{"id":81500,"date":"2025-05-02T21:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T01:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=81500"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:31:31","slug":"easy-sailing-and-hard-races-for-annapolis-regatta-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/regatta-series\/easy-sailing-and-hard-races-for-annapolis-regatta-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Sailing and Hard Races for Annapolis Regatta Fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-0734-1024x629.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"J\/88s in Annapolis\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-0734-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-0734-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-0734-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-0734-1536x943.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-0734.jpg 1759w\" \/>                <\/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\/88s power off the start on the opening day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yachtscoring.com\/event_results_cumulative\/16896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRELIMINARY RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask the top two teams of the Lightning, J\/29, and 29er classes of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series their take on the first of the regatta and the answer is the same: no wins come easy when competition is good, the wind is shifting and the current is running hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe id=\"x8aa2rgac1\" src=\"https:\/\/Sailingworld.dragonforms.com\/x8aa2rgac1\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>And that summed up conditions for the bulk of nearly 240 teams that kicked off the regatta on Friday with a building southerly breeze and a strong running ebbing tide. With four race circles hosting multiple classes, clear air didn\u2019t come easy either, especially on the southernmost circle with the J\/105s, J\/80s, J\/70s and J\/88s\u2014more than 80 boats racing up and down the course.<\/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=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-3839-1024x747.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Robot Viper 640\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-3839-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-3839-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-3839-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-3839.jpg 1480w\" \/>                <\/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\">Jimmy Praley&#8217;s <i>Robot Flamingo<\/i> is top Viper 640.<\/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>Cate Muller-Terhune\u2019s <em>Casting Couch<\/em>, last year\u2019s overall winner of the J\/70 class and the regatta, has proven in the past they know how to manage the traffic and came away with two race wins and a second to set up a 4-point lead on Alec Culter\u2019s team on Hedgehog.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Bell\u2019s team on <em>Hiwassee<\/em> is sitting pretty with two race wins, but Andy Graff\u2019s team <em>Exile<\/em>, a perennial rival to the Hiwasse crew, is only 5 points back, winning with a 2-1-1 but Andy Graff\u2019s exile only 5 points back. Equally close in points are the J\/105 leaders, with Ben DuPont\u2019s Warbride winning the last race to end day 2 points atop Bill Zartlere\u2019s <em>Deja Voodoo<\/em>. At press time, the J\/80 scores were incomplete.<\/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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5484-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Lightning Class sailors\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5484-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5484-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5484-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5484-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5484.jpg 1621w\" \/>                <\/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\">Local Lightning Class sailors drew a talented fleet of visiting teams.<\/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 the Division 1 race circle. The Lightning class, a new addition this year in Annapolis with 16 boats, perennial champ Dave Stark is in familiar territory at the top of the standings, but tied with skipper Abbie Probst with each team having won a race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Albacores, sailing their US National Championship with nineteen teams, it\u2019s all about Barney Harris, the Albacore\u2019s guru builder and boat whisperer. He\u2019s unbeaten again after four races with skipper Paul Clifford a good 13 points in arrears.&nbsp;<\/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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5133-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Orange Crush sailboat\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5133-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5133-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5133-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5133-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-5133.jpg 1621w\" \/>                <\/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\">Kaitlyn Lucey&#8217;s new Albacore <i>Orange Crush<\/i> chases down the fleet as they sail for their US National Championship.<\/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>In the 29ers, rival skippers Annie Sitzman and Sophie Niemann, traded race wins to end the tied on account of Sitzman winning the fourth race of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara Morgan Waters and Katherine Shermock posted back-to-back race wins in the last two to build a 5-point lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Division 2 of the regatta, set mid-Bay had plenty of current to contend with, but Lanny Helms\u2019 Windswept was the lead team on the Alberg 30s after three races. Two wins and second gives Helms and his crew a 1-point lead over Barbara Vosbury\u2019s <em>Carnival Lady<\/em>. The two were never far apart, and no will doubt continue to spar over the next two days.&nbsp;<\/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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-4078-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Alberg 30s in Annapolis\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-4078-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-4078-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-4078-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-4078-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-4078.jpg 1621w\" \/>                <\/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\">Alberg 30s, a staple of the 34-year-running regatta in Annapolis.<\/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>Jeff Hayden\u2019s team on the <em>Polar Express<\/em> leads the J\/22s and Dan Watson\u2019s Avita is top J\/30.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jimmy Praley\u2019s <em>Robot Flamingo<\/em> is undefeated in the 17-boat Viper 640 fleet and Michael Baugh\u2019s J\/29 Persephone is tied with Glenn Smyth\u2019s Shadowfax.<\/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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-6592-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Hawaii&#039;s Pearl Lattanzi\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-6592-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-6592-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-6592-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-6592-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Annapolis-6592.jpg 1621w\" \/>                <\/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\">Hawaii&#8217;s Pearl Lattanzi is sitting second overall in the Waszp class, racing for its US National title.<\/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 Waszp class, contending its US Nationals, enjoyed excellent conditions closer to shore once the sea breeze filled in. The fast charging Hawaiian foilers Gavin Ball and Pearl Lattanzi are firmly in the top two after four races. Ball took the first three and Lattanzi the fourth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow, the regatta\u2019s ORC teams will sail their distance race, alongside the Cal 25s, and the Harbor 20 fleet return for its Spring Championship with a talent packed fleet of locals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the winds are moderate the racing&#8217;s always closer, and that&#8217;s the takeaway from the opening races of the 2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Annapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":81587,"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":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_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,"alternate_title_newsletter":"","alternate_content_newsletter":""},"categories":[157],"tags":[181,309],"class_list":["post-81500","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\/81500","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=81500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}