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Bullseye! Long Island boat wins in Marion A skipper from Fishers Island off Long Island, New York, won this year's Bullseye Nationals, hosted by the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion. Dave Burnham, assisted by sons Paul and Steve, won the series "handsomely," according to a report by regatta co-chairs Joan Tiffany and Susan Mead. The two-day regatta took place in freshening breezes and three-foot seas the last weekend in July. Twenty-four Bullseyes hit the starting line outside Sippican Harbor Saturday morning, July 26 in 18 to 24-knot southwesterlies, making for lively mark roundings and not a small number of collisions. Competitors came from the BYC, several Cape Cod yacht clubs, Fishers Island in New York, Squam Lake in New Hampshire, Rockport, Boston and Mattapoisett. Several BYC sailors placed in the top ten, with Richard Pline placing 2nd, Wendy Goodwin 4th, Bob and Rick Stickles 5th, and Joan and Ed Tiffany 6th. Former BYC Commodore John Buckley headed up the race committee setting courses, marks and pacing the starts, generally heading the one-designs out on windward-leeward courses. Other BYC members racing in the Bullseye regatta included Jack Rankin and Bill Moonan, Will Tifft, Suzanne McManmon and Susan Mead, Elizabeth and Bill Berry, Marcia Browne and Phyllis Partridge, Kathy Reed, Pam Norweb and Meg McCarthy, Chris Berry, Nanna Buckley, Lily Goldfarb and Jen Regan. The Bullseye, crafted in fiberglass since 1949 after a 1914 wooden design by Nathaniel Herreshoff, is nearly 16 feet long at the waterline with a deep lead keel ideal for Buzzards Bay. The Cape Cod Bullseye, with marconi rig and self-tending jib, is manufactured at Cape Cod Shipbuilding in Wareham. Next year's Bullseye Nationals are set to take place outside Rockport Harbor on Boston's North Shore. BBR STATS Tom Kenney, publicist for the recent (Aug. 1-3) Buzzards Bay Regatta at the New Bedford Yacht Club, sent along some interesting statistics. Of the 413 boats participating in the 31st annual race, the largest percentage, 153 boats or 38 percent were from Massachusetts, many from the New Bedford area; 52 boats or 12.9 percent came from Connecticut; 50 boats or 12.4 percent came from New York; 34 boats or 8.4 percent came from Rhode Island; 22 boats or 5.5 percent came from Maryland; and 18 boats or 4.5 percent came from New Jersey. Ten boats apiece came from Michigan and Illinois; eight boats were from California; seven from New Hampshire, four from Florida and three each from Maine and Virginia. Texas sent two boats, the state of Washington sent two, and Pennsylvania, Oregon and North Carolina contributed one apiece. Three boats came from the Virgin Islands, two from New Zealand and one from Ontario, with 16 boats not providing any geographical data. 100 miles of racing The Mattapoisett Yacht Club 100-Mile Race is scheduled for August 23 and 24. The past two MYC 100-mile races have run a 50-mile course in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound twice around. Skippers can download entry forms and race instructions from the MYC web site at http://mattapoisettyc.tripod.com or by contacting one of the MYC flag officers. RESULTS Here are the final results for the July Sunset Series races at the New Bedford Yacht Club: Class I – Etchells: 1. Harpoon, B. MacGregor, 4 pts.; 2. Baby Grand, Warren Hathaway, 4 pts.; 3. Barefoot, G. Audette, 9 pts.; 4. Scary Monster, S. McGowan, 10 pts. Class II – PHRF Spinnaker: 1. Quokka, Tom Peelen, 4 pts.; 2. Gut Feeling, Ted Herlihy, 5 pts.; 3. Jabberwocky, Jon Bier, 11 pts.; 4. SeeFest, Ira Perry, 13 pts.; 5. Casey, J. Taylor, 13 pts.; 6. Gioia, R. Mortara, 14 pts.; 7. Blue Man, R. Platt, 19 pts.; 8. Restless, L. DeGroot, 24 pts.; 9. Sforzando, B. Brown, 34 pts. Class III – PHRF Non-spinnaker, Div. 1: 1. Dragon, Dick Hitchcock, 6 pts.; 2. Breezin', Darryl Murphy, 6 pts.; 3. Zoomer, B. Dingwell, 11 pts.; 4. High Five, M. Smith, 12 pts.; 5. Leaf, D. Regan, 13 pts.; 6. Wired, Henry DeGroot, 19 pts.; 7. Strega, J. Macy, 19 pts.; 8. Hawkeye, C. Tracy, 21 pts. Class III – PHRF Non-spinnaker, Div. 2: 1. Dog Fish Stu, Peter Kavanaugh, 3 pts.; 2. Areion, G. Nelson, 7 pts.; 3. Vela, Ric Bermudez, 9 pts.; 4. Moody Blue, K. VanColen, 9 pts.; 5. Spring Tide, R. Kuphal, 18 pts.; 6. Cricket, B. Curtis, 18 pts.; 7. Nicola, Gene Monteiro, 21 pts. Class IV – Rhodes 19: 1. Toad's Hull, Albert Signorella, 3 pts.; 2. Pursuit, S. Kraihanzel, 10 pts.; 3. Gizmo, J. Doe, 12 pts.; 4. Loose Association, D. Fentress, 12 pts.; 5. Hey 19, Jib Babbitt, P. Hughes, 13 pts.; 6. Gromit, R. Hunt, 13 pts.; 7. Maelstrom, G. Marshall, 14 pts.; 8. Retread, R. Bernert, 17 pts.; 9. Snake Eyes, A. Fischer, 25 pts.; 10. Sting, T. Bernert, 27 pts.; 11. Sea Weed, Gary Juvinall, 27 pts.; 12. Baracha, C. Garth, 31 pts. Contact Barbara Veneri by e-mail at bveneri@hotmail.com This story appeared on Page E9 of The Standard-Times on August 17, 2003.
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