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THE RACING the challenges of the conditions, rockin' Juniors Joey Marlett and Sam Nash called it a day when they retraced their path to the Central Lagoon. It was blowin' out there! See www.eltoroyra.org. — john pacholski Singlehanded Farallones Race It was a hard road for this year's Singlehanded Farallones Race, run by the Singlehanded Sailing Society. The 8 a.m. start on May 19 saw the predicted heavy winds for the Bay already blowing at 15+ knots. The 29 boats that made it to the start got off the line at the Golden Gate Yacht Club race deck and beat cleanly out the Gate. Except for one. "Mark Eastham on the F-31 Ma's Rover had a great start but was at the wrong club," said SSS commodore David Herrigel. "We watched as he started off St. Francis, and, according to the rules, we couldn't tell him about his mistake." The fleet was made up of veterans and newbies alike. One of the veterans is Jim Quanci, sailing his Cal 40 Green Buffalo. "It blew 20-24 knots to the Lightship," he reports. "And then it settled down to a more comfy 16-20 knots the rest of the way out." Once at the island he had to decide whether to set the spinnaker in the windy conditions, after spotting his competition. "I rounded at 1 p.m., possibly the earliest I have ever been there. Then, seeing a Wyliecat 30 that was still heading out but not all that far back, it was time to raise the full-size heavy chute, which I used all the way to just before the South Tower." nor Threat, Jay Janov, 23. (12 boats) OVERALL — Tangaroa. SDYC TON CUP, 5/4 DIVISION 1 — 1) Blue Blazes, R/P 50, Dennis Pennell; 2) Pyewacket; 3) Staghound, R/P 50, Alec Oberschmidt. (7 boats) DIVISION 2 — 1) Mexican Divorce,; 2) Rival, J/35, David Boatner; 3) Kite35. (9 boats) DIVISION 3 — 1) Sanity; 2) J-OK; 3) American Girl, Alerion Express 28, Lisa & Craig Leweck. (7 boats) Full results at www.sdyc.org
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'Green Buffalo' smoked the fleet in the windy Singlehanded Farallones on May 19. But what's wrong with this picture?
Philippe Jamotte, racing Double Espresso, an Olson 30, was a firsttimer in the race. He's preparing for the Singlehanded TransPac in June. "It was my first time rounding the islands. I saw the race as a good offshore test for what things will be like for the SHTP. I was also testing a dry suit and some food items, and I was hand-steering for a long time. In effect I ended up testing a little more than that." Not all of his race was comfortable, but he hung in there until the finish. "I thoroughly enjoyed the last hour; I saw a max boatspeed of 14+ knots, and surfing was a lot of fun. But it was a long day, and I'm still processing the race." — ncs SSS SINGLEHANDED FARALLONES, 5/19 SPINNAKER <109 — 1) Freedom, Worth 40,
THE BOX SCORES OREGON OFFSHORE, CYC PORTLAND, 5/10-13 PHRF A1 — 1) Hana Mari, Wylie 43, Ged McLean; 2) Riva, J/46, Scott Campbell; 3) Rage, Wylie 70, David Raney. (7 boats) PHRF A2 — 1) Abstract, J/105, Doug Pihlaja; 2) Dilligaf, Ross 930, Keith Climenhaga. (3 boats) PHRF B — 1) Rain Drop, Cascade 36, Joby Easton; 2) Journeyman, Cal 40, David Rhys Balmer; 3) Turnagain, Beneteau Oceanis 50, Travis McGregor. (4 boats)
Jib Martens. (3 boats) SPINNAKER 111-160 — 1) Green Buffalo, Cal 40, Jim Quanci; 2) Bandicoot, Wyliecat 30, Al Germain; 3) Wind Speed, J/30, Tony Castruccio. (9 boats) SPINNAKER >161 — 1) Sweet Pea, Islander 30-2, Jan Hirsch; 2) Galaxsea, Nauticat 44, Daniel Willey; 3) Jacqueline, Freedom 30, Mike Cunningham. (5 boats) SPORTBOAT — 1) Motorcycle Irene, Express 27, Zachery Anderson; 2) Nina, Olson 29, Robert MacDonald; 3) The Pork Chop Express, Express 27, Chris Jordan. (7 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Zenith, Islander 36, Bill Nork; 2) Mulan, Beneteau 10R, Michael Chammout. (3 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Rainbow, Crowther 10M, Clifford Shaw. (2 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net
US Multihull Championship On April 18-22, three Bay Area Weta trimaran sailors — current Weta West Coast Champion David Bentsen, Weta National Champion Jonathan Weston, and David Bacci — attended the 2018 US Multihull Championships in Fort Walton Beach, FL. The regatta was held this year — and will be next year — in Wetas. The event took place in a wide variety of conditions, although the final day's showdown in heavy breeze was canceled due to tornado warnings. Bay Area sailors were disappointed, as racing was called just when the stronger winds favoring them arrived. A tornado rolled through the racecourse later in the day. While Bentsen won three races in the moderate breeze, Randy Smyth sailed consistently and owned his backyard PHRF C — 1) Taku, J/30, Theo Singelis; 2) Cool Change, C&C 38LF, Frank Noragon. (7 boats) Full results at www.oregonoffshore.org FARR 40 NORTH AMERICANS, LBYC, 5/10-5/13 (11r, 0t) 1) Plenty, Alex Roepers, 12 points; 2) Struntje Light, Wolfgang Schaefer, 34; 3) Australian Temptress, Ray Roberts, 35. (9 boats) CORINTHIAN — 1) Australian Temptress, 35 points; 2) Blade 2, Mick Schlens, 53; 3) Cal Maritime, Cal Maritime, 71. (6 boats) Full results at www.lbyc.org