(Marina del Rey, CA)- As one of the first racing series of the Southern
California midwinter sailing events, the Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina
del Rey starts off the New Year with their Berger Series for PHRF
racing in SoCal. It is a five-race event and is the premier distance,
day-time series in Marina del Rey, culminating with a race to their
Catalina Island Harbor facility and returning to Marina del Rey (yes,
that beautiful, massive 10,000+ boat marina just north of LAX airport. So far, several J/Teams are loving the sunshine and moderate breezes (if not a bit light) and are leading their divisions. In PHRF B, theJ/80 AVET sailed by Curt Johnson from Cal YC won the first race. Third is the J/70 DFZ sailed by the team of Kownacki & Jenkins, also from Cal YC. Fourth is the J/109 SPRAY skippered by Peter Nelson and just behind him in 6th is Alice Leahey's J/109 GRACE O'MALLEY.
In PHRC C, Jim Bauerley's J/24 CRITTER is leading followed in third, appropriately enough, is the J/24 TRIPLE sailed by Lars Radmall and in 6th is the J/30 EGGEMOGGIN led by Kris Helm.
The PHRF A divisions sees three J's all in a row together in the top ten with the J/125 TIMESHAVER sailed by Viggo Torbenson in 8th, followed by the J/111 JATO skippered by the Webster & Moorehead team in 9th and Joe Simpkin's J/124 FORGIVENESS in 10th.
The next two events are the Santa Monica Bay Race- Saturday, March 2nd and then the finale, the Pt Dume Race- Saturday, May 4th. For more Del Rey YC Berger Series sailing information
