Great Racing @ Cedar Point One-Design Regatta

(Cedar Point, CT)- The first weekend in June has traditionally been the first major one-design regatta for most offshore keelboat sailors on Long Island Sound. Hosted by the Cedar Point Yacht Club, this year’s event featured one-design classes for J/88s, J/105s, and J/109s.

J/109 Class
For the fourteen-boat J/109 class, this regatta was an important “training & tuning” event before their upcoming J/109 North American Championship being held in cooperation with Storm Trysail Club’s biennial Block Island Race Week in the third week of June. In the end, five boats were engaged in a six-race battle for class supremacy and no one was giving an inch to each other. In the end, it was Adrian Begley’s MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN and David Rosow’s LOKI that ended up tied at 12 pts each for the lead! On countback, the MAD DOGGERS won with LOKI settling for the silver. Third only two points back was Bent & Marie Johansson’s ZIG ZAG, followed by John Greifzu’s GROWTH SPURT in fourth, and Bud Rogers’ BIG BOAT in fifth position. 

J/105 Class
There was a “new, but old Sheriff” back in town again after being absent from the class for a few years. To no one’s surprise, Damian Emery (remember his old ECLIPSE?) picked up a used boat and called it WARLOCK. It seemed they had a “lock” on first place, after running the table for four straight bullets! While Paul Beaudin’s LOU LOU team won the first two races, they simply could not hold back the “old  Sheriff Emery” and settle for the silver medal. Rounding out the podium in third place was Gardner Horan’s CUSH. 

J/88 Class
In a somewhat similar fashion to Emery’s blitzkrieg of the 105s, Drew Hall’s NEVERMORE won the 88 class with five straight bullets and not having to sail the last race. Second with all deuces was Bill Purdy’s WHIRLWIND and rounding out the podium was Nicolas Delcourt’s OH JEE in third position. For more Cedar Point One-Design Regatta sailing information