Viper, Albacores, A-Cats, Hobie 16, and of course, Hampton One Designs.
Find 2018 Sunfish Challenge results here.
SSA Laser Crab Claw
Severn Sailing Association hosted its Laser Crab Claw Regatta over the weekend. Commodore and 2018 Women’s Snipe World Champion Kim Couranz placed first out of 16 in the Laser Radial division. SSA’s David Grace placed first out of 20 in the Laser division. Find full Laser Crab Claw results here.
J/111 Nationals
Sixteen teams competed over the three-day J/111 North American Championships hosted by Macatawa Bay Yacht Club in Holland, MI, last week. Annapolis sailor Jim Connelly placed second on Slush Fund. Congratulations, Jim and team! Peter Wagner’s Skeleton Key placed first.
Opti Atlantic Coast Championships
The Opti ACCs were hosted at Little Egg Harbor YC in New Jersey over the weekend. Following his excellent fifth-place performance at the Worlds in Cyprus last month, Tommy Sitzmann sailed to victory! Find full ACC results here.
This Just In...
Congratulations to Annapolis sailor Dee Smith!
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