1995 New England Championship

by Tyler Moore
The 505 New England Championships were held at Hyannis, MA on September 9-10 amid a passing cold front. Eight boats attended (Editor's note: this was a new event, scheduled part way through the season, which may have accounted for the low turnout) and all were very disappointed on Saturday due to the fact that there was no wind. Colin Merrett of Rondar Raceboats in England drove up from Connecticut to see what Hyannis was like and is maybe wondering about the site of the 1998 Worlds. Needless to say no one was happy. This was eased by a party that night a Tyler's house (half the fleet was staying there). On Sunday the wind gods decided to pay us back for their mishap the day before and everyone awoke to a blustery northerly.

During the racing the race committee clocked one gust at 34 mph. Everyone has a great time racing especially newcomers Bob Edenbach and Jay Miles who showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with in the future. Andy Crocker sailing with Ryan Cox missed the first two races due to a breakdown and did not have a chance to be in it. Race 1 was won by Tyler and new 505 sailor Andy Wright as many were still getting used to the conditions. Nick Trotman and crazy crew Mike Mills won second race with great boathandling on the last downwind leg to take the lead. Race 3 was won by Tom Kivney and Tom Russell while Nick/Mike took the last race to win the series by 1/4 of a point. Railrider donated the trophies for the top three. 

1 7318	Nick Trotman/Mike Mills
2 7876	Tyler Moore/Andy Wright & Karl Anderson
3 8194	Tom Kivney/Tom Russell
4 8???	Nick Grey/Gerard Kivney
5 8059	Bob Edenbach/Jay Miles
6T7100	Andrew Crocker/Ryan Cox
6T6282	Tom Godfrey/?????
8 8311	Barry Kuehl/Bruce Tilley
-Ty