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LYC regatta pays tribute to local sailors

Sunfish and Mobjack racers complete two days of competition on Delaware Bay
Matt Frank, left, and skipper Mark Arnold head to a first-place finish during the second day of racing. The duo won the T. Rowland Marshall Memorial Mobjack Championship hosted by Lewes Yacht Club over the weekend. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
August 26, 2022

Lewes Yacht Club sponsored two sailing championship races this past weekend that paid tribute to sailing icons at the 90-year-old club.

The Betsy Schmidt Memorial Sunfish Regional Championship honored the longtime Lewes sailor and sailing supporter who passed away March 27.

The T. Rowland Marshall Memorial Mobjack Championship paid tribute to the former commodore and longtime racer who passed away at the age of 100 on April 30.

In tribute to her friend, LYC sailor Connie Miller, events organizer, used Schmidt's blue-and-yellow sail in the regatta.

The Mobjack regatta was won by Mark Arnold of Chesapeake, Va., and Matt Frank of California, who have a long list of Mobjack titles. The duo won five of the seven races.

The race for second and third was a family affair. The Lewes Yacht Club team of Sarah Lester and Tony Ingram finished in second followed by the LYC duo of Paynter Ingram (Tony's father) and Bert Keller, Paynter’s brother-in-law, who came out of retirement for the regatta.

The Lester-Ingram team won one race and finished second in five races. Lester won the award for the Top Woman Mobjack Sailor.

The Ingram-Keller team also received the sportsmanship award and won the first race in the regatta.

Fifth place went to the LYC father-daughter team of Joe and Maria Smith, who also won the family award.

David Slavinski, sailing for the Lavallette Yacht Club in Lavallette, N.J., won his first Sunfish regatta, taking first in four of the six races.

Edward Conrad of Barnegat Light Yacht Club in Harvey Cedars, N.J., was second and David Thompson of Lavallette was third.

The top LYC finisher was Steve Evans, who finished in sixth place overall, followed by Connie Miller in 12th place and David Miller in 13th place. Other LYC finishers included Merritt Burke (15), William Burke (16), Scott and Sav Gaston (19), Achareeya Gaston (20) and Steve Nieblas (21).

Three Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association sailors finished in the top 10, including Jim Knab in fourth place, Nancy Jaywork, seventh, and Robert Lackey, ninth. Jaywork won the award for the first Sunfish female finisher.

 

 

LYC Mobjack crew member Tony Ingram hikes out to a full stretch as skipper Sarah Lester steers the boat to the finish line. The duo finished in second place overall.
David Slavinski, sailing for the Lavallette Yacht Club in Lavallette, N.J., dominated the Sunfish regatta, winning the championship and finishing first in five of seven races.
Steve Evans is the top LYC sailor in the Sunfish championship, taking sixth place overall with a second-place finish in the second race.
Jim Knab of Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association finishes fourth overall as the top local sailor in the Sunfish regatta.
LYC sailor and regatta organizer Connie Miller flies her friend Betsy Schmidt’s Sunfish sail in honor of the veteran sailor who passed away in March.
The Mobjack teams of Mark Arnold and Matt Frank, left, and Sarah Lester and Tony Ingram head to the finish line in one of Sunday’s races. The teams finished in first and second, respectively.
The Mobjack champion team of Mark Arnold and Matt Frank use their spinnaker to capture as much wind as possible.
LYC father and daughter Joe and Maria Smith finished in fifth place in Mobjack competition and won the Family Award.
LYC Mobjack sailor Tony Ingram hikes out as far as possible as he and skipper Sarah Lester pass the LYC team of Paynter Ingram (Tony’s father) and Bert Keller. The Lester-Ingram team finished second overall, and the Ingram-Keller team was third.
Skipper Paynter Ingram, right, and Bert Keller race to a third-place finish in the Mobjack regatta. They also received the Sportmanship Award.
Sunfish sailors jockey for a good starting point at the start line during one of the six Sunfish races.
The start of the fifth Sunfish race was a recall because too many sailors crossed the starting line before the official start.
Nancy Jaywork of Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association is the top female finisher in the Sunfish regatta, placing seventh overall.
David Thompson of Lavallette Yacht Club finishes third overall in Sunfish competition.
Lewes sailor Achareeya Gaston is all smiles as she prepares for one of the six races in the Sunfish regatta.
LYC sailor William Burke takes part in the Sunfish regatta. The Top Junior Sailor winner finished 16th overall, just behind his father Merritt.
Merritt Burke of Lewes Yacht Club finishes 15h overall in the Sunfish regatta.
Scott Gaston, left, and his son Sav of Lewes won the Top Doubles Award in the Sunfish regatta.
LYC Sunfish sailor David Miller finishes in 13th place overall.
LYC Mobjack sailors Paynter Ingram, left, and Bert Miller receive the Stephen McDonough Sportsmanship Award.
Mobjack sailor Mark Arnold is presented with the National Senior Champion Stein Award by Connie Miller, regatta organizer.
LYC Mobjack skipper Sarah Lester, right, wins the Top Woman Award and gives a hug to organizer Connie Miller.
LYC Mobjack sailors Maria and Joe Smith display their trophy as winners of the Mobjack Family Award.
T. Rowland Marshall Memorial Mobjack Championship winning teams are (l-r) crew Matt Frank and skipper Mark Arnold, first place; skipper Sarah Lester and crew Tony Ingram of LYC, second place; and crew Bert Keller and skipper Paynter Ingram of LYC, third place.
Sunfish sailors Scott, left, and Sav Gaston are presented with the Top Doubles Award by regatta organizer Connie Miller.
LYC sailor William Merritt is presented with the Top Junior Sunfish Sailor Award by organizer Connie Miller.
RBSA’s Nancy Jaywork, right, receives the Top Female Sunfish Sailor Award from regatta organizer Connie Miller.
The top three Betsy Schmidt Memorial Sunfish Regional Championship finishers are (l-r) Edward Conrad, Barnegat Yacht Club, second place; David Slavinski, Lavallette Yacht Club, first place; and David Thompson, Lavallette, third place.

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