1720 Velocity takes first place in West Bay Fall Series
by Sportzboats USA / Key Yachting 8 Oct 2004 10:19 BST
The 1720 USA 52195 'Velocity' takes first place in the West Bay Fall Series © Sportzboats, USA
Rhode Island: West Bay Yacht Club's four race fall series ended October 4th on a brisk cold fall night. The Cork 1720 takes the series with 3 bullets. This is the first season for the 1720 in USA waters and Matt’s team had a convincing series against their closest competition.
| Pos | Sail No | Boat Type | PHRF | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 52195 | Cork 1720 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 9399 | X-99 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 22441 | Peterson 34 | 120 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
USA 52195 “Velocity” - Second in Apponaug Fall Series
Rhode Island: Apponaug Yacht Club’s 5 race fall series ended October 5th. The Cork 1720 took first in the final race beating out a Mumm 36 for second overall in the series. The Cork 1720 had a respectable two bullets in the series against a Ben 40.7 and a Mumm 36.
| Pos | Boat Name | Boat Type | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Sarah | Beneteau 40.7 | 0.75 | 2 | 0.75 | 0.75 | DNS | 4.25 |
| 2 | Velocity | Cork 1720 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Timberwolf | Mumm 36 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Around Jamestown Island Race Results (5 Sept 2004)
Labor day weekend 2004. Matt Aubee took 3rd place in his class on his Cork 1720 in an 18.1 mile race. The race was the historical around the Island race at Jamestown, Rhode Island. In varying breezes of 8-20 knots he clinched 5th overall in a fleet numbering 82 boats, all competitive well known brands. Matt said it was a lot of fun and at times we saw boat speeds of 13+ knots and 8 foot swells.
“This is very impressive considering Matt has only had his new boat in the water 5 months” said Richard Wixted, VP of sales and marketing at Sportzboats USA. Full race information can be found at www.conanicutyachtclub.org
More information about the 1720 in the USA is available from www.sportzboats.com
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