Season in the books!

Yay!

The 2026 St Michaels Wednesday Night Racing is done! Congratulations to all the winners. I listed the results below. Congrats, even if you only made it out for one race. Sailing is better than staying at work, so good job.

This year, we completed 13 races, even though we hoped for more. The wind just didn't want to play this summer, but 13 races is fine.

Thanks to our supporting organizations:

• Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum – they provide the hotline, the committee boat, and some logistics help.
• Miles River Yacht Club – they house our race marks, host our registration, and open the bar to everyone on Wednesdays.
• Higgins Yacht Yard – they host our annual party!

Thanks to everyone on the race committee. We had 13 people help this year!

New participants this year – 

• Second Chance -- Skipper -- Haroldo Fleischfresser
• Fireball -- Skipper -- Richard Griner
• Buckaroo -- Matt Joyce

Fun Awards

• Can you hear me now -- Willem Roosenberg
• Wimpy Award -- Star Class
• Committee boat morale booster -- crew of Cordelia
• Lone Ranger - Roger Pickall
• Stinkpot Award -- Nate and Harry
• Dressing the Ship -- Second Chance
• Staunch supporter -- Joni Palmer
• People's Choice Award -- ReJoyce
• Best dressed – La Cinquième – Skipper – Robert Foley

Important Awards and Memorials

New award - Swagman Trophy

Best handicap finish in the last race of the year.

• Fireball -- Skipper -- Richard Griner

James H. Wilson Memorial

Racers – 4 boats

2nd – unPhased– John Hines and Willem Roosenburg

1st   – mañana – Skipper – Bob Bennett

Cruisers – 5 boats

2nd – Honey Honey – Skipper – Jeff Bates 

1st   – Ful Dek 

Stars – 7 boats

3rd  – John Jenkins and Rowan Perkins

2nd – More Cow Bell – Andrew Parish and Ridge Cowee

1st  – Ray Gauthier and Ed Halley

JHW Overall best performance:

• Ray Gauthier and Ed Halley

Hugh Kabler Spirit of Sailing Award

• Jeff Bates

High Point – Series and Season awards

Stars – 20 boats

• 6th spring – Buckaroo -- Matt Joyce and crew
• 7th fall – Maddie - Bob Bradford and Corbin Penwell
• 5th fall – John Jenkins and Rowan Perkins
• 5th summer – 7th overall – Zephyr – Peter Bruns and Brandon Kealy
• 4th spring – 4th summer – 6th overall – Doug Frazee and Ky Asral
• 7th spring – 6th summer – 6th fall – 5th overall – Stinkstar – Nate Dunker and Harry Callahan
• 5th spring – 7th summer – 4th fall – 4th overall – Gambler -- Will Murdoch and Carl Langkammerer
• 3rd spring – 3rd summer – 3rd fall – 3rd overall – Ray Gauthier and Ed Halley
• 2nd spring – 2nd summer – 2nd fall – 2nd overall – Tim's Boat -- Tim Paris and Tim Godlee
• 1st spring – 1st summer – 1st fall – 1st overall – Manipulator – Matt Rajacich and Eric Wagner 

Racing Class – 5 boats

• 2nd spring  – La Cinquième – Skipper – Robert Foley
• 2nd summer -- ReJoyce -- Skipper -- Dennis Glackin
• 2nd fall -- 2nd overall -- mañana -- Skipper -- Bob Bennett
• 1st spring -- 1st summer -- 1st fall -- 1st overall – UnPhaseD – John Hines and Willem Roosenburg

Cruising Class – 7 boats

• 3rd spring -- Bella -- Skipper -- Marty Minot
• 2nd spring -- Fireball -- Skipper -- Richard Griner
• 2nd summer -- 3rd fall -- 3rd overall – Cordelia – Skipper – Nick Simpson
• 3rd summer -- 2nd fall -- 2nd overall – Honey Honey – Skipper – Jeff Bates
• 1st spring -- 1st summer -- 1st fall -- 1st overall – Ful Dek 

High Point

Awarded to the winner of the most competitive class, defined by the smallest point difference between the 1st and 5th boat. 

Ful Dek