THE RACING SHEET the cream of Northern California talent was represented on just one boat, Jim Swartz’s spectacular Swan 601 Moneypenny, whose afterguard included Dee Smith, Kimo Worthington and Mark Rudiger. Paul Cayard called tactics on another boat, while other crew rosters sported such sailing luminaries as Russell Coutts and Roy Heiner. The event even boasted famous boats, among them the 36-ft Tarantella, whose launch in 1966 by the fledgling Finnish boatbuilder began the whole Swan phenomenon. Conditions for the Rolex Swan Cup ranged from light air to gear-busting 30-knot Mistrals. When it was all over, boats from four different nations topped the four divisions, with the Rhode-Island based Moneypenny taking the prestigious Swan 601 title. Complete stories and results: www.rolexswancup.com. Four races in one: The Del Rey Yacht Club has announced that the Marina Del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race "will combine the best of all Mexican races in one." Using satellite transponders aboard every entry, DRYC has created 'crossing lines' at Ensenada, Cabo and
Punta Mita. At each line, the transponder will record the date and time, and at the awards ceremony, additional trophies will be awarded to the boats with the best corrected times at those points. (The crossing lines are perpendicular to the rhumbline and extend 70 miles offshore so tactics are not compromised.) The race starts February 16. For more, www.pv07.com. It was a light turnout for this year's Jessica Cup on September 9. Only eight classic yachts showed up for the 'little Master Mariners' on September 9. They enjoyed the same nice breeze, hazy skies, and playing dodge ball with every other fleet sailing the Bay that weekend (and they were all there). Winners of the three divisions were Jack Coulter's Echo (Farallone Clippers, 4 boats); Terry Klaus' 50-ft Herreschoff schooner Brigadoon (Gaff Division, 2 boats) and John Vincent's 35-ft Robb sloop Saltana (Marconi Division, 2 boats). Will it strike twice? — The San Francisco Lightning Class announced a fall daysail and barbecue that they hope will re-ignite interest in the class. The event
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is scheduled for November 5 at the Richmond YC. For more, contact Fleet 372 rep Terry Dewane at (707) 327-7900 or email belowine@msn.com. Herding cats: Jeff Zarwell is putting together an ongoing race management workshop to help improve the quality of race management on the Bay. "I'm not the know-it-all of race management, but figure I'll be a decent enough moderator," says Zarwell — who in fact is a good guy who has been running races for years and knows his stuff inside and out. (He also founded and runs RegattaPro Yacht Race Management.) The workshop will be 'kinda sorta' run through YRA, which is who you should call (415-771-9500) or email (info@yra.org) to make reservations. The first workshop is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, at Sausalito YC from 7 to 9 p.m. Topics will include an introduction to the course and 'Setting a Square Line.' Following the workshop will be a Q and A period. The workshop is free (dinners at the club range from $7-$12), but Jeff asks that you do make reservations if you plan to attend so they know what to plan for.
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