Woodwind – Fastest Overall

In our previous post about the Great Chesapeake Schooner Race we focused on the Class AA schooners, the big boats over 50′. Big boats sail faster, right? Not necessarily.  (Thanks to Paul Caroll for pointing out our oversight.)

This year, the Class A schooners dominated the race. While the Summerwind did indeed take the Class AA honors, the Class A schooner Woodwind won the race both on elapsed and corrected time. Woodwind cross the line almost 2 hours ahead of the next fastest boat, Heron and over three hours ahead of the first Class AA boat, Summerwind. We offer our belated congratulations to the owners, captain and crew of the Woodwind. A remarkable showing.

This was indeed the year for the Class A schooners. The top three Class A schooners racing; Woodwind, Heron and Prom Queen; all beat the elapsed time of the Class AA schooner Summerwind and the rest of the Class AA fleet.  For detailed race results, click here.