Cape Crow YC Leading J/70 Swedish Sailing League

(Malmo, Sweden)- Series leader Crow Cape Yacht Club from Gothenburg retained the lead in the Swedish J/70 Sailing League after winning Act III in Malmö this past weekend; they finished only two points ahead of the KSSS- the Royal Swedish Yacht Club from Stockholm. Third was Ekolns Sailing Club from Uppsala.

Sailing in their fleet of six identically matched J/70s, eighteen clubs sailed in Malmo, completing 14 races for each club over the three-day weekend. Cape Crow YC won nine of their 14 races and had only one race outside the top three! For the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, they also had nine wins in their scoreline, but were two points back from the Gothenburg team.

“We are very smooth, except at the end when there was a little bit of shakiness by our team in the last race. But, it is important to not have any bad races. The key is to not to be overly aggressive when it comes to tactical choices and maneuvers,” said the winning team from Hönö.  The CCYC crew consisted of Patrik Sturesson, Herman Andersson, Erik Malmberg, Måns Holmberg and Lovisa Karlsson.

Conditions have varied greatly over the weekend. But overall, Malmö had spectator-friendly sailing in winds from 4 m/s up to puffs of 10 m/s. There were times when the weather ranged from brilliant sunshine to pouring rain, so conditions were extremely challenging for all of the teams.

As a result of the standings from Act III in Malmo, the overall series leader continues to be Cape Crow YC with a 2nd in Motala, a 1st in Ekero and 1st in Malmo for grand total of 4 pts.  Holding on to a comfortable second place is KSSS with a 3-2-2 in those events for 7 pts.  Third overall in the series is Ekolns Segelklubb with a 4-6-3 for 13 pts.

The fourth and final race of the Swedish Sailing League takes place in Gothenburg from September 2nd to 4th.  Will the Cape Crow team continue their winning ways, or will they stumble and give it all away to KSSS?  Or, will the Ekolns crew step-up their game and finally win an event?  Follow along in two weeks time to find out with live SAP Tracking!   For more Swedish J/70 Sailing League information

Hot, Sunny J/Fest New England!

(Bristol, RI)- The first New England J/Fest was a popular event that saw forty-one boats from across New England enjoy roasty-toasty weather, intermittent thunderstorms on Saturday and spectacular sea breezes on Sunday.  The sailing conditions provided for tight racing in the one-design classes and spirited competition in the PHRF Class.  Bristol YC hosted the regatta and racing took place on the upper reaches of Narragansett Bay, with most classes getting in six races.  One of the highlights of the regatta was the Friday evening skipper’s meeting and “local knowledge” presentation put on by local heroes Ken Read and Charlie Enright from North Sails- both are national and world champions in various classes and both have conducted successful Volvo Ocean Race campaigns- Kenny twice on IL MOSTRO/PUMA and Charlie once on ALVIMEDICA.

The fleet was split onto two courses, with the J/22s and J/30s sailing in the immediate vicinity south of beautiful Rumstick Point with views of the Mount Hope Bridge- with the course managed by Bristol YC’s Race Committee.  The J/105s, J109s, and PHRF class was hosted by Barrington YC’s Race Committee over on the northern course, just west of the famous Colt State Park.

Winning the J/105 class was Bruce Stone & Nicole Breault’s brand new (re-constructed) J/105 96- GOOD TRADE, winning five of six races to win their class by five points.  Fred Darlington’s TONTO gave them a run for the money on Sunday, winning the first race and taking two 2nds, but not enough to overcome GOOD TRADES lead on Saturday that had three bullets in the scoreline.  Third was Mark Lindquist’s crew on STERLING from Buzzards Bay.

The J/109s saw past North American Champion Ted Herlihy skipper GUT FEELING to a big win in their class, finishing with four 1sts in their six races to win by 9 pt.  John Sahagian’s PICANTE, featuring guest helmsman Dr Rob Salk, managed to overcome an enormous deficit on Saturday to close with a 1-2-3 on Sunday to leap onto the podium and grab the silver.  Bill Kneller’s team on VENTO SOLARE sailed a steady series to secure third place. As one of the top women helms in greater New England, it was not surprising to see Brooke Mastrorio’s URSA sail fast to take 4th position.  Fifth was Brian Kiley’s GAMBIT.

