Offshore PHRF Series at Cleveland Race Week

Cleveland Race Week concluded its 10-day event with 69 boats competing in the PHRF Offshore Series. The ‘Big Boat’ portion of the regatta began Thursday night with beautiful breeze on Lake Erie, and continued Friday night with lighter air. Friday featured a finish line at the William G. Mather steamship in the heart of downtown Cleveland’s harbor. Both Saturday and Sunday’s races took place under sunny skies and winds that started on the low end each day but built in the afternoon. Six J/105s competed in PHRF Spin E with Jim Sminchak and Doug Moose winning on It with a line of 1-1-1-1-[3]-2 for 6 points. Rob Mock’s Unbridled placed second with 9 points, and Jim Uhlir’s Trio rounded out the top three with 15 points.