J105 Sealark Wins Overall Verve Cup

J105 Sealark Wins Overall Verve Cup

Sunday, August 22, 2010 (CHICAGO) -- Shocked is the word to describe how Clark Pellet, owner of Sealark, looked upon realizing he’d not only won first place in the J105 fleet, but also the prestigious honor of the Overall Verve Cup trophy. The Overall Verve Cup trophy is awarded to the winner of the most competitive fleet in the Verve Cup Offshore regatta, which was held at Chicago Yacht Club August 20-22, 2010.

“As we say in the J105 fleet, there’s always someone waiting to steal your lunch. And they will,” Pellet of Chicago, Ill. said about the great sailing during the series.

“This is a great regatta, the Chicago Yacht Club and Race committee does such an outstanding job,” Pellet added. “We couldn’t be happier.”

The Crew of Sealark also includes, bowman Shane Montgomery, tactician Russ Radke, mid bowman John Schussler and headsail trimmer Ned Sher.

Sealark scored 33 points to take first place, followed by Latis with 42 and Lane 4 with 43 points.

The other overall trophy for the 2010 Verve Cup Offshore is the 8-Mile Buoy Trophy, which was awarded to Providence, owned by Greg Miarecki, for winning Saturday’s Distance Race.

Chicago Yacht Club is proud to host this prestigious sailing event, and would like to also thank our sponsors Audi of America, SLAM, Karma Yacht Sales, UK Halsey Sails, West Marine, Modelo Especial and Mount Gay Rum.

For all race updates, photos and video of the 2010 Verve, go to www.vervecup.com.