Key West kick off

Monday will see the start of the US' premier regatta

Somewhere down in the cold southern ocean, Pirates of the Caribbean skipper Paul Cayard is dreaming of Key West. Out on the lonely Hauraki Gulf, Team New Zealand skipper Terry Hutchinson is thinking about his favorite winter hotspot. Cayard and Hutchinson are regular competitors in Key West. Neither could make it this year due to Volvo Ocean Race and America's Cup commitments.

However, a lot of their big-time buddies are here for Acura Key West 2006, presented by Nautica. After all, even jaded professionals love sailing in Key West, with its seemingly perpetual warm weather and strong winds. Take California sailmaker Dave Ullman for example. Ullman was slated to vacation in Hawaii with his wife this week, but pushed that trip back in order to make his annual pilgrimage to the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. "Key West is the absolute best place to sail. I try not to ever miss this regatta," said Ullman, one of the favorites in the Melges 24 class.

Forecasts call for another glorious week on the emerald waters off the Conch Republic. Action begins Monday with predictions calling for sunny skies and 10-15-knot southeasterly winds.

Acura Key West 2006 has attracted 286 boats from 14 countries and 37 states. Competition in 19 classes will be held on four courses over the next five days with organizers from Premiere Racing planning to get in as many as nine races.

All eyes will be focused on the Swan 45 class, which is conducting its inaugural world championship. This is the largest North American gathering of Swan 45s with 16 entrants from four countries. Mintaka, owned by Stefano Polti with tactician Francesco Bruni, is considered the boat to beat by virtue of winning the Swan Gold Cup, held in Capri, Italy in 2004. "Of course I hope to win again, but it will not be an easy task this time around," Polti said. "We will have to fight off some very tough competition and the waters off Key West are not as familiar to me as those around Capri."

Vim owner Craig Speck, a class veteran from Newport, R.I., agreed there are numerous strong contenders. "I'm very excited. I think it's going to be an extremely competitive regatta. All the boats are well-sailed and capable of winning races," Speck said. "Since it's a no-throwout series, consistency and avoiding breakdowns will be crucial."

Among the high-profile tacticians competing are British match racing legend Chris Law ( Goombay Smash, Grant Gordon/Klaus Diederichs), ex-GBR Challenge helmsman turned Star sailor Andy Beadsworth ( Cuor Di Leone, Leonardo Ferragamo), US America's Cup veteran Tony Rey ( Yasha, Yukihiro Ishida) and French America's Cup helm Thierry Peponnet ( Atlantica Racing, Perrone Carlo).

Speck said the European teams are more experienced with big fleets, but believes American entries such as his own, Plenty (Alexander Roepers) and Devocean (Stephen DeVoe) "will be in the game." "The United States fleet has really improved and those of us who have sailed in Key West could have a slight advantage as far as knowing the conditions," he said.

As usual, the Farr 40 class is loaded with accomplished professionals and 'rock star' tacticians. There is no bigger name than three-time America's Cup champion Russell Coutts, who is teaming with Mascalzone Latino owner Vincenzo Onorato. Mascalzone is an Italian America's Cup challenger and several team members will comprise the crew here. Onorato and Coutts are pointing toward the 2006 Farr 40 World Championship and this is their initial regatta together.

Star class Olympic gold medallist Mark Reynolds, tactician aboard Steve Phillips' Le Renard, said having Coutts in the afterguard makes Mascalzone a serious player. "It's another really good fleet and any number of teams could come out on top. There are quite a few new boats with new sails so it's hard to predict," Reynolds said. "Obviously, any boat that Russell is on is going to be very competitive."

Coutts, who arrived in Key West Sunday and immediately took his new team on the water for a practice session, isn't sure what to expect. "This fleet is really tough and this is our first time sailing together," he said. "We'll try our best and see what happens."

