FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week Results, Days 1 and 2
Chester, Nova Scotia – August 14, 2026 – The opening two days of Atlantic Canada’s premier keelboat regatta began with dynamic weather systems. Day one wind filled in early afternoon with a Northwest breeze, which provided a great track in about eight knots. Day two started out with a Southeast sea breeze. A storm system came through, and the wind swung all the way 250 degrees, building from an average wind speed of seven knots and climbing all the way up to 24 knots. This system also brought lightning, so races were abandoned for the day.
Below are cumulative results from Day One and Two on the water:
Bluenose
Teazer (Connor Mraz)
Buttercup (Geoff Dalzell)
Esprit (Ryan Anderson)
Farr 30
Goose (Ben Maloney)
HeadFirst3 (Peter Toombs)
One More Time (Rob Gale)
J105
Auster II (Rob Merchant)
Bear (Evan Oulahen)
Mojo (James Mosher)
IOD Class
Enigma (Max Flinn)
Restless (Ted Murphy)
Coachman (Dave Mosher)
Melges 24
Bangarang (Justin Bean)
Bandit (Dan Mosher)
Pink Pony Club (Emily Merry)
Etchells
Mojo (Doug Wright)
Vulcan (Peter Scott)
Spray 2.0 (Rebecca Swan)
PHRF NS A1
Overdraft X (James Gogan)
Good Friday II (Philip Burchinshaw)
Crash Course (Nathan Dunn)
PHRF NS B1
DogParty (Terry McKenna)
Youngblood (Larry Creaser)
Poohsticks (Colin Mann)
PHRF NS B2
Painkiller (Paul Fillbee-Dexter)
Dirty Harry (Paul Veinotte)
Head Games (Terry Schnare)
PHRF NS B3
Ping (Andreas Josenhans)
Echo (John Franklin)
King of Normandy (Francois Guitton)
Pursuit A, B, C, Classes to be announced.
Full details here:
Preliminary Cumulative Results – YachtScoring.com
Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week continues through the weekend, with more tight racing expected as crews battle for overall titles.
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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Media contact:
Tara Wickwire
902.403.6391
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