Alan Andrews Yacht Design - Race bulletins

2006

Alchemy, an Andrews 77, finished the Around Long Island Race in 17h 48m to break the mono-hull record by 4.4 hours and the best previous multi-hull time by over two hours. The US Merchant Marine Academy crew also captured first place on IRC handicap for the race.

Bill Alcott’s Andrews 68 Equation corrected to 1st Overall in Division 1 and 1st in IRC A of Bayview YC’s Race to Mackinac after finishing ahead of all others except the 86 foot Windquest.

Alchemy second to Bermuda in light air challenge. Congratulations to John Thompson and crew aboard the US Merchant Marine Academy’s Andrews 77 foot Alchemy for finishing ahead all but one of the 265 boat fleet in the 100th anniversary Bermuda Race. Even though Alchemy's upwind sails were severely reduced to fit the rating limit, they pulled to the top of the fleet in the lightest wind on record.

Magnitude 80 smashed the 277 mile Coastal Cup record by a whopping 5 hours to finish Encinal YC’s race from San Francisco to Santa Barbara early on in the morning of June 9. The crew reported steady 20 knot speeds and bursts approaching 30.

Magnitude 80, Doug Baker’s Andrews 80 lead a tight boat for boat race with the MaxZ86 Windquest before pulling away in the final stretch to finish almost 2 hours ahead and correct to 2nd in the Maxi Class of Balboa Yacht Club's Newport to Cabo San Lucas Race. Other top performing Andrews designs include Medicine Man, 3rd Maxi Class; Kahoots 2nd Americap B, and Locomotion 2nd in PHRF A & 3rd in Americap A.

Doug Baker’s Magnitude 80 recorded the fastest time in the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race despite being virtually becalmed for the last 12 hours within 20 miles of the finish. MAGNITUDE starts 2006 with two elapsed time victories to follow a successful 2005 season.

Andrews designs lead the 82 boat fleet in January 7th’s Malibu and Return Race with Doug Baker’s Magnitude 80 crossing the line first, followed next by Jay Steinbeck’s Margaritaville and Al & Vicki Schultz’s Vicki. Magnitude also recorded the corrected time victory by over 10 minutes and Margaritaville made it a 1-2 punch correcting to second.

2005

The Andrews designed Magnitude 80 scored a clean sweep in the Little Ensenada Race with first to finish, first in class and first overall in the 90 boat fleet that started from San Diego October 7. Magnitude sailed the 62 mile course more than an hour faster than the next finisher, correcting out on the second place finisher by 19 minutes.

Doug Baker’s Andrews designed Magnitude 80 blazed across the Diamond Head finish line to take 2nd in Division 1 of Transpac 2005 ahead of five other super-maxi racers. Other Andrews designs on the podium included Cipango, 3rd in Division 3 & 1st in 50’s Fleet, and Kahoots, 3rd in Division 4 & 40’s Fleet. Davis Pillsbury’s Cal 40 Ralphie also benefited form Andrews optimization to blitz their 14 boat Division.

Magnitude 80 shattered the Newport to Cabo San Lucas course record taking 10 hours off to bring the record to under 62 hours. Other Andrews boats scored as well with Deaver & Williamson's Andrews 43 Kahoots placing 2nd in Class D and 4th overall and Locomotion, Winslow & Melinda Lincoln's Andrews 45 ULDB, taking 2nd and Flash, Mark Jones' Transpac 52, 3rd respectively in Class B.

Bill Alcott’s Andrews 68 Equation both set a new monohull record in the Bayview Mackinac Race and won large boat IRC division on corrected time. Equation's victory this year follows an overall handicap win in the 2003 Bayview-Mac Race.

Congratulations to Bob and Cathy Sample who sailed their Andrews 30 Flags to a victory in the Level 99-117 Division of the Chicago NOOD Regatta. The Samples are the third owners to continue Flags long winning tradition which began by winning Division I in the 1987 MORC Internationals and Cleveland Race Week.

Congratulations to Jay Steinbeck and crew for winning Class A of the Ahmanson Cup with his Andrews 52 Magaritaville 1½ and starting the Ullman Sails Inshore Championship with a win.

2004

Mary and Dick Compton sailed Alchemy, their Andrews 77, to a clean sweep as first monohull finisher, first in class, and first in ULDB division in the Ensenada Race. Doug Baker's Magnitude 80 recovered from getting caught at the start in the windless zone between sea and land to cross the line second monohull.

Bob Lane's Andrews 61, Medicine Man, led the fleet from San Diego to Ensenada on October 1, finishing even before the race committee could arrive on station. Medicine Man's swift ride follows a first on both elapsed and corrected times in the Seal Beach to Dana Point Race and first to finish in Cabrillo and DPYC's Around Catalina Race.

