Breakwater Yacht Club Hosts Final JY15 Fall Series Regatta of Season - 27 East

Breakwater Yacht Club Hosts Final JY15 Fall Series Regatta of Season

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A “picture perfect” start in the first race with Derrick Galen/Venetia Satow in the lead, followed by Bud Rogers/Jen Theiss, Joan Butler/Mary Ann Eddy, Julian Barrowcliffe/Helen Roussel and Sunday’s seven-race first-place winner Lee Oldak/Sarah Alford, far right. This remarkable team ranked number one overall in the fall series!  MICHAEL MELLA

A “picture perfect” start in the first race with Derrick Galen/Venetia Satow in the lead, followed by Bud Rogers/Jen Theiss, Joan Butler/Mary Ann Eddy, Julian Barrowcliffe/Helen Roussel and Sunday’s seven-race first-place winner Lee Oldak/Sarah Alford, far right. This remarkable team ranked number one overall in the fall series! MICHAEL MELLA

Skipper Lee Oldak and crew Sarah Alford out in front as the fleet beats toward the weather mark a minute after the gun. MICHAEL MELLA

Skipper Lee Oldak and crew Sarah Alford out in front as the fleet beats toward the weather mark a minute after the gun. MICHAEL MELLA

Past BYC commodore Bud Rogers with Jen Theiss “up front” keeping an eye on first place skipper Lee Oldak and skilled headsail trimmer Sarah Alford.  MICHAEL MELLA

Past BYC commodore Bud Rogers with Jen Theiss “up front” keeping an eye on first place skipper Lee Oldak and skilled headsail trimmer Sarah Alford. MICHAEL MELLA

No room for error with half-on burdened port tacks, as skippers spar with each other at a mark rounding.  MICHAEL MELLA

No room for error with half-on burdened port tacks, as skippers spar with each other at a mark rounding. MICHAEL MELLA

Another terrific start shows how closely these JY’s match up against each other. 
MICHAEL MELLA

Another terrific start shows how closely these JY’s match up against each other. MICHAEL MELLA

Sag Harbor custom dock builder Dave Whelan finds a fresh beam-reach breeze while Sinéad FitzGibbon, co-owner of Latitude PT across the street from the Breakwater Yacht Club, fine tunes her jib sheet. With two wins, they sailed away with second place overall Sunday.   MICHAEL MELLA

Sag Harbor custom dock builder Dave Whelan finds a fresh beam-reach breeze while Sinéad FitzGibbon, co-owner of Latitude PT across the street from the Breakwater Yacht Club, fine tunes her jib sheet. With two wins, they sailed away with second place overall Sunday. MICHAEL MELLA

Michael Mella on Oct 29, 2024
Sunday was the final JY15 Fall Series Regatta of the season at Breakwater Yacht Club. Seven races were sailed under perfect conditions: brilliant sunshine, with temperatures in the 50s and... more

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