The Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay fleet in 2007 (Photo Credit Evelyn Harrington)
The 31st biennial Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race Presented by Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum is living up to its reputation as one of the marquee offshore sailboat races in the world by, once again, welcoming a fleet of high profile boats, both newcomers and veterans, to compete. Starting on February 8, just outside Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s Port Everglades, this ocean racing classic will take competitors on a challenging all-points-of-sail course, stretching 811 nautical miles to the legendary destination of Montego Bay, Jamaica.
“This has been called the most interesting race because you are almost never out of sight of land the whole time,” said Race Chairman Ken Batzer (Lighthouse Point, Fla.), adding that the iconic race was established in 1961 and has been running either annually or biennially ever since. The current race record was set in 2005 by Titan 12 with an impressive elapsed time of 2 days, 10 hours, 24 minutes and 42 seconds. “We have a real quality fleet once again this year and are hoping to have good weather.”
Past winners of the event include some of the most world-renowned skippers; Ted Turner won three times in Vamoose (’67), Lightnin (’73) and Tenacious(’79); the Johnson family won in Ticonderoga (’65); John Kilroy won twice in Kialoa (’75 and ’77); and Jack King won in Merrythought (’91). Past competitors taking line honors include Sir Peter Blake on Condor (’79), Larry Ellison on Sayonora (’97) and Roy Disney on Pyewacket (’99).
Return contender Tom Slade (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) took second place in the PHRF 1 class in 2011 with his Santa Cruz 52 Renegade and marks this year as his fifth Pineapple Cup. “It’s got to be one of the best ocean races in the world. Not only is it challenging but also the scenery is just unbelievable, and when you get to Jamaica, it’s like no other place. This race always has a very impressive fleet with a lot of great boats. We are going to try to sail well again this year, but more importantly, have fun.”
Event rookie, but veteran in the world of ocean racing, Michael Hennessy (Mystic, Conn.) will also be competing in his Class 40 Dragon. “We’d like to be competitive, have a lot fun and enjoy a new course with new surroundings,” said Hennessy, who already has an impressive resume when it comes to offshore sailing, including racing double handed aboard Dragon in the Transatlantic Race 2011.
This year, Hennessy will be sailing with a team of five. “We’re looking forward to matching up against the other Class 40 (MacKenzie Davis’ AMHAS) and racing handicap against the rest of the fleet.,” said Hennessy. “Our boat is pretty well dialed in right now and moving fast.”
Ambiance in Montego Bay, Jamaica after the Pineapple Cup in 2005 (Photo Credit Evelyn Harrington)
The president of the USMMA Sailing Foundation, Ralf Steiz (Kings Point, N.Y.), sailed onboard the Pineapple Cup’s IRC Class winner, Genuine Risk, in 2011 and will be returning again this year with a new program, All American Ocean Racing, which prepares sailors, age 30 and under, for offshore racing. The team, which will be sailing the IRC 52 IceFire, hopes to race in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015 and includes Mark Towill, Charlie Enright, Chris Welch, Chris Branning and Jesse Fielding.
The largest boat in the IRC Class is Jim Muldoon’s (Washington D.C.) new Andrews 80 Donnybrook. “This boat is definitely a racing boat,” said Muldoon who has raced in the event six times in the past on his other boats of the same name and this year will have 18 crew members onboard during the distance race. “Donnybrook is bigger than any of my other boats; it has a canting keel and is very racing oriented.”
His most matched competitor is George Sakellaris (Framingham, Mass.) with his 72-foot mini maxi Shockwave, which came off a great year in 2012, winning its class at the Newport Bermuda Race, the NYYC 158th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex and the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. “They will be a true competitor for us,” said Muldoon.
The Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race presented by Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum is endorsed by the Jamaican Tourist Board and managed by the SORC. Sponsors include the Montego Bay Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Club, and Lauderdale Yacht Club. Immediately after the start the racers cross the Gulf Stream for the Northwest Providence Channel. The middle of the race usually offers a fetch down the eastern side of the Bahamas Island Chain towards the tip of Cuba. The final stretch is a sailor’s dream: a 240 mile downwind sleigh ride from Cuba’s eastern tip known as Windward Passage to the finish at Montego Bay. At the finish, sailors are treated to a week of fun with cocktail parties every night, steel bands, limbo dancing and other fun displays and competitions, ending with a superb dinner and dance along with a prize giving ceremony on Friday, February 15.
