Monthly Archives: June 2017

The Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta in Chicago came to a close June 11 after three days of stellar sailing weather on Lake Michigan for more than 145 teams. Seven races were completed in the eight-boat J/105 division, with Clark Pellett’s Sealark taking the win with 16 points. Mark Gurney’s Buzz placed…

Bruce Stone and Nicole Breault (Good Trade #96) launched their 2017 East Coast J/105 program with a solid win at the Cedar Point One Design Regatta, scoring four bullets and two seconds for 8 points, followed by George & Alex Wilbanks on Revelation with 11 points, Davie Willis’ Solution with 18 points, and Jordan Mindich’s…

In the Cape Flattery Race (a part of Swiftsure Race Week at Royal Victoria Yacht Club in British Columbia Canada) in the J/105 one-design class, PHRF L3, Jim Geros’ LAST TANGO won by nearly 15 minutes over Chris Phoenix’s JADED and Chuck Stephens’ PANIC, in second and third, respectively. Rounding out the top five were…

The 72nd edition of the Block Island Race on May 26 off of Stamford, CT was 186nm with 66 entrants. The breeze at the first start was a shifty 4 knots, but by the third start, it settled into a stiff northwesterly of 15 knots with significantly higher gusts. Most of the fleet popped their…