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Balance wins LYC July 4 Breakwater Race
Jacob Bolno among youngest sailors to take first in Sunfish competition
The crew of Balance, skippered by Richard Beebe, passes the windward mark headed for the Delaware Breakwater off Lewes in the Delaware Bay. Balance finished first in the Lewes Yacht Club’s annual breakwater race held July 4. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
July 10, 2021
Delilah, skippered by Heath Gehrke, takes second-place honors in the annual LYC July 4 race.
The crew of third-place finisher Mahal, skippered by John Nelson, prepares to let out the spinnaker as they round the Delaware Breakwater East End Light.
Jacob Bolno, 17, in the Sunfish fleet, is among the youngest sailors to ever win the Lewes Yacht Club July 4 Breakwater Race. He is the son of Anne and Paul Bolno.
Veteran sailor Connie Miller takes second place in the July 4 race. She also finished second in racing on July 3.
Delgato, skippered by Nick Carter, prepares to go around the Delaware Breakwater East End Light. The boat finished in fourth place.
The Balance crew has the spinnaker out as they near the end of the Delaware Breakwater on the last leg of the July 4 race.
Third-place finisher in Sunfish competition, David Miller, passes Scott Gaston and son Sav.
Skipper Sarah Lester and crew Tony Ingram are in a class by themselves as the only Mobjack in the LYC July 4 race.
As principal race officer, Michelle Bland keeps an eye on father and son Scott and Sav Gaston as they cross the finish line near the LYC race committee boat, Seas the Day.
