Tuesday, July 9, 2019

J/Teams Love Stratford Shoal Race

stratford shoal light (Riverside, CT)- The Riverside YC hosted its 88th annual Stratford Shoal Race this past weekend on Long Island Sound. The event featured a combination of fully-crewed, doublehanded, and the “Plus+One” PHRF divisions for offshore racing teams.

J/Crews overall did quite well across the board in the various PHRF divisions.  It was a clean sweep in the PHRF 3 Doublehanded division.  Winning was Todd Aven’s J/92 THIN MAN, followed by Barry Purcell’s J/27 LUCIDA in second, and James Reichel’s J/105 SCAPEGOAT in third position.

The PHRF 4 division was won by Eben Walker’s J/105 STRANGE BREW, with Ken & Drew Hall’s J/88 NEVERMORE in fourth place. Fifth was the American YC’s J/105 YOUNG AMERICAN youth offshore team.

The PHRF Plus+One division was won by Arthur Hanlon’s J/112E DAUNTLESS with Kevin Kelley’s J/122 SUMMER GRACE taking the bronze.  For more Stratford Shoal Race sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.