Lightning Sailors Dan Gravatt, Donna
Collins and Sara Manaan Capture 2007
Lightning Class Pacific Coast Championships
in Classic Finale
Point Richmond (California USA) September 23, 2007.
After seven races sailed in Lightning Class sailboats on San
Francisco Bay Dan Gravatt (Mission Bay YC - San Diego), Donna
Collins (San Diego) and Sara Manaan (San Diego) triumphed in a
classic finale to capture the 2007 Pacific Coast Championships.
During the two-day regatta, sponsored by West Marine, Belo Wine
Company and hosted September 22-23 by Richmond Yacht Club, the tree
person crew racing at this event were schooled in conditions that
try the patience of the very best sailors: (the variances of the San
Franciscos Bay).
Mike Molina (RYC - Concord, California), Greg
Demetrulais (Fremont, California) and Jon Reed (Fairfax,
California), sailed into second place with only three points behind
the leaders, factoring in a discard race. A win for Gravatt/Collins/Manaan
in race six cinched their victory on a slim three-point margin.
In third place were Terry Dewane (Novato, California), Mike Dewane
(Stowe, Vermont) and Mark Dolan (Novato, CA).
FINAL RESULTS (seven races / one discard)
1. Dan Gravatt (Mission Bay Yacht Club); 2, 1, 1, 6*, 1, 1, 2 : 8
points
2. Mike Molina (Richmond Yacht Club); 1, 3, 2, 6*, 2, 2, 1: 11
points
3. Terry Dewane(Golden Gate Yacht Club); 3*, 2, 3, 1, 3, 3, 3,: 15
points
4. Wayne Clough (BYC Alameda, California)
5. John Reed (TYC Tiburon, California)
6. Ken Hardisty (KYC Kelowna, BC Canada)
For complete results, visit the event
website at
www.sfbaylightningclass.org
