(Rye, New York)- The famous end-of-season, around the buoys, fall series
held at American Yacht Cub always takes place the last weekend in
September and the first weekend of October. This coming weekend, the
fleet will be racing on Western Long Island Sound just southeast of
AYC’s spectacular location on a peninsula off Rye, New York. A
combination of IRC/ PHRF handicap racing as well as one-design racing
for J/70s, J/105s, J/109s and J/44s is taking place. Like the rest of
the East Coast this past weekend, summer-like 70-degree weather and no
wind permitted just one or two races to be completed all weekend long.
With an excellent forecast for 15-25 kt SSE breezes on Saturday (due to a
massive low pressure system passing by) and gorgeous, sunny, 10-15 kts
WNW winds on Sunday, everyone hopes to get in a least 3-4 races per day
to make up for last weekends “glass-out”!Currently, the J/122 WINGS is leading IRC 2 followed by Ron Richman’s J/133 ANTIDOTE lying in fourth place. In PHRF 1, the J/111 PARTNERSHIP sailed by David & Maryellen Tortorello is sitting in third, followed by Paul Strauch’s J/111 ANDIAMO in 6th. In PHRF 2, Ken Hall’s J/100 NEVERMORE is sitting in second. Then, in PHRF 3, Tom & Julie Sinatra’s J/29 SMOKIN J is tied for 1st with a 1-2 followed by Jason Viseltear’s J/80 UPSETTER in 4th and Aleksandr Tichter’s J/29 AKLUA in 5th.
In one-design circles, the twelve boat J/44 fleet is being led by Len Sitar’s VAMP, followed by Joerg Esdorn & Duncan Hennes’ KINCSEM in second and Don & Dick Rave’s RESOLUTE in third. The twelve J/109s have Jonathan Rechtschaffer’s EMOTICON leading with William Rogers’ BIG BOAT in second and George Tay’s COSMO in third. The fifteen J/105s are being led by Paul Beaudin’s double-bullets on LOULOU, followed by George & Alex Wilbanks’ REVELATION in second and Jeremy Henderson & Harald Edegran’s CONUNDRUM in third. The biggest fleet in the regatta are the J/70s, seventeen strong and growing! The Ploch Sisters (Megan & Madelyn) are leading the fleet with two bullets on SUGAR DADDY, followed by Scott Bursor’s SLINKY in second and the Furnary Brothers (Scott & Alex) in third sailing ANY COLOUR. Should be more fun and games this coming weekend, especially with good breezes forecast both days! For more American YC Fall Regatta sailing information
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