New York Yacht Club 158th Annual Regatta 2012

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NEWPORT, R.I. (June 6, 2012) – Entries are closed, and America’s oldest regatta, the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) 158th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex, officially has been declared the biggest ever, with 133 boats entered in weekend racing, scheduled for June 10 and 11, and 104 boats signed up for an optional and separately scored 19-mile Around the (Conanicut) Island Race on Friday, June 9. (All but 13 of the latter entries will sail in both events, making the count 146 unique entries for the combined events, which surpasses the 2011 record total of 141.) Since 1845, the tradition of the Annual Regatta, first hosted at the New York Yacht Club’s original clubhouse in Hoboken, N.J., has been interrupted only by war, and this year, over a century and a half later, the regatta, headquartered at NYYC’s on-the-water clubhouse Harbour Court in Newport, R.I., shows no signs of slowing down, especially as it is a tune-up in even-numbered years, as this is, for the June Newport Bermuda Race and part of the venerable Onion Patch Series (consisting of Annual Regatta weekend racing, the Newport Bermuda Race, and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Anniversary Regatta, once boats get to Bermuda).

“Competing in the Annual Regatta and the Onion Patch series is important to us because there is so much history to it all,” said Stephen Murray Jr. (New Orleans, La.), who last sailed the Annual Regatta in 2006 with his TP 52 Decision and this year is bringing the much talked about first-of-three recently announced launches in the new Carkeek 40 line. “The last significant big-boat campaign out of my own Southern Yacht Club was Acadia in the 1980s. It was a German Frers 51 ‘back in the day’ when IOR was king, and the boat had a great pedigree as a winner of the SORC and Onion Patch Series. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve looked at pictures of Acadia on the walls of our club, and when we started racing grand prix, a lot of comparisons started to be made between that boat and our Decision campaigns, so we decided to try to replicate, as best we could, Acadia’s competitive endeavors and victories.”

The Decision team, which considers itself “still teething” since taking delivery of the Carkeek 40 in March, started with some spring regattas in the Caribbean before taking victory in the Regatta Al Sol “warm weather Bermuda Race” from Pensacola, Fla. to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. And while perfecting distance racing is part of the master plan, supporting a new High Performance Rule (HPR) for IRC boats in the 40-foot range is perhaps a higher priority for Murray, who hopes to see Decision and its classmates regularly dual-scored with HPR and IRC in the near future.

“We have the momentum now for a 40-foot class to congeal quickly, coming together like the TP 52s did. The HPR has an age factor built in so older boats built to IRC can be brought in to race with us.”

Making its debut at Annual Regatta is Hap Fauth’s (Minneapolis, Minn.) newly built Judel-Vrolijk 72’ mini maxi Bella Mente, which has been practicing in local waters since it launched from New England Boatworks in April. Fauth, who received the 2011 Mosbacher Trophy as the NYYC Yachtsman of the Year, says the boat is very different and more powerful than his last Bella Mente, also a mini maxi that set a new record in the 2011 Transpac Race.

“It has an extended beam forward, is deeper, with more draft, and a bigger rig, so there’s more sail area,” said Fauth, “but do we have a speed demon? I really don’t know, because we haven’t lined up with anybody yet. If we were to get graded on homework, we’d get an ‘A’ for sure, but homework doesn’t necessarily correlate to results immediately.”

Fauth added that with the designer and builder having met all his expectations, he is hopeful to have a boat that’s competitive across all conditions, “and if we sail well, we’ll have the opportunity to do well.” He depends on a veteran international crew that includes its fair share of Newport sailors and plans to next sail the Newport to Bermuda Race, then move on overseas to the Copa del Rey, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Mini Maxi World Championship, the Rolex Fastnet Race and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race.

“This will be very good training, to go out and go through the paces, and see what we’ve got set up…our spinnaker take-down system, see if that’s correct or not…and so on,” said Fauth.“We’ve won Bermuda on the original Bella Mente, and then Transpac, but I’ve never sailed the Fastnet or Sydney Hobart. Those are the ‘man-beater’ races that are on my bucket list, so I’m going after them with a vengeance. For those, you have to have the machinery and the heart to do them, and if you have both of those and a reasonable plan, you are in the game.”

