November 5, 2024
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J-Class Hanuman – Photo © George Bekris

The Safe Harbor Race Week 2023 turned out to be a complete success for all. The skippers and crews enjoyed great sailing days and parties along with a spectacular Newport backdrop. There were 66 teams in 11 classes with two divisions for superyachts. This coupled with 3 parties at 2 locations provided all the racers with a fine long weekend of fun and spirited racing.

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In PHRF Performance Cruising A, winner Oakcliff Racing’s R/P 86 OC-86 had a great regatta.

K7 Swan 48 – Photo © George Bekris

The first day of racing saw wins for the Ted Fountaine Sloop Nakupenda and the Brooklin Boatyard 76 Zemphira, who went on to win their division overall in Class A and B.

There were a variety of conditions for the event from light airs to a touch of fog, but most of the event had fine weather with a fresh breeze.  

This being the third year for the event it is growing each year since inaugural edition in 2021, and the regatta is quickly becoming a highpoint of the sailing season in Newport.

IC37 Start – Photo © George Bekris

W-Class Wild Horses –

For more photos of the event by George Bekris see Safe Harbor Newport Race Weekend 2023 – Mstrsail (georgebekris.com)

2023 Safe Harbor Race Weekend
Results
Place, Yacht Name, Yacht Type, Owner/Skipper, City, State, Country, Results, Total Points
Narragansett Bay Course

IC37 (One Design – 8 Boats)
1. Defiant, IC37, Lance Fraser , Toronto, Ont, CAN, 4 – 2 – 3 – 2 ; 11
2. Kuai, IC37, Daniel Thielman / Ron Epstein , Tiburon, CA, USA, 2 – 3 – 1 – 6 ; 12
3. TBD, IC37, Tyler Sinks , San Diego, CA, USA, 3 – 4 – 2 – 5 ; 14
4. New York Yacht Club, IC37, Peter McClennen , Newport, RI, USA, 5 – 1 – 6 – 3 ; 15
5. New Wave, IC37, Steve Liebel , Tampa, FL, USA, 1 – 5 – 5 – 4 ; 15
6. Yonder, IC 37, douglas newhouse , Newport, RI, USA, 6 – 6 – 4 – 1 ; 17
7. Arethusa, IC37, Philip Lotz , Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA, 7 – 7 – 8 – 7 ; 29
8. Valkyrie, IC37, David Maguire , Dublin, Dublin, IRL, 9/DSQ – 8 – 7 – 8 ; 32

ORC A (ORC – 7 Boats)
1. ARMA, GP42, McCloskey, Roseberry, DuBois & Krow , Larchmont, NY, USA, 2 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 1 ; 7
2. Denali, JV 66, Michael D’Amelio , Boston, MA, USA, 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 ; 8
3. Rikki, R/P 42, Bruce Chafee , Boston, MA, USA, 4 – 6 – 4 – 3 – 3 ; 20
4. Settler, GP 42, Thomas Rich , Portsmouth, RI, USA, 5 – 4 – 3 – 4 – 4 ; 20
5. Pterodactyl, R/P 45, Scott Weisman , White Plains, NY, USA, 3 – 3 – 7 – 5 – 7 ; 25
6. Temptation – Oakcliff – Youth, Ker 50, Arthur Santry , Oyster Bay, NY, USA, 8/RET – 5 – 5 – 6 – 5 ; 29
7. Polaris, Sydney 47, Will Passano , Gibson Island, MD, USA, 6 – 7 – 6 – 7 – 6 ; 32

ORC B (ORC – 10 Boats)
1. PACIFIC YANKEE, Cape 31, Drew Freides , Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2 – 6 – 2.5 – 2 – 1 ; 13.5
2. Peacemaker, Ker 11.5, NEKA Sailing , Glen Cove, NY, USA, 1 – 7 – 6 – 1 – 4 ; 19
3. Apollo, J 121, Donald Nicholson , Weston, MA, USA, 4.5 – 2 – 4 – 10 – 3 ; 23.5
4. Das Blau Max, Farr 30, Mark Sertl , Rochester, NY, USA, 3 – 5 – 7 – 3 – 7 ; 25
5. Leading Edge, J 122, Tom Sutton , Houston, TX, USA, 4.5 – 1 – 8 – 6 – 6 ; 25.5
6. Tarahumara, J122, Jack Gregg , Jamestown, RI, USA, 6 – 3 – 1 – 8 – 8 ; 26
7. Entropy, Club Swan 42, Patricia Young , Jamestown, RI, USA, 8 – 4 – 2.5 – 7 – 5 ; 26.5
8. Oak Cliff Black, Farr 40, Alec Snyder , Newport, RI, USA, 7 – 9 – 5 – 4 – 2 ; 27
9. Eclipse, C&C41, Alexandra Booth , Newport, RI, USA, 9 – 8 – 9 – 5 – 10 ; 41
10. Bully Circus, Farr 30 Evo, Buster Pike , Newport, RI, USA, 10 – 10 – 10 – 9 – 9 ; 48

PHRF (Windward/Leeward) A (PHRF_ToT – 6 Boats)
1. Incognito, J 121, Joe Brito , Bristol, RI, USA, 1 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 3 ; 8
2. Salacia, J 120, Mark Nannini , Tiverton, RI, USA, 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 4 ; 14
3. Twist & Shout, C&C 30 One Design, Wesley Bright , Newport, RI, USA, 4 – 4 – 7/DNS – 2 – 1 ; 18
4. Katahdin 31, Mills, Trevor W. Nelson , Hingham, MA, USA, 2 – 5 – 3 – 6 – 2 ; 18
5. Moxiee, J 122, Daniel Heun , Franklin, MA, USA, 5 – 3 – 4 – 3 – 5 ; 20
6. The Cat Came Back, 1D35 Mod, Lincoln Mossop , Providence, RI, USA, 6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 6 ; 28

