Nellie Guernsey Race
NELLIE GUERNSEY MEMORIAL RACE
Nellie Guernsey, in addition to a brilliant professional career in mining, was a sailor, a racer, and a volunteer administrator at Halloween Yacht Club, present in the HYC on nearly a 40-hour per week basis for many years. After her death in 2011, the HYC Fall Race was renamed in her honor.
The Nellie Guernsey Memorial Race is a non-spinnaker Pursuit-format race conducted by HYC each September. It is open for all boats, HYC members as well as others.
2025 Nellie Guernsey Race is scheduled for Saturday, September 13, 2025.
To register, please contact [email protected]
Registration is free for HYC members, and $25.00 for others. Registration fee is payable by check to “Halloween Yacht Club c/o Captain, Sail Fleet”, or via PayPal, to [email protected]
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions can be viewed by clicking here
For further information, please contact HYC Captain of the Sailing Fleet at [email protected]
Race tracks recorded by RaceQs software will be available on www.raceqs.com/regattas/111632
Nellie Guernsey Race Awards will be given in person during the HYC Award Party (date to be determined) or delivered to the winners by arrangement.
The race took place on Saturday, September 14, 2024 , first signal at 1350.
Results
Course was BRAVO 2; Wind East 8 – 11; RaceQs track is available by clicking here
| Boat Name | Make/Model | Skipper | Club | Sail | PHRF | Start time Course B |
Finish time | Place |
| Fantasy Girl | X 332 | Vincent Nanni | SYC | 359 | 111 | 14:19:32 | 15:36:00 | 1 |
| Knee Deep | San Juan 7 | Doug Hamm | HYC | 23525 | 195 | 14:10:51 | 15:37:00 | 2 |
| Kismet | Beneteau 310 W | Francisco Seitun | OGYC | 50547 | 165 | 14:13:57 | 15:41:00 | 3 |
| Navis Bona | J27 | Chris Hynes | HYC | 135 | 126 | 14:17:59 | 15:42:00 | 4 |
| Stampede | Etchells 30 | Karen Thomas | OGYC | 429 | 129 | 14:17:40 | 15:43:00 | 5 |
| Summertime | Hunter 28 | Peter Vanderwaart | HYC | 3773 | 192 | 14:11:10 | 15:47:00 | 6 |
| Soup Bone IV | Chrysler 27 | Christian Hollstein | HYC | 114 | 177 | 14:12:43 | 16:09:00 | 7 |
Race replay on RaceQ is available at https://www.RaceQs.com/regattas/97932 For better experience, use full screen view.
Photos
The race took place on Saturday, September 16, 2022 , first signal at 1350.
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
Click here to view NoR/SI
Results
Course: ___C1___ Wind: __NW 13 kts_____
| Boat Name | Skipper | Club | PHRF | Start time | Finish time | Place |
| Scorpios | Costas Vlahakis | N/A | 282 | 14:02:33 | 16:07:17 | 3 |
| Flo III | Jim Goodridge | HYC | 234 | DNC | ||
| Summertime | Peter Vanderwaart | HYC | 192 | 14:15:18 | NSC | |
| Soup Bone IV | Lyndon Helmbolt | HYC | 177 | 14:17:25 | 16:25:52 | 4 |
| Miller’s Crossing | Christopher Miller | HYC | 171 | DNC | ||
| Stampede | Karen Varbaro | OGYC | 129 | 14:24:13 | 15:56:52 | 1 |
| Navis Bona | Chris Hynes | HYC | 126 | 14:24:39 | 15:59:38 | 2 |
Race replay on RaceQ
Available at https://www.RaceQs.com/regattas/97932 For better experience, use full screen view.
Photos
The race took place on Saturday, September 17, 2022 , first signal at 1400.
