Chester race week - Great sailing conditions on final day

by Michael Browne on 18 Aug 2013

IOD classic yachts sail a tight reach on a scenic course through Mahone Bay 2013 Tim Wilkes / www.timwilkes.com

At the 2013 Chester Race Week, spectators gathered at the Chester Yacht Club in anticipation for the last day. Newcomers and longtime race week attendees stood at the dock early in the afternoon watching the remarkable sails of the Bluenose fleet as they crossed the harbour during one of the final day’s races.

A wind shift prior to the last race of the iconic Bluenose class resulted in a race cancellation as the 3 p.m. closing time approached. Despite that, they raced seven times over the course of the week with Chase pulling ahead as the overall winner.

The Bravo fleet winners for 2013 are all repeat champions from last year’s race week with Defiant, skippered by Mark Gosine, once again winning over for the Bravo I course, Ping (Terry Schnare) for Bravo II and Sisu (Dan Pride) for Bravo 3. For the Alpha feet, Climax (Reece/Comtois) had a clear win for the Alpha I course and Tangley (Peter Coombs) scored best overall for Alpha II. Also repeating its 2012 win was the Chester C sloop Ripple (Jim Rafuse) in the beautiful Delta Classics fleet.

Even though wind conditions weren’t as exceptional as the past two days, Chester Race Week 2013 went out with a bang as festivities continued on land well into the night for the closing ceremonies with awards presentations and live music.

Visit Chester Race Week for race, social and boat cruise schedules.

RESULTS

ALPHA 1

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Climax	1D35	35026	DYC	Reece/Comtois	14.0
2	Blast	J111	11105	RNSYS	Mark Surrette	20.0
3	Team Ocean	Melges 32	USA 135	RNSYS	John Roy	21.0

ALPHA 2

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Tangley	Farr 30	CAN 29	Char YC	Peter Toombs	11.0
2	One More Time	Farr 30	USA 28	RNSYS	Rob Gale	13.0
3	Venturesome	Farr 30	47	RNSYS	Ben Maloney	25.0

ALPHA DISTANCE 1

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Brilliance	J120	144	RNSYS	Richard Calder	7.0
2	Adios	J120	50793	RNSYS	Fred Smithers	14.0
3	Stampeder	J111	11165	CYC	Dave Connolly	15.0

ALPHA DISTANCE 2

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Koobalibra	C&C 115	59115	RNSYS	David Barlow	8.0
2	J’ai Tu	J35	41057	CYC	Rodney Johnstone	9.0
3	WISC	J109	CAN 311	RNSYS	Paul Rafuse	11.0

BRAVO 1

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Defiant	C&C	142	DYC	Mark Gosine	18.0
2	Head Games	Kirby 30	34283	CYC	Terry Schnare	19.0
3	Highlander	Dehler DB 1	34440	RNSYS	Dan Pride	20.0

BRAVO 2

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Ping	Sonar	415	LYC	Kathryn Josenhans	12.0
2	Awesome 2.0	Sonar	366	LYC	Ron Whynacht	17.0
3	Echo	Sonar	571	LYC	John Franklin	24.0

BRAVO 3

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Sisu	Tanzer 22	1857	MYC	David Peer	8.0
2	Freyja	Tanzer 22	1801	Grand Lake	Doug Caldwell	15.0
3	Hotspur	Shock Santana	131	CBYC	Tyson Hynes	27.0

ONE DESIGN - J/24

Rank	Boat	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Sunnyvale	3599	RNSYS	Peter Wickwire	14.0
2	Juvenile Delinquent	4013	RNSYS	Ted Murphy	17.0
3	Adrenaline Rush	4331	RNSYS	Greg Blunden	20.0

ONE DESIGN - J/29

Rank	Boat	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Silver Woman	84675	RNSYS	Andrew Childs	10.0
2	J-Zeus	72	RNSYS	John Heseltine	24.0
3	Colmonell	135	RNSYS	Christie Bros.	25.0

Bluenose

Rank	Boat	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Chase	77	CYC	Christain Luti	10.0
2	Dart	279	CYC	John Grantmyer	18.0
3	Mahaska	116	LYC	Karl Mitchell	21.0

Delta Classics

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Ripple	Sloop	C-6	CYC	Jim Rafuse	5.0
2	Eclipse	Chester C	C7	CYC	Daniel Blain	7.0
3	Hayseed IV	Wm Gardner P	P1	CYC	Wurts	15.0

Delta Cruiser 1

Rank	Boat	Class	Sail No	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Mariah	C&C 35	24228	CYC	Keith Johnson	5.0
2	Patience	Nonsuch 30 U	399	CYC	Bruce Flinn	7.0
3	Chester Cat	Nonsuch 30	ZERO	CYC	John McCurdy	12.0

Delta Cruiser 2

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Sea Breaker	C&C 25	4962	CYC	Bruce Nunn	3.0
2	Aspen	Westerly GK 24	53	CBYA	Brian Molloy	6.0
3	Aspire II	Catalina	20250	SYC	Jim Gaw	10.0

Delta 1

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Agent 99	C&C 99	99050	BBYC	Rob Crutcher	6.0
2	Rumble Fish	J29	31991	LYC	Scott Covey	9.0
3	Poohsticks	J92	8	LYC	Colin Mann	10.0

Delta 2

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Club	HelmName	Nett
1	Sly Fox	Chaser 29	34142	LYC	James Mosher	5.0
2	Incorrigible	J27	83270	CYC	Sam Lamey	9.0
3	Mayham	C&C 29 -2	221	DYC	Ricard Gerstenberger	10.0