Photos by Rick Bannerot © OntheFlyPhoto.net
Our friends at Stamford Yacht Club in Stamford, Connecticut hosted the 53rd Annual Regatta for the Dorade Trophy, a Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound big boat event, on Monday August 10.
The Stamford YC race committee, led by PRO Ray Redniss, was only able to run a single race in the very light breeze, but the young sailors on six boats (two J/109s, a J/111, a J/105, an X322 and a Figaro 2) didn’t seem to mind.
“Amazing watching these kids jockeying J/105s and J/109s in the pre-start and then having them all hit the start in a line in an orderly non-fiberglass-swapping way,” said photographer Rick Bannerot. “Their chute sets and takedowns were virtually immaculate, and I didn’t see a bad jibe under kite.”
Taking the bullet was Libertas, a J/111 representing Pequot Yacht Club in Southport, Connecticut. Complete results are posted at YachtScoring.com: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=13113
