Cal-36 Annapolis-Newport Update 17

From: c… [at] annapolisyc.org To: pw… [at] aol.com Sent: 6/8/2009 11:07:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Annapolis-Newport Update 17 Dear Paul West, 8 June - 2300 24 boats have now finished. All of IRC I and PHRF I are in. IRC I has been won by George David’s 90’ maxi, Rambler. She is followed by Michael Brennan’s Sjambok, a Reichel Pugh 45, and then SirenSong, Tom Carroll’s J/133. In PHRF I the class winner is Donnybrook, Jim Muldoon’s custom 72 footer beating the USNA entry Tomcat, a Farr 53 skippered by MIDN Josh Hinshaw. The first 5 boats in IRC II and the first 8 in PHRF II have finished, but it is not clear that they will save their time on boats in their class that are now approaching the finish. In their favor is the normal weakening as evening falls of the southerly they enjoyed during the day today. There are interesting stories developing. Will Henry Morgan, the 85 year old skipper of Dolphin, who won his class and fleet in 2007, be able to save enough on the boats in his class that have already finished? The double-handed entry, Nasty Medicine, sailed by Stephen Sherwin and his son have finished right with similarly rated fully crewed boats. Another double-hander, Paladin, has had a tight battle all race long with a fully crewed sistership. Looks like Jim Mumper’s Diamond in the Rough, a venerable Cal 36 and rated the slowest boat in the fleet, has a chance to save her time on the rest of PHRF III. Chip Thayer For the Annapolis-Newport RC You are receiving this email because you signed up for Annapolis to Newport Race updates. If you no longer wish to receive these updates please reply to this message with “No Thanks” in the subject line. **************Download the AOL Classifieds Toolbar for local deals at your fingertips. (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolclassifieds/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000004)