Primal Scream Continues Its East Coast Tear!! |
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Story By Steven Stollman
Photography Courtesy of Marco Oquendo |
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After two frustrating days of no breeze and no completed races for most of the one-hundred competitors on division four, day three delivered excellent Chesapeake conditions with clear skies and 14-19k of breeze out of the northwest. The AYC Race Committee was finally able to provide two good races on this last day of the regatta. Primal Scream prevailed over the other six C&C 115's with two bullets. The deciding moment in the regatta came when Primal Scream, trailing Ole Haaland and crew on Infringer by a half boat length at the last weather mark, pulled off a great spinnaker set (see photo above) while Infringer struggled with an hourglass. Primal Scream was able to slide through Infringer's lee and stayed in a covering position for the remainder of the two mile leg.
Primal Scream finished the day with a pair of bullets, Infringer a pair of 2nd's and Daniel Gourash and crew on Blue Dog a pair of 3rd's. Primal Scream was presented with the 1st place East Coast Championship award, a beautiful C&C 115 half-hull mounted on cherry wood.
As usual, great team work! Special thanks to Kenta Inaba who flew in from Tokyo to sail the regatta with us and Dan Pekam “Big Country” for a calm head and superb sail handling (he literally bled for the boat). Good job lads!
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C&C 115 (7 boats)
| Pos |
Bow/Sail |
Boat |
Skipper |
2 |
3 |
Total
Points |
Pos |
| 1 |
52458 |
Primal Scream |
Steven Stollman |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
1 |
| 2 |
52321 |
Infringer |
Ole Haaland |
2 |
2 |
4.00 |
2 |
| 3 |
52520 |
Blue Dog |
Daniel Gourash |
3 |
3 |
6.00 |
3 |
| 4 |
93497 |
Coyote |
Richard Griner/ Greg Coffey |
4 |
4 |
8.00 |
4 |
| 5 |
93421 |
CANVAS CAPER |
J ANDERSON FRIX |
6 |
5 |
11.00 |
5 |
| 6 |
52671 |
SOUVENIR |
Craig Meyerson |
5 |
7 |
12.00 |
6 |
| 7 |
93442 |
ReJoyce |
Dennis Glackin |
7 |
6 |
13.00 |
7 |
Notes
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Scoring System is ISAF Low Point 2005-2008 |
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Time limit expired (TLE) penalty is: Finishers plus 2 |
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Primal Scream Annapolis NOOD '07 TEAM
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Joe Goulet Bow |
Anson Mulder Tactician/Main |
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Phil Fleming Mast |
Kenta Inaba Jib Trim |
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Marco Oquendo Foredeck-Sewer |
Dan Peckam Kite Trim |
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Mike Block Pit |
Jaime Topp Navigator-Tech |
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Steven Stollman Driver |
For more information on the Primal Scream Team visit the official site at www.primalscreamracing.com |
C&C Yachts congratulate Steve and his crew on another fantastic win! Look for Primal Scream and her crew at the Annapolis To Newport Race June 1-4. |
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Special Thanks to
Official Sponsors of The C&C East Coast Championship
At The Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2007 |