8 Photos
Marty Knab, Scott Sandell, and Nick Gazzolo after rounding the jibe mark. MICHAEL MELLA
Gloria Maroti-Frazee beating Mark Webber to the finish line by one boat length. MICHAEL MELLA
Scott Sandell and Marty Knab fighting for position seconds before the start of the final race. MICHAEL MELLA
Jim Merrill beating Scott Sandell to the finish line by over 30 seconds. MICHAEL MELLA
Marty Knab abd Scott Sandell in a tacking duel on their way to the weather mark in the final race. MICHAEL MELLA
Gloria Maroti-Frazee, Mark Webber, Scott Sandell, Barbara Jo Howard and Jim Merrell beam reaching for the jibe mark. MICHAEL MELLA
Mark Webber with Barbara-Jo Howard in the window of his sail, Nick Gazzolo, Scott Sandell, and in the lead, Joan Butler, seconds after the start. MICHAEL MELLA
Barbara-Jo Howard, Scott Sandell, Nick Gazzolo and Marty Knab heading close-hauled for the weather mark. MICHAEL MELLA
The weather gods blessed the Breakwater Yacht Club’s Rocket/Sunfish regatta on May 7 with a truly stellar day. Westerlies, varying between 10 and 14 knots, powered the fleet around the marks on Sag Harbor in photo-op fashion.
On Mother’s Day, it was just as beautiful, while the Greek God of the Winds played havoc on the race course. Direction? During the six-race regatta it veered 45 degrees, from north to due west. Velocity? Two to 6 knots, with an opposing current!
Michael Mella, running the race committee boat while shooting, witnessed boats going backward at the start of the second race. In such trying conditions, the highly skilled skippers showed their mettle in spades.
