77th Annual One Design Regatta Results

Jon Deutsch on Friday September 16, 2016 12:25PM

The 77th edition of the Annual One Design Regatta was certainly a hot one with 102 boats and a heat index approaching 20 degrees more than that at times.  Most of the racing was completed on Saturday in 8-15 knots of wind with Sunday's racing starting with winds around 11 and dying out as the day progressed.


The 23 boat Flying Scot was won by John Kreidler of Western Carolina Sailing Club, 2nd Rob Whittemore of FBYC and 3rd Sean O'Donnell of NC Community Sailing.
12 Boat Laser Radial fleet that was an all-FBYC affair with 1 Garrett Levy, 2 Trent Levy and 3 Gannon Troutman
11 boat Laser Standard fleet won by James Jacob followed by his son Alex Jacob and 3rd was FBYC's Alain Vincey.
23 boats in various One Design classes including Front Runners, Hampton One Designs, 505s, San Juan 21s, Typhoons and even a Mutineer competed in a Portsmouth Class - winning the class was Mark Stephens(Front Runner) from FBYC followed by Matt Braun (Front Runner) and 3rd was Gordon Stokes from NYCC in a Hampton One Design

In the 28-boat Optimist class - repeat winner Guthrie Braun from FBYC, 2 Josh Bendura, 3 Reed McAllister

Two special awards were given out: Guthrie Braun repeated as the winner of the John R. Hawksworth Trophy awarded to the top skipper of the most competitive fleet (Optimist).

Matt Braun and crew A.L. Braun won the Front Runner Intergalactic Championship awarded to the top Front Runner using One Design scoring at FBYC's Annual Regatta.

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