Congratulations to all the racers in this year’s Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. In last year’s race, Woodwind, Heron and Prom Queen, the top three Class A schooners (from 40′ to less than 50′) all beat the elapsed and corrected time of the Class AA schooners (50′ and above.) This year’s race saw the top two Class A schooners, America 2.0 and last years first place winner, Woodwind, beat the Class AA schooners on both elapsed and corrected time. Prom Queen, finishing third in Class A, beat the Class AA schooners on corrected time. The top three Class AA schooners this year were Pride of Baltimore II, Virginia and Lady Maryland.
Overall, the race was a faster race than last year’s. Pride of Baltimore II sailed the 127 NM race in 18 hours and and 29 minutes, or 7 hours and 39 minutes faster than last year. The real stand-out of the 2013 race was America 2.0 which completed the race in 16 hours and 27 minutes, beating Woodwind, the next fastest boat by an hour and 41 minutes. America 2.0 is a schooner inspired by the yacht America. Unlike her namesake, however, America 2.0 has carbon fiber masts, a fin keel and a spade rudder.
Click here for a complete listing of race results.
Also congratulations to schooner Sultana on winning the Rebel Educational Trophy this year! The Rebel Educational Trophy balances the triad of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race: a valiant race down the length of the Chesapeake Bay; historical preservation of the schooner fleet; & an education program focused on the heritage, ecology & natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay.
Now that is what I called a valid sailing ship race, using that actually are based on earlier ships. I built a model of a topsail schooner revenue cutter when I was a teen, and decided that was one lovely class of ship.
Hmm, missed a word in the above post. It should be “using ones that are based on earlier ships.”
Good race for the Scaranos! 😀