By Airwaves writer Taylor Penwell
2016 International Orange Bowl Regatta/Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami Florida/December 26-30th
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Starting the day after Christmas, many sailors partake in the Coral Reef Yacht Clubs International Orange Bowl Regatta as an annual holiday tradition. This top-notch event brings hundreds of sailors out of the cold and into the warm sailing conditions Miami has to offer. The regatta is so popular that within hours of registration opening in September many of the spots are filled.
738 sailors on 560 boats comprised this years Orange Bowl Regatta. Sailors from 17 different countries competed in the event.
Optimist RWB – 263 boats
Optimist Green Fleet – 74 boats
Club 420 – 89 boats
Laser Radial – 84 boats
Laser Full – 23 boats
Laser 4.7 – 27 boats
The five-day event consisted of three days of racing, with one day cancelled due to light conditions. The first two days of racing saw light winds from 5-10 knots. The third day of racing was cancelled but the final day of racing had stronger winds from 14-18 knots to close out the regatta.
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Ten races were scored in the 263-boat Optimist RWB fleet was split into gold and silver fleets
Gold fleet top finishers
- Stephan Baker: USA, Lauderdale Yacht Club
- Mitchell Callahan: USA, Lauderdale Yacht Club
- Sebastian Riquelme: MEX, Coconut Grove Sailing Club
- Benjamin Fuenzalida: CHI, CYA, LISOT
- Justin Callahan: USA, Lauderdale Yacht Club
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11 races scored in the 74 boat Optimist Green Fleet
Green fleet top finishers
- Ian Fox: USA, CRYC
- Ryan Keenan: USA, CRYC
- James Asturias: USA, Coconut Grove Sailing Club
- Gustavo Alonso: USA, KBYC
- Avinash Raval: USA, CRYC
10 races scored in the 89 boat C420 fleet
C420 top finishers
- Ivan Shestopalov & Claudia Loiacono: Coral Reef Yacht Club
- Cole Harris & Annabelle Huylard: San Diego Yacht Club
- Mariner Fagan & Aidan Morgan: Annapolis Yacht Club
- Theodora Horangic & Helen Horangic: PYSF
- Tucker Weed &Olivia de Olazarra: Coral Reef Yacht Club
10 races scored in the Laser Full class,
Laser Full top finishers
- Leo Boucher: Severn Sailing Association
- Chase Burwell: Lauderdale Yacht Club
- Skylar Bayman: Houston Yacht Club
- Ben Childerley: RSYC
- Jake Victers: Annapolis Yacht Club
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9 races scored in the 84 boat Laser Radial class split into gold and silver fleets
Laser Radial top finishers
- Gage Wilson: LYC-ESC
- Chase Carraway: Lauderdale Yacht Club
- Asher Zittrer: Lakewood Yacht Club
- Connor Nelson: DIYC
- Carly Broussard: Ocean Reef Yacht Club
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10 races scored in the 27 boat Laser 4.7 fleet
Laser 4.7 top finishers
- Blaire McCarthy: St. Petersburg Yacht Club
- Chris Purcell: CGSC
- Cameron Delgado: SPYC
- Brandon Geller: DIYC
- Nicholas Reeser: Lauderdale Yacht Club
Congratulations to all the top finishers and the results of the 2016 Orange Bowl Regatta can be found on this link below: RESULTS
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