Monthly Archives: October 2016

After pulling themselves up from seventh to fourth on Saturday, October 22, Bill Menninger (Newport Harbor Yacht Club) and his team posted two bullets Sunday to climb to the top of the 12-boat fleet and win San Diego Yacht Club’s International Masters Regatta in J/105s. Meninger was sailing with Scott Mason, Jon Pinckney, Steve Schupak,…

It took until the sixth race of the Stella Artois J/105 North American Championship before another team could cross the finish line ahead of Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate. Following five consecutive bullets, the Canadian team (including crew Graham Hicks, Fraser Howell, Evert McLaughlin and John Millen) added a 2,3 to end the seven-race…

Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer’s Mandate built a perfect scoreline through five races at the Stella Artois J/105 North American Championship, until Bruce Stone and Nicole Breault’s Good Trade won Saturday’s final race. The Canadian team on Mandate holds a nine-point advantage over local Damian Emery on Eclipse going into the final day of racing…

The Harvest Moon Regatta is an offshore experience taking off from Galveston Bay on an afternoon start, sailing out into the Gulf of Mexico and turning left down the shoreline to Port Aransas about 50 nm down the coastline. This year, a good weather forecast meant that teams turned out to enjoy the gorgeous overnight…