4 days, 4 courses, 16 fleets, 33 trophies, 123 sailboats, 1,200 sailors
Canada’s largest annual keel boat regatta
No Wind, No Waves, No Problem
Dauntless mark boat crews deliver raceable courses despite light, shifting winds
RACE RESULTS: DAY 4 – Saturday, August 13, 2016
CHESTER, N.S. (August 13, 2016) – Sailors are a resilient lot – they race hard when conditions allow, and when they don’t. After hours on the course looking for wind, Chester Race Week organizers finally cancelled races for Bravo, Delta, and One Design fleets, sending wind-weary sailors back to shore. The only fleets to get races in today were Alpha and Bluenose.
“This was a tough week for everybody, weather wise,” said Principal Race Officer Brian Todd. “Huge thanks to our race boat leaders – Ken Legler, Oliver Bone, and Daniel Conrod – and their mark boat crews who all worked so hard to ensure the best racing possible given the challenging, constantly changing conditions. In the end, that’s why we had to cancel the IOD and Sonar class races – no engines and no wind meant they couldn’t get to the marks in time to race.”
Doug Folsetter, Sabotage (Can 106), Royal Hamilton Yacht Club (ON), agreed. “Our boat is good in light air, and we can make course corrections pretty quickly, but the mark set guys were very efficient. Because of that, we were able to get our boats out and finish the race before the deadline.”
Caption: Slow day on the water with most races canceled. Lucky Alpha and Bluenose Fleets were able to get races in.
Credit: PhotoBoat.com. Hi-res version available to media on request.
Courtesy of Sky Sailing Studios.
| Place, Yacht Name, Type, Owner/Skipper, Hometown, Results, Total Points |
| Alpha 1 (PHRF_ToT – 5 Boats)
1. Team Ocean , Melges 32 32, John Roy , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -1 -1 -[3] -1 ; 5 2. Hard Ei8ht, Tripp 41 41, Lawrence Taylor , Welshtown, NS, CAN – [5] -5 -2 -3 -1 -3 ; 14 3. Agincourt, N/M 43CR 42.9, Bob Cragg , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -4 -[5] -2 -5 -2 ; 15 1. Sabotage, Viper 830 27, Doug Folsetter , Hamilton, Ont, CAN – 2 -2 -[6] -1 -1 -1 ; 7 2. Hard 1, Fareast 28R 9.07m, Mathew Archibald , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -[3] -3 -2 -2 ; 9 3. Starfire X, TT35 35, Andrew Boswell , Bedford, NS, CA – 3 -[4] -4 -2 -3 -4 ; 16 Alpha 3 (PHRF_ToT – 7 Boats) 1. Poohsticks, J 92 30, Colin Mann , Lunenburg, NS, CAN – [3] -3 -1 -1 -1 -1 ; 7 2. McMac, J 105 34.5, Rory Macdonald , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -1 -[4] -2 -2 -2 ; 9 3. Agent 99, C&C 99 33, Rob Crutcher , Bedford, NS, CAN – 1 -5 -3 -3 -[6] -3 ; 15 J120 (PHRF_ToT – 5 Boats) 1. Deviation, J 120 40, Stu McCrea , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -[6] -2 -1 -1 -1 ; 6 2. Slice, J 120 40, Ronald Stewart , Stratford, PE, CAN – 2 -1 -[5] -3 -2 -2 ; 10 3. Brilliance, J 120 40, Richard Calder , Dartmouth, NS, CAN – [3] -2 -1 -2 -3 -3 ; 11 J35 (PHRF_ToT – 6 Boats) 1. HELOC, J 35 35, Andrew Childs , Halifax, NS, CAN – [2] -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 ; 6 2. JHawk, J 35 35, Thane MacDonald , Chester , NS, CAN – 1 -2 -1 -3 -[5] -2 ; 9 3. J’ai Tu, J 35 35, Rodney Johnstone / Gary Bennett , Storrs, CT, USA – [4] -4 -3 -2 -3 -3 ; 15 Bravo – J29 (PHRF_ToT – 7 Boats) 1. Paradigm shift, J 29 29, Don Williams , Halifaxh, NS, CAN – 1 -[4] -2.5 -2 -1 ; 6.5 2. Head Games, J 29 29.5, TERRY Schnare , Chester Basin, NS, CAN – [4] -1 -2.5 -1 -2 ; 6.5 3. Painkiller, J 29 29, Paul Dexter , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -[8] -1 -3 -3 ; 9 Bravo 1 (PHRF_ToT – 