Bella Mente is among the largest boats in the Annual Regatta fleet, which also includes George David’s (Hartford, Conn.) RP 90 Rambler and George Sakellaris’s (Framingham, Mass.) 72’ mini maxi Shockwave, which claimed a podium finish of third last year.

Among the standout skippers competing on more than 20 J boats entered in IRC are David Murphy (Westport, Conn.), the USA’s only RC 44 circuit skipper, taking the helm of his J/122 Pugwash; past J/122 North American champion Mike Bruno (Irvington, N.Y.) on his J/122 Wings; past J/109 North American champions Rick Lyall (Annapolis, Md.) and Bill Sweetser (Wilton, Conn.) on the J/109s Rush and Storm, respectively, and Henry Brauer/Stew Neff (Marblehead, Mass.), current J/105 champions sailing the J/111 Fleetwing.

Returning to defend their 2011 Annual Regatta class titles are David and Sandra Askew (Annapolis, Md.), sailing the IRC 52 Flying Jenny; Rives Potts (Westbrook, Conn.) aboard his IRC entry, the custom 48 Carina; Ben Hall and Bill Berges (Tiverton, R.I.) on their PHRF winner, the Evelyn 32 Bluto; Kenneth Colburn (Dover, Mass) in the NYYC Swan 42 class with Apparition; Michael McCaffrey (Newport) in the Herreshoff S class with Osprey; Dennis Williams (Hobe Sound, Fla.) in the 12 Metre class with Victory 83; and classic yacht skippers Joseph Dockery (Newport) with his custom S&S 53 Sonny, Samuel Croll (Greenwich, Conn.) with his 8 Metre Angelita, and Joe Loughborough with his Luders 24 Belle.

Post-Racing Activity and Awards
Racing for the NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex takes place on Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound for all classes, with a PHRF Navigator Class -- for those who prefer a classic government buoy course to the more prevalent short-course racing on Saturday and Sunday -- having the option of racing either one or both of the weekend days. Live music, refreshments and daily prizes greet the sailors as they come ashore after racing each day to the rolling lawn at NYYC’s Harbour Court clubhouse.

A Rolex timepiece will be awarded on Friday evening to the overall IRC winner in that day’s Around The Island Race. (As in past years, the two-boat team with the best individual finishes in Friday’s race will win the Rolex Bowl.) Rolex also will award a timepiece to the overall winner (determined by the organizers) of Saturday’s and Sunday’s combined series of races, which officially constitutes the NYYC 158th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex. This special prize, as well as engraved overall trophies in each class and the Great Corinthian Trophy for yacht club teams of three or more boats posting the best class finishes, will be awarded at the November 8 Annual Awards Dinner at the NYYC’s main clubhouse in New York City.

For a preview video and full list of entries and additional information, please visit the New York Yacht Club’s website at nyyc.org. Results, photos, and nightly videos produced by T2p.tv, will be available online after each day of racing.

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Around the Island in Style

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 8, 2012) – Sailors on over 100 boats enjoyed classic Newport weather for today’s 19-mile Around the (Conanicut) Island Race, a traditional prelude to the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) Annual Regatta presented by Rolex, which will mark its 158th edition this weekend. The oldest regatta in America is enjoying a record number of 146 entries, with 133 of those signed up for weekend racing. (Today’s Around the Island Race was separately scored and optional.)

“It was southwest 8-12 knots, building to Beavertail,” said Tom Erskine (Marblehead, Mass), main trimmer on Ken Colburn’s Swan 42 class winner Apparition, explaining that with that much horsepower to the wind, the race committee had no problems sticking to a scheduled noon start for a clockwise course that started just south of the iconic Newport (Pell) Bridge. “Then it was 12-15 on the backside of the island and 15-16 on the nose coming home -- just great conditions.” It didn’t hurt, either, that the sun shone all day after several days of relentless rain.

“The Race Committee started the smaller boats first,” added Erskine, “which made it fun to see all those classics like Black Watch and Dorade sailing near us, and then at the top of the island Rambler (the largest boat in the fleet at 90 feet) came ripping by us at 17 knots!”