Another heavy hitter is John Kostecki, who skippered illbruck Challenge to victory in the 2001-2002 Volvo Ocean Race. Kostecki is taking a brief break from his duties as inshore tactician for Volvo Ocean Race entry, Ericsson Racing Team to call tactics on Fred & Steve Howe's Warpath.

Other notable pros competing in Farr 40 class here this week include America's Cup veteran Vince Brun ( Barking Mad, Jim Richardson) and North Sails legend Tom Whidden ( Infinity, John Thomson).

The Transpac 52 class will have eight boats on the line and is another pro-laden class. All the teams are preparing for the inaugural class world championship, being held in conjunction with Acura Miami Race Week. "We're gearing up for Miami, but we want to win this event as well. Key West is a major regatta so it's always a big deal to win here," said Sjambok owner Michael Brennan. Former America's Cup helmsman Gavin Brady is tactician on Sjambok.

Rush, owned by Thomas Stark, is another strong team. Alinghi helmsman Ed Baird, is calling tactics for Stark. Other notable tacticians in the class include Adrian Stead on Stuart Robinson's brand new Stay Calm II, British Olympic medallist Ian Walker on Eamon Conneely's Patches and former Olympian John Bertrand on Doug DeVos' Windquest.

"The class continues to grow and this should be one of the best events we've had to date. I'm sure the racing will be very tight and intense," Brennan said.

The Melges 24 class is once again the largest with 60 boats. Action figures to be fierce since many of the teams are in top form after competing in the world championships, held off Key Largo in December.

Most skippers are pointing to Ullman as the man to beat since he finished third at worlds. Ullman, who sails for Pegasus Racing, doesn't agree with that logic. "That doesn't mean a thing. This is a different venue, a different regatta," he said. "I haven't sailed a Melges since the Worlds so I need to get back into the groove." Pegasus Racing, owned and funded by Philippe Kahn, has two other entries - Pegasus 492 (Jeff Madrigali) and Pegasus 575 (Kahn with Morgan Larson calling tactics).

Blu Moon, an Italian entry owned by Franco Rossini and skippered by Swiss Olympian Chris Rast, won the Melges 24 Worlds in 2004 and should also be a player. "I think all the Pegasus teams will be up at the front. They've done this event so often and are always very competitive," said Rast, regularly sails in the 49er class. "We'll also be looking out for Partners & Partners (Philippe Ligot), which has done very well on the circuit over the years."

New this year is the IRC rating rule with IRC 1 (10 boats) and an IRC 2 (7 boats) classes. All 17 boats will be vying for the inaugural US-IRC National Championship Trophy, which will be awarded to the top finisher in the combined fleet.

There are seven returning champions from Key West 2005 here this year. They are Groovederci (Mumm 30, Deneen Demourkas), Star (Melges 32, Jeff Ecklund), Rush (J/109, Bill Sweetser), Masquerade (J/105, Thomas Coates), C'Est Nasty (J/80, Rick Schaffer), Trumpeter (C&C 99, Bob Wilson) and Liquor Box (Tartan 10, Bill Buckles, Chuck Simon).

Entries:

