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Godwin wins Farr 40 class in Midwinter Regatta
Melendres tops the Cal 25s. By Rick Roberts
LONG BEACH — Ray Godwin of Long Beach Yacht Club and his Farr 40, Temptress, team won their One-Design class while Art and Scott Melendres, also of Long Beach YC, won their Cal 25, One-Time, team won their class Sunday, Feb. 22, in the 86th annual Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) Midwinter Regatta, sponsored by SCYA with Long Beach YC hosting these two classes. Long Beach YC was one of 26 West
Coast yacht clubs that hosted more than 600 boats in the annual event, traditionally an opportunity for local sailors to shake off the winter cobwebs and go racing. With consistent breezes out of the south and southwest at 6 to 12 knots the phrase, “perfect conditions,” was overheard on the docks throughout the weekend. At the end of Feb. 21 racing action,
the Farr 40 fleet had Godwin in the lead, but only by one point with a three-point spread between the four boats. For him to keep the lead and win
the regatta he needed to be on his game… and he was, winning both of his races Feb. 22. “It seemed like we had the wrong sails up for each rounding,” Godwin said.“Almost every weather leg in every
race, we were not the first boat around [the mark]. But it was fun and we so enjoyed ourselves. This was one of the most fun regattas we’ve done in some
time.” Art Melendres and his son Scott’s closest opponent in the Cal 25 class was Felix Basadre’s boat, Tiburon. Melendres had a one point lead over Basadre going into Sunday’s races. Basadre won the first race Sunday, Feb. 22, and Melendres won the second and final race of the regatta, thus keeping his one point lead and giving
Final Results
Farr 40 Class 1. Ray Godwin, Long Beach YC, Temptress, 2-3-1-1-1, 8 points 2. Zoltan Katinszky, Cabrillo Beach YC, White Knight 1-4-4-2-2, 13 3. Gordon Leon, Cabrillo Beach YC, Foil, 3-2-2-4-3, 14 4. Jim Murrell, King Harbor YC, 4-1-3-3-4, 15
Cal 25 Class 1. Scott Melendres, Long Beach YC, One Time, 2-1-1-2-1, 7 2. Felix Basadre, Seal Beach YC, Tiburon, 1-2-2-1-2, 8 3. Dennis Diem, Long Beach YC/Alamitos Bay YC, The Iguana, 3-3-3-4/DNC-4/DNC, 17
Sailors from Long Beach Yacht Club won the Farr 40 and Cal 25 classes at the 86th annual Southern California Yachting Association Midwinter Regatta held in Long Beach. Ray Godwin claimed the Farr 40 class while Art and Scott Melendres won the Cal 25 class.
him the win in his class. “You know,” Art Melendres said,
“I’m always humbled when I can win one of these regattas against a stellar competitor such as Felix. It came down to the final day and my crew’s work was absolutely outstanding. They were really terrific.”
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