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Regatta competition was fierce
 Barbara Veneri
Sea Notes
bveneri@hotmail.com
Results from the Beverly Yacht Club Junior Regatta, one of the most popular area sailing events held Aug. 20 and 21 at the BYC's Water Street facility in Marion, are in.
Junior sailors -- many of them first-timers under 12 years old -- from Duxbury to New Bedford and from Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Cuttyhunk took part in as many as six races over two days.
The toughest competition came in the Opti Blue class, with only one or two points separating the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th place finishers. Sam Harrison of Chappaquoit bested all 54 entrants in the Blue class with 21 points, placing 2nd in three out of six races.
Andrew Flynn of the Wild Harbor Yacht Club placed first overall in all Optimist boats with 5 points, placing first in six races.
Here are the final results:
Optimist, White Class: 1. Henry Blanchette, BYC, 94 pts.; 2. Ryan Byrne, Wild Harbor YC, 118 pts.; 3. Jordy Winslow, SHYC, 125 pts.; 4. Eva McNamara, Wild Harbor YC, 186 pts.; 5. Colby Vavolitis, BYC, 242 pts.; 6. Amanda Donahue, Hyannis YC, 246 pts.; 7. Alysa Metscher, Duxbury YC, 257 pts.; 8. Caitlin Watson, Wild Harbor YC, 324 pts.; 9. Taylor Onik, Hyannis YC, 329 pts.; 10. Eli Smith, Hyannis YC, 332 pts.
Optimist, Red Class: 1. Andrew Flynn, Wild Harbor YC, 5 pts.; 2. Avery Brooks, Edgartown YC, 41 pts.; 3. Elise Garrity, SHYC, 91 pts.; 4. Courtney Bryan, Edgartown YC, 94 pts.; 5. Cara Vavolitis, BYC, 102 pts.; 6. Sarah Whalen, BYC, 143 pts.; 7. Madeira Ginley, Chappaquoit YC, 172 pts.; 8. Meghan Hartford, Hyannis YC, 176 pts.; 9. Sarah Shear, Hyannis YC, 179 pts.; 10. Mackenzie Marks, Hyannis YC, 184 pts.
Optimist, Blue Class: 1. Sam Harrison, Chappaquoit YC, 21 pts.; 2. Patrick Bryan, Edgartown YC, 38 pts.; 3. Hunter Scott, Wianno YC, 40 pts.; 4. Ike Babbitt, New Bedford YC, 44 pts.; 5. Sam Jackson, Chappaquoit YC, 55 pts.; 6. Spencer Verney, Nantucket YC, 56 pts.; 7. Peter Johns, Wianno YC, 57 pts.; 8. Alexander Culbertson, Edgartown YC, 59 pts.; 9. Ryan Hughes, NBYC, 61 pts.; 10. Greg Benson, Plymouth YC, 68 pts.
Optimist, Green Class: 1. Jamie Simmons, NBYC, 14 pts.; 2. Jesse Byrne, Wild Harbor YC, 25 pts.; 3. Edward Miller, Wianno YC, 31 pts.; 4. Jack O'Brian, Edgartown YC, 40 pts.; 5. Kyle Nauman, NBYC, 45 pts.; 6. Andrew Thibeault, CMYC, 62 pts.; 7. Jacob Romanow, Edgartown YC, 71 pts.; 8. Luke Stone, BYC, 75 pts.; 9. Kyle Carney, NBYC, 82 pts.; 10. Drew Nauman, NBYC, 82 pts.
Radial Class: 1. Tori Blatterman, Plymouth YC, 7 pts.; 2. Julia Twitchell, Cuttyhunk YC, 10 pts.; 3. Aisa Burke, Cuttyhunk YC, 14 pts.; 4. Sasha Garfield, Cuttyhunk YC, 20 pts.; 5. Megan Billman, Cuttyhunk YC, 20 pts.
