{"id":81884,"date":"2025-05-31T20:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=81884"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:22:35","slug":"detroit-special-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/regatta-series\/detroit-special-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Special Delivery"},"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=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-5409-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"JPK 10.80\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-5409-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-5409-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-5409-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-5409-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-5409.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\">Jake Thomas\u2019 JPK 10.80 <i>Smoke Show<\/i> at the start of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Detroit. <i>Smoke Show<\/i> went on to win the ORC A race. <\/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:\/\/yachtscoring.com\/event_results_cumulative\/16897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRELIMINARY RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The locals of the Detroit yacht racing scene know that Lake St. Clair can be feast or famine and on the second day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series hosted by Bayview YC, the sailors feasted on a blustery 20-knot northerly for an action packed day of racing for all one-design fleets and the ORC and PHRF distance racers, which quickly disappeared over the horizon after their early morning start.<\/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>The big boats of ORC Class A were the first to set off, and mixed in among them was Jake Thomas\u2019 JPK 10.80 <em>Smoke Show<\/em>, a shorthanded offshore weapon that\u2019s built for reaching. And off-wind sailing is what the fleet got after a short beat to the first mark of the course. And reach is what <em>Smoke Show<\/em> did across the finish line off Bayview YC on the Detroit River. First to finish and now first in their eight-boat ORC A fleet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\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\/undefined' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeat, reach, reach, reach, that\u2019s what this boat is made for,\u201d says Smoke Show\u2019s tactician and sailmaker Andy Camarda. While some teams were conservative with offwind sail selections and deployments in the morning\u2019s gusty winds, <em>Smoke Show<\/em> used practically everything in its quiver. \u201cCode Zero and spinnakers,\u201d Camarda says, \u201cwe used them all and it was a quick race for us.\u201d<\/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\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8821-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"J\/120\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8821-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8821-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8821-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8821-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8821-1.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\"><i>Funtech<\/i>, J\/120 class leader, keeping tabs on their rivals on Hot Ticket on the second day of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in 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>Chuck Stormes\u2019 Italia 9.98, <em>DeTour<\/em>\u2014another modern design and proven winner in the ORC world\u2014finished the day atop the ORC B fleet standings and Jeff Sampson\u2019s Nelson\/Marek 30 <em>Peacemaker<\/em> corrected out to the top of ORC C. For PHRF A, Jim Weyand\u2019s turbo 1D35 <em>Chico 2<\/em> got the win and Harald Kolter\u2019s Hobie 33 Das Boot leads PHRB B. Alan Tecmire\u2019s Tec Offensive, an Abbott 33 custom, made quick work of the course to correct to the top of PHRF C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the distance racers sprinted around their Lake St. Clair course, the full complement of the regatta\u2019s one-design classes stepped up their series. Yesterday\u2019s classes, the Tartan 10s and S2 7.9s were joined on their course by the Melges 24s and Cal 25s, which are racing Saturday and Sunday only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the highly competitive J\/120 fleet, the battle for Bayview\u2019s \u201cJ Dock\u201d supremacy continued between arch-rivals <em>Funtech<\/em> and <em>Hot Ticket<\/em>. After three races today, which brings the series to seven races thus far, <em>Funtech<\/em> padded its lead by another point, but still, the delta is only 2 points. For <em>Funtech<\/em> skipper Charlie Hess, the day\u2019s focus was all about staying close to <em>Hot Ticket<\/em>, no matter what.&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=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-9068-1-1024x701.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Detroit regatta\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-9068-1-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-9068-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-9068-1-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-9068-1-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-9068-1.jpg 1578w\" \/>                <\/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\">Brad Kimmel and Steve Young\u2019s <i>Diablo<\/i> on the step and relishing the windy conditions on the second day of the Detroit regatta.<\/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>\u201cThat was more important than playing wind shifts,\u201d Hess says. \u201cWe were in cover mode all day. We just wanted to stay in front of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first race of the day set the stage for this two-boat battle, with <em>Hot Ticket<\/em> finishing ahead of them. \u201cThey just had a great downwind,\u201d Hess says, \u201cand after that race the whole thing was tied and it was back to square one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next race, he adds, the day\u2019s strategy remained the same. \u201cWe were super focused on being fast and staying ahead of them, and in that race were able to get ahead and stay ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next and final race, <em>Funtech<\/em> led the fleet at the first weather mark, \u201cbut there were about 8 boats that rounded the mark together.\u201d<\/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=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10692-1024x686.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tartan 10 fleet\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10692-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10692-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10692-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10692-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10692.jpg 1613w\" \/>                <\/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\">Trey Sheehan&#8217;s <i>Hooligan<\/i> keeps it overall lead over their rivals on <i>Taz<\/i> in the Tartan 10 fleet.