Schiehallion, Nereid In the Silver Down The Bay
on Monday May 31, 2010 07:54PM
Brad Miller's SCHIEHALLION took a first in PHRF C and Eric Powers' NEREID captured second place in PHRF B in the 61st Down The Bay Race over Memorial Day Weekend. Glenn Doncaster's NANUQ, competing in PHRF A finished 15th overall in the fleet of 31 starters, but only 24 finishers (SCHIEHALLION, 12th, NEREID 18th). A strong showing for an FBYC contingent that is getting used to the podium (NEREID and SCHIEHALLION both won their classes in FBYC's Spring Series). The race started in Annapolis Friday afternoon, and first twelve hours or so were a real test of boats and crews with 20+ knots of wind on the nose and 3 foot seas. Then the storm hit. Then the wind sort of went away. This running of the summer classic is likely to spawn some good yarns, so if you run into Brad, Eric, or Glenn or their crews, congratulate them, buy them a beer, and see if you can coax a fitting tale of the 61st run from Annapolis to Hampton out of them.