The J/22s had a terrific turnout, with Bill Porter’s CONUNDRUM overcoming Matt Dunbar’s WHARF RAT early regatta lead on Saturday to close the deal on Sunday with a 1-2-1 and the class win.  Third was Nick Cromwell’s DIRT DOG, showing the other teams how it’s done in the big breeze on Sunday, with 10-20 kts puffs crossing the course the DIRT DOG boys closed out the regatta with a 1-2.  Taking fourth was Neil McDermott’s KONA and fifth place was David Wehr’s SHAKE & BAKE.

Sailing on the same course as the J/22s, it was Mark Rotsky’s NEMESIS that secured the class win with just 6 pts.  Second was Robert Rude’s MMMMM and third was Jim Hilton’s KAOS.  The pretty bright red DIPLOMATICO from Hamilton, skippered by Dan Borsutzky, sailed with just main & jib on the final day due to a small family crew and very blustery conditions; nevertheless, they were always in the hunt and enjoyed themselves immensely!

It was blistering HOT racing in the PHRF division, especially between the two J/88s, a J/29 and a very well-sailed J/110 cruiser!  In the end, the regatta was determined on a tie-breaker between Doug Newhouse’s J/88 YONDER and Jeff Johnstone’s J/88 ELECTRA (with guest tactician Charlie Enright on board), with YONDER taking class honors.  The series went down to the wire and perhaps the spoiler in the J/88’s epic battle was Kevin Dakan’s pretty J/110 MEMORY- being sailed by a full family crew!  After Saturday’s light-airs racing, YONDER was winning by one point over both ELECTRA and Steve Thurston’s J/29 MIGHTY PUFFIN- both tied on points with 2-3 records.  However, the breezier Sunday brought a huge change in the scores; after three fast races in flat water, the big winner on the day was Dakan’s MEMORY, posting a 4-1-1 to win the day and jump into third place for the regatta.  Thurston’s MIGHTY PUFFIN dropped to fourth and taking fifth place was Charlie McCoy’s navy blue J/29 HAWK.

A big “thanks” goes out to regatta sponsors North Sails and East Coast Yacht Sales for their support and, again, a warm “thanks” to host Bristol YC, Commodore Joe Brito, the BYC volunteers as well as their friends at Barrington YC.   Sailing photo credits- John Lincourt Photography  For more J/Fest New England sailing information

J/Sailors Lovin' AAM Cowes Race Week

(Cowes, IOW, England)- This year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, hosted by the Cowes Combined Clubs, provided competitors a wide-range of sailing conditions- from the “shorts & shades” variety with plenty of wind and lots of sun to light air, cloudy and drifts!!

The final day was a brilliant conclusion to top off a most extraordinary AAM Cowes Week.  High pressure, brilliant sun and a solid westerly breeze again delivered perfect conditions. The wind dipped briefly in strength to around 10 knots as a belt of thin cloud moved across the Solent around midday, before increasing to 15 knots with stronger gusts when the sun returned 30 minutes later.

The bulk of the White Group dayboat classes completed their series today. The larger boats dominated the Sportsboat class results.  With a win in Saturday’s race, David and Kirsty Apthorp’s J/88 J-DREAM sealed the deal to claim the silver in the Sportsboat class.  Paul Ward’s EAT SLEEP J REPEAT took 4th and Dirk & Dianne van Beek’s SABRIEL JR- 6th.

Jack Davies’ YETI won their race for the J/70 class, winning three trophies(!)- J/70 Class, the Under 25 Trophy, and the Young Skipper’s Trophy! Fourth place was just enough for Ali Hall’s J-CURVE to retain second overall and claim Top Women’s Skipper, just one point ahead of Claire Lasko’s ELIZABETH- taking 3rd in class and 2nd women’s skipper!

With the main series for Black Group yachts having concluded Friday, Saturday’s racing was for individual class trophies. Rob Salter’s J/92 JACKDAW took away the silverware in IRC 5 on Saturday.

7th day- Friday’s report
The top two boats in IRC Class 1, the Mills 39 Zero2 and Bruce & James Douglas’ J/133 SPIRIT OF JACANA started the day tied on 10 points. A win Friday for SPIRIT OF JACANA cemented her overall victory!

