J/111s sweep Bayweek Regatta in Put-In-Bay, Ohio
by J/Boats 14 Aug 2022 10:14 PDT
5-7 August 2022
J/111s Sweep Bayweek Regatta © Inter-Lake Yachting Association
Perhaps the most popular race week on all of Lake Erie, the Bayweek Regatta at Put-in-bay, Ohio, has been popular with both offshore and one-design classes for decades.
Situated amongst a small archipelago of pretty little islands in western Lake Erie, the Inter-Lake Yachting Association team works hard to ensure the racing offshore is fun and that onshore festivities are even more entertaining! Since the early days of the J/24s, J/Teams love sailing the regatta.
In the PHRF A Division, the nine-boat fleet was treated to a complete sweep of the podium by a trio of J/111s. Winning was Rob Ruhlman's famous SPACEMAN SPIFF with a 3-3-1-1 tally for 8 pts. Second went to Don Hudak's CAPERS with a 2-1-4-3 for 10 pts. Taking the third step after a tie-breaker was Hugh Scott Seaholm's PAPA'S TOY with a 1-10-2-2 for 15 pts. Losing the countback to take 4th place was Brad D'Arcangelo's J/109 CONSIG with a 4-4-3-4 record for 15 pts.
Continuing their tour of the Great Lakes, Jeff Progelhof's beautifully restored J/36 SENOR MOMENT took the silver in the six-boat PHRF B Division with a 2-2-3-2 tally for 9 pts.
Anita Chabalowski's J/92 FAMILY TRUCKSTER was the top woman owner in the regatta and also took the silver in PHRF C Division with a 3-1-2-2 scoreline for 8 pts.
Then, in the PHRF JAM A Division, Steven Theiss' J/29 TURTLE STAMPEDE took the bronze medal in the all-white sails fleet.
In the one-design world, it was Chip Schaffner's FALL LINE eclipsing the J/105 Class with a 2-2-2-1 score for 7 pts. Second went to Robert Mock's UNBRIDLED with a 3-4-1-3 for 11 pts and third place was Ron Carson's DARK'N'STORMY with a 1-5-5-2 tally for 13 pts. Losing the tiebreaker at 13 pts on the countback was Paul Hickman's KASHMIR.
The J/29s on Lake Erie have been enjoying somewhat of a renaissance, with seven boats registered for the regatta as a one-design class! "Schooling" the fleet was Jack McGuire's DIRTY HARRY, winning with all bullets! Second went to Alex Miller's PAGAN with 10 pts and rounding out the podium was Cliff Ruckstuhl's RED DOG with 13 pts.
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