Regatta Report, October 5, 2021
Nine boats showed up last weekend for the Moore 24 Pacific Coast Championships -- 8 races over 3 days at the San Francisco Yacht Club in Belvedere, CA. Vicki Sodaro and her crack Race Committee ran windward-leeward courses in light to moderate conditions under warm & sunny October skies, with a steady ebb providing an escalator ride up the course, between Angel Island and the Golden Gate. Post-race beer and food helped the competitors wind down each afternoon in the shelter of the world famous Belvedere Riviera.
the dinghy fleet in tow
the lap of luxury
Racing was close, with one downwind finish just a matter of a half boat length separating 3 boats. Starts got pretty crowded at the boat end as people prioritized getting out to the right side of the course. Suerte got off to a strong start, winning race 1 in the light breeze, followed by Flying Circus and Firefly. After getting waxed by boats on both sides at the first leeward mark and logging a 5, ORCA found her groove and took races 2 and 3, followed closely by Mooretician and Firefly with 2s and 3s, and Ruby and Wet Spot with 4s.
1, 2, 3
Day 2 saw the arrival of Mas! (recall the 2016 overall Pacific Cup Champ!). Suerte again showed her light air finesse with a 2 in the first race, and Wet Spot scored a solid win in the next, followed by Mooretician then ORCA, clawing back to a 3 after being OCS. The triple-sausage long course was next up, with most boats trading down to the 2 or 3 jib. ORCA – Flying Circus – Wet Spot. Vax That Thang, with the youngest and farthest-travelled crew, liked the long course and scored a 4th.
Day 3 was all about Firefly – stepping up to win both races, with ORCA in 2nd and Suerte and Mooretician in 3rd. Final regatta results: 1) ORCA 2) Mooretician 3) Firefly 4) Flying Circus 5) Wet Spot 6) Suerte 7) Ruby 8) Vax That Thang 9) Mas!
Sunday’s postponement party
Thank you Nick Dugdale for leading the charge to host PCCs at SFYC, thank you Vicki, Forrest and team for the stellar Race Committee and thanks to the great Moore 24 fleet for coming out for some fun competition. See you next time!
Will Baylis, Rich Bergsund, Reid Bergsund, Andy Vare
ORCA/SFYC
ORCA Crew
Mooretician Crew
Firefly crew