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Helly Hansen Chester Race Week Day 1

by Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 17 Aug 2023 00:50 PDT August 16-19, 2023
Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 2023 © Tara Wickwire

The first day of Helly Hansen Chester Race began light on wind but ended with some dramatic finishes on course.

Pat Nelder, On-water Chair of Chester Race Week, commented, "Everyone was excited to get the number of races in that we had hoped for. Despite the slow start and lack of wind, the breeze picked up, resulting in an incredibly successful day of racing."

She adds, "The majestic presence of the Bluenose II set the tone for what's certain to be a fabulous Race Week. "

Notable classes include the ever-growing Bluenose Class and an impressive 14 participants in the Pursuit racing.

Helly Hansen Chester Race Week Day 1 Results:

Bluenose (One-Design — 31 boats)

1. Geronimo, Bluenose, Drew Mitchell, Lunenburg, NS
2. Wahoo, Bluenose, Henry Demone, Chester, NS
3. Hot Sauce, Michael Smith, Halifax, NS

Classics
(Pursuit 1 - 7 boats)

1. Hayseed IV, Stephen Dauphinee, Chester, NS
2. Virginia, John Jr. Wurts, Chester, NS
3. Gersemi, Paul Bezanson, Halifax, NS

(Pursuit 2 - 7 boats)

1. Auster, Robert/Ann Merchant/Power, Halifax, NS
2. Cavalier, Andrew J. Murphy, Halifax, NS
3. Terpsichore, Bill Haliburton, Halifax, NS

Distance 1 (PHRF-ToT — 14 boats)

1. Hard Eight, Tripp 41, Savannah Taylor, Shelburne, NS
2. Barchetta, ID35, Steve Davies, Halifax, NS
3. Deviation, Farr 40, Stu McCrea, Halifax, NS

Distance 2 (PHRF-ToT — 8 boats)

1. Young Blood, J/100, Larry Creaser, Chester, NS
2. DogParty, J/100, Terry McKenna, Charlottetown, PEI
3. Crows, J/100, Paul Rafuse, Halifax, NS

Distance 4 (PHRF-ToT — 10 boats)

1. Good Friday, C&C 32, Philip Burchinshaw, Bedford, NS
2. King of Normandy, C&C mK3, Francois Guitton, Halifax, NS
3. Flashdance, C7C 27, Donald Gass, Boutilier's Point, NS

Inshore1 (PHRF-ToT — 13 boats)

1. Fourplay, Melges 24, Justin Bean, Dartmouth, NS
2. Poohsticks, J29, Colin Mann, Second Peninsula, NS
3. Headgames, J29, Tony Schnare, Chester Basin, NS

Inshore 2 (PHRF-ToT - 13 boats)

1. Just Add Water, J30, Jesleine Baker, Halifax, NS
2. Dark Water, C&C 33, Donald K Walker, Dartmouth, NS
3. Completely Wound Up, Greg Jordan, Burlington, ON

Sonar (One-Design — 7 boats)

1. Ping, Sonar, Andreas Josenhans, Lunenburg, NS
2. Echo, Sonar, John Franklin, Chico, California
3. Barbarian, Rob Barbara, Lunenburg, NS

Farr 30 (One-Design — 6 boats)

1. Mongoose, Ben Maloney, Bedford, NS
2. HeadFirst3, Peter Toombs, Charlottetown, PEI
3. One More Time, Farr 30, Rob Gale, Halifax, NS

International One-Design (One-design — 6 boats)

1. Storm, IOD, Peter Wickwire, Halifax, NS
2. Coachman, Dave Mosher, Chester, NS
3. Restless, Ted Murphy, Mahone Bay, NS

For more information visit ChesterRaceWeek.com.

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