Though Rambler was first to finish in just under two hours, but it was the IRC 52 Sled’s performance that earned owner Takashi Okura (Tokyo, Japan) a class win in IRC 2 and the overall victory in IRC class, which meant he goes home with the coveted Rolex watch as prize for his efforts today. Sled circumnavigated the island in just over two hours.

“I am still jet lagged,” said Okura, who arrived only yesterday to join his mostly-Japanese team on a charter boat that bears the name Interlodge. (Austin and Gwen Fragomen also sailed their newly built IRC 52 named Interlodge and finished third in the class behind Jim Swartz’s IRC 52 Vesper.) “We tried to sail calmly and quietly and just think about the wind and the tide.” Okura added that for ten minutes after the start, Vesper was leading, but the Sled team was able to play the current to its advantage and succeed at a takeover. Okura also won a Rolex watch here in 2006 when he sailed the Farr 40 North Americans as part of the New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex and he has every intention of adding an Annual Regatta victory to his resume after he competes this weekend. (Rolex also will award a timepiece to the overall winner of Saturday’s and Sunday’s combined series of races.)

Fourteen class winners today included Hap Fauth (Minneapolis, Minn./Newport, R.I.) with his newly built Judel-Vrolijk 72’ mini maxi Bella Mente in IRC 1 and Annual Regatta defending champions Rives Potts (Westbrook, Conn.) in IRC 6 aboard his custom 48 Carina; Michael McCaffrey (Newport) in the Herreshoff S class with Osprey; Dennis Williams (Hobe Sound, Fla.) in the 12 Metre class with Victory 83; and Joseph Dockery (Newport) in CRF 1 (classics) with his custom S&S 53 Sonny. (Ken Colburn’s Swan 42 Apparition is also a defending champion.)

Since 1845, the tradition of the Annual Regatta, first hosted at the New York Yacht Club’s original clubhouse in Hoboken, N.J., has been interrupted only by war. The event – in even years -- is part of the Onion Patch Series, which also includes the Newport Bermuda Race and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Anniversary Regatta.

Racing for the NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex takes place on Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound for all classes, with a PHRF Navigator Class -- for those who prefer a classic government buoy course to the more prevalent short-course racing on Saturday and Sunday -- having the option of racing either one or both of the weekend days. Live music, refreshments and daily prizes greet the sailors as they come ashore after racing each day to the rolling lawn at NYYC’s Harbour Court clubhouse.

For daily results, releases, photos and video, please visit the New York Yacht Club’s website at nyyc.org.

RESULTS

AROUND THE ISLAND RACE

Friday, June 8, 2012

Place, Sail, Yacht Name, Yacht Type, Owner/Skipper, City, State, Country, Finish Date-Time, Elapsed, Corrected, Class Finish/Fleet Finish

Class 1 - IRC 1 (IRC - 4 Boats)
1. USA 45 Bella Mente, Judel-Vrolijk Mini Maxi, Hap Fauth , Minneapolis, MN, USA -- 08Jun12-02:56:37PM / 0:01:56:37 / 0:03:06:07 -- 1 / 3
2. USA 60272 Shockwave, Mini Maxi, George Sakellaris , Framingham, MA, USA -- 08Jun12-02:58:22PM / 0:01:58:22 / 0:03:07:22 -- 2 / 6
3. USA 4511 Team Tiburon (Wizard), R/P 74, Mark E. Watson III , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-02:59:16PM / 0:01:59:16 / 0:03:08:47 -- 3 / 9

Class 2 - IRC 2 (IRC - 6 Boats)
1. USA 5206 SLED, IRC 52, Takashi Okura , Tokyo, JPN -- 08Jun12-03:07:54PM / 0:02:12:54 / 0:03:03:00 -- 1 / 1
2. USA 52007 Vesper, TP 52, Jim Swartz , Park City, UT, USA -- 08Jun12-03:09:09PM / 0:02:14:09 / 0:03:05:15 -- 2 / 2
3. USA 5210 Interlodge, IRC 52, Austin and Gwen Fragomen , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:10:45PM / 0:02:15:45 / 0:03:08:41 -- 3 / 8

