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Rosebud/Team DYT Capture Overall Title in Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race
Corsair 28cc Trevelan takes Multihull title; Benetau 34 L'Outrage wins PHRF
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (January 21, 2009) – Roger Sturgeon's STP65 Rosebud/Team DYT took line honors in the 2009 Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race with an elapsed time of 13 hours, 56 minutes and 05 seconds. Averaging 11.4 knots of boat speed, the international crew crossed the line at 3:01:05 just off the Southernmost City on January 15 after completing the 160-nautical-mile sprint. Organized by SORC Management, which includes members of the Storm Trysail Club and Lauderdale Yacht Club, the 34th annual race started off of Port Everglades on Wednesday, January 14, and ran along the Florida Keys with a fleet of 46 boats spread acorss IRC, PHRF, Multihull and one-design classes.
“This victory was very important to Roger and me,” said Isobel Sturgeon (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). “We have won regattas around the world, Key West Race Week, SORC in Miami, New York (Yacht Club) Regatta, Rolex Big Boat Series, etc. Roger has won the Transpac, Newport to Bermuda, Rolex Sydney Hobart and others all on his first try, but this race kept out of our reach. This was Roger's third or fourth try, and the race is sponsored by our own yacht club: Lauderdale Yacht Club. The perpetual trophies are beautiful, but never had "Rosebud" on them. Now, winning it together, we will be able to look in the trophy case and see "Rosebud/TeamDYT" on the trophy on every visit to the club and show it to our family and friends. This means a lot to us. I can't say it means more than any other victory, but seeing your name on a perpetual trophy in your own club is very important and rewarding.”
The race was described as “incredible” by Sturgeon, with cool weather, winds from 10 knots at the start to 18 knots for most of the night. “The boat performed beautifully,” said Sturgeon. “The redesigned keel and bulb as well as the newly faired rudder helped our performance improve by 10%! That's amazing for a sailboat.”
This was Isobel Sturgeon’s first overnight race. “I have sailed overnight a number of times. But cruising overnight with some friends when you can have a nice meal accompanied with alcohol and racing an STP65 with 12 very competitive men on rations for four days are two different things!
“Everyone on the crew got along and spirits were always good. Naturally, this is easier when we horizon our competition, but we never knew we were winning because under the handicap system we had to be first to finish to just be in the game. As it turned out, we beat the second placed boat by a corrected time of 50 minutes! SWEET!”
In addition to line honors and overall IRC winner, Rosebud/Team DYT captured victory in IRC A class. This race is first on the calendar of 2009 Gulf Stream Series.
Overall victory in PHRF went to L'Outrage, a Benetau 34 owned by Bruce Gardner (Annapolis, Md.). “It is great to see a small, 34-foot boat win overall in its class,” said Race Chairman and Principal Race Officer Joel Bowie. “Hopefully his victory might inspire other local sailors with 30- to 40-foot boats to join in the fun next year.”
Trevelyan, a Corsair 28cc owned by Richard Stephens (Trumansburg, N.Y.) was first in Multihull Class B and First Overall in Multihulls with an elapsed time of 17 hours, 20 minutes and 42 seconds. (In 2007, Steve and Scott Liebel’s Custom 60 Stars and Stripes turned in the multihull record of 8 hours 31 minutes and 4 seconds.)
For full results and photos from the 34th Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, please visit the official race website www.keywestrace.org.
Offshore racing calendar update
Next on the calendar is the 29th Pineapple Cup - Montego Bay Race. Scheduled to start on February 6, 2009 at 1400 hours just outside of Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades, the race – known affectionately by sailors as ‘Mo Bay’ – runs 811 nautical miles to Montego Bay, Jamaica and offers navigators, tacticians and crews a challenging all-points-of-sail blast to a fabled destination. The current race record is held by Titan 12, set in 2005, with an impressive elapsed time of 2 days, 10 hours, 24 minutes and 42 seconds. For more information, NOR posting and on-line race entry go to the official race website www.montegobayrace.com.
Following the Pineapple Cup, the schedule includes the 2009 Fort Lauderdale to Charleston Race. Scheduled to start April 8, 2009 at 1400 hours, this 408 nautical mile race straight up the Gulf Stream marks the rebirth of a race that originated in 1968 and ran for 10 years. The race will start just outside of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale and finish just outside of Charleston Harbor. The race record of 33 hours, 28 minutes and 56 seconds was established in 1974 by Phantom a C&C 66, owned by Ralph B. Ryder Jr. For more information, NOR posting and on-line race entry go to the official race website www.fortlauderdalecharlestonrace.org.
Both races are official legs of the 2009 US-IRC Gulf Stream Series where IRC boats earn points for placement in an overall chase to be the series champion.
About SORC The SORC mission is to lead the expansion of offshore competitive sailing in South Florida by providing the highest level of race organization, management and promotions for those that enjoy the sport of ocean sailing. The SORC is a Florida non-profit organization driven by a select group of volunteers that bring professional event management, sailing, racing and other skills to the organization. To automatically be placed on future email announcements for this and other SORC events go to www.sorcsailing.org.
