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berger; 2) California Condor, Antrim 40, BuzzBlackett; 3) TNT, Tripp 43, Brad Copper. (6 boats) PHRF 2 — 1) Eight Ball, Farr 30, Scott Easom; 2) Outsider, Azzura 310, Greg Nelsen; 3) Symmetry, J/111, Howard Turner. (9 boats) PHRF 3 — 1) Yucca, 8-Meter, Hank Easom, 2) Hawkeye, IMX-38, Frank Morrow; 3) Uno, Wyliecat 30, Brendan Meyer. (14 boats) PHRF 4 — 1) Shenanigans, Express 27, Bill Moore; 2) Youngster, IOD, Ron Young; 3) Xarifa, IOD, Paul Manning. (9 boats) Catalina 34 — 1) Queimada, David Sanner; 2) All Hail, Page Van Loben Sels; 3) Amandla, Kurt Magdanz. (6 boats) Knarr — 1) Fifty/Fifty, Brent Crawford; 2) Knarr 134, Eric Gray; Gå, Don Taylor. (10 Boats) Folkboat — 1) Nordic Star, Richard Keldsen; 2) Polperro, Peter Jeal; 3) Thea, Chris Herrmann. (6 boats) Complete results at www.ggyc.com
Berkeley YC Midwinters On November 9, 53 boats appeared for the first race of the 2013-2014 Berkeley YC Midwinters. The sun was shining, the wind seemed to be steady at about eight knots, and it looked like it was going to be an easy romp around the eight-mile windward/leeward course. The first of nine divisions started on
time at noon but dying wind forced a 30-minute postponement. The last two fleets were given a shorter course. Midway through the race, things got weird. Wind shifts on seperate ends of the course created a unique vision of spinnakers approaching the same mark from different directions. The race committee had Mike Dvorak of www.sailorsenergy.com provide our wind models for the day. And just as predicted, around 2:15 p.m., about10 knots of new breeze filled in. We could hear cheers from around the whole Olympic Circle as racers focused on finishing. As in the past bunch of years, Sunday proved to be the finer day weather-wise. Patience was needed, but after a mere 40-minute postponement, a delightfully steady 10- to 12-knot breeze filled in. The 24 boats in six divisions were sent on a eight-mile windward/leeward course. There seemed to be no holes and no shifts — an almost unheard of situation during the winter on the Circle. — bobbi tosse BYC MIDWINTER SERIES SATURDAY (11/9) DIVISION A — 1) Ragtime, J/90, Tryg Liljestrand; 2) Arch Angel, Antrim 27, Bryce Griffith; 3) No Name, Lightspeed 32, Richard Elkins. (11
boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Hoot, Andy Macfie; 2) Chaos, Raymond Wilson; 3) Yankee Air Pilot, Donald Newman. (3 boats) DIVISION B — 1) Baleineau, Olson 34, Charlie Brochard; 2) Ahi, Santana 35, Andrew Newell; 3) Frisky, Open 5.70, Dale Scoggin. (4 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Abigail Morgan, Oliver Kell; 2) Take Five, Donald Carroll; 3) Motorcycle Irene, Will Paxton. (14 boats) SF 30 — 1) Wind Speed, J/30, Tony Castruccio; 2) Shameless, Schumacher 30, George Ellison; 3) Heart of Gold, Olson 911s, Joan Byrne. (5 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Synchronicity, Steve Smith; 2) Shadowfax, Mark Simpson; 3) Shark on Bluegrass, Falk Meissner. (4 boats) DIVISION C — 1) Phantom, J/24, John Gulliford; 2) Achates, Newport 30, Robert Schock; 3) Harry, Newport 30, Dick Aronoff. (3 boats) DIVISION D — 1) Oreo, Santana 22,Garth Copenhaver; 2) Critical Mass, Mancebo 24, John Dukat; 3) Huck Finn, Bear, Margie Siegal. (4 boats) CAL 20 — 1) Can O'Woopass, Richard VonEhrenkrook; 2) Coyote, Dave Gardner; 3) Green Dragon, Marcus Choy. (5 boats) BYC MIDWINTER SERIES SUNDAY (11/10) MULTIHULL — 1) Foxtrot, Corsair 24 MkII, Todd Craig. (1 boat) DIVISION 1 — 1) Stewball, Express 37, Bob Harford; 2) No Name, Lightspeed 32, Richard Elkins; 3) Always Friday, Antrim 27, John Liebenberg. (3 boats) December, 2013 •
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