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COMET INTERNATIONAL TROPHY LIST |
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Comet
Class Championship Trophy
1st Overall
Brad Meade & Jean Cooper |
Dr.
Alan Brown Memorial Trophy
Best Score for Skipper under 21 years old Jeremiah Lyons |
C.
Lowndes Johnson
1st
in 1st race of Internationals
Rich & Michelle Grusko |
Jay Achenbach Trophy
2nd overall
Mark Hess |
Wilbur Hamilton-Haines Trophy
1st in last race of Internationals
Elliott Oldak & Barbara Best |
Herbert
L. Stone Trophy
First-time Participant with the best score
Greg Koski |
Eugene
Barilla Trophy
1st for the local fleet
Elliott Oldak & Barbara Best |
1st
Junior
Jeremiah Lyons and Vicky Mossbrook |
1st
Place each race
1. Rich and Michelle Grusko 2. Brad Meade 3. Brad Meade 4. Mark
Buruchian (Race protested and thrown out) 5. Elliott Oldak |
Perpetual
Overall
Brad
Meade |
1st thru
5th Overall
1. Brad Meade 2. Mark Hess 3. Dick Harmon
4. Elliott Oldak 5. Bob Griswold |
Pumpkin
Bowl Regatta (Saturday)
1. Brad Meade 2. Mark Hess
3. Dick Harmon |
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Fleet
#79 Willow Bank Yacht Club
Cazenovia, NY |
WBYC
Open, June 24-25, 2000, 11 boats participated |
Skipper/Crew |
Finishes |
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1. 4135 Bill Hoyer/Joan Hoyer
2. 3547 Brad Meade/Laurie Waters
3. 4047 Dick Tuttle/Jim Dodd
4. 3970 Bruce Campbell/Terry Campbell
5. 3407 Gene Barilla/Peter Bushnell |
1,
1
2, 2
3, 5
7, 3
5, 8 |
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This
was the 43rd consecutive year for this regatta. One of the highlights
of the 43rd WBYC Open was the dedication and awarding of a beautiful
new trophy for the overall series winner. Like the retired trophy
it replaced, the Braeloch Trophy was given by the Braeloch Inn,
Cazenovia, New York. It has been a tradition that each year the
owner and manager of the Braeloch Inn awards the Braeloch Trophy
to the series winner. In 1999, Grey Barr, the current owner and
manager of the Inn, noticed that the original trophy was in need
of repair. He offered to name and sponsor a beautiful new trophy
on behalf of the Braeloch. Fleet members are most grateful for the
support of the Braeloch Inn.
On the lake, strong winds forced cancellation
of Race 3 on Sunday. Order of finish was based on the two races
sailed on Saturday in variable westerlies of 5-10 mph.
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Transom
Regatta, September 16, 12 boats participated |
Skipper/Crew |
Finishes |
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1. 4135 Bill Hoyer/Joan Hoyer
2. 3547 Brad Meade/Tom Waters
3. 4102 Jim Walter/Natalie Ross
4. 3265 Mark Garriga/Dick Tuttle
5. 3407 Gene Barilla/Jon Kogut |
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3
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5 |
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winds and rain forced cancellation of two of the races. One race
was sailed in light building to moderate winds, just after the heavy
rains and just before the big winds arrived. Although this regatta
has developed a reputation for usually unpleasant weather, it also
has a reputation for being a great time capped by a delicious pasta
dinner prepared by the Fleet Captain, Gene Barilla. |
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Fleet
#130 Highland Lakes, NJ
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Memorial
Day Regatta:
1-D. & B. Witt 3990
2-K. & M. Buruchian 3983
3-A. Kratavil & L. Roberts 3999
4-R. & E. Rodger 4079
Spring
Series:
1- K. & M. Buruchian
2- D. & B. Witt
3- R. & E. Rodger
4- L. Roberts & Crews
Summer
and Overall Season Series:
1-K. Buruchian & M. Buruchian
2-D. Witt & B. Witt
3-C. Ross & D. Ross
Labor
Day Regatta:
1- K. Eckardt & D. Eckardt
2- K. Buruchian & M. Buruchian
3- D. Witt & B. Witt
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Junior Nationals Championship |
2000
Comet Junior Nationals Championship
by Mark Buruchian
The
Comet Class Jr. Championship Regatta was held again at Stone Harbor,
NJ on August 17th - 18th. A total of nine boats competed in a
six race series in varying wind and weather conditions. It was
exciting to see a team from Bermuda compete, confirming the International
status of the Comet Class. All in all, the regatta was superbly
run and provided a competitive venue for a championship regatta.
Bill Young of Stone Harbor and his crew Vicki Mossbrook repeated
as Jr. National Champions in a very hard fought dual with Kevin
King and Beth Hendee of Ocean Gate Yacht Club. The Championship
wasn't decided until the last leg of the last race. Bart Nicholson,
also of Stone Harbor, proved to be the spoiler as his finishes
on the second day provided Bill the cushion needed to win the
regatta. Bart's finishes also proved good enough to edge out Kevin
Buruchian of Highland Lakes by one point for third place overall.
The Bermudan team of Maxwell Curtis and Stefan Furbert rounded
out the top five.
While the regatta was extremely competitive, a high level of sportsmanship
was also evident. One of the competitors gave up their boat to
her brother as he had broken his mast between races. In turn the
sailors with the broken mast lent their rudder to the Bermudans
who had to drop out of the prior race due to rudder problems.
Standings
and finishes were as follows:
| #4106
Bill Young |
Vicki
Mossbrook |
Stone
Harbor, NJ |
2,2,1,4,1,1 |
| #4096
Kevin King |
Beth
Hendee |
Ocean
Gate YC |
1,1,3,1,3,2 |
| #4046
Bart Nicholson |
Sarah
Van Horn |
Stone
Harbor, NJ |
7,8,4,2,2,3 |
| #3983
Kevin Buruchian |
Dan
Smit |
Highland
Lakes, NJ |
3,4,5,3,4,5 |
| #4095
Maxwell Curtis |
Stefan
Furbert |
Bermuda |
6,6,2,5,DNF,4 |
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