(San Diego, CA)- Record temperatures and the sizzle of Cinco de Mayo
celebrations set the stage for the 42nd running of the Yachting Cup
Regatta on May 2-4. Hosted by San Diego Yacht Club, 11 fleets competed
in one design and PHRF handicap divisions.The regatta kicked off with a single random leg “Beer-Can style” race inside San Diego Bay, with 80 degree temperatures and winds gusting to 13 knots providing near Caribbean conditions. “By having today’s start at 3:00pm, it gave crews and skippers a chance to get organized, work a half day, or just gradually ease into the regatta,” noted event Chair Julie Servais. “The idea was to provide some diversity to the race schedule, and since random leg racing typically requires fewer crew, boats that couldn’t gather their full crew wouldn’t be a disadvantage.”
After
their dominating first day, the Kownacki/Jenkins team on their J/70 DFZ
took top honors with a closing scoreline of 4-1-3 to win with 14 pts
total. World renowned world champion in all things dinghies and
keelboats, David Ullman, managed a strong challenge to DFZ to take 2nd
overall with 17 pts. Third was John Fuller sailing BLISS in his first
major J/70 regatta, taking the tie-break over Dave Vieregg’s SOGGY
DOLLAR team at 21 pts each. Fifth in the 70s was the Gribble/ Weise duo
on GO-RILLA at 27 pts.Thanks for contribution from Scuttlebutt Sailing News. Sailing photo credits- Bronny Daniels For more San Diego Yachting Cup sailing information
