Three Podium Spots, Three Different Flags at the EFG Winter Cup.

Miami is known as the gateway to Latin America. For Viper sailors, it may also be the jumping off point for points east. If you hailed from an island in the Atlantic Ocean, you probably did well at the 2015 EFG Winter Cup. Bermudians Somers Kempe, Butch Agnew and Adam Barboza never won a race and were over early in the penultimate race, but scored four seconds to edge Lawrence Crispin’s team from England by two points. Racing was extremely close, as third and fourth were only a single point out of second, with Ireland’s Anthony O’Leary beating Peter Bauer’s Wild Hogs team on a tiebreaker.
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SoCal Report
Submitted by Brad Milligan.

Mid-March saw 11 Vipers setting out from Coronado Yacht Club battling to do battle in the Helly Hansen San Diego NOOD Regatta. While we saw the AP flag on numerous occasions in order to let the wind fill in, once racing we had anywhere from 6-17 knots of breeze in typical warm southern California weather. Several delays due to the local Santa Ana wind pattern made racing difficult for all. Our typical sea breeze struggled to build most days until early afternoon and even then shifting 20-40 degrees during a race. Alex Steele on Last Call ran away with the win followed by Tom Blanton on Kimi in second and Chuck Tripp on Hot Mess in third.

Up next is Cal Yacht Club’s Cal Race Week in late May and the always well attended Long Beach Race Week at the end of June. Rumors continue to persist about a 24 hour team relay race at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, a first for the west coasters that could prove popular. Stay tuned.
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