Class 3 - IRC 3 (IRC - 8 Boats)
1. USA 79 Ptarmigan, Ker 43, Lawrence Dickie , Greenwich, CT, USA -- 08Jun12-03:19:12PM / 0:02:29:12 / 0:03:07:14 -- 1 / 5
2. IVB 4915 Defiance, Marten 49, Hamnett Hill , Montreal, Que, CAN -- 08Jun12-03:25:27PM / 0:02:35:27 / 0:03:13:04 -- 2 / 21
3. USA 50069 Temptation - Oakcliff, Custom Ker 50, Arthur Santry - Oakcliff Sailing , Arlington, VA, USA -- 08Jun12-03:24:52PM / 0:02:34:52 / 0:03:15:17 -- 3 / 31

Class 4 - IRC 4 (IRC - 9 Boats)
1. USA 52915 White Witch, King 40, Larry Landry , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:32:39PM / 0:02:47:39 / 0:03:08:36 -- 1 / 7
2. USA 52830 Barra, Morris 486, Bruce MacNeil , Lincoln, Ma., USA -- 08Jun12-03:35:41PM / 0:02:50:41 / 0:03:12:52 -- 2 / 17
3. BER 1000 Nasty Medicine, Corby 41, Stephen Sherwin , Hamilton, BER -- 08Jun12-03:31:00PM / 0:02:46:00 / 0:03:13:53 -- 3 / 25

Class 5 - IRC 5 (IRC - 10 Boats)
1. USA 49 Gold Digger, J 44, James D. Bishop , Jamestown, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:31:33PM / 0:02:51:33 / 0:03:07:09 -- 1 / 4
2. USA 43600 Vamp, J 44, Leonard Sitar , Holmdel, NJ, USA -- 08Jun12-03:34:32PM / 0:02:54:32 / 0:03:10:04 -- 2 / 14
3. USA 60003 Pugwash, J 122, David Murphy , westport, CT, USA -- 08Jun12-03:36:51PM / 0:02:56:51 / 0:03:12:35 -- 3 / 16

Class 6 - IRC 6 (IRC - 11 Boats)
1. USA 315 Carina, Custom 48, Rives Potts , Essex, CT, USA -- 08Jun12-03:35:16PM / 0:03:00:16 / 0:03:08:55 -- 1 / 10
2. USA 16 Dorade, S&S Yawl, Matt Brooks , Fremont, CA, USA -- 08Jun12-03:44:10PM / 0:03:09:10 / 0:03:09:09 -- 2 / 12
3. USA 1976 Mischief, Lyman-Morse 40, David Schwartz , Smithfield, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:44:19PM / 0:03:09:19 / 0:03:10:04 -- 3 / 13

Class 7 - 12 Metre GP/M (One Design - 5 Boats)
1. K 22 Victory 83, 12 Metre, Dennis Williams , Hobe Sound, FL, USA -- 08Jun12-03:02:22PM / 0:02:32:22 / 0:02:32:22 -- 1 /
2. USA 61 USA, 12 Metre, Guy Heckman , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:08:57PM / 0:02:38:57 / 0:02:38:57 -- 2 /
3. KZ5 Laura, 12 Metre, Kip Curren , Warwick, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:10:30PM / 0:02:40:30 / 0:02:40:30 -- 3 /

Class 8 - 12 Metre Traditional (One Design - 3 Boats)
1. USA US 21 American Eagle, 12 Metre, Cynthia Alten-DeLotto , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:15:50PM / 0:02:45:50 / 0:02:45:50 -- 1 /
2. USA 16 Columbia, 12 Metre, Alain Hanover , Weston, MA, USA -- 08Jun12-03:16:10PM / 0:02:46:10 / 0:02:46:10 -- 2 /
3. USA 19 Nefertiti, 12 Metre, Jon Wullschleger , Sarasota, FL, USA -- 08Jun12-03:16:24PM / 0:02:46:24 / 0:02:46:24 -- 3 /

Class 9 - Swan 42 (One Design - 8 Boats)
1. USA 4235 Apparition, Swan 42, Ken Colburn , Dover, MA, USA -- 08Jun12-03:07:25PM / 0:02:42:25 / 0:02:42:25 -- 1 /
2. USA 4227 Hoss, swan 42, Glenn Darden & Paul Williamson , Fort Worth, Texas, USA -- 08Jun12-03:10:46PM / 0:02:45:46 / 0:02:45:46 -- 2 /
3. USA 4214 Daring, Swan 42, John Hele , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:10:57PM / 0:02:45:57 / 0:02:45:57 -- 3 /

