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Phil Lotz's Arethusa leads NYYC Swan 42 Nationals

by Michael Levitt on 17 Jul 2009
Phil Lotz’s Arethusa leads the fleet after the first day. - NYYC Swan 42 Nationals Dan Nerney
20 yachts are competing in the NYYC Swan 42 Nationals, held at the NYYC’s Harbour Court July 16-19. On the first day of racing, preliminary results show Andrew Fisher (Greenwich, CT) won the first two races with Bandit.

However, a 13th in Race 3 saw Phil Lotz (New Canaan, CT) and Arethusa take the lead. Behind Fisher, now in second, is John Hele (Toronto, Can.), sailing Daring. The results are pending protests.

The boats sailed three races on a gray and lumpy Rhode Island Sound, and winds were 15 knots from the south, moving right to the southwest.

The NYYC Swan 42, launched in 2006, is the eighth one-design class created by the NYYC since 1900. It was designed by German and Mani Frers and built by Nautor’s Swan. Some 25 are in the NYYC’s fleet; a like number are elsewhere in the world.

Lotz’s Arethusa and Fisher’s Bandit are among four yachts competing to be the NYYC’s entry in the NYYC Invitational Cup (IC), September 15-19th sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., Sperry Top-Sider and Nautor’s Swan. John Hele is on the team from the Royal Canadian Yacht Club.

The IC will feature world-class, Corinthian sailing among 19 yacht club teams from 14 countries aboard these one-design NYYC Swan 42s. The Class has generously made their yachts available for charter.

The hiking crew on Long Echo, skippered by Barry Sampson of Itchenor, UK. - NYYC Swan 42 Nationals © Dan Nerney
The hiking crew on Long Echo, skippered by Barry Sampson of Itchenor, UK. - NYYC Swan 42 Nationals © Dan Nerney


Bandit, Andrew Fisher, is second. - NYYC Swan 42 Nationals © Dan Nerney
Bandit, Andrew Fisher, is second. - NYYC Swan 42 Nationals © Dan Nerney



The Swan 42 Nationals are on the web at www.nyyc.org.
The NYYC Invitational Cup is on the web at http://www.nyyc.org/eventnews/

Preliminary Results through Race 3

 

2009 Swan 42 Class U.S. National Championship

Place   Bow # Yacht Name  Sail #   First Name Last Name  Yacht Club  City  State  R1  R2  R3 Total  Total
1 16 Arethusa  4216 Philip  Lotz  New York  New Canaan  CT  4 5 4 13
2 8 Bandit  4208 Andy  Fisher  New York  Greenwich  CT  1 1 13 15
3 14 Daring  4214 John  Hele  RCYC  Toronto  Can  3 11 3 17
4 21 Celeritas  4221 Malcolm  Gefter  New York  Newport  RI  7 2 11 20
5 25 Interlodge  4225 Austin/Gwen  Fragomen/Fragomen  New York  Portsmouth  RI  17 3 2 22
6 1 Conspiracy  4201   Cahoots Syndicate  New York  Greenwich  CT  13 6 6 25
7 35 Apparition  4235 Kenneth  Colburn  New York  Dover  MA  2 8 16 26
8 45 Mustang  4245 Gary/Tom  Jobson/Enright  New York  Newport  RI  6 20 1 27
9 23 Tiburon  4223 Mark  Watson  RBYC  Hamilton  Ber  8 14 5 27
10 20 Amelia  4220 Alex  Jackson  New York  New York  NY  5 13 10 28
11 15 Tsunami  4215 Preben/Bud  Ostberg/Dailey  New York  Rockville  MD  14 4 12 30
12 24 BarleycornBarleycorn  4224 Brendan  BrownyardBrownyard  New York  Bay ShoreBay Shore  NY  9 15 7 31
13 4 Mutiny  4204 Gibb/Drew  Kane/Shea  New York  Rye  NY  15 9 9 33
14 6 Impetuous  4206 Paul  Zabetakis  New York  Jamestown  RI  11 10 14 35
15 27 Hoss  4227 Glenn/Philip  Darden/Williamson  New York  Fort Worth  TX  16 7 15 38
16 3 Downhill Express  4203 Tom/Cindy  Hirsch/Hirsch  New York  Jamestown  RI  10 12 17 39
17 43 Blazer  4243 Chris  Culver  New York  Brookline  MA  18 18 8 44
18 36 Long Echo  3642 Barry  Sampson  Island Sailing Club  Cowes  UK  12 19 21 52
19 17 Orbit  4217 Dod/Sandy  Fraser/Vietor  New York  Rye  NY  20 16 18 54
20 18 Better Than...  18 Gosia  Rojek  New York  Brooklyn  NY  19 17 21 57

 

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