RACING REPORTS West Florida Boat of the Year Winners 2012-2013 GULF BOTY (Tampa Bay) Spinnaker (2 qualified) 1, Warrior, Grant Dumas 2, Tampa Girl, Bill Terry Non-Spinnaker (1 qualified) 1, Eclipse, Ron Kinney Racer-Cruiser (1 qualified) 1, Octofoil, Robert Poladian Cruising (3 qualified) 1, Challenger, Dennis Bosi 2, Sail Dance, Tom Kennedy 3, Falhalla, Ed Proefke SUNCOAST BOTY (Tampa Bay) Spinnaker A (6 qualified) 1, Mad Cow 2, Dave German/Ed Ruark 2, No Limit, Neal Burns/Robert Hobbs 3, Warrior, Grant Dumas Spinnaker B (6 qualified) 1, Semper Fi, Ray Mannix 2, Celebration, Mike Kayusa 3, Fire & Ice, George Cussins
Cruising (1 qualified) 1, First Wind, Art Cupps CHARLOTTE HARBOR BOTY Spinnaker (3 qualified) 1, Soulshine II, Paul Robbins 2, See Ya, Tony Milan 3, Crime Scene, Peter New Non-Spinnaker (3 qualified) 1, Fancy Free, Gerald Poquette 2, Air Supply, Steve Romaine 3, Bentley, Tom Horner Cruising (3 qualified) 1, Panache, Dayton Dorey 2, Euphoria, Edward Brauer 3, Diva Gorda, Rudy Gottschlich CALOOSAHATCHEE BOTY (Fort Myers) Spinnaker (3 qualified) 1, Full Tilt, Eric Milbrandt 2, Macushla, Joel Andrews 3, Midnight Rider, Forrest Banks
Non-Spinnaker (1 qualified) 1, Eclipse, Ron Kinney
Non-Spinnaker (5 qualified) 1, Air Supply, Steve Romaine 2, Nurdle, John Churchill 3, After You, Gary Blessing
Racer-Cruiser (4 qualified) 1, Prime Plus, Frank Hanna 2, Intrepid, Jeff Russo 3, Reflection, Jim Mallory
Cruising (6 qualified) 1, Vixen, Brock Johnson 2, Jolly Mon, David Naumann 3, Miss Cathleen, John Finnegan
Multihull (2 qualified) 1, Triumph, Erik Soronen 2, Passion III, Ned Christensen SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BOTY (Naples-Marco Island) Spinnaker A (3 qualified) 1, Maria, Joe Bonness 2, Finn, Martin Wasmer 3, Tropical Storm, Doug Forster Spinnaker B (4 qualified) 1, Foreign Exchange, Gunar Rogat 2, T-Bone, Jason Richards 3, Vagabond, Dan Spence Non-Spinnaker (2 qualified) 1, Air Supply, Steve Romaine 2, Bentley, Thomas Horner True Cruising (3 qualified) 1, Dragon Fly Plus, Ulrich Rohde 2, Saboutime, John Harkless 3, Windy City, Diane Fowler Multihull (1 qualified) 1, Tri-Power, Ed Dixon
17th Annual 2013 Coastal Cup Race Results, St. Simon’s Island, GA to Fernandina Beach, FL May 18 By James H. Newsome Golden Isles Sailing Club (GISC) from St. Simon’s Island, GA, hosted the Coastal Cup race off the Georgia/Florida coast on Saturday, May 18, with 14 boats competing for honors in Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes. Sailors from GISC and the Amelia Island Sailing Club (AISC) from Fernandina Beach, FL, started in St. Mary’s Channel between R14 and R16 and ran a 26-nautical mile offshore course to St. Simon’s Channel, finishing between G13 and R14. Weather conditions were near perfect for a downwind run up the coast. Race Chairman David Heine commented afterwards, “What a great day out on the water, especially for the spinnakers.” Winds from the southeast were very mild early in the race but increased to 10-12 MPH by midafternoon. Low humidity and temperatures in the mid-80s made for a near perfect day on the water. Jade, a J/92S skippered by Peter Richmond, jumped out to an early lead and set the pace for the rest of the Spinnaker class boats. Although Jade, the lowest PHRFrated boat, finished the race first with a time of 4:16:56, she could not cover the handicap to win her class. First place in News & Views for Southern Sailors
2013 Coastal Cup winner Cocoon with Richard White (center) and the “Pink Ladies” crew. Photo by James Newsome.
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