For more information, visit http://www.montegobayrace.com/
Dockside Ambiance in 2005 (Photo Credit Evelyn Harrington)
2013 Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race
Current Entries
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Sail Number Yacht Name Owner’s Name Home Port Yacht Type Length
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1. USA 39 AMHAS MacKenzie Davis Mill Valley, CA, USA Class 40 40
2. USA 1253 Catapult Marc Glimcher New York, NY, USA Ker 40 40
3. USA 84001 Decision Stephen Murray New Orleans, LA, USA HPR Carkeek 40 40
4. USA 66 Donnybrook James Muldoon Washington, DC, USA Andrews 80 80
5. USA 54 Dragon Michael Hennessy New York, NY, USA Class 40 40
6. USA 60292 Icefire Ralf Steitz USMMA Kings Point, NY, USA IRC 52 52
7. USA 52152 Lucky Bryon Ehrhart Chicago, IL, USA TP 52 58
8. USA 145 Rebecca Glenn Gault League City, TX, USA J 120 40
9. USA 52422 Renegade Tom Slade Ponte Vedra, FL, USA Santa Cruz 52 52
10. USA 60272 Shockwave George Sakellaris Framingham, MA, USA Mini Maxi 72
Lilla - IRL 7600 - CNB Briand 76 yacht skippered by Simon De Pietro (Photo by Daniel Forster/PPL)
Hamilton, Bermuda, June 21, 2012 – ‘Lilla’, the big red Briand 76 (IRL7600) owned by Simon and Nancy De Pietro of Cork, Ireland and Mattapoisett MA, sailed a fast straight-forward Newport Bermuda Race and won Class 13 in the Cruiser Division. ‘Lilla’ also took first place in the whole Cruiser Division and will be presented with the Carleton Mitchell Finesterre Trophy for first place.
True - USA 22 - J160 production yacht yacht skippered by Howard B Hodgson Jnr (Photo by Daniel Forster/PPL)
‘Lilla’ led classmate ‘True’, a J-160 owned by Howard Hodgson of Ipswich MA by 1 hr 17 min on corrected time for the win in class and division. ‘True’ was second in both Class 13 and the division. Third place in the Cruiser division went to ‘Odyssey’ a Swan 55 sailed by Glenn Dexter from Halifax NS.
And there is Icing on the cake for ‘Lilla’. In 2011 she raced in the Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race and set the 645-mile course record from Marion MA to Bermuda at 68:58:45. That performance last year and her top finish in the Newport Bermuda Race earn her the Bermuda Ocean Cruising Yacht Trophy presented by SAIL Magazine. This special combined competition trophy goes to the captain who has the best performance in consecutive Newport Bermuda and Marion Bermuda races. ‘Lilla’ sailed from Newport this time— a 10-mile shorter course in 63:17:13, some 5 hours and 41 minutes faster.
“The only problem we had,” said navigator Nancy De Pietro, “was getting water to the forward head and shower. The water tank we were using was aft, on the port side [That was the high side on the long port tack all the way down from Newport] and the pump had trouble because it was sucking air up there.”
“The one great thing about sailing on this type of boat is that we get to shower after coming off of every watch,” said Simon De Pietro with a smile.
Not having water for showers would have been a crisis for this cruiser crew… all good friends and family. It was an international crew with sailors from Ireland, the Dutch West Indies, England, Canada, South Africa and the USA. ‘Lilla’ has a comfortable 3-cabin layout and is used for charter as well as offshore racing.
In addition to doing the Bermuda Races, she has also done the Caribbean 600. She is an aluminum yacht with just 8.5-foot draft. She does not go to weather well but on a reach her waterline works and she is good and fast. The De Pietros thought of entering the St. David’s Lighthouse Division but needed to be able to use the power winches.
‘True’ a 53 foot J-160— also in Class 13— finished an hour behind ‘Lilla’ Her navigator Richard Casner of Dedham MA said, “The conditions were perfect for ‘True’ we had entered as a non-spinnaker boat and we think that paid off. We were right next to the Swan 60 ‘Lady B’ when she set a chute and we were able to walk away from her. The double headsail rig we used was just right for this boat in this race.”
The Newport Bermuda Race had 6 divisions and 17 classes. The Cruiser division had 30 entries. More than 100 prizes will be awarded Saturday evening on the lawn of Bermuda’s Government House. His Excellency Mr. George Fergusson the Governor of Bermuda will present the prizes along with Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Commodore John Brewin and the Cruising Club of America Commodore Dan Dyer.