The J/109 class enjoyed a high-scoring series, with six different race winners and 11 of the 25-strong fleet scoring at least one podium result. David Richards’ JUMPING JELLYFISH started the day at the top of the leaderboard, but a disappointing sixth place, after accepting a time penalty that cost three places, saw him finish the series in second place, three points behind overall winner Neil McGrigor’s BOO. A win in today’s race for Nick Burns’ Team Mandrake saw him take third overall, just one point behind Jumping Jellyfish and one point ahead of Christopher Sharples, Richard Acland and Patrick Tolhurst’s Jukebox.

A narrow win Friday for Martin Dent’s J/111 JELVIS, 35 seconds ahead of Paul van Driel’s SWEENY, narrowed the scores at the top of the leaderboard. However, third place Friday for Tony Mack’s McFLY was still sufficient to secure his overall win, one point ahead of JELVIS. Paul van Driel’s SWEENY ended the series in third overall, two points adrift of JELVIS’ score.  Notably, the BRITISH SOLDIER team won the silver in the Under 25 Trophy division!

The series points for most of the White Group dayboats finished Saturday, however, four classes had their final race Friday. Kevin Sproul and Chris Taylor’s JAT started the day at the top the J/80 leaderboard, ahead of Chris Body’s MOCKING JAY and Jon Powell’s BETTY.  JAT and MOCKING JAY again led away from the start, followed by Terence O’Neill’s AQUA J and BETTY. JAT took her fourth consecutive win, 45 seconds ahead of Mike Lewis’ JESTER, with BETTY in third place only 18 seconds later. MOCKING JAY finished in seventh place more than five minutes later, a result she was able to discard to remain in second place overall, two points ahead of BETTY.

The IRC Class 5 had a slew of J/97’s, J/97E’s, J/92’s in the fleet; they took most of the top eleven slots.  First J/team and 5th in class was Ole Bettum’s J/97E ALAMARA B III; 6th was Libby & David Greenhalgh’s J/92 J’RONIMO; the next four slots were occupied by J/97s- Andy Howe’s BLACKJACK II- 7th, Bob & Jon Baker’s JAYWALKER- 8th, Rachel & Robert Hunt’s JUMBLESAIL II- 9th, & Matt Paskin & Rob Orr’s JACKAROO- 10th; 11th was Rob Salter’s J/92 JACKDAW.  Sailing photo credits- Paul Wyeth- PWPictures.com.  For more AAM Cowes Week Regatta sailing information

J/111 MAJIC 2 Sailing the PALERMO-MONACO Race

(Monte Carlo, Monaco)-According to J/111 MAJIC 2 owner JP Deage, “the race is organized by the Circolo della Vela Sicilia in collaboration with the Yacht Club Monaco and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, the 12th edition starts August 21 in the Gulf of Mondello.

The race is 430nm with the passage of a gate off Porto Cervo and a buoy off the Corsican coast, before taking a turn directly towards the finish line in Hercules Harbor just off YC Monaco.

Our team consists of Orel Kalomeni, Roberto Lauro, Nico Poons, and a young crew from YC Monaco’s sportsboat classes- like J/70s!”

J/22 Worlds Preview

(Kingston, ONT, Canada)- The world-famous CORK International Sailing Week will also be playing host to the 2015 J/22 World Championship, held in Kingston, Ontario and sailed on the eastern end of Lake Ontario from August 19th to 25th, 2016.  The regatta is renown for its steady weather conditions in late summer, the natural geography forms a perfect “cone” at the end of the lake, generating stable sea breezes in the 12-18 kts range from the southwest.  There are forty-six teams participating from Canada (15 boat), the Cayman Islands (three teams) and the USA (28 crews).

The field of competitors is full of past North American, World and National Champions from all three countries.  The Canadian contingent hopes to have some local sailors at the top of the leaderboard, such as Trevor Collins, Jim Gillis, Ron Harris, Breck McFarlane, Stephen Jones and Bernard Le Duc.  The Cayman Islands group will have the Cayman Island Sailing Club Commodore, Mike Farrington, leading the pack; he’s placed 3rd in the J/22 South African Worlds and has won the J/22 Jammin’ Jamaica event several times.

