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Once again part of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, the 2026 Sonar Midwinters Championship held promises of good weather, varying conditions, and great competition. Sailors were greeted by Fleet Captain Paul Perry with custom commemorative pocketknives etched with the event and date. Nine Sonars participated with three teams traveling from out-of-state and one from out of the country. The Sonar class showed just how accessible of a boat it is as a third of the fleet was driven/crewed by disabled sailors. Declan Doperlaski was in charge of the Pier Circle with Windmills and Sonars which resulted in an incredible three days of tight/fair racing.

Day 1 started off with an AP ashore while the fleet waited for the fog to lift and the sea breeze to fill. Around 2pm, the fleet was sent out and able to get off two solid races in 6-10kts with a breeze direction oscillating from 220-240. The late southerly and near shore course led to a very flat sea state. The RC set an excellent course with the room they had creating 0.6 mile legs for a course 4 (W/L twice around with a gate). Kevin Holmberg drove Fawkes to take the first win while Rick Doerr in USA 1 won the second race. The two teams were battling it out up and down the course and each ended the day with a first and second place finish. The rest of the fleet kept it tight with a single point separating 3^rd through 5^th. Day one ended with Rick Doerr winning the tiebreaker in 1^st (3 points), Kevin Holmberg in 2^nd (3 points), and Marty Fossen in 3^rd (8 points). Competitors were back at the docks by 5:30pm.

Day 2 saw another AP-over-3 postponement ashore to wait for the sea breeze. Boat tuning and advice filled the morning air with later exploration and relaxation keeping everyone ready for the races should they come. Some members of the Sonar fleet visited the Yacht Club while others explored the activities St. Petersburg had to offer. Most of the teams opted to check out the Saturday Morning Market across the street from the sailing center. After experiencing more reasons to return to St. Pete for Midwinters, members of the class had lunch and started performing last minute checks. A 3pm go/no go deadline was fast approaching but Declan took his RC out to monitor the conditions just in case. The breeze came in around 2:30pm and filled from a similar direction. Race Committee was out on station early and observed the wind building to 6-8. Initial direction readings started around 210 and clocked to 240 with oscillations again ranging from 220-240. The RC set up a 0.6 mile windward/leeward course just as the day before. The course location and late southwesterly fill led to flat conditions. Kevin Holmberg and Fawkes once again came out strong putting up a bullet in the first race of the day. Rick Doerr fell back to a 4^th place finish in race one but won the second race to put himself back in striking distance of Fawkes and the championship. Sue Davidson (PINGrrrrr) and Marty Fossen (Spsc Charter) continued to keep a tight battle for 3^rd and 4^th place separated by a single point at the end of the day. End of Saturday results were: Fawkes 1^st (6 pts), USA 1 2^nd (8pts), PINGrrrrr 3^rd (14pts), Spsc Charter (15 pts). Competitors once again hit the docks around 5:30 in time for Valentines Day plans or the regatta party!

Day 3 had the strongest forecast of the weekend with the PRO expecting early finishes on all circles to prevent too much carnage. In a repeat turn of events, the morning started surprisingly light and the Sonar fleet was held ashore for the first hour. The incoming front was not far out, however, and the fleet started their first race at 11am with breeze building from 7 to 16kts during the competition. The wind kept in line with previous days coming out of the south. These higher winds from 200-220 did bring 2-3 ft waves in the second race further challenging the racers. Rick Doerr skillfully squeezed out Fawkes at the start sending them back into the fleet while putting more than the required boats between them and establishing a commanding 3-point lead with one race to go. PINGrrrrr and Spsc Charter also traded places with a single point separating them going into the final race. Caileen Ban retired to sail another weekend. RC called out breeze from 17 gusting into the low 20s. Kevin Holmbergs Fawkes and Rick Doerrs USA 1 were off the line and battling it out for three legs. A smart tactical move by Fawkes led to USA 1 being trapped at the top mark and dropping to 6^th. Despite Rick and team battling back to 5^th on the final downwind, it wasn’t enough to overcome Fawkes winning race 6. The Sonar fleet was sent in as gusts started reaching the high 20s/low 30s before things started breaking. 

