Official results for the 2008 Opera House Cup Regatta:
Overall Winner: ELSKA
Homeport: Nantucket, MA
Owner: Marc Feigen
Skipper: Marc Feigen
Year Built: 1947
Designer: Johan Ancher
Vessel: One Design Class Dragon
Winds: WSW 15-20 KTS
Course: "A" + ½NM weather leg; 28.64NM
Registered: 63 boats
Started: 60 boats
Finished: 45 boats
Best Elapsed Time: ELEONORA, skipper Zybnek Zak
Class & Division Winners
"Classic Division": ELSKA
"Spirit of Tradition Division": EQUUS
12 Meter Class: AMERICAN EAGLE
Alerion Class: FIRST TRACKS
CLASSIC Division SPIRIT OF TRADITION Division
ACT F COR F ACT F COR F
39 ELSKA 1 17 EQUUS 2
27 KESTREL 6 18 MUSTANG 3
2 SUMURUN 10 22 ZINGARA 5
21 FORTUNE 11 3 GOSHAWK 7
19 IMPALA 12 31 WALTER GREENE 13
12 METER Class ALERION Class
ACT F COR F ACT F COR F
6 AMERICAN EAGLE 20 41 FIRST TRACKS 4
4 INTREPID 23 42 OSPREY 7
8 WEATHERLY 27 43 BAPPLE 9
9 COLUMBIA 28 44 SERENDIPITY 32
10 EASTERNER 30
Gwen Gaillard "Spirit of the Race" Award
To the person or vessel which exemplifies the Spirit of the Opera House Cup.
JEFFREY A. TURNER, Celebrating 10 years of service to Nantucket Community Sailing and the Opera House Cup
Robert H. Tiedemann Award
Presented to the vessel with truly authentic preservation and/or restoration efforts.
YOUNG MISS and QUAKERESS II
Performance Awards
Presented to vessels which exceeded expected performance for the conditions
WALTER GREENE SUMMERTIME MARIE J
La Belle Classe Award
Presented to vessel which exemplifies the spirit and traditions of classic yachts by Mr. Zybnek Zak, owner of the yacht ELEONORA and representing the Yacht Club de Monaco
DORADE, skipper Edgar Cato
