Hunter's Moon Regatta
Edgewood Y.C., Cranston, RI
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000

The day  was beautiful and breezy, with light wind building to about 12 knots from the South.  We raced 5 races.  The first was in light airs and the second suffered an extremely rare general recall.  In the fifth, around the time of the tide change, there was a hot breath of wind and a sudden shift to the southwest, and back to the south.  We shifted the leeward mark in anticipation of the next shift, but on the beat to the finish the next shift went West enough to put all the boats on the right-hand side of the course on the layline and ahead of all those on the left.  With that we headed in for lunch.  Bill Brangiforte put in a fine performance, and Anne Bucella kept him very busy.  The results:

      Skipper         finishes        points      Sail no.      Home town

1.   Bill Brangiforte      1-2-2-1-1      5      61299      Weymouth MA

2.   Anne Bucella      2-1-1-2-3      6      77518      Quincy MA

3.   Jim Clinton      3-7-5-4-2      14      25061      Cohasset MA

4.   Rumsey Young      4-3-6-3-9      16      123      Barrington RI

5.   Gordon Geick      7-8-4-5-4      20      19775      Collinsville CT

6.   Michele Boulay      5-4-8-6-6      21      76690      Edgewood RI

7.   Joe Boulay      dnf-6-3-7-10      26      76373      Edgewood RI

8.   Walter Antoine      6-5-9-8-7      26      209

9.   Pete Beckwith      8-9-7-9-5      29      12417      Wayland MA

10. Roland Aubin      9-10-10-10-8      37

Photos by Theo Aschman:


Start of 5th race: Michele Boulay, unknown, Jim Clinton, Bill Brangiforte, Joe Boulay, Anne Bucella.


Close finish in the 3rd race: Pete Beckwith, Michele Boulay, Walter Antoine.


RC vessel during the second race with course board displayed.