As usual, there was little time between the late Sunday availability of MBYC's Fall Series scores and the early Monday deadline. Further details will follow next week.
Your reporter, with Phyllis Giordan, arrived at the club around 6:30 p.m., toward the end of the raffle. The crowd was still in the grill and soon went up to the lounge. Everyone was having a joyous time.
The award-winning boats followed by skippers' names and affiliation follow.
Class A (8) - 1 Blue Yankee (Towse, STYC), 2 Virago (Renshaw, NYYC) 3 Harrier (Munger, NYYC.
Class C (8) - 1 Sirena (Loeb, NYYC) 2 Pax NZL (Siegel, Stamford) 3 Morning Glory (Olsson, LYC).
Class M (6) - 1 Eclipse (Emery, MSSA) 2 Odyssey (Spentzos, MSSA).
Class D (6) - 1 Vamp (Sitar) 2 Mabuhay 11 (Salvati) (Both may be LHYC).
Class E 1 (6) - 1 Syrocco (Fortenbough, IHYC) 2 Bombardino (Sykes, American).
Class F (12) - 1 Lora Ann (duMoulin, LYC) 2 Troubador (Weintraub, NYYC) 3 Soulmates (Loory, STYC).
Class G (6) - 1 Lighthorse (Brownyard, SCYC) 2 Purple Haze (Walsh, Raritan).
Class H (7) - 1 Avalanche (Albrecht, PWYC) 2 Volatility (Barrett, Charleston) 3 Siren (Connolly, Shore & Ctry).
Class I (10) - 1 Savage (Townsley, YRA-LIS) 2 Deviation (Vogel, Hugenot) 3 Rascal (Jessup, Noroton).
Class J (10) - 1 Hustler (Esposito, CIYC) 2 Windswept (Ames, YRA-LIS) 3 Checkmate (Oberdorf, YRA-LIS).
Class K (7) - 1 Dreadlocks (Hammer, LHYC) 2 Zinda (Torre, YRALIS) 3 Sonshine (Quaglio, CIYC).
Class L (9) - 1 Happy Daze 11 (Eagan, PWYC) 2 Paddy Wagon (?, NRSKTKYC) 3 Chinook (Austin, CIYC).
Class E 2 (9) - 1 Coyote (Clemens, IHYC) 2 Rogue (Dole, LHYC) 3 Falcon (Minkus, NYYC).
The John B. Thomson Sr. perpetual for best IMS overall was won by Steven Loeb whose boat is Sirena.
The Ted Clark perpetual for best PHRF went to Jeff Hammer whose boat is Dreadlocks.
The awards presentation was followed by Kevin Dailey's wonderful slide presentation. Notable this year is that due to adverse conditions on the first weekend recordings had to be done on the second action-packed one.
Of the clubs on Manhasset Bay, PWYC was the best represented.