{"id":22149,"date":"2023-08-10T00:42:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T00:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwest.jboats.com\/?p=22149"},"modified":"2023-08-21T17:12:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:12:25","slug":"gorgeous-spectacular-ugotta-regatta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jboatssouthwest.com\/gorgeous-spectacular-ugotta-regatta\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorgeous, Spectacular Ugotta Regatta!"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Harbor Springs, MI)- Hosted by Little Traverse YC in Harbor Springs, MI, the 61st annual Ugotta Regatta was blessed with simply spectacular sailing conditions for all three days of the regatta. No matter what the weather prognosticators foreordain for the day, the fabled “sea breeze” almost always develops just after noon time and builds into the 10 to 15 kts range IF there is any semblance of sun. Well, there was plenty of sun all three days. And, each day the fabled sea breeze “engine” kicked into high gear and drew whatever gradient breeze from the southwest or northwest into the bay into the 265 to 300-degree range. The sailors weren’t complaining, that’s for sure!<\/p>\n The regatta is popular for J\/sailors since it included the\u00a0J\/70<\/a>,\u00a0J\/120<\/a>, and\u00a0J\/111<\/a>\u00a0one-design classes (celebrating their \u00a0Great Lakes Championship). In addition, strong participation of J\/Teams in ORC & PHRF handicap racing.\u00a0<\/p>\n The fourteen-boat\u00a0J\/70<\/a>\u00a0class was a fight to the very end by the two Lake Minnetonka teams from Wayzata, MN. In the end, it was Dick Kalow’s SUPERIOR 1 team over Bryce Kalow’s SUPERIOR 2 for the top of the podium. Taking third was Chicagoan John Heaton’s EMPEIRIA, followed by Texan Bruno Pasquinelli’s STAMPEDE in 4th and Laura Sigmond’s Chicago crew on NORBOY in \u00a05th place.\u00a0<\/p>\n With seven boats, the J\/120s had very close one-design racing. The winner was determined by a tie-breaker with both teams posting 1-2 finishes. By winning the Sunday finale, Ken Brown’s J-HAWKER won the class over Mike & Bob Kirkman’s HOT TICKET. Third went to John Harvey’s SLEEPING TIGER with two 3rds.\u00a0<\/p>\n The huge turnout of J\/111s for their Great Lakes Championship of a dozen boats produced very tight competition. It all came down to the final race. Winning was Scott Sellers’s NO SURPRISE, with Blane Shea’s STRIKING BACK taking the silver medal. Third place was determined by a tie-breaker between Ed Kriese’s WILDCAT and George Golder’s TERRIER. Winning that countback to take the bronze medal was Kriese’s WILDCAT.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the ORC C Division of eight boats, Matt Schaedler’s\u00a0J\/122<\/a>\u00a0BLITZKRIEG took the bronze medal, while Matt Songer’s\u00a0J\/122<\/a>\u00a0EVVAI ended up in 5th place.\u00a0<\/p>\n The eleven-boat PHRF C Division saw the J\/88s dominate the top five. Second was Andy Graff’s EXILE, followed by Lindsey Duda’s SIN DUDA in 3rd, Dan Floberg’s MISTY in 4th, and Justin Acker’s McQUEEN in 5th place.\u00a0SAILING PHOTO CREDITS- Gretchen Dorian.<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0For\u00a0more Little Traverse YC Ugotta Regatta sailing information<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NO SURPRISE Wins\u00a0J\/111\u00a0Great Lakes Championship The fourteen-boat\u00a0J\/70\u00a0class was a fight to the very end by the two Lake Minnetonka teams from Wayzata, MN. In the end, it was Dick Kalow’s SUPERIOR 1 team over Bryce Kalow’s SUPERIOR 2 for the top of the podium. Taking third was Chicagoan John Heaton’s EMPEIRIA, followed by Texan Bruno Pasquinelli’s STAMPEDE in 4th and Laura Sigmond’s Chicago crew on NORBOY in \u00a05th place.\u00a0 The huge turnout of J\/111s for their Great Lakes Championship of a dozen boats produced very tight competition. It all came down to the final race. Winning was Scott Sellers’s NO SURPRISE, with Blane Shea’s STRIKING BACK taking the silver medal. Third place was determined by a tie-breaker between Ed Kriese’s WILDCAT and George Golder’s TERRIER. Winning that countback to take the bronze medal was Kriese’s WILDCAT.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
NO SURPRISE Wins\u00a0J\/111<\/a>\u00a0Great Lakes Championship<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\n(Harbor Springs, MI)- Hosted by Little Traverse YC in Harbor Springs, MI, the 61st annual Ugotta Regatta was blessed with simply spectacular sailing conditions for all three days of the regatta. No matter what the weather prognosticators foreordain for the day, the fabled “sea breeze” almost always develops just after noon time and builds into the 10 to 15 kts range IF there is any semblance of sun. Well, there was plenty of sun all three days. And, each day the fabled sea breeze “engine” kicked into high gear and drew whatever gradient breeze from the southwest or northwest into the bay into the 265 to 300-degree range. The sailors weren’t complaining, that’s for sure!
\nThe regatta is popular for J\/sailors since it included the\u00a0J\/70,\u00a0J\/120, and\u00a0J\/111\u00a0one-design classes (celebrating their \u00a0Great Lakes Championship). In addition, strong participation of J\/Teams in ORC & PHRF handicap racing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nWith seven boats, the J\/120s had very close one-design racing. The winner was determined by a tie-breaker with both teams posting 1-2 finishes. By winning the Sunday finale, Ken Brown’s J-HAWKER won the class over Mike & Bob Kirkman’s HOT TICKET. Third went to John Harvey’s SLEEPING TIGER with two 3rds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nIn the ORC C Division of eight boats, Matt Schaedler’s\u00a0J\/122\u00a0BLITZKRIEG took the bronze medal, while Matt Songer’s\u00a0J\/122\u00a0EVVAI ended up in 5th place.\u00a0
\nThe eleven-boat PHRF C Division saw the J\/88s dominate the top five. Second was Andy Graff’s EXILE, followed by Lindsey Duda’s SIN DUDA in 3rd, Dan Floberg’s MISTY in 4th, and Justin Acker’s McQUEEN in 5th place.\u00a0SAILING PHOTO CREDITS- Gretchen Dorian.\u00a0For\u00a0more Little Traverse YC Ugotta Regatta sailing information\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jboats_news_reviews"],"yoast_head":"\n