Boat	Owner	Homeport	Nat	Helm	Tactician
Swan 45s
Atlantica Racing	Perrone Carlo	Genova, ITA	ITA	Perrone Carlo	Thierry Peponnet
Bandit	Andrew Fisher	Newport, RI	USA	Andrew Fisher	Ben Mitchell
Bellicosa	Massimo Ferragamo	New York, NY	USA	Peter McCloskey	Howie Schiebler
Better Than	Andrzej Rojek	Newport, RI	USA	Marcin Rojek	Chris Zaleski
Cuor Di Leone	Leonardo Ferragamo	Etrusca, ITA	ITA	Leonardo Ferragamo	Andy Beatsworth
Devocean	Stephen DeVoe	Jamestown, RI	USA	Stephen DeVoe	Jack Slattery
DSK-Comifin	Danilo Salsi	Scarlino, ITA	ITA	Danilo Salsi	Pietro D'alì
Fever	G. Gordon/K. Diederichs	Southampton, UK	UK	Grant Gordon	Ruairidh Scott
Goombay Smash	William Douglass	Newport, RI	USA	William Douglass	Chris Law
Jeroboam Canova	Vittorio Codecasa	Porto Cervo, ITA	ITA	Vittorio Codecasa	Gabriele Benussi
Mintaka	Stefano Polti	Scarlino, ITA	ITA	Stefano Polti	Francesco Bruni
Murka 2	Mikhail Mouratov	Hamble, UK	UK	Mikhail Mouratov	George Shayduko
Plenty	Alexander Roepers	Stonington, CT	USA	Alexander Roepers	Geoff Ewenson
VIM	Craig Speck	Newport, RI	USA	Craig Speck	Ed Adams
Vixen	Dick Weismann	Newport, RI	USA	Dick Weismann	Brian Kelly
Yasha	Yukihiro Ishida	Tokyo, JPN	JPN	Yukihiro Ishida	Tony Rey
Farr 40
Atalanti XII	George Andreadis	Athens, GRE	GRE	George Andreadis	Andy Horton
Barking Mad	James Richardson	Newport, RI	USA	James Richardson	Vince Brun
Calvi-Gameon	Carlo Alberini	Pesaro, ITA	ITA	Carlo Alberini	Matteo Ivaldi
Canvasback	Doug Croker	Newport, RI	USA	Doug Croker	Bryan Boyd
Fiamma	Alessandro Barnaba	Cala Galera, ITA	ITA	Alessandro Barnaba	Tommaso Chieffi
Flash Gordon 5	Helmut Jahn	Chicago, IL	USA	Helmut Jahn	Mark Ivey
Fresh Guidance	Simon Williams	Newport, RI	USA	Simon Williams	Cameron Appleton
Groovederci	John Demourkas	Santa Barbara, CA	USA	John Demourkas	TBA
Heartbreaker	Robert Hughes	Holland, MI	USA	Robert Hughes	Bill Hardesty
Infinity	John Thomson, Jr.	Sands Point, NY	USA	John Thomson, Jr.	Tom Whidden
Le Renard	Steven Phillips	Annapolis, MD	USA	Steve Phillips	Mark Reynolds
Madina Milano	Dario Ferrari	Portofino, ITA	ITA	Dario Ferrari	Nico Celon
Mascalzone Latino	Vincenzo Onorato	Napoli, ITA	ITA	Vincenzo Onorato	Russell Coutts
Monick	David Holm	Royal Danish YC, DEN	DEN	David Holm	Nicklas Holm
Nerone	Massimo Mezzaroma	YC Punta Ala, ITA	ITA	Antonio Sodo Migliori
Nitemare	Tom Neill	Chicago, IL	USA	Tom Neill	Pat Considine
Norwegian Steam	Eivind Astrup	Oslo, NOR	NOR	Eivind Astrup	Morten Henriksen
Opus One	Wolfgang Stolz	Newport, RI	USA	Wolfgang Stolz	Markus Wieser
PhishFood	Alexis Michas	Stonington, CT	USA	Alexis Michas	Brian Ledbetter
Ramrod	Rod Jabin	Annapolis, MD	USA	Rod Jabin	Scott Nixon
SLED	Takashi Okura	Tokyo, JPN	JPN	Takashi Okura	Tatsuya Wakinaga
TBA	US Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	USA	Gregory Storer
Temptress	Alan Field	Bristol, RI	USA	Alan Field	George Szabo
Twins	Erik Maris	Newport, RI	USA	Erik Maris	Philippe Presti
Warpath	Fred & Steve Howe	San Diego, CA	USA	Steve Howe	John Kostecki
Mumm 30
2 Th' Max	Kristen Lane	San Francisco, CA	USA	Kristen Lane	Jim Barkow
Black Seal	Kevin Young	Lakeside, OH	USA	Kevin Young
Cygnet	Rick Swann	Fairfield, CT	USA	Rick Swann	Britt Hughes
Groovederci	Deneen Demourkas	Santa Barbara, CA	USA	Deneen Demourkas	Hamish Pepper
Just Plain Nuts	J. Cameron Dean	Chelsea, NY	USA	Norm Dean	Bill Heintz
Mummy	Geoff Brown	Toronto, ONT	CAN	Geoff Brown	Terry Michaelson
One More Time	Bruce Lockwood	Noank, CT	USA	Carl Fast	Chris Field
TeamBOLD	Nelson Stephenson	Southport, CT	USA	Nelson Stephenson	Brian Bissell
Turbo Duck	Bodo & Nick von der Wense	Annapolis, MD	USA	Bodo von der Wense	Nick von der Wense
USA 39	Maxim Logutenko	Vladivostok, RUS	RUS	Maxim Logutenko	TBD
USA 41	ACED Partners	Key West, FL	USA	Miles Allen	Jeff Diemand

