District 1  Regatta Report

Sat Sep 13th, 2003 through Sun Sep 14th, 2003

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2003 Bedford Pitcher

 

Ben Cesare and Peter Manion Win 2003 Bedford Pitcher Regatta
Cedar Point Yacht Club
Westport, CT
September 13-14, 2003

By Nelson Stephenson

Ben Cesare and Peter Manion of the Mid-Connecticut Star Fleet (MID) bested the field of 19 Stars on Sunday with 10 points in the only three races completed for the 2003 Bedford Pitcher Regatta hosted by Cedar Point Yacht Club. Second place went to Doug and Bob Schofield from Annapolis who finished with 14 points. Third was Josh Phypers and Dave Timberlake with 15 points.

Bill Watson, CLIS Fleet Captain, won the Masters Division, Guy Gurney (CLIS ) won the Grand Masters Division, Jack Button (MID) won the Exalted Grand Masters Division and Charles Correll (MID) won the Venerable Grand Masters Division.

While this was to be a two-day, five race, event, all Star racing was abandoned on Saturday. Racing started in winds of 26 knots with gusts to 32 knots but unfortunately the upwind and reach marks were lifted and dragging in heavy wind and tide. However, the boats which ventured out had a good time on the return trip into the Club planing down some really nice waves. Sunday dawned with much less wind and the fleet encountered conditions varying between drifter and 10 knots throughout the day. Going the right way in every race was absolutely essential and the team of Cesare and Manion had the best instincts for the day.

Congratulations to Richard Gordon, Regatta Chairman, on a well organized and executed Regatta Plan. Great food, great trophies and good friends combined with very competitive Star Racing always makes a good Star Class Event at the Bedford Pitcher.


Star
Place Boat Skipper Crew Sail #: Fleet 1 2 3 Total
1 7952   Ben Cesare   Peter Manion   7952     1.0 6.0 3.0 10
2 8131   Doug Schofield   Bob Schofield   8131     11.0 1.0 2.0 14
3 7265   Josh Phypers   D Timberlake   7265     3.0 8.0 4.0 15
4 8052   Ron Sundstrom   S Braverman   8052     10.0 3.0 5.0 18
5 7951   Peter Cusick   S Leonodiv   7951     13.0 5.0 1.0 19
6 8007   Bill Watson   B Sharp   8007     2.0 10.0 7.0 19.0001
7 7890   Guy Gurney   D Chard   7890     5.0 7.0 8.0 20
8 8113   John Maccausland   Kmurphy   8113     12.0 4.0 6.0 22
9 7728   John Lombard   K Gardner   7728     14.0 2.0 9.0 25
10 7565   Jack Button   C Batchelor   7565     7.0 9.0 14.0 30
11 8068   T De La Villehuchet   D Ronan   8068     9.0 12.0 10.0 31
12 7715   Carroll Beek   Tom Mulle   7715     4.0 17.0 13.0 34
13 7012   David Bolles   A Bolles   7012     6.0 15.0 16.0 37
14 7604   Rich Gordon   D Walsh   7604     16.0 11.0 11.0 38
15 7474   Charles Correll   Wayne Price   7474     8.0 18.0 17.0 43
16 6970   N Stephenson   B Wood   6970     18.0 14.0 12.0 44
17 7332   Thorny Cook   Mike Young   7332     15.0 13.0 18.0 46
18 7465   Fotis Boliakis   Bill Fike   7465     17.0 16.0 15.0 48
19 7657   Dave Hoffman   J Rittenhouse   7657     20.0 [DNS] 20.0 [DNS] 20.0 [DNS] 60

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