{"id":75250,"date":"2023-05-06T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=75250"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:46:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:46:44","slug":"scoreboard-shuffle-annapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/regatta-series\/scoreboard-shuffle-annapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoreboard Shuffle At the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Syndicate <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Clair Ward’s J\/105 Syndicate<\/i> at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series<\/span>\n Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

The second day of a three-day regatta is referred to as \u201cmoving day,\u201d where competitors weigh greater risk and reward to advance up the leaderboard, and as a result, there\u2019s often quite a bit of shuffling in the standings as greater risks also come with greater ramifications. This was the story today at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis<\/a> where the Chesapeake Bay current was still moving swiftly. There were plenty of changes up and down the scoreboard. With a light and variable easterly, some of the 11 fleets got in two races, others only one before the late afternoon breeze faded and the race committee sent the sailors packing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Alberg 30 classics, sailing for their Maple Leaf Championship, completed one race after a morning postponement onshore and were halfway through the next before the race was abandoned. Raymond Bay\u2019s team on Laughing Gull<\/em> was winning that race by a healthy margin and was disappointed to not be able to pocket a win, but a third in the previous race was enough to bump them to the top of the standings, 1 point ahead of perennial class champion TC Williams\u2019 Argo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"J\/80s <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n J\/80s fight for clear air on the second day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis. <\/span>\n <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

\u201cConsistency and good roundings has been key for us,\u201d says Bay, who is refurbishing his own Alberg 30 and borrowed Laughing Gull for the weekend series. This is his first Alberg 30 regatta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also the first time I\u2019ve raced a full-keel boat like this, so there\u2019s been a bit of a learning curve, but we are starting to figure it out. Getting off the starting line has been the hardest thing because, if you stop an Alberg 30 anywhere near 30 seconds before the start, you will be late. It\u2019s a 9,000-pound boat so it takes longer than you think to get it to full speed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bay says Williams\u2019 crew on Argo had a spinnaker mishap in the day\u2019s only scored race and finished fifth, resulting in only 1 point between them going into Sunday\u2019s races. Bay says he\u2019ll be focusing on sailing his own race but keeping close tabs on Williams. \u201cIt\u2019ll be about sailing fast and getting off the line,\u201d Bay says. \u201cI like to sail low and fast and TC knows he can pinch me off, so that will be key: getting off the start, getting away from TC and getting to where I need to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"J\/30 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Don Watson’s J\/30 Avita<\/i> won the only race of the day.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

On the same near-shore race circle, local J\/22 skipper Brad Julian and his team on Yard Sail<\/em> moved into second place, posting a first and a sixth in the two races sailed. \u201cSticking with our strategy, starting on the pin and working the left shifts helped us win today,\u201d Julian says. \u201cWe were set up so that we had control to execute our plan instead of getting controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julian and his crew are only 5 points behind Aden King\u2019s Rhythmic Pumping<\/em>, the current leader, but lurking 4 points behind is Jeff Todd\u2019s Hot Toddy<\/em>, a perennial winner at this regatta and a local ace who can never be discounted. Yard Sail<\/em> will have their work cut out for them as they move into the final day of racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Brad <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Brad Julien’s J\/22 Yard Sail<\/i> went 1-6 on a tricky day to move closer to the lead.<\/span>\n Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

Another team to advance on moving day was Martin Casey\u2019s Life of Riley<\/em>, which won the day\u2019s only race in the Viper 640 fleet and bumped them to the top of the standings. \u201cWe had a great start and were able to control the race in the light breeze today,\u201d says Jason Currie, the team\u2019s tactician. \u201cGoing into tomorrow, we plan on sailing consistent races and consolidating our win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday\u2019s Viper 640 leader, Jimmy Praley\u2019s Robot Flamingo<\/em>, is only 3 points in arrears, however, and with both teams having won two races apiece, this battle will be one to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While moving day is about climbing the scoreboard, it\u2019s also about preservation for those holding onto tenable leads: Brian Keane\u2019s Savasana<\/em>\u2019s scored a third in the only J\/70 fleet race of the day, won by Doug Newhouse\u2019s Yonder<\/em>, to keep its lead, now down to 2 points; Pete Kassel\u2019s Spaceman Spiff<\/em> continued its dominance in the J\/24 fleet; John and Mary Driver remain the top Wayfarer team and Matt Lalumiere\u2019s Cash Money won a race to pad his lead to 3 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annapolis locals Bryan Stout and Lizzie Chiochetti also held on to their lead in the Melges 15 fleet with a fifth-place finish. \u201cToday was tricky because our fleet was sailing through a lot of current in our minimum breeze conditions, but I\u2019m super glad that we got a race off,\u201d Stout says. \u201cTomorrow, I\u2019m going into it with a fresh eye. Our boat has been fast all weekend and I\u2019m glad that that\u2019s doing us well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Close behind the pair are Britton and Heather Steele, who finished today\u2019s race in third and are only 3 points out of the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Britton <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Britton Steele tacks his Melges 15 at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis. Light air was challenging for the double handed dinghies.<\/span>\n Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

Bruce Irvin and his team on the J\/30 Shamrock<\/em> are still the top boat contending for J\/30 East Coast Championship, having finished third in the day\u2019s extremely light conditions. \u201cWe were just trying to keep the boat moving through the light breeze and strong current today,\u201d Irvin says. \u201cTomorrow, we will stay right with our main competitor, Bebop<\/em>, and just try to get off the line clean and control the beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shamrock<\/em> goes into tomorrow\u2019s final races with 2 points to spare on Bob Rutsch and Mike Costello Bebop<\/em>, with both teams having won a race thus far in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s racing featured the addition of the Distance Race fleet, with nearly a dozen boats dispatched on a long course traversing the Bay. In the ORC fleet, Ben Capuco and his Aerodyne 38 Zuul<\/em> were one of only three boats to finish before the time limit expired. The race was won by James Sagerholm\u2019s J\/35 Aunt Jean<\/em> and none of the PHRF entrants finished the race, so there are no results for this fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"distance <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Pete Lalli’s Seascape 24 Electric Mayhem<\/i> starts the distance race at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis. The race was later abandoned.<\/span>\n Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

\u201cBeing just a little bit faster in the current and finding that right finger of wind to get us to the bridge made our race,\u201d Capuco says. \u201cThere was a lot of tight reaching today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Racing resumes with an 11:00 am start for all classes on Sunday, with the final awards to be presented at host Annapolis YC later in the day when one overall winner will be selected to compete in the Helly Hansen Caribbean Championship in the British Virgin Islands in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The wind was light, the current strong and big changes on the scoreboard resulted. Here’s how the second day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Annapolis played out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":75251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Dave Reed","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"157","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"On moving day, there was a lot of shuffling in the standings at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","ad_targeting":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"sponsored_url":"","social_share":true},"categories":[157],"tags":[181,309],"class_list":["post-75250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regatta-series","tag-helly-hansen-sailing-world-regatta-series","tag-helly-hansen-sailing-world-regatta-series-annapolis"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}