SAILING : 47th Newport-Ensenada Race to Begin Today
Three defending class champions, but not Newsboy, are among 410 entries scheduled to start the 47th Newport-Ensenada International Yacht Race off Newport Beach at noon today.
Newsboy, Jack Baillie’s wooden 12-meter built for the America’s Cup in the ‘50s, has competed in 37 Ensenada races and won more trophies than any other boat. This year, however, Baillie did not enter.
Class corrected-time winners from last year returning include Carl Eichenlaub’s Cadenza in PHRF, John R. Simpkins’ Flying Fish in Ocean Racing Catamaran Assn. and Dave Dillehay’s 50-foot Aldora in IMS. Dennis Conner’s 60-foot catamaran Stars & Stripes also is entered. It was first to finish last year and holds the elapsed-time record of 9 hours 7 minutes.
The weather forecast for the start called for northwest winds of 20 to 30 knots, meaning the boats could be flying off the line under spinnakers--a rare sight.
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