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he 2nd Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta at River Dunes on June 8-10 helped to raise $106,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of North Carolina. About three dozen boats competed in the three sailboat races on Saturday and Sunday.(Click here for photos from the Sunday race and results.) Even more people turned out — 300 tickets were sold — for the Shoreside Celebration of dinner, dance and silent and live auctions on Saturday night.

The top fundraisers among the boats competing at the Leukemia Cup Regatta. From left, Will Scott, 3rd place, Steve Ura, 2nd place, and David White, 1st place. At right is JC Cappelmann, Director of Operations at River Dunes.

Cherith Hunter Robison of the LLS lays much of the credit for the weekend’s success goes to Jean White, the Fundraising Chair. The Oriental resident “played a pivotal role” in getting sponsorships and organizing the auctions and, Robison says,“gave her time, talent, and energy above and beyond” to raise the $106,000.

Saturday night dancing at the Shoreside Celebration.

The money raised goes toward the LLS work “to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.”

The crew of Godspeed, which was first in the Jib and Main Division. From left, Charlie Garrett, Cheryl McFadden, Mike Anderson and Ned Albee. There were about three dozen boats competing in 6 divisions. (For the rest of the first place finishers, see the next page.)

Jean and David White of Oriental, flanked by Cherith Hunter Robison and Tiffany Alexander of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of NC. The weekend event at River Dunes raised $106,000. Jean White was the Fundraising Chair for the weekend. Her husband David raised the most money in pledges among the competing boats in the regatta.

The funds raised this year represented a 25% increase over what the event raised in its inaugural year in 2011. A date has not yet been set for the Third Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta at River Dunes, but the LLS says it will very likely have one there again in 2013.

Millie Lero had her eye on the tunic and earrings that were donated to the auction by Marsha’s Cottage. (She would have the winning bid.)

More photos from the part of the Leukemia Cup Regatta that took place on land at River Dunes and Grace Harbor…on the following pages.

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Sunday Afternoon Awards Ceremony

After the third race which took place Sunday, the sailors awaited the results of both the sailing and the fundraising.

Ron Medlin and his crew on Bash won top honors in Spinnaker Class B.

Dan Allen of Halcyon, first across the finish line and tops in the Cruising Class A.

Bob Luhrs and his crew on Cielo took first place in Cruising Class B.

Will Scott and crew on Mirvana Dawn, a Gemini catamaran which won the two boat race in the Multihull division. Will also placed third for most pledges raised by the competing boats.

Competing spouses. Tinka and Bill Talbert took part in the race, but on different boats. The boat Bill was on, No Quarter, came in 3rd. Tinka, on Squirrels on the Highway, came in 4th in that same division, Spinnaker B.

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Shoreside Celebration Saturday Night

One of the silent auction tables inside the River Dunes Harbor Club.

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At the silent auction, this table included a painting by Jenny Boudreault which incited a small bidding war.

At another auction table, Wendy Osserman bids for a mirror.

Liz Lathrop at the silent auction.

Clothing and Nicholas Sparks’ books were up for bid.

Leslie Allen counts down the seconds before the silent auction closes.

Winning bid for the Jenny Boudreault painting was placed by Roger and Elizabeth Cordes.

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Taking a break from the action on the porch overlooking River Dunes’ Grace Harbor. Ken Small, at left, spent Saturday and Sunday running the committee boat.

Not all of the auctioning was silent. River Dunes Director of Operations, JC Cappelmann led the attendees in a live auction.

Jean White, who organized much of the auctions, worked to keep tabs on the bids.

In the dinner line, Cecily Dillard of Charlotte and Judy LeGrand of Raleigh.

The crew of Water Phantom, ashore.

Alize Proisy and Rick Scott, who were recently engaged. They were crew on board Bash for the weekend.

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Ken and Carol Small.

Jayne Stasser and John Bloom.

Ben and Jenny Hollowell.

Lee Duer coaxes her husband Ed on to the dance floor. (She succeeded.).

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David White adjusts some of the 19 pennants that flew from his boat. Each represented a friend who had a blood cancer.

Posted Tuesday June 19, 2012 by Melinda Penkava