50th Anniversary SB2KH race draws lots of boats, not much wind
by Garth Meyer The 50th Annual Santa Barbara to King Harbor sailboat race drew 84 sailboats for the 80 nautical mile race last weekend. The boats departed from the Santa Barbara Yacht Club at noon on Friday, July 28, in 8 knot wind, after which the wind retreated with the sun. It was one of the lightest winds in the race’s history, according to King Harbor Yacht Club Staff Commodore Mark Hansen. The 77-foot “Zephyrus,” skippered by Damon Guzot of the Los Angeles Yacht Club, was the first to reach King Harbor, at 5:40 a.m. Saturday morning. In previous years, boats have finished before sundown on Friday. “Flying Dutchman,” skippered by Jason Herring, of King Harbor Yacht Club, finished at 12:42 p.m. to claim third in the ULDB-D division. The overall winner – with the lowest corrected time – was the 52-foot monohull, “Bribori.” captained by Mark Surber of Southwestern Yacht Club, in Point Loma. “Bribori” finished at 6:07 a.m. Their first mark was Anacapa, the smallest of the Channel Islands. From there, the race got tactical, Hansen said. “Winds are stronger offshore in general, but once night falls, the only wind left is a little coastal ribbon. The great decision every year is…
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