On a sunny, chilly Saturday, Chrisann Tortora sailed Mike Hester’s Viper 640 to victory and a grip on the shiny Ruth Beals Cup for 2017.
The Ruth Beals Cup is named for AYC’s founder and requires that a woman take the helm of the race boat, while permitting men in the crew. The race this year moved from its traditional Tempe Town Lake spot to Lake Pleasant and from C14 dinghies to PHRF boats, became a single long-distance race, and drew a very large entry of 20 boats, with 11 actually competing on January 28.
Here’s a video of some of the racing by Brian Willess (Multi Hull Nacra Inter20):
