Sailors converge for 3rd annual
Charlotte Harbor Regatta
Photo by Brian Gleason
Bill Kumm's Snafu served as principle race officer Roger Strube's signal boat for the multihull race circle during the 2012 Charlotte Harbor Regatta.
Photo by Brian Gleason
Competitors in the F18 class start a race Saturday during the 3rd annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta.
Photo by Brian Gleason
Clift McMahon's Elizabeth Fisher served as race officer Dennis Peck signal boat for the monohull race circle during the 2012 Charlotte Harbor Regatta.
Photo provided by Sue Killion
Sunfish class winner Jim Richter has an edge over Phil Mewhinney during Sunday's racing in the 2012 Charlotte Harbor Regatta.
Photo provided by Ron Norvelle
John Casey and Dalton Tebo Round the windward mark during Saturday's F18 class racing in the 3rd annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta.
Photo by Brian Gleason
At the start of a race on Saturday, the Hobie 16 fleet provided a rainbow of color and tight racing during the 3rd annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta. More than 100 sailors gathered for post-race socials on Friday and Saturday at regatta sponsor Fishermen's Village Resort & Marina.
Photo by Brian Gleason
Multihulls line the shore at Port Charlotte Beach Park prior to launching for the 3rd annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta. Charlotte County's Community Services Department co-sponsored the event for the third straight year. More than 50 Hobie 16s, Hobie Waves, F16, F18 and Weta trimarans competed in the regatta.
Photo provided by Lynne Matthews
Onshore volunteer coordinator Jack MacDonald guides a Flying Scot into the water at Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club on Saturday before the start of the 2012 Charlotte Harbor Regatta. The club's three-ton boat hoist has been a key factor in the growth of sailboat racing on Charlotte Harbor. It has been used for two Flying Scot Fleet 198 district regattas, all three Charlotte Harbor Regattas, the U.S. 2.4mR Class Association 2011 Pre-Worlds Regatta and the 2012 International Association for Disabled Sailing World Championships. Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club hosted two post-race socials during the 2012 CHR.
Photo by Brian Gleason
Mark Taylor and Nicky Holland pull away from Steve Shaw and Isao Toyama on a downwind leg of the 3rd annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta. Taylor and Holland won the Flying Scot class title over Shaw and Toyama.
More than 100 sailors, ranging from former America’s Cup challenger America3 navigator Annie Gardner to 11-year-old Cooper Leigh Whitten, competed in the 3rd annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta this past weekend, Feb. 2-5. With 64 boats racing in eight classes, the regatta attracted sailors from California to New Hampshire to Charlotte Harbor for four days of racing and camaraderie.
Gardner and crewmate Eric Witte went wire to wire to capture the F16 title, while John Casey and Dalton Tebo took the F18 victory and Wally Myers and Sally Hawthorne won the Hobie 16 class. John Sherry was the Hobie Wave class winner and in the Weta class, Dick Stephens won five times in 10 races to claim the title. Skip Mansfield and Jim Kniffen claimed the Precision 15 class victory. Mark Taylor and Nikki Holland earned top honors in the Flying Scot class as did Jim Richter in the Sunfish class.
