weekend racing
Island Fever Series Wraps Up
Strings of pink flamingo party lights are the prizes for the first place finishers of South Beach Yacht Club’s Island Fever midwinter series. The last race, held on Saturday, made up for the one missed in November.
Max Crittenden on the Martin 32 Solar Wind graciously acknowledged a foul at the start in McCovey Cove. © 2008 norcalsailing.com
The good sports on Solar Wind did their penalty circles as soon as they were clear of the breakwater, even though the wind was too light to turn the boat. © 2008 norcalsailing.com
Kevin Wilkinson’s Beneteau First Reality Cheque reemerges after restarting. © 2008 norcalsailing.com
The Flying Tiger 10 Savage Beauty on her way to another win. © 2008 norcalsailing.com
After a postponement to wait for wind, the RC sent the faster divisions out to Blossom Rock (where they converged with San Francisco YC’s Rosenblum Regatta, a members-only club championship race) and back to McCovey Cove.
Sailing in the Rosenblum Regatta, Jim Rodriguez’s Cal 38 Firecracker rounds Blossom Rock right after Jim Davies’ IOD 306LP, and poles out her genoa. © 2008 norcalsailing.com
Back at South Beach: John Lymberg (left, displaying his trophies) and Saturday’s Savage Beauty crew: Matteo Richiardi, Niels Frommann, Daniel Courter. © 2008 norcalsailing.com
For Island Fever race and series results, see www.southbeachyc.org/racing/index.htm#calendar. For Rosenblum Regatta results and history, see www.sfyc.org (click on Regattas).
March 24, 2008
Fancy drifts out of McCovey Cove while Reality Cheque circles back, after being over early, for a slow motion restart. © 2008 norcalsailing.com