Southern Bay Race Week, Leukemia Cup, and More Racing

Racing Roundup May 31 – June 1

It was a summery weekend up and down the Chesapeake, and racing sailors braved light air on the race course for two major events with about 90 boats each: Southern Bay Race Week and the Annapolis Leukemia Cup. Here’s your racing roundup for May 31-June 2.

Southern Bay Race Week

When they say, “Y’all Come Racing!” apparently “y’all” heard the call, as 90 boats showed up once again for Hampton Yacht Club’s most excellent Southern Bay Race Week. SpinSheet was on the scene. Although the wind gods lent us only light breeze, the HYC party gods showed off their southern hospitality, and fun was had by all.

Oh, and our very own Mary and Geoff Ewenson on the Viper 640 Evil Hiss topped the class, with everyone on the boat having a chance to drive for a race. Congratulations!

Find full SBRW results here https://yachtscoring.com/media_format_results.cfm… Find SpinSheet’s party photos here: https://spinsheet.smugmug.com/SpinSheet/2019-Events/2019-Southern-Bay-Race-Week-Party-Photos/.

Cruising - A (Up to 169) (PHRF - 9 Boats)
1. Mortar Offer, 73469, Kent Utley - 1 ; 1
2. Klimax, USA63274, Booty Baker - 2 ; 2
3. Rare Vos, USA61086, Dan Fox - 3 ; 3

Cruising - B (170 and UP) (PHRF - 8 Boats)
1. Blue Bus, USA2921, Christian Johnson - 1 ; 1
2. packer tacker, usa655, Chuck Thompson - 2 ; 2
3. Obsession, C59, Bill Ripley - 3 ; 3

Multihull (ToT - 2 Boats)
1. OrgaZmatron, USA131, Josh Colwell - 1 ; 1
2. Entourage, USA48, Ben Carver - 3 ; 3

Viper 640 (One Design - 10 Boats)
1. Evil Hiss, USA297, Mary - Geoff Ewenson - 1 -2 -2 -3 -1 ; 9
2. E+A2, USA227, Henry Amthor - 4 -4 -1 -2 -2 ; 13
3. Vapor Trails, USA230, Mark Wheeler - 2 -3 -5 -1 -4 ; 15

J 70 (One Design - 5 Boats)
1. Surrender to the Flow, USA382, Rob Gorman - 1 -2 -2 -1 -1 ; 7
2. Hotty Toddy!, USA605, Steve Quiriconi - 2 -3 -1 -3 -3 ; 12
3. HYC Lady Vortexes, USA219, Arielle Darrow - 3 -1 -3 -2 -4 ; 13

PHRF - SUPER A (Up to 49) (PHRF - 6 Boats)
1. Sitella, USA132, Ian Hill - 2 -1 -2 -1 ; 6
2. RIFF RAFF, USA230, Don DeLoatch - 1 -5 -1 -2 ; 9
3. Funky Monkey, USA103, Chris Helmkamp - 3 -3 -4 -3 ; 13

PHRF - A1 (50 - 88) (PHRF - 6 Boats)
1. Afterthought, USA7070, Craig Wright - 2 -2 -1 -1 ; 6
2. Nanuq, USA93555, Glenn Doncaster - 4 -1 -3 -3 ; 11
3. Voodoo 2, USA42449, Leroi Lissenden - 1 -4 -5 -2 ; 12

PHRF - A2 (89 - 109) (PHRF - 8 Boats)
1. Danger Paws, USA399, Neil Ford and Lis Biondi - 1 -1 -1 -1 ; 4
2. Diablo, 2804, Greg and Carie Cutter - 3 -2 -5 -4 ; 14
3. Myrage, USA3113, Christian Schaumloffel - 2 -5 -6 -2 ; 15

PHRF - B1 (110-130) (PHRF - 6 Boats)
1. Rumble, USA53129, Ben Weeks & Michele Cochran - 3 -1 -1 -1 ; 6
2. Wham Bam, 42956, David Taylor - 1 -2 -3 -3 ; 9
3. GOIN', 83269, Dennis Hannick - 2 -3 -2 -2 ; 9

PHRF - B2 (131 - 151) (PHRF - 7 Boats)
1. Mad Hatter, 63480, Bob Fleck - 1 -1 -1 -1 ; 4
2. Bad Habit, 31222, Robert Archer - 3 -2 -3 -3 ; 11
3. Cool Change, USA33432, Rusty Burshell - 2 -4 -4 -2 ; 12

PHRF C - 152 and higher) (PHRF - 13 Boats)
1. roundabout, USA85, Alan Bomar - 1 -1 -3 -1 -2 ; 8
2. Cheeky Monkey, 434, Paul and Julie Ann Wash - 2 -2 -2 -3 -1 ; 10
3. Callinectes, USA15477, Benjamin Cuker - 3 -4 -1 -2 -4 ; 14

PHRF - Non-Spinnaker (All) (PHRF - 9 Boats)
1. Pegasus, USA25352, Robert Howell - 1 -1 -2 -1 -1 ; 6
2. Seeker, USA41374, Alan Johnson - 2 -3 -3 -2 -2 ; 12
3. ARGO, USA12, Benjamin Ritger - 5 -2 -4 -3 -4 ; 18

