The fifth annual St. Augustine Race Week, hosted by the St. Augustine Yacht Club, was held April 16-25. The eight-day celebration included parties, food, music and, of course, sailboat racing.
The event raised funds for the John Daniel Meehan Youth Sailing Scholarship Program, which sends kids ages eight to 18 to summer sailing camps.
The week kicked off with the two-day Youth Sailing Regatta, in which junior sailors up to age 18 raced in Matanzas Bay between the Castillo de San Marcos and the Bridge of Lions. The race was sponsored by Yacht Sales by Rose Ann.
Winners were:
First Place: Thomas Schuerger, Cheyenne Dooley
Second Place: Grace Jones, Jack Allen
Third Place: David Vinogradov, Justin Trebon
The two-day Inshore Racing Series was held April 20-21 on the Tolomato River north of the Francis & Mary Usina Bridge near Vilano Beach.
Winners were:
First Place: Tim Tucker (Fireball)
Second Place: Paul Hellings (Girl Dog)
Third Place: Brett Staples (Easy Button)
The “big boats” took to the Atlantic on April 22-24 for the Offshore Racing Series. There were four classes. Performance Spinnaker Class and Performance Non-spinnaker Class were sponsored by Pusser’s Rum. Cruiser Spinnaker Class and Cruiser Non-spinnaker Class were sponsored by Meehan’s Irish Pub.
Winners were:
Cruiser Non-Spinnaker
First Place: Brianne Petit-Muller (Veria)
Second Place: David Hightower (Stray Dog)
Third Place: David Locy (Sage)
Cruiser Spinnaker
First Place: Norman Church (Obsession)
Second Place: Carl Kennon (Flamingo 2)
Third Place: Eddie Evans (Naut-on-Call)
Performance Non-Spinnaker
First Place: Mark Dixon (Pura Vida)
Second Place: Robert Newsome (Snowgoose)
Third Place: Henry Korous (Morgana)
Performance Spinnaker
First Place: Tim Tucker (Rockstar)
Second Place: Bradley Stowers (Hillbilly)
Third Place: Bubba Futch (Cheetah)
For further information about St. Augustine Sailing, which was a major sponsor of the event, and Yacht Sales by Rose Ann, go to sta-sail.com.
For information about Race Week, go to staugustineyachtclub.com.