Boat	Owner	Homeport	Nat	Helm	Tactician
Melges 24
Adrenaline	Michael Royer	Marblehead, MA	USA	Michael Royer	Ken Luker
All Or None	Chris Doubek	Chicago, IL	USA	Chris Doubek	Dierk Polzin
AoXoMoXoA	Platt Johnson	Newport, RI	USA	Dave Doucet	Tom Tanner
Badger	Paul Lovejoy	Hamble, UK	UK	Paul Lovejoy
Baghdad	Kristian Nergaard	Oslo, NOR	NOR	Kristian Nergaard	Harald Blom Bakke
Barking Fish	Mark Bryan	Lynn Creek YC, TX	USA	Mark Bryan	Ed Dobbs
Barracuda	Bob Dockery	Longboat Key, FL	USA	John Jennings	Bill Schoenberg
Blu Moon	Federico Valenti	Lugano, SUI	SUI	Chris Rast	Tiziano Nava
Boorinsla	August Schram	YCA, SUI	SUI	August Schram	Thomas Jakobowitz
Borgo Scopeto	Igino Angelini	CVT, ITA	ITA	Igino Angelini
Bretwalda	Bob Pethick	Bayview YC, MI	USA	Gary Warner/J. DeOlazarra	Mike Considine
Courage 8	Eddy Eich	Munich, GER	GER	Alba Batzill	Daniel Schroff
Cujo	Greg McCliment	Novi, MI	USA	Greg McCliment	Alan Block
Elektra	Dan Van Heeckeren	Gates Mills, OH	USA	Dan Van Heeckeren	W Van Heeckeren
Enigma	Hubert Guy	Pasadena, CA	USA	Hubert Guy	Alex Mercier
Eric	Martin Wedge	Richmond, UK	UK	Martin Wedge
Excellent	John Pollard	Torquay, UK	UK	John Pollard	Rob Smith
Flyer 02	Chuck Holzman	Farmington Hill, MI	USA	Bora Gulari	Chuck Holzman
Gazoo	Geoffrey Pierini	Perth Amboy, NJ	USA	Geoffrey Pierini	TBD
Gill	Quentin Strauss	London, UK	UK	Stuart Rix	Nigel Young
High Yield	Richard Slosar	Islamorada, FL	USA	Richard Slosar	Wes Tone
Inside Voice	Eric Nerlinger	Chicago, IL	USA	Eric Nerlinger	Blair Ross
Lamorak	Mike Krantz	Lake Lanier, GA	USA	Mike Krantz	Brian Harrison
Lester the Nightfly	Nigel Donnelly	San Francisco, CA	USA	Nigel Donnelly	Garrett Donnelly
Monsoon	Bruce Ayres	Newport Harbor, CA	USA	Bruce Ayres	Jon Pinckney
Nautica	Riccardo Simoneschi	Genova, ITA	ITA	Giorgio Tortarolo	Branko Brcin
Nothing Ventured	Thomas Klenke	Lake Tahoe, NV	USA	Thomas Klenke	Toss O'Neill
Obsession	Gary Schwarting	Naples, FL	USA	Gary Schwarting
Partner & Partners	Philippe Ligot	La Rochelle, FRA	FRA	François Brénac	Christian Ponthieu
Pegasus 492	Samuel "Shark" Kahn	Honolulu, HI	USA	Samuel "Shark" Kahn	Jeff Madrigali
Pegasus 505	Dave Ullman	Newport Beach, CA	USA	Dave Ullman
Pegasus 575	Philippe Kahn	Honolulu, HI	USA	Philippe Kahn	Morgan Larson
Personal Puff	Dan Hauserman	Tahoe, CA	USA	Dan Hauserman	Matt Clark
Pied Piper	Jack Jennings	Lake Geneva, WI	USA	Jack Jennings	Bryn Palmer
