Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta at Marblehead Race Week

Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta at Marblehead Race Week - Day 2

by Evily Giannopoulos Peros 28 Jul 2018 09:54 BST 26-29 July 2018

2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Marblehead - Day 2 © Paul Todd / www.outsideimages.com

Spectacular sailing conditions marked the second day of the Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta at Marblehead Race Week. Gentle breezes and moderate seas made for a full day of close racing, as crews stayed on the water late in order to fit in the maximum number of races possible.

Among the eight classes competing on Friday were the popular J/70s. The pro-laden 57-boat fleet is the largest of the regatta and, for them, this regatta has an added layer of importance. In addition to vying for overall prize, teams in this class are training for the world championship in Marblehead this September.

Local skipper Jud Smith, who leads the fleet after three races, said this event is critical for J/70 crews to get a feel for the rest of the fleet and get used to the venue — even local sailors, like himself.

"We're sailing in an area we don't normally sail in," Smith said. "And there's nothing like sailing in a big fleet. The starting line is especially challenging."

2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Marblehead - Day 2 - photo © Paul Todd / www.outsideimages.com

Smith and his team on Africa haven't been sailing together long and are hoping to continue working out the kinks this weekend as they prepare for the class championship.

"We're trying to get better at starting and be more consistent," he said. "It's just about getting used to working together and everyone doing their job. We're happy with how we're going, and we're happy with our boat speed, so the biggest thing is to start more consistently."

Before leading his own crew, Smith served as strategist on the J/70 world champion team in 2017 alongside skipper Peter Duncan, who currently holds the second spot in the fleet only three points behind team Africa.

For Duncan, the Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD is a fun opportunity to go head-to-head with his friend and former teammate, and a can't-miss opportunity to train for this year's championship.

"It's so wonderful to have an event where you can get nearly 60 boats on the starting line in advance of a world championship in the venue you're going to be sailing in," Duncan said. "It's nice because there are a lot of boats here, a lot of foreign boats and most of the top Americans. That makes for great racing and you get to learn a lot."

2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Marblehead - Day 2 - photo © Paul Todd / www.outsideimages.com

In the Rhodes 19 class, David Nelson, of Stoughton, Mass., had a runaway day, winning all four races. He leads the fleet by a considerable margin, but the rest of the top 10 are extremely close in this hyper-competitive fleet. Likewise, Marblehead local Charlie Garrard had a strong day in the J/105 fleet and now holds a two-point lead in a very tight top five.

The final two classes, Lasers and Laser Radials, will join the regatta on Saturday. The Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta at Marblehead Race Week continues through July 29.

