#118 – Bodacious Dream wins 1st Leg of 2013 Atlantic Cup

With a fleet of seven Class 40s competing in The Atlantic Cup presented by 11^th Hour Racing #118 Bodacious Dream, skippered by Dave Rearick and Matt Scharl, crossed the finish line first at 21:06:15 ET on Tuesday, May 15, with an elapsed time of 78:55:13 to complete the 642 nautical mile first off-shore leg of the Atlantic Cup from Charleston, S.C. to New York Harbor. The race, the first carbon neutral sailing event in the United States, saw USA’s Bodacious Dream finish 8 minutes 28 seconds ahead of #121 Lecoq Cuisine (79:09:43), followed by the English team of  #90 40 Degrees (79:56:12).

RESULTS FROM THE FIRST LEG OF THE 2013 ATLANTIC CUP:

POINT     FINISH

#118        Bodacious Dream – USA
(Dave Rearick, Matt Scharl)
79:01:15

#121        Lecoq Cuisine – USA
(Eric Lecoq, Conrad Colman)
79:09:43

#90           40 Degrees – GBR
(Hannah Jenner, Peter Harding)
79:56:12

#116        Icarus Racing – USA
(Tim Fetsch, Ben Poucher)
80:27:36

#106        Gryphon Solo 2 – USA
(Joe Harris, Tristan Mougline)
81:02:29

#54           Dragon – USA
(Michael Hennessy, Merf Owen)                                                                    81:06:57                                  

#39           Pleiad Racing – USA
(Ed Cesare, Chad Corning)
83:08:00

Comprehensive results available here: https://atlanticcup.org/race/2013-results/