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Gerry Brown 2011

Ullman Sails collects the silver!

Tue, 5th Apr 2011
By Chuck Skewes


Gerry Brown 2011 Ullman Sails collects the silver!
Starfire on their way to victory

The Gerry Brown regatta hosted by Cortez Racing Association was held on April 2nd 2011 in San Diego Bay.  Starting in lighter winds and ending in 18knots 48 boats sailed two races.  Dennis Conner sailed a competitors boat against his own and Scot Tempesta sailed aboard his own Anarchy.  It was a very competitive field with a variety of conditions.

Boats with Ullman Sails dominated the event once again.  Winning 4 of the seven classes, 2 classes did not have Ullman Sails, and 9 of the total 19 trophies.  Starfire skippered by Dwight Greene won class 3 with Eclipse skippered by Tim and Karen Batcher in second followed by Americas Cup veteran Dennis Conner in 3rd aboard French Bred.
Other winners with Ullman Sails are Alec Obershmidt on Staghound, Van hughes on paladin, Curt Snyder on KISS.


This article was posted on Tue, 5th Apr 2011