The 54th (2005) Annual

Race Results
Skipper	Age	Address	Yacht Name	Owner	Boat Type	Start	Finish	Elapsed
Llewellyn Bigelow	69	Orland, ME	Alamar	Same	45' Schooner	13:00	16:14:39	3:14:39
Al Andrews	68	Searsport, ME	Full Quiver	Same	Cape Dory 27	13:33	16:37:13	3:04:13
John Gardner	76	Orland, ME	Falcon	Bob Scott	NY 32	14:06	16:42:30	2:36:30
Jack Curtin	72	Castine, ME	Dovekie	Gil Tenney	Dble. Ended ketch	13:45	16:54:39	3:09:39
Arthur Layton	69	Castine, ME	Gentian	Debbie Rogers	NY 32	14:06	16:56:38	2:50:38
Bill Abbott	83	Belfast, ME	Applause	Jonathan Clapp	Freedom 38	13:58	17:00:26	3:02:26
Richard Dudman	87	Ellsworth, ME	Freedom	Earl M. Collier, Jr.	R. Stanley	13:37	17:01:28	3:24:28
William Miller	75	Harborside, ME	Phalarope	Ann Ashton	Concordia 39	13:53	17:05:55	3:12:55
Dick Starke	77	Castine, ME	Absinthe	Alex Kuli	A & R 40	13:55	17:07:10	3:12:10
Philip Crowley	79	Amity, MA	Puritan	MMA	Schooner	13:29	17:09:23	3:40:23
John C. Parish, Jr.	68	Castine, ME	Mermaid	Brooke. S. Parish	P. Luke 46' ketch	13:58	17:10:16	3:12:16
Judith Chiara	.	Camden, ME	Susanna	Same	D'este 47 Yawl	14:05	17:10:25	3:05:25
Ed Brown	75	Castine, ME	Hot Numbers	Alan Joseph	Taylor 42	14:18	17:12:20	2:54:20
Larry Mutty	71	Castine, ME	Flicker	Same	Bristol 32	13:39	17:14:00	3:35:00
Rolph Hansen	73	Sedgewick, ME	Adventure	Marshall Cary	Sabre 30	13:58	17:15:25	3:17:25
Dudley Fort	69	Islesboro, ME	Sazerac	Roger Lee	W. Morse 35	13:36	17:16:17	3:40:17
Lloyd Burke Billings	69	Penobscot, ME	Tetra	Bruce/Linda Leighton	Pearson 35	13:53	17:16:55	3:23:55
Capt. C.W.Spear	87	Phippsburg, ME	Golden Fleece	Robert Spear	P. Luke 37	13:55	17:17:57	3:22:57
Richard Fenton	73	Castine, ME	Moxie	Same	Landing School 26	13:41	17:21:24	3:40:24
Peter Haddock	65	Searsport, ME	Apogee	Mike Giles	Ohlson 38	14:01	17:21:26	3:20:26
Marco Chiara	66	Stafford, CT	J'ai Tu	Same	J-35	14:17	17:35:22	3:18:22
John C. VanPelt	69	Ellsworth, ME	Aunt Rose	Same	C & C 33	14:06	17:50:50	3:44:50
Richard S. Libby	78	Bar Harbor, ME	Cat's Paw	Butch Minson	Lindenberg 28	14:14	17:51:06	3:37:06
Merrill Bradford	87	Bangor, ME	Pi Mut IV	John Bradford	J-35	14:17	17:52:30	3:35:30
Frank Pedersen	71	Brooklin, ME	WindSprite	Same	Pendersen 26	14:08	17:52:31	3:44:31
Adm. Edward Rogers	87	Orland, ME	Morning Star	MMA	Petersen 34	14:14	17:56:36	3:42:36
Doug Benjamin	68	Castine, ME	Ben Jammin	.	.	14:01	18:05:26	4:04:26
Henry James Vickers	65	Surry, ME	Orion	Jamie Vickers	Pearson 34	14:08	18:06:19	3:58:19
Donald S. Pierce, MD	75	Castine, ME	Hilaritas	Donald & Janet Peirce	S & S 37	13:57	18:11:34	4:14:34
Richard Stover	71	Richmond, MA	Puffin II	Same	Pearson 30	14:02	18:16:41	4:14:41
Jack Waterbury	75	Vinalhaven, ME	Persistence	John Zoller	Gozzard 36	14:01	18:22:38	4:21:38
John Blatchford	75	Orrington, ME	Navigatrix	Christy Coombs	P.Luke Yawl	13:47	DNF	.
Robert Cassatt	76	Brooksville, ME	Querencia	Same	Trintella 47	14:12	DNF	.
Charles Courant	72	Belfast, ME	Alibi	Paul Gaudet	Pearson 30	14:02	DNF	.
Charlie Fahey	75	Bass Harbor, ME	Gold Rush	Dick Wiken	Santana 35	14:13	DNF	.
Bill Gallagher	69	Bangor, ME	Mumkin	Same	Endeavour 35	14:12	DNF	.
David Hoy	78	Camden, ME	Wyanoke	Same	Catalina 27	13:54	DNF	.
Harold Shaw	67	Penobscot, ME	Fortitude	Ken Hollowell	Ryder 39	14:06	DNF	.
Henry Erhard	81	Castine, ME	Hibou	Mike Erhard	Kenner 28	DNS	.	.
Norman Farrar	65	Theodore, AL	Black Bear	Gary Cran	Tartan 35	DNS	.	.
Ned Felton	70	Stonington, ME	Osprey	Same	Bristol 32	DNS	.	.
Brian Smullen	69	Camden, ME	Cuilaun	Same	McGruer 55	13:57	DNF	.
Ed Williams	65	Northport, ME	Secret Water	Arthur Hall	Allied Boat 35	13:48	DNF	.

