Rolex Big Boat Series Images and results
by Chuck Lantz on 22 Sep 2010

Melges 32’s lined up in good breeze and no fog, for a change. - Rolex Big Boat Series, 2010 Chuck Lantz
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Rolex Big Boat Series 2010. More fog and light winds on the final day of the 2010 edition on San Francisco bay. The following are images of the class winners, taken by Chuck Lantz.
Final results (after seven races)
Melges 32 (One Design - 27 Boats)
1. B-lin sailing, Melges 32, Luca Lalli, Milano, ITA - 5, 3, 4, 3, 18,
1, 1, ; 35
2. Bliksem, Melges 32, Pieter Taselaar, Scarsdale, NY, USA - 2, 1, 8, 2,
19, 7, 2, ; 41
3. Red, Melges 32, Joe Woods, Torquay, Devon, UK - 1, 12, 6, 5, 14, 5,
7, ; 50
J 120 (One Design - 8 Boats)
1. Dayenu, J 120, Donald Payan, Hillsborough, CA, USA - 3, 1, 5, 1, 2,
1, 2, ; 15
2. Mr. Magoo, J 120, Stephen Madeira, Menlo Park, CA, USA - 7, 2, 1, 3,
1, 4, 3, ; 21
3. Desdemona, J 120, John S. Wimer, Half Moon Bay, CA, USA - 1, 5, 2, 4,
3, 2, 7, ; 24
Express 37 (One Design - 8 Boats)
1. Golden Moon, Express 37, Kame Richards / Bill Bridge, Alameda, CA,
USA - 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, ; 11
2. Eclipse, Express 37, Mark Dowdy, San Francisco, CA, USA - 1, 4, 3, 3,
1, 3, 4, ; 19
3. Elan, Express 37, Bill Riess, Oakland, CA, USA - 4, 2, 6, 1, 2, 2, 7,
; 24
J 105 (One Design - 24 Boats)
1. Arbitrage, J 105, Bruce J. Stone, San Francisco, CA, USA - 1, 4, 2,
3, 5, 7, 5, ; 27
2. Blackhawk, J 105, Scooter Simmons, Belvedere, CA, USA - 5, 1, 4, 11,
1, 10, 1, ; 33
3. Mojo, J 105, Jeff Littfin / John Case, San Mateo, CA, USA - 4, 2, 7,
4, 12, 5, 7, ; 41
IRC A (IRC - 5 Boats)
1. Vincitore, RP 52, James Mitchell, Zurich, Switzerland - 1, 1, 3, 2,
2, 3, 4, ; 16
2. Patches, TP 52, Jorge Ripstein, Naucalpan, MEX - 2, 6/DSQ, 1, 1, 1,
1, 5, ; 17
3. Flash, TP 52, Mick Shelns / Mark Jones, Diablo, CA, USA - 3, 2, 2,
4/SCP, 5, 2, 1, ; 19
IRC B (IRC - 7 Boats)
1. Soozal, King 40, Daniel Woolery, Alamo, CA, USA - 4, 1, 2, 3/SCP, 1,
2, 1, ; 14
2. Kokopelli2, Santa Cruz 52, Lani Spund, Los Gatos, CA, USA - 5, 2, 5,
5, 3, 1, 2, ; 23
3. Flyer, Reichel-Pugh 47, Rob Sjostedt, Foothill Ranch, CA, USA - 2, 4,
1, 3, 7/SCP, 4, 3, ; 24
IRC C (IRC - 6 Boats)
1. Wasabi, Kernan 44, Dale Williams, San Francisco, CA, USA - 1, 1, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1, ; 7
2. Double Trouble, J 125, Andy Costello / Peter Kreuger, Pt. Richmond,
CA, USA - 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, ; 18
3. August Ice, J 125, Richard Ferris, Tahoe City, CA, USA - 3.5, 3, 3,
2, 2, 3, 2, ; 18.5
IRC D (IRC - 7 Boats)
1. Electra, J 109, Thomas Brott, Cypress, CA, USA - 4, 8/DNF, 1, 1, 2,
1, 2, ; 19
2. Tupelo Honey, Elan 40, Gerard Sheridan, San Francisco, CA, USA - 1,
4, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, ; 20
3. Hawkeye, IMX-38, Frank Morrow, San Francisco, CA, USA - 3, 1, 2, 6,
3, 3, 3, ; 21
One Design 35 (One Design - 6 Boats)
1. Dark and Stormy, 1D35, Jonathan Hunt, Oakland, CA, USA - 1, 2, 1, 1,
1, 1, 1, ; 8
2. Ebb Tide, 1D35, Masakazu Toyama, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN - 2, 1, 5, 4,
2, 5, 5, ; 24
3. Zsa Zsa, 1D35, Stanley Glaros, San Francisco, CA, USA - 5, 3, 3, 5,
3, 2, 3, ; 24
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