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Sailing The three-day event includes: - Three days of racing - A Dinghy Poker Run - Virtual Auction - Daily, over- Firewater flew a pink spinnaker in honor of the American all, and perpetual Cancer Society. trophies - Beneteau First 36.7 Class - Junior Tera and 420 classes goods such as quilts and other home goods, themed gift baskets, a day at the Next up, the Dana West Yacht Club Del Mar race tracks, a Caribbean getwill be starting its Summer Beer Can Wet away in Antigua, and other vacation getWednesday’s series on June 15. away opportunities. For more information or to bid on the items, see http:// The virtual auction is still available, dwyc.org/. and items to bid on include handmade
Overall winners by race class are: Beneteau 36.7 (6 boats raced) - Rode Rage – Peter Cochran – Seal Beach Yacht Club PHRF A (3 boats raced) – Firewater – Rich Bennett – Lake Mission Viejo Yacht Club Non-Spin A (5 boats raced) – Tomol Bob Langan and Sue Greisbach – Dana West Yacht Club Non-Spin B (5 boats raced) – Tekeela Jock McGraw - Dana West Yacht Club
Katherine M. Clements photo
Katherine M. Clements photo
Firewater won the PHRF A class on day one of the regatta.
Jock McGraw,the skipper onboard Teekela, the smallest vessel in the fleet.
Tomol, a Catalina 385 skippered by Bob Langan and Sue Greisbach raised over $7,000.
Dana West Yacht Club Race Chair, Barry Clark raising flags to signal to the fleets that the race has begun.
Katherine M. Clements photo
Skippers were invited to enjoy breakfast at 9 a.m. at the Dana Point Yacht Club Saturday morning before participating in Saturday and Sunday’s races. PHRF and Crusier Classes raced in bouy and random leg races this weekend.
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once again. The Dana West Yacht Club hosted the 25th Annual Sailing for Life Charity Regatta June 3-5 to benefit the American Cancer Society. The Friday race started off the coast of Newport Beach, where three different races were launched at 1 p.m., 1:05 p.m., and 1:10 p.m. Fifteen teams raced throughout the entire weekend, raising between $11-$13,000 over the three-day event. One boat alone, named Tomol, a Catalina 385 skippered by Bob Langan and Sue Greisbach, raised $7,200. Tomol also held the title for most money raised in the 24th Annual Charity Regatta last spring. The DWYC believes that after all the donations are totaled between all activities, including the races and auction, they will have raised $55-60,000 for the American Cancer Society. The official amount raised will be announced on June 11. The race on Friday ended later in the
The full results have been posted to the DW YC website.
Teekela
Katherine M. Clements photo
DANA POINT— It’s that time of the year
day, off the coast of Dana Point, as racers passed by the tetrahedron, an orange flotation device used as a marker for the starting and finish line.
Katherine M. Clements photo
By: KATHERINE M. CLEMENTS
Image courtesy of Barry Clark
25th Annual Dana West Yacht Club Charity Regatta
Rode Rage