For more information visit www.sailingworld.com/nood-regattas

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Yacht Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
Viper 640
1	USA 221	Choppy Seas	2	1	1	3	1		8
2	USA 235	Meow!	3	3	2	2	3		13
3	USA 155	Vellamo				DNC			14
4	USA 208	Mo Grins	1	4	3	4	2		14
5	USA 39	Patched Up	4	2	6	1	5		18
6	USA 166	Porkchop	5	5	4	7	6		27
7	USA 109	Politically Incorrect	6	7	5	6	7		31
8	USA 56	USA 56	7	10	9	9			35
9	USA 98	Lo.Qi	DNF	6	7	5	4		36
10	USA 207	Back in Business	9	8	8	8	8		41
11	USA 83	Purplexed		DNS	DNS	DNS			42
12	USA 42	Mojito	8	9	10	10	9		46
13	236	Dragon Lady 2		DNS	DNS	DNC	DNS		56
Rhodes 19
1	3172	Tough Cookie	1	4	1	1	1	1	9
2	USA 722	McLovin	11	8	2	3	12	2	38
3	USA 1926	Jabberwock	2	7	9	10	10	3	41
4	2648	Sundance	6	9	10	6	2	8	41
5	USA 1316	Dinner Out	16	3	8	5	4	6	42
6	USA 982	Mohotta Mobetta	14	6	4	7	6	5	42
7	USA 1210	Hall Pass	4	16	7	4	9	4	44
8	USA 2435	Rallie	3	1	13	14	3	11	45
9	USA 2692	Sweep	7	2	6	16	13	7	51
10	1015	Wangadangadugadangdang	9	17	12	2	11	9	60
11	USA 2623	Harm's Way	8	11	3	12	16	10	60
12	USA 1299	Seguin	15	12	5	8	8	12	60
13	USA 2585	Woodstock	10	10	11	9	14	14	68
14	USA 1790	1790	5	13	18	15	5	15	71
15	USA 1819	Chili	13	15	15	21	7	21	92
16	USA 2495	David Rose	17	5	14	22	22	18	98
17	2561	Tahoot	12	14	23	22	18	13	102
18	usa 957	Silkie	19	18	17	20	20	16	110
19	1466	Il Prete Rosso	18	19	16	17	19	22	111
20	USA 1782	Peppermint	DNC	DNC	21	11	15	17	114
21	USA 1398	Garuda	23	DNS	19	13	17	19	116
22	USA 1686	Calgon	21	22	20	18	21	20	122
23	USA 1228	Rumble	20	20	22	19	24	23	128
24	USA 1645	1645	22	21	24	23	23	24	137
Town Class
1	USA 3	Aufblitzen	3	3	1	1			8
2	USA 2074	Lille Venn	1	4	2	3			10
3	USA 2049	Frolic	4	5	4	5			18
4	USA 2086	Believe it or Knot	7	2	3	8			20
5	2065	Tonic	6	11	5	2			24
6	2095	Clambelly	2	14	6	4			26
7	2078	Suerte Verde	5	8	11	9			33
8	USA 2057	Rogue	14	6	8	6			34
9	5	Annie B	11	7	9	10			37
10	USA 1098	Sweep	12	1	15	13			41
11	USA 567	Christie B	10	9	10	12			41
12	USA 2091	Wabi Sabi	8	12	7	15			42
13	USA 2083	Second Wind	16	10	12	7			45
14	Usa 2014	Daisy	13	13	13	11			50
15	USA 2301	Third Time's A Charm	15	15	14	14			58
16	USA 2093	Sail Loft	9	DNS	DNS	DNS			60
Etchells
1	1078	Landed Gentry			2	1	1	1	5
2	USA 1221	Hera			4	3	3	3	13
3	USA 1153	Sour Mash			1	4	5	5	15
4	USA 575	Perezoso			3	5	6	2	16
5	USA 664	Juhnksho			7	2	4	4	17
6	USA 1328	Hat Trick			6	7	2	6	21
7	USA 1061	Panache			5	6	7	7	25
J 105
1	USA 635	Merlin			2	1	3	2	8
2	USA 344	Two Feathers			1	4	2	3	10
3	USA 456	Sterling			5	2	1	4	12
4	USA 398	Blown Away			4	5	4	1	14
5	USA 620	Aqua Boogie			6	3	5	5	19
6	USA 51459	Sirocco			3	6	7	6	22
7	USA 51178	Atalanta			7	9	6	9	31
8	USA 579	Knotless			9	12	8	7	36
9	USA 51563	Vigilante			8	7	11	10	36
10	485	Air Express			DNF	8	9	8	38
11	USA 55	Uproar			11	10	10	12	43
12	189	Cerberus			10	11	12	11	44
IOD