Class 10 - CRF 1 Non-Spinnaker (PHRF - 6 Boats)
1. USA 50 Sonny, S&S Custom 53, Joseph Dockery , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:32:59PM / 0:03:12:59 / 0:02:38:07 -- 1 / 1
2. USA NY 6 Spartan, NY 50, Charlie Ryan , Providence, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:20:07PM / 0:03:00:07 / 0:02:43:09 -- 2 / 2
3. US 71 Black Watch, S&S Yawl, Sam Earle , USA -- 08Jun12-03:26:38PM / 0:03:06:38 / 0:02:43:36 -- 3 / 3

Class 11 - PHRF 1 spin (PHRF - 9 Boats)
1. USA 34 Blockade Runner, Farr 30, Bruce Bingman / Taran Teague , Annapolis, MD, USA -- 08Jun12-03:19:48PM / 0:03:04:48 / 0:02:48:29 -- 1 / 7
2. USA 51109 Capella, Sabre 452, David Millet , Needham, MA, USA -- 08Jun12-03:24:41PM / 0:03:09:41 / 0:02:53:03 -- 2 / 16
3. USA 56 Spirit, J 92S, EC Helme , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:40:29PM / 0:03:25:29 / 0:02:54:46 -- 3 / 17

Class 12 - PHRF 2 spin (PHRF - 3 Boats)
1. USA 8 Osprey, Herreshoff S Class, Michael McCaffrey , Newport, USA -- 08Jun12-04:02:48PM / 0:03:52:48 / 0:02:47:33 -- 1 / 6
2. USA 22 Argument, Herreshoff S Class, Stephan Sloan , East Greenwich, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-04:04:59PM / 0:03:54:59 / 0:02:49:44 -- 2 / 10
3. USA 5 Surprise, Herreshoff S Class, Fred Roy , Newport, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-04:08:17PM / 0:03:58:17 / 0:02:53:02 -- 3 / 15

Class 13 - CRF 2 Non-Spinnaker (PHRF - 2 Boats)
1. T 82 Silent Maid, Catboat, Peter Kellogg , Short Hills, NJ, USA -- 08Jun12-03:54:12PM / 0:03:44:12 / 0:02:52:42 -- 1 / 13
2. USA US 53 Cherokee, 6 Metre, Molly Savard , Middletown, CT, USA -- 08Jun12-04:07:22PM / 0:03:57:22 / 0:03:08:06 -- 2 / 23

Class 14 - PHRF Non-Spinnaker (PHRF - 9 Boats)
1. USA 1968 Hermie, Columbia 50, Gerald Harris , Rowayton, CT, USA -- 08Jun12-03:36:02PM / 0:03:26:02 / 0:02:46:03 -- 1 / 4
2. USA 414 Coup d' Etat, McCurdy Rhodes 46, Michael Shea , Farmington, CT, USA -- 08Jun12-03:34:26PM / 0:03:24:26 / 0:02:47:19 -- 2 / 5
3. USA 42700 Duck Soup, C&C 40, Bill Clavin , Warwick, RI, USA -- 08Jun12-03:32:51PM / 0:03:22:51 / 0:02:48:37 -- 3 / 8

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A Run for the Money

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 10, 2012) – After a rousing 19-mile Around the Island Race on Friday, sailors at the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) 158th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex had to face light winds on Saturday and Sunday and a subsequently abbreviated race schedule where every move counted as critical to final results. With 104 boats entered in Friday’s race (separately scored and optional) and 133 entered in weekend racing, this 2012 edition of what is revered as America’s oldest regatta will go down in sailing history as having its biggest fleet ever…and, for some, the most intriguing last-minute victories.

