{"id":77880,"date":"2024-05-31T21:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T01:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=77880"},"modified":"2024-06-03T09:54:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:54:58","slug":"detroit-delivers-for-regatta-series-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/regatta-series\/detroit-delivers-for-regatta-series-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Delivers For Regatta Series Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/w_u7NW5Fwpw' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtscoring.com\/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=16367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friday Results<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sailingworldphotography.photoshelter.com\/index\/G0000YCXYQCNmNjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friday Photo Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The return of the <a href=\"\/regatta-series-detroit\/\">Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Detroit<\/a> was a long time coming, and by all accounts from competitors gathered after racing at host Bayview Yacht Club, the first day of was an excellent and low-key start to a weekend of racing on Lake St. Clair. After a morning postponement ashore, the bulk of the regatta\u2019s one-design fleets enjoyed racing in light and shifting winds that produced tight racing, especially among the regatta\u2019s big three fleets; the J\/120, J\/111s and J\/35s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1767-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"J\/35 Firefly at the Detroit Regatta Series\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1767-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1767-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1767-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1767-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1767.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Sheri Dufrense\u2019s team on the J\/35 <i>Firefly<\/i> at the 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Detroit.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Sheri Dufrense\u2019s team on the J\/35 <em>Firefly<\/em> had what she described as a \u201cfabulous\u201d day. \u201cIt was a great day,\u201d Dufrense said. \u201cThe highlight for us was the teamwork, working together, learning new things and going fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a second-place finish in the day\u2019s first race and a win in the next race, Dufrense\u2019s <em>Firefly<\/em> team leads the eight-boat fleet by only 2 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2091-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, Detroit\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2091-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2091-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2091-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2091-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2091.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Ed Kriese&#8217;s team on Wildcat at the 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Detroit.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Jeffrey Davis\u2019 team on the J\/111 <em>Shamrock<\/em> also has a 2-point lead in its seven-boat fleet thanks to two race wins. This Cleveland-based team is a previous winner of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Chicago, and following a brief absence from the sport, Davis\u2019 and his crew were quickly back on form, pushed in both races by their friends from Cleveland on Kevin and Seth Young\u2019s <em>Black Seal<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlie Hess\u2019s <em>Funtech Racing<\/em>, considered a perennial top team amongst Detroit\u2019s strong and growing J\/120 fleet went 3-1 on the day to claim the lead after two races, but Greg Baker\u2019s <em>Kairos<\/em> went 2-2 to keep the scoreline tied between them. Mike Fozo\u2019s <em>Proof<\/em>, winner of the first race, stumbled with a sixth in the next, but is only 3 points out of first with plenty of racing to come over the next two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1168-1024x676.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"J\/120s at the 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, Detroit\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1168-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1168-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1168-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1168-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-1168.jpg 1636w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">J\/120s approach the leeward gate at the 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, Detroit.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>On Division C Race Circle, Bruce Ayres\u2019 team on the Melges 24 Monsoon\u2014another past Regatta Series overall winner\u2014won all three races by wide margins. Ayres, from Newport Beach, California, is a longtime Melges 24 skipper, and clearly knows how to get the most speed out of the iconic sport boat, especially in today\u2019s light and flat conditions. With each race, they were quick off the start, quick into the lead and untouchable from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0507-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Bruce Ayers&#039; Monsoon\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0507-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0507-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0507-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0507-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0507.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Bruce Ayers&#8217; <i>Monsoon<\/i> rounds with a comfortable lead in the Melges 24 fleet at the 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, Detroit.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>The ever-competitive Tartan 10 fleet, which will host its North American Championship in Chicago in August, is using the Helly Hansen Detroit regatta as part of its Traveler Award Series in preparation for its big regatta. Trey Sheehan\u2019s <em>Hooligan: Flat Stanley Racing<\/em> got off to an early jump in the series with a 1-1-2, but the same top-three boats were battling all day, giving a hint of more to come as the weekend goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0941-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Andrew Morlan\u2019s Santana 3 Avatar\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0941-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0941-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0941-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0941-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-0941.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Andrew Morlan\u2019s Santana 35 <i>Avatar<\/i> a the 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, Detroit.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Andrew Morlan\u2019s Santana 35 <em>Avatar<\/em> leads its 5-boat division; Tod Sackett\u2019s J\/70 team on <em>3\u00ad13<\/em> is tied atop the fleet with Wes Whitmeyer\u2019s <em>Slingshot<\/em>. Three races were completed for the J\/70s on the racecourse managed by Crescent Sailing Club. Jeanne Ehrenberg and Jeff Williams lead the Melges 15 fleet with two race wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2471-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Roy Lamphier&#039;s J\/70 Die Beatmachine\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2471-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2471-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2471-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2471-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/05312024_SWRS_Detroit-2471.jpg 1620w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Roy Lamphier&#8217;s J\/70 <i>Die Beatmachine<\/i> hunts the race leader at the 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, Detroit.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>With the addition of the Cal25s, the ORC fleet and two distance-racing divisions, the regatta goes to full capacity for the rest of the weekend, and with favorable racing winds in the forecast, expectations are that the regattas good start will continue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series return to Detroit kicked off with 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