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Guess what? He saved it! Photos by Trish Murphy<br />
U P BAY CHALLENGE C U P<br />
This year's Toms River Challenge Cup was won by the<br />
team of Erik Johnson, Bill Warner, Allan Terhune and Clay<br />
Johnson of host Toms River Yacht Club. Saturday's races<br />
were sailed down bay on the Cedar Creek course in<br />
15-20 knot breezes. Sunday's sailing took place on the<br />
Wannamaker course at the mouth of the Toms River in light<br />
and variable conditions. Johnson and crew won the last race<br />
to beat out Dave Magno and rookie helmsman Alex<br />
Smigelski who finished second and third.<br />
Going into the last race, Magno led the regatta but<br />
Johnson and Smigelski had the chance to win the Challenge<br />
Cup if they placed first<br />
Team Johnson bet that the left side of the course would<br />
pay in the 3-7 knot conditions and went for the pin position at<br />
the start They won the leeward position and continued out<br />
left where they found some breeze. Tacking to cross the<br />
fleet, they led at the first mark by a comfortable margin.<br />
UP BAY REGATTA<br />
PLACE BOAT SKIPPER PTS.<br />
1 T-18 Erik Johnson 8.5<br />
2 LA·99 Dave Magno 9.5<br />
3 H0·47 Alex Smigelski 10.75<br />
4 LA·88 Paul Magno 22<br />
5 KU-1 George Welch, Jr. 25<br />
6 T-17 Cliff Campbell 26<br />
7 LE·8 Jack Lampman 27<br />
8 IH-12 Kirby Slack 27<br />
9 IH·17 Philip Reynolds 33<br />
\0 CH·6 Rick Turner 34<br />
11 IH·27 Had Brick 34<br />
12 LE-37 John Cranmer 43<br />
13 H0·31 Peter Rochelle 47<br />
14 H0·32 Tom Wiss 49<br />
15 MA·10 Diok Wight 52<br />
16 LE·3 Bob Donat 52<br />
17 LE-54 Tom Cox 57<br />
18 LA·5 Tim Faranetta 59<br />
19 LE·10 Pete Langborgh 65<br />
20 LE·18 Tom Scheuerman 69<br />
21 IH-44 Fred Slack 82<br />
22 OG·4 Joseph King 84<br />
23 BH·11 John Harkrader 84<br />
July 30 0' 31 • Toms Rit•e1; ;\ :J • hy Bu:::: Reyuolds<br />
THE REPORTER<br />
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Smigelski rounded second but never had a chance to get<br />
within striking distance of johnson. Magno fouled at the offset<br />
mark, did a 720, and thereafter was out of reach of T-18.<br />
Saturday's racing saw some of the best sailing the fleet has<br />
had in a long time with steady southeasterly winds of 15-20 in<br />
the wide, open Cedar Creek course area. Unfortunately, the<br />
left side of the course was in shallow water. Halfway up the<br />
first beat of the first race, part of the fleet headed left until<br />
they ran aground and were forced back to the right<br />
Also, a cumulus cloud formation hovered off to the west<br />
all day and gave a strong southwesterly influence to the sea<br />
breeze. These two factors combined to favor the right corner<br />
in the three races sailed Saturday.<br />
Cliff Campbell, with his many years of experience on the<br />
bay, figured out the wind pattern and led at the windward<br />
mark. However, be hlt the mark, did a circle to absolve hlmself<br />
and watched transoms the rest of the race. Johnson took<br />
over the lead and sailed conservatively to win the first race.<br />
During the first race Fred Slack saw an opportunity to<br />
shop for Saturday night's dinner in the shallows of Barnegat<br />
Bay. He calculated he could sail downwind with the chute up<br />
and drag for clams during the race, thereby saving himself a<br />
trip to the supermarket after the races. I'm sure Suzy had<br />
her doubts. Anyway, IH-44 was planing along, digging up<br />
clams left and right when a puff and a sand bar joined forces<br />
at the wrong moment and flipped the boat over. When interviewed<br />
after the race Fred was quoted to have said, "At least<br />
I could walk around to the top of the mast, right the boat and<br />
never get wet!"<br />
The second and thlrd races were pretty much drag races<br />
to the right corner. Dave Magno, Paul Magno and Alex<br />
Smigelski traded leads during the second race with Dave getting<br />
the better of hls brother and Alex downwind. The third<br />
race saw Alex Smigelski and Jack Lampman swapping leads,<br />
with Alex fuially out-motoring Jack in a foot race to the right<br />
While Saturday's racing put a premium on good starts<br />
and boat speed, Sunday required a patient hand on the tiller<br />
as the wind was all over the place with big holes and shifts.<br />
It generally paid to avoid the middle and pick a side.<br />
Magno made a strong move to the left at the start of the<br />
fourth race, picked up a puff and rode it back to the right where<br />
he saw some new wind filling in. Johnson worked the left side<br />
while Smigelski, who looked good initially, got caught out of<br />
place and collapsed in the middle. Magno led all the way<br />
around. Johnson & Smigelski had their worst races.<br />
Due to a throw out, the finale was set up as a three-way<br />
race with the edge to Magno. Johnson or Smigelski had to<br />
win if they were to take home the silver. Magno had to try<br />
and prevent both from winning. Considering the fluky conditions<br />
it was doubtful that any covering game would work<br />
against just one competitor, no less two. Magno made the
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