One for the record is Alex Jackson’s (Riverside, Conn.) trumping of the nine-boat Melges 32 class with Leenabarca in the second of two races today. Two of the class’s world champions (Doug Douglass on Goombay Smash and Pieter Taselaar on Bliksem) were tied for first going into that race, which was the last of three in the regatta series, and Jackson trailed in scoring by one point. According to Douglass, who exchanged friendly banter with Jackson back onshore, “We both went right, and Alex schooled us by going left and winning—he stole (the series) from us!” Jackson joked that while the competition was incredible, “we were just better,” but in all seriousness, the stakes are high for this class as it prepares for its world championships here later this summer. “More teams will be showing up as we get closer to that event,” said Jackson, who finished sixth two years ago at the worlds, “so I wouldn’t say that this was the biggest fleet of Melges 32s we’ve ever had, but it sure included some of the toughest teams.”

Also winning on the final note today was defending champion Mike McCaffrey (Newport, R.I.) aboard Osprey in the Herreshoff S class. Stephan Sloan’s (East Greenwich, R.I.) Argument was leading the regatta until it was forced over the start line prematurely in today’s second race and had to restart. “That gave us the opportunity to salvage a first out of what was looking to be a second or third,” said McCaffrey.

Andrew Fisher (Greenwich, Conn.), winner of the Swan 42 class with Bandit, said his team also had an “incredibly bad start” in today’s first race, but it battled back to finish fifth. “Luckily, we were very much in phase in the second race,” said Fisher, “and we picked more of the right wind shifts than the wrong ones and won. It was a little bit of luck, a little bit of skill.” His closest competition was John Hele’s Daring, which represented the Royal Canadian Yacht Club to win last year’s New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex and is helmed by Canada’s Terry McLaughlin, an America’s Cup veteran and 1984 Olympic silver medalist in the Flying Dutchman class.

Among the largest boats in the fleet was George Sakellaris’s (Framingham, Mass.) Mini Maxi 72 Shockwave, which won IRC 1. “We had a conservative day,” said the boat’s captain and crew member Reggie Cole (Newport) after today’s single race. “We just wanted to beat (George David’s) Rambler today, because that’s what we had to do to win, but it was just by happenstance that we also beat (Hap Fauth’s) Bella Mente. She blew out a spinnaker and we passed them to finish first.”

Ptarmigan, Larry Dickie’s (Greenwich, Conn.) Ker 43, came from behind to win today in IRC 3. Skipper Bill Lynn (Marblehead, Mass) said that Saturday it had been hard to get out of the shadow of James Madden’s (Newport Beach, Calif.) Swan 601 Stark Raving Mad, which won the day on the merit of posting victory in a single race. “There was massive wind sheer and shifts to deal with,” he said, explaining that on the first beat his team had looked good, but “after that, we were struggling” and finished third. Though today proved more manageable, playing shifts was still the name of the game and Ptarmigan made the most out of them to finish first to Stark Raving Mad’s fourth and post four points to its five (for second place).

Steered by Lexi Gahagan, Dennis Williams’s (Hobe Sound, Fla.) Victory 83 dominated the 12 Metre class, posting three victories in as many races, while in IRC 5 class, Leonard Sitar’s (Holmdel, NJ) J/44 Vamp took class honors with a 2-1 in his series.

Past J/122 North American champion Mike Bruno and Tom Boyle (Irvington, N.Y.) finished 2-1 in the regatta’s two races to take IRC 6 on his J/122 Wings, while past J/109 North American champion Bill Sweetser (Annapolis, Md.) on the J/109 Rush topped IRC 7.

David and Sandra Askew’s (Annapolis, Md.) IRC 52 Flying Jenny 2 won IRC 2, while winning IRC 4 was the Taylor 45 Africa, skippered by Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Jud Smith (Marblehead, Mass.). Peter Kellogg’s (Short Hills, N.J.) Catboat 33' Silent Maid won CRF 2 Non-Spinnaker, and Lars Forsberg’s (Greenwich, Conn.) S&S Yawl Black Watch took CRF 1 Non-Spinnaker.

In PHRF Navigator’s class, 22 boats competed, proving that this relatively new concept (begun last year) is popular for those who prefer a classic government buoy course to the more prevalent short-course racing on Saturday and Sunday. Defending champions Ben Hall and Bill Berges (Tiverton, R.I.) won Class 5 on their Evelyn 32 Bluto, while Paul Koch’s (East Greenwich, R.I.) Freedom 35 Jazz Fish took Class 6.

