Thursday, June 13, 2019

J/Singlehanders Win Susan Hood Trophy Race

J/109 sailing on Lake Ontario (Port Credit, Ontario)- The 2019 edition of the Susan Hood Trophy Race, presented by driveHG.ca, and hosted by Port Credit Yacht Club saw the majority of the fleet get around the race track in a relatively quick 13 to 15 hours for the 30 to 40 footers.  The J/Crews that participated garnered a fair amount of silverware in their various classes.

In the seven-boat IRC Division, Bruce Pierce’s J/122 HOOLIGAN II take the silver, missing their class win by just 12 minutes.

Crushing the PHRF Singlehanded class were Ard Van Leeuwen’s J/112E HIGH TEA and Kim Piller’s J/109 LIVE WIRE, taking the top two spots on the podium!

In the PHRF Racing 1 class, Graham Tom’s J/120 THE CAT CAME BACK took the silver. Then, in PHRF Racing 2 class, Mike Pietz’s J/35 SHORTHANDED won by just over three minutes in a close finish. Also, taking a silver in the PHRF Racing 4 class was Andrew Sharp’s J/92 SWITCH. For more Susan Hood Trophy sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.