Jim
Gray of Oriental sailed to victory Saturday in the 17th annual
Whortonsville Yacht & Tractor Club
Summer
Solstice Sailebration aboard his Americat 30 catamaran "Detour". Charlie
Garrett placed second and Art Tierney took third place honors
in the 35 boat fleet.
Jim Gray was awarded the coveted "Whortonsville Cup" at
the awards ceremony following the event. While they made
a fuss about the Stanley Cup in Raleigh recently - it is lacking
a key feature the coveted Whortonsville Cup conveys to its
winner. The Whortonsville Cup is filled with cookies baked
by last year’s
champion. It
is also the only sailing cup trophy that, as Yacht & Tractor
Club Commodore Nick Santoro points out - "looks like a
cup".
Famous
cups compared
The America's Cup at left doesn't
even look like a cup...more like a fancy teapot.
The
Whortonsville Cup has a proper cup appearance.
The Stanley Cup at right does not include cookies.
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The first
three boats got a fitting trophy for their finish - Commodore
Nick presented them with a model John Deere tractor.
Second
place finisher Charlie Garrett proudly shows off
his John Deere tractor trophy.
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To
motivate us slow sailors to finish in the top 3
in future years, here is the John Deere tractor
trophy up close. Notice the #2 on the "bimini".
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They
really do have a tractor at the Whortonsville Yacht
& Tractor Club. WYTC Commodore Nick Santoro
demonstrates a bigger version of the models
given away as prizes.
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The ten
mile long race was held this past Saturday, June 24th, in
the lower Neuse River near Whortonsville. The first
Whortonsville race was in 1990, and though a growing
number of sailors have tried, no one has ever won this race
more than once – that record still stands. Winning
the race gets one honors, accolades, and the right to hold
the Whortonsville Cup for a year. But it also earns the winner
a note in the WYTC ratings book - and a tougher rating when
competing in future years.
The
back of the 2006 Whortonsville Yacht & Tractor
Club t-shirt. Nick says it represents all the points
of sail - which may be either:
Whortonsville
Yacht Tractor Club
or
West Yorth Teast Couth
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2006
Whortonsville Yacht & Tractor Club
Summer Solstice Sailebration Results
FINISH POSITION SKIPPER BOAT
1 Jim
Gray Americat
30
2 Charlie
Garrett O’Day 30
3 Art
Tierney Quixotic
4 R. Lampe Bristol35
5 Paul
Bogardus Catalina
27
6 Bill
Deighton Catalina
27
7 Ed
Lieberman Pearson
35
8 Joey
Darr Bermuda
40
9 Chuck
Slaughter Alerion
28 10 Kevin
Bryan Tartan
34
11 Keith
Payne Islander
36
12 Ned
Ferris Marshal
13 Wally
Chapin C & C
38
14 Gerry
Crowley Cheoy
Lee 41
15 Stephan
Ufer Sabre
30
16 Nick
Santoro Endeavour
32
17 Jim
Calavito Cape Dory
Typhoon
18 Paul
Truilzi O’Day
28
19 Ed
Bliss Sabre
36
20 Bruce
Brown Pearson
33
21 Eric
Lind Bristol
29.9
22 Bill
Arndt Sabre
36
23 Melydia
Edge Pacific
Seacraft 30
24 Wilma
Kennedy Elite
33
25 Brian
Brown Moore
24
26 Matt
Bannister Elliott
25
27 Andy
Anton Hunter
29
28 Earl
Evans Watkins
33
29 Doug
Mayle S2
26
30 John
Hinners Compac
16
DSQ John Day Hunter
30
DSQ D.
Simeon Morgan
22
DSQ Brent
Varner Grampion
34
DNS Lane
Kendall Catalina
30
DNS David
White Caliber
35
Saturday
delivered perfect sailing conditions. "Rira" shows
her classic lines under sail at left. |
Yawl
"Dawn Treader" beats to windward at left. Sabre
36 "Out Of The Blue" underway at right. |
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