(San Francisco, CA)- It was Northern California versus Southern
California as St. Francis Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club faced
off in their Challenge Match Race event on San Francisco Bay.
Each
club brought teams with skippers aged 20+, 40+, 60+, and a flag officer
for a series of match races in J/22s. This inaugural series went to the
bay area hosts, with young, seasoned match racers Shawn Bennet and
Craig Healy joining veteran match racers Bruce Stone and Cai Svendsen to
represent St Francis Yacht Club.
As
reported by event Chairman Russ Silvestri, "It was a good time and a
great couple of parties. The racing was dominated by StFYC's team
consisting of Stone, Svendsen, Healy and Bennett. They sailed very well
over 44 races. It got a bit breezy on Sunday and we cancelled the
fleet/team race.Hope to do the event next year down there, but it was like a wedding weekend-- everyone had a good time. Mads Tolling, Bruce Stone’s musician friend, played a little violin during the awards ceremony to add to the luster of the event." For more Match Race Challenge California sailing information
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