What an incredible weekend to be out on the Chesapeake Bay!
First up, the first annual Bay Bridge Paddle SUP Race brought 400 paddlers from Sandy Point State Park across the Bay, using the spans as their guide. The weather completely cooperated and they had the smoothest crossing they would have all week long. Thanks to all the state and federal agencies who coordinated with race organizers to make this such a great, fun experience.
For the full gallery of Dan Phelps's photos, click here.
It was great that they had such cooperative weather, because soon afterward the wind kicked up. If you were in a 505 or a Laser, you had an awesome time. Winds at Thomas Point were clocked at 25 knots, and luckily SSA was running the Spring Series for lasers and 505s. On top:
Laser:
1. Robert Tan
2. Scott Williamson
3. Mike Parramore
Laser Radial:
1. Dorian Haldeman
2. Sandy Westphal
3. Tyler Mowry
505s:
1. Henry Amthor/Russell Miller
2. G. Macy Nelson/Eric
3. Jesse Falsone/Andrew Cole
To see the full gallery by Dan Phelps, click here.
Annapolis Yacht Club was running the Spring Harbor Regatta, which brought out some of the better looking one design classes on the Bay. Leaders in each class:
Alerion 28
1. Jack Detweiler, Skimmer
2. Amanda McNeil, Caroline
3. Jason Goscha, Halcyon
Harbor 20
1. Ronald Steele, Misty
2. Jim and Rachel Mead, Meadeor
3. Garth Hichens, H20
Herreshoff 12.5
1. Peter King, Emma Lou
2. Gill Cochran, Dotty K
3. Chuck Hurley, Bit o' Luck
For full results, click here. For the full gallery of Dan Phelps's photos, click here.
The Broad Bay Sailing Association hosted the Cape Charles Cup, bringing in 33 boats to race in five classes. Here are the leaders:
Cruising:
1. Surely Boo
2. Baserunner
3. Tempo
PHRF N:
1. Restless
2. Virginia Lee
3. Pegasus
PHRF C:
1. Callinectes
2. Black Widow
3. Excelsior
PHRF B:
1. Black Sheep
2. Blew J
3. Ganari!
PHRF A:
1. Remedy
2. Feather
3. Mirage
From Lin McCarthy on the Southern Bay:
Fishing Bay Yacht Club had twenty-four (24) racers on the water Saturday in the FBYC Spring Series 3. Tom Roberts, Principal Race Officer, got in 3 races for the fleet. RESULTS – PHRF A (6 boats): 1.Leroi Lissenden, Voodoo; 2.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 3.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle. PHRF B (7 boats):1.Dennis Hannick, Goin’; 2.Bob Fleck, Mad Hatter; 3.Brad Davis, Bad Dog. PHRF C (3 boats): 1.Sam Marshall, Play it Again; 2.Paul Wash, Cheeky Monkey; 3.Brad Miller, Schiehallion. PHRF Non-Spin (4 boats): 1.John Kalinowski, Sleigh Ride; 2.Dick Cole, Nutcracker; 3.Don Barfield/Steve Smith, Checko. J70 Class (4 boats) 1.Ron Thompson, Nostalgia; 2.Jon Deutsch, No Quarter; 3.Matt Braun, E.L.E. The final day of the series, Spring Series 4, will be Sunday, May 22. The FBYC J70 Spring Regatta took advantage of the windy Sunday yesterday. In five races among the 6 boats, E.L.E. - Matt Braun finished 1st, No Quarter - Jon Deutsch 2nd, and Nostalgia - Lud Kimbrough 3rd . Bob Fleck was the Principal Race Officer.
Off the Bay, Travis Odenbach finished fourth in the J/24 Nationals, held at Sayville Yacht Club in New York. Also, Mike Holt and Carl Smit won the Euro Cup 505, held in Hyeres, France this year. They were the 2015 world champions, but definitely had some competition from the other 38 teams who showed up to race. To check out some videos from the race course, check out the Facebook page here. Nice work, guys.