Kevin Holmbergs Fawkes won the 2026 Sonar Midwinters Championship for the 3^rd year in a row with 13 points over 6 races. Rick Doerr drove USA 1 to an incredibly close 2^nd place finish with 14 points. Sue Davidson in PINGrrrrr (20 pts) edged out Marty Fossen (21 pts) in the final race to take 3^rd overall. This was statistically the closest midwinters contest in over 10 years. The Sonar Midwinters Trophy was found, brought out, and updated with all of the past winners. Each of the teams finishing on the podium received a class brag flag as well as a bag from the HHSWRS team.

Once all the classes/fleets had been called, the room waited to hear the result of the drawing for the Caribbean Challenger from St. Pete. Seventeen names were put into a bowl and mixed around. After a moment of shuffling and reading, Kevin Holmberg was called! He and team earned the first berth to represent in the BVI this coming October in the HHSWRS Championship event!

Many thanks to the Regatta Organizer as well as our RC on the Pier Circle. Declan Doperalski ran an incredible event and his staff were on top of everything. The class was all smiles at the start and end of every day and every single sailor was grateful for the competition. The sonar fleet as a whole was quite close in the results as well as off the water. Thanks to all of the boats/teams who traveled to St. Petersburg to participate in this event. 

Sonar Midwinter Championship Results

Final Sonar Standings:

 Fawkes – Kevin Holmberg – Team Fawkes was composed of Skipper Kevin Holmberg, Trimmer/Tactician Paul Perry, Trimmer Alex Crow, and Bowman Ryan Gray.  The team focused on teamwork and clean sailing to pull off a win in challenging conditions. The team credits their final race victory comeback to the ability to forget and refocus as if every race was the only race.

 USA 1 – Rick Doerr – USA 1 was comprised of Skipper Rick Doerr, Trimmer/Tactician Dave Willner, Spin Trimmer Taylor Hart, and Bowman Ben Berna. Rick kept his boat fast and out pointed everyone in the fleet. This served him very well in the flat conditions on Friday and Saturday.

 PINGrrrrr – Sue Davidson – Making a return to the podium, PINGrrrrr was comprised of Skipper Sue Davidson, Main Trimmer Clay Smith, Spin Trimmer Charlie Knape, and Bow Jenny Roche.   

This event would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of Race Organizers, Sailing World Editor & Master of Ceremonies Dave Reed, and the team of Principal Race Officers (PROs).

With another Sonar Midwinter Championship in the books, we congratulate all competitors and look forward to another incredible year of racing. Until next time—fair winds and following seas!

Sailing World Media Links to the Sonar Fleet:

Midwinters/Challenger Berth Article

Team Fawkes Wins Sonar Midwinters and BVI Challenger Berth

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Noroton Yacht Club has a rich history of developing and promoting women sailing. As such, in 2023 the Club inaugurated its biennial Invitational Susan Widmann Sinclair Women’s Championship sailed in the Club’s fleet of Sonars.

The third edition of the Sinclair Championship was scheduled for 2027, but Noroton is bringing that date forward to May 16-17, 2026. This change allows the Sinclair Championship to better align with other national and international women’s championship regattas including New York Yacht Club’s Women’s Championship for the Joan H. Towse Trophy regatta to which the winning skipper of the Sinclair Championship receives an invitation.

Together with New York Yacht Club and other host organizations, Noroton Yacht Club continues to support women’s sailing and is pleased that the Sinclair Championship has become part of the women’s sailing international regatta schedule.

Requests for an invitation shall be accompanied with the skipper’s detailed sailing resume and must be submitted by January 15, 2026 to https://form.jotform.com/252684594250160. Invitations will be offered no later than January 30, 2026.

Please contact the Event Chair or visit the regatta website: https://norotonyc.org/regatta/PIOqcX38T1.

Event Chair: Nancy Pearson

Email: nancy.pearson@harborcrest.com

Phone: +1-203-434-4890

Over the weekend of September 20-23, Brian Doyle from Lake Sunapee (NH) Yacht Club, proved that a lake sailor can handle five-to-seven-foot seas running down Long Island Sound after a three-day easterly. Hosted by Noroton Yacht Club, Darien, CT, in winds in the mid-teens most of the weekend, it was “sporty” Sonar sailing with waves breaking over bows, planing downwind, and lots of bilge pumping.

Doyle was sailing with Shane Wells, Kelsey Wheeler, and Steve Kirkpatrick, Together they put on a master class in Sonar sailing winning five of eight races. They threw out a fourth to finish with only 10 points. He credits his win to his team’s performance noting, “Collectively we were on it. Every mark rounding, every tack, every gybe our boat handling was right on. That allowed us time to think about the course and go the right way. That said, the wind and wave conditions we encountered here are a little different than what we encounter on Lake Sunapee but we loved it.”

