Wild weather for Sonar North Americans

Brian Doyle from Lake Sunapee (NH) Yacht Club conquered big waves and wind to win the 2025 Sonar North American Championship on September 20-21 in Darien, CT. Doyle, sailing with Shane Wells, Kelsey Wheeler, and Steve Kirkpatrick, won five of eight races to win by 10 points over Tom Kinney with Erin Maxwell in third.

“Collectively we were on it,” noted Doyle. “Every mark rounding, every tack, every gybe our boat handling was right on. That allowed us time to think about the course and go the right way. That said, the wind and wave conditions we encountered here are a little different than what we encounter on Lake Sunapee but we loved it.”

Details: https://norotonyc.org/regatta/HQQq0ZAkQs