J/105 "The Soup" Wins PHRF Overall!(Victoria, BC, Canada)- The prestigious trophy for winning first Overall in the Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race will have another THREE names emblazoned on it this year - Schenk, Hopper & Davis. The trio sailed their J/105 FREE BOWL OF SOUP to an overall victory in the 2017 race under blustery conditions. “Congratulations” to the crew! They were not only the PHRF Overall winner, but the J/105 Class winner, too. In fact, J/Teams in general sailed extremely well; with six J’s in the top eight boats overall.
According to Schenk from “the Soup”, “another epic one is in the books with a Southerly up the coast, and not too dead in the straights for an early finish. Having a J/105 division was super cool, and J/105’s finished 1st, 3rd, and 8th overall! Riva (J/46) also had a great race winning their division and 3rd across the line behind Rage and the TP52!”
The
Oregon Offshore is one of the toughest races on the entire West Coast
and also one that has seen very loyal teams participate year after year;
the event is hosted by Corinthian YC of Portland and the Astoria YC in
Astoria, OR along the opening of the Columbia River.Historically, the race acts as a “feeder” for the Swiftsure Race and for the Vic-Maui Race, too. The race starts off the Columbia River Buoy 2 and goes 193nm north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, leaving Duntze Rock buoy to starboard and finish off the piers at Victoria, British Columbia in Canada on the northern side of the Straits.
Twenty-one teams entered this year and besides the J/105s, other J/Crews gathered their fair share of silverware.
The PHRF A2 Class saw a sweep of the top three positions on the podium, led by Corinthian YC’s Scott Campbell and his team on the pretty blue J/46 RIVA (4th overall). Second in class was Tom Keffer’s J/42 VELOCITY (5th overall) and third in class was Tom Kelly’s beautiful blue J/122 ANAM CARA (6th overall).
Behind the winners in the J/105 class (the “Soupers” that also won last year’s PHRF A class), it was Doug Pihlaja’s ABSTRACT that took second place (3rd overall) while Dana Sibilla’s ESCAPE ARTIST placed third (8th overall). That is a great showing for the J/105s in general. For the two “newbies” in the race, it was especially gratifying to do so well overall, too!! For more Oregon Offshore Race sailing informationAdd to Flipboard Magazine.
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