Regatta Committee Racing

BREAKWATER YACHT CLUB
OZ TROPHY RACE


July 8th, 2009 Breakwater Yacht Club will host the 15th annual Oz Trophy Race. The Race, traditionally sailed the Wednesday after the 4th of July, will be sponsored this year by Dear Plum (www.dearplum.com), a fashion company specializing in beach/boat bathing suit cover-ups. A critical eligibility requirement is that all yachts have a female helmsman from the warning gun to the finish line. The race will be held in Major’s Cove outside of the breakwater in Sag Harbor. 1st place winners in each division will receive a gift from Dear Plum.

BREAKWATER YACHT CLUB
Hosts Black Seal Sprit Fest

May 30th and 31st, Breakwater Yacht Club of Sag Harbor played host to the Black Seal Sprit Fest Regatta featuring two days of racing on Noyac Bay. This 3rd annual regatta featured class starts for J80 and J109 yachts and a PHRF Division for all other participating yachts.

Gosling Black Seal Rum was a key sponsor of the Regatta, donating spirits and prizes. Other sponsors were J Boats, Bruce Tait & Associates, Johnstone Yachts, North Sails and Doyle Sails (Long Island).

Prizes were awarded after Sunday’s races at the Breakwater Yacht Club. In the J80 one design class Hokus Pokus (Captain Don Suter) took first place followed by Breakaway (Pierson HS Sailing Team) in 2nd place and Margaret (Captain Bud Rogers) in 3rd place.

In the J109 one design class, Gossip (Captain Greg Ames) took first place followed by Day Labor (Captain Mark Gonzalez) and Caminos (Captain Tina Fillipelii) in second and third place respectively.

In the Performance Handicap Fleet, Roxanne (Captains Wayne and Carol Morse) finished first. Buckaroo (Captain Bruce Tait) finished second and One Ring Circus (Captain Paul Pomerantz) finished third.

BREAKWATER YACHT CLUB MAY SERIES

Breakwater YC has announced the winners of its 2009 May Cup Series. The May Cup consists of four weekly races where each yacht is allowed to “throw out” its worst performance, creating a three race series. In Division 1 (Spinnaker) first place honors went to Gossip (Captains Kenny and Ames). Scoot (Captain Jim Vos) took second place and Purple Haze (Captains Oldak and Kalish) finished third.

White Lightning (Captain Jim Smyth) took first place in Division 2 (non-Spinnaker). Impromptu (Captain Sean Leary) finished in second place and Wave Equation (Captains Dinsmore and Worthing) took third place.

June 3rd begins Breakwater’s 2009 Summer Series with Wednesday night races held until September 2nd. All races are governed by the U.S. Sailing Association’s Rules of Sailing. Races are run in Shelter Island Sound with a starting time of 6 PM. A yacht’s best scoring for 70% of the races is used to determine Summer Series results. Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each division.