August 18th, 2014 – Nantucket, Massachusetts.
42nd Annual Opera House Cup
Registered boats: 50
Started: 48
Finished: 46
Course: “B”, 19.457 miles
Winds: 14-18 knots, gusting to 22 knots.
OHC OVERALL RESULTS SUMMARY
OHC RESULTS DETAIL BY BOAT
OVERALL OHC WINNER SUMURUN,skipper Buzz Goodall
Home Port: Camden, ME
Designed by: W. Fife, III
Built: 1914
LOA: 94’
OVERALL PANERAI WINNER: GOSHAWK, skipper Wendy Schmidt
Home Port: Newport, RI
Designed by: Robert Stephens
Built: 2005
LOA: 76’3”
FIRST TO FINISH: TEMPUS FUGIT, skipper James Troup
Home Port: Malta
Designed by: Humphreys Yacht Design
Built: 2013
LOA: 90’
GWEN GAILLARD SPIRIT OF THE RACE AWARD: Awarded to Nantucket Boat Basin Dock Master George Bassett, for his 30 years of professionalism, expertise, and support for the Opera House Cup Regatta.
ROBERT H. TIEDEMANN AWARD for the best maintained/restored yacht: SUMURUN
In the 12 meter class, AMERICAN EAGLE, skippers Gary Jobson/Coley Burke battled it out in a close duel with NEFERTITI skipper Alan Wardon finishing 47 seconds ahead, and 7th overall.
First to finish in the high competitive Alerion class, BAPPLE, skippered by Bruce Failing, took line honors with a corrected time of 02:10:28.1 versus second in class OWL, 02:10:49, skippered by Sven Holch.