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12:00 Noon, 07/15/99
Marblehead, MA, Thursday July 15, 1999 -- This biennial classic ocean race co-hosted by the Boston Yacht Club of Marblehead, Massachusetts and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron of Halifax, Nova Scotia, started off Marblehead Harbor on Sunday, July 11th, with clear blue skies and winds of 12 – 15 knots – absolutely perfect conditions for racing sailors, with 112 boats entered in five different divisions. Winds moderated over the following 48 hours with most of the fleet making slow progress across the Gulf of Maine nearing Brazil Rock off the Southwest corner of Nova Scotia on Tuesday evening. A storm crossed through the area during Tuesday night with winds of 25 to 35 knots and 15 foot seas, causing some temporary concern among the racing sailors and a few broken parts on several boats but "no broken sailors". Moderate winds continued on Wednesday as the fleet began arriving in Halifax. Preliminary results include the following:
Division IV: -- Multihulls -- 8 boats
1st -- Triad, Newick 42’ trimaran, Tom Cox, Gloucester, Massachusetts
2nd -- TMS, Farrier F-28R trimaran, Bert Kornyei, Wareham, Massachusetts
3rd -- Great American II, Irens 52’ trimaran, Rich Wilson, Marblehead, Massachusetts
Division I: International Measurement System (IMS) -- 21 boats
1st -- Froya, Custom 46’ sloop, William Gunther, Guilford, Connecticut
2nd -- Appreciation, Baltic 50’ sloop, Jeffrey Siegel, Newport, Rhode Island
3rd -- Harrier, S&S 47’ sloop, Steve Munger, Newport, Rhode Island
Division II: Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) Racing -- 74 boats
1st -- Dear Friend, CSY 50’ sloop, Bill Kardash, Annapolis, Maryland
2nd -- Dreamer, J-40 sloop, Jim Flanagan, Marblehead, Massachusetts
3rd -- Incessant, Baltic 42’ sloop, Paul Kaplan, Annapolis, Maryland
Division III: PHRF Cruising (no spinnakers)-- 10 boats
1st -- Xapisma, Pearson 424 sloop, Robert Welsh, Jr., Waterford, Connecticut
2nd -- Wobegone Daze, Freedom 38’ ketch, Blake Cady, Pocasset, Massachusetts
3rd -- Birds Nest, Catalina 42’ sloop, Carl Cunningham, Boston, Massachusetts
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