When figuring the scores we neglected to do one step in the instructions and it skewed the results. And we will have a story with pictures posted on the Headline Page before noon.
Here are the Official Results:

Catamaran Sailor Magazine
2011 27th Annual Key Largo Steeplechase



Leg one


Rank Class Sail No Helm Crew USPN Start Finish Elapsed Corrected Nett
1 Marstrom 20 USA 1 Bret Moss John Casey 58 9:00 12:56:47 3:56:47 6:48:15 1.0
2 Marstrom 20 USA 2 Michael Phillips Kenny Pierce 58 9:00 12:58:02 3:58:02 6:50:24 2.0
3 Nacra F20C USA 11 Mike Krantz David Lennard 57 9:00 12:58:00 3:58:00 6:57:33 3.0
4 F-18 USA 242 David Ingram Bob Ingram 62.4 9:00 13:49:21 4:49:21 7:43:42 4.0
5 F-18 880 Jake Kohl Frank Moore 62.4 9:00 13:54:22 4:54:22 7:51:44 5.0
6 F-18 1571 James Zellmer Jeff Miller 62.4 9:00 14:06:05 5:06:05 8:10:31 6.0
7 F-18 USA 676 Karl Langefeld Tripp Burd 62.4 9:00 14:19:03 5:19:03 8:31:18 7.0
8 ARC 22 2224 Skip Kaub Ian Lindahl 57 9:00 13:52:21 4:52:21 8:32:54 8.0
9 H-16 w. spin 105333 Steve Craemer Jim O'Leary 73.9 9:00 15:38:11 6:38:11 8:58:49 9.0
10 Nacra 5.8 910 Dick Macdonald Llinda Macdonald 66.6 9:00 15:45:41 6:45:41 10:09:08 10.0
11 Nacra 20 Pink boat Peter Cullum Daryl Moss 59.3 9:00 16:45:00 7:45:00 13:04:09 11.0
12 F-18 2572 Scott Rathburn Will Dolan 62.4 9:00 18:00:00 9:00:00 14:25:23 12.0
13 Nacra 20 Royal ? Todd Riccardi Brendon Scanlon 59.3 DNF 16.0
13 ARC 22 2230 Eric Roberts David Weir 57 DNF 16.0
13 Nacra 5.8 ? Mauricio Mendez Keith Gebler/Brian Glassman 66.6 DNF 16.0


Leg Two


Rank Class Sail No Helm Crew USPN Start Finish Elapsed Corrected Nett
1 Marstrom 20 USA 1 Bret Moss John Casey 58 9:00:00 12:50:19 3:50:19 6:37:06 1.0
2 F-18 880 Jake Kohl Frank Moore 62.4 9:00:00 13:14:33 4:14:33 6:47:56 2.0
3 Nacra F20C USA 11 Mike Krantz David Lennard 57 9:00:00 12:55:32 3:55:32 6:53:13 3.0
4 F-18 USA 242 David Ingram Bob Ingram 62.4 9:00:00 13:18:19 4:18:19 6:53:58 4.0
4 F-18 USA 676 Karl Langefeld Tripp Burd 62.4 9:00:00 13:18:19 4:18:19 6:53:58 4.0
6 Marstrom 20 USA 2 Michael Phillips Kenny Pierce 58 9:00:00 13:02:48 4:02:48 6:58:37 6.0
7 Nacra 20 Royal ? Todd Riccardi Brendon Scanlon 59.3 9:00:00 13:11:40 4:11:40 7:04:24 7.0
8 ARC 22 2224 Skip Kaub Ian Lindahl 57 9:00:00 13:21:15 4:21:15 7:38:20 8.0
9 H-16 w. spin 105333 Steve Craemer Jim O'Leary 73.9 9:00:00 14:41:47 5:41:47 7:42:30 9.0
10 F-18 1571 James Zellmer Jeff Miller 62.4 9:00:00 13:50:17 4:50:17 7:45:12 10.0
11 Nacra 5.8 910 Dick Macdonald Llinda Macdonald 66.6 9:00:00 14:59:59 5:59:59 9:00:31 11.0
12 F-18 2572 Scott Rathburn Will Dolan 62.4 9:00:00 14:45:45 5:45:45 9:14:05 12.0
13 Nacra 20 Pink boat Peter Cullum Daryl Moss 59.3 9:00:00 14:29:33 5:29:33 9:15:44 13.0
14 ARC 22 2230 Eric Roberts David Weir 57 DNC 16.0
14 Nacra 5.8 ? Mauricio Mendez Keith Gebler/Brian Glassman 66.6 DNC 16.0