Annapolis Leukemia Cup

A SpinSheet favorite and the first in the Triple Crown of Charity Racing series, the Annapolis Leukemia Cup is in the books. Despite the light wind there was terrific camaraderie on the water because sailors love to support this great cause. Unfortunately, Will Keyworth, our photographer for the event, had engine trouble, so we do not have any water shots. We’ll be there for the next big regatta! Thanks to Eastport Yacht Club for hosting the on-the-water and after-party and to Annapolis Yacht Club for hosting the gala.

full 2019 Leukemia Cup results here. https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eid=8377

J 30

1.                       USA 33504   Shamrock        J 30      Bruce Irvin      1          1.0

2.                       USA 53273   Bebop  J 30      Bob Rutsch     2          2.0

J 35

1.                       USA 42979   Abientot          J 35      Roger Lant      1          1.0

2.                       USA 53408   Aunt Jean        J 35      James Sagerholm / Jerry Christofel     2.0

3.                       USA 40738   Maggie            J 35      Jim McNeely   3          3.0

J 80

1.                       USA 259       OUTLAWS    J 80      Derick Lynch  1          1.0

2.                       USA 1162     USA 1162       J 80      John White      2          2.0

3.         39          USA 739       Vayu   J 80      David Andril   3          3.0

J 105

1.                       USA 527       Firebrand         J105     Jon Slabaugh   1          1.0

2.                       USA 220       Bat IV J 105    Andrew Kennedy       2          2.0

PHRF Spin 1

1.                       USA 35         Mummbles      Farr 30 Brad Kauffman           1          1.0

2.                     North Sails  USA 34   Blockade Runner        Farr 30 Bruce Bingman / Taran Teague           2            2.0

3.                       USA 82         AfterSchock    Schock 35       Paul Susie        3          3.0

PHRF Spin 2

1.                       31101            WhiteHawk     Bristol 31.1     Matt White      1          1.0

One Design Division

Cal 25

1.                       2142  One Eyed Jack            Cal 25  Kyle Bollhorst 1          1.0

2.                       USA 1297     Quintet            Cal 25  Mike Miller     2          2.0

3.                       USA 896       ZEPHYR        Cal 25  David Hoyt     3          3.0

Harbor 20

1.                       USA 326       Yellow Jacket Harbor 20        Bulman Scholz Syndicate       1         

2.                       USA 321       Meadeor          Harbor 20        Jim & Rachel Mead    2          2.0

3.                       339    H20     Harbor 20        David Morrow            3          3.0

Alerion 28

1.                       USA 2500     Caroline           Alerion 28       Kevin McNeil 1          1.0

2.                       162    Hero Squad III (ROTPC)       Alerion 28       Andrew Eyring           2          2.0

3.                       USA 193       Linnaea           Alerion 28       Erik Dahl         3          3.0

Multihull B

1.                       USA M583   Narrow Escape            Trimaran          Ben Corson     1          1.0

2.                       USA 83         Triple Point     Corsair 28R     Charles Rush   2          2.0

PHRF Non-Spinnaker - Rock Creek

1.                       USA 93611   Caribbean Magic         C&C    Gary and Greg Schoolden      1         

2.                       93627            Etoile   Jeanneau SO 33i         Barbie Klik      2          2.0

Snipe Colonial Cup

Severn Sailing Association hosted its Snipe Colonial Cup last weekend. Find full results for this event and also Day Sailer and Thistle events here. http://results.severnsailing.org/2019/index.html 

The forecast for the weekend was really atypical for Annapolis this time of year with the procession of weak cold fronts over the Mid-Atlantic. After heading out to the course on Saturday in a light north easterly and a slight postponement to wait for all of the competitors to make it to the line, the first race of the weekend was off with 5 knots from the northeast. 

The forecast for Sunday was much better with 5-10 from the SW which is a good direction to be augmented with a thermal given the temperatures in the upper 80s and the still cool water. However, it turned out to be quite atypical due to an approaching weak cold front. The breeze went to the west for the first race, but was a good light air race. After several postponed starts and an abandoned race with a one tack beat, the breeze sort of settled down in a SE/S direction for 3 more races. As the breeze built, the Annapolis washing machine turned on and keeping boat speed in the slop with still shifty conditions was paramount.

The top five Augie Diaz/Margaux Bacro, Carol Cronin/Kim Couranz, Arthur Blodgett/Charlie Bess, Ernesto Rodriguez/Kathleen Tocke and junior sailors Tyler Mowry/Izzy Fadullon were fighting it out in the last start. Rodriguez/Tocke had the most consistent scores, but he and Carol were OCS. Carol restarted and worked back to 10 in the 10-12 knot Annapolis lump which was enough to stay in front of Blodget/Bess by one point as Rodriquez/Tocke did not restart properly. Consistency was really difficult at this event given the range of breeze, but every point ended up counting. -Courtesy of Alex Pline:

Top three Snipes