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Mercury Class Yacht Racing Association

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Last weekend a lucky few got to sail in beautiful sailing weather conditions in "Hurricane Gulch" out of San Pedro. Cabrillio Beach YC hosted the regatta  and were, as always welcoming.

Their race committee worked really hard to move marks and line between races. All of which shows why the Mercury fleet will be lucky to have the CBYC hosting the 2020 Nationals this coming August. From the feedback from Dave Bacci, "the course was pretty even.  12-14 knots and shifty on Saturday. 
10-12 knots and maybe a bit less Sunday. Shifty. Both sides worked. Even the middle sometimes! The racing was close enough that multiple  boats were overlapped at finish. 
Dave West and Chris Krugar, doing well during most of the racing, almost clinched the regatta, but had to go back and retrieve a misbehaving whisker pole. The Cal 20's shared the course meaning it was a be ready for anything goes day.

More pics click here!

Pos Sail   Boat   Skipper Yacht Club  1   2   3   4   5  Total Pos
1   570   Carbon Offset   Chris Raab Kenny Dair    CBYC   [2]   2   1   1   1   5   1  
2   429   Space Invader   David West    RYC   1   1   3   2   [9]   7   2  
3   543   Fast Break   Randy Smith    SFYC   4   3   [5]   4   5   16   3  
4   475   "Q"   W. Greg Clark    CBYC   [7]   7   2   5   4   18   4  
5   548   Marauder   David Bacci    Richmond Yacht Club   5   [9]   8   3   3   19   5  
6   466   Bushwhacker   Donald Whelan    San Diego YC   3   4   [7]   7   6   20   6  
7   569   Italian Stallion   Christopher Lanzafame    HLBC   [9]   5   9   6   2   22   7  
8   542   Ol' Skool   Eric Conn    Alamitos Bay Yacht Club   6   [10]   4   9   8   27T   8  
9   572   PAW   Park Densmore    Sloop Tavern Yacht Club   [8]   6   6   8   7   27T   9  
10   467   Mystery   Brad Bergeron    SlBYC   10   8   [13/DNF]   13/DNS   13/DNS   44   10  
11   508   AXON   Doug Baird    HLBC   [13/DNS]   13/DNS   13/DNS   13/DNS   13/DNS   52T   11  
11   468   Miss Behavin'   Thomas Priest    TPYC   [13/DNS]   13/DNS   13/DNS   13/DNS   13/DNS   52T   11 
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