All done at AYC Fall Regatta

After the 31st edition of the American Yacht Club Fall Regatta got underway with the first part of the two stage series on September 25-26, the concluding weekend of racing was held October 2-3 in Rye, NY.

With steady wind out of the west and temperatures more suited for summer than the beginning of October, racing got underway with Commodore William Ketcham on Maxine (AYC) maintaining his lead in the J/44 class while the J/88s remained close with only one point between Justin Scagnelli and Tim Price on Albondigas (HYC) in the lead and Lawrence Cutler and Andrew Weiss on One Too Many (STC) close behind. Pen Segal ended Day 3 racing with an impressive lead in the small J/70 class competing on the south course.

The final day began with moderate wind and nearly flat conditions, but the breeze gradually diminished throughout the day. The race committee did a great job responding to the shifting environment, shortening some races due to the lack of wind.

Along with first, second, and third place in each class, four AYC perpetual trophies were awarded. The Joyette Trophy for PHRF Division Racing went to William Ingraham on the J/124 Tenebrae, the Cynosure Trophy for the ORC Division was awarded to David Fass on the Swan 42 Zammermoos, and the Zilph Trophy for One Design went to Paul Beaudin racing aboard the J/105 loulou. Beaudin and crew also took home the highly coveted Roger Sherman Memorial trophy for best combined performance in both the Spring and Fall Regattas.

Save the Date: The 2022 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta will be held on April 23, 24, 30 & May 1, 2022.

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Results – Top 3 in each class

East Course Racing
J/44 (7 Boats)
1. Maxine, William Ketcham – 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 [11]
2. Glory, Lincoln White – 3, 5, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 [16]
3. Breakaway, Thomas Blackwell – 4, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 4, 5, 6 [28]

ORC (9 Boats)
1. Zammermoos, David Fass – 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 4, 2, 1, 1 [14]
2. Cool Breeze, John Cooper – 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6, 3, 4 [24]
3. Gemini II – James Coffman – 3, 4, 2.5, 2, 5, 1, 5, 2, 7 [24]

ORC (Doublehanded – 3 boats)
1. Byte (ORC Mixed Doublehanded), Robert & Libby Alexander – 2, 1, 1 [4]
2. Groupe 5, Vlad Shablinksy/Sam Wright – 1, 2, 3 [6]
3. Hotspur, Rich Jessop – 4/DNC, 4/DNC, 2 [10]

PHRF (Coastal PHRF Division I – 9 boats)
1. Tenebrae, William Ingraham – 1, 1, 3 [5]
2. Cougar, Leonard Sitar – 3, 2, 1 [6]
3. Antidote (PHRF Plus One), Ron Richman – 2, 3, 4 [9]

PHRF (Coastal PHRF Division II – 11 boats)
1. Crazy Train, Patrick Cole – 2, 3, 4 [9]
2. Upsetter, Jason Viseltear – 4, 4, 3 [11]
3. Thin Man, Todd Aven – 5, 1, 6 [12]

South Course Racing
J/109 (8 boats)
1. Growth Spurt, John Greifzu, Jr. – 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 2, 6, 3 [15]
2. Emoticon, Jonathan Rechtschaffer – 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, 1 [19]
3. Incendiary, Trevor Roach – 2, 2 3, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4 [20]

J/88 (5 boats)
1. Albondigas, Justin Scagnelli/Tim Price – 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2 [14]
2. Oh Jee !!, Nicholas Delcourt –1, 4, 4, 1, 4, 5, 2, 1 [17]
3. One Too Many, Lawrence Cutler/Andrew Weiss – 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6/DSQ [17]

J/105 (8 boats)
1. loulou, Paul Beaudin – 4, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1 [8]
2. Ataraxis, Frank Latawiec – 1, 4, 3, 5, 1, 3, 3, 2 [17]
3. LauraBea, Max Kalehoff – 3, 5, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4 [20]

J/70 (4 boats)
1. Pen Segal, Jean marc Papin – 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 [7]
2. Half Mine II, Gibbons Sinclair – 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3/TLE [14]
3. Grins, Ghislain Descamps – 5/DNC, 5/DNC, 5/DNC, 5/DNC, 3, 3, 3, 3/TLE [27]

Source: AYC