(Cleveland, OH)- On Lake Erie, the season-ending finale has symbolically
become the Cleveland 216 Regatta hosted by the Edgewater YC for
one-design fleets of J/22s, J/70s, and J/105s.The eight teams competing in the J/70 class were certainly not expecting a “master class” in how to get a 70 around the race track, but that’s exactly what they got! “Schooling” the fleet was David Koski’s SOUL from Edgewater YC, winning 6 of 7 races to win by a large margin. Second with four 2nds and the only boat to “steal” a win from SOUL was Lee Sackett’s AQUA DUMP, with 15 pts total in seven races. A distant third was Tod Sackett’s FM with 23 pts total.
In the J/22s, a similar scenario played out, with Tim Roberts’ DEUCE winning every single race in their seven race series for a total of 7 pts. Second was Jim Latham’s RAMBLE ON with 14 pts and third place went to Mike Meaney’s MEANIAC.
Unlike their stablemates, the J/105s had a fierce battle for the top spots on the podium. In the end, just four points separated the top four boats. After starting off with three 1sts in a row, Robert Mock’s crew on DARK HORSE stumbled a bit to post top three finishes; in the end they won with 15 pts total. Just three points back, two boats were tied on 18 pts each, with Stephen Mitcham’s BREEZIN BAYOU taking 2nd place on count-back over Jim Uhlir’s TRIO. Just one point behind them was Cindy Einhouse’s OVATION to take 4th position. Rounding out the top five was Rick Drucker’s KNOT GUILTY in 5th place.
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