norcalsailing.com Rolex Big Boat Series Day 1

Rolex Big Boat Series Day 1

September 8, 2011

The first day of the 2011 Rolex Big Boat Series is in the books. The San Francisco fog threatened to clear out, but failed to follow through. The dependable westerly built during the day. Out-of-towners and locals alike shivered in the chilly San Francisco summer weather. Race 1 ended with almost 20 knots of wind, with Race 2 featuring 22+ knots. Some who used #1 jibs for Race 1 regretted it during the last upwind leg and switched down to a #3 for the second race.

Akela
Akela, Bill Turpin's R/P 75, was the first boat to finish the second race in front of the clubhouse. ©2011 Sergei Zavarin/http://ultimate-yachtshots.smugmug.com

Photographer Sergei Zavarin captured these shots of the IRC A division during the first race. The mini-slideshows, like the one above, are in QuickTime. If you don't have it, you can download it for free here.

Mayhem
Mayhem, Ashley Wolfe's TP52 is a regular entry here and is currently leading Vesper in IRC A by one point. ©2011 Sergei Zavarin/http://ultimate-yachtshots.smugmug.com

Rio
Rio, another TP52, owned by Manouch Moshayedi of Corona del Mar. ©2011 Sergei Zavarin/http://ultimate-yachtshots.smugmug.com

Vesper
The crew of Jim Swartz's TP52 Vesper has a good view of the water. ©2011 Sergei Zavarin/http://ultimate-yachtshots.smugmug.com

Several divisions are tied for points: Swiftsure II and TNT in IRC B, Blackhawk and Donkey Jack in J/105s, and, in Express 37s, Expeditious and Golden Moon. The J/120s actually have three boats with four points each: Chance, Desdemona and Mr. Magoo. Results so far and more are available at www.rolexbigboatseries.com. Also see our previous report.

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