Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 2024 Overall Results

CHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA (AUGUST 18, 2024) —Helly Hansen Chester Race Week was the biggest in a decade, with a record number of women skippers and competitive conditions that delivered. For the first several days of the event the wind came in mid-afternoon and for the final day, a beautiful breeze built to 10 plus knots from the southwest.

On-water Chair, Dan Conrod comments, “Overall, a great week – the wind was slow to fill in, but it arrived on day four on time. There was lots of competitive sailing, with plenty of variation in the top three finishers across fleets. The event concludes delivering the conditions that have made this event so iconic.”

Overall Winners and Final Results for Helly Hansen Chester Race Week:

Bluenose (One-Design — 30 boats)

  1. Wahoo, Henry Demone, Chester, NS
  2. Hot Sauce, Lisa Ross, Halifax, NS
  3. Rebel, Thomas Murphy, Chester, NS

Classics

(Pursuit A – 13 boats)

  1. Seneca, P Class, David Creighton, Chester, NS
  2. Vagrant, Morgan 366, Grant Gordon, Dartmouth, NS
  3. Macintosh, Custom, Durk Steigenga, Blandford, NS

(Pursuit B – 7 boats)

  1. Terpsichore, S&S 34, Bill Haliburton, Halifax, NS
  2. To’mater 3, C&C, Warren Webber, Bridgewater, NS
  3. Rondo, Folkboat, Dayna Nelder, Mahone Bay, NS

NS A 1 (PHRF-ToT — 12 boats)

  1. Rampage, Farr 395, Graham Roy, Halifax, NS
  2. Barchetta, ID35, Steve Davies, Halifax, NS
  3. Jane, J120, Andrew Childs, Halifax, NS

NS A 2 (PHRF-ToT — 7 boats)

  1. DogParty, J/100, Terry McKenna, Charlottetown, PEI
  2. Crows, J/100, Paul Rafuse, Halifax, NS
  3. Young Blood, J/100, Larry Creaser, Chester, NS

Bravo Racing NS B 1 (PHRF-ToT — 13 boats)

  1. Fourplay, Melges 24, Justin Bean, Head of St. Margaret’s Bay, NS
  2. Scotch Mist IV, Chris MacDonald, Halifax, NS
  3. Pooh Sticks, Colin Mann, Halifax, NS

Bravo Racing NS B 2 (PHRF-ToT — 7 boats)

  1. Apres Ski, Laser 28, Tony Thompson, Bedford, NS
  2. Just Add Water, J30, Jesleine Baker, Halifax, NS
  3. Dark Water, C&C 33, Donald K. Walker, Dartmouth, NS

Bravo Racing NS B 3 (PHRF-ToT — 7 boats)

  1. Good Friday, C&C 32, Chris Davison, Bedford, NS
  2. Flashdance, C&C 27, Donald Gass, Boutilier’s Point, NS
  3. Enchantress, C&C 25, Blair Taylor, Windsor, NS

One Design Division – J70 Championship – 9 boats)

  1. Great White, Mitchell Horn, Chester, NS
  2. Lifted, Frederico Donzino, J70, Mississauga, ON
  3. Joyridin’, Graeme Carr, J70, Charlottetown, PEI

One Design Division – IOD – 3 boats)

  1. Storm, Peter Wickwire, IOD, Halifax, NS
  2. Coachman, Dave Mosher, IOD, Chester, NS
  3. Restless, Ted Murphy, IOD, Mahone Bay, NS

J-105 (PHRH-ToT — 5 boats)

  1. McMac Sean McDermott/Rory Macdonald, Darmouth, NS
  2. Auster II, Rob Merchant, Halifax NS
  3. Bear, Evan Oulahen, Bedford, NS

Sonar (One-Design — 7 boats)

  1. Ping, Sonar, Andreas Josenhans, Lunenburg, NS
  2. Barbarian, Rob Barbara, Lunenburg, NS
  3. Echo, John Franklin, Chico, CA

Farr 30 (One-Design — 7 boats)

  1. Headfirst 3, Farr 30, Peter Toombs, Charlottetown, PEI
  2. Goose, Farr 30, Ben Maloney, Bedford, NS
  3. One More Time, Farr 30, Rob Gale, Halifax, NS

Full details here:

https://yachtscoring.com/administration/daily_awards.cfm

Photo credit: Tracey Wallace/Atlantic Boating

About Helly Hansen Chester Race Week

Hosted by the Chester Yacht Club in the picturesque South-Shore Nova Scotia village of Chester in mid-August each year, Helly Hansen 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, Helly Hansen 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

For more information on the J70 Canadian Championship, please visit the J70 Canadian Championships website. For more information on the regatta please contact the On-Water Chair Daniel Conrod at [email protected]

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For additional imagery or to request an interview with organizers or select winners, please contact:

Tara Wickwire

902.403.6391

[email protected]