1	USA 7	Gypsy	2	2	1	1	1		7
2	USA 130	Javelin	1	1	3	2	2		9
3	USA 51	Sagacious	8	4	2	4	4		22
4	45	Pompano	7	3	6	5	5		26
5	49	Kungsornen	6	7	5	3	6		27
6	16	Tango	3	5	4	9	8		29
7	46	Viking	9	8	7	7	3		34
8	2	Elektra	5	6	10	6	7		34
9	1	Vagabond	4	DNF	8	8	10		42
10	29	Desperado	10	9	9	10	9		47
11	76	Spirit	DNC	DNC	DNS	DNS	DNS		60
J 24
1	4019	Hijack			2	1	1		4
2	USA 423	J24 Grant Boat			1	2	3		6
3	4119	Little Martha			4	3	2		9
4	USA 4183	Sheldon J			3	4	4		11
5	USA 1359	Shifty			5	6	5		16
6	22	Firefly			6	5	6		17
J 70
1	USA 1310	Africa	1	10	1				12
2	USA 1311	Relative Obscurity	6	1	8				15
3	USA 187	Catapult	7	2	7				16
4	BRA 1276	Highlanders	4	8	18				30
5	USA 819	Nine	3	17	11				31
6	USA 1324	Hoss	9	20	9				38
7	USA 3	JT	21	4	14				39
8	USA 2	USA 2	18	19	3				40
9	CAY 580	Powerplay	15	12	13				40
10	USA 839	Stampede	29	3	12				44
11	USA 340	Rimette	2	16	28				46
12	USA 901	Team Vineyard Vines	14	6	27				47
13	USA 26	Midlife Crisis	8	23	16				47
14	USA 246	Hydra	17	14	19				50
15	USA 695	Polar	13	18	21				52
16	USA 311	Sparkle	5	27	23				55
17	SUI 287	Yardarm	32	9	15				56
18	USA 419	Joint Custody (Corinthian)	37	15	5				57
19	USA 34	Perseverance	16	11	30				57
20	USA 245	Clown Car	30	24	6				60
21	USA 1042	Black River Racing	28	29	4				61
22	GBR 1247	JElvis	11	7	45				63
23	USA 225	Shred (Corinthian)	26	34	17				77
24	USA 380	Pied Piper	42	5	31				78
25	USA 226	Locomotion (Corinthian)	20	33	25				78
26	USA 25	Rascal	27	13	40				80
27	USA 456	Scamp	24	UFD	2				84
28	USA 157	Spring	10	39	35				84
29	USA 96	Savasana	12	UFD	22				92
30	USA 497	Chinook (Corinthian)	22	38	33				93
31	USA 45	Wild Child (Corinthian)	38	31	24				93
32	GER 1250	Paint it Black	25	26	43				94
33	USA 528	Simply Irresistible	45	40	10				95
34	USA 1150	ReggaeShark Racing	23	36	36				95
35	USA 95	Muse (Corinthian)	31	35	32				98
36	ARG 1020	Juicy	40	21	38				99
37	USA 381	Tea Dance Snake	19	41	42				102
38	USA 501	Button Fly (Corinthian)	44	25	34				103
39	USA 243	VitaminJ (Corinthian)	36	22	47				105
40	USA 494	Rosebud	39	28	39				106
41	USA 525	Leadfoot (Corinthian)	35	46	26				107
42	179	Surge	34	UFD	20				112
43	USA 28	Key Player	50	30	37				117
44	USA 551	Any Colour	33	UFD	29				120
45	USA 382	Surrender to the Flow	48	32	49				129
46	USA 220	Phoenix (Corinthian)	53	37	41				131
47	USA 233	WinterWind (Corinthian)	41	45	46				132
48	603	Tumbling Dice (Corinthian)	49	43	50				142
49	USA 334	Half Full (Corinthian)	47	42	54				143
50	USA 357	DangerMouse (Corinthian)	51	44	52				147
51	USA 339	Bad Hombres (Corinthian)	46	UFD	44				148
52	USA 342	Jumper (Corinthian)	43	UFD	48				149
53	USA 637	Full Monty (Corinthian)	52	UFD	51				161
54	USA 366	Asteria (Corinthian)	54	UFD	53				165
55	USA 1104	Bad Brothers & a very bad sister	DNC	DNC	DNC				174
56	504	Cowabunga	DNC	DNC	DNC				174
57	USA 14	Halo	DNC	DNC	DNC				174