Racing Roundup August 17-18
We got so spoiled with that little spell of fall weather that we almost forgot it was August, but then, last weekend happened. Chesapeake racers did what they do—they showed up and proved that they can take the heat! Here’s your SpinSheet racing roundup for the weekend of August 17-18 on the Chesapeake and beyond.
CRAB Cup
We can’t help but think of our old friend, the late, great Don Backe, at this time of year and how happy he would be that the organization he founded, Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB), is alive and going strong, as is the fundraiser that began under his watch as the Boatyard Bar & Grill Regatta for CRAB is still thriving as the CRAB Cup. Still a great and well-attended pursuit race, still a great and well-attended party at Eastport Yacht Club. SpinSheet was on the water and at the party, and it was yet again, a swell, if not terribly windy event.
Eighty two competing boats showed up August 17 for the light-air race and the lighthearted awards party at EYC afterward. Here are top three results (below).
Find Will Keyworth’s on-water photos for purchase here.
Harbor 20 (Full Crew) (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. SKIMMER, Peter Trogdon , USA - 1 ; 1
2. A Train, robert Reeves , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Elixir, Brian Wiersema , USA - 3 ; 3
Harbor 20 (Singlehanded) (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. Sugar, Garth Hichens , USA - 1 ; 1
2. BRILLIANT, Kenneth Appleton , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Endurance, John Heintz , USA - 3 ; 3
J 80 (Pursuit - 3 Boats)
1. Snowstorm, Anthony Flake , USA - 1 ; 1
2. That's Whack, Heather McKee , USA - 2 ; 2
3. More Cowbell, Pendleton Alexander , USA - 3 ; 3
J 105 (Pursuit - 6 Boats)
1. Peregrine, Bill Carruth , USA - 1 ; 1
2. Firebrand, Jon Slabaugh , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Tenacious, Scott GITCHELL , USA - 3 ; 3
Cal 25 (Non-Spin) (Pursuit - 6 Boats)
1. Fahrvergnügen, Steven Milby , USA - 1 ; 1
2. Quintet, Mike Miller , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Arctic Tern, H. Marie Harkenrider , USA - 3 ; 3
Alerion 28 (Pursuit - 3 Boats)
1. Skimmer, Jack & Marti Detweiler , USA - 1 ; 1
2. juice, richard franyo , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Linnaea, Erik & Shannon Dahl , USA - 4 ; 4
CRAB/Beneteau First 22A (Pursuit - 6 Boats)
1. CRAB 6, Tim McGee , USA - 1 ; 1
2. Crab Boat, Jay Streit , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Whoa Dudes, Kevin Detwiler , USA - 3 ; 3
PHRF A0/A1 (Pursuit - 3 Boats)
1. Blockade Runner, Bruce Bingman / Taran Teague , USA - 0.875 ; 0.875
2. PATRIOT, US Patriot Sailing / Peter Gibbons-Neff , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Corybantic, John Pica , USA - 3 ; 3
PHRF A2 (Pursuit - 9 Boats)
1. AfterSchock, Paul Susie , USA - 1 ; 1
2. Flashpoint, Dan Leonard , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Bingo!, Brent & Caroline Allen , USA - 3 ; 3
PHRF B (Pursuit - 10 Boats)
1. Incommunicado, Tracey / Polk , USA - 1 ; 1
2. 4 Sport, Gregg Zurmuhlen , USA - 2 ; 2
3. TOTALed MAYHEM, Amy Stryker , USA - 3 ; 3
PHRF C (Pursuit - 9 Boats)
1. Flagfest, DANIEL FLAGLER , USA - 1 ; 1
2. Rhea, stephen grimm , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Sundance, Barrett Adams , USA - 3 ; 3
PHRF N (Pursuit - 13 Boats)
1. Cheap Sunglasses, Irv Buck , USA - 1 ; 1
2. Gotcha, Paul Bellezza , USA - 2 ; 2
3. Kinship, Harry Keith / Kati Sabin , USA - 3 ; 3
Hampton Yacht Club Plantation Light Race
This just in from Lin McCarthy’s Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use:
What looked like the Armageddon of summer rain storms blew up over Portsmouth and Norfolk and then slid further south and east a couple of hours before the start of the annual HYC Plantation Light Race Saturday evening.
