Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing in Mangrove Bay saw Challenger II with Martin Siese at the Helm win two of the day’s three races
Challenger II won the Gilbert Bowl race, with Contest III with skipper Somers Kempe finishing second. Tim Lynch sailing Elizabeth II finished third and Victory IV with Mark Soares withdrew.
In the Cambridge Bowl race Challenger II crossed the finish line first but withdrew due to a protest leaving the door open for Elizabeth II to record the win.
Gilbert Bowl
1. Challenger II 2. Contest III 3. Elizabeth II 4. Victory IV – Withdrew
Cambridge Bowl
1. Elizabeth II 2. Contest III 3. Victory IV 4. Challenger II – Withdrew
Gilbert Bowl
1. Challenger II 2. Contest III 3. Victory IV 4. Elizabeth II - Sunk
Speedboat finishes in slow time, Il Mostro next - by John Rousmaniere
Alex Jackson’s maxi 100-footer sloop Speedboat finished the Newport Bermuda Race early Monday morning at 3:49 AM EDT. Finishing second at 6:25 was Il Mostro (Puma), a 70-foot Volvo Ocean Race boat sailed by Kenny Read, whose brother, Brad, was in Speedboat’s afterguard.
It was a slow race, with Speedboat making the 635-mile course in just over 59 hours after the start at Newport on Friday. The crew of 25 never reefed the boat. In the light to moderate conditions that prevailed through most of the race, Speedboat was hard pressed by Il Mostro, Rambler, and several boats in the mini-maxi 70-80 foot range over the first third of the course. “We really didn’t get away from them until we were in the Stream,” navigator Stan Honey said after Speedboat tied up at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s marina early Monday morning. “Then they gained a lot in the light stuff as we came into the finish.”
