2007 Bermuda One-Two Trophies In Newport 30 June 2007

DIGNITARIES:

Commodore Newport YC: Nelson Chaffee

BERMUDA ONE-TWO TROPHIES GIVEN IN NEWPORT:

BEST DH LEG ELAPSED TIME FINISHES IN EACH CLASS

        1^st place skipper and crew only in each class (total of 12)

        Class 1 – Wazimo – Barrett Holby & Bob Manchester (first timer)

        Class 2 – Rubicon – Peter Bourke & Huw Thomas (first timer)

        Class 3 –Ariana – John Drozdal & Michael Langer (first timer)

        Class 4 – Panacea – Peter McCrea & John McCrea

        Class 5 – Gryphon Solo – Joe Harris & Dobbs Davis (first timer)

        Class 6 – Myrna Minkoff – Ryan Finn & Clark Thompson (first timer)

RI GOVERNORS TROPHY –

        Awarded for best combined corrected finish in fleet, by a RI resident

        Wazimo – Barrett Holby 213 hrs (172:10 in 2005)

CITY OF NEWPORT TROPHY –

        Awarded for the best combined corrected finish in fleet

        Gryphon Solo – Joe Harris

NEWPORT YACHT CLUB COMMODORE’S TRAY – presented by Nelson Chaffee

        For best DH leg elapsed time finish in fleet

        Gryphon Solo – Joe Harris & Dobbs Davis  (it was verified that Joe’s single handed time of 62:37 66:57 is a new Bermuda 1-2 record; broke Kip Stone’s record of 66:57 in 2005)

BEST DH LEG CORRECTED TIME FINISHES IN EACH CLASS

        1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd places t skipper and crew in each class

        Class 1

        1^st – Wazimo – Barrett Holby & Bob Manchester

        2^nd – Spirit – Dimitri Antoniadis & Don Nelsen

        3^rd – Valkyrie – Bjorn Johnson & Betsy McClintock

        Class 2

        1^st – Rubicon – Peter Bourke & Huw Thomas (first timer) (last to first in both corrected and elapsed)

        2^nd – Warrior’s Wish – Don Gray & Mark Weinheimer (first timer)

        3^rd – Flying Tiger – Lindsay Lowe & Patrick McFadden

        Class 3

        1^st – Palangi – David Sherman & Peter Maloney

        2^nd – Pilgrim – Steve Perry & Jim Bigham (first timer)

        3^rd – Aggressive – Kris Wenzel & Mark Morwood

        Class 4

        Best SH Leg Elapsed Time Class 4: Williwaw – Rusty Duym (not given in Bermuda)

        SH Leg Corrected Time: Williwaw – Rusty Duym (not given in Bermuda)

1^st – Panacea – Peter McCrea & John McCrea

        2^nd – Curlew – Brian Guck & James Tew

        3^rd – Strummer – Louis Meyer & Emily Meyer

        Class 5

        1^st – Gryphon Solo – Joe Harris & Dobbs Davis

        2^nd – Wildeyes – Michael Millard & James Fauci

BEST DH LEG ELLAPSED TIME FINISHES IN CLASS 6

        1^st – Myrna Minkoff  – Ryan Finn & Clark Thompson (first timer)

        2^nd – ER Tape – Jan Brandt & Frank Gazioch

        3^rd – Reality – Jesse Rowse & Georges Brun-Cottan

CHESTER & LILLIAN MUNROE CUP

        Best DH leg corrected time finish in fleet

Gryphon Solo – Joe Harris & Dobbs Davis

JUDSON CRANE WALTON III TROPHY

        Best DH leg corrected time finish, by a first-time entrant

        Pilgrim – Steve Perry & Jim Bigham

LINDA E. MITCHELL MEMORIAL TROPHY

        Best DH leg corrected time finish, by a crew consisting of family members

        Panacea – Peter & John McCrea  (need to embroider)

HEGEMAN ANCIENT MARINER TROPHY

        Awarded to oldest skipper in fleet

        Douglas Shearer on Nimros

LONGEST PARTICIPANT AWARD – donated by the Pikes

        The sailor who has participated in the most Bermuda 1-2 races

        Douglas Shearer - 14 races

CHARLES CARPENTER ‘BIERMIESTER’ TROPHY

        Last place corrected combined time finish

        Bugaboo – John Van Slyke & James Mellen (thought it would be a tight race between Bugaboo and Robin but the 10 day SH leg clearly gave John the edge.

