Seabrook, TX: Lakewood Yacht Club hosted the Bay Cup II Regatta Sat., Aug. 3, 2019.
Lack of wind made for challenging morning conditions, but racers took advantage of the afternoon sea breeze to complete part two of the Bay Cup series.
Top finishers are as follows:
PHRF Spin (Non-Sprit)
1st Place /
Danelaw
/ Roy Olsen / LYC
2nd Place /
Firewater
/ Walter Horton / LYC
3rd Place /
Sodalis III
/ Jim Demarest / LYC
PHRF Spin (Sprit)
1st Place /
Second Wind
/ Chris Waters / GBCA
2nd Place /
Second Star
/ J.D. Hill /
3rd Place /
Pesto
/ John Barnett / LYC
PHRF Non-Spin
1st Place /
Sweet Peril
/ Thomas Reiser / LYC
2nd Place /
Big D
/ Jim Foster / GBCA
3rd Place /
Nemesis
/ Tim Vogelsang / LYC
Cruising Non-Spin Classic Canvas
1st Place /
Leopard
/ Bob Hunkins / LYC
2nd Place /
Bad Girl
/ Scott Lacy / GBCA
3rd Place /
Seahorse
/ Michael Clark
Bay Cup II is the second in the two-race series, the first of which is sailed in the spring. Overall trophies for the Bay Cup series were given out at the post-race party Saturday evening at LYC.
2019 Bay Cup Series winners are:
PHRF Spin (Non-Sprit)
Sodalis III
/ Jim Demarest / LYC
PHRF Spin (Sprit)
Second Wind
/ Chris Waters / GBCA
PHRF Non-Spin
Sweet Peril
/ Thomas Reiser / LYC
Cruising Classic Canvas
Seahorse
/ Michael Clark
The
LC Roots band
entertained racers, members and guests at Saturday night's celebratory dinner and awards party at the Club.
The sponsors making the 2019 series a success were City of Seabrook, Faron Daigle, REALTOR, Little Yacht Sales, Texas Coast Yachts, Davis Marine Electronics, Sea Lake Yacht Sales, Pelican Insurance, Kevin Severance Insurance, True North Marine, Blackburn Marine, Upstream Brokers, Southwest Distilleries, Bay Area Houston Magazine, KO Sailing and Hayes Rigging.
Bay Cup proceeds benefit Bay Access, a non-profit charitable organization fostering amateur racing and sailing on Galveston Bay.
Contact LYC at 281-474-2511 for information about any of our upcoming regattas, which include the DF95 Radio Controlled Championship Regatta, the 33rd Annual Harvest Moon Regatta and the 10th Annual J/Fest Southwest Regatta.