Down the Bay, Miles River, Windsurfing, and More Racing   

Memorial Day Racing Roundup!     

If you weren’t sailing down the Bay, to the Miles River, or at one of the many small boat regattas happening on the Chesapeake last weekend, maybe you were working on the boat… or better yet, windsurfing! Here’s your racing roundup for a glorious Memorial Day weekend May 24-27.

If you don’t see your regatta in this post, know that we tend to cover the big regattas and the ones for which we’ve received news. Send us news, results, and photos on any Monday by 9 a.m., and we are happy to include it! [email protected].

Down the Bay for the Virginia Cruising Cup

Popping the chute on the start line is a racing sailor’s dream—that is when sailing south for 120 miles as competitors did starting Friday off Annapolis to Hampton YC for the 70th Down the Bay Race.

Find top three results below, full DTB Race results here, and SpinSheet’s photos from the start here.

ORC (ORC - 2 Boats)
1. Bad Cat, USA063, James Whited - 1 ; 1
2. SLY, USA93664, Bob Fox - 2 ; 2

ORRez (ORRez - 4 Boats)
1. Berschert, USA61198, Peter Scott Peers - 1 ; 1
2. Jane Says, USA12, Robert Dunigan, Jr. - 2 ; 2
3. Luna Blu, USA1710, Keith Midgette - 3 ; 3

PHRF A - Spinnaker (PHRF_ToT - 6 Boats)
1. Pursuit, USA23798, Norman Dawley - 1 ; 1
2. Sitella, USA132, Ian Hill - 2 ; 2
3. Funky Monkey, USA103, Chris & Leigh Helmkamp - 3 ; 3

PHRF B - Spinnaker (PHRF_ToT - 7 Boats)
1. Danger Paws, USA399, Neil Ford and Lis Biondi - 1 ; 1
2. Nanuq, USA93555, Glenn Doncaster - 2 ; 2
3. Allegiant, USA93556, Albert Bossar - 3 ; 3

PHRF C - Spinnaker (PHRF_ToT - 4 Boats)
1. Elixir, 5225, CHRISTOPHER FRENCH - 1 ; 1
2. rhapsody, USA84357, Jim Raper - 2 ; 2
3. Callinectes, USA15477, Benjamin Cuker - 3 ; 3

PHRF - Non-Spinnaker (PHRF_ToT - 2 Boats)
1. Seeker, USA41374, Alan Johnson - 1 ; 1
2. AMARA, 73700, Edward Darling - 2 ; 2

PHRF - Multihull (ToT - 4 Boats)
1. Triple threat, USA001, Timothy Lyons - 1 ; 1
2. OrgaZmatron, USA131, Josh Colwell - 2 ; 2
3. Entourage, USA48, Ben Carver - 5 ; 5

Miles River Race

The Miles River YC hosted its Miles River Race from Annapolis to the Miles on Saturday, and wow, what a spectacular day for it!

Find top three results below, full 2019 Miles River results here, and SpinSheet’s photos by Will Keyworth here.

Alberg 30   

1. LinGin             Tim Williams               SSA 
2. Windswept      Lanny Helms               PSA    
3. Laughing Gull             Jonathan Adams         SSA    
   

   
   
   

   
   Cal 25

1. Love Shack             Barton Goldenberg     Shearwater Sailing Club

2. ZEPHYR   David Hoyt      SSC    

3. Fahrvergnugen        Steven Milby               Shearwater                 

J/24

1. Spaceman Spiff           Peter Kassal   Eastport YC   
2. Rush Hour       Mike Coe        SSA      
   

   
   
   

   
   J/30
3. Infectious Smile          Tristan Keen   EYC               
4. Shamrock        Bruce Irvin      EYC   
5. Insatiable         Ronald Anderson        AYC              

J/105

1. John White      Annapolis Yacht Club                       
2. Smoke and Oakum     David Scheidt             AYC              
3. Firebrand         Jon Slabaugh               AYC              

J/35

1. Abientot          Roger Lant      CBYRA         
2. T-Bone            Bruce Artman             Annapolis Yacht Club           
3. Maggie            James McNeely           DISC
   

   
   
   

   
   PHRF N
4. Gotcha            Paul Bellezza              
5. Muskrat           Nicholas Iliff Jr           SMCSA         

PHRF C

1. Heyday           Shepherd Drain           MRSA 
2. Penniless         Gary Nylander            MRYC           
3. Moonraker       162      Jeep Jallade     MRYC       

PHRF B

1. Incommunicado          Ed Tracey        MRSA            
2. Second Mouse            Nicholas Iliff               SCC 
3. Artemis II       Christine Compton/ Michael McNamara        Downtown Sailing Center
    
   

   
   
   

   
   PHRF A2
4. MONKEY DUST       Craig & Dotty Saunders         Annapolis Yacht Club    
5. L’outrage   Bruce Gardner      AYC 
6. Mama Tried     Andy Noel      PCRC             

PHRF A0/1

1. Slush Fund      Jim Connelly               AYC 
2. No Surrender              Rick Hanson               NERYC         
3. MAGIC DRAGON    David Poff      NYYC           

Multihull A

1. tHriLL Ride    Jim Parrott       CMA 
2. Temple of the Wind    Douglas Dykman       
3. Mikayla           John Nicholson           CMA 

Multihull B

1. Entourage        Benjamin Carver         CMA 
2. Gemini            Jere Glover      CMA 
3. Endurance                   Jeffrey Short               CMA 
   

   
   
   

   
   CRCA ORR Racing Cruiser
   1. Revolution      Douglas Ellmore         HHSA           
   2. DOGWOOD BARK  PETER JENSEN        CRCA           
   3. Heaven Can Wait                    Uwe Mewes   Riverton Yacht Club 

CRCA ORR Cruiser

1. Nichols' Quarters  F Scott Nichols     CBYRA         
2. Anneliese        Joseph Zebleckes        EYC   
3. Celerity           Rick Lober      EYC   

CRCA ORR Performance Cruiser

1. Mischief  Peter Henry             AYC 
2. Flashpoint       Dan Leonard               Eastport Yacht Club 
3. Lucky Eights  Keith Cole       AYC 

Miles River Race Back

Because you can’t just SAIL home… here are the results of Sunday’s EYC race back to Annapolis here.

Annapolis Windsurfing Festival

What’s old is new again! That was the spirit of the first (hopefully annual) Annapolis Windsurfing Festival hosted at Severn Sailing Association for 43 entries. Find top three results below, full windsurfing results on SSA’s website, and photos by SpinSheet here.