(King Harbor, CA)- Here is the “pitch” for the King Harbor YC Summer Regatta…“Welcome Racers, come race with the whales (the cetacean kind, not the Wall St types) on a two-day premier sailing regatta using windward-leeward legs, Saturday & Sunday, in the scenic waters between Hermosa Beach and the Manhattan Beach piers. All PHRF classes, One-designs, J/70s, Farr 40s, etc… are invited. Beer included on the docks! With Rum tastings upstairs. Plus, a complimentary huge taco bar with live band after the races Saturday (dancing encouraged!). Trophy presentation and hors d'oeuvres on Sunday. Complimentary docking provided at KHYC.”
Sounds good, right? No question, that is a very attractive proposition to many sailors.
Heeding the call of duty and looking forward to yet another weekend of fun were the J/70 SoCal fleet!
Wow, what a circuit they enjoy between Santa Barbara in the north to San Diego in the south. Eight boats sailed the event and enjoyed seven races over the two-day weekend!
A new name and team leaped to the front of the fleet, James Murrell’s HUCKLEBERRY from the host King Harbor YC won the event by just the “hair of their chinny, chin, chin.” For the top three boats in the regatta, it was an up and down affair. Murrell’s HUCKLEBERRY had two 1sts, three 2nds in their seven race scoreline to win with 12 pts. Pushing them hard all weekend-long was Craig Tallman’s JAYA, a fellow KHYC member, winning three races, but not enough to overcome their tough closing tally of a 4-1-6 to have to settle for second overall. Third was a very competitive youth team comprised of Robert Garret’s Newport Harbor YC crew on SLOOP JOHN B; winning the first race and hanging in to secure the bronze on the podium. Rounding out the top five were Anthony Collins’ FLY from KHYC in 4th and Curt Johnson’s AVET 2.01 in 5th from California YC.
In the PHRF A Class, it was the J/92 H2 BLUE sailed by Ross Moore from King Harbor YC that placed third.
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