The Americans have a posse of gunslingers in their midst, including Mark Stuhlmiller, JR Maxwell, Kevin Doyle, Brad Julian, Marvin Beckmann, Jeff Todd, Terry Flynn (recent World Champion), Travis Odenbach, Chris Princing, Mike Marshall (recent Charleston Race Week J/22 winner), Zeke Horowitz, and Chris Doyle.  Rumor has it that Al Terhune’s DAZZLER (another recent World Champion) will be participating as well.  For more J/22 World Championship sailing information

Practice Makes Perfect- Sailing the J/88 YONDER

(Newport, RI)- Doug Newhouse and his team on the J/88 YONDER won the 2016 New York Yacht Club Race Week, posting three firsts and three seconds over the eight race series. North Sails U. coach Chuck Allen caught up with Doug to collect some words of wisdom and reflection on racing.

What conditions did you encounter at this event and how prepared were you and your team?
DN- “The Race Committee really gave us the full range of sailing experiences—a stadium course, round the island, racing up the bay, and racing in the open ocean. The breeze was strong for most races, including a driving rainstorm—but in the strangest race, the breeze changed from a 10-12 knot southerly on the first four legs to zero on the fifth leg, and then to an 8-10 knot northerly in about five minutes! Our tactician wisely realized that even though we had just dropped the kite we needed to hoist it again; his quick thinking plus great crew work allowed us to win that crazy race.”

What was the biggest contributor to your success in winning this regatta?
DN- “It all starts with the team. We have a good core group and almost everyone is a twenty-something ex-college racer. They provide energy and are excited to have fun on a new boat like the J/88. Importantly, we participated in the Sail Newport one design regatta the weekend before Race Week, and we were able to work out some issues.”

Everyone is talking about your incredible downwind speed. How did you guys go so fast downwind?
DN- “We need to give a salute here to North Sails. Last year we had a first generation kite, and when we switched to the newest North design it made a huge difference. The shape and overall performance was a game changer. Also the crew works the weight aggressively, like a dinghy, which allows me to keep a calm tiller and focus on keeping the boat balanced.”

How did you set up the boat?
DN- “North Sails tuning guide all the way!”

Can you give us three things that you and your team would do to make your boat go fast?
DN- “It's important to keep a balanced boat—heel angle makes a big difference. Crew consistency. Practice, practice, practice…”

Tell us about your team; they always looked to be well positioned on the boat.
DN- “Most of the crew comes from smaller boats. They are always trying to give us the best boat balance. Hopefully everyone is choreographed and can handle every situation.”

As the owner, driver and skipper; can you tell us how you interact with the crew during a race?
DN- “No yelling!  It adds stress and is counterproductive. Before we go out every day, we have a team meeting to discuss every issue that might come up. I ask everyone their opinion, starting with the youngest. After each race, we debrief if time permits. Also everyone has a defined role and mine is to drive—I don't call tactics, I don't trim sails, I only try to focus on moving the boat forward in the most efficient manner.”

What do you and your team plan to work on for future events?
DN- “We need to get better. Our competitors are really great sailors and every race is up for grabs. We need to go faster—great tactics are easy with great speed. We want better sail shapes—always working to refine the sails. Crew work is always ongoing. Lastly, better starts—we were never over early but seldom first. The playbook is never finished!!”

J/120 Nationals Preview

(Detroit, MI)- An excellent turnout of fifteen J/120s will be treated to gala social events and awesome racing by Bayview YC in Detroit, Michigan from August 19-21st in the J/120 USA National Championships.  Boats are participating from Michigan, Ohio, New York and Toronto, Ontario.  Racing will be taking place on Lake St Claire, a tricky venue based on the combination of shallow waters producing short, steep chop and breezes that are frequently blowing offshore, making for shifty, streaky winds.

The usual suspects of top Detroit boats will most certainly be in the mix, like Frank Kern’s CARINTHIA, Dave Sandlin’s J-HAWKER, John Hughes & Ed Vermet’s NAUTI BOYS, Charlie Hess’ FUNTECH RACING and Mike & Bob Kirkman’s HOT TICKET.  Joining them from Toronto is Graham Toms’ THE CAT CAME BACK; from Hudson, OH is Tim Yanda’s VIVA LA VIDA and from Buffalo, NY is Tom Lewin’s SLEDGE HAMMER.  For more J/120 USA National Championship sailing information

J/22 Germany Sailing Report

(Travemunde, Germany)- Ines Herbold was sailing on the J/22 GER 1450- TEAM MOJO in this year’s 127th Travemunde Week in Travemunde, Germany this year.  Here is her report from the front lines of competition on the southwestern Baltic Sea.

