Capitola resident and local sailor Skip Allan won the 82nd International 110 National Championship regatta on Tomales Bay, Aug. 8-12.
Skip Allan and his crew, Sean Callagy, won the Nationals with Smart Shoes, #695, a local InvYC boat.
The International 110 is a narrow, 24-foot, double-ended, two-person keelboat with a spinnaker and trapeze. These historical boats were first built in 1939.
Currently more than 20 boats race out of Inverness, on Tomales Bay, an hour north of San Francisco. The National Championship regatta is a seven-race, one-throwout series raced over four days.
This year, Tomales Bay served up its typical fresh northwest breeze. Wind strength for the first two days was 10-15 knots. For the final two days of racing, the wind piped up to 18-22 knots.
Allan, with crew Sean Callagy from San Rafael, went into the 7th and final race tied on overall points with a team from Bristol, Rhode Island. Whoever won the last race would win the championship.
For the entire 6-mile race, both boats traded leads, never more than 3 lengths apart, Allan and Callagy prevailing in the last 50 feet to win by 3 seconds.
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Photos courtesy of Ashley Tobin
Top Photo: Action from the International 110 Nationals on Tomales Bay. • ©2022 Mike O’Shea