KATIE TENBOER
THE RACING
of the cost of the regatta shirts sold." One more event remains on Latitude 38's Unofficial Women's Circuit: Richmond YC's Amazing Grace Cheney Cup on Sunday, November 3. A woman must skipper, but men are allowed onboard. We welcome nominations for the Queen of the Women's Circuit through November 12. For more info on the 'circuit' and the 'queen', see www.latitude38.com/ issues/2019-sailing-calendar/#62. — latitude / chris SBYC RED BRA REGATTA, 10/19 (2r, 0t) SPINNAKER D — 1) Aquavit, J/105, Chloe Lepert, 2 points; 2) Rhapsody, J/32, Molly Morris, 5; 3) Air Jaldi, J/105, Gene Harris/Sam Clarke, 5. (4 boats)
SPINNAKER E — 1) Hang 20, Express 27, Lori Tewksbury, 2.5; 2) Evil Octopussy, J/24, Robin Van Vliet, 5; 3) Friction Loss, J/30, Jennifer Thompson, 5.5. (6 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Iseult, Wyliecat 30, Patricia Corcoran, 2 points; 2) Zingara, Islander 36, Jocelyn Swanson, 6; 3) Jabouf, Catalina 34, Marcia Bever, 7. (9 boats) Full results at www.southbeachyachtclub.org
Race Notes Fleet president Lori Tewksbury reports that, at the Express 27 Nationals hosted by Encinal YC on October 11-13, "Motorcycle Motorcycle Irene came back from behind (after missing an offset mark in the second race on Friday) to win overall. Magic
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Sailing super-yachts aren't a super-common sight on San Francisco Bay, so it was fun to see this one out racing in the Leukemia Cup — albeit in a one-boat division — on October 20. She is 'My Star', ex-'Corinthian', a 114-ft Dubois design, built by Alloy Yachts in New Zealand in 1994.
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DAVID ROSS
Above: The women of Joan Byrne's Olson 911S 'Heart of Gold' celebrate the Red Bra Regatta on October 19. Right: Stephanie Sawyer was the + 1 for Kathy Williamson and David Ross in the Jill & Jack + 1 on October 5. Carol Klammer designed the turtle art for the spinnaker on the Merit 25 'Faster Faster!'
Bus won the Corinthian team trophy (first place for an all-Corinthian/non-pro team). For top results, see Box Scores on page 92. Sequoia YC successfully defended the Barth Memorial Regatta on October 13, sweeping the top four positions of the team race, a challenge between Sequoia and Coyote Point YC in the South Bay. "Thanks to Mother Nature, who gave us beautiful sailing conditions!" commented SeqYC fleet captain Tom Borgstrom. The Kilroy Realty US Match Racing Championship, hosted by StFYC on October 4-6, started with two days of long postponements that yielded what chief umpire Glenn Oliver called "champagne conditions." The scheduled 28 total matches over two round robins went as planned. But no sailable wind permitted the start of semifinal racing, so Sunday turned into a lay day. Pearson Potts of Boston sailed to a 12-2 record on Friday and Saturday to take first place in the round robin, making him US champion for the third year running. With the victory, he also earns a berth in next April's Ficker Cup at Long Beach YC. StFYC won the second edition of the Global Team Racing Regatta, hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron on September 26-28 in Cowes, UK. The two-on-two format featured 12 teams in J/70s, with each team having a minimum of three men and three women on its eight-