Granite Bay Couple Vies for Camellia Cup

Granite Bay's Madeline and Mike Rayfuse sail their Catalina 22, Sirius, in the 47th Camellia Cup on Folsom Lake Sunday.  

Though aggressive, the Rayfuses struggled through the first four races, finishing fourth and fifth of seven, said John Poimiroo, race spokesperson.  

In one of the races, they attempted a risky dip start, sailing in from the course side of the line to find a hole between the other boats -- dipping below the line and start -- only to be over early by a foot when the starting horn sounded, Poimiroo gave a play by play.

However, he said their "fortunes changed for them in the final of five races, when they won it by a wide margin."

The annual race is hosted by the Folsom Lake Yacht Club.

Winning the eight-boat Banshee class and Open Centerboard Perpetual Trophy was Charles Witcher of Sacramento.

The top of seven Catalina 22 skippers was Roseville’s Don Hare on “No Cat Hare.”  

Established in 1957 the yacht club is located at Brown’s Ravine on Folsom Lake (Green Valley Road).  It conducts sailboat racing, cruises and social events.

Class trophies were awarded to the following top finishers (skipper, hometown, yacht club, boat type, boat name, points):

Banshee

1. Charles Witcher, Sacramento, FLYC, Ghost, 6 points

2. Dean Eppley, Folsom, FLYC, Yahoo!, 8 points

3. Craig Lee, El Dorado Hills, FLYC, In ‘n Out, 8 points

4. Kerry Johnson, El Dorado Hills, FLYC, Spitfire, 15 points

5. Tim Loomis, Fairfield, 18 points

6. Bob Carl, FLYC, Bonita, 22 points

7. Mack Bishop, Folsom, SSC, 29 points

8. John Harris, FLYC, 40 points

9. Beth Richards, FLYC, Y2K Bug, 40 points

Catalina 22

1.     Don Hare, Roseville, GCYC, No Cat Hare, 6 points

2.     Doug Brennan, Chico, GCYC, Col. Mustard II, 7 points

3.     Dave Strain, El Dorado Hills, FLYC, Blue Diamond, 12 points

4.     Francis Samson, Fresno, Fresno YC, Slo’ Mo, 13 points

5.     Mike Rayfuse, Granite Bay, FLYC, Sirius, 14 points

6.     Craig Wilson, Newcastle, FLYC, CATch 22, 25 points

7.     Carl Werder, Sacramento, Blue Hawk, 26 points

Day Sailer

1. Steve Lowry, Santa Rosa, RYC, Security Risk, 6 points

2. Dean Iwahashi, Fresno, Fresno YC, Long Gone, 6 points

3. Mike Gillum, LWSC, BUBBA, 10 points

4. Edurardo Grisetti, Vagabundo, 19 points

5. Charles Wilson, Morgan Hill, SCYC, Blue Bayou, 20 points

6. Dave Keran, Fresno, Fresno YC, True Blue, 22 points

7. Shel Onstead, San Jose, SCYC, Bandit, 23 points

Open Centerboard

1. Dave Rumbaugh, El Dorado Hills, LWSC, Thistle, Drunkn Thorny, 4 points

2. Dan Clark, Sacramento, LWSC, Osprey, 9 points

3. Mark Dawson, Sacramento, Lido 14, 10 points

4. Stephen Aguilar, Carmichael, FLYC, Laser, 5 points

Open Keel

1.     George Koch, Carmichael, FLYC, J22, Poco A Poco, 6 points

2.     Todd Craig, Folsom, FLYC, Impulse 21, Z, 7 points

3.     Jerry Lewis, Grass Valley, GCYC, Capri 22, Kudzu, 12 points

4.     Phil Hodgson, Rescue, FLYC, Wavelength 24, Te Natura, 15 points

5.     Mike Meyer, Sacramento, FLYC, Cal 22, Sugaree, 20 points

6.     Drake Johnson, Roseville, FLYC, Catalina 250W, Andiamo, 21 points

7.     Brad Call, Folsom, Capri 22, Alize, 30 points

8.     Livia Jepsen, Sparks, NV, Compac 16, Orion, 33 points

Multihull

1. Andy Burkard, El Dorado Hills, Hobie 16, 4 points

2. Stever Lehr, Hobie 17, 12 points

Santana 20

1. Mark Erdrich, Elk Grove, FLYC, Fusion, 4 points

2. Mark Werder, Folsom, FLYC, Reaction, 9 points

3. Jarian Westfall, Sacramento, FLYC, Diana, 10 points

4. Charlie Wilson, Sacramento, FLYC, Wild Thing, 17 points

5. Katie Deutsch, El Dorado Hills, FLYC, Four Sirens, 18 points