Laser Class: 1. Christopher Berry, BYC, 7 pts.; 2. Isaac Stoner, no affil., 8 pts.; 3. Tom Schaefer, BYC, 12 pts.; 4. Chris Devor, BYC, 22 pts.; 5. Alex Haas, Orleans YC, 23 pts.; 6. Kassie Garfield, Cuttyhunk YC, 26 pts.
Optimist, all boats (red, white, blue): 1. Andrew Flynn, Wild Harbor YC, 5 pts.; 2. Sam Harrison, Chappaquoit YC, 21 pts.; 3. Patrick Bryan, Edgartown YC, 38 pts.; 4. Hunter Scott, Wianno YC, 40 pts.; 5. Avery Brooks, Edgartown YC, 41 pts.; 6. Ike Babbitt, NBYC, 44 pts.; 7. Sam Jackson, Chappaquoit YC, 55 pts.; 8. Spencer Verney, Nantucket YC, 56 pts.; 9. Peter Johns, Wianno YC, 57 pts.; 10. Alexander Culbertson, Edgartown YC, 59 pts.
The prize for first place in the Ancient Mariners class of the New England Beetle Cat Boat Association regatta, held in Mattapoisett Harbor Aug. 11 and 12, was a Coachman clock, donated by the family of the late Herbert T. "Andy" Anderson, one of the founding members of the NEBCBA.
Anderson's family donated the award especially for the 80th anniversary of the Beetle Cat and the 100th anniversary of the Mattapoisett Yacht Club.
Roy Terwilliger of the Chatham Yacht Club won the award.
Capt. Dolores Lewis of the West Marine store on Pope's Island doesn't fly south every winter -- she goes by boat. And, she wants to share some of the things she has learned in a series of seminars called "Follow the Sun: Helpful Tips to Make Your Trip South Fun!" She'll be conducting seminars at the following West Marine locations:
New Bedford (Pope's Island), Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Location is at 139 Pope's Island, New Bedford, and the phone number is 508-994-1122.
Newport, Thursday, Sept. 6, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Location is at 199 Connell Highway in Newport, and the phone number is 401-841-9880.
Mystic, Conn., Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Location is at 14B Clara Drive in Mystic, and the phone number is 860-536-1455.
Seekonk, Thursday, Sept. 13, from 5:30 to :30 p.m. Location is at 1060 Fall River Ave. in Seekonk, and the phone number is 508-336-5004.
Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) will be hosting a six-session boating safety course at the Flannigan campus in Lincoln, RI. Classes begin Tuesday Sept. 4 and will be held for six weeks on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.
The course emphasizes proper boat loading, use of life jackets, emergency rations, first aid, emergency signals and fire precautions.
To register, contact CCRI at 401-333-7071.
Mattapoisett Yacht Club race results for Series 2, Race 4, raced Wednesday, Aug. 22: Class A, Course, 5.5 mi.: 1. Horizon, Jack Flood, 00:59:11; 2. TireLess, Gil Canastra, 00:59:31; 3. Lung Ta, Paul Silva, 01:00:09; 4. Undine, Mike Dahill, 01:00:54; 5. Elusive, Ed Normand, 01:01:46; 6. Tomahawk, Wesley Wood, 01:01:50.
Class B, Course, 4.4 mi.: 1. Sele, William Spark, 01:00:11; 2. Carina, Jim Broadwater, 01:00:46; 3. Gryphon II, Sue McGowan, 01:01:08; 4. Survivor, Brian Lynch, 01:02:30; 5. Joint Venture, Jon Henshaw, 01:04:07; 6. Velocity Made Good, Paul Hyde, 01:05:19.
Class C, Course, 2.2 mi.: 1. Barkley, Harvey Pentleton, 00:36:23; 2. Firebolt, Joshua Saltmarsh, 00:36:49; 3. Jan Cap, David Jenney, 00:39:04; 4. Felicity, Potter Trainer, 00:43:16; 5. Minnow, Penny Cole, 00:45:21.
Barbara Veneri sails a 28 ft. Soverel yawl in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. To reach her, send e-mail to: bveneri@hotmail.com, fax (508) 997-7491, or call the Standard-Times Sports Dept. at: 508-979-4460.
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