Doyles Win NYYC Annual Regatta

Sean and Susan Doyle won a closely contested New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta. Only five J/105s participated, but the competition was first rate and the racing extremely tight, with numerous position changes. In almost every race, the winner was decided moments before the line. The top four boats finished with 11 points, 12 points, 13 points, and 14 points for the five race series. The Doyle’s Kestrel won two of the races, as did Mark and Jolene Masur on Two Feathers, who led after the first day of racing. But Kestrel took a 1st and a 3rd on the second day, while Two Feathers had less luck. Fred Darlington’s Tonto finished the 159th annual NYYC event in second, Two Feathers was third, John and Marisa Koten’s Planet Claire fourth, and Ned Joyce’s Dark n Stormy fifth.