A rundown of the season stats and winners for the 2023-2024 Chowder Season at BYC.
Season Stats
Total races – 18
Midwinters Days – 4
Weather Cancellations – 1
Total unique participants – 30
Avg participants per race – 6.2
Multiple 1st Place Finishes
David Scott, Olson 25 – O'mar (6)
JP Camille, Olson 25 – Shadowfax (4)
Dick MacClay, J/105 – Yellowfin (3)
1st Place Win % above 25%
Modern Sailing, J/99 – Latency (100%)
David Scott, Olson 25 – O'mar (67%)
JP Camille, Olson 25 – Shadowfax (50%)
Dick MacClay, J/105 – Yellowfin (50%)
Number of Participations >= 6
David Russell, Northstar 727 – Zena (9)
Arjun Verma, Express 27 – Nesher (8)
David Scott, Olson 25 – O’mar (8)
JP Camille, Olson 25 – Shadowfax (8)
Modern Sailing, J/105 – Nirvana (7)
Dick MacClay, J/105 – Yellowfin (6)
Tim Collins, Pearson Ariel 26 – Tern (6)
New Participants, Three or more Races
Arjun Verma, Express 27 – Nesher (8)
Keith Kreycik, Wyliecat 30 – Dazzler (4)
Stuart Strickland, J/99 – Mymble (4)
Yev Ossipov, Santana 35 – Easy Wind (3)
Season Trophies
Chowder Race Perpetual – David Scott, Olson 25 – O’mar
Solomon Grundy’s Sunday – David Russell, Northstar 727 – Zena
Season Awards
Rookie – Arjun Verma, Express 27 – Nesher
Comeback Kid – Paul Weissman, Ranger 33 – Mojo
Back from J100 Comeback Kids – Jim Gulseth and Paulo Calafiura, J/105 – JGPC
Yellowest Hull Paint – Noah Goldman, Moore 24 – Slight Disorder
Best Performing Cat Rig – Keith Kreycik, Wyliecat 30 – Dazzler
Fastest Multihull – Jonathan Kaplan, Corsair F-31 – Hullabaloo
Hardest for RC due to lack of sail numbers – Yev Ossipov, Santana 35 – Easy Wind
Popular Boat Types
J/105 (6) – Resolute, Yellowfin, Chao Pescao, Energy, Nirvana, JGPC
Olson 25 (4) – O’mar, Shark on Bluegrass, Falkor, Shadowfax
J/99 (2) – Mymble, Latency
Santana 35 (2) – Easy Wind, Ocean X
2023-24 Chowder Season Supporters
Beercan Team: David Scott, Sam Kronick, Megan Dwyer, Colin Thompson, Antoine Wright, Tim Collins
Fleet Captain: JP Camille
Commodore: Mary Garfein
RC Boat and Buoy Maintenace Crew: Glen Garfein, Roger Mason, and honorable mention to Colin Thompson
Event: All the BYC staff especially through the new manager transition!