THE 162ND NEW YORK YACHT CLUB Annual Regatta presented by Rolex (June 10-12) in the US wrapped up with Americans dominating the podiums for most classes.
THE 162ND NEW YORK YACHT CLUB Annual Regatta presented by Rolex (June 10-12) in the US wrapped up with Americans dominating the podiums for most classes. The awards ceremony was held on the lawn of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court.
There are a total of five divisions in this large-scale regatta – CRF, IRC, One design, ORR and PHRF.
Jonathan Loughborough on Belle earned championship in Classics Spin in CRF division, while Taft Glassie boarding Fortune finished in first in Classics NS.
IRC division saw mainly USA candidates on the podium, including Vesper Skipper Jim Swartz for IRC 1 winner, champion in IRC 2 Matt Robbins on Wahoo, IRC3 title taker Christopher Culver with his Blazer, winner in IRC 4 Chris Lewis on Kenai and Carl Olsson on Morning Glory finishing IRC 5 first. The C&C30s was the newest class at the regatta and it was won by Dan Cheresh on Extreme2, while Jamie Hilton aboard MBIII was victorious in the Etchells. The J/105 title was taken by duo Bruce Stone/Nicole Breault on Good Trade. Geoffrey Davis on Aquila won in S Class.
The other catamaran class, the largest and luxurious Gunboats, was one of the classes that most enjoyed the brisk conditions, doing two races and hitting speeds in excess of 20 knots. Jason Caroll’s Elvis has been the class of this fleet, but it was Jonathan Bush’s Zenyatta that took the first place.
When Michael Dominguez and his Bronco team couldn’t start Sunday’s only race due to equipment issues, the M32 came down to a winner take all battle between three teams. Chris Poole’s Riptide Racing came out on top.
The 12 Metre races were intense ones among two to three boats, with Dennis Williams on Victory 83 earning Modern title, Gunther Buerman skippering New Zealand winning GP Class and Jay Schachne’s Weatherly beating Robert Morton’s American Eagle to claim victory of Traditional Class.
Tom Selldorff on Kinship is the winner among all other competitors in ORR Navigators, while Steven Levy’s Eagle was victorious in PHRF 1 and Douglas McKeige’s Jazz was the champion in PHRF 2. Paul Koch on Jazz Fish was crowned the winner in PHRF 3 NS.
