(Annapolis, MD)- Annapolis Race Week is one of the premier sailing
regattas in the Mid-Atlantic Region. It's sailed annually over the Labor
Day Weekend (this year from August 31st to September 2nd) off
Annapolis. CBYRA is happy to announce that its tent party and regatta
headquarters will be again held at Annapolis' City Dock. Utilizing the
Susan Campbell Park as the shore-side venue has heightened visibility
and attendance and by opening it up to the public, created a citywide
festival type event oriented towards sailing!There are more than fifty-seven J/Teams sailing out of eighty-three boats registered so far with J's representing the dominant brand at the regatta with over 70% of the fleet!
The
inaugural J/70 one-design class has thirty-one teams competing, by far
the largest class in the regatta, where many leading contenders are
using the event as a tune-up for the upcoming J/70 North Americans in
Annapolis in the end of September. Amongst the notable teams (based on
recent performances) are Joel Ronning's CATAPULT, Blake Kimbrough's
NOSTALGIA, Bennet Greenwald's PERSEVERANCE, Martin Kullman's TOUCH 2
PLAY and Brian Keane's SAVASANA. Two others to watch out for are Henry
Filter on WILD CHILD and Peter McChesney on USA 209-- both college
sailing All-Americans with enormous amounts of one-design experience
under their belts. Three women skippers are also participating and have
been demonstrating they are quite competitive at both a regional and
national level, including Jenn Wulff on JOINT CUSTODY, Kathy Parks on
SUNDOG and Catharine Evans on MOJITO.
Other
J One-Design classes include J/105s, J/80s, J/30s and J/35s. So far,
fifteen J/105s area sailing including Carl & Scott Gitchell's
TENACIOUS, Jack Biddle's famous RUM PUPPY, Robert Reeves's A-TRAIN,
Andrew Kennedy's BAT IV and Don Santa's SANTAS REIGN DEAR. Seventeen
J/80s are attending including Will & Marie Crumps R80, COURAGEOUS
(Gary Panariello), MANGO (Keith Mangano), RASCAL (Lucy Thomson) and
Chris Chadwick's CHURCK KEY. Seven J/30s will be sailing including
INSATIABLE (Ron Anderson), INFECTIOUS SMILE (Tristan Keen), BEBOP (Bob
Rutsch & Mike Costello), AVITA (George Watson), THE WHITE BOAT (Dave
Moss) and POGO (Charles Lutz). Six J/35s will be dueling for
supremacy, including MAGGIE (Peter Scheidt), MEDICINE MAN (Charles
Kohlerman) and DAKOTA GIRL (Stephanie Reuer). Finally, in PHRF Class
are six J/24s like Paul Ford's WILDCARD, Paul van Ravenswaay's
MILLENNIUM FALCON, Jim McGinnis's historic SWAG and Pete Kassal's
SPACEMAN SPIFF. Sailing photo credits- Tim Wilkes.com For more CBYRA Race Week sailing information
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