Leonard Takahashi said he was thinking about New Zealand lamb shanks he would eat later, after a dropped a semifinal race in the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Christopher Weis, right, takes the lead for good in semifinal race vs. Leonard Takahashi in the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Governor’s cup 22 sloops sail with their spinnakers deployed at the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Governor’s cup 22 sloops sail with their spinnakers deployed at the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Leonard Takahashi, left, races vs. Will Boulden, right, in the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Governor’s cup 22 sloops sail with their spinnakers deployed at the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Harry Price, ranked number one in the world, cools down after a race in the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Spectators have fun while watching the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Matt Whitfield, left, races vs. Harry Price in prelim run at the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Governor’s cup 22 sloops sail with their spinnakers deployed at the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Harry Price, ranked number one in the world, ends the day’s semifinal race by finishing well ahead of his competitor in the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Newport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
After raciing, Will Boulden brings friends on board at the 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup hosted by Balboa Yacht Club off the coast of Nerweport Beach on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)