August 12, 1999

Today we had a 90 minute postponement due to lack of wind, AND a Liquid Natural Gas tanker which closed the shipping channel heading out to the racecourse.

There were two match races within the sixth and final race of the series. Eric Doyle and Mark Reynolds raced for the top honors. Doyle had to beat Reynolds AND place 4th or better. The other match race was between Doug Schofield and John MacCausland for fourth place.

Finally about 1:00 the fog had lifted, and the breeze filled in from SSE enough for a race. The wind picked up steadily throughout the afternoon, and we ended with 10-12.

Eric Doyle with Tom Olson won their match race to finish second in the race, and win the Keane Inc Star North Americans.

Mark Reynolds with Rick Peters throw out their 7th place finish today to take second in the regatta. Peter Bromby and Lee White from Bermuda won the last race to finish third. Brothers Doug and Bob Schofield placed eighth in the final race winning their match race with John MacCausland with George Iverson. Paul Sustronk and Dag Nyhof from Canada sneaked in with a fourth in the final race to finish fifth overall.

Six great races. Great fun, food and comeraderie. Big thanks to Cottage Park Yacht Club, Dave O'Brien and the Regatta Committee, Race Committee, Judges, Support Boats, Bartenders, and everyone else for such a great regatta.

Stay tuned for more pictures on the website shortly. Check out the FINAL results.

1999 Star North Americans - Boston Harbor Star Fleet