Pro Spirit	Stan Eriksson	Tahoe City YC, CA	USA	Stan Eriksson	Jim Granger
Red	Paddy Bettesworth	Torquay, UK	UK	Joe Woods	Paddy Bettesworth
Riot	Marc Ewing	Newport, RI	USA	Marc Ewing	Chuck Brown
Riot Act	Guy Mossman	Charleston, SC	USA	Guy Mossman	Bruce Avery
Rock N Roll	Argyle Campbell	Newport Beach, CA	USA	Argyle Campbell
RocketBoard	Peter Sulick	Naples, FL	USA	Rodion Luka	Jack Dreyfuss
Sailcheck	Laurance Leonard	Annapolis, MD	USA	Larry Leonard	Ron Steele
Sailstars	Othmar Muller v. Blumenc	Annapolis, MD	USA	Othmar Mueller von Blumen	Othmar Mueller von Blumen
Seat Belts Required	Tim McGurk	Treasure Island, FL	USA	Tim McGurk
Shisayo	Clive Daem	Fort Pierce, FL	USA	Pavel Kaprowski	Clive Daem
Slingshot	Shaun Murphy	Hamble, UK	UK	Shaun Murphy
Smokin	Kevin Clark	Alameda, CA	USA	Kevin Clark	Tom Rankin
Speedemon	Rick Mallinson	Oklahoma City, OK	USA	Rick Mallinson
Startack	Nick Maxwell	Madison, WI	USA	Nick Maxwell	Jim Gluek
Team Gill	Simon Strauss	New York, NY	USA	Simon Strauss	Toby Strauss
Tiburon	Bill Carleton	Annapolis, MD	USA	Bill Carleton
Tramp 24	Tom Ritter	Bayview YC, MI	USA	Tom Ritter	Karl Kuspa
Traveling Circus	Kyle Hintze	San Diego, CA	USA	Kyle Hintze	Breck Jensen
Trick Monkey	Matt Mayo	Dallas, TX	USA	Matt Mayo	Larry Ford
Twisted Mister	Keith Grzelak	Spokane, WA	USA	Keith Grzelak
USA 34	Mike Lebov	Milford, CT	USA	Mike Lebov
USA 37	Gary Schneidman	Nyack, NY	USA	Gary Schneidman
USA 493	Matt Frymier	Tiburon, CA	USA	Matt Frymier	Skip Dieball
USA 500	Marc Hollerbach	Detroit, MI	USA	Marc Hollerbach	Nathan Hollerbach
Wham-O	Kay VanValkenburgh	Cambridge, MA	USA	VanValkenburgh/E.Goethert	Lisa Vedder / Julia Marsh
Zig Zag 17	Henri Samuel	Dinard, FRA	FRA	Henri Samuel	Marc Bouvet
J/105
Allegiance	US Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	USA	Chris Schubert
Bambino	Robert Mondo	Chicago, IL	USA	Bob Mondo
BAT IV	Andrew Kennedy	Annapolis, MD	USA	Andrew Kennedy	Reggie Rainard
Caress	Jon Weglarz	Chicago, IL	USA	Jon Weglarz	Bill Bartz
Chemically Adjusted	Mike Barber/Danny Bonner	Atlanta, GA	USA	Mike Barber	Danny Bonner
Coltrane	Jay Schachne	Barrington, RI	USA	Jay Schachne	Tyler Keyworth
Convexity	Donald Wilson	Chicago, IL	USA	Donald Wilson
Eagles Wings	John Gottwald	Chicago, IL	USA	John J Gottwald
Flame	James Doane	Naples, FL	USA	James Doane
Forerunner	John & Scott Mathis	Pensacola Beach, FL	USA	Scott Mathis	Jeremy Tudor
Ghost	Kenneth Colburn	Southport, ME	USA	Kenneth Colburn	Jeff Sammis
