Chessie Racing: First to Newport from Annapolis

Newport, RI (June 6, 2021) – Chessie Racing, a Tripp 62 owned by George Collins, was first to finish among the June 4 starters in the 38th biennial Annapolis-to-Newport Race.

Chessie Racing crossed the finish line off Castle Hill Lighthouse at 5:23 p.m. local time today. The baby blue-hulled boat posted an elapsed time of 2 days, 6 hours, 27 minutes and 37 seconds.

Yellow Brick Race Tracker has Chessie Racing winning PHRF 1 class with a corrected time of 3:04:57:09. Jumping Jack Flash, a Davidson 50 owned by John Davis, was the nearest PHRF 1 boat – 134.8 nautical miles from the finish – at 7 p.m. on Sunday…

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