AYC Fall Series, ‘Round the Lights, and More Racing Roundup: We’ve been missing in action on the racing scene because of the U.S. Sailboat and Powerboat Shows, but we’ll catch up here at spinsheet.com and in the November issue. Here’s your racing roundup for the weekend of October 14-15 on the Chesapeake Bay.
Annapolis Yacht Club Fall Series
AYC wrapped up its three-weekend Fall Series this weekend, including a distance race during the sailboat show. Here are top three AYC Fall Series results:
J 22
1. USA 1464 Hot Toddy J 22 Cassie Todd 1 1 1 3.0
2. USA 1078 Lil' Puffy J 22 Christopher Wilson 2 2 2 6.0
3. USA 1316 Double J J 22 Jason Goscha 3 3 3 9.0
J 30
1. 53273 Bebop J 30 Bob Rutsch 1 1 1 3 3 1 10.0
2. USA 63242 Insatiable J 30 Ron Anderson 4 2 2 5 2 6 21.0
3. USA 53260 Rag Doll J 30 Rob and Beth Lundahl 6 8 5 1 1 2 23.0
J 35
1. USA 53408 Aunt Jean J 35 James Sagerholm / Jerry Christofel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.0
2. USA 41870 T-Bone J 35 Bruce Artman 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 17.0
3. USA 42979 Abientot J 35 Roger Lant 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 18.0
J 70
1. USA 419 Joint Custody J 70 Jenn & Ray Wulff 3 2 1 1 3 10.0
2. USA 44 Gnixe J 70 Steiner/Vickers Chip 1 4 4 2 1 12.0
3. USA 381 Tea Dance Snake J 70 Peter Bowe 4 1 3 3 2 13.0
J 80
1. USA 1162 Another on the Tab J 80 John White 3 5 3 1 1 13.0
2. USA 1150 Cool J J 80 Alexander Kraus 4 3 2 2 5 16.0
3. USA 739 VAYU J 80 David Andril 2 4 4 4 2 16.0
J 105
1. USA 328 Mirage J 105 Cedric Lewis/ Fredrik Salvesen 3 4 4 1 3 4 1 20.0
2. USA 300 Ctrl Alt Del J 105 Ben duPont 4 2 2 3 2 6 5 24.0
3. USA 113 One More on the Tab J 105 John White 1 7 9 8 5 3 2 35.0
ORC 1
1. USA 119 Slush Fund (ORC) J 111 Jim Connelly 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 11.0
2. USA 683 Ramrod (ORC) Farr 30 Rodrick Jabin 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 18.0
3. USA 38007 Kurranulla Sydney 38 Stuart Jones 2 4 4 5 4 2 2 23.0
ORC 2
1. USA 1889 Monkey Dust (ORC) Tripp 33 Craig & Dotty Saunders 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0
2. NA 23 Defiance (ORC) Navy 44 Theodore Papenthien 1 4 2 4 2 2 2 17.0
3. NA 24 Gallant (ORC) NAVY 44 Robert LaGuardia 4 3 3 2 5 4.5 3 24.5
PHRF - A0/A1 Combined
1. USA 119 Slush Fund J 111 Jim Connelly 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 11.0
2. usa 683 Ramrod Farr 30 Rodrick Jabin 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 14.0
3. USA 008 Velocity J 111 Martin Roesch 11/DNC 3 3 2 2 4 3 28.0
PHRF - A2
1. USA 1889 Monkey Dust Tripp 33 Craig & Dotty Saunders 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 12.0
2. NA23 Defiance Navy 44 Theodore Papenthien 1 4 2 4 2 2 2 17.0
3. NA 24 Gallant Navy 44 Robert LaGuardia 3 3 3 1 5 4 3 22.0
Good Old Boat Regatta
No, we did not forget about last weekend’s Good Old Boat Regatta, hosted by Shearwater Sailing Club during the Sailboat Show. Find complete Good Old Boat Regatta 2017 results here.
Frigid Digits at Severn Sailing Association
Lightnings and Snipes held their Frigid Digit regattas out of SSA last weekend. Find results for Snipes and Lightnings here.
Southern Bay Scene
Our Southern Bay correspondent Lin McCarthy sent this in this morning with her Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use:
2017 ‘ROUND THE LIGHTS RACE.
DANGER PAWS is Overall Winner along with other fleet winners, MERIDIAN X (A1); COOL CHANGE (B), ROUNDABOUT (C), MELANTHO (NS1), BLACK WIDOW (NS2), and CAT’S PAWS (Cruising) .
Forty-six (46) of 48 registered boats crossed the start line for the Old Point Comfort Yacht Club 2017 Round the Lights Race at staggered start times Saturday morning.It was a wild and woolly time on the leg to and from Thimble Shoal Light. Reported uncomfortable conditions there caused one seasoned observer to comment with a chuckle, “That light does mark a shoal, after all, and that’s what happens when waves hit a shoal!”
Winds were a bit variable, but mainly in the mid-teens gusting to 18 knots. Boats scampered around the course and race officials reported that most finished within 20 minutes of each other. The race was followed by the usual great party and awards presentation at OPCYC.
Kudos to all the skippers and crew who turned out in rainy, blow-y, conditions to race. They had a good one!
Find complete results including overall Round the Light finishes here.
Event Chairman-Tim Etherington.
36TH CHESAPEAKE BAY LASER MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Forty-four (44) sailors got in 7 races over Saturday and Sunday in a variety of conditions at Fishing Bay. Rob Hallawell from Milford, Connecticut, won the championship. Sailors came to Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, from as far away as Toronto and Miami.
The weather began to turn and cloud up with some misty rain on Friday but, some hearty sailors still went for a practice sail. Saturday’s weather was part of the general yuck! that spread over the southern Bay. Sunday brought more palatable conditions.
RESULTS:
Overall Champion: Rob Hallawell (YYC); Great Grand Master: Jacques Kerrest (Severn SA); Grand Master: Mike Schmidt (Magothy River SA); Master: Rob Hallawell (YYC); Apprentice: Luke Shingledecker (Severn SA);
Women: Susan Taylor (Severn SA) Two southern Bay Laser racers, both from FBYC, finished in the Top 10: Len Guenther (6th) and Charlie Brewer (9th).
For complete Lasers Masters results click here.
Event Chair-Jon Deutsch