Racing > Belle 8 Regatta
Eligibility shall be limited to yachts, which are owned by a regular member of the North Cove Yacht Club or a guest and are skippered by a female helmsman from the first warning until her yacht has finished properly.
The Belle 8 Trophy is awarded to the first place NCYC skipper or NCYCyacht to finish the race.
2008 Belle 8 - September 6, 2008. First Warning 1300 hours
2008 Notice of Regatta Entry Form Current Entry List Sailing Instructions
2007 Belle 8
We had eleven cruising canvas class boats cross the starting line for the Belle 8. Ed Godfrey and his committee set a perfect course with a good beat from the beach to a temporary buoy set to the south, a reach to Bell 2 off Cornfield and then off the wind to the finish. The first rounding at the temporary mark was challenging as the skippers dealt with a significant flood tide. The race party featured a computerized playback of the race using Mark and Chris Fortin’s “Kattack” software. While the racers enjoyed their BYO refreshments, Mark narrated the progress of the race played back at 10 times actual time. (Kattack software uses data from GPS units carried aboard each yacht, downloaded to a computer after the race, and projected on a screen for all to see.) Mark was able to highlight what the boats did well, and not so well.
Belle 8 Results
- 1st Steamboat (Kris Hearst)
- 2nd Bianca (Ann Troy)
- 3rd Star (Kelly Standart)
The rest of finishing order was: Outstanding (Sue Sullivan), Kris-tina (Ruth Hockert), Stray Cat (Sara Ferrier), Misty (Linda Gil-len), Laurel (Ellen Cika), Born Free (Carolyn Barter), Inner Peace (Mary Lee Hunsinger), and Capella (Lisa Carruthers) DNF. Ann Troy. Bianca, will receive the NCYC trophy as the highest standing club boat.