After seven weeks, the Long Beach Island Yacht Racing Association’s season concluded at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club under ideal conditions on Aug. 13.
“It was one of the better inter-clubs of the year,” said Terence Burke, racing a Laser Radial for the club. “The wind was OK, we got a lot of races in and we came in early.”
This regatta took place following an intensestorm that caused flooding on the Island and gusty winds.
“I thought we might not make it today,” Burke admitted. “I thought it would be canceled. The weather forecast looked like it was going to rain all day.”
Brant Beach Yacht Club’s Becca Hofing, racing a Sunfish, was originally concerned that conditions would be too windy,…
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