Champosa Race History under the McDonagh Brothers
1999
Apostle
Islands Yacht Club (AIYC) Racing Series
1st Round the Apostle Islands (elapsed time 13:31:27) Avg 4.9 Knots
2nd
Spring series
2nd
Bayfield Race Week
2nd
Season Championship
3rd
Fall Series
Offshore
1st
overall Trans Superior
1st
in Class Trans Superior
Elapse
time Saturday 1:00 pm to Monday 9:30
56:30
338 Miles
2nd
Lake Superior Yachting Association (LSYA) Offshore Overall
Also
raced
Bayview Mac (Elapsed 50:44:04) 9th avg 5.1
knots
Chicago Mac (Elapsed 56:50:56 ) 13th avg 5.1 knots
Harbor Springs
1998
AIYC
Racing Series
1st
Season Championship
1st Day races
1st Bayfield Raceweek
2nd
Spring Series
2nd
Around the Apostle Islands (elapsed time 12:14:09) Avg 5.4 knots
2nd
Fall Series
2nd
Frostbite
Offshore
1st
Bayfield to Thunder Bay
1st Thunder Bay to Grand Maris
1st LSYA Offshore Overall
2nd
Around the Apostle Islands
3rd
Grand Maris to Bayfield
Also
raced
Bayview Mac (Elapsed 47:36:13 ) 6th avg 5.4 knots
Chicago Mac (Elapsed 42:48:30) 15th avg 6.8 knots
1997
AIYC Racing Series
1st
Season Championship
1st Day races
1st Bayfield Raceweek
2nd
Spring Series
2nd
Around the Apostle Islands
2nd
Fall Series
2nd
Frostbite
Offshore
1st
Bayfield to Thunder Bay
1st
Thunder Bay to Grand Maris
2nd Around the Apostle Islands
3rd
Grand Maris to Bayfield
Champosa Spec/History
Champosa V was built in 1988 out of Carbon fiber for the
IOR 50 class. Champosa was built by James Betts enterprises in Truckee CA.
Champosa
50’ LOA
9’-6” Draft
14’-6” Beam
Race information
Chicago Mac 289.4
nautical Miles
Round the Islands 66
Bayview Mac 259