Race boats up and down the Chesapeake raised sails this weekend to take advantage of the fall breeze we wait for all summer long, and although it didn't blow quite as hard as it has been this fall, it was a fantastic weekend of racing! Here's your racing roundup and photos for October 23-25.
Let's start BIG... not big boat, but big regatta! Two hundred and two Optis showed up for the USODA Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta, hosted at Annapolis YC.
USODA ACC Top Ten Results
1. Benton Amthor, Fishing Bay YC
2. Luke Arnone, Mantoloking YC CERT
3. Mitchell Callahan, Lauderdale YC CERT
4. Jordan Bruce, AYC CERT
5. Thomas Hall, LISOT
6. Hayden Earl, Stage Harbor YC LIMA
7. Bella Casaretto, Lauderdale YC
8. Justin Callahan, Lauderdale YC CERT
9. Owen Hennessey, Annapolis YC LISOT
10. Jagan Subbiah, Peninsula Youth Sailing
Find the full results here and downloadable photos for purchase here.
On to BIG boats. The U.S. Naval Academy hosted the McMillan Cup, and nine teams competed on Navy 44s for two days of racing off Annapolis. Midshipmen dominated on land and on the water last weekend. Find more photos here.
1. U. S. Naval Academy, Midshipmen
2. Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buccaneers
3. University of Rhode Island, Rams
4. Queen's University, Gaels
5. SUNY Maritime College, Privateers
6. Maine Maritime Academy, Mariners
7. U. S. Military Academy, Black Knights
8. U. S. Coast Guard Academy, Bears
9. U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Mariners
Let's move on to what used to be called the Big Boat Regatta (before that, IRC East Coasts), now Storm Trysail Club's Annapolis Fall Regatta.
IRC
1. Interlodge, Austin and Gwen Fragomen
2. Christopher Dragon, Andrew & Linda Weiss
3. Orion, Paul Milo
OD C&C 30
1. Extreme2, Dan Cheresh
2. Themis, Walt Thirion
3. Stark Raving Mad VIII, James Madden
ORC
1. Orion, Paul Milo
2. Velocity, Martin Roesch
3. Cool Breeze, John Cooper
Find full results here and more photos here.
Ah, a race to Baltimore in the fall... the BCYA Harbor Cup unfolded Saturday afternoon...
Multihull A
1. Fair Curve, John Nicholson
2. Orgazmatron, Josh Colwell
3. Temple of the Wind, Douglas Dykman
Multihull B
1. Gemini, Jere and Llyod Glover
2. Tri-Pawed, Keith Chapman
3. Entourage, Benjaamin Carver
Performance Cruiser
1. Swellville, John Anderson
2. Heaven Can Wait, Uwe Mewes
3. Dawn Treader II, John Tis
PHRF A
1. Pigs and Pearls, Fred Potts
2. Split Decision, Jordan Tacchetti
3. Kokomo Express, Terri High and Brett Sorensen
PHRF B
1. Artemis II, Jordan Gershberg
2. Liquid Limit II, David Kozera
3. Incommunicado, Ed Tracey and Tim Polk
PHRF C
1. Heyday, Shepherd Drain
2. Safari, Rich Harrity
3. Gitana David McCullough
PHRF N
1. Orion, Jon Opert
2. Cheap Sunglasses, Irv Buck
3. Sizzle, Virgil Hobbs Jr.
True Cruiser
1. Nichols' Quarters, Scott F. Nichols
2. Anneliese, Joe Zebleckes
3. Celerity, Rick Lober
Multihull
1. Gemini, Jere and Llyod Glover
2. Tri-Pawed, Keith Chapman
3. Entourage, Benjaamin Carver
PHRF Course D
1. Artemis II, Jordan Gershberg
2. Liquid Limit II, David Kozera
3. Incommunicado, Ed Tracey and Tim Polk
PHRF Course E & Cruisers
1. Heyday, Shepherd Drain
2. Safari, Rich Harrity
3. Gitana, David McCullough
Find full results here (photos will be in the December issue, we hope!).
No racing roundup is complete without some J/Boat stuff...
Moving right along... the J/70 Fall Brawl hosted by Eastport YC. Here are the top ten of 31 competitors:
1. Peter McChesney, AYC
2. Wild Child, Henry Filter, EYC
3. Tea Dance Snake, Peter Bowe, AYC
4. Papa Wheelie, Geoff Becker, SSA
5. Joint Custody, Jenn & Ray Wulff, AYC
6. Dazzler, Allan Terhune, AYC
7. Truckin', Alex Meleney, Vineyard Haven YC
8. 751, Lee Sackett, Edgewater YC
9. Hooligan/Flat Stanley Racing, Trey Sheehan, Put-in-Bay YC/CGSC
10. Leading Edge, Todd Hiller, AYC
find the complete results here
They started frostbite racing down on the Southern Bay in Hampton last weekend...
Results:
PHRF A (5 boats):
1. Phil Briggs, Feather
2. Bumps Eberwine, Sea Star
3. John Blais, Stardancer
PHRF B (6 boats):
1. Rusty Burshell, Cool Change
2. Bob Archer, Bad Habit
3. Butch Patterson, Schock Full o’ Nuts
PHRF C (3 boats):
1. Carey Hardesty, Lona
2. Ben Cuker, Callinectes
PHRF Non-Spin (2 boats):
1. David Lively, Lively Lady
CRUISING (3 boats):
1. Ian Hille, Sitella
2. Jonathan Romero, Tempo
Principal Race Officer-Brian Deibler; Signal Boat Captain-Jack Pope; Official Scorer-Suzanne Hamilton.
(thanks to Lin McCarthy's Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use)
Following the previous weekend's Laser Master Championship event at Fishing Bay YC, last weekend they ran one of their fall series events. Results are going all wonky on this computer so... Find results here.
Did we miss anything? Shoot us an email and we'll add it on. Send pictures anytime! See ya next weekend for a final blowout on the race course.
