Racers Undeterred by Foggy Conditions - Chester Race Week

#ChesterRaceWeek

/ChesterRaceWeek

4 days, 4 courses, 14 fleets, 140 sailboats, 1,200 sailors

Canada’s largest keel boat regatta

Racers Undeterred by Foggy Conditions

Hardy sailors race through Nova Scotia’s famed “white wall”

RACE RESULTS: DAY 2 – Thursday, August 13, 2015

CHESTER, N.S. (August 13, 2015) – Depending on where they were racing today on Mahone Bay, racers either had great conditions, or not-so-great conditions – but they all experienced a “white wall” of fog. Regardless, the Chester Race Week race committee pulled off another fantastic day, showcasing their world-class race management skills with multiple races on all courses.

“There can be some challenges associated with racing here,” said Principal Race Officer Liz Shaw. “Where other races would have canceled or postponed in such a heavy fog, our racers went out, managed to find their marks and came back – some of them without any electronics, sophisticated or otherwise. I admire them for being so tough.”

Alpha fleet got in two races, a short five-mile windward to leeward race, and an 18-mile race with lots of reaches and runs. Course conditions were good, with steadier, more-consistent winds with an average speed of about nine knots. Despite the fog, the boats were great on their starts, and had very close racing around the course.

The One-Design fleet also enjoyed good conditions, and despite a couple of general recalls, managed to get in four races. In the J/24 fleet, Ian Dawson (Bedford Basin Yacht Club) took first on Lightning McQueen; Jay Nadelson (Chester Yacht Club) took the top spot in IOD class on Elida.

Sonar class continues to be a tight race, with Henry Demone (Lunenburg Yacht Club), once again taking top honours on Bella Rena. First time Chester Race Week participants, Rodrick Jabin and the crew of Ramrod (Annapolis Yacht Club, Annapolis, Maryland) had four bullets, beating out hometown favourite Rob Gale (Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron) in the Farr 30 class.

“We’re having a great time,” said Ramrod crewmember Ian Coleman. “It’s beautiful here and so picturesque; it’s like sailing in a Wyeth painting.”

Overall, a great day of sailing. As one racer put it, “It was an awesome day, fast racing, fun, and friends – it’s Chester Race Week at its best.”

Caption: Poohsticks, skippered by Colin Mann (Lunenburg Yacht Club), races tothe win in the Alpha 2 fleet. (Photo: Tim Wilkes Photography)

RESULTS

Legend: Place. Yacht Name, Type, Owner/Skipper, Hometown – Results, Total Points.

Alpha A1 (PHRF_ToT – 7 Boats)

1. Agincourt, N/M 43CR 42.9, Bob Cragg , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -3 ; 5
2. Team Ocean, Melges 32 31’10’, John Roy , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -5 -1 ; 8
3. Climax, 1D35 35, Nathan Reece / Emmanuel Comtois , Dartmouth, NS, CAN – 6 -2 -4 ; 12

Alpha A2 (PHRF_ToT – 8 Boats)

1. Deviation, J 120 40, Stu McCrea , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -1 ; 3
2. Wandrian , Taylor 41 41, Bill Tucker , Halifax, NS, CAN – 3 -2 -2 ; 7
3. Ramillies, Beneteau First 44.7 44.7, David Wilson , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -4 -4 ; 10

Alpha A3 (PHRF_ToT – 10 Boats)

1. Poohsticks, J 92 30, Colin Mann , Lunenburg, NS, CAN – 2 -1 -1 ; 4
2. J 35, J 35 35, Andrew Childs , Halifax, NS, CAN – 4 -2 -4 ; 10
3. MacIntosh, Custom Cartwright 44, Durk Steigenga , Hubbards, NS, CAN – 1 -5 -6 ; 12

Bravo B1 (PHRF_ToT – 13 Boats)

1. Head Games, J 29 FR OB 29.5, Terry Schnare , Chester Basin, NS, CAN – 4 -2 -1 ; 7
2. Paradigm Shift, J 29 29, Don Williams , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -3 -10 ; 15
3. J (2.2), J 29 29, Jim Snair , Lunenburg, NS, CAN – 8 -5 -2 ; 15

Bravo B2 (PHRF_ToT – 10 Boats)

1. Flux, J 30 30, Jordan MacNeil , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -6 -1 ; 9
2. Bazinga!, C&C 33 29, Donald K Walker , Dartmouth, NS, CAN – 8 -2 -2 ; 12
3. Slyfox, Peterson 29 29, James Mosher , Lunenburg, NS, CAN – 3 -4.5 -5 ; 12.5

Bravo B3 (PHRF_ToT – 8 Boats)

1. Spare Change, Kirby 25 25, Ryan Gallant , Tantallon, NS, CAN – 4 -1 -1 ; 6
2. Hotspur, Santana 23 23, Tyson Hynes , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -2 -2 ; 6
3. Mayhem, C&C 29 Mark II 29, Richard Gerstenberger , Dartmouth, NS, CAN – 1 -3 -3 ; 7

