McChesney Clinches J/105 East Coast Championships
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t was a challenging weekend for 17 boatloads of J/105 sailors who competed in the East Coast and Chesapeake Bay Championships out of host club Annapolis YC October 29-30. Shifty northwest/northeast winds, with varying velocity from four to 12 knots, combined with current moving across the course made for an exciting three-race event, with Saturday racing having been canceled due to an abominable forecast that came true. Annapolis sailor Peter McChesney and his Mystery Machine crew took top honors at the event two points ahead of secondplace finisher James Rathbun from the Royal Canadian YC on Hey Jude. Annapolis sailor Jim Konigsberg and his crew on Inigo placed third.
McChesney attributes his win to consistently good crew work and being patient while waiting for the next shift. “Connecting the puffs was important,” he says. “I would say the race committee did an excellent job. They didn’t get rattled with the big shifts and found the mean direction to set the course, which worked out well. I think they only made one minor adjustment to the right, which was correct, also.” Known for its camaraderie and consistently tight racing, “No question the J/105 class is the place to be for larger one-design keelboat racing,” says McChesney. “The class provides consistent strong numbers, great competition, comfortable boats to sail at a reasonable cost.”
J/105 East Coast and Chesapeake Bay Championship Final Results 1
Peter McChesney
Annapolis YC
The Mystery Machine
2
James Rathbun
Royal Canadian YC
Hey Jude
3
Jim Konigsberg
Annapolis YC
Inigo
4
Marty Hublitz / Eddie Hornick
Severn River YC
Veloce
5
Andrew Kennedy
Annapolis YC
Bat IV
6
Bruce Stone
St. Francis YC
Arbitrage
7
Chris & Carolyn Groobey
Annapolis YC
Java
8
Gerrit Schulze
Corinthian YC
Max Power
9
Mary Cox
Naval Academy SS
Allegiance
10
Robert Reeves
Annapolis YC
A Train
For complete results, visit: race.annapolisyc.com.
##Jim Konigsberg and his Annapolis-based crew on Inigo placed third.
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##The trip from Canada was worth it to James Rathbun and his team on Hey Jude, as they took second place in the event. Photos by Dan Phelps
##McChesney and team on the Mystery Machine emerged on top at the J/105 East Coast and Chesapeake Bay Championships October 30 off Annapolis.
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