About Storm Trysail Club Reflecting in its name the sail to which sailors must shorten when facing adverse conditions, the Storm Trysail Club is one of the world’s most respected sailing clubs, with its membership comprised strictly of skilled blue water and ocean racing sailors.
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2009 Fort Lauderdale - Key West
January 14, 2009
Place, Boat Name, Type, Owner, Hometown, Finish, Final Points
IRC A (IRC - 6 Boats)
1. Rosebud/Team DYT, STP 65, Roger Sturgeon, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 1;1
2. Sjambok, RP 45, Michael Brennan, Potomac, MD, USA, 2;2
3. Synergy, Transpac 52, Oleg Gavrilin, Gibraltar, Gibraltar, 3;3
4. Anema & Core, J/V 52, Ennio Staffini, Annapolis, MD, USA, 4;4
5. Yeoman XXXII, Rogers 46, Brian Benjamin, Hamble, UK, 5;5
6. Cutlass, Class 40, Nick Halmos / Alex Mehran, Newport, RI, USA, 6;6
IRC B (IRC - 6 Boats)
1. SpiderGlide, Sydney 36, Kevin Lawrie, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 1;1
2. Thin Ice, Aerodyne 38, Stuart Hebb, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 2;2
3. First Light, DK 46, FK Day, Chicago, IL, USA, 3;3
4. Teamwork, J 122, Robin Team, Lexington, NC, USA, 4;4
5. Santarella, Beneteau First 40.7, James P. Scalise, Indian Harbor Beach, FL, USA, 5;5
6. Hot Ticket, King 40, James Hightower, Temple, TX, USA, 6;6
PHRF A (PHRF - 8 Boats)
1. Dragon Fly Plus, Swan, Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde, Marco Island, FL, USA, 1;1
2. Second Wind, Dufour, Mike/Ray Sullivan, Key Biscayne, FL, USA, 2;2
3. Primal Scream, C&C, Steven Stollman, Key Biscayne, FL, USA, 3;3
4. Island Flyer, Wauquiez Centurion 40S, Denny Manrique, Tonka Bay, MN, USA, 4;4
5. Affinity, Swan 48, Jack Desmond, Marion, MA, USA, 5;5
6. Denali, Nelson Marek 70, Michael A. D'Amelio & MMA, Boston, MA, USA, 6;6
7. Helios, Swan, Bill McCauley, Delray Beach, FL, USA, 7;7
8. Ace, MacGregor, Frank Pingitore, Hallandale, FL, USA, 9/DNF;9
PHRF B (PHRF - 8 Boats)
1. L'outrage, Beneteau 34, Bruce Gardner, Annapolis, MD, USA, 1;1
2. Bandana, Oyster 48, David Wallace, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, 2;2
3. Sempre Amantes, Hunter Passage, Colin Whittaker, Margate, FL, USA, 3;3
4. Tangent, Cape fear 38, Gerry Taylor, Annapolis, MD, USA, 4;4
5. Jasmine, Little Harbor 54, John Evans, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 5;5
6. Phoenix, Mini Transat (series class), Andy Abel, Hollywood, FL, USA, 6;6
7. Gitana, Morris 42, Francis Rooney, Naples, FL, USA, 7;7
8. Peregrine, M65 Mini Transat, Jeffrey Dingle, Marblehead, MA, USA, 9/DNS;9
PHRF C (PHRF - 8 Boats)
1. Commotion, Beneteau 461, Ross Hunton, Coral Springs, FL, USA, 1;1
2. Munequita, Staysail Schooner, Charlie Evans, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, 2;2
3. Chasing Rainbows, Hunter Legend 37, Del Wiese, Indian Harbor Beach, FL, USA, 3;3
4. Ocean Dancer, Catalina 387, Mark Stephenson, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 4;4
5. Kokomo, Swan , Brad Lonstein, Sunny Isles, FL, USA, 5;5
6. Finesse, Tartan 34Classic sloop, William Beavers, Miami, FL, USA, 6;6
7. Just Right, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 32, Joseph Ayash, Aventura, FL, USA, 7;7
8. Sunquest, Beneteau Oceanis 43, Wilfredo Paredes, Miami, FL, USA, 9/DNS;9
Multihull A (PHRF - 4 Boats)
1. Lucky Star, Corsair F-31 AC-R, Alexander Meyer, Key Biscayne, FL, USA, 1;1
2. Endorphin 3, Corsair 28R, John Laughlin, Hollywood, FL, USA, 2;2
3. Patriot, Catamaran, Mike Rush, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 3;3
4. Matador, Corsair F31, Rick Tobin, Miami, FL, USA, 5/DNS;5
Multihull B (PHRF - 6 Boats)
1. Trevelyan, Corsair 28cc, Richard Stephens, Trumansburg, NY, USA, 1;1
2. Crosswinds, Corsair F-27 Formula, Michael Cross, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2;2
3. Double Trouble, Catamaran, Don Balthaser, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 3;3
4. Anhinga, Corsair F27 Formula, Robert Libbey, Fort Myers, FL, USA, 4;4
5. Trident, Condor 40, Keith Gulley, Dania, FL, USA, 5;5
6. Triumphant, Corsair F27 , David Fice, Corning, NY, USA, 7/DNS;7