THE RACING ‘Amoriea's Schooner Cup thie page, eleckwiae trem top left: the winning erew of ‘Diigo It; onboard ‘Dirigo during the race; ‘Lively looking lively; al down on Curlew. ‘America's Schooner Cup “The conditions varied ulus, ereweel by three capable wor- For 27 years, schooners from up and from rail-down sailing ‘ewon that start but soon gave up the down the West’ Coast have been com- to ghosting calms,” said [i to Calyforruan, wines charged out of peting for the America's Schooner Cup Bob Harrisonof Curlew harbor under Fall sail at about 9.5 fon San Diego Bay. Hosted tis year on "an exciting combine bis. March 28 by Silver Gate YC. the race don that draws on all 'By the time we were rounding buoy Dbeneiits the Naw Marine Corps Relief one’s skis gut past Point Loma,” recounts Art ‘The class starts were rey from Dirigo H “it was blowing Society arranged in reverse 225 knots with a decent sea running Largest in the fleet handicap order, begin Derfeet for Dirigo Il, heavily busi fer at 142. LOA was the ning with the tall ships tisea. We had the rail down, with water State's offleal tall ship Bill of Rights and Call- sirting up through the gunwales and Californian, racing for Jornian crossing the say flying, making 11.5 knois steady" the first time and giving line with the smallest "We were flyinga large sall plan for dhe passengers a unique schconers In Class C. view of the comp: tion and the handling of an 18508-era Coast Guard revenue eutier- ‘The smallest, sailing in her 25th Schoener Cup, was the lovely 36-1108 Atkins design Maid of Kent. Poge 0b + lide SP «Kay 2015wo ~ eanditions,” said Pere Jones of Skookum 1, "AL Umnes the helmsman, having used ‘up all of the available rudder travel, was calling out to the main sheet trimmer. "You are steering the beat! We were sail- ing faster than we ever have. ‘Arare treat in Class A was the meet Ing ef 6¥0 100-year-old Crowninshield ‘schooners: Fame (1010) and Martha (1907). Fame had been beautifully re- stored in 2010 by Dennis Conner, and the Schooner Martha Foundation, Rob- ert darcy, and hall of Port Townsend recently reatored Martha to offshore ‘racing trim in preparation for the 2015 ‘Transpac. Given the large difference in waterline between the 29-ft LWL Fame ‘and 50-t LWL Martha, it was surprising to see them finish just @ few minutes apart on elapsed tine, The Class A schooners passed the leaders just outside Point Loma for the beat back into San Diego Bay. A cruel header around Ballast Point separated ‘the frst third of the fleet from the rest. fristrating the efforts of the tall ships Bil of Rights and Calforvian to finish at speed. Line honors went to Byron This page, clockwise trom top left: Calera’ struts her stuf ‘igo It and "Wtcherat' at te st a alhfenale crew saled the San Francisco-based Regulus ‘Shne Ox Inthe spray; lovely Martha. Chamberlain's Rose of Sharon. Winner loncorrected tne overall was the slippery Aden gaffer. Dirigo I. "The fact that the event drew Martha and Dirigo if from the Pacific Northwest Speaks highly to the status the race Is achieving,” said Harnson. "We have April 2, 2016, set aside in our calendars.” Jerry Newton & Paul Michell GROUP A — 1) Skookum Il, Crocker- eagnas T2 LOA, Perc Jenes; 2) Gunew, A- en 82, Bob Harrson; 3) Rese of Sharon, Bur (90251, Byron Chamoeain (Shoals) GROUP 8 — 1) Dirigo I, Alden 72, Arthur Lotrey, 2) Lively, Field 38, Nowpor See Base: 3) Witcherat, Rove 42, Brian Eichanloub.(4toats) GROUP C — 1) Maid of Ken, Akins 35, Lory Nowon;2) Serimehaw, French 32, Dennis Daoust: 3) Galfomnian, Smit 142, Martine Mr seum of San Diogo. (5 beats) OVERALL — 1) bitigo tt 2) Skookum 3) curew. Fall routs a minwamercapochoenercyp.com May 2018 « Let 3?» Page 01