eBlue_economy_Winners are crowned for the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and the U.S. Para Sailing Championships
The ultimate day of racing on the 18th C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and the 2021 U.S. Para Cruising Championships have wrapped up for the 23 boats within the 2.4mR, Martin 16, and Sonar lessons competing in Newport over the past two days.
Judy Clagett McLennan, Clagett Co-Founder, and President remarked on the awards ceremony, “Within the phrases of Stephen Hawking – Nevertheless, tough life could seem, there may be at all times one thing you are able to do and succeed at.
It issues that you just don’t simply surrender. We’ve had an exquisite 5 days seeing everybody again in Newport for the 19th Clagett Regatta and the 18th on the water. I’d wish to thank so many individuals, the teaching crew, the yacht golf equipment who offered assist boats,
Sail Newport and RI DEM for the venue, all of the Clagett sponsors, and particularly the volunteers who return yr after yr, all of them make it occur. We’ve had 37 sailors right here this week and 95 volunteers. I’d additionally wish to announce the dates are set for the 20th yr of the Clagett Regatta which might be held June 21-26, 2022, we stay up for seeing you all again right here subsequent yr.”
US Cruising President Cory Sertl spoke on the awards, “This can be a particular occasion and I’d wish to thank Judy and Stephanie McLennan together with all of the volunteers for serving out. I additionally wish to thank Judy for having the foresight to carry teaching to this regatta, it makes it very particular.”
The final day for the 2021 regatta began out with a light-weight South Easterly breeze that topped at eight knots with the present rising in the course of the three races for the two.4mR and Martin 16’s who sailed in a space much like yesterday between Rose and Goat Islands. The Sonar fleet returned to the racecourse they used on Saturday North of the Pell Bridge close to Coasters Island finishing two races at present.
Taking house the gold medal for the biggest fleet within the regatta, the two.4mR fleet is Paralympian Dee Smith, who gained this class in 2015 previous to going to the Rio Video games in 2016. Taking the silver spot within the class is fellow Floridian Rudy Trejo and rounding out the highest three is Julio Reguero from Puerto Rico who’s cruising in his new boat from the Clagett Boat Grant Program.
“It was nice competitors over the 2 days and a giant thanks to the PRO Tom Duggan and his crew for getting racing completed in tough circumstances. Because of my fellow rivals for some nice competitors right here in Newport,” mentioned Smith after racing.
Within the three boat Sonar fleet, longtime Clagett sailor Sarah Everhart Skeels and her crew of Pauline Dowell and Emma Montgomery who each hale from Massachusetts, gained the category after six races. The all-feminine crew held off the crew from Lake George representing the Y-Knot program with skipper Dave Whalen and crew members Spencer Raggio and Dan Kennedy. Finishing the category is the crew with its helmsman from Chicago Patrick LoDuca and his crew of Bryan Tabler and Daybreak Hart.
Everhart Skeels remarked, “We totally loved all of the cruising circumstances Newport needed to provide, it was difficult however well worth the effort. I can solely thank my crew for all their effort and for being a tremendous sturdy feminine crew.”
The doubled-handed class of the Martin 16’s has a return winner with Californian Carwile LeRoy, who raced with an area Newport crew member Doug Horsey, taking his second Martin 16 class win on the Clagett Regatta. In second place is Nick Bryan Brown and his crew Albert Pierce, who’s brother to Robie Pierce who was the visionary behind The Clagett. Rounding out the highest three for the fleet is Colin Smith and his crew Siobhan Murphy touring from Vermont for racing in Newport this week.
LeRoy spoke after racing, “It was nice to have the ability to defend my title within the class from 2019. It got here all the way down to the final race of the final day, so I’d wish to thank the PRO for getting the three races completed at present! Nick and Al had nice boat velocity and made it a terrific problem on the water. That is the most effective run regatta across the teaching and volunteers are wonderful.”
U.S. Para Cruising Championships trophies:
· The U.S. Para Cruising Single-handed Championship for the Judd Goldman Trophy for the two.4mR class – Dee Smith
· The U.S. Para Cruising Inclusive Double-handed Championship for the Martin 16 class – Carwile LeRoy and Doug Horsey
· The U.S. Para Cruising Inclusive Triple-handed Championship for the Sonar class for the Gene Hinkle Trophy – Sarah Everhart Skeels, Pauline Dowell, and Emma Montgomery
Clagett trophies:
C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Trophy – Sarah Everhart Skeels, Pauline Dowell, and Emma Montgomery
Susan B Johnson – Sportsmanship Award – Tony Pocklington
Larry Gadsby – Most Improved Award – Tim Brown
Nick Scandone – Spirit Award – Pauline Dowell
Robie Pierce and Gene Hinkle – Seamanship Award – Sarah Everhart Skeels
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