PHRF (Windward/Leeward) B (PHRF_ToT – 7 Boats)
1. Divided Sky, Summit 35, Vincent & Kristina McAteer , East Greenwich, RI, USA, 5 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 ; 9
2. Vento Solare, J 109, Bill Kneller , Newport, RI, USA, 4 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 2 ; 15
3. UPBEAT, J/99, Tommy Henshaw , Newport, RI, USA, 2 – 3 – 4 – 2 – 4 ; 15
4. URSA, J 109, Brooke Mastrorio , Newport, RI, USA, 6 – 4 – 2 – 7 – 3 ; 22
5. AVALON, Jeanneau Sunfast 3300, Glenn Walters , Newport, RI, USA, 1 – 5 – 5 – 5.5 – 6 ; 22.5
6. Serenity, Dufour 36 P, Curt Spalding , Cranston, RI, USA, 3 – 7 – 6 – 5.5 – 5 ; 26.5
7. COUCOU, Express 37, Eric Wolf , Bayville, NY, USA, 8/RET – 6 – 7 – 3 – 8/RET ; 32

PHRF (Windward/Leeward) C (PHRF_ToT – 6 Boats)
1. Memory, J 110, Kevin Dakan , Warwick, RI, USA, 3 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 ; 9
2. Mischief, Lyman-Morse 40, David Schwartz , Bristol, RI, USA, 4 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 6 ; 14
3. Blitz, J 105, Chris Tate , Apponaug, RI, USA, 2 – 3 – 3 – 4 – 3 ; 15
4. Hawk, Evelyn 32-2, Richard & Katie Barker , Newport, RI, USA, 6 – 4 – 4 – 5 – 2 ; 21
5. Dark ‘n Stormy, J 105, Joyce, Reservitz, and Wagner , Cataumet, MA, USA, 1 – 6 – 5 – 6 – 4 ; 22
6. Spirit, J 92s, EC Helme , Newport, RI, USA, 5 – 5 – 6 – 3 – 5 ; 24

PHRF (Performance Cruising Nav Courses) A (PHRF_ToT – 4 Boats)
1. PUGILIST, Marten 49, Dudley Johnson , Westerly, RI, USA, 2 – 1 – 1 ; 4
2. OC-86, RP 86, Oakcliff Sailing , Oyster Bay, NY, USA, 1 – 3 – 4 ; 8
3. IRIE 2, Kerr 55, Brian Cunha , Newport, RI, USA, 5/RET – 2 – 2 ; 9
4. Laura, Westerly Marine RP 60, Kip Curren , Newport, RI, USA, 3 – 4 – 3 ; 10

PHRF (Performance Cruising Nav Courses) B (PHRF_ToT – 5 Boats)
1. Digger, J 44, James Phyfe , Cranston, RI, USA, 1 – 1 – 1 ; 3
2. Carina, Custom 48′ sloop, Rives Potts , Essex, CT, USA, 2 – 2 – 2 ; 6
3. Just A Friend, C&C 30, Clayton Deutsch , Newport, RI, USA, 4 – 3 – 3 ; 10
4. K7, Swan 48, Jonathan Jarvis , Hartford, CT, USA, 3 – 5 – 5 ; 13
5. Odyssey, X50, David Brodsky , Portsmouth, RI, USA, 5 – 4 – 4 ; 13

PHRF Performance Cruising (Nav Courses) C (PHRF_ToT – 5 Boats)
1. Tacktile, Sabre 42 CB, Jeffrey Wilson , Fairfield, CT, USA, 2 – 4 – 1 ; 7
2. Serendipity 2, Freedom 30 SD, Gary Venable , Portsmouth, RI, USA, 4 – 1 – 2 ; 7
3. Spirit, Oyster 575, Cristian Pizarro , Road Town, Tortola, BVI, 1 – 3 – 6/RET ; 10
4. Bahay, Dufour 325 Grand Large, Eric and Alanna Schifrine Schultz , Portsmouth, RI, USA, 6/DNC – 2 – 3 ; 11
5. Anna, Eagle38, Joe Milyasevich , Jamestown, RI, USA, 3 – 5 – 6/DNC ; 14

Rhode Island Sound CourseSuperyacht Class A (One Design – 5 Boats)
1. Nakupenda, Ted Fountaine Sloop, CLIVE YOULTEN , middletown, RI, USA, 1 – 1 – 1 ; 3
2. Alice, Baltic 112, Oscar Jackson , Charleston, SC, USA, 4 – 3 – 2 ; 9
3. Hanuman, J Class , Michael Cate , West Palm Beach, FL, USA, 2 – 4 – 3 ; 9
4. Delta House, Hodgon , Greg Evans , West Palm Beach, FL, USA, 3 – 2 – 4 ; 9
5. Sunleigh, Jongert 107, Robert Flaxman , White Plains, NY, USA, 5 – 5 – 5 ; 15

Superyacht Class B (One Design – 4 Boats)
1. Zemphira, Brooklin Boatyard 76, Tenacious Holdings LLC. , Houston, TX, USA, 2 – 1 – 2 ; 5
2. MISS SHELL, Y7, Eric Leiner , Palm Beach, FL, USA, 1 – 2 – 3 ; 6
3. Sophie, Bruce King 91 custom, Hope Marine , Portsmouth, RI, USA, 3 – 3 – 1 ; 7
4. Wild Horses, W Class 76, Donald Tofias , Newport, MA, USA, 4 – 5/DNS – 4 ; 13

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