Saturday, August 23rd saw a great day for sailing around the bay and racing an epic Prince Henry the Navigator Race. 15 boats enjoyed a sporty south-westerly, sunny weather and a busy bay to complete the race. Returning for a 2nd win in two years – Slim Shady (McClintock/O’Brien) bested the Spinnaker class while Pegasus (Walker) squeaked out a win over Anoesis by only 0.19NM corrected. Full results.
9am saw boats starting at 3 of 7 possible starting locations around the bay, then assembling their course from approved legs to then traverse the furthest corrected distance while finishing off of Quonset in the approved finish window – 3-3:30pm (no penalty) and 3:30-4pm (carrying a distance penalty).
A good indicator on how favorable the conditions were for sailing is that most of the boats did not even use their allowed 30 minutes of engine time during the race.
Spinnaker Class (Full Results):
- Slim Shady (McClintock/O’Brien)
- Vento Solare (Kneller)
- Bully Circus (Pike)
- Spirit (Helme)
- Whalayed (Whaley)
- Rambunctious (Barrus)
- Brigadoon (Morton)
Cruising Class (Full Results):
- Pegasus (Walker)
- Anoesis (Pearson)
- Cetacean (Maloney)
- Bella Vella (Costanzo)
- Fireball (Kern)
- Relentless (Laska)
- Mental Floss (Church)
- Duck (Blackman)
