Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, 2008

The crew of the Catalina 350 Forever Young.  The owner/skipper Ron Greenberg is at the right and 2007 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Jeff Linton is at the lower left.  Ron won Jeff's services by winning an auction benefiting the Wellness Community charity.  They were 3rd in Cruiser C, medium displacement boats.

Chuck Margretta's 31 foot custom ketch Morgana waiting out a postponement for enough wind to start the race. She finished 4th in Cruising D, the heavy displacement fleet.


Charlie Clifton (left), Amy Smith Linton and Jeff Linton watching the award ceremony.


Buzz Schaberg and crew receive their 1st place trophy for Cruiser D in their Catalina 470 Island Dancer from the SYC Commodore Bill Chastain.


Jay Meyer, owner/skipper of the J/40 Joy Ride is wheeled by crew member Kirk Burnett to the dais in his "wheel chair" to get his 1st place trophy for the Racer-Cruiser class.



Charlie Clifton (right) and crew with their 2nd place trophy in the Spinnaker class that they won in the Melges 24, Rita B.