A Rolex timepiece was awarded on Friday evening to the overall IRC winner in that day’s Around the Island Race. Accepting the Rolex was Takashi Okura (Tokyo, Japan), owner and skipper of the IRC 52 Sled, which also won its IRC 2 class

Rolex also will award a timepiece to the overall winner (determined by the organizers) of Saturday’s and Sunday’s combined series of races, which officially constitutes the NYYC 158th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex. This special prize, as well as engraved overall trophies in each class and the Great Corinthian Trophy for yacht club teams of three or more boats posting the best class finishes, will be announced and awarded at the November 8 Annual Awards Dinner at the NYYC’s main clubhouse in New York City.

Known for attracting a diverse range of boats, NYYC’s Annual Regatta presented by Rolex is the first major sailing contest of the season in historic Newport, Rhode Island. In even-numbered years, the regatta draws a large number of competitors who compete a week later in the Newport Bermuda Race and who use the Annual Regatta to gear up prior to the start of that distance race. Part of the 2012 US-IRC Gulf Stream Series, NYYC’s Annual Regatta presented by Rolex is the first event in the NYYC Classic Yacht Series. Additionally, IRC yachts are eligible to enter the Onion Patch Series which consists of the Annual Regatta, the Newport Bermuda Race and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Anniversary Regatta. The first race completed on Saturday and Sunday during NYYC’s Annual Regatta counts toward the Onion Patch Series.

For daily results, releases, photos and video by T2p.tv, please visit the New York Yacht Club’s website at nyyc.org.

Final Results

NYYC 158th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex

June 9-10, 2012

Blue Class 1 - IRC 1 (IRC - 3 Boats)

1. Shockwave, Mini Maxi 72, George Sakellaris , Framingham, MA, USA - 1, 1, ; 2

2. Bella Mente, J-V Mini Maxi 72', Hap Fauth , Minneapolis, MN, USA - 3, 2, ; 5

3. Rambler, RP 90 W B 90, George David , Hartford, CT, USA - 2, 3, ; 5



Blue Class 2 - IRC 2 (IRC - 5 Boats)

1. Flying Jenny 7, IRC 52 52, David and Sandra Askew , Annapolis, MD, USA - 1, 2, ; 3

2. Vesper, TP 52 52, Jim Swartz , Park City, UT, USA - 3, 1, ; 4

3. Interlodge, IRC 52 52, Austin and Gwen Fragomen , Newport, RI, USA - 2, 4, ; 6



Blue Class 3 - IRC 3 (IRC - 9 Boats)

1. Ptarmigan, Ker 43 43, Lawrence Dickie , Greenwich, CT, USA - 3, 1, ; 4

2. Stark Raving Mad, Swan 601 60, James Madden , Newport Beach, CA, USA - 1, 4, ; 5

3. Defiance, Marten 49 49, Hamnett Hill , Montreal, Que, CAN - 4, 2, ; 6



Blue Class 4 - IRC 4 (IRC - 13 Boats)

1. Africa, Taylor 45 45, Jud Smith , Marblehead, MA, USA - 1, 2.5, ; 3.5

2. Nasty Medicine, Corby 41 41.5, Stephen Sherwin , Hamilton, BER - 2, 2.5/Protest, ; 4.5

3. After Midnight, CTM 41 41, Paul Jeka , Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USA - 4, 1, ; 5



Blue Class 5 - IRC 5 (IRC - 9 Boats)

1. Vamp, J 44 44.9, Leonard Sitar , Holmdel, NJ, USA - 2, 1, ; 3

2. Carina, Custom 48 48', Rives Potts , Essex, CT, USA - 1, 2, ; 3

3. Cygnette, Swan 441 44.36, William Mayer , Dover, DE, USA - 5, 3, ; 8



White Class 6 - IRC 6 (IRC - 12 Boats)

1. Wings, J 122 40, Mike Bruno & Tom Boyle , Irvington, NY, USA - 2, 1, ; 3

2. Christopher Dragon, J/122 40, Andrew Weiss , Mamaroneck, NY, USA - 1, 5, ; 6

3. Old School, Farr 395 39.5, Ganson Evans , Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA - 3, 6, ; 9



White Class 7 - IRC 7 (IRC - 10 Boats)