Grace O'Malley	Alice Leahey	Los Angeles, CA	USA	Alice Leahey	Ron Baerwitz
Groovador	Alex Baluta	Toronto, ONT	CAN	Alex Baluta
Gumption 3	Kevin Grainger	Rye, NY	USA	Kevin Grainger	Jon-Claude Zucconi
JATO	Andrew Gillis	Newport, RI	USA	Andrew Gillis
Java	Chris Groobey	Annapolis, MD	USA	Chris Groobey	Carolyn Groobey
Jester	Hugh Bethell	Baltimore, MD	USA	Hugh Bethell	Brian Tetrault
J'Makin Waves	Steve Olinger	Treasure Island, FL	USA	Steve Olinger	Scott Gitchell
Masquerade	Thomas Coates	San Francisco, CA	USA	TBA	TBA
Max Power	Gerrit Schulze	Cape May, NJ	USA	Gerrit Schulze	Stefan Schulze
Puffin	Fred Stone	Charleston, SC	USA	Fred Stone
Rapid Transit	Rob Stein	Charleston, SC	USA	Rob Stein	Ric Dexter
Rum At Six	Worth Harris	Beaufort, NC	USA	Worth Harris
Savasana	Brian Keane	Marion, MA	USA	Brian Keane
Twisted Lizard	Michael Lathrope	Chicago, IL	USA	Michael Lathrope	Gerry Lampert
Vindicator	Rick Bernstein	St. Louis, MO	USA	Rick Bernstein	Ralph Godkin
Wasabi	Adam Rosen	Clearwater, FL	USA	Adam Rosen	Jeff Marks
Wind Czar	Richard Lehmann	Harbor Springs, MI	USA	Richard Lehmann	Kevin Meier
Zuni Bear	Rich Bergmann	San Diego, CA	USA	Shawn Bennett
J/80
Angry Chameleon	Brian & Kristen Robinson	Annapolis, MD	USA	Brian Robinson	Kristen Robinson
Bear Instinct	Nelson Weiderman	Wickford, RI	USA	Nelson Weiderman	Dan Holloway
Blind Faith	Daniel Wittig	Annapolis, MD	USA	Daniel Wittig
Born 2 Run	Rick Hanson	North East, MD	USA	Rick Hanson	Alan Wilkins
C'est Nasty	Rick Schaffer	Ft. Worth, TX	USA	Rick Schaffer	David Hiebert
Emotional Rescue	John DiMatteo	Centerport, NY	USA	John DiMatteo	Daniel Wittig
Harmattan	David Leavenworth	Dillon, CO	USA	Dave Leavenworth
Hoss Racing	G. Darden/R. Hillard	Fort Worth, TX	USA	Glenn Darden	Reese Hillard
Hyperdrive	Matthew Baker	Perth Amboy, NJ	USA	Matt Baker	Leo Vasiliev
Infinity	Uzi Ozeri	Houston, TX	USA	David Hinrichsen	Tom Meeh
Kidzpace	Rob Butler	Collingwood, ONT	CAN	Rob Butler
Rumor	John Storck, Jr.	Huntington, NY	USA	John Storck, Jr.
Sweet Baby J	Robin Team	Beaufort, NC	USA	Robin Team	Kevin Ryman
Synergy	Jay Lutz	Houston, TX	USA	Jay Lutz	Joe Taylor
TBD	Robert Limoggio	Newport, RI	USA	Robert Limoggio
The Office	Steve Coneys	Gilford, NH	USA	Steve Coneys
Valiente	Caleb Everett	San Francisco, CA	USA	Caleb Everett
Veloce	B & J Louther	Madison, WI	USA	Brian Louther	Dave Gorwitz
Willy T	J World Racing Team Blue	Annapolis, MD	USA		Kristen Berry

