This years (2nd Annual) Sunset Harbor Challenge saw some of the best conditions for lake sailing ever.  12 boats competed in the pursuit-start race from 5 different clubs: Ocala Sailing Club, Lake Eustis Sailing Club, Crescent City Yacht Club, Lake Monroe Sailing Association, and the Central Florida Yacht Club.  Steady northerly winds of 8 to 14 mph guaranteed a quick race on the 9.5 mile course and multihulls eventually leading the way home. Bob Cole won the event with a time of only 1 and 1/2 hours.  Just 6 minutes behind him Richard Kinnie on his A Cat also set a new record times for the race.  David Moorhouse in David Johnson racing in an MC Scow was 3rd overall and first planing boat.  Kyle Everly on his San Juan was the number 4 overall and represented the first of the displacement boats.  Competition was good and tight the whole day - Geoff Moehl (FS Feva) worked his early lead as the "rabbit" (highest rating in the fleet and therefore 1st-to-start) to stay up front until around the half-way mark and indeed, only around 20 minutes separated the majority of boats, while 2 boats of different classes with the same rating  (Mutineer - Davis and Harpoon - Sims) were separated by less than a second at the finish!  Although trophies were scheduled for Fat Daddy's, a biker run ended there are the same time - so REALLY special thanks to Lynn and Ed Sims for allowing the use of their porch for trophies and comraderie!  Thanks to all who attended and looking forward to next year!

 

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