“Last year, I had the chance to sail on a J/22 for the World Championship in Travemünde for the first time.  We finished in 6th place, a very successful World Cup for us!  So, I was happy when TEAM MOJO asked if I wanted to sail with them in 2016! Basically, yes!  But, the regatta calendar was already tightly scheduled, not only with me, but also with Steffi Schweder and Svend Hartog, both actively sailing in the J/70 Deutsche Segel-Bundesliga.

However, TEAM MOJO’s participation in early July was affected when Dirk Fischer injured his shoulder so that he would not be fit to race again for the rest of the summer. Fortunately, we were able to find Kim Brandt to handle the spinnaker/ jib position.

That was all the more important, of course, since we had previously sailed together and we could work through the maneuvers and could use Wednesday for training. One thing was clear, even if the number of entries with 15 boats was rather low, the competition was fierce!

On Thursday we met at 9am for the skipper’s meeting. The first start of nine scheduled races was at 11am on Course Charlie. Unfortunately, the weather did not bode well, with a lot of light shifting winds.

And, so we spent the morning and afternoon, waiting for wind until 1500 hrs.  Then, with a steady, developing sea breeze, our race director Ralf Maier gave the signal to start a race.  We then sailed 3 races in a steady sea breeze. Thankfully, our race officer had canceled the scheduled Travelodge Race in favor of buoy races!

In the evening, we could be more than satisfied with our performance, because although we had a false start in the first race, we still adjusted, so we still lay 2nd place overall, behind Reiner Brockerhoff.

However, it was clear that the cards would be reshuffled because Martin Menzner and his crew also had a false start, and were currently ranked 10th.

On Friday, we were able to start on time at 1100 hrs with fresh wind and we sailed to a second place in the fourth race. Unfortunately, no other race on Course Charlie was started because we were scheduled for the afternoon to be sailing in the “media course” near shore, so we had a scheduled start time. When we got there, the fleet in front of us had just started their second race, so we would be delayed for a lot of time!  Ugh!

We did not start until 1400 hrs.  We started in difficult conditions, Martin Menzner won with Reiner Brockerhoff (2nd place) and we were third place. In the sixth race, Maik Westfehling and crew showed where to go and won by a mile!  For now, we could only count a 5th place in the 5th race!

On Saturday, two exciting races were sailed and Martin, Frank and Christian proved once again how to win!  For us, the MOJO crew, it was, again, a really strange ending to the regatta. Frank Lammerskitten and crew had us on their heels and we closed the regatta with a second place in the last race.  That brought us a lot of blood, sweat and arithmetic!  In the end, it was enough!   With two points, we secured the bronze medal!

We thank all participants for fair and exciting races and congratulate Martin, Frank and Christian to win the German Open 2016! And Reiner, Christophe and Charles for taking the runner-up position in the J/22 class in Travemunde!  Until next time!”  Thanks to Ines Herbold for her contribution.

Of note, in J/22 Masters Regatta earlier in the month, it was clear the “die may have been cast”.  Winning was the crew of Martin Menzner / Frank Lichte/Christian Drews; taking second place was Reiner Brockerhoff/ Christophe Declerque/ Charles Michaux; and finishing third was Svend Hartog/ Stefanie Schweder/ Kim Brandt/ Ines Herold.  For more German J/22 sailing information

YRA Long Island Sound Champs Fun 4 All!

J/Teams Dominate PHRF Classes, MENACE Wins J/70s
(Rye, New York)- The American YC in Rye, New York hosted the 12th Annual YRA Long Island Sound Championship Regatta for PHRF handicap and the J/70 One-Design classes over the weekend of August 6th and 7th.  The AYC PRO’s coordinated with area yacht clubs to host the event on two courses in western Long Island Sound.  The weather cooperated enough for the RC teams to run up to six races for some fleets.

Winning the dozen boat J/70 fleet on a tie-breakers was Kerry Klingler’s MENACE over Madeline Ploch’s USA 644, sitting on just 9 pts each after six races!  Third was Scott & Alex Furnary’s ANY COLOUR with 16 pts, followed by Scott Bursor’s SLINKY in fourth place with 23 pts and Dan Goldberg’s BAZINGA in fifth position with 27 pts.