In second was local Noroton sailor TK Kinney with Alison Widmann Kinney, Kevin Sheehan, and Howard Seymour aboard. Kinney won three races finishing three points ahead of Erin Maxwell in third. Maxwell is another Noroton member who had as crew her husband Britt Bischoff, Gretchen Singsen, and her brother-in-law Clay Bischoff. Erin, one of the two women helms in the Championship noted, “It was work for everyone to keep the boats going upwind in the waves. Downwind was quite the ride working to keep the boat on its line surfing down waves.”

The International Sonar Class Association would like to thank Noroton Yacht Club for hosting this championship and NYC member Garin Pace for all the work he did as Event Chair.

Results:  https://norotonyc.org/regatta/HQQq0ZAkQs/results

Photos: Rick Bannerot

UPDATED SCHEDULE: September 20-21, Noroton Yacht Club, Darien, CT

The Sonar Class would like to thank Tred Avon Yacht Club for offering to host the 2025 Sonar NAs in October. Unfortunately, the Maryland regatta did not achieve the registration traction it needed to be a viable championship. Rather than walk away from holding a 2025 North Americans, the Class leadership spoke with Noroton Yacht Club and was able to convince NYC to convert their 2-day Long Island Sound Championship being sailed the September 20-21 weekend to be the NAs.

As such, the 2025 Sonar North American Championship has moved to Noroton. Please note:

1. If you had previously registered for the TAYC NAs, your registration fee will be fully refunded.
2. If you had previously registered for the NYC Long Island Championship, your LIS Champs registration is being converted to a NAs registration. There will be no change in entry fee.
3. The updated Notice of Race is HERE, and the Noroton YC event page: https://norotonyc.org/regatta/HQQq0ZAkQs
4. For all those in the Northeast who perceived Maryland was too long a drive, Noroton YC in Darien, CT, if 4-5 hours closer.

Again, thank you to TAYC and their event chair Peter Galloway for all the work they did planning this original championship. Our thanks also go out to NYC’s event chair Garin Pace and Vice Commodore Scott Harrison for working with the Class to enable this year’s championship to be sailed.

Next steps: You click on this link and register for the 2025 Sonar NAs sailed at Noroton September 20-21.  https://norotonyc.org/regatta/HQQq0ZAkQs

Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford, MD, will be hosting the 2025 Sonar North American Championship from October 9-12. Registration is now open.

Mark your calendars, get your crew together, and register today.

October sailing on the Chesapeake is exceptional so this is a championship you’ll not want to miss.

Registration and Information HERE.

Thanks to Paul Perry for this report…and for singlehandedly pulling together this Championship.

The Sonar Class Association held the 2025 Midwinters Championship in St. Petersburg, Florida, from February 14-16 at the St Pete Yacht Club. There were seven boats participating from the U.S. and Ireland. 

Tacked on to the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, the Sonar Midwinters Championship promised to be a challenging three days in varying wind conditions and it delivered. 

A Weekend of Racing: Testing Skill and Strategy

Day 1 brought steady 7-9 knot winds, shifting gradually from 060° to 045°, with a manageable current. Conditions allowed for efficient course setting, with Sonars battling tight, tactical races throughout the day. With first warning at 1000, the race committee was able to get off four solid races. Kevin Holmberg’s Fawkes managed to win each of the four races though the fleet kept it incredibly close. Caileen Ban was hot on his heels with a total of 10 points and PINGrrrrr sitting in a very close 3rd with 12 points. Competitors returned to the docks by 1530.

Day 2 saw a more dynamic racecourse, with the wind clocking from 145° to 245°. Winds started at 10 knots, softened midday, and picked up again to 10-12 knots. The incoming current and shifting breeze tested crews’ ability to adapt quickly, making for an intense day on the water. With another 1000 first warning, four more races were completed. Fawkes continued their strategy sailing their own race in 5 and 6 securing victories. However, Caileen Ban took the victories in races 7 and 8. PINGrrrrr finished 3rd in each of the 4 races solidifying their placement. With the next day forecast looking windy, the class decided upon a morning of decision for racing. 

