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Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week Results – Day 2
Chester, Nova Scotia – August 15, 2025 – Day 2 of Atlantic Canada’s premier keelboat regatta dawned with steady morning breezes, a welcome change from the calmer start to Day 1. Crews took to Mahone Bay ready for another round of fierce competition across all courses, with close mark roundings, tactical duels, and shifting wind conditions keeping tacticians on their toes.
Below are the results from today’s racing:
Bluenose Course – One Design Division
The Bluenose fleet saw Miss Behaviour (Ross Romney, Chester, NS) take the top spot with consistent finishes, followed by Geronimo (Aaron Stonehouse, Halifax, NS) in second and Sandpiper (Lisa Ross, Mahone Bay, NS) in third.
One Design Racing – Farr 30
Goose (Ben Maloney, Bedford, NS) led the Farr 30 class, with HeadFirst3 (Peter Toombs, Charlottetown, PEI) in second and Matador (Greg Blunden, Halifax, NS) in third.
IOD Class
Storm (Peter Wickwire, Halifax, NS) topped the standings, with Restless (Ted Murphy, Mahone Bay, NS) in second and Enigma (Max Flinn, Halifax, NS) third.
Sonar Class
Echo (John Franklin, Mahone Bay, NS) claimed first, followed by Ping (Andreas Josenhans, Lunenburg, NS) in second and So-Gnarly (Thomas Dauphinee, Lunenburg, NS) in third.
PHRF A Division
In PHRF NS A1, Overdraft X (James Gogan, Halifax, NS) took the win ahead of Jane (Andrew Childs, Halifax, NS) and Helix (Jordan MacNeil, Halifax, NS).
In PHRF NS A2, Youngblood (Larry Creaser, Chester, NS) led the fleet, followed by Dog Party (Terry McKenna, Charlottetown, PE) and Auster II (Todd Wilson, Chester Basin, NS).
PHRF B Division
In PHRF NS B1, Painkiller (Paul Fillbe-Dexter, Halifax, NS) took top honours, with Equinox (Rod Stright, Halifax, NS) second and Poohsticks (Colin Mann, Second Peninsula, NS) third.
PHRF NS B2 (Sport Boats) saw Great White (Mitchell Horn, Marriotts Cove, NS) win over Bangarang (Justin Bean, Head of St. Margaret’s Bay, NS) and Tetris (Graham Hart, Halifax, NS).
In PHRF NS B3, Just Add Water (Jesleine Baker, Halifax, NS) finished first, with Rollback (Margo Coughlin, Halifax, NS) second and Dark Water (Donald K Walker, Dartmouth, NS) third.
PHRF NS B4 winners were Dirty Blonde – Good Friday (Percy MacDonald, Brookside, NS) in first, Sting (Andrew Bell, Conquerall Bank, NS) second, and King of Normandy (Francois Guitton, Halifax, NS) third.
Pursuit Division
In Pursuit A, Gersemi (Paul Bezanson, Halifax, NS) took the win ahead of Brilliance (Chris Campbell, Chester, NS) and Vagrant (Grant Gordon, Dartmouth, NS).
In Pursuit B, Panthera (Donald Gass, Boutilier’s Point, NS) led the fleet, followed by Whitecap (Dayna Nelder, Mahone Bay, NS) and Nautically Hip (Mike Wilson, Chester, NS).
Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week continues through the weekend, with overall standings still wide open and more challenging racing conditions expected.
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About Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week
Hosted by the Chester Yacht Club in the picturesque South-Shore Nova Scotia village of Chester in mid-August each year, Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week is Canada’s largest keelboat regatta and plays host to more than 130 boats from across North America.
Named one of Sailing World magazine’s 14 greatest sailing events in North America, each August, 1,300-plus sailors descend on Nova Scotia’s scenic Mahone Bay to compete in one of 15 fleets racing simultaneously on five different race courses. Our fleets accommodate everyone from offshore big boats and one-designs, to classic wooden boats, club racers and no-spinnaker cruising boats.
Chester’s sailing regattas were first documented in 1856 and, since then, tourists and locals alike have taken in the natural beauty of the area by both land and sea. A community-based, volunteer-driven event, Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week boasts a full schedule of public-friendly events with live music, great food, yacht races, plus racing seminars from internationally renowned sailors, tacticians, boat builders and sailmakers. This is a Bronze-certified Clean Regatta since 2016 Visit www.ChesterRaceWeek.com and follow along on Instagram: @ChesterRaceWeek and Facebook: /ChesterRaceWeek
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