In the Fall Round The Bay Race on September 13 Glory And Surprise Win Their respective classes.
MYC hosted its Fall Round the Bay Race Saturday. Thirteen boats made up the 2 classes, spinnaker and non-spinnaker. The race started at Nyes Ledge in light air which continued most of the race. The 15-mile course went around Weepecket Island to Woods Hole and back to Nyes Ledge.
Glory, sailed by Barry Steinberg, won the Spinnaker division. Dragonfly, sailed by N. Thomas Williams, captured second place and Bogi, sailed by Eric Rosie placed third. MYC’s Jim Barnes in Hamburglar was fourth and Migrant, sailed by John Ewing was fifth.
In the non-spinnaker class, MYC’s Surprise sailed by Charles Churchill won, beating Morpheus, sailed singlehanded by Peter Schwebach by four minutes. No Quarter Given, sailed by Mark Thornhill placed third.
Other finishers were: 4th Steve Capone in Kinsail, 5th Ryan Keenan in Family Ties, 6th Rich Gleason in Fir Na Tine, 7th Barry Feldman in Scarlet, and 8th Don Ross in Coconuts.
This race was part of the Buzzards Bay Trophy Series. With one race to go at Beverly Yacht Clubs’ Hurricane Cup both classes are hotly contested for the series winner.