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2012-2013 California Dreamin’ Series:
Dustin Durant wins first event in series
Written by: Rick Roberts
10/07/12
Long Beach, Calif.—Dustin Durant won the 2012 ISAF Grade 3 Butler Cup-Long Beach Stop match race regatta Sunday, hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club and part of the 2012-2013 California Dreamin’ Series.
At the end of the day Saturday Durant sent a message to the other five skippers that he was the one to beat by posting five first place finishes and no losses. In Sunday’s semi-finals Durant stumbled for a moment in a loss to San Francisco area match racer Bruce Stone, but won the first two out-of-three races over Carson Reynolds (Balboa Yacht Club) to ensure his name will be engraved on the Butler Cup perpetual trophy as the 2012 winner.
Durant is no stranger to winning on the Catalina 37s used in LBYC’s match race events having won the 2012 Grade 2 Ficker Cup and then competing in the 2012 Grade 1 Congressional Cup.
“I had a great team,” Durant said. “Three of the six of us are our Congressional Cup team.”
Durant’s crew was Alex “A.J.” Jacobs, Shane Young, Phil Toth, Max Moosmann and Jack Bazz.
“This was a good warm up for the higher graded events in the future,” Durant said.
“We struggled a little downwind and got passed a couple of times when our trim was wrong, but Phil and Max worked together which was a big help. We have really strong communications on our boat.”
Second place went to Carson Reynolds, BYC, who brought some of his J/105 Lipton Cup teammates to help him out in the regatta.
“As long as I made it into the finals I’m good,” said Reynolds. “Those guys [Durant’s team] are very quick. I’d like to win, but they were quick [smiling].”
Bruce Stone, St. Francis Yacht Club, took third place honors with David Storrs, Pequot Yacht Club finishing fourth. Dave Hood, LBYC, was fifth and Bill Durant, LBYC, (father of Dustin Durant) was sixth.
The next stop for the 2012-2013 California Dreamin’ Series is at San Diego Yacht Club, Jan. 12-13, 2013, and then the teams are back in Long Beach for the third and final stop at the 2013 Butler Cup-Long Beach Stop, March 16-17.
The event is named for Frank Butler, founder of Catalina Yachts, who in 1990 designed, built and donated the 11 Catalina 37s used for all of the ISAF match races held at LBYC. These same boats are also used throughout the year for fleet race events and are available for charter through the Long Beach Sailing Foundation.
Complete results are available at www.lbyc.org
Final Results
1. Dustin Durant, Long Beach YC
2. Carson Reynolds, Balboa YC
3. Bruce Stone, St. Francis YC
4. David Storrs, Pequot YC
5. Dave Hood, LBYC
6. Bill Durant, LBYC
Event Chairman
Bill Durant
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Rick Roberts
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562.493.5173
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