<\/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>Funtech was pinned outside the group and unable to jibe when they wanted to. \u201cWe got strung out way to the outside and over-stood the layline by a lot,\u201d Hess says. \u201cThat really put us behind, but we were able to get back into the race with a good shift and finished right behind them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remarking on the quality of racing, Hess says his team enjoyed the conditions immensely. \u201cIt\u2019s rare to have an 18-knot northerly day on Lake St. Clair. It was beautiful. It was a lot of fun and it was great to see a few of the other boats do really well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Sunday\u2019s forecast for winds to moderate, however, Hess and his teammates are under no illusion that it will be easier. \u201cIt will be game on, for sure,\u201d he says, \u201cand we\u2019ll be ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A similar scenario awaits the J\/111 fleet, which has Brad Kimmel and Steve Young\u2019s <em>Diablo<\/em> now with a 2-point lead over Kevin and Seth Young\u2019s <em>Black Seal<\/em>. These two fiercely competitive but friendly class rivals were locked into their own day-long battle. <em>Black Seal<\/em> won the day\u2019s first race after an intense jibing duel on the final leg, but <em>Diablo<\/em> nailed the next two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe goal for the day was no unforced errors,\u201d Kimmel says. \u201cBasically making sure the crew was ready for everything, talking though maneuvers and sticking to the game plan of covering Black Seal and making sure we kept the other boats behind us.<\/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=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-12200-1024x731.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Cal 25\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-12200-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-12200-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-12200-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-12200.jpg 1512w\" \/>                <\/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\">Paul and Ross Nuechterlein\u2019s Cal 25 <i>Never Alone<\/i>, three-race winners on the first day of racing for the Cals.<\/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>\u201cThe big thing was minimizing errors in the big breeze and waves and keeping the boat moving fast by changing gears because there were big lulls mixed. We got better as the day went on. \u201cThe crew work was great and the front of the boat did really well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One import adjustment after the first race, Kimmel says, was changing their jibe technique. Rather than pulling the new sheet aft and down hard while exiting the jibe, which is the technique in lighter winds, they pulled it aft only. \u201cOnce we did that our jibes were much better,\u201d Kimmel says.<\/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\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8261-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"J\/35s at the Detroit regatta\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8261-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8261-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8261-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8261-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-8261.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\"><i>Mr. Bill&#8217;s Wild Ride<\/i> was in winning form in the windy conditions, taking all three races in the J\/35s.<\/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>For the Santana 35s contesting their North American Championship, Chris Benedict\u2019s <em>Shape<\/em> won two races to firm up their lead over Andrew Morlan\u2019s <em>Avatar<\/em>. And for the J\/35s vying for their Great Lakes Championship, Bill Wildner\u2019s experienced team on <em>Mr. Bill\u2019s Wild Ride<\/em> were masters of the big breeze, winning all three races by significant margins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Division C, Paul and Ross Nuechterlein\u2019s Cal 25 <em>Never Alone<\/em> was untouchable, winning all three races, but only after a hard-fought battle with the all-women team on Erin Colpaert\u2019s <em>Gill Galls<\/em>. Colpaert\u2019s team were plenty fast upwind, but having broken their spinnaker pole in the first race, they were unable to match the downwind spinnaker speed and handling of <em>Never Alone<\/em>.<\/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=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10079-1024x676.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Melges 24\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10079-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10079-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10079-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10079-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-10079.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\">Peter McClennan&#8217;s Melges 24 <i>Gamecock<\/i> making quick work of the downwind legs.<\/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 S2 7.9s, Dan Cheresh\u2019s <em>Extreme 2<\/em> went undefeated and doubled its lead to 7 points over John Spierling\u2019s <em>Rebel<\/em>, which posted a pair of seconds and a third. Two teams opted to sit out the day\u2019s windy conditions, which opened the starting line with plenty of room for Cheresh to get away clean in every start. With tactician and sailmaker Tac Boston on top of their boatspeed, Cheresh says, they were fast upwind and downwind and plenty comfortable in the conditions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the circle\u2019s displacement boats were rocking and rolling downwind under symmetric spinnakers, the Melges 24s were in sportboat heaven. With upwind legs lasting about 10 minutes and downwind legs about 5 minutes, the race committee was able to give them four races. Peter McClennan\u2019s <em>Gamecock<\/em> won two of them, and Dan Berezin\u2019s <em>Surprise<\/em> bagged one to keep the series to 2 points.&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=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-14230-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Keelboat fleet\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-14230-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-14230-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-14230-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-14230-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HHSWRS2025_Detroit-14230.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\">The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta&#8217;s Youth Invitational Keelboat fleet starts its final of 12 races on the first day of the series.<\/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>While Trey Sheehan\u2019s Hooligan looked to have command of the Tartan 10s after the first light-air day, the big breeze was in the wheelhouse of Hanson Bratton\u2019s team on <em>Taz<\/em>, which won two of three races to bring themselves to within a point of the lead going into the final day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Detroit River, off the deck of Bayview YC, the regatta\u2019s first-ever Youth Invitational Keelboat Championship fleet put on a thrilling exposition of stadium-style racing in the club\u2019s Ultimate 20s. 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