July 2018 - Cruiser
Challenge XIX Race Results
Sponsors
Before getting started with race results, we'd like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for the Gold Level financial
contribution donated by Bob Eeg of Montgomery Boats! Thank you, Bob! We're also thankful for the hospitality offered by Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club. (MPYC)
Additionally, we are grateful for merchandise received from our other sponsors: Com-Pac Yachts, Good Old Boat, and Hyde Sails Direct.
(Please visit our sponsors page.)
Race Results
The race course used MPYC's marks G, C, and F to form a triangle with the committee boat at mark G for the start/finish line.
The first three finishers in each class received a trophy and the next four each got a medal of honor. Here are the full results.
(As per the published rules, there is no protest procedure. Race Committee decisions are final.)
Class A: Big Boats
Place Skipper & crew Boat Name Type Race1 Race2
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1st Jens Kaemmerer & Krash Santana 22 1st-37:48 2nd-38:15
Lucas, Mengjie, Stephanie
2nd Sharon & David Soulé Nighthawk Balboa 21 2nd-42:34 1st-35:35
Class B: Medium Boats
Place Skipper & crew Boat Name Type Race1 Race2
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1st Gary Oberbeck, Stan Susman Tiny Purple Fishes Montgomery 17 1st-36:16 1st-30:11
2nd Steven Hartman, Stefan Jaquet Parson's Ghost Sanderling 18 2nd-37:12 2nd-31:50
3rd Jerry Montgomery, Judy Liang Goshawk Sage 17 3rd-38:24 3rd-32:24
4th Ron Dietel She-said-no Precision 16.5 4th-39:10 4th-34:43
5th Jon Barber Ol'44 Montgomery 17 5th-39:23 5th-35:28
6th Bruce McDevitt, Butch Michel Senior Center WWPotter 19 6th-42:20 7th-40:23
7th Guy Light Green Light Montgomery 16 8th-45:26 6th-37:55
8th Randy Anderson, 'Goose' Gossman Holder 17 Vagabond 17 7th-43:35 8th-41:00
9th Eric Zilbert Riptide WWPotter 19 9th-47:26 9th-41:50
10th Kevin Crowder, Alan Roberts Aurora ComPac 19 10th-48:57 11th-43:12
11th Dana Suverkrop Shiksa Montgomery 17 13th-51:17 10th-43:04
12th Dick Herman Muddy Duck ComPac 17 Suncat 12th-51:09 12th-43:47
13th David White Wee Boat WWPotter 19 17th-76:04 13th-47:42
14th Dick Galland Catbird Sanderling 18 11th-50:13 DNS
15th Dan & Gretchen Ricker Good & Plenty ComPac 19 14th-55:53 DNS
16th Pat Brennan Latis ComPac Legacy 15th-56:10 DNS
17th Mark Sabin & Cynthia Shallit Half Fool ComPac 17 Suncat 16th-56:36 DNS
Class C: Small Boats
Place Skipper & crew Boat Name Type Race1 Race2
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1st George Corrigan, Alan Koepf Upbeat Montgomery 15 1st-52:58 1st-40:04
2nd John Chille At Last Montgomery 15 2nd-53:29 3rd-44:38
3rd Don Person Sarah Anne WWPotter 15 3rd-61:11 2nd-44:06
4th Mike Kennedy Small Axe WWPotter 14 4th-64:20 4th-51:34
5th Larry Tkach Groovin' Too Montgomery 15 6th-68:00 5th-52:21
6th Harry Gordon Manatee WWPotter 14 5th-66:13 DNS
Special Awards
Axle Grease (Longest Distance Driven) Trophy
Gary Oberbeck drove from Phoenix, AZ - Approximately 700 miles
Salty Dog (Longest Distance Sailed) Trophy
Dick Galland cruised over from Santa Cruz - Approximately 22 nautical miles
And since we are the Potter Yachters, we had to award these traditional trophies:
First West Wight Potter 14/15
Don Person, Sarah Anne
First West Wight Potter 18/19
Bruce McDevitt, Senior Center
Cruise to Cruiser Challenge Awards
Six intrepid skippers heard the foreboding weather forecast and still deemed it safe enough to
sail their boats from Moss Landing to Monterey on Friday. They then raced on Saturday and made
the sail back to Moss Landing on Sunday. They each earned a medal with inscription that reads:
Moss Landing to Monterey
Cruise to CC-XIX
2018
For going above and beyond expectations while sticking with the spirit of a "Cruiser's Challenge", these
fine sailors each received a medal of honor:
Bud Kerner, 'Goose' Gossman, Steven Hartman, Mike Kennedy, Jon Barber, and Eric Zilbert
Race Committee
We had the pleasure of using Mike Swartz's Cal 27 for Race Committee boat. We sincerely appreciate his contribution!
Additionally, each of the following members of the Race Committee were awarded a Certificate of Appreciation.
Mike Swartz, Dave Bacon, Bud Kerner, Carl Sundholm, Rob Sampson, and Phil Marcelis
Parking
Parking is very limited in Monterey, and we pay the city to reserve well over half the available trailer parking. This
invariably causes harrowing confrontations with the fishermen who pay the city for yearly parking passes, which allows
them to park there when no other events have reserved it (but they don't always remember that last part).
For arriving two days early to ensure that Cruiser Challenge participants would actually get the parking for
which they pre-paid, a Certificate of Appreciation was also awarded to:
David and Sharon Soule
Thanks to everyone for making this a great event!
Results for past races:
Cruiser Challenge XVIII Results
Cruiser Challenge XVII Results
Cruiser Challenge XVI Results
Cruiser Challenge XV Results
Cruiser Challenge X Results
Cruiser Challenge VI Results
