In June, Tony Hagelgans ’87 and Tim Gresla ’88 were key members of a crew that raced, and returned, the 39-foot sailboat (Pearson) “Shindig” between Bermuda to Newport, Rhode Island. The boat is owned by a mutual friend.
Brother Gresla was on the six-person race crew which finished 8th in their class in the 2010 Newport-Bermuda Race (www.bermudarace.com). He sailed the journey of over 635 nautical miles in about 82 hours and 25 minutes.
Brother Hagelgans joined the four-person crew for the return sail from Newport back to Bermuda. While taking his turn at the helm of the boat, he encountered extremely rough seas sailing through the Gulf Stream in a storm. During the heavy weather, a rogue smashed the vessel and caused the centerboard to break off, but the boat was still able to make it back to port. Having no fear, our seaworthy Phis are looking forward to racing together in 2012.