Evening star., 1961-09-25
Lack Of Wind
Makes Sailing
Races Chaotic
BY DOUGLAS LAMBORNE
Contributing Writer

Contrloutlng NElJef
Area mariners bettered Satur-
days poor showing by scoring
six victories in IL classes in the
Presidents Cup Regatta sailing
races yesterday on the Potomac
off Hams Point.
Wind was lacking agar, fore
ing the committee TO reduce
laps for the record fleet of 23S
boats. If any air was to be
found. it existed rnomentarily
after the start of the four larger
classes.
More than so boats were
Shuttled in a heap into the
first turn by the railroad bridge
The jam resulted in chaos, as
Noel Yaney of Alexandria was
swamped in a dead calm, and
Ralph Pelley Of Linthicum
Heights, Md, was rammed and
forced to quit.
Washingtonian Jim Nathan
son scored his third victory of
the week end yesterday to
sweep the Mobjack class. The
only other three-time victor
was Howard Redfield of Darien
Conn, who narrowly beat
Arlington's Walt Hall In the
swift Catamarans.
Karl Gerhard of Falls Church
gathered enough points to win
! in the Comets. as we'll as the
Penguin Senior victor, Be-
thesdan Richard Brooks.
Douglas Gregory of Seat
Pleasant, Md, managed to take
the final for the Jet las. but
when the points were tailed
he had to be content with
third behind Peter Jones and
Cal Engle. both from New
Jersey, and both national
leaders in their class.
The Malcolm D. Lamborne,
jr. Memorial Trophy for the
junior Penguins went to youne
Allen Chauvennet of Silver
Spring. who won with two firsts
and a fifth
The Evening Star Trophies
were awarded to winners o.
each class, decided by points
earned in the two races Satur-
day and the one yesterday
During the presentations, a
brisk breeze finally came UP
that had dust blowing about
the well-tanned sailors.
Yesterdays third-race sum-
marieS:
Catamarans; Howard Redfield
ton; "a H. Heimie, II Havertcn. fti; AS.H n. 7
Final standings: l-Redfield; Hall
3--Helmig.
Planning monohulls:, John Kull
Newark; @--Dink Vale. Norfork; g.
standings: 1-Kull; "A. G. Borden
NANNY Wilmer Monmouth, n, J, .Fina
Henderson, n. G.; ,3-David siddons
Thistlss: Charles Wiley, Cit!
Island, N. Y; Edgar Hoyt, Airing
/ ton; 3-M. W Johnson, Annapolis
Mcleod, Painesville, Ohio; 3-Hoyt.
Mobjacks: l-Jsmes Nathanson
WASH ,@-William Cole, Wash, 3
napolis; 3wWalt Lawson, Wash.
Lightninss: I.oliver Filippi; Brigh
/ ton. Mass; 2-Marbury Fox, Baltimore
( 3-Lou Borges, ARLINGTON. Final stand
insS; June Methot' Lincroft, N. j.
Lexington Park. Nd; August Bell
anca, Galena, Md; 3--Joel Cheatham
Henderson, N. c, Final standings: l.
Ralph James, Hampton, Va; Bell
snipeSs: John Becker, Sea Cliff
inston, N. Y; 3NRay Miller Akron
Final standings: kaufman; p
Miller; 3-Julius KroeGer, Rochester
Jet 14s: 1-Douglas Gregory, Sea
Pleasant; Peter Jones, MorristOwn
N. j.; 3-Cal Engle, Levittown, N j
Final standings: Jones; 2-Engle
3-Gregory.
Comets: Richard Cooper, Had
donfield, n. j.; Bill Schill, IIaddor
/ Heights, N. j.; 3-Walle Nauta, Wash
Final standings: Karl Gerhard
Falls Church; Cooper; 3-Roge
Judd, Severna Park.
I Penguin Seniors: 1-Tinky Tysor
Alexandria; Edwin Valiant Cen
treville. Nd: 3-Linda Young, Arling
ton: Final standinss: Richard Brooks
Bethesda; valiant: 3-Youngs
Pensuin Juniors: Jimmy Scott
Annapolis; Tommy Hadous, Edge.
wood, Md; 3-Rocky Meadows. New
port News. Final standings: ALLEN
Chauvennet Silver Spring; 2--Hadous
3-Scott
Tech Dinghy: Ralph Lacey, An.
nandale, Va. Owen Ooakley, jr.
Mclean, Va; B Robert Hickock, Fall,
Church Final STANDINGS: Oakley
lacey; 3-David Bernheisel, Wash