54rd Maine Retired Skippers Race -- Aug. 20, 2000

Race Committee Report:

The race began at 1:00 PM as scheduled.  The wind was 11 to 14 kts. SE.  We hoisted the Alpha flag hoist for Course A and yellow scratch sheet wind speed 12 kts.  One boat started early, the other 37 boats started on time.

During the race, the wind at the committee boat gradually died and was calm for about 15 minutes before building again to 12 kts. and diminishing to 5 kts.

At the first mark off Turtle Head, the wind died quickly allowing Alamar to stretch the 29 minute head start her rating gave her and causing more than 10 boats to be stuck fighting current and unable to round for about half an hour until a very light wind filled in.  During this calm time 7 boats withdrew from the race.  The early starting boats sailed south to the 10 knot breeze that blew during the entire race at the second mark ending any chance for the last group of boats to move up in their finishing position.

As the lead boat approached the third mark (bell CH), there was insufficient time remaining to finish the course (considering the light wind at the mark off Turtle Head) before the time limit expired.  The Sierra flag was hoisted and the course shortened to 3 legs finishing at bell CH.  The first boat finished at 4:14 PM and the last boat finished at 6:22 PM.

The race format (a pursuit race with one large class) can not provide a fair race when wind conditions vary to this extreme.  The range of ratings results in the difference in starting times of approximately one third of the maximum time allowed for the race.  Tremendous differences in wind conditions will occur during that time.  In this race I added the elapsed time for the first 5 boats to start (slowest rated boats) and compared it to the last 5 boats to start (fastest rated boats).  The time was virtually the same indicating the difference in the wind conditions completely negated the difference in the speed of the boats.

I will analyze the data from this race (and fleet) during the next few weeks and send you recommended changes.

Committee Boat crew members Rita Poirier, Amy Moore, Leslie Stergeonberger (not sure of the spelling), Mickey Gast, Dick Gibson, Jon Johansen, and Derek Chase were excellent and I would be glad to serve with any of them again.