Carina -USA 315 - McCurdy & Rhodes 48 yacht skippered by A Rives Potts Jnr, making the most of the blustery conditions. Carina is the provisional winner of the principal St David's Lighthouse Trophy for the third time. (Photo by Barry Pickthall / PPL)
Going into Monday evening, LLwyd Ecclestone’s ‘Kodiak’ crew was hopeful of winning the St. David’s Lighthouse Trophy, the most coveted of the three main Newport Bermuda Trophies awarded to the corrected time winner of the large amateur division. Then came ‘Carina’ to steal the show.
It looks as though, Based on provisional results, Rives Potts’ McCurdy and Rhodes 48-foot ‘Carina’ (Westbrook CT) won Class 3 and the silver scale model St. David’s Lighthouse Trophy for first in the Division and probably more loot to boot. ‘Carina’ with Potts at the helm won the same first place trophy in the 2010 race and in 1970 ‘Carina’ won it under Richard Nye. This ties ‘Carina’ with ‘Finisterre’ as the boat with the most lighthouses on her trophy rack. ‘Finisterre’ won three in a row under Carleton Mitchel 1956, 1958 and 1960.
Defiance - NA 23 - Navy 44 training yacht skippered by Bryan Weisberg (Photo by Daniel Forster / PPL)
‘Carina’ finished at 6:16PM in Bermuda and had a corrected time of 45:08:16. The US Naval Academy’s new Navy 44 ‘Defiance’ was second in Class 3 behind ‘Carina’ and also second in the St. David’s Lighthouse Division. Her corrected time was 45:42:50. The US Naval Academy’s older Navy 44 Class 2 boat, ‘Swift’, was first in her class and third overall for the division with a corrected time of 46:09:04. It was a pretty tight race with just 26 corrected minutes between these top two boats in the division after a 635-mile sleigh-ride.
For Potts and crew, this is his second St. David’s Lighthouse win in a row. “We had a fantastic race,” Potts said. “ Pretty straight forward. We powered through the stream and then played two big shifts down the rhumbline further south. We gybed twice and then tacked twice for the finish when the wind got lighter and went forward. We finished under a light #1 headsail.” These gybes and tacks were more than most of the other boats in the race made and probably helped ‘Carina’ win overall.
“The boat just got back from a circumnavigation and racing in the world’s top races three weeks ago. My son and nephew did a great job of getting ‘Carina’ ready for Bermuda. In a race like this, preparation is one key to winning. Crew work is another and we had a family based crew working together.” Potts added.
The crew of ‘Carina’ is made up of four fathers and five sons. One of the fathers, Bud Sutherland, is Rives Potts’ brother-in-law and his son Rives Sutherland is the Captain of ‘Carina’ who took her on her global trek.
Change happened overnight in the Double-Handed Division, too. Perennial double-handed winner Hewitt Gaynor (Fairfield CT) slipped his J120 Mireille into first in Class 15 and first in the division. Joe Harris (South Hamilton MA) who sailed such a fast race in his Class 40 ‘Gryphon Solo2’ was alone on the leader board Monday. Harris had an elapsed time of 60:20:26 while Gaynor’s was 74:12:34. On corrected time, ‘Mireille’ beat ‘Gryphon Solo2’ by roughly 4 hours.
Shockwave - USA 60272 - a mini maxi yacht skippered by George Sakellaris (Photo by Daniel Forster / PPL)
The provisional Gibbs Hill Division winner is ‘Shockwave’ a Reichel/Pugh 72 skippered by George Sakellaris of Farmington MA. Sakellaris will win the silver replica of the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, a top prize along with the St. David’s Light. ‘Shockwave’ took double silver snatching the North Rock Beacon Trophy, the third important prize for the IRC corrected time winner, which is a silver replica of the 1960-1990 North Rock Light Tower that once warned mariners of the rocky approach to Bermuda from the North.
Med Spirit - FRA 1575 - Welbourn 92 maxi skippered by Michael D'Amelio. (Photo by Daniel Forster/PPL)
‘Med Spirit’ sailed by Michael D’Amelio (Boston, MA) in the Open Division is the other winner that seems clear under the provisional results for the Royal Mail trophy. Six boats started in this division that featured boats from 40 feet to 100 feet in length. Their common denominator was moveable ballast, either canting keels or water ballast. The 3 Class 40 boats all had water ballast and were fully crewed so they did not qualify to sail against the 3 Class 40’s that went double-handed in Class 15.
The Wally 100 ‘Indio’ under Mark Fliegner (Monaco) came second. ‘Donnybrook’, in her maiden race skippered by Jim Muldoon (Washington DC) had to retire with damage to her daggerboard and daggerboard trunk. Under corrected time only about 5 hours separated the winning 100-footer and the bottom Class 40.
