Giving full credit to his crew Chris Nesbitt of Balboa Yacht Club claimed his second win in as many years in the 2010 Butler Cup match race series Sunday hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club.<\/p>\n
<\/span>\u201cMy team really pulled it out for us,\u201d said Nesbitt. \u201cI made a few errors during the weekend. But they really saved it and deserve all the credit.\u201d<\/p>\n Nesbitt\u2019s tactician, Jack Franco, doesn\u2019t normally sail with the team but signed on for this weekend at Nesbitt\u2019s request.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cThe guys were really good,\u201d Franco said, \u201cand did a great job. You know, these are all BYC members [pointing to the team]. You don\u2019t usually see that in an event like this\u2026 all from the same yacht club! I didn\u2019t do this event last year, but these guys have a lot of time in the boat [Catalina 37s] and it showed.\u201d<\/p>\n Dustin Durant, LBYC, took second in the regatta but struggled when it came to racing against Nesbitt.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cAll of our races were close,\u201d Durant said, \u201cand we were always gaining on Nesbitt in tacking duels, always within striking distance, but\u2026 [smiling and shrugging].<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cWe were always in the hunt in every race and the team did really well keeping us there. I thought we out maneuvered everyone, sailing upwind really well.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked if he would consider coming back if invited, Durant replied with a smile, \u201cOh, I\u2019m coming back next year.\u201d<\/p>\n Payson Infelise from Newport Harbor Yacht Club finished third in the regatta. He would have finished second had it not been for an unfortunate occurrence.<\/p>\n Payson explains, \u201cOne of our crew members didn\u2019t show up on Saturday. Everyone had already weighed in except for him. We knew we were probably alright on our [total] weight so we weren\u2019t really worried. Because the original crewman didn\u2019t show, we used a substitute\u2026 but forgot to weigh him until this morning [Sunday]. After we weighed him we were about 15 pounds over our limit. 15 pounds!\u201d<\/p>\n Because of not meeting the requirements in the Notice of Race on maximum allowed crew weight, the Chief Umpire made the determination that none of Infelise\u2019s wins on Saturday would count toward his overall points for the series.<\/p>\n Disheartened but not defeated, Infelise apologized to his crew and moved on to the business of match racing winning four out of his six races on Sunday.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cI take full responsibility and it was unfortunate because these guys really sailed their hearts out. But they pulled it all together and I think we learned a lot throughout the regatta.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cWe kept it in perspective and we were happy to be invited here and really had fun. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n Nesbitt\u2019s team also had challenges during the weekend, specifically in a match Saturday against, ironically, Infelise.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cWe were coming down to the finish and were carrying a penalty,\u201d Franco explains. \u201cWe started to do our 270 [turn] but couldn\u2019t complete it because Payson was there, and ended up fouling him again. That meant we had two turns to do. We did one turn, then were doing a second when we incurred another penalty.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cWe ended up doing five attempted turns and four good turns to finally absolve ourselves of the penalty[s].<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cOther than that, we had really good races. But now I\u2019m going back to Houston [Tex.] and leaving all this to the younger guys. <\/span><\/p>\n 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 the match races held at LBYC. These same boats are also used for fleet race events and are available for charter through the Long Beach Sailing Foundation.<\/p>\n Final Results 1. Chris Nesbitt, BYC; 10 wins 2 losses<\/p>\n 2. Dustin Durant, LBYC; 6 – 6<\/p>\n 3. Payson Infelise, NHYC; 4 – 8 <\/span><\/p>\n 4. David Storrs, PYC; 3 – 9<\/p>\n 5. Dave Hood, LBYC; 1 – 11<\/p>\n 6. 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