Day 3 arrived with big breeze and big decisions. With a southerly cold front rolling in, winds built to 17 knots with gusts reaching 31 knots, alongside a 1.25-knot flooding tide. It was a thrilling final day. Four of the fleet went out with the others electing to play it safe and stay on shore. Kevin Holmberg’s team won race 9 followed by Cayennita IV and Sonar 04. There was one breakdown but happily no one was hurt. After race 9, the RC decided conditions were unfavorable and the fleet was sent in. 

Over the 3-day regatta, Kevin and crew of Paul Perry, Ryan Gray, and PJ Hornik focused mostly on speed in their pseudo home waters. Changing cars, ensuring proper blocking, and sailing a few degrees off certainly gave them that speed through the chop and light air races. While some sailors focused more on pointing, Fawkes would bow down, power through, and round the top mark in first nearly every time. “Whenever we were tuned properly, our upwind speed was unmatched. After that and tactics, our biggest focus was on maneuvering. Executing a gybe or setting faster than the boat next to us gave us the edge a few times. We like to dial it in on our own race. Whether there are 30 boats on the course or 3, getting wrapped up in someone else’s tactics will distract you from what you know your boat is capable of doing well.” -Fawkes crew

Kevin Holmberg won the midwinters championship with a total of 11 points over 9 races. This gave him a commanding lead over John Twomey (24 points) and Sue Davidson (32 points). 

Sonar Midwinter Championship Results

Final Sonar Standings:

🥇 Fawkes – Kevin Holmberg – Consistently strong throughout the event, Kevins team executed on their strategies, maintained speed through the chop, and sailed each race as if it was the only one which mattered. 

1st Place at the 2025 Sonar Midwinters: Fawkes – Ryan Grey, Paul Perry, Kevin Holmberg, PJ Hornik

🥈 Caileen Ban – John Twomey – The Irish team from Cork delivered an outstanding performance, proving their skill in a variety of conditions. John’s boat was difficult to catch and if he rounded a mark in front of you, it was highly unlikely you’d be regaining ground. 

2nd Place at the 2025 Sonar Midwinters: Caileen Ban – Michael Leinweber, John Twomey, Brad Kendall, Bryan Tabler (not pictured)

🥉 PINGrrrr – Sue Davidson – Demonstrating resilience and speed, rounding out the top three with competitive finishes each day. Sue was always a player at the top of the fleet. She played it safely and would adapt to what other boats around were doing to avoid losing ground and put her at a tactical advantage.  

 

3rd Place at the 2025 Sonar Midwinters: PINGrrrrr – Sue Davidson, Jan Promer, Audrey Orgo (not pictured), Clay Smith, Lori Ledbetter

Special thanks to the seven sonars who came out to race. Without them, this regatta would not have happened. Each day upon hitting the docks, some of the fleet would gather and talk about tuning and tactics which worked for the recent races. We live for the competition but are only as good as the fleet as a whole.  Every Sonar finished their days with a happy crew, positive feelings, and smiles on their faces. A true Corinthian spirit and what the class is all about!

(The crew members are not in order)

Acknowledgments:

This event would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of Race Organizer Sarah Renz, Sailing World Editor & Master of Ceremonies Dave Reed, and the team of Principal Race Officers (PROs):

Mark F. DeGuire 

Todd Fedyszyn 

Dick Nevel

Jennifer Dorsch 

Darcy Cook 

Mike Kaspar (Chief Judge)

A sincere thank you to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club for hosting another world-class event. From race management to dock operations and hospitality, the dedication of the club and St. Petersburg Sailing Center ‘s staff, volunteers, and members ensures a top-tier regatta experience year after year.

A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors & Partners

The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series – St. Petersburg and the Sonar Midwinter Championship were made possible through the generous support of:

Helly Hansen Heritage

Mount Gay Rum 

Quantum Sails 

Helly Hansen Today

SailFlow 

Marlow Ropes 

Sunsail 

Team One Newport 

J/Boats, Newport, RI 

US Sailing 

Fishers Island Lemonade 

Visit St. Pete-Clearwater 

Ripe Bar Juices

British Virgin Islands

Sailors for the Sea Clean Regattas

SafeSail 

Regatta Rescue 

With another Sonar Midwinter Championship in the books, we congratulate all competitors and look forward to another incredible year of racing. Until next time—fair winds and following seas!

Noroton Yacht Club (Darien, CT) has announced that they will host the second biennial Susan Widmann Sinclair Women’s Championship June 13-15, 2025. The Sinclair Women’s Championship is now considered one of North America’s elite level women’s keelboat championships.

