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Mercury Class Yacht Racing Association

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Mercury Sailors from the North, East and the South traveled in very rainy weather to race in the Perry Cup Series Finale.

What weather did they find to race in? Sunny, kind of warm, not cold, with a shifty 4-8 knot winds from the south with flat water. With these conditions our top guy, Dick Clark, was able to conduct 5 races.

The first race was a double sausage finishing downwind. Jim and Kathy Bradley were on a mission to catch Doug Baird and Kate Conway in the series. Bradley was off toa strong start and was able to win the race, with Baird second. Mark and Liz Chandler were sailing very fast to place third. 
Race two was the same course. As the day went on the long starboard tack seem to be the best, but when the shift came you had to take it. Mac Kilpatrick and Jim Taylor got in the groove and won convincingly. Using the shifts along with his speed Chandler was second. Bradley was third.
Race three had Bradley getting a good start. He was at the committee boat for each start and he led all the way to win. Chandler did another excellent job to place second. Baird was back with a third.
Race four was Kilpatrick's as he led most of the way to place first in the single sausage course. Baird was second followed by Dave Morris and Jared January in the third spot. This was a quick race and there was no room for error.
Race five was a sausage and a half, finishing at the weather mark. Morris took off at the start and was never threatened. Bradley was second followed by MCYRA President Park Jr. and his son Justin who placed third. The final results had Bradley closing in on Baird, but not enough.
Congratulations to Baird for the Series win. Many thanks to Dick Clark for organizing the Series and then conducting it. His helpers were his wife Judy, Chip and Joan Wood. Patti and Jim Womble and there power boat TOOT. The class would like to thank the Monterey Peninsula YC for hosting the 45 year old series and the National regatta they will conduct later this year. 

2016-17 Perry Cup Series
Race Day
Boat Skipper 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Total T/O Total Pl
508 Baird 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 12 3 2 6 25 38 21 17 1
553 Bradley 1 5 1 5 4 10 4 1 3 1 4 2 11 41 20 21 2
416 Morris 4 2 6 15 10 4 1 5 6 4 3 1 19 61 31 30 3
54 Chandler 6 7 2 9 3 5 5 3 2 2 5 4 16 53 22 31 4
580 P Davis 8 4 4 10 9 1 8 4 5 6 7 8 30 74 27 47 5
572 Densmore 12 6 5 2 11 9 7 8 4 7 8 3 30 82 32 50 6
537 Cordrey 3 3 7 12 6 8 13 9 8 8 6 5 36 88 34 54 7
554 Kraft 11 9 10 6 12 13 6 7 7 9 9 10 42 109 36 73 8
429 West 15 15 15 15 1 3 3 12 12 12 12 12 60 127 45 82 9
577 Chargin 15 10 8 7 14 12 12 11 9 11 11 9 51 129 41 88 10
529 C Davis 13 11 11 4 5 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 60 126 37 89 11
582 Baldwin 5 8 9 8 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 60 135 45 90 12
431 Worden 15 15 15 15 7 6 9 12 12 12 12 12 60 142 45 97 13
481 Buckingham 9 15 15 3 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 60 147 45 97 14
563 Mowry 15 15 15 15 13 14 10 10 10 10 10 11 51 148 45 103 15
562 Hanson 15 15 15 15 8 7 14 12 12 12 12 12 60 149 45 104 16
565 Erickson 10 12 12 11 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 60 150 45 105 17
571 McCormack 7 12 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 60 154 45 109 18

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