‘Spirit of Bermuda’, the Bermuda Sloop Foundation sail-training vessel, was the sole entry in the new Spirit of Tradition Division. She finished Monday night at 11:20 ADT.
Shockwave - USA 60272 - a mini maxi yacht skippered by George Sakellaris (Photo by Daniel Forster/PPL))
By John Rousmaniere
As of 1800 Sunday, six boats have finished the race, each of them breaking an elapsed time course record. In finishing order, they are Rambler (Class 10), Bella Mente (Class 10), Shockwave (Class 10), Team Tiburon (Class 10), Med Spirit (Class 16), and Kodiak (Class 8). Shockwave and Kodiak are the current corrected time leaders in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division and St. David’s Lighthouse Division, respectively. Med Spirit is the current corrected time leader in the Open Division.
First to finish Rambler, a 90-foot Reichel/Pugh sloop owned by George David (Hartford, Conn.), broke the course record decisively, averaging 16.06 knots down the 635-mle course in a time of 39 hours, 39 minutes, 18 seconds. She clipped 9 hours off the previous course record set in 2004 by Morning Glory, which averaged 13.06 knots for Open Division boats and 14 hours from the ‘Official’ Record. Med Spirit set the new Open Division record of 45 hours, 26 minutes, 28 minutes… three hours faster than the previous record.
Sailors had vivid descriptions of high-speed, extremely rough conditions on the long, fast reach that prevailed from start to finish. Scott King, Team Tiburon, reported that after starting under a spinnaker, once the boat cleared the Narragansett Bay entrance buoys the crew set a double-headsail rig with a topsail over a jib. They then took in and shook out reefs in the mainsail as the conditions warranted, with one or two sailors always working the mainsheet.
Team Tiburon sailed Wizard a 74-foot sloop designed by Reichel/Pugh and chartered by Mark E. Watson III, a Bermuda business CEO. They covered 385 miles in her first 24 hours in the race, averaging almost 17 knots. “She felt slow when the speed dropped to 11,” King said. “I’ve been in boats where 11 knots was not even part of the plan.”
King said the water was always rough, with some waves 8 feet or higher and water constantly on deck, pushing sailors around. The Gulf Stream crossing was not as rough as he expected, he said, but it was spectacularly beautiful.
“Just before we entered the Stream we saw a long streak of phosphorescence in the water, as though a full moon was out and shining right down on it.” The phosphorescence disappeared when the boat charged into the main body of the Gulf Stream, but reappeared. “Dolphins were torpedoing through all this, right in front of us,” King said.
As they neared Bermuda on Sunday morning, Team Tiburon sailed into a series of rain-squalls with stronger winds that pushed the boat to over 20 knots as she crossed the finish line off St. David’s Head.
George David"s 90ft maxi Rambler has smashed the 635 mile Newport Bermuda race record, clipping a massive 14 hours off the previous best time set 10 years ago by Roy Disneyâs Pyewacket. The new record now stands at 39hr, 39 minutes, 18 seconds (subject to ratification) - an average speed of 16knots(Photo by Barry Pickthall/PPL)
Dateline: 07:09:18 ADT Bermuda: George David’s 90ft maxi Rambler has smashed the 635 mile Newport Bermuda race record, clipping a massive 14 hours off the previous best time set 10 years ago by Roy Disney’s Pyewacket. The new record now stands at 39hr, 39 minutes, 18 seconds (subject to ratification) – an average speed of 16knots.
A delighted George David said. “These were perfect conditions. The most exciting moment was when we hit 26 knots. I’m so pleased with our performance. We have reduced the record by 25% – Not bad for a boat that is now 10 years old. This Rambler is the best boat I have ever owned!”
Rambler not only slashed the race record, her crew also spanked their rivals, with Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente crossing the lighthouse line 1 hour 43 minutes behind, followed 3 minutes later by Shockwave skippered by George Sakellaris.
On corrected time however, Shockwave beat Rambler by 33 minutes, followed by Belle Mente in 3rd and Team Tiburon 4th. Two yachts in class 10 are still racing.
There are 166 entries competing in the race, including four Bermuda boats.American entry, Ragana, withdrew from the race at the weekend after experiencing mechanical breakdown en route to Newport.Mr Osmond, a veteran of 15 Newport Bermuda Races, said preparations for this year’s race have so far gone as planned.
“Everything is going along quite smoothly fortunately for the committee which consists of 46 people who have been working for two years on this event,” he said. “All the pieces have come together and everybody has been working very hard.”
