St.
Francis Yacht Club's Big Boat Series Presented
By Rolex - Six Perpetual Trophy Winners Named
- Final
San
Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. (September 19, 2004)
- Winners in two IRC classes and seven one-design
classes were named this evening at the Big Boat
Series presented by Rolex. St. Francis Yacht Club
named the six Perpetual Trophy winners, who also
received specially engraved Rolex timepieces.
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Chris
Perkins and Dave Wilson (San Francisco, Calif.)
won the Commodore's Cup, created in 2004 to encourage
competition in one-design racing on San Francisco
Bay. Perkins and Wilson's Good Timin' won the
31-boat J/105 fleet.
James
Richardson (Boston, Mass./Newport, R.I.) won the
nine-boat Farr 40 class and the Richard Rheem
Perpetual Trophy. The trophy 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.
Stephen
Madeira (Menlo Park, Calif.) won the Keefe-Kilborn
Memorial Trophy, which was established in 1976
to honor Harold Keefe and Ray Kilborn. Madeira
's Mr. Magoo won the nine-boat J/120 class.
John
Siegel (San Francisco, 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. Siegel's
Wylie 42 Scorpio won the 16-boat IRC B class.
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Nicholas
Lykiardopola (London, U.K.) won the St. Francis
Perpetual Trophy, which was established to stimulate
and encourage competition among large ocean racing
yachts. Sturgeon's AERA, a Kerr-55, won the seven-boat
IRC A class. The trophy has been awarded annually
since the inception of the Big Boat Series 40
years ago 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.
Makoto
Uematsu (Tokyo, Japan) 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. His Esmeralda won the nine-boat TP52
class.
In
the remaining classes, White Fang, the Beneteau
40.7 owned by Mark Howe (Richmond, Calif.) won
the six-boat class. The winner of the five-boat
Santa Cruz 52 class was Thomas Sanborn (Oakland,
Calif.). And Golden Moon, owned by Kame Richards
and Bill Bridge, won the nine-boat Express 37
class.
St.
Francis Yacht Club's Big Boat Series presented
by Rolex will be featured in the television program
"The Spirit of Yachting," to be broadcast
internationally beginning January of 2005. For
sailors worldwide, the Rolex "Spirit of Yachting"
films convey the exciting highlights of the racing
season. Each year, from a host of locales that
offer spectacular conditions and intense competition,
Rolex produces a series of 30-minute films capturing
the racing action.
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The
Big Boat Series presented by Rolex joins other
prestigious Rolex-sponsored events in 2004 including
the Giraglia Rolex Cup, Rolex Farr 40 World Championship,
Rolex Fastnet Race, Maxi Rolex Cup, Rolex Middle
Sea Race, the Rolex Miami OCR and the Rolex Sydney
Hobart Race.z
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.
Full
results and additional information on the Big
Boat Series presented by Rolex, online at www.stfyc.org.
Results
- Big Boat Series presented by Rolex
September 19, 2004 - Final (seven races total
in series)
Top
3 per class
Place, Owner, Hometown, Boat Name, Boat Type,
Race 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, Total points
IRC
Class A (7 boats)
1.
Nicholas Lykiardopulo, Athens, Greece, AERA, Kerr
55, 1-1-1-1-2-1-1, 8
2.
Robert Youngjohns, Woodside, Calif., Zephyra,
DK46, 2-2-2-3-3-2-3, 17
3.
Ed McDonnell, Kilauea, Hawaii, Grand Illusion,
SC70, 6-3-4-2-6-4-2,s 27
IRC Class B (16 boats)
1.
John Siegel, San Francisco, Calif., Scorpio, Wylie
42, 4-1-1-1-2-2-2, 13
2.
Jeff Pulford, Corral de Tierra, Calif., Bustin
Loose, Sydney 38, 3-3-2-4-1-3-3, 19 3. French/
Lezin, Santa Cruz, Animal, Sydney 38, 1-4-4-2-4-1-4,
20
SC52
Class (5 boats)
1.
Tom Sanborn, Oakland, Calif., City Lights, 2-1-1-1-2-1-2,
10
2.
Martin Brauns, Los Altos Hills, Calif., Winnetou,
1-2-2-2-1-2-1, 11
3.
Skip Ely, La Selva Beach, Calif., Elyxir, 3-4-3-3-4-4-3,
24
TP52 Class (9 boats)
1.
Makoto Uematsu, Tokyo, Japan, Esmeralda, 1-2-1-1-1-1-1,
8
2.
Karl C. Kwok, Hong Kong, China, Beau Geste, 2-1-4-2-3-2-4,
18
3.
Roger Sturgeon, Fort Lauderdale, Calif., 3-6-2-3-4-5-5,
28
Farr 40 (9 boats)
1.
James Richardson, Boston, Mass./Newport, R.I.,
Barking Mad, 1-3-1-1-1-4-1, 12
2. Chuck Parrish, Hillsborough, Calif, Slingshot,
2-2-2-7-2-1-5, 21
3. Steve & Fred Howe, San Diego, Calif., Warpath
, 9-1-3-3-6-3-2, 27
Express 37 (9 boats)
1.
Kame Richards/ Bill Bridge, Alameda, Calif., Golden
Moon, 2-1-1-6-4-3, 19
2.
Mick Shlens, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Blade
Runner, 1-4-5-3-1-7-2, 23
3.
Bartz Schneider, Expeditions, Crystal Bay, Nev.,
5-2-2-5-5-6-1, 26
J/120 (9 boats)
1.
Stephen Madeira, Menlo Park, Calif., Mr. Magoo,
1-1-5-1-6-3-7, 24
2.
Barry Lewis, Atherton, Calif., Chance, 6-6-9-3-1-2-3,
30
3.
Rick Wesslund, Tiburon, Calif., El Ocaso, 3-7-8-4-3-1-5,
31
J/105 (31 boats)
1.
Chris Perkins/Dave Wilson, San Francisco, Good
Timin', 4-1-2-3-1-2-1, 14
2.
Tim Russell, Novato, Calif., Aquavit, 2-2-3-2-9-3-6,
27
3.
Thomas Coates, San Francisco, Charade, 3-3-5-4-5-4-14,
38
Beneteau 40.7 (6 boats)
1.
Mark Howe, Richmond, Calif., White Fang, 1-3-2-2-3-2-2,
15
2.
Mike Garl, San Carlos, Calif., White Dove, 7-7-1-1-1-1-1,
19
3.
Joel Davis, Alameda, Calif., Shaddy Daddy, 2-2-3-5-2-5-7,
26
Results
and Photos at: www.regattanews.com
