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Hutchinson leads Quantum Racing to comeback win at Key West Race Week

Tactician Terry Hutchinson said he took a long look in the mirror after Quantum Racing struggled on moving day at Quantum Key West Race Week.

Quantum Racing posted a subpar score line of 8 7 9 on Wednesday and dropped to sixth place in the highly competitive TP52 class. The Annapolis based professional faulted himself for making a series of poor tactical calls, apologized to teammates and vowed to do better the rest of the way.

Hutchinson was true to his word and Quantum closed the five day regatta with two bullets and a second place finish to complete an impressive comeback during the first stop on the 52 Super Series. Skipper Doug DeVos steered, Bora Gulari served as strategist and Ian Moore was the navigator as Quantum Racing won Race 10 on Friday and finished with a low score of 43 points, six better than runner up Platoon.

"(Wednesday) was a rough day, yet so much of it was self imposed. We piled up 24 points in one day and all three results were because of tactical blunders," Hutchinson said Thursday after Quantum posted a first and a second to get back into contention. "We had a great chat as a team on the way in and I said to the group in our debrief that really the only person I've got to blame was in the mirror. It was no more complicated than getting my stuff together."

Arnold professional Greg Gendell worked the foredeck aboard Quantum Racing, the three time 52 Super Series champions. Hutchinson said winning Key West Race Week to start the 2017 season was rewarding since the competition was so stiff. Platoon (Harm Muller Spreer, Germany), Provezza IX (V. Ergin Imre, United Kingdom) and Azzurra (Alberto and Pablo Roemmers, Argentina) all led the regatta at some point.

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"Five boats could have won the regatta going into the final day, which is really amazing," Hutchinson said. "We are over the top happy about this victory because the competition was so stiff and we had a lot of things go against us. It was a real testament to the quality of our team that we responded to adversity."

Gendell has been on the bow for Quantum Racing ever since the TP52 program was launched and probably does not get enough credit for his contributions, Hutchinson said.

"Greg is, without question, one of the best in the business. He is Mr. Consistency," Hutchinson said. Furgurson III)

Hutchinson and Gendell were among several Annapolis sailors and boats that performed well at Quantum Key West Race Week, which celebrated its 30th anniversary. A fleet of 96 boats in nine classes competed in the regatta, organized for the second year by the Storm Trysail Club.

Jahn Tihansky was helmsman onboard Hogfish Racing,van cleef fake alhambra necklace, which topped the Flying Tiger 7.5 class in dominant fashion. Andrew Kerr called tactics for Tihansky, who steered Hogfish to first place in seven of nine races.

It marked the seventh straight year that Kerr and Tihansky have teamed up to lead a crew comprised of sailors who chartered a boat for Key West Race Week. In previous years,van cleef arpel knock off necklace, they sailed in the J/80 class using a J/World Annapolis boat.

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National One Design Sailing Academy, located in Ontario, provided the fleet of seven Flying Tiger 7.5 meter boats. Nigel Brownett, of Long Beach, California, chartered Hogfish Racing and thus served as skipper.

Brian Tyrell, a successful Melges 24 sailor from Benton City, Washington,van cleef necklace fake wholesale, also put together a strong team and gave Hogfish Racing plenty of competition. Most of the other boats were crewed by sailing school students with a coach onboard.

"We were happy to have won, but the truth is that we didn't do anything spectacular," said Tihansky, head coach of the Naval Academy varsity offshore sailing team. "It was fun to keep the band together for another year. Andrew and I have been sailing with Nigel for many years, and we've really enjoyed doing Key West."

Annapolis resident Sandy Askew skippered Flying Jenny to a runner up finish in C 30 class, which drew five entries. Tactician Arnis Baltins, main trimmer Grant "Fuzz" Spanhake, headsail trimmer Jason Currie and mast man Brady Stagg were among the Annapolitans in the crew.

Askew took delivery of her C 30 in April 2016 and did Race Week at Newport and the Annapolis Fall Regatta. Renowned rigger Will Van Cleef, a former Annapolis resident, performed considerable work to get the boat into top shape. Snider Marina in Detroit, has been sailing in some capacity all her life and has owned previous editions of Flying Jenny race boats with her husband David. Gary Snider steers this Flying Jenny for his sister, who thought the team showed vast improvement in Key West.

"We have come a long way with our boat handling, which is crucial in this class. You can lose a lot of boat lengths in a hurry by making even the slightest mistake," Askew said. "For the most part, we had good sets and good gybes."

Extreme2, owned by Dan Cheresh, of Saugatuck, Michigan, won nine of 12 races to capture C 30 class with a low score of 21 points. Flying Jenny won the last race and also counted six second or third place results in finishing 13 points behind.

"It's almost mind boggling how well Dan Cheresh and his crew sail the boat," Askew said. "We are going to keep learning, keep improving and keep fighting until we find a way to beat them."

Velocity, owned by Annapolis Yacht Club member Martin Roesch, placed third in the J/111 one design class. Annapolis pro Geoff Ewenson called tactics while several other locals were part of the crew on Velocity, which won a race and placed second in three others.

Former Annapolis resident Alec Cutler placed ninth in J/70 class, by far the largest of the regatta with 42 boats. Veteran Maryland sailmaker Max Skelley trimmed the headsails for Cutler, a Naval Academy graduate who now lives in Bermuda.

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