The Andrews designed Magnitude 80 clipped 8 hours off the previous Pacific Cup record and lead all but the 143 foot MARI CHA IV across the finish line. The generally light conditions made breaking the record tougher and an indication of Magnitude 80's tremendous potential.

Congratulations to Dan Sinclair, skipper of the Andrews 70 Renegade and Dwight Jefferson, skipper of the Andrews TP 52 Flash for crossing the Victoria-Maui finish line 1 and 2. Flash also wins Division 1 on corrected time.

Alchemy, Mary and Dick Compton’s Andrews 77 shattered the record in San Diego YC’s Manzanillo Race by more than a day. With the new record for the 1120 mile course of 3d 23h 52m 33s, Alchemy has the fastest average speed in any of the races from California to the Mexican mainland. Another Andrews design, Bob Lane’s well tuned Andrews 61 Medicine Man (shown at start), won the overall handicap trophy.

Ray Ordoveza's Clariden-Karakoa scored seven firsts to win the Singapore Straits Regatta sailed January 14-18. Reveling in 13-18 knot monsoon winds, the Andrews 53 beat top internationally crewed boats from Asia and Australia.

(Photo shows Clariden-Karakoa leading into weather mark)

Medicine Man, Bob Lane's Andrews 61, led 60 boats around the course on January 3 to set a course record in Del Rey YC's Malibu and Return Race. Look for Medicine Man in the Manzanillo and Ensenada Races as well as MEXORC 2004.

2003

Medicine Man, Bob Lane's Andrews 61 took the triple crown of First to Finish, First in Class and First Overall in Southwestern Yacht Club's Little Ensenada Race sailed October 3. This 62 mile dash from San Diego to Ensenada marks the end of the summer season of Southern California Point-to-Point races and attracted over 80 entrants. Despite light air, Medicine Man covered the course in 6h 25m for an average speed of 9.7 knots and finished 45 minutes ahead of the next boat, a Santa Cruz 70. Congratulations to Bob and crew!

Locomotion, Winslow and Melinda Lincoln's Andrews 45 crossed the finish line first in the Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race. Keith Kilpatrick skippered the boat to finish ahead of all competitors, even the boats that started a day before, and also captured the corrected time victory.

Andrews designs set a new course record and scored overall first and second places in Bayview YC's 253 mile Race to Mackinac Island on July 21. For the second weekend in a row Richard and Mary Compton's Andrews 77 Alchemy finished first in the race to Mackinac, this time setting a new monohull course record. Bill Alcott's Equation, an Andrews 68, was the next finisher and corrected time winner, just 3 minutes ahead of Alchemy on corrected time.

Alchemy, Mary and Richard Compton's new Andrews 77, lead the fleet from the Chicago start to the finish at Mackinac Island in the early hours of July 14. At the Manitou check-in Alchemy had stretched to a 3 1/2 hour lead over the next boat and despite running into a windless zone preserved more than an hour's lead over the chasing boats that brought new wind to the finish. At the island, Alchemy then quietly raised her 14 foot keel to a 9 1/2 foot draft for a prime berth at the shallow docks.

Ray Ordoveza's Andrews 53 Karakoa won the Volvo Singapore Straits Regatta held January 15-19, besting a strong IRC fleet. The Andrews design won three of the six races sailed in the waters of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia over an international fleet hailing from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand with crews hailing from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, England and the USA.

2002

Philippe Kahn and his new Andrews designed Pegasus 55 flew around the 58 mile Singlehanded Farallones Race course on April 20, crossing the finish line ahead of 53 competitors. Two weeks earlier Philippe and Pegasus 55 similarly flew around the Farallones course in the Doublehanded Farallones Race finishing second, only 4 minutes behind the Wally 67.

J-Bird III wins NHYC's Dickson Series. Victoria 5 takes second in series held April 20 - 21, 2002. Both Andrews Transpac 52s continue their winning ways.

Andrews designed Transpac 52´s dominated MEXORC with J-Bird III and Victoria 5 finishing first and second in the Transpac 52 division and J-Bird III also winning the overall Rolex Trophy.

(Photo shows J-Bird III leading other TP 52
designs during the MEXORC regatta)

The Andrews 70 Magnitude took 1st place in PHRF AA and the Andrews 52's Victoria5 and JBird III were 1st and 2nd in the PHRF A class in the annual San Diego - Puerto Vallarta race completed February 28th, 2002

Medicine Man downwind

The Andrews 70 Magnitude and Andrews 61 Medicine Man (shown at left) lead a 63 boat fleet across the finish line January 5, 2002 in DRYC's Malibu and Return Race. Winslow and Melinda Lincoln's Andrews 45 Locomotion scored 2nd in PHRF AA on corrected time.