Overall


Rank Class Sail No Helm Crew USPN Start Finish Elapsed Corrected Nett
1 Marstrom 20 USA 1 Bret Moss John Casey 58 7:47:06 13:25:21 1.0
2 Marstrom 20 USA 2 Michael Phillips Kenny Pierce 58 8:00:50 13:49:01 2.0
3 Nacra F20C USA 11 Mike Krantz David Lennard 57 7:53:32 13:50:46 3.0
4 F-18 USA 242 David Ingram Bob Ingram 62.4 9:07:40 14:37:40 4.0
5 F-18 880 Jake Kohl Frank Moore 62.4 9:08:55 14:39:40 5.0
6 F-18 USA 676 Karl Langefeld Tripp Burd 62.4 9:37:22 15:25:16 6.0
7 F-18 1571 James Zellmer Jeff Miller 62.4 9:56:22 15:55:43 7.0
8 ARC 22 2224 Skip Kaub Ian Lindahl 57 9:13:36 16:11:14 8.0
9 H-16 w. spin 105333 Steve Craemer Jim O'Leary 73.9 12:19:58 16:41:18 9.0
10 Nacra 5.8 910 Dick Macdonald Llinda Macdonald 66.6 12:45:40 19:09:39 10.0
11 Nacra 20 Pink boat Peter Cullum Daryl Moss 59.3 13:14:33 22:19:53 11.0
12 F-18 2572 Scott Rathburn Will Dolan 62.4 14:45:45 23:39:28 12.0
13 Nacra 20 Royal ? Todd Riccardi Brendon Scanlon 59.3 DNF 16.0
13 ARC 22 2230 Eric Roberts David Weir 57 DNF 16.0
13 Nacra 5.8 ? Mauricio Mendez Keith Gebler/Brian Glassman 66.6 DNF 16.0


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Nice Front page article. Sorry I missed it.

Does Dave smell that bad you had him sit all the way in the back? Geeze, Rosa Parks, that can't be fast...

Yeah agreed pretty poor form I will work on that. Hey, I didn't see any pictures of you in that article, what's up with that?

Team Seacats is pretty stoked with that day 2, carbon-fiber-glory-boy killing, 2nd place result! It was a great weekend of really close racing...tons of fun.

Would Steeplechase be survive-able singlehanded?

Hard to get used to that number after racing N-20 ..huh?

Karl, Yes I think it would be survivable singlehanded, but the only person I've seen attampt it was Randy on Sew sew. Not sure if Rick will let mere mortals attempt it single handed. What say ye oh fanny pack wearing great one?

It's not Rick it's Mary you'll have to get past. Mary has been very firm on the no singlehanders rule and I suspect she permitted Randy under protest.

see my earlier post re: ugly girl at prom night. Cullum gave me a last minute call, right after I turned in the kitchen pass so momma could visit her folks out of town. That'll teach me to give those things up without a fight....

Dave, you hit the nail on the head.
And the reason was the sailing world almost lost Rick Bliss, single-handing a Prindle 19 that capsized off Rodriguez Key. He could not right the boat. And it was blowing offshore. After quite a while he was helped.
But, suppose there had been no one there. We would have lost a great person from our midst. She has never forgotten that.

Hmmm! And Randy definitely got in after much haggling and even then extremely reluctantly. Perhaps she doesn't like Randy????
Ergo! If you are allowed to sail it single, watch that Mary doesn't have a life insurance policy on you. ha ha

Big thing is we really do NOT want any casualties. If you remember the 13th Annual on Saturday the 13th, 45 boats started, and three finished. Boats and bodies were washing ashore all over the Keys. And Mary was the one the authorities jumped on. That is why the registration asks for all the colors of your PFDs, sails, boats, jock straps, or whatever. We need to identify the bodies.
That year a boat was lost to the sea and almost a sailor. His flotation wasn't enough in the seas and wind so as he saw a crap pot, he would cut the line and use each one for more support. And finally he realized he was blowing out to sea, he held on to one. He was found and rescued -- the boat wasn't.
Rick

Steeplechase 13... really taught me to respect the race!

was that your Hobie 20 year or did you have the I20 by then Dave?

I crewed for a buddy (X-Ray Ted) on a N6.0 w/spin. I never put a spin on the H20 and doing the Steeplechase without a headsail is just crazy talk. Kudo's to the N5.8 that did it the hard way this year.

wasn't there two guys who bought an H-16 the day before and then sailed Steeplechase? I think I recall us all watching them finish at sundown day 1 and about sundown day 2 (we were all in by 3:00). THAT'S crazy...

That was my first Steeplechase and it hooked me. Still one of the crazier moments in my memory.

That was my second Steeplechase. First one I finished at about 9pm on a Prindle 19 (no chute). The high tech boats finished at like 3pm that year. I saw the light and bought a chute for my boat after that.