2011 Rolex Big Boat Series / Farr 30 World Championship The Rolex Big Boat


Series hosted by the


St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, is the West Coast’s premier regatta. Attracting sailors from across the United States and the World, the Big Boat Series traditionally offers competitors heavy winds and strong currents. The 2011 Big Boat Series would not disappoint with world class competition in “dogs- of-chains” wind conditions. Among the 81 boats racing, 33 would


be racing under IRC handicap and 48 would be racing in One-Design fleets. The four IRC divisions would include boats such as the TP52, RP45, Farr 40 and a variety of very fast custom sleds. IRC C would hold the newly formed “Fast 40” division which included the J/125s, the Farr 36, the ID35 and newcomer, the Farr 400. The One-Design fleets included the J/120, Express 37 and the J/105 with the largest One-Design fleet of 21 boats. The highlighted One-Design fleet


would be the Farr 30s racing in their Worlds, with boats representing the US, Canada and Germany. Seattle Boat Nefarious, skippered by Daniel Randolph, was ready to race having just tuned up in the pre-worlds. Also representing the Pacific Northwest would be Darrin Burns’ Idiopathic and


Pl Boat


IRC Division IRC A 1 Vesper


2 PowerPlay 3 Mayhem 4 Rio


5 Velos


IRC B 1 TNT


5 Entropy 6 Twisted 7 High 5


Type TP 52


6 Criminal Mischief R/P 45 7 Rebel Yell 8 AKELA


Tanton 73 TP 52


2 Swiftsure ll Turbo Sled Skipper


TP 52 Peter Cunningham TP 52


Jim Swartz Ashley Wolfe


TP 52 Manouch Moshayedi Kjeld Hestehave Chip Megeath David Team Bill Turpin


Custom Tripp 43 Sloop


3 BustinLoose Sydney 38 4 Flyer


Reichel-Pugh 47 Tripp 41 Farr 40


8 Recidivist Schumacher 39 9 Bodacious + 1D 48


IRC C 1 Double Trouble J 125 2 Resolute 3 August Ice


J 125 J 125


4 Timeshaver J 125 5 Team Premier Farr 400 6 RACER X 7 Jazzy


Farr 36 1D35


8 Wicked Farr 36


Brad Copper Sy Kleinman Jeff Pulford Rob Sjostedt Chris Hemans M. Tony Pohl


Farr 40 Cust Joseph Andresen Jesse Cartee John Clauser


Andy Costello Tim Fuller


Richard Ferris


Viggo Torbensen Dee Smith


Gary Redelberger Bob Turnbull


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Andrew Hamilton’s Through, both from Vancouver, BC. Raymond Hines crewing aboard Nefarious mentioned that the level of competition was extreme and the learning curve high. Each of the crew racing with Nefarious indicated that they were having the time of their lives and each wished that Seattle had its own Farr 30 class. San Francisco Bay is a unique locale


to hold a competitive multi-day regatta. The race venue, with the city of San Francisco to the south, beautiful Marin County to the north, Alcatraz Island right in the middle and the amazing Golden Gate Bridge to the west, offers a stunning panorama. The StFYC’s primary race officer and race committee performed a top-notch job in organizing the best courses for the conditions each day.


For the first three days of the regatta,


the PRO held two races each day for each division. Like clockwork, the morning fog would give-way to sunshine and the winds would slowly build. Race one would be unique for each division, starting from one of two areas in 10-15 knots of wind. Race two, with winds ranging from 20-25 knots, would take competitors around Alcatraz and along the city waterfront to the StFYC. By the third day the winds began in the 30’s


IRC D 1 Dayenu


J 120 Donald Payan


2 Tupelo Honey Elan 40 Gerard Sheridan 3 Mirthmaker


7 Summer & Smoke Bene 36.7 Pat Patterson 8 Gator


Sydney 36 CR Wayne Koide Frers 39 Todd Wheatley


One Design Division J 105 1 Blackhawk 2 Risk


6 Arbitrage 7 Mojo


8 Wonder


12 Advantage3 13 Akula 14 Sanity


18 Sophia


J 105 Scooter Simmons J 105 Woodley/ Whitney


3 Donkey Jack J 105 Conrads/Kaiser/Ryan 4 Jam Session J 105 5 Godot


J 105 J 105 J 105 J 105


J 105


9 One Trick Pony J 105 M. Van Rensselaer 10 Wianno 11 Alchemy


J 105 Walter Sanford J 105 J 105 J 105


Edward Walker Pat Benedict


Doug Bailey Rick Goebel


15 Jabberwocky J 105 J 105


19 Hazardous Waste J 105 20 Whisper


J 105 J 105


16 Walloping Swede J 105 T. Brandner-Allen 17 JuJu


Vaughan/ Reyff Timothy Sullivan


Ryan Fenchel Chuck Cihak Marc Vayn


Adam Spiegel Phillip Laby Bruce Stone Littfin/ Case Tom Kennelly


4 Inspired Environ Bene First 40.7 Timothy Ballard 5 Ohana 6 Encore


Arch A35 Holm/Denebeim Bene 45f5 Dean Hocking


and remained honking until the end of the second race. Aboard Tim Fuller’s J/125 Resolute downwind runs with boat speeds in the mid to upper twenties was exhilarating. With exceptional crew work and expert boat handling we earned second in our division. The high winds on day three


also proved fortunate for Velos Kjeld Hestenave’s Tanton 73. Team Velos would include a handful of Pacific Northwest sailors including Tom Gilbert from Anacortes. Tom noted that Velos thrived in the heavy breeze and performed well against their competitors. Having to race against the TP52 in IRC A, Aaron Bronson mentioned that team Velos worked diligently to keep the boat moving and to reel-in their competition. On the fourth and last day of the


regatta was the “Bay Tour;” a single race that travels to multiple marks across the Bay and includes a multitude of runs, reaches and upwind legs. During the last race of the regatta, the fleet was spread across the Bay under the sun with winds in the high teens. As we all converged on the StFYC finish line for our last horn, day four was a fitting end to a truly fantastic regatta.


by Joshua May 21 Breeze


J 120 1 Chance


2 Mr. Magoo 3 Peregrine


J 105


J 120 J 120 J 120


4 Desdemona J 120 5 Grace Dances J 120 6 Twist


J 120


Franci Fridell Barry Lewis


Stephen Madeira David Halliwill John S. Wimer Dick Swanson Timo Bruck


Express 37 1 Golden Moon Express 37 Kame Richards 2 Blade Runner Express 37 Michael Shlens 3 Expeditious Express 37 Bartz Schneider 4 Loca Motion Express 37 M.&H. Chaffey 5 Stewball 6 Bullet


Express 37


7 pHat Jack 8 Elan 9 Exy


Express 37 Michael Maloney Express 37 Express 37 Express 37


Bob Harford Bob Lugliani


Jack Peurach Chris Sears


Farr 30 1 Groovederci Farr 30 Deneen Demourkas 2 Barking Mad Farr 30 James Richardson 3 Eight Ball


4 Groovederci Farr 30 5 Wild Thing 6 Through 7 Topas


Farr 30 Farr 30


Farr 30 Farr 30


8 Standard Dev. Farr 30 9 Huckleberry2 Farr 30 10 Idiopathic 11 Nefarious 12 Babe


Farr 30 Farr 30 Farr 30


Scott Easom


John Demourkas Rhonda Tolar


Andrew Hamilton Harald Bruening William Markel Jim Murrell Darren Burns


Daniel Randolph Douglas Steele


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