Better Latte than never
Latte takes first place on regatta's final day
Heat was the story of the final day of the Charleston Yacht Club Regatta. Apparently, Tropical Storm Cristobal pulled all the breeze up the coast with it, and even the much-anticipated daily sea breeze never quite filled in to provide either good sailing or relative relief from the high heat index.
Winds stayed light throughout the day, which might account for some inland lake sailors taking first and second in the J/24 class. Augusta's Josh Putnam, sailing locally based J/24 Latte, took first with scores of 2-2-1-1-1-1, and Jim Farmer, also from Augusta, sailed Party Reptile to second overall. Charleston sailor Chris Hamilton was third in Short Bus.
In the MC Scow class, Tommy Harken remained atop the competitive fleet after scoring 2-1 on Sunday, while second place George Scarborough went 1-2 on Sunday to remain in second overall. Reggie Fairchild finished third. In the post-race awards ceremony, Harken praised his fellow competitors: "Congratulations to George (Scarborough) and Reggie (Fairchild). This was Reggie's second regatta in this class and he's a new MC Scow owner, so way to go, Reggie."
The Charleston Yacht Club Women's Award was presented to Sarah Schaill, former executive director of Charleston Community Sailing, for "exemplary conduct on and off the water." Schaill began sailing in New England as a child, was captain of the sailing team at Eckerd College in Florida and has been active in the local sailing community for years. Last summer, she led the all-women's team that sailed Rascal in Charleston Ocean Racing Association's (CORA) Summer Series. Schaill uttered a humble "Thank you" as she received a standing ovation.
The George Lockwood Perpetual Trophy is awarded annually to someone who demonstrates a passion for sailing befitting its namesake, who was "the patriarch of this yacht club," according to presenter Dick McGillivray. This year's award went to local sailor David Anderson, who began sailing Sunfish in the 1980s, and has served for 10 years as the measurer for CORA despite being legally blind.
"I'm shocked — dumbstruck — as they say," said Anderson. "Thank you very much."
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