Bermuda Race vice-chairman and past RBYC Commodore Les Crane added: “I think registration is going very smoothly and John Osmond who is the race chairman has done a fabulous job putting all this together.“We’re registering the boats ensuring all the paperwork is complete and that everyone is in compliance with the rules that allow them to race.“The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club work closely with the Cruising Club of America who are partners in this race and we’re up here to ensure everyone understand what to expect when they get to Bermuda.”There are a number of social events that will take place in the final lead up to the start of the race, not the least of which is the ever popular Gosling’s Rum Newport Shipyard Crew Party.“We will have a great Bermudian party sponsored by Gosling’s at Newport Shipyard on Wednesday night,” Mr Crane said. “There will be Dark & Stormies and music and it will be a lot of fun.”The 2012 Newport Bermuda Race commences June 15 and concludes several days later in St David’s. The RBYC Anniversary Regatta presented by Butterfield Group will be sailed in the Great Sound on Friday, June 22nd.
Newport Bermuda Race 2010 Start (Photo by George Bekris)
Entry List for Newport to Bermuda 2012
| Yacht | Yacht Type | Division | Captain |
| ANGEL | Ctm 84 | CD | Edward T. Anderson |
| ATTITUDE | Beneteau 423 | CD | Shawn Dahlen |
| BLUE | C&C 51xl | CD | Daniel Epstein |
| CALUSA | Sabre 386 | CD | Peter H. Holmes |
| CAPELLA | Sabre 452 | CD | David Millet |
| CETACEA | Hinckley SW 59 | CD | Christopher J. Culver |
| CHASSEUR | Little Harbor 54 | CD | Gregory G. Smith |
| CHECKMATE | Alden 44 | CD | Frank J. Flores, Jr. |
| CONTINGENCY | Oyster 53 | CD | Christopher C. Darby |
| CRACKERJACK | Cambria 40 | CD | Alan H. Krulisch |
| DEFIANCE | Swan 56 | CD | Peter B. Noonan |
| FEO | Joshua Ketch | CD | Eric P. Best |
| GLORY | Tartan 4700 | CD | William Slattery |
| GRACE | First 40.7 | CD | Jack Ives |
| HAERLEM | Swan 55 | CD | Hendrikus PLM Wisker |
| INISHARON | F&C 44 | CD | James D’A. Murphy |
| ISOLA | Baltic 52 | CD | Howard Eisenberg |
| KANGAROO IV | Sabre 425 | CD | Harvey E. Cohen |
| LADY B | Swan 60 | CD | John P. Madden Jr. |
| LIBERTY CALL | Hallberg Rassy 43 | CD | Matthew G, Pilon |
| LILLA | CNB Briand76 | CD | Simon De Pietro |
| MOONDANCE | Swan 56 | CD | Michael V, Johnson |
| OCEAN WANDERER 1 | Montevideo 43 | CD | Erwin Wanderer |
| ODYSSEY | Swan 55/57 | CD | Glen V Dexter |
| PILGRIM | Alden 44 | CD | Mark Rice |
| POESKE | Beneteau First42 | CD | Richard Donn |
| SHINDIG | Pea39 | CD | Kevin G, Flannery |
| SKY | Swan 53 | CD | Barrett Raymond |
| TRUE | J/160 | CD | Howard B. Hodgson, Jr. |
| WISCHBONE | Oyster 53 | CD | Jeffrey S. Wisch |
| ALIBI | J120 | DH | Gardner L. Grant, Jr. |
| AMHAS | Class 40 | DH | MacKenzie Davis |
| AVATAR | Ranger 37 | DH | John Kedzierski |
| CHOUCAS | Sunfast 36 | DH | Frederic Cosandey |
| DRAGON | Class 40 | DH | Michael Hennessy |
| EAGLE | J40 | DH | Dana Oviatt |
| GRYPHONSOLO2 | Akilaria RC2 | DH | Joseph S. Harris |
| KIVA | Hinckley SW 51CB | DH | Mark Stevens |
| MIREILLE | J120 | DH | E. Hewitt Gaynor |
| NEXT BOAT | Morris 45 | DH | Mark Ellman |
| OAKCLIFF RACING | Ker 11.3 | DH | Jeffrey A. MacFarlane |
| PALADIN | J35 | DH | Jason Richter |
