![]() Hey Jude with skipper Karen McRae won the Championship, Jen Provan Paterson on Mandate took second, and Chantal Hearst on Kernel (with owner Jan Heisey) finished third. Thanks to Kirsty Clarke for this report: Eighty women, 11 boats and one day of highly competitive racing: August 20, the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto held the second annual J/105 Ontario Women’s Championship. For more Verve Cup Regatta information, visit. John & Laura Lutton's KINSHIP took the bronze medal by winning the last race for a total of 28 points. Jon Weglarz's THE ASYLUM took the silver medal by just one point, everything coming down to the outcome of the last race (total 27 points). The seven teams in the J/105 fleet saw a three-way battle evolve for the podium, with Judith & Ross McLean's ESPRIT D'ECOSSE taking class honors with 23 points and winning one race. By the time the two scheduled races were completed, the front was off to the east and produced a day of white caps, sun, partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s F. As the day progressed, the center of the Low moved east and those black clouds swept across the course areas, producing North to northeast winds with 20-30 degree shifts and rain showers. Sunday dawned with a gorgeous sunrise until about 10:00 AM when an ominous line of black clouds aligned NNE/SSW and kept streaming toward the city. Saturday's forecast was spot on, with cloudy skies, more Southerlies but in the 10 to 19 knots range, and spotty showers. The offshore gradient was fighting the onshore seabreeze effect all day long, making it especially challenging for the tacticians. The forecasted "postcard perfect" Friday went off without any issues, with all fleets sailing at least three races in the best that Chicago waterfront sailing on Lake Michigan has to offer: South to southwest winds in the 8 to 14 knots range, sunny skies, clear waters, lots of chop, winds oscillating through 40 degrees. The regatta coincided with the Chicago Air & Water Show that features the US Navy Blue Angels flying acrobatic team in their F-18E Super Hornet fighter planes. The 31st annual Verve Cup Offshore Regatta featured three days of offshore buoy racing for a fleet of over 75 yachts. For more Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta information, visit. Rounding out the top five was Rolf Kaiser's DONKEY JACK in fourth and John & Mike Rivlin's PEACHES in fifth place. Bailey's AKULA racked up an 11-2-3-3-2-3 for 24 points to take the bronze. In the end, it was Simmons' BLACKHAWK getting the better of the two, posting a 6-6-1-1-3-2 for 19 points to earn the silver. Both boats had slow starts in the first two races, then they literally traded all podium finishes for the rest of the regatta. ![]() Behind the winner, it was Ryan Simmons' BLACKHAWK dueling with Doug Bailey's AKULA for the next step on the podium. They posted three firsts and three seconds over the six races for 9 points total. ![]() Blasting out of the starting box on the first day to lead with a 2-1, Ian Charles' MAVERICK never relinquished their lead over the next two days. As has been the case for decades, the 25-boat J/105 fleet most often has very close, tactical racing amongst the top of the leaderboard. ![]() Sailed from August 19-21 on the western end of San Francisco Bay between Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge, the fleet experienced classic Bay weather with fog, intermittent sun and plenty of breeze. Francis Yacht Club hosted their annual Aldo Alessio Race and Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta.
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