2017 Modern Marblehead Racing
12/03/2017
M Season Championship Results: by Standley Goodwin
Nine skippers participated in M Class club racing this year. Ten races were sailed and five skippers participated in the six required to be scored in the M Season's Championship. The best six finishes were scored for each skipper. Tom Hayden participated in five races and just missed being scored.
1. Stan Goodwin 6
2. Biff Martin 15
3. Rick Gates 19
4. J. Woods 21
5. W. Davis 30
10/15/2017
M Race #10 10/15/2017 by Standley Goodwin
Four skippers appeared to sail in in M Race # 10. The breeze was a reasonably good Southwester. Twelve short races were sailed in the small sailing area available because of the low water.
Results
1. Stan Goodwin 13 (11)
2. Rick Gates 29 (1)
3. Jack Woods 34
4. Bill Davis 49
10/02/2017
M Race #9 10/01/2017 by Standley Goodwin
Five skippers showed up to sail in M Class Race #9. It was sailed in a light easterly with major shifts. Eight races were sailed.
Results
1. Stan Goodwin 14
2, Tom Hayden 18
3. Biff Martin 20
4. Bill Davis 33
5. Rick Gates 35
09/17/2017
M Class Chandler Hovey Cup 09/17/2017 by Standley Goodwin
Six skippers showed up for the M Class Chandler Hovey Cup. Although the water was low, a course was set that worked out well. There was only one grounding during racing and that occurred in an area that was well marked. Skippers had been warned to stay out of that area.
The day was foggy with a light easterly that later on became very shifty. Seven Races were sailed.
Results
1. Stan Goodwin 9 (5)
2. Biff Martin 13 (2)
3. Rick Gates 25 The tie breaker was one second.
4.Tom Hayden 25
5.Jack Woods 34
6. Bill Davis 41
09/11/2107
A joint M Class and American Marblehead Class race was held on Saturday September 9 at 1pm. Four skippers showed up to sail in a light and steady (for Marblehead) easterly. Eleven races were sailed with one throwout because of low water. The following scores are for the best ten races.
Results
1. Stan Goodwin 12 (8)
2. Tom Hayden 17 (3)
3. Rick Gates 31
4. Jack Woods 37
Standley Goodwin
Rick Gates' Bone in hot pursuit of Tom Hayden's Assasin
Stan Goodwin's Pinter 2.5
Photos by Jack Woods
07/04/2017
Five skippers showed up to compete for the Firecracker Cup on July 4. The wind was light and variable. Ten races were sailed and there was one throwout for weeds. As a result nine races were scored.
Results
1. Stan Goodwin 13 (6)
2 Biff Martin 20 (2)
3. John Skerry 25 (1)
4. Jack Woods 33
5. Rick Gates 35 (1)
The next M Championship Race was scheduled for Sunday July 16. That date has been reassigned to the Vintage M Championship As a result it will have to be rescheduled. The only open dates available are on Saturday afternoon. I was looking at a date in mid August.
If anyone objects to sailing on a Saturday afternoon, please let me know.
06/04/2017
Roy Clough Cup Results
Five skippers showed up for the Roy Clough Cup and sailed 12 races. The wind was light and shifty out of the East. Biff and Stan had a tight contest for first. At 10 races they were two points apart. In the end Stan came out first after the 12th race.
Results
1. Stan Goodwin 19 (7)
2. Biff Martin 25 (4)
3. Jack Woods 30 (1)
4. Rick Gates 45
5. Bill Davis 53
05/07/2017
Five skippers showed up to sail in the Dexter Goodwin Cup. Ten races were sailed in a fresh Southerly breeze. Eddie Wolf showed the way with eight firsts and two seconds. Tom Hayden was in contention for second when he had to drop out of the last three races due to battery problems.
Results
1. Eddie Wolf 12 (8)
2. Stan Goodwin 26 (1)
3. Jack Woods 31 (1)
4. Tom Hayden 37
5. Bill Davis 51
04/16/2017
Eight skippers showed up to sail the Duncan Dana Cup. Nine races were sailed in strong and puffy Southwest conditions.
Five were left for the start of the ninth race. One throw-out was allowed because of an algae condition.
In the end Eddie Wolfe and Stan Goodwin were tied. Since Eddie won four races versus Stan's three, he won.
There were two of the eight boats who sailed whose dues were unpaid. Their scores have been removed from results
and adjustments made to final results.
Adjusted scoring is as follows:
Eddie Wolfe 16 pts 1st (won tie breaker countback)
Standley Goodwin 16 pts 2nd
Biff Martin 23 pts 3rd
John Skerry 43 pts 4th
Tom Hayden 52 pts 5th
Rick Gates 60 pts 6th
Next race for class is Sunday, May 7th Dexter Goodwin