1998

Mollicone / Tow-Yick Win the 1998 JY15 New England Championships

The two day regatta saw conditions, atypical of the area. On Saturday, three races were sailed in shifty Northeast winds which ranged from 3 to 10 knots. After three general recalls in the first race, everyone settled down and we got 3 races off without a hitch. Reading the shifts and keeping a cool head through the lulls seemed to be the keys to success. On Saturday night, everyone enjoyed a wonderful buffet including Chicken and steak barbeque, crab rangoon, salads, dessert and plenty of beverages. (It is rumored that some even attended a late nite "Margarita" party but that has not been confirmed). After dinner awards were distrubuted to the top 5 finishers along with other prizes for furthest driven (Toledo, OH), oldest and youngest skippers, etc. The big event of the night, however, was the raffle for the $400 Tacktick digital compass and starting timer. Only participants who registered early were eligible and the prize was taken by Peter Fenoe of Pawling, NY.

Sunday started as another beautifully sunny, but windless day and many were skeptical as the race committee sounded the cannon for a harbor start. Chase boats, towed the fleet of 35 boats to the starting area and just as they arrived, the wind began to fill in. With steadily building breeze all day, we completed an additional 4 races - which allowed all competitors a throw out. Mollicone and Tow-Yick sewed up the championship with with a sixth, a first and two seconds.

We’d like to thank the EGYC staff and its officers for their tremendous support of this prestigious event. In addition, we offer special thanks to the EGYC race committee including Camille & Charlie Schifino, Jeff Gooding, Peter Savickas, Peter Yost, Paul & Jen Toole, Dave Darlington and Matt McClatchy for their outstanding job.

In addition we’d like to thank this years sponsors: TackTick, West Marine, Thorpes Wine & Spirits, Posey Yacht Design, Dimension Polyant, Green Tea Restaurant, NicheNET Inc., Intap, Nantucket Gold, Harken, International Sailing Products, Fuji and North Sails.