February 2014

The 2014 Corinthian Midwinters hosted a J105 OD class which included several active Fleet One boats, a few newcomers and some old friends. Racing was close with challenging light and variable wind conditions on Knox and Central Bay courses, capped by legendary Corinthian hospitality that included beer, live music, semiars, single-day trophies and a fundraising auction organized by the Bay Area Racing Federation with funds going to support lung cancer research in honor of Rob Moore. Charles James’ Roxanne took four of four bullets, earning a clean sweep of this year’s winter racing. Second overall was Akula, third place went to SheLovesIt.

The Spring One Design is just one month away – don’t forget to pay your class dues and sign up for the regatta.

Late-late-late-breaking news: Jeff Zarwell confirmed that the new make-up race date of Feb 22nd is just for fun. Which means that Wonder is the Winter Winner.

Late-breaking news: Jeff Zarwell has proposed February 22nd as a “make-up-date” for the canceled RegattaPro series. It’s not over ’til it’s over!

With Saturday’s final races abandonned due to the approaching storm, the RegattaPro Winter Onedesign J105 winner is Tom Kennelly’s team Wonder, who remain on top after 6 races. Second and third places were decided by tiebreaker, with Cuchulainn beating out Jam Session. 19 boats entered the winter series – largest ever for the fleet – confirming the format and highlighting the year-round fun that is sailing on San Francisco Bay.

The 2014 Championship season kicks off on March 15/16 with the Spring One Design regatta sponsored by the St. Francis Yacht Club. The full Fleet 1 racing schedule is here, and includes both Championship and B-season regattas.