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
Click here to view NoR/SI
Results
Course “B1” – Moderate wind, ESE 8-10 kt
| Boat Name | Skipper | Club | PHRF | Start time | Finish time | Place |
| Windfall | Thami Amarti | SCV | 234 | 14:00:00 | DNF | DNF |
| Flo III | Jim Goodridge | HYC | 234 | 14:00:00 | DNS | DNS |
| Summertime | Peter Vanderwaart | HYC | 192 | 14:04:20 | 16:10:37 | 3 |
| Miller’s Crossing | Christopher Miller | HYC | 171 | 14:06:31 | DNS | DNS |
| Kinsale | Bruce Johnson | HYC | 156 | 14:08:04 | DNF | DNF |
| Stampede | Karen Varbaro | OGYC | 129 | 14:10:51 | 16:02:43 | 2 |
| Navis Bona | Chris Hynes | HYC | 126 | 14:11:10 | 15:56:12 | 1 |
| Red Lion | Esteban Vietorisz | HYC | 108 | 14:13:01 | DNF | DNF |
Race replay on RaceQ
Available at www.RaceQs.com/regattas/88998 For better experience, use full screen view.
Photos
This year the race will take place on Sunday, September 19 (please note the date change), first signal at 1400 hours. The original date (Saturday September 18) was conflicting with HYC Hooks for Heroes Fishing Tournament.
Race Results
Course “B1” – Moderate wind, ESE, 9 kt gusts to 11 kt.
| Boat Name | Skipper | Start time | Finish time | Place |
| Flo III | Jim Goodridge | 14:05:00 | 15:30:55 | 5 |
| Summertime | Peter Vanderwaart | 14:09:20 | 15:27:47 | 3 |
| Knee Deep | Doug Hamm | 14:09:39 | 15:29:15 | 4 |
| Soup Bone IV | Lyndon Helmbolt | 14:09:39 | 15:42:55 | 7 |
| Stampede | Karen Varbaro | 14:15:51 | 15:25:45 | 2 |
| Navis Bona | Chris Hynes | 14:16:10 | 15:24:50 | 1 |
| Red Lion | Esteban Vietorisz | 14:18:01 | DNS | |
| Eclipse | Kent Holden | 14:20:30 | 15:31:19 | 6 |
Race replay on RaceQ
Available at www.raceqs.com/regattas/85116 . For better experience, use full screen view.
| Boat Name | Skipper | Start time | Finish time | Place |
| Flo III | Jim Goodridge | 14:05:00 | 16:33:00 | 2 |
| Soup Bone IV | Lyndon Helmbolt | 14:10:16 | 17:06:00 | 5 |
| Chicken Wing | Peter Sikora | 14:12:08 | DNS | – |
| Take Five | Doug Abel | 14:12:26 | 16:57:00 | 4 |
| Navis Bona | Chris Hynes | 14:16:10 | 16:14:28 | 1 |
| Conundrum | Bruce Blasnik | 14:16:10 | 16:47:35 | 3 |
| Red Lion | Esteban Vietorisz | 14:18:01 | DNF | 6 |
| Eclipse | Kent Holden | 14:20:30 | DNS | – |
| Fancy Bob | Bob Wilmot | 14:21:26 | DNS | – |
| YRALIS rating | Start time | Finish time | Place | |
| Flo III | 234 | 14:10:00 | DNS | DNS |
| Soup Bone IV | 183 | 14:17:14 | 16:04:40 | 5 |
| Kinsale | 156 | 14:21:03 | 16:15:32 | 6 |
| Baydreamer | 147 | 14:22:20 | DNS | DNS |
| Stampede | 129 | 14:24:53 | 16:04:23 | 4 |
| Navis Bona | 126 | 14:25:18 | 15:54:56 | 1 |
| Vixen | 117 | 14:26:35 | 15:55:31 | 2 |
| Eclipse | 84 | 14:31:15 | 16:02:37 | 3 |
Race replay of boats using RaceQ is available at www.raceqs.com/regattas/72396 . For better experience, use full screen view.
