(San Francisco, CA)- In the second of their series, the Singlehanded
Society of San Francisco (SSS) held their 18-mile Corinthian Race (named
for the Corinthian Yacht Club who hosts the start) on Saturday, April
2nd.
All boats could either sail single or double-handed, the entry list for
the Corinthian Race included 18 J/Boats, which as we all know are
perfect for this kind of racing! Dispersed amongst the fleet were the
following J's- J/80, J/92 (2), J/100, J/105 (5), J/109 (2), J/120, J/35,
J/32 (2), J/30, J/29 and J/24. While only two J's sailed singlehanded,
all the rest sailed doublehanded.
As Bob Johnson, owner/ skipper of the J/92 RAGTIME, reports, "After a
long series of Pacific storms, some local damage from the tsunami and
general cabin fever, it was apparent skippers are anxious to get back
out there and race around the central Bay." And, indeed they had a good
time. Bob managed to sail a reasonably fast race and won the
Singlehanded PHRR Class 3. Just behind him was the J/105 LARRIKIN
sailed by Stuart Taylor from St Francis YC.
Doublehanded PHRF Class 11 was a near sweep for the j's in the largest
class of the race, 21 boats competing and J's getting 8 of the top 10!
First was the J/109 SYMMETRY sailed by Howard Turner from Santa Cruz
YC. Third was another J/92, Tracy Rogers' RELENTLESS from CPYC. Fourth
was the J/105 LIGHTWAVE sailed by Richard Craig. Sixth was the J/105
RACER-X sailed by Rich Pipkin. Eighth was the J/105 AKULA skippered by
Doug Bailey. Ninth was the J/120 TWIST sailed by Timo Bruck. And, tenth
was another J/109, Jim Vickers' JOYRIDE.
In Doublehanded PHRF Class 12, the J/80 PAINKILLER skippered by Eric
Patterson was second, followed by the J/32 PARADIGM skippers by Luther
Izmirian. Lying eighth was another J/32 sistership, Ed Ruszel's
FLICKER.
Not to be left out of the silverware was the lone J/24 DOWNTOWN UPROAR,
raced by Darren Cumming in Doublehanded PHRF Class 13. Finally, in
Doublehanded PHRF Class 16, the J/30 IONE sailed by Peter Jermyn
finished a respectable fourth and the J/29 AUDACIOUS captained by Scott
Christensen finished 5th. More sailing information is available at Singlehanded Society of San Francisco site.
