AYC Fall Series, ‘Round the Lights, and More Racing Roundup October 14-15

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.

The Aunt Jean crew got her mojo back at the AYC Fall Series (roundup october 14-15) Photo by Deb Sagerholm

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

Photo by Deb Sagerholm

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) . 

Alan Bomar accepts his award for the Round the LIghts Race at OPCYC

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.

Jonathan Romero took second

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 

Laser Masters at FBYC

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