Helly Hansen Chester Race Week - Overall

The fourth and final day of Helly Hansen Chester Race was headlined with 'champagne' sailing conditions under sunny skies and a 10 to 15 knot breeze which picked up to gusts of 20 knots.

Pat Nelder, On-water Chair of Chester Race Week, comments, "It's wonderful to conclude the event with optimal conditions for our sailors."

2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week. day 4 - photo © Tracey Wallace / Atlantic Boating

Two-time Olympian Lisa Ross was victorious in the highly competitive Bluenose fleet, winning on 'Hot Sauce'. Daily results for Day 4 and overall results for Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 2023 can be found here:

Bluenose (One-Design — 32 boats)

1. Hot Sauce, Lisa Ross, Halifax, NS
2. Miss Behavior, Ross Romney, Chester, NS
3. Ghost, Bluenose, Evan Oulahen, Bedford, NS

Classics

• (Pursuit 1 - 7 boats)
  1. Seneca, David Creighton, Chester, NS
  2. Gersemi, Paul Bezanson, Halifax, NS
  3. Hayseed IV, Stephen Dauphinee, Hubley, NS
• (Pursuit 2 - 7 boats)
  1. Auster, Robert/Ann Merchant/Power, Halifax, NS
  2. Intrigue, Bryan Palfreyman, Mahone Bay, NS
  3. Devious, Jim Spatz, Chester, NS

Distance 1 (PHRF-ToT — 14 boats)

1. Deviation, Farr 40, Stu McCrea, Halifax, NS
2. Jane, J120, Andrew Childs, Halifax NS
3. Brilliance, J120, Richard Calder, Dartmouth, NS

Distance 2 (PHRF-ToT — 8 boats)

1. Young Blood, J/100, Larry Creaser, Chester, NS
2. MacIntosh, Custom, Durk Steigenga, Blandford, NS
3. DogParty, J/100, Terry McKenna, Charlottetown, PEI

Distance 4 (PHRF-ToT — 10 boats)

1. Flashdance, C7C 27, Donald Gass, Boutilier's Point, NS
2. King of Normandy, C&C mK3, Francois Guitton, Halifax, NS
3. Good Friday, C&C 32, Philip Burchinshaw, Bedford, NS

Inshore1 (PHRF-ToT — 13 boats)

1. Fourplay, Melges 24, Justin Bean, Dartmouth, NS
2. Poohsticks, J29, Colin Mann, Second Peninsula, NS
3. Scotch Mist 40, J29, Chris MacDonald, Halifax, NS

Inshore 2 (PHRF-ToT - 13 boats)

1. Just Add Water, J30, Jesleine Baker, Halifax, NS
2. Highlander, Dehler db1, Dan Pride, Halifax, NS
3. Rollback, Laser 28, Margo Coughlin, Halifax, NS

J-105 (PHRH-ToT — 5 boats)

1. McMac, Sean/Rory McDermott/Macdonald, Dartmouth, NS
2. V Tack, John Sapp, Halifax, NS
3. Shipyard, Bradison Boutilier, Glen Haven, NS and U.S.

Sonar (One-Design — 7 boats)

1. Ping, Sonar, Andreas Josenhans, Lunenburg, NS
2. Barbarian, Rob Barbara, Lunenburg, NS
3. Model T, Graham Hart, Halifax, NS

Farr 30 (One-Design — 6 boats)

1. Mongoose, Ben Maloney, Bedford, NS
2. HeadFirst3, Peter Toombs, Charlottetown, PEI
3. Matador, Gregory Blunden, Halifax, NS

International One-Design (One-design — 6 boats)

1. Restless, Ted Murphy, Mahone Bay, NS
2. Coachman, Dave Mosher, Chester, NS
3. Storm, IOD, Peter Wickwire, Halifax, NS

Overall event winners:

Bluenose (One-Design — 32 boats)

1. Hot Sauce, Lisa Ross, Halifax, NS
2. Ghost, Bluenose, Evan Oulahen, Bedford, NS
3. Geronimo, Drew Mitchell, Lunenburg, NS

Classics

• (Pursuit 1 - 7 boats)
  1. Gersemi, Paul Bezanson, Halifax, NS
  2. Seneca, David Creighton, Chester, NS
  3. Hayseed, Stephen Dauphinee, Hubley, NS
• (Pursuit 2 - 7 boats)
  1. Auster, Robert/Ann Merchant/Power, Halifax, NS
  2. Intrigue, Bryan Palfreyman, Mahone Bay, NS
  3. Terpsichore, Bill Haliburton, Halifax, NS

Distance 1 (PHRF-ToT — 14 boats)

1. Deviation, Farr 40, Stu McCrea, Halifax, NS
2. Jane, J120, Andrew Childs, Halifax NS
3. Rampage, Farr 395, Graham Roy, Halifax, NS

Distance 2 (PHRF-ToT — 8 boats)

1. Young Blood, J/100, Larry Creaser, Chester, NS
2. DogParty, J/100, Terry McKenna, Charlottetown, PEI
3. Crows, J100, Paul Rafuse, Halifax, NS

Distance 4 (PHRF-ToT — 10 boats)

1. Good Friday, C&C 32, Philip Burchinshaw, Bedford, NS
2. Flashdance, C7C 27, Donald Gass, Boutilier's Point, NS
3. King of Normandy, C&C mK3, Francois Guitton, Halifax, NS

Inshore1 (PHRF-ToT — 13 boats)

1. Fourplay, Melges 24, Justin Bean, Dartmouth, NS
2. Head Games, J29, Terry Schnare, Chester Basin, NS
3. Scotch Mist 40, J29, Chris MacDonald, Halifax, NS

Inshore 2 (PHRF-ToT - 13 boats)

1. Just Add Water, J30, Jesleine Baker, Halifax, NS
2. Apres Ski, Laser 28, Tony Thompson, Bedford, NS
3. Completely Wound Up, Laser 28, Greg Jordan, Burlington, ON

J-105 (PHRH-ToT — 5 boats)

1. McMac, Sean/Rory McDermott/Macdonald, Dartmouth, NS
2. Shipyard, Bradison Boutilier, Glen Haven, NS and U.S.
3. V Tack, John Sapp, Halifax, NS

Sonar (One-Design — 7 boats)

1. Ping, Sonar, Andreas Josenhans, Lunenburg, NS
2. Barbarian, Rob Barbara, Lunenburg, NS
3. Echo, Sonar, John Franklin, Chico, CA

Farr 30 (One-Design — 6 boats)

1. Mongoose, Ben Maloney, Bedford, NS
2. HeadFirst3, Peter Toombs, Charlottetown, PEI
3. One More Time, Rob Gale/Ed Steeves, Halifax, NS

International One-Design (One-design — 6 boats)

1. Storm, IOD, Peter Wickwire, Halifax, NS
2. Coachman, Dave Mosher, Chester, NS
3. Restless, Ted Murphy, Mahone Bay, NS

Full results.

2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week. day 4 - photo © Tracey Wallace / Atlantic Boating