The Duel: 109 vs 111!(King Harbor, CA)- The spring kick-off for racing in King Harbor took place over a nice weekend for sailing off Los Angeles. Respectable conditions, sun, wind and warm weather, were the rule for the happy-go-lucky fleet of thirty-three boats spread across two PHRF fleets and four one-design classes. The King Harbor YC PRO Bill Stump managed to fire off four races over the weekend.
In PHRF A class, the J/111 JATO sailed by the team of Bill Webster and Mike Moorhead from host KHYC lost their duel to Alice Leahey’s J/109 GRACE O’MALLEY from California YC. It was literally a game of “seconds” in every race that separated these two boats on handicap time. A botched tack here, a slow takedown there, a wrap in the chute after a gybe were all part of the ingredients that unwound good intentions by their crews. Nevertheless, all put in their best efforts and in then end Alice’s GRACE O’MALLEY crew took third in class, beating their classmate JATO by just three points. Apparently, Alice was quite happy to add another “pickle dish” to her trophy shelf! For more King Harbor Race Week sailing information