The Championship was created recognizing the demand for more national-level women’s keelboat regattas and, appropriately, is named for Sue Sinclair, a championship sailor and lifelong member of Noroton Yacht Club. In 1962, Sue won the Adams Cup, US Sailing’s Women’s Sailing Championship, and she was named the second Martini and Rossi Yachtsman-of-the-Year (now sponsored by Rolex). The inaugural Sinclair Championship was held in 2023 and was won by Sara Morgan Watters, Gloria Kevliciute, Catherine Shanahan, and Sophie Taczak who hope to return to defend their title. Twelve women’s teams will be selected to compete in this umpired fleet race invitational championship to be sailed in Sonars on Long Island Sound. In addition to being awarded the Susan Widmann Sinclair Women’s Championship trophy, the winning skipper will receive a berth to compete in New York Yacht Club’s 2026 Women’s Championship as well as a berth for the 2027 Sinclair Championship. Teams wishing to be considered should contact Regatta Chair Nancy Pearson (nancy.pearson@harborcrest.com) requesting an application form. All completed requests for invitation must be submitted by February 10. Teams selected to compete in the 2025 Sinclair Women’s Championship will be notified by March 3.

US Sailing’s Adult Director Betsy Alison was on hand for Saturday’s dinner at the 2024 Sonar World Championship at Noroton Yacht Club in Darien, CT. After dinner, Betsy gave this special presentation:

I join you tonight to celebrate not only the high caliber of sailing at this Sonar World Championship, but to honor a long-standing member of the class and supporter of sailors and teams within the class.  I am here on behalf of the President of US Sailing, Rich Jepsen, to make a special presentation.

The President’s Award is a special one.  It is given by the Board President to people who have made exceptional contributions to the sport of sailing and US Sailing. The Board President has discretion in who receives the award.

In your midst, you have an individual who has dedicated countless hours to ensuring that all sailors are able to get out on the water and compete at a high level. In the early days of Paralympic Sailing, he started creating adaptations that enabled sailors to maximize their abilities on the water, so that they could compete on an equal footing with able bodied counterparts. Fondly known as the “Grandfather of Disabled Sailing,” he has spent more than 30 years fine tuning equipment, moving boats and equipment around the country and the world, jumping on board boats with sailors in need of a great teammate, and doing what needed to be done to support sailors at events at home and abroad.  As a class measurer, he has worked tirelessly to ensure that the rules are followed for fair competition and worked with the Sonar class on the development of Appendix B in the Sonar class rules to accommodate the equipment needed by sailors with a disability to be able to regularly participate in the open sonar class events.  On any given day, you might find Gene trailering boats up and down the coast, on a flight to Ireland to sail in Cork week or acting as bosun at an adaptive regatta anywhere in the country.

In US Sailing President Rich Jepsen’s words: “Gene Hinkel has lived a life of service for the sport we all love.  His professional and volunteer careers are legendary, and he is universally loved and respected for his unselfish devotion to enabling all, regardless of physical ability, to compete. He is a perfect role model for all service minded sailors.  And, after 80 years on this planet, Gene is still going strong.

On behalf of US Sailing and sailors of all capacities throughout the US, I hereby award Gene Hinkel the President’s Award for long, illustrious, and meritorious service to Para sailing.”

The International Sonar Class Association held its 2024 World Championship at Noroton Yacht Club, Darien, CT, September 12-15 on the Long Island Sound. Thirty-one boats competed from across the USA, Canada, and Ireland.

Long Island Sound is known for its hot summer days, but nobody would have expected those conditions to extend until mid-September. On day one, despite her best efforts, PRO Shannon Bush couldn’t conjure up enough breeze to send out the fleet. Day two started the same way, but after an extended shoreside postponement, the fleet went out and got in one light-air race before the wind disappeared again. With only one race in the books and four races required for the Championship, it was hoped that the third day would hold the key. On Saturday the fleet got in two more relatively light-air races. All eyes turned towards the final day, with forecast models hoping that the 8-12 knot easterly would materialize.

On the Sunday, the first warning was moved up to 0930 in hopes of running four more races. In the end, it turned out to be a spectacular day with four races in the forecast breeze and everyone came ashore with big smiles on their faces.

Local Noroton Yacht Club sailor Morgan Connor and his crew won the Championship. The team’s consistency ultimately led to their victory, with finishes of 2-3-1-3-7-2 with a UFD in the seventh and final race being their dropped score. Their 17 net points gave them a 6-point margin over Gavin Pace in second (23 points) and TK Kinney in third (36 points).

