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aturday morning was initially still and foggy. It had regatta organizers concerned about a light air day, but by race time the sun was out and the breeze had freshened. The 37 entrants in the 2009 Oriental Cup Regatta had perfect 10-15 mph winds around the course.

The fastest time of the day belonged to Henry Frazer sailing an Etchells 22. Frazer, with crew Mike Craig and Mike Anderson, finished the course in 01:14:52. The next fastest boat in the Spinnaker Class finished 6 minutes behind (corrected time).

Oriental Express, 1st place in Spinnaker Class.

Margaret Alexander and crew looking focused at the start

Spinnaker Class
1. Oriental Express, Henry Frazer
2. Orion, Margaret Alexander
3. Deuces Wild, Mark Weinheimer
4. Never Moore, Brian Moore
5. Win Ever, Bill Talbert
6. Suncatcher, Andrew Mylander

Out Of The Blue, 1st place in Non-spinnaker A

Water Phantom

Bill Arndt & Maggie’s Magic

Valkyrie off the wind

Non-spinnaker A
1. Out Of The Blue, Ed Bliss
2. Water Phantom, Charlie Nelson
3. Maggies Magic, Bill Arndt
4. Valkyrie, John Lindroth
5. Gypsy Soul, Jerry Dasson
6. Cour Volant, Edana Long
7. Cool Change, Charles Gordon & Sharon Stephen
8. Casa Blanca, Earle Barnard

The Non-Spinnaker B division on the upwind run. The boat at left, Migrant – went on to victory.

Migrant at the mark.

Girl Friend, just before the start

Ken Small’s “Miranda” (left) chases Leslie Evans and “Girl Friend”.

Roger Cordes and crew onboard “Pumpkin”. They may have come in 12th, but they will receive the award for most comfortable foredeck person.

Non-spinnaker B
1. Migrant, J. Robert Gunther
2. Girl Friend, Leslie Evans
3. Miranda, Ken Small
4. Quixotic, Art Tierney
5. Il Gatto, Joe Valinoti
6. Turn It Up, Grady Bowers
7. First Draft, Paul Bogardus
8. Spindrift, Charlie Garrett
9. Julie, Arch Altman
10. Spindrift, Bob Miller
11. Mintaka, Bill Michne
12. Pumpkin, Roger Cordes
13. Tidewater, David White
14. Dragon Fly, Lawrence Suvak

Runaway in the Cruising Class

Cruising Class
1. Laura, Skip Fenner
2. Runaway, Rick Gracely
3. Nordsee Schwalbe, Ed Mannion
4. La Coquette, Charles Letourneau
5. Leap Of Faith, Walter Lane
6. Caroline, Mark & Lynn Senior
7. Cat Tails, James Duggan

Thank you to Will Flannery of Offshore Rafting for providing the “press boat”. Will is great at getting photographers close to the action.

Posted Saturday September 19, 2009 by Keith N. Smith