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Lewes boat Mahal wins one of the regatta cups

It’s Lewes Yacht Club vs. Corinthian in 14th annual Cape-to-Cape Challenge
The crew of LYC boat Mahal, captained by John Nelson, took first-place honors in the performance cruiser division during the 14th annual Cape-to-Cape Challenge held Aug. 5-6 in Lewes and Cape May, N.J. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
August 12, 2022

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Lewes Yacht Club captains and crew dominated action in the performance cruiser division of the 14th annual Cape-to-Cape Challenge Aug. 5-6. Buoy races took place in front of the yacht club in Delaware Bay Aug. 5, and the 20 boats from Lewes and Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May, N.J., took off early Aug. 6 to race across the bay from Lewes to Cape May. Corinthian was host of this year’s event, with LYC hosting the 2023 regatta.

In the performance cruiser division, LYC boat Mahal, captained by John Nelson, took the championship to win the regatta cup. LYC boats took five of the next six spots: 2. Delilah, captained by Heath Gehrke; 3. Going Green, Dave Cerney; 5. Iris, Hattie Warwick-Smith; 6. Shredder, Nate Landis; and 7. Osprey, T.J. Thomas.

Finishing places were determined by points from races on both days. LYC boat Legacy, captained by Nick Carter, one of the event founders, took top honors as the first boat to cross the bay.

Legacy finished fifth in the racer cruiser division, followed by Balance, captained by Richard Beebe, in sixth place. LYC boat Leopolis, captained by Askold Sandarsky, finished third in the the non-spinnaker division.

The overall winner in the racer cruiser division was Corinthian boat Goofy Foot, captained by John Wilsey.

 

Crew members of the winning LYC boat Mahal are (l-r) Ryan Nelson, Maura Johnson, Rich and Kate Coning, and John and Lisa Nelson. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Legacy, captained by Nick Carter, sails to a fifth-place finish in the racer cruiser class. Carter, an LYC member and former commodore, is one of the founders of the Cape-to-Cape Challenge.
LYC’s Balance, captained by Richard Beebe, was sixth in the racer cruiser class.
The crew of LYC boat Delilah, with Heath Gehrke at the helm, races to a second-place finish in the performance cruiser division.
Three LYC boats start the first race Aug. 5, including Leoplis, third in the non-spinnaker class, left; Shredder, sixth place in the performance cruiser class, center; and Iris, fifth place in that class.
Legacy’s spinnaker catches the wind in the first race Aug. 5 in Delaware Bay.
Balance’s red, white and blue spinnaker catches the wind during the Aug. 5 buoy races.
Corinthian Yacht Club J70 Goofy Foot finished first overall in the racer cruiser division.
Iris captain Hattie Warwick-Smith, front boat, passes fellow Lewes sailor T.J. Thomas in Shredder.
LYC boats Mahal, front, and Delilah finished in the top two spots in the Cape-to-Cape Challenge performance cruiser division.
The crew of Mahal (36) finds a path between LYC boat Going Green (184) and Corinthian boat Solaia (35).
With their spinnakers up, Corinthian boats Salty Goat, left, and Mini Max head for the finish line in an Aug. 5 buoy race.
Corinthian Yacht Club boats Second Wind (305) and Solaia round a mark.
LYC boat Mahal, captained by John Nelson, rounds a mark.
Corinthian boat Second Wind gets some wind as it heads to the finish line.
Salty Goat heads toward a mark during the first day of racing. The Corinthian Yacht Club boat finished in fourth place.
Dolphins swimming in Delaware Bay joined in on the racing along Lewes Beach.

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