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Racers focus on the course during Del Rey Yacht Club’s Midwinter Regatta on the weekend of Feb. 5-6 Ideal weather conditions and a pod of whales made for a wonderful time on the water.
Del Rey YC hosts Midwinter Regatta
By Ambrosia Brody
MARINA DEL REY — Several racers and spectators joined in Del Rey Yacht Club’s Midwinter Regatta for the Stephen M. Pitt Memorial Trophy, Feb. 5-6 in Marina del Rey. The racing heavy weekend offered something for young and novice sailors alike. The one-design race is designed for
kids from 5 to 15 years old. More than 70 kids participated in the race sailed in Optis. While the conditions were light and
variable the kids were treated to a show by the local grey whale migration that did not disappoint, according to Regatta Chairman David Ross. “The weather was beautiful and the
show put on by the pod of whales both Saturday and Sunday did not disap- point,” Ross said. The top five racers for each race
category are as follows: Opti Green (eight races scored, 33
boats): 1st: Boxing Kangaroo, Lucca Farrell, CYC, 39; 2nd: Matthew Commons, CYC, 54; 3rd: Minion, Lucas Knight, CYC, 66; 4th: Harry Bryan, CYC, 69; 5th: Blow Hard, Matt Magasinn, DRYC, 70. Opti Champ (four races scored, 44
boats): 1st: Ryan Satterberg, SBYC, 13; 2nd: Jake Mayol, BCYC, 13; 3rd: The Lyndon, Taft Buckley, 20; 4th: GoCart, Carter Cox, VYC, 27; 5th: Kieran Shocklee, CYC, 32. Full results available at
tinyurl.com/hv45v8l.
Medicine Man sweeps LAYC Mid-Winter Catalina Island Race
LOS ANGELES — Racers were met with a foggy start as a thick marine layer stuck around for the first half of Los Angeles Yacht Club’s Mid-Winter Catalina Island Race earlier this month.
The wind filled nicely for the start and built to 12 knots by the West End of Catalina Island. Unfortunately, the wind did not hold up and died down at the back side of the island, and patch- es of light wind could be found throughout the course. The lead changed several times in
both PHRF A and PHRF B divisions, according to Los Angeles YC Commodore Carol Armitage. The battle between Zephyrus and
Medicine Man was not decided until the Los Angeles Harbor entrance. “As we neared Angels Gate, the wind
Berger/Stein Series #2 ON THE RADAR
MARINA DEL REY — Racers are invited to sign up for the upcoming Berger/Stein Series #2, scheduled to be held in Santa Monica Bay on March 5. The race is the second of a five part series with a first warning scheduled for
11:55 a.m. The course will take participants across Santa Monica Bay and conclude with trophies and appetizers at the end of the race. Registration and race documentations can be found at
dryc.org contact Regatta Chairman David Ross at
racers@dryc.org.
completely shut off, and Medicine Man caught up again,” as reported by Zephyrus navigator John Jourdane. “From the L.A. entrance to the finish line we had zero knots of wind, but luckily the tide was coming in, and car- ried us across the line, just a short time ahead of Medicine Man.” Medicine Man won PHRF A and
PHRF Overall on corrected time, also winning the coveted Mayor Norris Poulson Trophy.
Complete results are as follows: Division A (three boats): 1st: Medicine Man, Robert Lane, LBYC, 11:37:57; 2nd: Zephyrus, Damon Guizot, LAYC, 12:07:32; 3rd: Flaquita, Paul Casanova, SBYRC, 18:39:58. Division B (four boats): 1st: Mille
Onde II, Stephen Ashley, SYC, 23:29:18; 2nd: Transformer, Joel Young, LAYC, 23:45:30; 3rd: Super Chicken, Michael Georgia, NYC-LB, 28:40:29; 4th: Bully, Barrington Darcy, SBYRC, DNF.
SCYA From page 21
SCYA Midwinter Regatta. Eight VO 70 RC boats were entered for the 87th SCYA Midwinter Regatta that raced at Newport Dunes. The sailors all gath- ered for the noon start at Newport Dune and 11 races were conducted. The winds were wonderful and the competition was intense as the skip- pers all tuned their boats between races to maximize their chances of winning an SCYA trophy.
First place was awarded to Steve
Beck; Second place went to Larry Grant, who acted as the event coordi- nator. Third and fourth places went to Mike Schachter and Mike McCarthy, respectively. SCYA Vice Commodore Simon Dekker was pres- ent to award trophies and watch the action. Steve Ford is the builder of the boats and allowed people to try their luck at sailing extra boats he brought along so that future sailors could see what it was like to sail a radio con- trolled VO 70.
Michael Mosbach photo
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