Alter Cup 2018: Day 1
Photo by CeCe Stoldt – More pics by Nick Tomecek here. Day 1 report below sent by Bob Hodges. Results not available yet, check US Mulithull Championship official web for updates: ussailing.org/racing/championships/adult/multihullchamps/
2018 US SAILING Multihull Championship
Day 1 Wrap-up
The opening day of the 2018 US SAILING Multihull Championship hosted by the Fort Walton Yacht Club was blessed by the champagne sailing conditions of a 10-16 knots seabreeze on Choctawhatchee Bay. There were 41 competitors (33 singlehanded, 4 doublehanded) racing 14’ Weta trimarans with four races completed.
Racing was tight amongst the top five at the end of the day with only a 7 point spread between the first and fifth place boats. Mike Krantz from Flowery Branch, GA is in the lead with 4 points. He is followed by Dave Bernsten (San Francisco), Randy Smyth (Fort Walton Beach), and Bob Hodges (Covington, LA) with 7, 8, and 9 points respectively. Jonathan Weston (San Francisco) rounds out the top 5 with 11 points.
The forecast for Friday’s racing looks challenging. A cold front has passed the area and light northeast to east winds are forecast for most of the day so the light air specialists in the fleet are looking forward to challenging the front runners. A stronger easterly gradient is forecast for Saturday and that is forecast to veer to a stronger southeast gradient with rain on Sunday, the final day of racing.
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