Atlantic Yacht Sales • Chester Race Week
Atlantic Yacht Sales • Chester Race Week
Atlantic Yacht Sales • Chester Race Week

CHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA (AUGUST 14, 2024) — The first day of Helly Hansen Chester Race presented a calm start that eventually shifted to a southeasterly breeze, ending with rain clouds from the north.

Dan Conrod, On-water Chair of Chester Race Week, comments, “We experienced a dynamic day on the water, with a number of significant changes in wind direction. This was a solid day one of competition with plenty of great racing to come.”

Results for Day 1 of Helly Hansen Chester Race Week:

Bluenose (One-Design — 30 boats)

  1. Wahoo, Henry Demone, Chester, NS
  2. Afterglow, Nathan Reece, Dartmouth, NS
  3. Fish ‘n Chips, Christian Luthi, Mahone Bay, NS

Classics

(Pursuit A – 13 boats)

  1. Butterfly, R-Boat, Jessica Brown, Boutiliers Point, NS
  2. Vagrant, Morgan 35, Grant Gordon, Dartmouth, NS
  3. Seneca, P Class, David Creighton, Chester, NS

(Pursuit B – 7 boats)

  1. Cavalier, Roue 20, Andrew Murphy, Chester, NS
  2. To’Mater 3, C&C, Warren Webber, Bridgewater, NS
  3. Terpsichore, S&S 34, Bill Haliburton, Halifax, NS

NS A 1 (PHRF-ToT — 12 boats)

  1. Hardeight, Tripp 41, Savannah Taylor, Shelburne, NS
  2. Chaos, Farr 395, Mark Gosine, Halifax NS
  3. Rampage, Farr 395, Graham Roy, Halifax, NS

NS A 2 (PHRF-ToT — 7 boats)

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

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

  1. Scotch Mist IV, J29, Chris MacDonald, Halifax, NS
  2. Poohsticks, J29, Colin Mann, Second Peninsula, NS
  3. Fourplay, Melges 24, Justin Bean, Dartmouth, NS

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

  1. Apres Ski, Laser 28, Tony Thompson, Bedford, NS
  2. On the Verge, C&C 33, Steven Robertson, Fall River, NS
  3. Rollback, Laser 28, Margo Coughlin, Halifax, NS

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

  1. Good Friday, C&C 32, Chris Davison, Bedford, NS
  2. Hotspur, Santana 23, Tyson Hynes, Halifax NS
  3. Sting, Kirby 25, Andrew Bell, Conquerall Bank, NS

One Design Division – J70 Championship – 9 boats)

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

One Design Division – IOD – 3 boats)

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

J-105 (PHRH-ToT — 5 boats)

  1. Bear, Evan Oulahen, Bedford, NS
  2. Auster II, Rob Merchant, Halifax, NS
  3. Jahmon, Carl Davis, Halifax, NS

Sonar (One-Design — 7 boats)

  1. Barbarian, Rob Barbara, Lunenburg, NS
  2. Ping, Sonar, Andreas Josenhans, Lunenburg, NS
  3. SOT After, Sonar, Thomas Dauphinee, Lunenburg, NS

Farr 30 (One-Design — 7 boats)

  1. Headfirst 3, Farr 30, Peter Toombs, Charlottetown, PEI
  2. Goose, Farr 30, Ben Maloney, Bedford, NS
  3. Matador, Farr 30, Greg Blunden, Halifax, NS

Full details here:

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

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 daniel.conrod91@gmail.com

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Media contact:

Tara Wickwire

902.403.6391

Tara@itsthemessage.ca