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RACINGeven a trawler was in the “Race”! But special recognitionwent to the MYC commodore, who managed to runaground!The other fleets—“the serious racers”—had anothergood day of racing on Sunday with a little more breeze, butno more consistency. At the end of the day, the first-placefinishing boats were: Mike Young and his Airborne Melgesteam in the PHRF Fleet; Cruising went to Jerry Ross andcrew on Sleighride; and J Peas, with Paul Anstey at the helmof his J/24, took honors for their fleet. The J/24 is not exactlynew to Melbourne, but it’s going through a strong rebirthand has become the largest fleet with lots of one–designcompetition.For complete results, go to www.sail-race.com, orwww.melbourneyachtclub.com.Race Reports59th Annual Mug Race,Jacksonville, FL, May 5By Dave EllisCooper McGee (10 years), on the right, and his sister Tara (8 years)on their Hobie 16, Double Trouble, at the start of the Mug Race.The two kids sailed the entire course from start to finish, but finishedat 8:35 p.m.—after the deadline. They sailed in the MultihullNonspin C class, and no one in that class finished in time. SinceCooper and Tara were the first in that class to get to the ShandsBridge mid-course gate, they were awarded first in class. Their parentsshadowed them in a skiff, but Cooper and Tara sailed the boatby themselves. At the end of the race, they looked in a lot bettershape than most of the adults. Courtesy photo.Racers coming into the finish line in the early evening in the MugRace on May 5. Photo by Bud Newton.It was a light air trek down the St. Johns River again thisyear. Of the 109 registrants, 55 finished by the 8:15 p.m. timelimit. Eric Roberts, sailing the highly modified RC 30 withan asymmetrical spinnaker of nearly 700 square feet of area,as first to finish again, as he is nearly every year.The city of Palatka and Putnam County have come onboard this year to help the regatta host, The Rudder Club ofJacksonville, this year with several before-racing highlights.Chip Laibl of the Tourism Development Council highlightedthe Friday night Palatka party, with oyster bar, music atthe skipper’s meeting, beer tent (with the city cooperatingon open container laws) at the waterfront, and a free trolleyinto town and back until midnight. Rat Island Yacht Clubsponsored a Friday afternoon race in the Mug Race startingarea, the Beef-o-Brady Cup, that will be promoted andexpanded next year.On Saturday morning at 7:30, the slowest boats started,with progressively faster boats having an assigned time tostart based on their “Rudder Club Handicap”—mostly figuredon US SAILING Portsmouth numbers. Roberts was thelast boat to start, at 10:28:32. It took them 7:35:55 to sail the38 miles as the crow flies. But these crows had to do a lot ofjibing, so the actual distance was significantly longer.Bret Moss on a Marstrom 20 sailed a stellar race, jibingon the lifts, finding wind, staying out of or in the current, asit changed in the middle of the afternoon on this tidal river.Yet he only managed second place to the powerful RC 30.There was a groundswell of comment by competitors that itis time to review the rating of the winner, as the boat haschanged over the years, but the rating has not. To have thesame boat win nearly every year is not helping the participationof the event. Other boats reputedly had modifiedtheir boats or rig or carried non-class sails without “declaring”the changes to the handicapper. Since the Mug Race isnot a Gaboon-style anything-goes open event, severalsailors opined that if this is addressed, they may feel theyhave more of a chance at a higher finish.First non-spinnaker multihull was KIyle Runnfeldt on aHobie 16, the top junior finisher. They were 20th overall inthe fleet. There were no all-female finishers. Laura Toth andJulie Runnfeldt found themselves just a short distance to themid-point, Shands Bridge, when their old Hobie 16 startedto list for no apparent reason. Well, the reason becameapparent when one hull sank. While they were in no danger,all kinds of emergency people showed up, and the bridgewas closed to traffic for a time to keep drivers from gawkingand causing accidents. They were pulled into shore withno further drama.First non-spinnaker monohull, in 31st overall, was48 June 2012 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com
Craig Eaton on his MC Scow. First place in the MonohullSpinnaker class was Dave Ellis sailing his Raider Turbo, seventhplace overall. He finished just ahead of Patrick Danielon a Viper 640 and Paul Scoffin on his Flying Dutchman.These three boats were within two minutes after manyhours of competition. If the former race course of a mark onthe west side of the bridge at the Rudder Club end of thecourse and a mile sail across the river to the finish had beenin effect, the order of finish could well have been reversed.Adam Norwood on his Antrim 27 keelboat sailed anoutstanding race to finish third overall in the fleet and firstin the Cruiser Spinnaker fleet. Having a tall rig reallyhelped, as the wind was often not at the surface.There were many other awards, trophies and gift certificates.Divisions were made in fleets simply to give awayscores of really nice engraved glasses and give kudos to theparticipants.While the Mug Race, like so many sailing events, is notalways fair to all with the reversing current, fickle winds,shoals jumping ahead of boats and 100-plus sailors andscores of fishermen to dodge, it is an event that every sailorshould experience.Next year is the 60th. It promises to be spectacular.Results on line at www.rudderclub.com.East & Central Florida Race CalendarClub Racing (contact club or website for details):Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekendraces organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns RiverIndian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organizedseasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savings.Winter Series begins Jan. 31. Spring/Summer series begins March14. Wednesday evening races weekly.Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons;Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout theyear, sometimes suspended during regattas. Also have a J/24 raceseries.East Coast SA (www.ecsasail.com): a women’s series and a regularseries; At least one event each month.Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup RacesHalifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Raceseries organized seasonally.Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Wednesdays and weekends.Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend racestwice monthly, Sept through MayThe Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) dinghy clubrace series, second Sundays (3 Exceptions) in the afternoon on LakeBaldwin. January through November,JUNE1-3 Titusville Sailing Center Summer Regatta2 Jessie Ball Regatta. Epping Forest YC9 St. Johns Regatta. Florida YC9-10 Femme Fatale 420 Regatta. Melbourne YC10 65th Big Boys Race. Halifax Sailing Association.15-17 Summer Solstice Regatta. Smyrna YC17 Father’s Day Race. Saint Augustine YC23 Interclub Regatta. First Coast Sail Assoc.23-24 Grills Summer Sailstice Cruise. East Coast Sail Assoc.JULY17 Liberty Regatta. Saint Augustine YCSoutheast Florida Race CalendarPalm Beach Sailing Club, www.pbsail.org. See club website forclub racing. Races on the ICW last Sunday of each month (Son ofa Beach Regatta).Racing on Biscayne Bay: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association.www.bbyra.netGo to the website for local club races.BBYCBBYRACGSCCRYCBiscayne Bay YCBiscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.netCoconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.orgCoral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.JUNE2 Full Moon Regatta.16 Snipe Nationals. CRYC.29-July 7 Regatta Time in AbacoJULY24 J/24 Florida State Championships21 Commodore’s Cup. CGSC.Race CalendarKey West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key WestSailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center.10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour openhouse at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com.Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West.Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racingduring Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday racingyear around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in theseaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinksafterward.2012 Marathon Firecracker Regatta, Marathon, FloridaKeys, July 1The Marathon Yacht Racing Association will hold the 2012Firecracker Sombrero Cup Regatta on July 1. NOR and furtherinformation will be available at www.marathonregatta.weebly.com.Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com.Go to the Club website for regular club racingopen to all.News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS June 2012 49
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