(Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, MA)- Running for decades, the Edgartown
YC Annual Regatta regularly attracts strong one-design competition from
across New England. The event has been famous for participation by the
Kennedy family from Hyannisport, MA in their fabled Wianno Seniors.
Indeed, in this year’s event, the Wianno’s were the largest one-design
class participating with over twenty boats.The “new kid on the block”, not surprisingly, is the J/70 class. Teams from Edgartown YC and Vineyard Haven YC joined in the fun-in-the-sun for a great weekend of sailing.
The regatta turned into a bit of a duel between the top two boats, Alex Meleny’s TRUCKIN and Roland Vandermeer’s VENONA. After splitting the first three races for the top two positions, it was clear neither boat was going to “roll over” and play dead. Even after winning the last race, Meleny’s crew could not overcome VENONA’s four bullets to settle for second overall. Kudos to Vandermeer’s VENONA team for taking the inaugural J/70 Edgartown Annual Regatta championship. Taking third was Tyler Young’s YACHTDOG with 19 pts; fourth was Dan Pesch’s AMONINI and fifth was Mike Eberstadt’s ARTEMIS. For more Edgartown Annual Regatta sailing information
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