BEST COMBINED CORRECTED TIME IN EACH CLASS

        1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place to skippers only; and

        1^st place skippers also get magazine subscriptions as keepers for;

Class 1

·   MURRAY A. DANFORTH, JR CUP – best CCT finish, Class I

1^st Place – Wazimo – Barrett Holby

2^nd Place – Spirit – Dimitri Antoniadis

3^rd Place – Valkyrie – Bjorn Johnson

Class 2

·   RP ASSOCIATES, INC CUP – best CCT finish, Class II

1^st Place – TRPXPRS – Jan Steyn

2^nd Place – Warrior’s Wish – Don Gray

3^rd Place – Flash of Beauty – Thomas Amory

 Class 3

·   SIRIT OF BERMUDA CUP – best CCT finish, Class III (Kathy Singsen presenting)

1^st Place – Palangi – Dave Sherman

2^nd Place – Arian – John Drozdal

3^rd Place – Spanky – Patrick Nugent

Class 4

·   JOHN & JUDITH REBELLO CUP – best CCT finish, Class IV

1^st Place – Panacea – Peter McCrea

2^nd Place – Strummer – Louis Meyer

3^rd Place – Mirari – Dan Stadtlander

Class 5

1^st Place – Gryphon Solo – Joe Harris

2^nd Place – Wildeyes – Michael Millard

BEST COMBINED ELLAPSED TIME IN CLASS 6

                1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place to skippers only

1^st Place – Myrna Minkoff – Ryan Finn

2^nd Place – ER Tape – Jan Brandt

3^rd Place – Reality – Jesse Rowse

JUAN A. PEREZ BERMUDA 1-2 SPORTMANSHIP AWARD

        Awarded to person who best exemplifies the true spirit of the Bermuda One-Two, as elected by the fleet skippers

        Robert Patenaude - Perseverance

FAMILY TEAMS

        Robin – Doug and Monica Campbell (both 1^st timers)

        Panacea – Peter McCrea and his son Collin (1^st time)

        Tomkat – Tom Gaffey and wife Kathy (1^st time)

        Strummer – Louis Meyer and his daughter Emily (1^st time actually finish)

BRASS BULKHEAD PLAQUES

        One for each boat entered that completes either one or both legs of the race

RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE THAT HELPED MAKE THIS EVENT

        BERMUDA          

Verna Oatley                 Bermuda 1-2 Event Coordinator at St George’s Dinghy & Sports Club

Brian Oatley                  Vice Commodore & Dockmaster – MC’d the awards in Bermuda & Race Committee

Andrew Branch            Commodore St George’s Dinghy & Sports Club

Bernie Oatley                Brian’s father – race committee

Lisa Fournier Past DH competitor and Race Committee

Vernan                           Owner of Race Committee boat “The Admiral”

        NEWPORT
Ray Renaud          Skipper's Representative and Committee member
Dave Del Nero              Race Committee
John O’Toole                Race Committee
Ted Singsen                  Safety Checks and Duty Station
Pat Clayton                   Committee member, Trophies and Duty Desk
Muffin Dubuc               Social Committee member; the food for all the events
Jeff Spranger                 Safety Checks, Committee member and extremely valuable support
Tink Tysor                    Duty Station, Race Committee and kept positions on the chart up to date
Dick Bioty                     Race Committee & Committee member
Bill Sauer                       Duty Station & Committee member
Charlie Wright              Committee member and Commodore of GIYC
Deb Logler & staff       For putting up with us for a month
Last but not least, all the sailors that participated to make the event it was!

Hats and Burgees still on sale.  T-shirts taking orders for.

STORIES:

• Bugaboo loosing all power and taking 10 days to finish SH Leg
• Pegasus leaking water the first night out, returning to fix
• Frog Kiss first had engine problem for start; gave up and started after with no engine then lost the fore mast above the gooseneck the following morning.
• Convergence & TRPXPRS lost power; Convergence batteries died & TRPXPRS engine wouldn’t start
• Various autopilots went – Warrior’s Wish, ??