Sperry Top-Sider
Seattle NOOD Regatta
The F18 class had close starts with John Hoag winning the regatta by three points over Paul Andrepoint. Courtesy of staff photographer.
SYC and the CYC hosted racing for most competitors given the light winds. tactician Christopher Butler said, “In the
28 fleets at the 2nd annual Sailing World’s A few boats struggled to finish in the time first race, we saw big current rivers and
Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One limit. After a long delay, the race committee it was backward from what we expected,
Design (NOOD) Regatta. Everyone hoped cancelled a second race when the wind which was a big port tack lift.” In the last
for a repeat performance of last year's shifted dramatically. After another delay, race, boats fought for position on a short
smashing success, but this year's three the RC started a third race to a windward start line, with Shada and Illusionist both
day regatta featured light winds, making mark and then to the finish. over early.
for challenging race conditions. In the emerging C&C 115 fleet, racing In the J-105 fleet, in the first race Money
Course A Race Committee, headed by was tighter than last year, though the first Shot led after the windward mark. On the
PRO Brian Ledbetter, only completed two race predicted the top three finishes. Jim second beat, most of the fleet sailed east,
races Friday and that was all the racing Lowry's Zorra finished first. but the wind began to die. Boats in the
those boats got to do. The north course J-109, It's Only Rock and Roll (R&R), back jibed into wind coming down the
race committee started with a windward finished two points ahead of Tantivy west side, inverting the finish order. Panic,
leeward twice around, which surprised and three points ahead of J-Tripper. R&R with the Here and Now crew aboard, now
Picture perfect sailing in Seattle —
with the exception of very little wind.
Photo by Wendy Hinman.
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