2009 Tomahawk Regatta : Races by Class

Mark Reynolds and Kevin Murphy

Mark Reynolds and Kevin Murphy

2009 Tomahawk Regatta

Article on the Murphy brothers and Lake Hopatcong from NJ.com.

Report by Jessica Kitchin:

Merriman Wins Tomahawk Regatta on Lake Hopatcong
MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J.—In an event that drew several Olympic and world-class sailors, Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club member and former college All-American sailor Rick Merriman won the 51st annual Tomahawk Regatta on Lake Hopatcong, May 30 to 31, sailing with Olympian and three-time America’s Cup crew Phil Trinter from Charlottesville, Va.

The two-day Star regatta was held out of the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club. Merriman, a former U.S. Youth Singlehanded champion and Etchells world champion who lives in New York City, finished in the top three in all five races—winning the first two—to end the weekend with nine points and the first-place trophy. Peter Bromby, the reigning Bacardi Cup champion and multiple Olympian from Bermuda who won the Tomahawk last year, finished with 12 points, sailing with East Hanover’s Brian Murphy. Mark Reynolds, who has won two gold medals and one silver in the Olympics, hails from San Diego and sailed with Kevin Murphy of Madison. He finished with 13 points, winning both races on Sunday, to finish third.

Eighteen Stars competed over the weekend in moderate breeze on Saturday and heavier winds on Sunday. Both days included wind shifts that are typical of Lake Hopatcong.

The Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club is the second-oldest inland yacht club in the country, dating back to 1905, and is on the National and New Jersey registers of historic places. Stars are one of four classes to compete out of the club every Sunday.

Star

Place	Boat	Skipper	Crew	Sail #:	Fleet	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Max	Rick Merriman	Phil Trinter	8362	LH	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	9
2	8044	Peter Bromby	Brian Murphy	8044	Isol	2.0	3.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	12
3	8312	Mark Reynolds	Kevin Murphy	8312	SDB	6.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	13
4	7626	Mark Passmore	Doug Folsetter	7626	WLOC	4.0	6.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	25
5	My Horse III	Clark Dhein	Rick Dhein	8013	LG	7.0	5.0	6.0	6.0	3.0	27
6	8265	John Finch	Kim Hussey	8265	WLOC	3.0	4.0	8.0	7.0	6.0	28
7	WTT	Richard Burgess Sr	Chris Rogers	7824	SL	8.0	8.0	7.0	4.0	7.0	34
8	7709	Bob Restrick	Jeff Allen	7709	LH	10.0	9.0	9.0	10.0	9.0	47
9	7998	David Cutler	Alfredo Rodriguez	7998	CLIS	9.0	14.0	10.0	9.0	8.0	50
10	7630	Fred Eagles	Steve McMillan	7630	LH	5.0	12.0	11.0	14.0	10.0	52
11	Skibbereen	Tom Flinn	Kaitlin Flinn	7729	LH	11.0	10.0	13.0	13.0	12.0	59
12	Sonya	John Chiarella	Bob Carlson	8083	Sun	15.0	13.0	14.0	8.0	11.0	61
13	Mixed Nutz	Bill Bennett	Burt Rosevear	6303	LH	13.0	7.0	4.0	19.0 [DNF]	19.0 [DNS]	62
14	8187	Rick Burgess	Jim Favaro	8187	SL	12.0	15.0	12.0	11.0	14.0	64
15	7993	Tom Reed	Bill McMahon	7993	LH	17.0	11.0	15.0	12.0	15.0	70
16	7940	Jack Dunnigan	Terry Comerford	7940	LH	16.0	17.0	16.0	15.0	13.0	77
17	Miller Time	Stuart Miller	Jack Winthrop	8086	LH	14.0	16.0	19.0 [DNF]	19.0 [DNS]	19.0 [DNS]	87
18	Dawn	Peter Brzechffa	Greg Brennan	8143	LH	19.0 [DNS]	19.0 [DNS]	19.0 [DNS]	19.0 [DNF]	19.0 [DNS]	95