SYCs Collin Porter placed 3rd in Opti fleet
Photo courtesy of JOY

The 2011 Firecracker Regatta, hosted by Savannah Yacht Club, took place on July 9 - 10. The top three finishers in each category were as follows:

Optimist (twenty-one boats participating)
1st Place Christian Cyrul (Privateer Yacht Club, Chattanooga, TN)
2nd Place Ian Jezak (Lake Lanier Sailing Club, Flowery Branch, GA)
3rd Place Collin Porter (Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA)

Optimist Green (six boats participating)
1st Place Henry Guild (The Florida Yacht Club, Jacksonville, FL)
2nd Place Stephen Sparkman (Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA)
3rd Place Downing Nightingale, IV (The Florida Yacht Club, Jacksonville, FL)

Laser (ten boats participating)
1st Place Mike Funsch (Lake Lanier Sailing Club, Flowery Branch, GA)
2nd Place Charles Usher (Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA)
3rd Place Peter Gamble (Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club, Beaufort, SC)

Laser Radial (seven boats participating)
1st Place Rolfe Glover (Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA)
2nd Place Parks Blair (Carolina Yacht Club, Wrightsville Beach, NC)
3rd Place Ian Barnes (Carolina Yacht Club, Wrightsville Beach, NC)

Opti sailboats competing in the Wilmington River
Photo courtesy of JOY

Laser 4.7 (four boats participating)
1st Place Brendan Bennett (Carolina Yacht Club, Wrightsville Beach, NC)
2nd Place Patrick Mazzeo (Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club, Beaufort, SC)
3rd Place Walter Gnann (Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club, Beaufort, SC)

Sunfish (five boats participating)
1st Place Walt Suter (Savannah Sailing Center, Savannah, GA)
2nd Place Susan McCann (Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club, Beaufort, SC)
3rd Place Nicole Nason (Carolina Yacht Club, Wrightsville Beach, NC)

420 (eight boats participating)
1st Place Ryan Tillman (Savannah Sailing Center, Savannah, GA)
2nd Place Andrew Battigaglia (Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA)
3rd Place Sammy Hodges (Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA)