DF95 Region One Championship Regatta (R1CR)
by Henry DiPietro

The Newport Model Sailing Club Hosted the R1 Regional Championship Regatta. The fleet had great sailing over the two-day event with skippers required to use both their A Rigs and B Rigs in a consistent +12 knot northerly on both days. Sailing off the docks at Sail Newport on Fort Adams, the event had participation from three New England states and Texas which gave the event a national feel. The NMSC used a mixture of standard buoys and the Club’s new GPS mark drones for the event. The skippers sailed 23 races over the two days with the Saturday session cut short by rain mid-afternoon. I want to thank our great race committee, Sail Newport, for allowing us to use their facilities, and our sponsors, without who, we couldn’t have had such a great event.

Summary of DF95 R1CR, Red Chevrons
Date: April 6-7
Location: Newport, RI
Host Club: Newport Model Sailing Club
# of Entries: 19
Winds: NNW @ 12-15 kts
Races completed: 23
Scoring System: Fleet

DF95 R1CR Results
Place Skipper Sail#
1, Ken Read 1504
2. Chuck LeMahieu 101
3. Brian Shores 117
4. Scott MacLeod 1947
5. Scott Innes-Jones 50009
6. Mathew Ward 3939
7. Jamie Hilton 1820
8. Mike Toppa 1233
9. Kevin Hayes 998
10. Matt Sole 7878
11. Joel White 1323
12. Parker Ives 3127
13. Jeff Roy 1184
14. Buster Pike 4445
15. Tommy Henshaw 2990
16. Reed Baer 905
17. Peter Rugg 2650
18. Thomas Hayden 3808
19. Brad Meade 606