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.

2024 Nellie Guernsey Race is scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2024.

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/103275

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.

2024 Race 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

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.