Perfect racing conditions test the crews on their final day of racing with speed, wipeouts, and horizon jobs.
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Updated: February 15, 2015
Brian Bennett’s VX One, VX Racing, finished the weekend with two bullets in the final races, securing their class win.Paul Todd/Outside Images
Skipper Peter Kogut and his crew aboard Endurance race in the final day of the St. Petersburg NOOD.Paul Todd/Outside Images
Six Sonars competed at the St. Petersburg NOOD. Rick Doerr’s Valiant (sail no. 674) won the weekend.Paul Todd/Outside Images
With excellent, though slightly chilly, conditions, the St. Petersburg NOOD was an intense competition with some fun thrown in for good measure.Paul Todd/Outside Images
The ten boats in the Ensign class had a great weekend of competition in St. Pete. Here, Endurance makes a move on Chad Tippin’s Little WingPaul Todd/Outside Images
David King’s Melges 24 completes a windward mark rounding and heads back down the course at the St. Petersburg NOOD.Paul Todd/Outside Images
The Melges 24 class completed ten races over the three days of the St. Petersburg NOOD.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
The cold and chop presented the A Cats with challenging racing conditions, but these stalwart sailors still completed seven races.Paul Todd/Outside Images
Nearly 1,000 sailors competed at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg from Feb. 13-15.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
The Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg was the first of the 2015 NOOD regatta series.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
Bailey White racing his A Cat, el Presidente at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
The conditions were challenging for the A Cat sailors, like Bailey White, here racing his A Cat, el Presidente.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
The conditions were challenging for the A Cat sailors, like Bailey White, on his A Cat, el Presidente.Paul Todd/Outside Images
The Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg hosted 14 boats in the A Cat class.Paul Todd/Outside Images
David King’s Melges 24 (USA 505), finished third at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
The foiling A Cats were entertaining to watch as the devoted sailors navigated the waters off St. Petersburg.
Trey Sheehan’s Hooligan finished third in the J/70 class, which was the largest with 20 boats at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
The final day of racing at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. PetersburgPaul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
116 boats in 12 classes registered for the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. PetersburgPaul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
Roger Counihan’s crew aboard the Melges 24, Just Add Water, battles with their spinnaker.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
Rob Britts’s Melges 24, Hot Mess, finished out the weekend in second place.Paul Todd/Outside Images
The Melges 24’s had a great turnout at the Helly Hansen NOOD in St. Petersburg, with 13 boats racing through the weekend.Paul Todd/Outside Images
Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta
A Melges 24 rounds the mark on the final day of racing at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
Dan McGraw’s Blue Steel, a Melges 24 from Atlanta, GA, deals with heavy breeze on a downwind leg during the final day of racing at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. PetersburgPaul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. Petersburg
The excellent sailing conditions meant things were wet and wild for the A Cats.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
Local sailor Pete Merrifield won the A Cat class at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in St. PetersburgPaul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
For more on the A Cats, see Sailing World’s March/April 2015 issue.Paul Todd/Outside Images
Mike Krantz on Zhik Sailing stays ahead of Jeff Meyers aboard FeffPaul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
The J/70s had the largest showing at the regatta, with a 20-strong fleet.Paul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
The St. Petersburg Yacht Club was the stage for the Helly Hansen NOOD in St. PetersburgPaul Todd/OUTSIDE IMAGES
