The Donaldson
The first leg of the Craig Contest travels from Long Beach to San Diego, a distance of about 90 miles. Friday night berthing prior to the contest is at Long Beach Yacht Club and slips for Saturday and Sunday are arranged at the San Diego Yacht Club. The Skippers Meeting is held at Long Beach YC on Friday night and the trophy awards for the first leg are presented at a banquet at San Diego YC on Saturday evening. The Sunday following the contest is a lay day for last minute provisioning and repairs prior to starting the Craig Corredores leg to Ensenada.
| Contest: | Donaldson |
| Date:(see current Schedule) | Saturday following July fourth |
| Type: | Brugman, when combined with the Craig South |
| Host: | Long Beach Yacht Club |
| Venue: | Runs from Long Beach past Dana Point, rounding Point Loma, finishing in San Diego Bay near Shelter Island. The approximate distance is 90 NM. |
| Schedule: | Out-of-area vessels arrive at LBYC Friday afternoon. Skippers meeting at the Yacht Club Friday evening. Vessels depart early Saturday morning, arriving in San Diego in mid-afternoon. Awards banquet on Saturday evening. |
| Moorage: | Slips at Long Beach YC on Friday and at San Diego YC on Saturday and Sunday by reservation through LBYC per contest instructions. |
| Observers: | Skippers supply their own qualified observers. |
| Dress: | Friday & Sunday: neat and casual boating attire; Saturday night banquet: Blazers |
| Additional: | Friday dinner available at LBYC, Sunday brunch and dinner available at SDYC. Restaurants are available within walking distance of SDYC. |
| Contest Number : 8 | Date : July 8 | Contestants : 14 |
| Distance : 86 Miles | Number Of Legs : 7 | No Handicap |
| SCCA NUM. | NACA NUM. | SKIPPER | VESSEL | CLUB | ERROR | POINTS | |
| 1 | 287 | 755 | George Jackman | Special Effect | SYC | 0.381% | 989 |
| 2 | 2 | 739 | Craig Ryan | Black Jack | SYC | 0.462% | 936 |
| 3 | 334 | 976 | Dave Lewis | Davey's Locker II | CYC | 0.679% | 883 |
| 4 | 281 | 771 | Tom Scott | Scotts 'N' Water II | SYC | 0.846% | 830 |
| 5 | 291 | 704 | Pete Healy | Jinkies | HYC | 0.890% | 777 |
| 6 | 4 | 2121 | Bill Catlett | Lisa Michelle | SYC | 0.897% | 724 |
| 7 | 5 | 20 | Tom Collins | Misty Sea | HHYC | 1.359% | 671 |
| 8 | 3 | 732 | Bill Findley | Another Promise | CIYC | 1.404% | 618 |
| 9 | 290 | 736 | J D Smith | Safari | BCYC | 1.807% | 565 |
| 10 | 238 | 705 | Herb Dover | Coastwatcher | CYC | 2.043% | 512 |
| 11 | 10 | 941 | Tom Chandler | RM II Hyde | HYC | 2.837% | 459 |
| 12 | 323 | 917 | Duane Hampton | Fresh Start | HYC | 3.066% | 406 |
| 13 | 6 | 5024 | John Walker | Prime Time | HYC | 4.632% | 353 |
| 14 | 315 | 0 | Conrad Banks | Memory Banks | LBYC | 4.657% | 300 |
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