Rolex Big Boat Series, Day One,

by Chuck Lantz on 15 Sep 2006 The 2007 edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series got off to a good start, with clear skies and good breeze for both opening day races. Photos and results from Race 1 and 2.

Top five in each division, after 2 races.

Division: 1D35
1 35045 Great Sensation - Mario Yovkov - St. Francis YC 1 3 4.00 1
2 35024 Shadow - Peter Stoneberg - St. Francis YC 3 2 5.00 2
3 35018 Double Trouble - Andy Costello - Corinthian YC 5 1 6.00 3
4 35043 Jazzy - Bob Turnbull - South Beach YC 2 6 8.00 4
5 35035 Sweet Sensation - Gary Fanger - Golden Gate YC 4 4 8.00 5

Division: Exp 37
1 18488 Golden Moon - Kame Richards - Encinal YC 1 1 2.00 1
2 18478 Expeditious - Bartz Schneider - SFYC/StFYC 2 2 4.00 2
3 87700 Elan - Bill Riess - Richmond YC 3 3 6.00 3
4 US 87549 Blade Runner - Michael Shlens CBYC 5 4 9.00 4
5 40311 Bullet - Michael Maloney - Berkeley YC 4 5 9.00 5

Division: J105
1 435 Blink! - Steve Howell - San Diego YC 2 8 10.00 1
2 119 Mojo - Jeff Littfin - 3 9 12.00 2
3 196 Risk - Jason Woodley - St. Francis YC 7 5 12.00 3
4 120 Invisible - Jeff Janov - California 5 7 12.00 4
5 604 Rock & Roll - Bernard Girod - Santa Barbara 12 2 14.00 5

Division: J120
1 28484 Chance - Barry Lewis - St. Francis YC 3 1 4.00 1
2 52582 J-World - Frank Glassner - SFYC 1 3 4.00 2
3 28486 Desdemona - John Wimer - SFYC 5 2 7.00 3

Division: Melges 32
1 700 Red - Tim Edwards - Royal Torbay yacht club 1 3 4.00 1
2 162 Southern Cross - Richard Leslie - Noosa YRC 2 2 4.00 2
3 166 Pegasus 32 - Philippe Kahn - 4 1 5.00 3
4 145 Stewball - Caleb Everett - St. Francis 3 4 7.00 4
5 158 taboo - Stephen Pugh - STFYC 6 5 11.00 5

Division: Syd 38
1 38044 BustinLoose - Jeff Pulford - St. Francis YC 1 1 2.00 1
2 38004 Copernicus - Michael Kennedy - Chicago Yacht Club 2 2 4.00 2
3 38009 Low Speed Chase - James Bradford - San Francisco Yacht Club 4 3 7.00 3
4 93102 Howl - Peter Krueger 3 5 8.00 4
5 41 Animal - Craig French - Santa Cruz Yacht Club 5 4 9.00 5

Division: IRC A
1 13131 Samba Pa Ti - John Kilroy, Jr. 1 1 2.00 1
2 45045 Sjambok - Michael Brennan 3 2 5.00 2
3 60065 Rosebud - Roger Sturgeon 2 3 5.00 3
4 7552 Mayhem - Ashley Wolfe 4 4 8.00 4
5 28909 Ocelot - Kevin Flanigan 5 5 10.00 5

Division: IRC B
1 43717 Kokopelli2 - Lani Spund 1 3 4.00 1
2 52445 Rancho Deluxe - Michael Diepenbrock 2 2 4.00 2
3 16 Swiftsure - Sy Kleinman 6 1 7.00 3
4 80808 Piranha - David Voss 3 5 8.00 4
5 41718 Heartbeat - Lou Pambianco 4 4 8.00 5

Division: IRC C
1 50758 White Dove - Mike Garl 2 1 3.00 1
2 60122 TKO - Dave Kirby 1 2 3.00 2
3 28900 Scorpio - John Siegel 5 4 9.00 3
4 46085 Finale - Roger and Connie Hills 3 7/30% 10.00 4
5 40646 Jeannette - Henry King 6 5 11.00 5

Division: IRC D
1 28908 Tupelo Honey - Gerard Sheridan 1 2 3.00 1
2 38007 Acabar - Jean-Yves Lendormy 4 1 5.00 2
3 18441 Mintaka 4 - Gerry Brown 2 3 5.00 3
4 39 Josie - Don Sellers 5 4 9.00 4
5 28394 Mistral - Ed Durbin 3 7 10.00 5