Verve Cup Regatta
Verve Inshore Report - Sunday
Another fantastic day of racing was the reward for racers who took to Lake Michigan for day two of CYC's Inshore Verve. Some teams were fighting to hold their positions from yesterday, and others were trying to move up, but quality racing was the name of the day for all. Unique to a windy Chicago southwesterly was the pressure increase as the boats approached shore; a race might start in 12kts and build to 20 at the windward mark, only to drop moving down the course! On Shields 88, we nickmamed the windward mark the "windy mark" for the reliable puff it delivered. The weather was amazing and rewarded good boathandling and heavy air skills, and the RC did great work with good courses and fast turnaround.
The Etchells 22 class saw local Fred Joosten sail into first place over yesterday's leader Zach Egan. Winning only the last race, Fred's team on Dixie had the consistency to take the regatta with 12 points to Leverage's 14. Shannon Bush sailing La Tormenta took 3rd home to Texas.
In the Shields class, our team on Peanut experienced quite the match race today with Mark Passis' Dauntless. With an exciting pre-start and several lead changes through the race, it was a great race and good practice for the upcoming Shields National Championship, to be held here at CYC in September. Dauntless' performance earned them a 2nd place for the regatta, while Mike Schwartzes' Sapphire moved to 3rd and Peanut repeated last years win.
The high downwind speeds (and occasional wipeouts) in the Melges 24 class delivered the other classes quite the show, and gave the Melges sailors great racing. Jennifer Wilson's Convexity maintained yesterdays lead to win the regatta, but Augie Hernandez from CCYC nearly caught up with 1-2 to finish 2 points back, and Greg McCliment's Cujo will be taking third back to Michigan.
The Luders fleet didn't sail today, so yesterday's leader Richard Winters takes the regatta, with Harold Hering in 2nd. Big thanks to Richard for putting together a really fun regatta; good racing and after-sailing events, but we're still not sure how he's delivered big breeze two years in a row!
The Rhodes 19 fleet was loving the conditions, and the little classics looked like they were having great races. Peter Kovats' Peter Pan won the event, with the Camarda's YaHoo in second and Gary Scott's Uno Mas in third place.
The Etchells 22 class saw local Fred Joosten sail into first place over yesterday's leader Zach Egan. Winning only the last race, Fred's team on Dixie had the consistency to take the regatta with 12 points to Leverage's 14. Shannon Bush sailing La Tormenta took 3rd home to Texas.
In the Shields class, our team on Peanut experienced quite the match race today with Mark Passis' Dauntless. With an exciting pre-start and several lead changes through the race, it was a great race and good practice for the upcoming Shields National Championship, to be held here at CYC in September. Dauntless' performance earned them a 2nd place for the regatta, while Mike Schwartzes' Sapphire moved to 3rd and Peanut repeated last years win.
The high downwind speeds (and occasional wipeouts) in the Melges 24 class delivered the other classes quite the show, and gave the Melges sailors great racing. Jennifer Wilson's Convexity maintained yesterdays lead to win the regatta, but Augie Hernandez from CCYC nearly caught up with 1-2 to finish 2 points back, and Greg McCliment's Cujo will be taking third back to Michigan.
The Luders fleet didn't sail today, so yesterday's leader Richard Winters takes the regatta, with Harold Hering in 2nd. Big thanks to Richard for putting together a really fun regatta; good racing and after-sailing events, but we're still not sure how he's delivered big breeze two years in a row!
The Rhodes 19 fleet was loving the conditions, and the little classics looked like they were having great races. Peter Kovats' Peter Pan won the event, with the Camarda's YaHoo in second and Gary Scott's Uno Mas in third place.
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