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Corrected, Orca and Best Corrected, Catamaran on April 24, adding to his collection of at least seven that he’s won since 2002. However, for the fi rst time it was not for winning aboard the 53-foot catamaran Afterburner. This time, Gibbs sailed Wahoo, an almost 47-foot Schionning GF 1400. Peter Bretschger, chief marketing
offi cer for the Newport Ocean Sailing Association, claimed two trophies for his J120 Adios, for Best Corrected PHRF-D and Best Corrected J120 Nobody can remember the last time all boats were accounted for by 3 p.m. Saturday. “We learned that there is life here
Orion, a MOD70, crushed the Newport to Ensenada’s longstanding record of 6:46:40. Orion crossed the fi nish line with a time of 5:17:26. Records trampled during Newport to Ensenada Race
Orion demolished old record set by Steve Fossett in 1998.
ENSENADA, Mexico — The 69th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race was more of a stampede than a sailboat race, with records being trampled and lots of fi rsts. Two super trimarans broke an 18-year old multi- hull record, and four Maxi’s broke the monohull record. Orion, the MOD70 based in the San
Francisco Bay area and owned by Tom Siebel broke the fastest elapsed time record in the Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race. Orion crossed the fi nish line with a time of 5:17:26, which demolishes the old record of 6:46:40, set by the late Steve Fossett on the yacht Stars and Stripes in 1998 by more than 1 hour and 29 minutes. Aszhou, a 63-foot Australian-built
Reichel Pugh on its fi rst Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race with Steve Meheen, set a new mono- hull record of 9:35:34. Like Orion in the multihull class, Aszhou destroyed
the previous record by just over 1 hour and 28 minutes. With a PHRF rating of -143 however, the time was not enough to win its class. That honor went to Medicine Man, which was one of four boats in the Maxi class (including Pyewacket and Zephyrus) to best the old record. Chris Macy, on behalf of Medicine
Man’s skipper Bob Lane, collected the President of Mexico trophy for Best Corrected Maxi. Medicine Man was the
third Maxi to break the old monohull record. Ben Mitchell, who sailed on
Pyewacket with Roy Pat Disney, drove back to collect the teams’ second place mug. The fi rst Pyewacket set an Newport to Ensenada record 10-12 years ago, he said. Magnitude 80 broke their record by seven minutes. Multiple-time Newport to Ensenada
winner Bill Gibbs collected three tro- phies for Best Corrected, All Boats; Best
Saturday afternoons,” said Dick McNish, who collected two trophies. The nearly 89-year-old recalled the year they sailed across the fi nish line at 10:45 a.m., Sunday – 15 minutes before cut off time. This year, the namesake of the McNish Classic Yacht Race and crew arrived aboard Cheerio II, a 1931 wooden yawl, before 8 a.m., April 23. Of the 17 or 18 times he’s sailed the race, this was the fi rst time winning his class too. Crewmember Scott Harrison Jr. joked that at 50, he was the youngest aboard, but fi nally old enough to sail on the McNish team and alongside his 81-year-old father, Scott Sr. The other crewmembers were 60, 58, 54, and 88 years-old, not including McNish. “It is kind of fun that we still get to do this at our age,” McNish said. “This is really something none of us will ever forget.” They’ll be back next year, when he’ll be a month from turning 90. Jon Gardner picked up two trophies on behalf of Andrew Rasdal’s Valkyrie, a Bolt 37. The 25-year North Sails employee won the President of USA Trophy for Best Corrected PHRF and Best Corrected PHRF-C, the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce Trophy. Pole Dancer skipper Terri Manok, will take the Caroline Starr trophy back to Oceanside Yacht Club. Many of her all women crew dedicated the race to veteran sailor Sue Senescu, who died unexpectedly last year. “I learned a lot from her,” said
Monok who called her crew, “my dream team, the best I could have ever hoped for.” Visit
newporttoensenada.com for
The crew on Aszhou catches their breath at the start of the Newport to Ensenada Race. The team set a new monohull record of 9:35:34. more race results.
George Griffi th Race to hold last pursuit in series ON THE RADAR
LOS ANGELES — The last and fi nal leg of the George Griffi th Racing Series will come to an end with the third day of racing scheduled for May 7. According to host club, Los Angeles
Yacht Club, race participation has been up across three classes – PHRF A and B, and Cruising – for the previous two pursuit races, which were held March 26 and April 2. Twenty boats have competed in the past two days of racing that featured three inverted start pursuit races. A party at the Los Angeles YC clubhouse will follow the race, with
trophies awarded for individual races. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a no-host bar and free beer will also be served. Skippers, crews and families are invited to participate. Trophies will also be presented for the overall series winners and two new catego- ries: Yacht Club Challenger and First Female Skipper. The best three race fi nishes for competing yacht clubs will be used to determine the overall yacht club team winner. Notice of race available at
layc.org. Zephyrus approaching the last mark during the March 26 George Griffi th Race.
Tom Walker photo
Tom Walker photo
Los Angeles YC photo
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