Boat	Owner/entrant	Homeport	Tactician
TP52
Bambakou	John Coumantaros	Newport, RI	Santi Lange
Glory	John Buchan	Hunts Point, WA	Bob Pistay
Patches	Eamon Conneely	Galway, IRL	Ian Walker
Rush	Thomas Stark	Newport, RI	Ed Baird
Sjambok	Michael Brennan	Annapolis, MD	Gavin Brady
Stay Calm II	Stuart Robinson	London, UK	Adrian Stead
Trader	Fred Detwiler	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Mark Ploch
Windquest	Doug DeVos	Holland, MI	John Bertrand
Melges 32
Crash Test Dummies	Tim Kimpton	Stamford, CT/TTO	Doug Fisher
Grins	Rick Orchard	Flowery Branch, GA	Dave Chapin
New Wave	Michael Carroll	Lake Geneva, WI
Quick Fix	John Cooper	Cane Hill, MO	Billy Liberty
Star	Jeff Ecklund	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Harry Melges
USA 120	Jonathan Money	Falmouth, UK	Matt Johnston
USA 128	Mick Shlens	King Harbor, CA	Mike Pentecost
XSNRG	Beck Swanson	Milford, CT	Buddy Melges
Corsair 28R
Bad Boys	Bob Harkrider	Augusta, GA
Ballistic II	Mike Reeves	Birmingham, AL	David Reeves
Dealer's Choice	Steven Marsh	Stuart, FL	Keith Notary
Fifty-Fifty	Robert Onsgard	Miami YC, FL	Jay Glaser
Flight Simulator	Tom Reese	Youngstown, NY	Jan Steyn
Hot Flash	Bob Gleason	Wareham, MA	Dave Calvert
Overdo	John Novak	Colleyville, TX	Jon Colclasure
Paparazzzi	Emmanuel Cerf	Redington Beach, FL	Peter Katcha
Persevere	Michael Zotzky	Kemah, TX	Voldi Maki
Ranger	Bruce Jenevein	Dallas, TX	Don Wigston
Rocketeer ll	Ken Winters	Ft Walton Beach, FL	Jonathan Farrar
Zephyr	Paul van Dyke	Montreal, ONT	Glenn Howell
J/109
Ecclesiastes	Alice Martin	Chicago, IL	Roy Haslup
Hoodoo	Ric Campeau	Charleston, SC	Jay Bowen
Mojo	Steve Rhyne	Kemah, TX	John Wilson
Phoebe's Phling	Charlie Milligan	Newport, RI	Bill Titus
RUSH	Bill Sweetser	Annapolis, MD	Mike Hobson
Saykadoo	Steve McManus	Annapolis, MD
Storm	Rick Lyall	Wilton, CT	Butch Ulmer
Surprise	Jim Bradley	Houston, TX	Ken Horne
Tigh Soluis II	Ken Grant	Glasgow, SCT	Chris Owen
Vitesse	Jon Halbert	Dallas, TX	Mark Foster