| PENGUIN | Pearson 35 | DH | Steven H. Dane |
| RESOLUTE | J122 | DH | D. Scott Miller |
| RUSE | Swan 44mkII | DH | William Marsh |
| SAILOR BANDIDO | Quest 33 | DH | Christopher A. Palabrica |
| SEABISCUIT | J46 | DH | Nathan C, Owen |
| VALOUR | Peterson 37 | DH | Ernie Messer |
| WHISPER | Hinckley 48 | DH | Thomas J. Vander Salm |
| AVRA | Ctm 40 | GHL | George Petrides |
| BELLA MENTE | 72′ Mini Maxi | GHL | Hap Fauth |
| CLEM | Swan 56 | GHL | Jaime Olazabal |
| DEFIANCE | Marten 49 | GHL | Hamnett P. Hill |
| DRAGONFLY | J/130 | GHL | Colin A. McGranahan |
| MEANIE | R/P 52 | GHL | Thomas Akin |
| PANDORA | C&C 115 | GHL | Peter J. Bromley |
| PTARMIGAN | Ker 43 | GHL | Lawrence F, Dickie |
| RAMBLER | Ctm 90 | GHL | George David |
| RIMA2 | RP 55 | GHL | John G. Brim |
| SHOCKWAVE | Mini Maxi | GHL | George Sakellaris |
| SNOW LION | Ker 50 | GHL | Lawrence S, Huntington |
| STARK RAVING MAD | Swan 601 | GHL | James C. Madden |
| TEAM TIBURON | R/P 74 | GHL | Mark E. Watson III (USMMA) |
| TEMPTATION-OAKCLIFF | Ker 50 | GHL | Oakcliff Sailing Santry Arthur |
| UXORIOUS IV | Swan 62 | GHL | Colin J. Buffin |
| DONNYBROOK | Andrews 80 | Open | James P. Muldoon |
| ICARUS | Class 40 | Open | Amanda Mochrie |
| INDIO | Wally 100 | Open | Mark Fliegner |
| MED SPIRIT | Welbourn 92 | Open | Michael DAmelio |
| TOOTHFACE | Akilaria Class40 | Open | Mike Dreese |
| TRANSPORT COHÉRENCE | Class40 | Open | Benoit Jouandet |
| ACTAEA | Hinckley B40 | SDL | Michael M, Cone |
| AIRBORNE IV | Beneteau 50 | SDL | William B. Greenwood III |
| AKELA III | Swan 43 | SDL | Djoerd Hoekstra |
| ARROWHEAD | J42 | SDL | Steve Berlack |
| AURELIUS | Bestevaer 76 | SDL | Daniel van Starrenburg |
| AURORA | Tartan 41 | SDL | Andrew F. Kallfelz |
| AVENIR | C&C 41 | SDL | Joseph Murray |
| BACCHANAL | J133 | SDL | Jan Smeets |
| BACCI | Swan 53 | SDL | Lorenzo Vascotto |
| BANDANA | Swan 47 | SDL | Charles F. Benson |
| BARLEYCORN | NYYC Swan 42 | SDL | Brendan J Brownyard |
| BARRA | Morris 486 | SDL | Bruce M. MacNeil |
| BEAGLE | J/44 | SDL | Philip H. Gutin |
| BELLE AURORE | Cal 40 | SDL | Doug Jurrius |
| BLACK WATCH | Ctm 68 Yawl | SDL | Joseph C. Robillard |
| BOMBARDINO | Santa Cruz 52 | SDL | James and Macrae Sykes |
| BRETWALDA 3 | Rogers 46 | SDL | Bob Pethick |
| BRIGAND | Ctm 50 | SDL | Sean D. Saslo |
| CANNONBALL | Swan 68 | SDL | Charles A. Robertson |
| CARINA | Ctm 48 | SDL | A. Rives Potts, Jr. |
| CHARLIE V | J/44 | SDL | Norman H. Schulman, MD |
| CHRISTOPHER DRAGON | J/122 | SDL | Andrew Weiss |
| CONVICTION | TP52 | SDL | Ralf Steitz |
| CONVICTUS MAXIMUS | Farr IRC 42 | SDL | Donald W. Nicholson |
| CRAZY HORSE | Frers Comp 45 | SDL | Patrick T. Walker |
| CYBELE | IMX-45 | SDL | Rick Burnes |
| CYGNETTE | Swan 441 | SDL | William J. Mayer |
| DAWN STAR | Baltic 46 | SDL | William N. Hubbard III |
| DECISION | Carkeek HP 40 | SDL | Stephen Murray |
| DEFIANCE | NAVY 44 | SDL | Bryan Weisberg |
| DOGSLED | Kaufman 47 | SDL | Todd Forrest Barnard |
| DORADE | S&S Custom | SDL | James A. Hilton |
| DREAMCATCHER | Swan 48 S&S | SDL | Stephen Kylander |
| FEARLESS | Farr 395 | SDL | Shaun J. Ensor |
| FINESSE | J42 | SDL | Newton P.S. Merrill |
| FLYING LADY | Swan 46 | SDL | Phillip S. Dickey MD |
| GLIDE | J42 | SDL | C.Tanner Rose, Jr |
