Catfish Classic Regatta
West Haven, Connecticut
August 6, 1994
The third annual Savin
Rock Festival Regatta, renamed the Catfish Classic, was held in perfect weather
this year off the town beach of West Haven, Connecticut. Last year’s regatta
was a two-day, three-regatta affair with over 30 boats participating, but this
year was a 12-boat, one-day regatta due to organizing difficulties.
Nevertheless, the sailing was great and the competition keen, with first place
was being traded back and forth during repeated tacking duels between the
leaders, and several surprise wind shifts capsizing half the fleet and launching
others to the front.
Gordy
Geick did the race committee work, running six very good races despite a
shortage of equipment. Ribbons were awarded to the top three finishers. This
regatta is conveniently located within 2 hours of Long Island’s Great South
Bay, North Jersey, and Barrington, RI, and we hope to see more boats from those
locations here next year!
1.
52943 Malcolm Dickinson
1 5
1 3
3 1
13.25
Pelham, NY
2.
43916 Derek Jackson
2
1 2
5 1
5
15.5
Mountain Lakes, NJ
3.
37523 Larry Cochran
3
2 4
2 2
7
20
Manchester, CT
4.
61430 George Jackson
4 6
7 1
4 2
23.75
Mountain Lakes, NJ
5.
59312 Denis Futterlieb
5 4
5 4
6 4
28
Meriden, CT
6.
27777 Paul Odegard
6
7 3
6 9
3
34
Vernon, CT
7.
60808 Ken Charles
7
3 8
7 8
6
39
Manchester, CT
8.
40643 Frank
Whitescarver 8
9 6
8 5
8
44
Kinnelon, NJ
9.
84535 Ed Guydan
10 8
9
10 7
DNF
57
New Milford, CT
10.
44373 Dick Curtiss
9 DNF
10 9
10 9
59
Alexandria, VA
11.
12480 Billy Shea
11
10
11
11
DNF
DNF
69
Fairfield, CT
12.
77094 Charlie McElhill
DNF
DNF
DNS
12
DNF
DNS
77
Shelton, CT