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17th Annual Yacht Clubs Of Long Beach Charity Regatta - Weather Forecast Wrong, But Close Racing Won Out

September 28, 2003 (LONG BEACH, CA) – It was a gray and foggy morning… Similar words have been printed in many a horror story, but for the fleets participating in the 17th running of the Annual Yacht Clubs of Long Beach Charity Regatta held in the waters just out of Alamitos Bay, it wasn’t a deterrent to be competitive on the race course.

Photo © Sean Downey

At the PHRF venue which made up roughly half of the entire participants hosted 35 boats, the big winners for the day were “Whiplash” owned by Ray Godwin in the “Spinnaker A” fleet who knocked out his considerably faster opponent, “Gold Digger” by two minutes on corrected time. In the “B” fleet, it was “Southern Comfort” owned by Cole Price putting away “Cahoots”. The two non-spinnaker fleets were won by “Latitude”, Bill Barham and “Wind Haven”, Ross Hendricks.

Meanwhile, the One-Design fleets were mixing it up at another venue. The Cal 25 and Cal 20 fleets were reveling in the light conditions and provided some of the closest competition of the day. In the Cal 25 fleet it was “Jane’s Addiction” winning on a 2, 1 record, and in the Cal 20 fleet “Hot Pink” took their series 1, 1. The new Hobie Tigers were out in a good-sized fleet with 5 boats, and two “cruisers” participated: “Willow Wind”, first and “Island Star” second.

Inside the protected waters of Alamitos Bay, the dinghy classes comprised of “A, B, and Senior” Sabot fleets and a Lido fleet dueled it out. The kids were in control of the “A” and “B” fleets with a double dose of Ian; Ian Paice (1, 3, 2) and Ian Fournier (2, 3, 1) respectively. The Senior fleet was dominated by Mary Riddick with a 1, 4, 1 record for the day. In the two boat Lido fleet, John and Liz Bergan beat out Don and Christine Taugher.

The racing was followed by a wonderful reception at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, where the trophy presentations took place. It was at the trophy presentation that the “true” winning boat of the day was announced. The crew of “Yellow Jacket” a Santa Cruz 27 from Shoreline Yacht Club and skippered by Commodore Steve Anderson, won the Crew Challenge award by raising over $550 for the charity from donations within their crew.

Results:

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PHRF

Spinnaker A
1. Whiplash, Ray Godwin
2. Gold Digger, Cantwell/Fell
3. Gator, Thomas Wheatley
4. Defiance, Scott Taylor
5. Plan B, David Johnson
6. Dos Amigos Dos, Hubbard & Valcich
7. Jezebel, Chris Mewes
8. Seaward Road, Ed Feo
9. Reliance, Randy Hawkins (DNS)

Spinnaker B
1. Southern Comfort, Cole Price
2. Cahoots, Chris Wells
3. Three Blind Mice, Savage/Morse
4. Desperado, Ericksen Bateman
5. Bilbo Baggins, Don Weimer
6. Cardinal Sin, Dave Rustingian
7. Wahzoo, David Hansen
8. Cindy Bee, Matt Barrett
9. Showboat Game
10. Mr. Done, Rick Nelson
11. Yellow Jacket, Steve Anderson
12. Trident, PH Novodvorsky
13. Sunchaser, Scott Frazer

Non-Spinnaker A
1. Latitude, Bill Barham
2. Allegro Con B…, Bob Imrie
3. Dawn Patrol, Paul Turang
4. Event Horizon, David Haas
5. Bold Lady, Mike Perez
6. Misty, Harold Alexander

Non-Spinnaker B
1. Wind Haven, Ross Hendricks
2. Pavan, Dick Woodside
3. Windsprint, Lawrence Johnson
4. Little Wing, Louanne Peck
5. The Genie, Alan Cunningham
6. Miss Crocodile, Cliff Nelson

CRUISERS
1. Willowind
2. Island Star

HOBIE TIGERS (Sail Number: Finish Record)
1. 1370: 1, 1, 1
2. 1242: 2, 2, 3
3. 1281: 3, 3, 4
4. 1040: 4, 5, 2
5. 1238: 5, 4, 5

CAL 25
1. Jane’s Addiction: 2, 1
2. Nemesis: 1, 3
3. Rascal: 5, 2
4. Gemma: 3, 4
5. Discovery: 4, 5

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CAL 20
1. Hot Pink: 1, 1
2. Bezkly: 2, 2
3. Sore Subject: 3, 3
4. Illusion: 4, DNS

SABOT A (Sail Number, Skipper: Finish Record)
1. 9325, Ian Paice: 1, 3, 2
2. 9926, Sydney Bolger: DNC, 1, 1
3. 9354, Kevin Thomas: 2, 2, 3
4. 9701, Andrew McDade: 3, 4, 4

SABOT B (Sail Number, Skipper: Finish Record)
1. 9035, Ian Fournier: 2, 3, 1
2. 8706, Mark Ryan: 1, 2, 4
3. 8779, Ariana Carillo: 3, 1, 5
4. 9441, Grant Carpenter: 4, 5, 2
5. 8669, Alex Vaught: 5, 4, 3

SENIOR SABOT (Sail Number, Skipper: Finish Record)
1. 8592, Mary Riddick: 1, 4, 1
2. 8113, Allen Nelson: 2, 1, 4
3. 8590, Mack Mills: 3, 2, 5
4. 9494, Fred Stevens: 4, 5, 2
5. 8850, Bernice Weiss: 5, 3, 3

LIDO (Sail Number, Skipper: Finish Record)
1. 4628, John & Liz Bergan: 1, 2, 1
2. 5024, Don & Christine Taugher: 2, 1, 2

The Children's Clinic of Long Beach is a non-profit (502)(c)(3), license, community clinic whose mission is dedicated to providing quality health care, health education, and health promotion in a culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate manner to medically underserved children and their families in the cities of the greater Long Beach area. The Children's Clinic was established in 1939 by a group of physicians who realized the importance of access to health care for all children, particularly those who are low-income and therefore at greater risk for health problems. In its 64 year history, The Children's Clinic has grown from offering weekly well-child care to a daily, full-service health care facility.

The Annual Yacht Clubs of Long Beach Charity Regatta is presented by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Cerritos Bahia Yacht Club, Little Ships Fleet Yacht Club, Long Beach Yacht Club, Navy Yacht Club of Long Beach, Seal Beach Yacht Club and Shoreline Yacht Club of Long Beach. It is sponsored by American Air Tool, Bank of Orange County, Butler Chemicals, Chilson's Management Controls, Inc., Dimension Printing, Inc., Lane-Aire Manufacturing
Corporation, Magma, McKenna's on the Bay, Murphy Industrial Coatings, Screen Gems Silkscreening Co., Washington Mutual, NISSAN, Smith Paint & Supply, Verizon, and official press presented by YachtRacing.com.

More information can be obtain at the official website by going to www.yachtracing.com, selecting Charity Regatta under Charity events or by contacting the following people:
Race Co-Chairs:
Steve Murphy
562-427-7720

Karen Campbell
213-488-7133

Press Inquiries:
Sean Downey
714-296-9955
sean@yachtracing.com