| GLORY | J/44 | SDL | Jason LeBlanc |
| GOLD DIGGER | J/44 | SDL | James D. Bishop |
| GRACIE | McCurdy & Rhodes | SDL | Stephan A & Simon W Frank |
| GREAT SCOT | J35 | SDL | Darren Garnier |
| GREY GHOST | Zaal 38 | SDL | Philip P. Parish |
| GRUNDOON | Columbia 50 | SDL | James A. Grundy |
| HAKUNA MATATA | Cal 39 TM 1-147 | SDL | Christopher J. Andrews |
| HIRO MARU | Swan 43 Classic | SDL | Hiroshi Nakajima |
| HOT TICKET | King 40 | SDL | James E. Hightower |
| ILLUSION | Grand Soleil 45 | SDL | Ralph F. Racca |
| INVICTUS | TP52 | SDL | Ralph Duffett |
| ISLA | New York 32 | SDL | Henry S. May, Jr. |
| JACKKNIFE | J133 | SDL | Andrew Hall |
| JACQUELINE IV | Hinckley SW 42 | SDL | Robert Forman |
| KODIAK | Ctm 65 | SDL | Edwin Llwyd Ecclestone |
| LAPIN | Beneteau First 4 | SDL | Christopher J. Clark |
| LINDY | Peterson 38 | SDL | David G. Dickerson |
| LIR | Swan 45 | SDL | John A. McNamara |
| LORA ANN | Express 37 | SDL | Richard T. du Moulin |
| MAGIC | Santa Cruz 52 | SDL | Kenneth Laudon |
| MATADOR | J133 | SDL | Dale E. McIvor |
| MISCHIEVOUS | Ctm 65 | SDL | Albert J. Fitzgibbons III |
| MISTY | J40 WK | SDL | Fred Allardyce |
| MOLTO BENE | Beneteau First 4 | SDL | Richard Ewing |
| MOONSHINE | Tartan 4100 | SDL | Dennis J. Ziemba |
| MORGAN OF MARIETTA | Centurion 42 | SDL | Colin G. Golder |
| MORPHEUS | Schumacher 50 | SDL | James D. Gregory |
| MUSICA | Aerodyne 38 | SDL | Cliff T. Haddox |
| NASTY MEDICINE | Corby 41.5 | SDL | Dr Stephen J. Sherwin |
| NICOLE | Cal 40 | SDL | Thomas C. duPont |
| OLD SCHOOL | Farr 395 | SDL | J Ganson Evans |
| PASSION4C | Bill Tripp 56 | SDL | Stefan Lehnert |
| PATRIOT | Nautor Swan | SDL | Richard J. Isted |
| QUEST | Cambria 40 | SDL | Dennis W. Powers |
| RAGANA | Cape Fear 38R | SDL | Darius Peleda |
| REGATTA | Carter 41 | SDL | Constantine G. Koste |
| RELATIVITY | First 50 | SDL | Hall Palmer |
| ROCKET J. SQUIRREL | Swan 39 | SDL | L, Otorowski |
| ROCKET SCIENCE | J120 | SDL | Rick F. Oricchio |
| RUNAWAY | J/44 | SDL | Lawrence R. Glenn |
| SELKIE | McCurdy & Rhodes 38 | SDL | Sheila McCurdy |
| SHAZAAM | J42 | SDL | Roger B. Gatewood |
| SHINNECOCK | J120 | SDL | James C. Praley |
| SINN FEIN | Cal 40 | SDL | Peter S. Rebovich, Sr. |
| SLIDE RULE | First 44.7 | SDL | Scott Bearse |
| STAMPEDE | J/44 | SDL | Jimmie Sundstrom |
| STORMY PETREL | Leadership 44 | SDL | Jack Neades |
| SWIFT | NAVY 44 | SDL | Steve Jaenke |
| TEMPTRESS | IMX-45 | SDL | Robert W. Kits Heyningen |
| TRIPLE LINDY | Swan 44 MKll | SDL | Joseph Mele |
| VAMP | J/44 | SDL | Leonard J. Sitar |
| WANDRIAN | Taylor 41 | SDL | D. William Tucker |
| WAZIMO | Aerodyne 38 | SDL | Barrett Holby |
| WHITE RHINO | Swan 56 | SDL | Collin J. Marshall |
| WIDOW MAKER | C&C 44 | SDL | George Bauer |
| WINDBORN | J120 | SDL | Richard W. Born |
| ZEST | Hinckley SW42 | SDL | Brian E. Swiggett |
| ZION | Aerodyne 38 | SDL | Timothy P. Maney |
| ZOE II | First 40 | SDL | Francois Brassard |
| SPIRIT OF BERMUDA | Ctm 86 | SPIRIT | Scott Jackson |
Genuuine Risk (Photo by George Bekris )
IRC 1 (IRC – 4 Boats)
1. USA 8390 Genuine Risk, Canting Keel Super Maxi, Hugo Stenbeck USMMA, Kings Point, NY, USA
2. HKG 1997 Beau Geste , Farr 80, Karl Kwok, Hong Kong, CHN 08Feb11- 09:27:41PM
3. USA 25555 Rambler 100, JK 100, George David, Hartford, CT, USA – 08Feb11- 02:53:52PM
