(Manhasset, Long Island, NY)- The Manhasset Bay YC has for decades
hosted what is the grand finale to the western Long Island Sound sailing
season. Massively popular for years, it has now become the final event
for masses of J/105s, J/109s and several offshore J/crews. This year,
Chamber of Commerce fall weather greeted sailors with temps in the
low-mid 60's and winds in the 4-8 kt range Saturday and 14-18 kts on
Sunday, offering a chance for the fleets to test out both light air and
medium-heavy air skills and settings.Out-of-towners dominated the J/105 fleet at the Manhasset Bay Fall Series, a precursor to the J/105 NA's being held later this week in the same waters. Team MANDATE from Toronto, sailed by Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer, won in convincing fashion, posting a 2-1-2-1-1-1 for six points net, followed by San Franciscans Bruce Stone & Nicole Breault on GOOD TRADE with 15 points, winning the tie-breaker over Fred deNapoli's gang from Marblehead on ALLEGRO SIMPLICITA. The photo below shows the winners (Left to right)- Terry McLaughlin, Bruce Stone, Fred de Napoli.
The
John B. Thomson, Sr. trophy was awarded to the Canadian team on the
J/105 MANDATE (skipper Terry McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer) as having the
best overall performance in one design racing!In the PHRF 1 Class, Sam Talbot’s J/111 SPIKE crushed it on the last day, closing out their series with a 2-1-1 to nearly take the overall class win. Instead, they settled for a well-deserved silver in a class full of wildly disparate boats (Melges 32, Custom 40 ft sled, Tripp 40 and IMX-45).
In PHRF 2 Class, it was a battle of the J/Crews. Winning was Carl Olsson’s bright red J/109 MORNING GLORY with an amazing 2-1-1-1.5-2-1 record for 6.5 pts net. Second was Iris Vogel’s J/88 DEVIATION, she sailed fast and like her J/109 stablemate, posted all top three finishes. Fourth was Bob Schwartz’s navy-blue J/109 NORDLYS, winning the tie-breaker over Todd Aven’s J/92 THIN MAN at 21 pts each. Sixth was Jason Viseltear’s J/80 UPSETTER with 26 pts. For more Manhasset Bay Fall Series sailing information
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