J/122 ANAM CARA Wins Class + Overall!(Portland, Oregon)- It was a "Banner Year" for the 35th Edition of the Oregon Offshore Race. Twenty seven entries, the most in over a decade or two. The event has been a classic "feeder" taking enthusiastic offshore sailors from the friendly confines of Portland, Oregon up to the Seattle/ Victoria, BC region for some excellent sailing in the summers-- e.g. Vic-Maui, Seattle NOOD, Swiftsure Race and so forth.
The
Oregon Offshore can be challenging, especially the long stretch from
the start to the first turn at Cape Flattery. The race goes 193 nm
race, starting off Astoria, Oregon at the mouth of the famous Columbia
River, then head north up around Cape Flattery at the opening of the
Juan de Fuca Straits, then down ESE to the finish line at Victoria, BC,
Canada.Veterans of the race continue to demonstrate their knowledge of the capricious conditions that can confound the "newbies" who've not experienced the vagaries of storms, calms, whirlpools, massive eddies and currents and which shore to pick going down the Straits of Juan de Fuca!
For
this year's edition, Tom Kelly's beautiful navy-blue hulled J/122 ANAM
CARA swept the entire race, taking both A2 Class honors as well as 1st
Overall! Second in class and third overall was Scott Campbell's J/46
RIVA (crew seen above relishing their amazing performance). And,
completing the sweep of A2 class was the J/42 VELOCITY sailed by Tom
Keffer from Hood River, OR (seen here to right practicing "fast
cruising").Taking B Class honors was the J/105 FREE BOWL OF SOUP. She was 1st in Class and 5th overall sailed by the trio of Portland, OR co-owners Doug Schenk, Matt Davis and Eric Hopper. Congratulations to all, fantastic performance in this challenging race! For more Oregon Offshore sailing information
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