Newsflash: Drought Is Over
Well, hello September tropical storm season… er, July racing season. Here’s your SpinSheet Racing Roundup for a wacky, rainy weekend to remember!
Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2018
When I asked Southern Maryland Sailing Association Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge (SPLC) organizers if any of them remember such a rainy Saturday, let alone three rainy days of racing at the popular summer event, everyone shook their heads ‘no,’ except for one who said it rained hard in 2000. But, hey, people, there was wind! So, yay for a change in the narrative!
The abysmal weather report kept SpinSheet from trailering the photo boat south (for the first time since the late 90s), but we were there for the Saturday night party, moved indoors (also a first in our memories) to Issac’s Bar. Racers didn’t seem to care, as Mt. Gay Night is a perennial favorite at the summer regatta… We were impressed by the guy who won the prize for having the oldest red hat on the scene, from 1988!
A big thanks to Jana and Rich Rutkowski, who were a huge help at the tattoo both!
At the time of this writing, we believe SPLC results are all in, but consider these preliminary just in case, and expect more in the August SpinSheet. Find full SPLC 2018 results here.
PHRF - Cruising (PHRF - 16 Boats)
1. Gemini, Joe Frost , USA - 1 -2 ; 3
2. Seeker, Alan Johnson , USA - 4 -1 ; 5
3. Windhover, Sail Solomons, USA - 2 -10 ; 12
PHRF - A(1) (PHRF - 8 Boats)
1. Velocity, Martin Roesch , USA - 1 -1 -2 -1 -2 ; 7
2. Endorphin, Erik Wulff , USA - 2 -2 -1 -2 -1 ; 8
3. Sitella, Ian Hill , USA - 3 -3 -4 -4 -3 ; 17
PHRF - A(2) (PHRF - 7 Boats)
1. Seabiscuit, Kevin McNeil , USA - 1 -3 -1 -1 -1 ; 7
2. Short Bus, Hawk & Stephanie Caldwell , USA - 2 -2 -2 -2 -3 ; 11
3. Cheetah, Marc Briere , USA - 4 -5 -4 -3 -2 ; 18
PHRF - A(3) (PHRF - 7 Boats)
1. Rakali, Mark & Robin Witte , USA - 1 -2 -1 -3 -2 ; 9
2. L'outrage, Bruce Gardner , USA - 8 -1 -2 -1 -3 ; 15
3. Excitation, Mayo Tabb , USA - 2 -3 -8 -2 -1 ; 16
PHRF - B (PHRF - 9 Boats)
1. Incommunicado, Tracey / Polk , USA - 1 -4 -1 -2 -2 ; 10
2. Mad Hatter, Bob Fleck , USA - 2 -5 -4 -1 -1 ; 13
3. Natural Disaster, Tom Moulds , USA - 7 -1 -2 -3 -3 ; 16
PHRF - C (PHRF - 4 Boats)
1. Cheeky Monkey, Paul and Julie Ann Wash, USA - 1 -2 -1 -1 -1 ; 6
2. Schiehallion, Brad Miller , USA - 2 -1 -2 -2 -2 ; 9
3. Mopar, David Hammett , USA - 5 -3 -5 -5 ; 18
BCYA’s Race to Baltimore
Crazy race to Baltimore July 21 with winds in the high teens and gusts reported up to 30 knots, racers competed with three- to four-foot waves. Forty-one boats had entered, 25 showed up at the start, and 18 finished. Below find top-three results and find full 2018 Race to Baltimore results here. Find some more photos at Deadrise Marine Photography.
Division: N (10 boats)
1 156 Five Oclock Jewell, Michael 123 2 15:21:36.0 00:44:15.6 03:02:20.4 00:00:00.0 1.0
2 32168 Dogwood Bark Jensen, Peter H 141 3 15:31:29.0 00:50:44.2 03:05:44.8 00:03:24.4 2.0
3 73027 Eight Deadly Sin Mullarky, Michael 72 1 15:10:43.0 00:25:54.5 03:09:48.5 00:07:28.1 3.0
Division: PHRF A (14 boats)
1 43 Jester Bethell, Hugh 90 3 15:22:02.0 00:37:14.7 02:49:47.3 00:00:00.0 1.0
2 85 Split Decision Tacchetti, Jordan 108 5 15:32:47.0 00:44:41.6 02:53:05.4 00:03:18.1 2.0
3 32599 Kristany Harvey, Glenn 99 4 15:31:53.0 00:40:58.2 02:55:54.8 00:06:07.5 3.0
Division: PHRF B (7 boats)
1 51128 Liquid Limit II Kozera, David 135 1 15:40:30.0 00:55:52.0 02:59:38.0 00:00:00.0 1.0
2 68120 Orion Opert, Jon 132 2 15:40:51.0 00:54:37.6 03:01:13.4 00:01:35.5 2.0
3 40582 Infrared Sopka, Bob 120 3 15:55:22.0 00:49:39.6 03:20:42.4 00:21:04.4 3.0
Division: PHRF C (3 boats)
1 3815 Actaea Cone, Michael M 153 1 15:24:25.0 00:55:03.3 02:49:21.7 00:00:00.0 1.0
2 13177 Heyday Drain, Shepherd 174 2 15:51:34.0 01:02:36.7 03:08:57.3 00:19:35.6 2.0
Windmill Nationals at Rock Hall
The Windmill Class held its National Championship out of the Rock Hall Sailing Club July 20-22. We don’t have results yet, but as we all know, it was a wet one! Keep your eyes on the website and on the September issue of SpinSheet for more
Herrington Harbour SA Great Bay Race
Herrington Harbour Sailing Association ran its Great Bay Race Sunday; find results here.
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