4. USA 53560 Bella PITA, Tripp 75′, Jim / Meghan Grundy, Horsham, PA, USA - 09Feb11-05:53:27PM
IRC 2 (IRC – 5 Boats)
1. CAN 84248 Vela Veloce, Southern Cross 52, Richard Oland, Saint John, NB, CAN 09Feb11-04:42:20PM
2. NED 46 Tonnerre de Breskens 3, Ker 46, Peter Vroon, Breskens, Zeeland, NED — 10Feb11-03:59:22AM
3. USA 45045 Sjambok, RP 45, Michael Brennan, Potomac, MD, USA – DNF
PHRF 1 (PHRF – 4 Boats)
1. USA 66 Donnybrook, SC 72 Mod., James Muldoon, Washington, DC, USA — 09Feb11-07:52:05PM
Rambler 100 also takes Line Honors as first across the finish line.
More results to follow as boats complete the race
Great Video of the PHRF and IRC start
Pineapple Cup IRC Start
Carina Winner Of St. David's Lighthouse Division At Start (Photo by George Bekris )
Owned and sailed by Rives Potts (Westbrook, CT) with a crew blending four families, Carina is the 46th winner of the race’s top trophy in the 104-year history of the race, which runs 635 miles from Newport, RI to St. David’s Light, Bermuda.
The 48-foot McCurdy & Rhodes designed sloop won on corrected time under the Offshore Racing Rule by the very large margin of 3 hours, 35 minutes over Gregory B. Manning’s Sarah (Warwick, RI). Belle Aurore, a Cal 40 owned by R. Douglas Jurrius (Easton, MD) was third, seven minutes behind Sarah.
Carina’s chances for winning looked good but hardly certain when she finished the race at dawn Tuesday. Her chief challenge came from Belle Aurore and three other boats in Class 1, the small-boat class. Any of them could save their time and elbow Carina off the victory podium should she finish by about 7 PM. Many sailors at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and elsewhere spent much of Tuesday following the quartet’s progress on the online iBoattrack tracker. In the end, nobody was able to save their time on Carina.
Those four smaller boats still did well. Belle Aurore won Class 1 and took third place in the St. David’s Lighthouse Division. Two other Cal 40s, Peter Rebovich’s two-time defending champion Sinn Fein (Metuchen, NJ) and Bill Leroy’s Gone with the Wind (Tiburon, CA), took second in the class and seventh in the division, and third in class and eighth in the division, respectively. The fourth boat, David G. Dickerson’s Peterson 38 Lindy, was fourth in class and 20th in the division.
Carina also won the North Rock Beacon Trophy as the top boat under the IRC Rule, with a margin of nearly four hours over Gracie, a custom 69-footer owned by Stephen and Simon Frank (Darien and Rowayton, CT). Gracie was also designed by McCurdy & Rhodes. Third under IRC was Arbella, a First 44.7 owned by James Shaughnessy (Greenwich, CT).
As of Noon ADT Wednesday, 9 boats in the 183-boat fleet were still on the race course. This is the third largest Newport Bermuda Race since it was founded in 1906. The St. David’s Lighthouse Division, for amateur crews, is the largest of the race’s five divisions, with 103 boats this year.
Invictus At Start (Photo by George Bekris)
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2010 Newport Bermuda Race
PROVISIONAL RESULTS
| Place, Yacht, Owner, Origin, Results (ORR(Cls, Div) / IRC(Cls, Div)) |
| Class 1 (11 Boats) – St. David’s Lighthouse Division
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