Breakwater Yacht Club Hosts First-Ever Rocket Interceptor World Championship - 27 East

Breakwater Yacht Club Hosts First-Ever Rocket Interceptor World Championship

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James Merrell’s smile translates: sailboat racing on a glorious day is nothing but fun!  MICHAEL MELLA

James Merrell’s smile translates: sailboat racing on a glorious day is nothing but fun! MICHAEL MELLA

Scott Sandell and Marty Knab in the foreground on privileged starboard tacks slip by port-tackers Barbara-Jo Howard and Mark Webber.   MICHAEL MELLA

Scott Sandell and Marty Knab in the foreground on privileged starboard tacks slip by port-tackers Barbara-Jo Howard and Mark Webber. MICHAEL MELLA

Mark Webber, left, out in front of Barbara-Jo Howard as they head downwind.  MICHAEL MELLA

Mark Webber, left, out in front of Barbara-Jo Howard as they head downwind. MICHAEL MELLA

Mark Webber, left, Scott Sandell and Barbara-Jo Howard broad reaching after rounding the jibe mark.    MICHAEL MELLA

Mark Webber, left, Scott Sandell and Barbara-Jo Howard broad reaching after rounding the jibe mark. MICHAEL MELLA

Mark Webber, left, Scott Sandell and Barbara-Jo Howard at the leeward mark.   MICHAEL MELLA

Mark Webber, left, Scott Sandell and Barbara-Jo Howard at the leeward mark. MICHAEL MELLA

Mark Webber, left, James Merrell, Barbara-Jo Howard, Gloria Frazee and Scott Sandell keeping an eye on each other halfway through the third race of the day.   MICHAEL MELLA

Mark Webber, left, James Merrell, Barbara-Jo Howard, Gloria Frazee and Scott Sandell keeping an eye on each other halfway through the third race of the day. MICHAEL MELLA

Close-hauled, Scott Sandell, left, working his way up to windward of James Merrell.   MICHAEL MELLA

Close-hauled, Scott Sandell, left, working his way up to windward of James Merrell. MICHAEL MELLA

Breakwater Yacht Club's Commodore Nick Gazzolo enjoying his downwind lead over Mark Webber. Nick’s sail number, the ratio between two consecutive Fibonacci numbers equal approximately 1.62, also known as The Golden Ratio.   MICHAEL MELLA

Breakwater Yacht Club's Commodore Nick Gazzolo enjoying his downwind lead over Mark Webber. Nick’s sail number, the ratio between two consecutive Fibonacci numbers equal approximately 1.62, also known as The Golden Ratio. MICHAEL MELLA

Barbara-Jo Howard hitting the jibe mark ahead of Terry Bannon.   MICHAEL MELLA

Barbara-Jo Howard hitting the jibe mark ahead of Terry Bannon. MICHAEL MELLA

Terry Bannon demonstrating his agility at executing a flawless tack.   MICHAEL MELLA

Terry Bannon demonstrating his agility at executing a flawless tack. MICHAEL MELLA

Heading for the weather mark, Barbara-Jo Howard, left, Robert Coles, Gloria Frazee (second place), Scott Sandell (first place) and Mark Webber (third place) fine-tune their sails.   MICHAEL MELLA

Heading for the weather mark, Barbara-Jo Howard, left, Robert Coles, Gloria Frazee (second place), Scott Sandell (first place) and Mark Webber (third place) fine-tune their sails. MICHAEL MELLA

The soft-focus created by translucent sails doesn’t lessen the intensity on the faces of Barbara-Jo Howard, left, James Merrell and Gloria Frazee as they drive hard toward the weather mark.   MICHAEL MELLA

The soft-focus created by translucent sails doesn’t lessen the intensity on the faces of Barbara-Jo Howard, left, James Merrell and Gloria Frazee as they drive hard toward the weather mark. MICHAEL MELLA

Robert Coles (fourth place), left, Scott Sandell (first place), James Merrell, Gloria Frazee (second place) and Mark Webber (3rd place) enjoying what they all came out to experience as the sun slowly dropped toward the end of the final race, bringing out a soft array of colors.   MICHAEL MELLA

Robert Coles (fourth place), left, Scott Sandell (first place), James Merrell, Gloria Frazee (second place) and Mark Webber (3rd place) enjoying what they all came out to experience as the sun slowly dropped toward the end of the final race, bringing out a soft array of colors. MICHAEL MELLA

Michael Mella on Oct 8, 2024
Saturday marked the first Rocket Interceptor World Championship, sponsored by Farrar Sails and hosted by Sag Harbor’s Breakwater Yacht Club. Sailing Director Sean Elliot, who later exclaimed, “We made history... more

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