ST.
FRANCIS YACHT CLUB'S BIG BOAT SERIES PRESENTED
BY ROLEX
Five
Skippers Earn Perpetual Trophies and Rolex Timepieces
- Final
San
Francisco, Calif. (September 14, 2003) - Winners
in three Americap and seven one-design classes
were named today at the St. Francis Yacht Club's
Big Boat Series presented by Rolex. Five skippers
were awarded perpetual trophies and Rolex timepieces.
John
Kilroy of Los Angeles, Calif. won the Atlantic
Perpetual Trophy, which was established in 1978
and features the ship's bell of the yacht Atlantic,
long-time Trans-Atlantic Ocean record holder (1905).
The bell was donated by John C. "Jack"
Morris, and the trophy by Jack H. Feller Jr. Kilroy
sailed his Samba Pa Ti to a victory in the 15
boat Farr 40 class.
Roger
Sturgeon of Santa Cruz, Calif. won the St. Francis
Perpetual Trophy, which was established to stimulate
and encourage competition among large ocean racing
yachts. Sturgeon's yacht Rosebud won the Americap
A class of nine yachts. This trophy is awarded
annually to yachts invited to a race or series
of races that are measured and handicapped in
accordance with the current measurement rule and
rate 40 feet or more. This trophy was donated
in 1964 by Commodore A. L. Sandy McCormick.
Martin
Brauns of Los Altos Hills, Calif. and his Santa
Cruz 52 Winnetou won the City of San Francisco
Trophy, which is one of the two golden spades
used to break ground for the Golden Gate Bridge
in 1933.
John
Siegel of San Francisco won the Keefe-Kilborne
Memorial Trophy, which was established in 1976
to honor Harold Keefe and Ray Kilborn. Siegel's
Wylie 42.23 Scorpio won the 8 boat Americap B
class.
Dick
DeVos of South Haven, Mich. won the Richard Rheem
Perpetual Trophy, which was established in 1972
in memory of Richard Rheem, whose famous yacht
Morning Star was the elapsed time winner in the
1949 and 1955 Transpac races to Honolulu. DeVos's
Windquest won the 11 boat 1D35 fleet.
The
Big Boat Series presented by Rolex joins other
prestigious Rolex-sponsored events in 2003 including
the Giraglia Rolex Cup, Rolex Farr 40 World Championship,
Rolex Fastnet Race, Maxi Rolex Cup, the Rolex
International Women's Keelboat Championship, Rolex
Middle Sea Race, the Rolex Miami OCR and the Rolex
Sydney to Hobart Race.
Founded
in 1927, St. Francis Yacht Club, within view of
the Golden Gate Bridge, is a year-round host of
over 40 regattas on San Francisco Bay. The club
is renowned for its expertise in running world
and national championships, including the 2003
Melges 24 Worlds, J/105 and Star North American
Championships.
Daily reports, photos and results from the Big
Boat Series presented by Rolex are posted on www.stfyc.org
and www.regattanews.com.
(END)
Preliminary
Results: September 14, 2003
Day
4 (One race) Top Three per Class
Boat
name, Boat owner, Hometown, Race 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7 Total Points
Americap
II Class A (9 boats) St. Francis Perpetual Trophy
1.
Rosebud, TP52, Roger Sturgeon, Santa Cruz, Calif.,
1-1-5-3-5-1-4, 20 points
2.
Alta Vita, TP52, Bill Turpin, Los Gatos, Calif.,
4-2-2-6-6-2-3, 25
3.
Yassou, Jim Demetriades, Los Angeles, Calif.,
5-5-8-1-2-4-1, 26
Americap
II Class B (8 boats) Keefe-Kilborne Memorial Trophy
1.
Scorpio, John Siegel, Wylie 42.23, San Francisco,
Calif., 2-1-1-1-2-4-3, 14 points
2.
Cita, Cita Litt, Schock 40, Newport Beach, Calif.,
3-2-3-2-5-3-1, 19
3.
Chance, Farr 395, Paul Kent, 4-3-2-3-1-2-5, 20
Americap
II Class C (6 boats)
1.
White Dove, Beneteau 40.7 Mike Garl, Sequoia,
Calif., 1-1-1-1-1-1-1, 7 points
2.
Just in Time, J. Feller, Beneteau 42.6, San Francisco,
Calif., 2-2-3-3-2-2-2, 16
3.
Mistral, Andrew Costello, Beneteau 36.7, 3-3-2-2-4-4-3,
21
Santa
Cruz 52 (5 boats) City of San Francisco Trophy
1.
Winnetou, Martin Brauns, Los Altos Hills, Calif.,
1-3-1-1-1-1, 8 points
2.
Natazak, Steve Williams, La Selva Beach, Calif.,
2-1-2-4-2-4-3, 15
3.
Elyxir, Skip Ely, La Selva Beach, Calif., 3-2-3-2-4-3-4,
21
Farr
40 (15 boats) Atlantic Perpetual Trophy
1.
Samba Pa Ti, John Kilroy, Los Angeles, Calif.,
8-2-3-2-5-1-9, 30 points
2.
Barking Mad, James Richardson, Boston, Mass.,
12-6-2-1-7-4-3, 35
3.
Pegasus, Philippe Kahn, Santa Cruz, Calif., 11-1-10-11-2-5-1,
41
J/120
(8 boats)
1.
Desdemona, John Wimer, Half Moon Bay, Calif.,
1-1-4-2-1-6-6, 21 points
2.
Chance, Barry Lewis, Atherton, Calif., 2-3-2-3-4-4-3,
21
3.
Oui B 5, John Sylvia, 9D-2-3-1-7-5-1, 28
Beneteau
40.7 (6 boats)
1.
Blue Agave, Thomas Sponholtz, Sausalito, Calif.,
3-1-2-1-1-1-1, 10 points
2.
White Fang, Mark Howe, Richmond, Calif., 1-2-6-2-3-3-7,
24
3.
Battant, Chris Herron, Tiburon, Calif., 5-4-5-4-2-4-2,
26
Express
37 (9 boats)
1.
Eclipse, Mark Dowdy, San Francisco, Calif., 3-1-1-3-1-3-2,
14 Points
2.
Bullet, Brendan Busch, La Honda,Calif., 2-3-2-4-2-1-1,
15
3.
Expeditious, Bartz Schneider, Crystal Bay, Calif.,
1-2-8-2-6-6-5, 30
J/105
(35 boats) 3 races
1.
Aquavit, Tim Russell, Novato, Calif., 1-2-14-2-9-2,
30 points
2.
Nantucket Sleighride, Peter Wagner, Atherton,
Calif., 3-3-6-5-2-11, 30
3.
Masquerade, Tom Coates, San Francisco, Calif.,
12-1-1-13-3-7, 37 points
America's
Cup Class (Two races)
Team,
Skipper, Race 1, Race 2, Total Points (Races held
September 11-12)
ACC
(2 boats)
1.
ORACLE BMW Racing 1-1, 2 points
2.
Alinghi 2-2, 4 points
Daily reports, photos and results from the Big
Boat Series presented by Rolex , contact the St.
Francis Yacht Club Race Office at 415-563-6363
or www.stfyc.org.