1. Rush, J 109 35.25, Bill Sweetser , Annapolis, MD, USA - 1, 1, ; 2

2. Dorade, S&S Yawl 52.5, Matt Brooks , Fremont, CA, USA - 5, 2, ; 7

3. Picante, J 109 36, Rober Salk & John Sahagian , Jamestown, RI, USA - 4, 3, ; 7



White Class 8 - Swan 42 (One Design - 10 Boats)

1. Bandit, Swan 42 42, Andrew Fisher , Greenwich, CT, USA - 3, 5, 1, ; 9

2. Daring, Swan 42 42, John Hele , Newport, RI, USA - 1, 3, 9, ; 13

3. Vitesse, Swan 42 42, Jon Halbert , Dallas, TX, USA - 6, 1, 6, ; 13



White Class 9 - Melges 32 (One Design - 9 Boats)

1. Leenabarca, Melges 32 32, Alex Jackson , Riverside, Conn., USA - 5, 1, 1, ; 7

2. Bliksem, Melges 32 32, Pieter Taselaar , Newport, RI, USA - 2, 3, 4, ; 9

3. hedgehog, Melges 32 32, Alec Cutler , Pembroke, BER - 4, 5, 2, ; 11



Green Class 1 - 12 Metres (One Design - 8 Boats)

1. Victory 83, 12 Metre 65, Dennis Williams , Hobe Sound, FL, USA - 1, 1, 1, ; 3

2. Courageous, 12 Meter 68, Ralph Isham / Alexander Auersperg , New York, NY, USA - 2, 4, 2, ; 8

3. USA, 12 Metre 65', Guy Heckman , Newport, RI, USA - 4, 2, 4/Protest, ; 10



Green Class 4 - Herreshoff S Class (One Design - 9 Boats)

1. Osprey, Herreshoff S Class 27.6, Michael McCaffrey , Newport, RI, USA - 2, 2, 3, ; 7

2. Argument, Herreshoff S Class 27.5, Stephan Sloan , East Greenwich, RI, USA - 1, 1, 7, ; 9

3. Swallow , Herreshoff S Class 27.5, Leeds Mitchell IV , Providence, RI, USA - 3, 4, 2, ; 9



Green Class 2 - CRF 1 Non-Spinnaker (PHRF - 6 Boats)

1. Black Watch, S&S Yawl 67.86, Lars Forsberg , Greenwich, CT, USA - 3, 1/Protest, 1, ; 5

2. Angelita, 8 Metre 50.33', Samuel Croll , Greenwich, CT, USA - 1, 5/Protest, 2, ; 8

3. Sonny, S&S Custom 53 53, Joseph Dockery , Newport, RI, USA - 2, 2, 4, ; 8



Green Class 3 - CRF 2 Non-Spinnaker (PHRF - 7 Boats)

1. Silent Maid, Catboat 33', Peter Kellogg , Short Hills, NJ, USA - 1, 4, 1, ; 6

2. Belle, Luders 24 38.25, Jonathan Loughborough , Newport, RI, USA - 2, 2, 2, ; 6

3. SYCE, 6 Metre 34, Bob and Farley Towse , Stamford, CT, USA - 3, 5, 3, ; 11



Green Class 5 - PHRF Navigators Race (PHRF - 14 Boats)

1. Bluto, Evelyn 32-2 32, Benjamin Hall , Tiverton, RI, USA - 2, 2, ; 4

2. Tonto, J 105 34.5, Fred Darlington , Cumberland, RI, USA - 6, 1, ; 7

3. Blockade Runner, Farr 30 30, Bruce Bingman / Taran Teague , Annapolis, MD, USA - 1, 8.5, ; 9.5



Green Class 6 - PHRF NS Navigators Race (PHRF - 8 Boats)

1. Jazz Fish, Freedom 35 35, Paul Koch , East Greenwich, RI, USA - 1, 3, ; 4

2. Duck Soup, C&C 40 39'6, Bill Clavin , Warwick, RI, USA - 2, 2, ; 4

3. True, J 160 52, Howard Hodgson , Ipswich, MA, USA - 5, 1, ; 6