Gold Cup Regatta
Congratulations Rod Jabin – 2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup Champion
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under 1 : USA Sailing Series, Gold Cup Regatta
The racing has concluded in Ft. Lauderdale at the 2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup Regatta with Rod Jabin on Ramrod from Annapolis, Md. as champion! Nice going Rod! In second overall is current U.S. National Champion Andy Lovell (New Orleans, La.) on Rougarou. Rounding out the top three is Joe Woods from Torquay, UK on Red.
GC: Race 6, Final Race, The Finish
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Jabin challenges Lotz downwind, Ecklund
Lotz
Jabin
Woods
Carroll
Hesse
Pierini
Pugh
Kilroy
Jackson
Cirillo
Lovell
Kullman
GC: Race 8, Final Race, Windward To Gate
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Ecklund with a solid race… stillout front. Lotz in second followed by Jabin…
GC : Race 8, Final Race, The Gate
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Ecklund
Lotz
Lovell
GC: Race 8, Final Race, The Start
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Course bearing 080, 1 mile
Sun is out, gorgeous conditions, breeze up around 10-15…
All clear with the exception of Jesberg…
GC: Race 7, The Finish
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Meadows
Hughes
Lotz
GC: Race 7, Second Windward Mark
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Ready for some more fun downwind?
WE ARE..
The sun is out folks, gorgeous weather, breeze on…
Meadows is outfront!!!
Hughes in second… Headed fir the finish…
GC: Race 7, The Gate
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Some sweet downwind rides, total carnage at the gate…
Simpson’s Team Barbarians limps away from the scene, shredded spinnaker, broken spreader at minimum …
Hughes pulles up for the lead,
Ninkasi looking spectacular around in second… Meadows back in the hunt after a not so good first race…
GC: Race 7, First Weathermark
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Big waves upwind, still overcast with big breeze on conditions…
Fleet heavily favored on the right going into the mark… breeze laying down slightly for the rounding, seas still huge…
Kullman
Hughes
Taylor
GC : Race 7, The Start
by Joy on Dec.06, 2009, under Gold Cup Regatta
Here we go, 070
all clear with the exception of Pugh and Jackson