2008 Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Results

June 21 - 22, 2008

The Lipton Cup was sailed out of the Port Madison Yacht Club June 21,22. The Series started in a light easterly, or westerly. Actually both directions as the wind was easterly on the east half of the course and westerly on the west half with weirdness in the middle for the first two races. With a very light wind forecast the race committee made the best with what they had to work with and started anyway. Later in the day a 5-8 knot southerly filled which always makes things interesting dealing with the shifts in the lee of Bainbridge Island. Saga managed great starts and was first to the righty winder in these races forcing those behind to make difficult choices on a one way race course. In the end Andy Parker's Finnegan was first overall and the Lipton Cup winner as well as first in moderns, Kimo Mackey's Saga second overall and first in classics. Up and coming Arunga owned by Bob Cadranell was third and second place modern. Second place classic and fifth overall was Peter Hofmann's famous Goose in her second regatta after a major rebuild.

Race                          1      2      3       4       5       6        Points       Class       O.A.                             
Yacht
Finnegan (M)            5      3      2      ¾      ¾      ¾          7 ¾               1             1     
Saga (C)                   ¾      4     ¾       2       6       4        11 1/2             1             2
Arunga (M)               2      6      3       3       2       2        12                   2             3
Frenzy (M)                3     ¾      4       4       3       3        13 ¾               3             4     
Goose (C)                  4      2      5       5       4       5        20                   2             5     
Fokus (C)                  6      5      6       6       5       6        28                   3             6

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