A little shout-out to my boys from Bayview Yacht Club, who sent an all-Anarchist team to the ISAF Grade 2 Knickerbocker Cup match racing event on the North Shore of Long Island, NY. Skipper Chris Van Tol and his crew of John Van Tol, Mike Rehe and Mike Hoey won this tough event against high-ranked match racers from 8 other countries, joining past Knickerbocker winners Dave Dellenbaugh, Russell Coutts, Dave Perry, Paul Cayard, Terry Hutchinson, and Ed Baird. Great job, guys.

John Van Tol posted the following in the thread:

"DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!?"
Those were the words of our bowman Mike Hoey, (a/k/a Quint as well as the king of one-liners), as we neared the finish line leading the Russians [Arbuzov -ed] in the second race of the finals yesterday. I am still running on the adrenaline from the race yesterday, and have been all the way home. It all was a little surreal.

We drove all night and got back home this morning at 6:30. I had to get my brother (the only one with a real job) back home so he could go to work at 9 am this morning. I woke up from my nap this afternoon and saw the thread going. I just wanted to say thanks from our whole team for the support and kind words you have all given us. We will all see you at the club tonight to celebrate and give you the full story.

Thanks, and Cheers!

-JVT

2007-08-30

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