In the world of PHRF handicap racing, MaryEllen Tortorello’s J/111 PARTNERSHIP took 4th in her PHRF I class.  The PHRF II division was a battle for J/crew honors in the top five.  Winning was Carl Olsson’s J/109 MORNING GLORY, followed by a trio of J/88s- Iris Vogel’s DEVIATION in second, Kevin Marks’ VELOCITY in third, Ken & Drew Hall’s NEVERMORE in fourth; and Mark Parry’s J/35 BLUE MOUSE in fifth place.  Winning PHRF III was Christian Uecker’s J/92 HOUND DOG with Randy Bourne’s J/105 STRANGE BREW in fifth place.  Finally, Jason Viseltear’s J/80 UPSETTER won PHRF IV!  A great weekend in PHRF for J/crews overall!  For more YRA Long Island Sound Championship sailing information

Ida Lewis Distance Race Preview

(Newport, RI)- The start of the Ida Lewis Distance Race begins at 12:30pm off Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R on Friday, August 19th. Over 40 boats in four divisions – IRC, PHRF Spinnaker, Double-Handed and Cruising Spinnaker – will jockey for best positions on the starting line just like in traditional around-the-buoys racing, but shortly thereafter, skippers, navigators and crew will have to shift to offshore mode as they sail past Castle Hill and into the distance on one of four courses, decided prior to the start based on conditions. The courses run in length between 107 and 169 miles and incorporate waypoints such as Buzzards Bay Tower, Point Judith, Block Island and Montauk, giving sailors an interesting and beautifully scenic experience in this overnight “sprint” that has become a popular late-summer racing tradition in New England.

Special trophies for Youth and Collegiate Challenges make the Ida Lewis Distance Race a unique opportunity for experienced distance racers to share their knowledge with novices.  One of those Youth Challenges, the J/35 BREAKAWAY, will have Paul Grimes (Portsmouth, R.I.) as team leader. To qualify for the Youth Challenge, more than 40% of the crew must have reached their 14th birthday but not turn 20 before August 15, 2016.

There will be nine J/Teams sailing the race.  Entered in IRC Class is the J/44 KENIA from Houston, TX, skippered by Chris Lewis from Lakewood YC on Galveston Bay.  In PHRF Spinnaker Class are Grimes’ Youth Challenge crew on the J/35 BREAKAWAY, plus Dwight McMillan’s J/109 AVIATO from Barrington YC, Greg Leonard’s J/120 HERON from Severn Sailing Association, Greg Slamowitz’s J/111 MANITOU, Brooke Mastrorio’s J/109 USA, EC Helme’s J/92S SPIRIT, Bob Manchester’s J/120 VAMOOSE and Bill Kneller’s J/109 VENTO SOLARE.

The Ida Lewis Distance Race was inaugurated in 2004 as a biennial event; however, by 2006, its impending popularity was clear, and it became an annual race that same year. Now in its 12th edition, the race is a qualifier for the Rhode Island Offshore Challenge, New England Lighthouse Series (PHRF); and Northern and Double-Handed Ocean Racing Trophies (IRC). Top Trophies are The Russell L. Hoyt Memorial Trophy for best elapsed time in IRC division; The Commodore’s Trophy for best-corrected time in IRC division; The Lois J. Muessel Memorial Trophy for best elapsed time in PHRF division; and The Lime Rock Trophy for best-corrected time in PHRF division.

For a third year in a row, the Ida Lewis Distance Race has been certified at the silver level for Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas program. The certification system helps sailing events create and manage environmentally responsible events in an effort to educate and motivate boaters to reduce marine debris and preserve the waters upon which they sail.

Sponsors for the 2016 Ida Lewis Distance Race include Bluewater Technologies, City of Newport, Helly Hansen, New England Boatworks, Newport Shipyard, and Triton Insurance; Contributing Sponsors are DYT Yacht Transport, Flint Audio & Video, Goslings Rum, Mac Designs, North Sails, Rig Pro Southern Spars, Stella Artois, Toni Mills Graphic Design, and Z Blok.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.  For more Ida Lewis Distance Race sailing information