11 Boats) 1. Highlander, Dehler DB1 33, Dan Pride , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -1 -[3] -2 ; 5 2. Gersemi, Viking 33 33, Paul Bezanson , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -[4] -3 -2 -1 ; 8 3. Bazinga!, C&C 33 29, Donald K Walker , Dartmouth, NS, CAN – 3 -[5] -4 -4 -3 ; 14 Bravo 2 (PHRF_ToT – 3 Boats) 1. Hummin, Soling 26, William Haliburton , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -[2] -1 -1 -2 -2 ; 7 2. Spare Change, Kirby 25 25, Jeremy Benoit , Tantallon, NS, CAN – 2 -1 -2 -2 -[3] -1 ; 8 3. Hotspur, Santana 23 23, Tyson Hynes , Halifax, NS, CAN – [3] -3 -3 -3 -1 -3 ; 13 Bluenose (One Design – 20 Boats) 1. Sweet Pea, Bluenose 24, Hugh Smith , Bedford, NS, CAN – 3 -3 -[15] -2 -2 -3 -13 -3 ; 29 2. Barbarian, Bluenose 23, Keith Fox , Chester, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -1 -[10] -4 -10 -10 -4 ; 31 3. Casino Royale, Bluenose 24, David Bechtel , Chester, NS, CAN – 8 -7 -6 -5 -1 -1 -[11] -6 ; 34 Delta 1 (PHRF_ToT – 5 Boats) 1. Night Train, C&C 40-2 TM/DK 39.58, Brad Boutilier , Upper Tantallon, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -3 ; 5 2. Equinox, Frers 33 33, Rod Stright , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -3 -2 ; 7 3. pursuit, custom peterson 46 46, bob belliveau , chester, CAN – 3 -2 -4 ; 9 Delta 2 (PHRF_ToT – 9 Boats) 1. Summer Salts, C&C 32 31.5, Steve Williston , Bridgewater, NS, CAN – 3 -1 -3 ; 7 2. Tempus Fugit, Alberg 37 37.17′, David McVay , Markham, Ont, CAN – 1 -3 -5 ; 9 3. Patience, Nonsuch 30 Ultra 30, Bruce Flinn , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -2 -6 ; 10 Classics (PHRF_ToT – 7 Boats) 1. Seneca, Classic 48, David Creighton , Chester, NS, USA – 1 -1 -1 ; 3 2. Virginia, Universal Q 44, John W Jr Wurts , Chester, NS, CAN – 2 -4 -2 ; 8 3. STAR, Star 22’6, John Hokanson , West Palm Beach, FL, USA – 3 -2 -8 ; 13 J 24 (One Design – 7 Boats) 1. Barely Legal, J 24 24, David Wedlake , Halifax, Nova Scotia, CAN – 1 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -[3] ; 8 2. HypeWave, J 24 24, Chris Veinot , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -2 -1 -2 -[5] -2 -4 -2 ; 15 3. Rush Hour , J 24 24, ross romney , halifax, NS, CAN – 3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -3 -[6] -1 ; 21 Sonar (One Design – 8 Boats) 1. Bella Rena, Sonar 23, Henry Demone , Chester, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -2 -1 -1 -[4] -3 ; 9 2. Valiant, Sonar 23, Rick Doerr , Clifton, NJ, USA – 2 -[4] -4 -2 -2 -1 -2 ; 13 3. PING, Sonar 23, Andreas Josenhans , Lunenburg, NS, CAN – 3 -2 -1 -[4] -3 -2 -4 ; 15 Farr 30 (One Design – 5 Boats) 1. Tangley, Farr 30 30, Peter Toombs , Charlottetown, PEI, CAN – [1] -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 ; 7 2. One More Time, Farr 30 30, Rob Gale , Halifax, NS, CAN – 2 -[3] -3 -3 -2 -2 -3 -2 ; 17 3. Venturesome, Farr 30 30, Ben Maloney , Bedford, NS, CAN – 3 -2 -2 -2 -[4] -4 -2 -3 ; 18 International One Design (One Design – 9 Boats) 1. Squall, IOD 33, Peter Wickwire , Halifax, NS, CAN – [2] -2 -2 -1 -2 -1 -2 ; 10 2. Restless, IOD 33, Ted Murphy , Halifax, NS, CAN – 1 -1 -1 -2 -[3] -3 -3 ; 11 3. Mighty Mo, IOD 33, Richard Thompson , Chester, NS, CAN – [8] -3 -3 -3 -1 -2 -1 ; 13 Click here to find registered yachts by fleet:
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 140 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 yacht races, live music, great food, and daily racing seminars. Visit www.ChesterRaceWeek.com for race and social schedules. # # # Media contacts:
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