The Virginia Governor’s Cup regatta at Ware River Yacht Club in Gloucester, Virginia, is an annual favorite of the mid-Atlantic Buccaneer crowd. The venue is centrally located between Washington DC and Raleigh, North Carolina, two of the classes largest fleets, and even in low participation years with big conflicts (like this year’s class championships taking place at the same time!) still draws a crowd.
Seven Buccaneer crews hit the water for this regatta on the beautiful Ware River, a wide tributary to Mobjack Bay on the Chesapeake Bay. While sailing we enjoy see breezes, occasionally see pods of dolphin & other cool sea life.
The racing is always interesting, since WRYC hosts just this one regatta each year they come out in full force to support their event. The RC sets up interesting courses and pays close attention to the racers needs.
This year’s Buccaneer fleet had seven competitors, just 2 shy of the largest fleet at the regatta. Kyra Tallon won it with consistent sailing and a killer day 2 performance scoring a 1-2-1 on the last 3 races of the 6 race series. Jen Marbourg-Miller’s “Christopher Dragon” was 2nd with a 3-1-2 score on day 2. Both boats were extremely well sailed, passing Saturday’s leader “Wasabi” crewed by Jimmy Yurko & Justin Meddock who went into Sunday’s racing with a 2 point lead. Overall the fleet was very competitive with 4 different boats scoring wins over the weekend, and lead changes occurring often during all 6 races.