Things got going on time and the 10-boat fleet was underway by 7:30 pm. The 33.1 nm course took the PHRF A and the PHRF B/C boats to port of YR1 and York Spit Light and heading back down to finish between QRR ”22” and the Ft Monroe Seawall. The PHRF Non-Spin fleet went 23.6nm, leaving YR1 to port before heading for the same finish line. First to cross the finish line was Seward Lawlor’s Chesapeake at 13:42.
RESULTS:
PHRF A (4 boats): 1. Neil Ford and Lis Biondi, Danger Paws; 2.Seward Lawlor, Chesapeake; 3.Christian Schaumloffel, Myrage.
PHRF B/C (2 boats): 1.Chris French, Elixir; 2.Ben Cuker, Callinectes.
PHRF Non-Spin (4 boats): 1.Alan Johnson, Seeker; 2.Jeff Rogers, Halaha; 3.Keith Midgette, Luna Blu.
Everyone was finished well before 0600. Awards will be presented at the annual HYC Awards Night party on December 3. Principal Race office-Bob Thomas; Signal Boat-Dale Ashcombe.
Log Canoe Governor’s Cup
Log canoes were racing at the Cambridge Yacht Club over the weekend. Thanks to SpinSheet Century Club member Casey Firth for keeping us posted on results (photos to come later!:
1 Island Blossom 51.66 Corbin Penwell MRYC
2. Edmee S. 54.84 Marshall Patterson MRYC
3. Persistence 53.76 Dan North / Owen Lyons Dan North / Owen
Find full Gov Cup results here.
SSA FALL SERIES... (what?)
Severn Sailing Association hosted its Laser and Laser Radial and Thistle fall series (not a typo) over the weekend. Here are top three results:
Laser
1 169629 Mowry, Tyler 1 1 2 1 5.00 1
2 214620 Waiting, David 4 2 1 2 9.00 2
3 166870 Empey, Bruce 2 4 3 7 16.00 3
Laser Radial
1 203955 Haldeman, Dorian 4 1 1 1 7.00 1
2 200585 Young, Christopher 1 3 4 4 12.00 2
3 206135 Burls, Natalie 3 4 3 3 13.00 3
Thistle
1 635 Krafft, Charles/, Cairn Krafft 1 1 2 4.00 1
2 3506 Fahrmeier, Eileen/, Athena Tsakos, TBD 2 2 1 5.00 2
3 1869 Majane, John/, Bryce Rice-Wolf Vaughn Hood 6 3 3 12.00 3
Viper Worlds
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (Long Beach, CA) will be hosting the 2019 Viper 640 World Championship powered by Goslings from August 17-24. The host of the Viper’s 2014 North American Championship and the home of the world’s largest fleet of the Viper 640 sportboat, ABYC has the experience, the resources, and the volunteers to make this a true World Championship.
Ending today, ABYC’s Pre-Worlds concluded after six races on the outside course off Long Beach where Geoff Ewenson (Annapolis, MD) atop the leaderboard. In essence, given the “pre” aspect of the regatta, some crews didn’t sail all the races. Of note is 2017 Viper 640 North American Champion Marcus Eagan (Mandeville, LA) who won all four races he sailed. Warm-regatta results are here.
Stay tuned to the Viper 640 FB page as the regatta unfolds:
Inland 20 Invitational
Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association hosted the Inland 20 Invitational at Rehoboth Bay last weekend, and the Potomac River Inland 20 Fleet of the Potomac River Sailing Association sponsored it.
1st Joe Ewing, Boaty McBoatface
2nd Stewart Harris, Alright Them
3rd Andrew Tudor, ID 16
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