62nd Annual Edlu Distance Race

The 62nd Annual Edlu Distance Race attracted 59 entrants for what has long been a classic tune-up race for the around Block Island Race and Block Island Race Week. Hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club (Larchmont, NY) on May 13, spinnaker fleets were on a 32.2nm course and non-spinnaker on a 19.6nm course, with racing followed by a classic party to make it one of the must-do events on western Long Island Sound.

As reported on the UK Sailmakers Facebook page: “Larchmont Yacht Club ran its 32-mile Edlu Race in a strengthening nor’easter on Saturday. Of the 59 boats entered, 21 either retired or didn’t race because of the windy, cold and rainy conditions. The course was a 16-mile beat in to winds that built from 22 knots at the start to nearly 30 knots at the turning mark, where the fleet turned and had a fast dead downwind ride home. The faster boats finished before the winds built into the high 30s.”

Event details – Full results – Photos

Final Results (Top 3)

IRC (IRC – 7 Boats)
1. Warrior Won, Xp44 44, Christopher Sheehan , Larchmont, CT, USA – 1 ; 1
2. Christopher Dragon, Ker 43 43, Andrew & Linda Weiss , Mamaroneck, NY, USA – 2 ; 2
3. Summer Storm, Marten 49 49′, Andrew Berdon , Hartsdale, NY, USA – 3 ; 3

PHRF 1 (PHRF – 13 Boats)
1. Oakcliff’s Weegie, Columbia 32 Carbon 32, Oakcliff Sailing , Oyster bay, NY, USA – 1 ; 1
2. Desperado YCC, Custom 40 40, Leo Vasiliev/Webb Sailing , Bayville, NY, USA – 2 ; 2
3. Tenebrae, J 124 44.6, William Ingraham , Ossining, ny, USA – 3 ; 3

PHRF 2 (PHRF – 13 Boats)
1. Young American YCC, J 105 34.5, Young American Jr. Big Boat Team , Rye, NY, USA – 1 ; 1
2. Arete, J 105 34.5, Duncan Hennes / Za & Lib Jelliffe , Rye, NY, USA – 2 ; 2
3. Maudelayne, X-34 34, Frederick Heerde , New Rochelle, NY, USA – 3 ; 3

PHRF 3 (PHRF – 5 Boats)
1. Attractive Nuisance, Olson 30 30, Jonathan & Karin Nye , Old Greenwich, CT, USA – 1 ; 1
2. Gadzooks, C&C 38 37, Geoffrey Beringer , Darien, CT, USA – 2 ; 2
3. Tacktile, Sabre 42 CB 41’9, Jeffrey Wilson , Southport, CT, USA – 3 ; 3

J88 (PHRF – 5 Boats)
1. Deviation – YCC, J88 29, Iris Vogel , New Rochelle, NY, USA – 1 ; 1
2. Nevermore, J88 29, Ken & Drew Hall , Riverside, CT, USA – 6 ; 6
3. No Name Yet, J88 29.19, Nicolas Delcourt , Rye, NY, USA – 6 ; 6

PHRF – Doublehanded (PHRF – 10 Boats)
1. lora Ann, Express 37 37, richard du moulin , larchmont, ny, USA – 1 ; 1
2. Varekai, J 120 40, Peter Hein , Westport, CT, USA – 2 ; 2
3. Jackal, J 100 33 , Randall Saunders , New Canaan, CT, USA – 3 ; 3

PHRF – Non-Spinnaker (PHRF – 6 Boats)
1. Roepunzel, Beneteau 50, Christopher Roe , New Rochelle, ny, USA – 1 ; 1
2. On The Mark II, Hunter 35.5 35’7, Marc Luxemburg , New York, NY, USA – 2 ; 2
3. Texas Rose, J 100 32.80, William Komaroff , Larchmont, NY, USA – 7 ; 7