Fun & Games @ Ugotta Regatta

(Harbor Springs, MI)- Traveling far and wide, sailors from across the Great Lakes always look forward to their mid-summer favorite event, the famous Ugotta Regatta hosted by Little Traverse Yacht Club in Harbor Springs, MI. Rolling out the proverbial red carpet for a fleet of J/70s and offshore handicap racers in ORC and PHRF Divisions, everyone enjoyed the great racing and the famous t-shirts dispensed at the crack of dawn early Saturday morning for hundreds of passionate sailing enthusiasts- a Ugotta Regatta tradition!

J/70 Class
Winning, or more accurately, dominating this ten-boat fleet was local hero Sean O’Brien and his McFLY team with just 15 pts total. Their scoreline was all podium finishes of 2-1-1-2-1-3-2-3!! Second place was Martin Johnson’s AQUAHOLIKS with 30 pts, and third place was Roy & Marina Lamphier’s BEAT MACHINE with 35 pts.

ORC B Division
In this nine-boat fleet, it was Matt Schaedler’s J/122 BLITZKRIEG that took class honors. Just one race was held on Saturday, as there was no wind for Sunday’s race.

PHRF A Division
Winning this ten-boat fleet was Jim Caesar’s J/109 LIQUID LOUNGE. The next J/109 was Chris Chatain’s DAYBREAK in seventh place, followed by Jim Milliken’s J/109 DRIVE 2 in eighth place.

PHRF B Division
Finding the sybaritic sailing conditions to their liking were a pair of J/88s, both of whom unsurprisingly ended up on the podium! Winning was Lindsey Duda’s SIN DUDA, followed by Andy Graff’s EXILE to add the bronze medal to his Chicago-Mackinac Race gold medal for winning the ORR Doublehanded Division for the third time in a row.

For more LTYC Ugotta Regatta sailing information
https://ltyc.org/ugotta-regatta