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RACING a beach near Caloosa Cove. The next day, the boats go south to Channel Five Bridge, then north back up the ICW to finish off the beach at Key Largo Boating and Watersports at mile marker 104. The race is a two-day, 110-mile trek around Key Largo and Islamorada that attracts racers from around the country and the world. However, probably due to a cold front that crashed through the islands and the forecast of big winds and seas, the fleet was much smaller this year than normal with only 18 boats registered. Usually this race draws well over 40 boats. On Saturday morning, there were a lot of sailors sitting around listening intently to their weather radios…and not liking what they were hearing: northeast winds of 20-25 knots and gusty. By starting time, only 10 boats departed. Of those, only seven made it to the finish line after the first day. One boat broke its mast and had to drop out. One sailor fell off his boat and was separated from it. The crew was unable to keep the boat upright to return for the skipper. Observers at Ocean Reef noticed the problem and dispatched a boat to help the sailors. No one was injured. The venue and host for the sailors was Key Largo Boating and Watersports at Mile Marker 104, where the sailors were greeted with sloppy Joes after their adventure. Trophies were provided by Caribbean Watersports located at the Key Largo Grande Resort, and drinks were supplied by Calvert Sails of Islamorada. Chip Short of Key Largo supplied the starting boat. J/24 Green Bench Regatta, St. Petersburg, FL, Dec. 9-10 By Dave Ellis The Tampa Bay J/24 fleet has had a resurgence of activity. The Green Bench Regatta held December 9-10 is a new annual event staged by St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Strong winds Friday caused a number of the local boats to not brave the slog upwind from points south. But 10 boats, including some from Vermont, Massachusetts and north Florida, enjoyed two days of perfect sailing conditions. The sailors had high praise for the race committee, headed by Colin Park. Eight races were held, much to the delight of those who were shoveling snow when they returned home. There was a time when the J/24 class was known for hard-core racing that included aggressive use of the racing rules. This regatta had no incidents that were not settled on the water. There were, however, a number of “general recalls” of starts. Davis Island sailor Brian Malone won the event. His crew was his wife Cat, James Nunn, Jeff DuVal and Beau Plessner. Robby Brown and crew of St. Petersburg were second, with John Denman of Beverly, MA, third. St. Petersburg was once known for its green benches downtown that seated the largely elderly population. The bustling town today belies that memory. Orange Bowl Open Regatta, Coconut Grove, FL, Dec. 28-30 By Dave Ellis The 2006 Coconut Grove Sailing Club Open Orange Bowl Regatta took place December 28-30, the same time as the huge junior event at the clubs up the Biscayne Bay coast. CGSC member Art Auwaexter and his 20-person race committee presented fine racing for the 22 Lasers and five Lightnings in the fleet. It was not easy to find a place to put a racecourse with over 600 boats in the Junior Orange Bowl spread all over the water. Winds ranged from 8 to 18 knots over three days. Visitors to the area won both fleets. Skip Dieball and crew Mike Stark and Karl Felger sailing the Lightning hail from Toledo, Ohio. Skip is an accomplished racing sailor and well-known sailmaker. The Laser winner was 22-year-old Clay Johnson of Tom’s River, NJ. Some may remember him as a winning Optimist dinghy sailor of a few years ago. He is a very tall and fit fellow, as are all Laser sailors vying for the Olympic slot in the Laser for the 2008 Games. In age groupings, Laser Apprentice Ernesto Rodriguez of Miami led, taking second in fleet. Miami’s Augie Diaz was first Master, Dave Ellis of St. Petersburg the Grand Master winner and David Hartman of Vero Beach the Great Grand Master champ. Lake Lanier Sailing Club’s Warner Guedry deserves credit for finishing all seven races, placing second in Great Grand Master, at age 71. 52 February 2007 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com
Davis Island YC Commodore’s Cup, Tampa, FL, Jan. 6-7 Dave Ellis rounding the leeward mark in the Orange Bowl Regatta. Courtesy photo. By Morgan Stinemetz With more wind on Sunday than Saturday, the faster boats notched two races at the Davis Island Yacht Club’s Commodore’s Cup. The spinnaker boats sailed a windward/leeward course off Davis Island proper. Dr. John Jennings, driving Bob Dockery’s Melges 24, Barracuda, said they got an awful start in the first race Sunday, and the team pulled out a third place finish after a struggle. A first in Saturday’s sole race and another bullet in the third race overall gave Barracuda a win in the eight-boat Melges 24 one-design class with a line score of 1-3-1. Barracuda sails out of Longboat Key. Second in the Melges 24 class went to Juggling Act, which was skippered by Thomas Single of Lakeland. In third was Silver, Sam Johnson’s entry from the Gulf Coast Sailing Club. Overall, winds maxed at 10 knots in the gusts, but were fluky with holes present much of the day. “The right side of the course had more wind than the left side,” Jennings said. “So it was right side going upwind and left side going downwind.” The J/24 one-design class was won by Preparation J, coskippered by Brown/Klaus of St. Petersburg. Mischief, captained by Holly Coger of Tampa was second, two points News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS February 2007 53
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