While the first three days had light conditions, Sunday’s 10-12 easterly working against an ebbing current made for a challenging racing in the confused sea state. Drew Buttner, sailing as Connor’s tactician, said they set the jib cars differently when sailing into vs. across the waves and event co-chairs Janet Grapengeter and Michael Rudnick, who were also racing, noted they were constantly trimming their jib and main in the wave and breeze conditions.

Connor also noted that the competition was tough throughout the Championship, with race wins spread across top competitors and 15 of the 31 boats scoring at least one top-5 finish. However, perhaps the most interesting aspect of Connor’s win was the composition of his crew. Sailing for the first time since college with Drew Buttner, Morgan also had his 16-year-old son, Wells, doing bow. On top of that, Jan Raymond, the boat’s owner, became the oldest sailor to win a Sonar (and perhaps any) major one-design World Championship at 81 years young.

The International Sonar Class Association would like to thank Noroton Yacht Club for its hospitality, Commodore Katie Mitchell who was there to cheer the boats all weekend, and Class President Paul Steinborn who sailed on his own boat with Gavin Pace at the helm finishing second.

The 2026 Sonar Class World Championship will be held in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Of Note: At Saturday’s dinner, US Sailing’s Betsy Allison presented US Sailing’s President’s Award to longtime Sonar Class member and measurer Gene Henkel recognizing his contributions to the Class and, in particular, his leadership in adapting Sonars and other classes for Paralympic sailing.

Full Results: https://norotonyc.org/regatta/IWnyVTfMaq/results

Contact: Ed “Buttons” Padin, Sonar Class Administrator

Sailing photo credit: ©2024, courtesy of Noroton YC and Rick Bannerot, Ontheflyphoto.net

Wayzata Sailing Club hosted North American Championship

Wayzata, MN, September 18, 2023 – Wayzata Yacht Club hosted the Annual 2023 Sonar North American Championship Sailing Regatta on Sep. 14-17, on Lake Minnetonka – originally planned for 2020. There were 17 Sonar boats with approximately 68 sailors competing from as far away as New Hampshire and Vancouver, BC, in a pinnacle end-of-the-season regatta.

“It was exciting to be able to host the annual Sonar championship after having to cancel back in 2020 due to COVID-19. The weather held up and with mild winds, we were able to complete seven races,” said regatta chair, Bernt Helgaas. The championship featured experienced sailors and a professional race management team. Sonars have crews of four with one of them as the skipper. Each race takes about 1 hour, depending on the wind speed. 

Conditions on the first day were the best of the three, with conditions going from 7-11 knots for Race One to 4-7 knots over the course of the day. After taking a second in Race One, Brian Doyle and Team Resonance took the next three races by, as Brian put it in the daily debrief, “By pointing your boat at the mark” better than anyone else did. The conditions on Day Two proved even more challenging, with the second race being abandoned as conditions completely shut off mid-day. That was followed by two afternoon races in light and variable conditions, with Race Seven being shortened. On Sunday, the conditions on the lake proved not raceable, so everyone enjoyed the opportunity to socialize onshore during a beautiful morning followed by an outstanding awards ceremony.

The Race Committee led by Russ Subota had their work cut out for them, with numerous adjustments and the use of 15 different flags during the regatta. The on-shore festivities hosted by Sonar Fleet 5 at Wayzata Yacht Club included food trucks, live music, and fantastic weather.

The first-place team “Resonance” came from Sunapee Yacht Club in New Hampshire [insert photo] and was led by skipper, Brian Doyle, and crew mates, Tom Kinney, Shane Wells, Kelsey Wheeler.

The second place team aboard “Allegedly” was skippered by, Bill Allen, and crew Bernie Soya, Amanda Swaggert, and Nick Swaggert. In third was team “Surly Angel” with Marty Fossen as skipper sailing with Kathy Fossen, Shelly Gooley, Karen Gilseth. The fourth place team “ Gaijin” was led by skipper Gary Applebaum with Charles Luke, Robert Goedken, Jay Lucas as crew.

The fifth-place team “Batmobile” was lead by skipper, Hans Dickel, and crew, Chandra Wobschall, Sarah Olmsted, Duane Olmsted.

Full results: https://wayzatayachtclub.theclubspot.com/regatta/weiKJM5gWG/results