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Sarasota sets sail with Labor Day Regatta

Sarasota Sailing Squadron host the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta


  • By Amanda Morales
  • | 5:35 p.m. September 5, 2015
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Participants waited along the shore of City Island Park in anticipation for the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta.

Then they waited a little longer due to a lack of breeze that delayed the start of the regatta for a couple of hours. By 2 p.m. the wind filled sails and more than 200 boats were launched into Sarasota Bay prepared to take on one of the five courses for the event. Day 1 of races concluded with a barbecue for participants and their families. 

Results

Optimist Green (44 boats)
1. 14294, Harrison Molesky, MRPF, 4-5-3-5- ; 17   
2. 18081, Eliahu Gavrielov, Natalie Gavrielov, Eliahu Gavrielov, 1-3-16-2- ; 22   
3. 5699, Alex Liebel, Sarasota Youth Sailing, 8-14-6-1- ; 29T

Optimist RWB (66 boats)
1. 16897, Justin Callahan[Blue], BCRP, 2-1-1-2-1- ; 7   
2. 18295, Mateo Rodriguez[Red], CCSC, 5-9-5-1-3- ; 23   
3. 16898, Mitchell Callahan[Blue], NCSC, 3-4-2-11-4- ; 24

Club 420 (17 boats)
1. 1738, Bella Lemole/Skye Erhart, Sarasota Youth Sailing, 2-2-1-3- ; 8   
2. 7787, HOYT CORNS, VYBA, 3-1-3-6- ; 13   
3. 7785, Sam Meyer/Joseph Faul, VYBA, 1-4-4-5- ; 14T

Laser 4.7 (10 boats)
1. 186538, Laser, Matthew Magardino, NCSC, 3-1-1- ; 5   
2. 192542, Sydney Monahan, Edison Sailing Center, 1-6-4- ; 11T   
3. 206153, Hannah Sheppard, DIYC, 2-7-2- ; 11T

Laser Radial (18 boats)
1. 208578, Gage Wilson, LYC and ESC, 1-3-1-1- ; 6   
2. 204117, Gage Schoenherr, Sailfit/Clearwater Community Sailing Center, 2-2-6-5- ; 15   
3. 204421, Loiusa Nordstrom, SYS, 4-5-5-2- ; 16

Laser Full Rig (8 boats)
1. 194540, BH3, Buzzy Heausler, DIYC, 1-3-2-3-3- ; 12   
2. 142465, Philip Karcher, SSS, 2-1-4-1-5- ; 13   
3. 170673, James Liebl, Titusville, 4-5-1-4-1- ; 15

 

 

Natalie Gavrielov
Natalie Gavrielov
Evan Thomas and Matthew McGonigal
Evan Thomas and Matthew McGonigal
Sailboats scatter across Sarasota Bay for the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta.
Sailboats scatter across Sarasota Bay for the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta.
Coach Ian Simon with Christopher Stachewicz and Jackson Sterns.
Coach Ian Simon with Christopher Stachewicz and Jackson Sterns.
Kaitlyn Leibel, Cate Paxton and Laurel Tyson
Kaitlyn Leibel, Cate Paxton and Laurel Tyson
Matthew McGonigal and Ella Roulstone
Matthew McGonigal and Ella Roulstone
Maverick Putnam and his mother Heidi Putnam take a break in the shade.
Maverick Putnam and his mother Heidi Putnam take a break in the shade.
Skye Ehrhart sailed in his boat named
Skye Ehrhart sailed in his boat named "Trap Queen."
Brady Moyer, Adam Mendelblatt and Max Freund play along the shore while they wait for the go ahead to set sail.
Brady Moyer, Adam Mendelblatt and Max Freund play along the shore while they wait for the go ahead to set sail.
Callen Burnett takes a break to eat his lunch.
Callen Burnett takes a break to eat his lunch.
Sarasota City Mayor Willie Charles Shaw welcomes sailors and families to the longest consecutive running sporting event in town.
Sarasota City Mayor Willie Charles Shaw welcomes sailors and families to the longest consecutive running sporting event in town.
Callen Burnett
Callen Burnett
Grady Murphy
Grady Murphy
Lily Herndon waits for the race to start. Labor Day Regatta
Lily Herndon waits for the race to start. Labor Day Regatta
Maxwell Freeman
Maxwell Freeman
Maxwell Freeman sets sail.
Maxwell Freeman sets sail.
Michael Childers has some repairs on his boat just before the race starts.
Michael Childers has some repairs on his boat just before the race starts.
Noah Wilmot
Noah Wilmot
Noah Wilmot
Noah Wilmot
Skye Van Gennip
Skye Van Gennip

 

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