Bluenose (One Design – 23 Boats)

1. Fish ‘n Chips, Bluenose 20, Christian Luthi , Mahone Bay, NS, CAN – 7 -3 -1 -1 -2 ; 14
2. Shaken Knot Stirred, Bluenose 22, Malcolm Fraser , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -4 -11 -4 ; 21
3. Dart, Bluenose 23, John Grantmyre , Halifax, NS, CAN – 6 -4 -3 -9 -5 ; 27

Classics (PHRF_ToT – 5 Boats)

1. Rondo, Folkboat 25’2, Dayna Nelder , Mahone Bay, NS, CAN – 3 -1 ; 4
2. Seneca, Classic 48, David Creighton , Chester, NS, USA – 1 -4 ; 5
3. Virginia, Universal Q 43.84, John W Wurts Jr. , Chester, NS, CAN – 2 -3 ; 5

Non-Spinnaker D1 (PHRF_ToT – 5 Boats)

1. Pursuit, Peterson Custom 46 46, Bob Belliveau , Chester, NS, CAN – 1 -1 ; 2
2. Mischief, C&C 40 40, Jeff Costwell , Head of St Margarets Bay, NS, CAN – 3 -2 ; 5
3. Akubra, J 44 44, Reginald Goodday , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -3 ; 5

Non-Spinnaker D2 (PHRF_ToT – 7 Boats)

1. SEABREAKER, cAND C 25, Bruce Nunn , Dartmouth, ns, CAN – 2 -2 ; 4
2. Seasong, Tanzer 22 22, Heiner Josenhans , Lunenburg, NS, CAN – 1 -4 ; 5
3. Warp Drive, Sonar 23, Thomas Avery , Chester, NS, CAN – 5 -1 ; 6

J 24 (One Design – 7 Boats)

1. Lightning McQueen, J 24 24, Ian Dawson , Bedford, NS, CAN – 1 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 -3 -1 ; 13
2. HypeWave, J 24 24, Chris Veinot , Halifax, NS, CAN – 6 -1 -1 -2 -4 -3 -2 -3 ; 22
3. Jamming, J 24 24, Nicholas Hamblin , Head St Margarets Bay, NS, CAN – 2 -2 -5 -4 -5 -2 -1 -2 ; 23

International One Design (One Design – 6 Boats)

1. Squall, IOD 33, Peter Wickwire , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -1 -2 -4 -4 -1 -1 -4 ; 19
2. Elida, IOD 33, Jay Nadelson , Chester, NS, CAN – 3 -2 -3 -2 -3 -2 -3 -1 ; 19
3. Mighty Mo, IOD 33, Richard Thompson , Chester, NS, CAN – 1 -3 -4 -1 -1 -4 -2 -5 ; 21

Farr 30 (One Design – 6 Boats)

1. Ramrod, Farr 30 30, Rodrick Jabin , Annapolis, MD, USA – 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 ; 8
2. One More Time, Farr 30 30, Rob Gale , Halifax, NS, CAN – 3 -3 -2 -2 -3 -2 -3 -4 ; 22
3. Venturesome, Farr 30 30, Ben Maloney , Bedford, NS, CAN – 4 -4 -3 -3 -2 -3 -4 -3 ; 26

Sonar (One Design – 10 Boats)

1. Bella Rena, Sonar 23, Henry Demone , Lunenburg, NS, CAN – 1 -3 -3 -4 -5 -1 -1 -1 ; 19
2. PING, Sonar 23, Andreas Josenhans , Lunenburg, NS, USA – 4 -1 -1 -7 -1 -2 -4 -3 ; 23
3. Echo, Sonar 23, John Whynacht , Mahone Bay, NS, CAN – 2 -2 -6 -2 -2 -4 -3 -5 ; 26

Click to find registered yachts by fleet:

Sail #, yacht owner/skipper, yacht club, home port, yacht type, length, handicap

Note: you may be prompted to identify the regatta you seek. Enter “2015 Chester Race Week”

About Chester Race Week

Hosted by the Chester Yacht Club in the picturesque South-Shore Nova Scotia town of Chester in mid August each year, Chester Race Week is Canada’s largest annual keel boat regatta and plays host to more than 130 boats from up and down the Eastern Seaboard.

The regatta was first documented in 1856 and has since been named one of Sailing World magazine’s 14 greatest sailing events in North America. “Race Week” as it is known locally, sees tourists and locals alike taking in the natural beauty of the area by both land and sea. A community-based, volunteer-driven event, Chester Race Week boasts a full schedule of public-friendly events with boat tours, live music, great food, yacht races, plus racing seminars from internationally renowned sailors, tacticians, boat builders and sail makers.

Visit www.ChesterRaceWeek.com for race and social schedules.

# # #

Media contact:

Lead: Susan Tate, M 902-441-6135, [email protected]
Alternate: Heather Martin, M 902-809-4175, [email protected]