Pierpont Bay Yacht Club is one of the smallest clubs on the Gold Coast, but it consistently puts on the biggest sailboat races.

On Saturday, PBYC wrapped up its Land Rover Series with the Tri Point Race and attracted 38 boats. That's almost more boats than the club has members.

Taking top overall honors was Alex Blankfield's Santa Cruz 50, Deception, which was first in Class A and first overall in the spinnaker fleet.

The non-spinnaker class came out in force, with 15 boats. Brent Swanson's Islander 29, Velero took first in non-spinnaker B and first overall in that fleet. First in non-spinnaker A was Dennis West's Beneteau 44.7, West Wing.

The fastest boat around the 34-mile course, which left oil rig Gina and Anacapa Island to starboard, was Bill Gibbs' 52-foot catamaran, Afterburner. The big twin hull sliced around the course in 2 hours, 35 minutes and 9 seconds — a speed that would have outrun many power boats. The fastest monohull, Deception, took almost two more hours to complete the course.

Linda Witham, driving her Hunter 40, Sassified, won the lady skipper trophy for being the lady skipper with the best corrected time.

Results

Class A: 1—Deception, Alex Blankfield, 4:22.22; 2—Funatic, Rod Abbott, 4:27.13; 3—Bikini Machine, Avery Stewart, 4:29.57; 4—Perfect Balance, Richard Sharpe, 4:30.14; 5—XS, John Thawley, 4:35.55; 6—Wind Dancer, PK Edwards, 4:35.57.

Class B: 1—Angry Hillbillies, Paul Moore, 4:43.07; 2—Bullet, Thomas Tunberg, 4:49.54; 3—Tina, Andy Killion, 4:51.41.

Non-Spinnaker C: 1—West Wing, Dennis West, 4:35.38; 2—Scooter, Larry Hansen, 4:42.53; 3—Aumakua, Anil Bamezai, 4:50.54; 4—Rage, Tom Roland, 4:57.19; 5—Sassified, Linda Witham, 5:04.27; 6—Quiet Times, Tom Warshauer, 5:12.11; 7—Walkabout, Paul McQuillan, 5:15.37; 8—Sea Bird, David Topolski, 5:28.49; 9—Ma Cherie, Randy Buckingham, 5:37.36.

Non-Spinnaker D: 1—Velero, Brent Swanson, 4:24.58; 2—Zuma Jay, Kevin Dickmann, 4:345.32; 3—PacSail.com, Bobbie Balderman, 5:09.07; 4—Papakea, Robin Whyte, 5:15.26; 5—Zoarces, Vickie Shaman, 5:15.47; dnf—Golden Eagle.

Multi-hulls: 1—Afterburner, Bill Gibbs, 4:03.01; 2—Indefatigable, Colin Gegg, 4:30.42; 3—No Regrets, Brian Stanton, 4:35.55; 4—Honukai, Lee Edwards, 4:44.27.

Beach Cat: 1—Mike Dobbs; 2—John Schwartz; 3—Mitch Yount; 4—Alexander Van; 5—Justin Martin.

Series Results: Class A: 1—Wind Dancer. Class B—1—Bullet; 2—Perfect Balance; 3—Bikini Machine. Non-spinnaker: 1—Velero; 2—Scooter; 3—Zuma Jay. ORCA: 1—No Regrets; 2—Afterburner; 3—Indefatigable. Beach Cat: 1—Full Tilt; 2—Cat-Tas-Trophy; 3—Tiger 1682.

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Ventura County High Point Standings:

Bikini Machine, Olson 30, Avery Stewart & Garrett Baum, 118; Perfect Balance, Olson 30, Richard Sharpe, 96; Funatic, Choate 48, Rod Abbott, 73; Velero, Islander 29, Brent Swanson, 58; Deception, Santa Cruz 50, Alex Blankfield, 57; XS, Mull 30, John Thawley, 55; Angry Hillbillies, J-24, Paul Moore, 55; Rival, J-35, Velthoen & DeFreitas, 46; Zuma Jay, Cal 25, Kevin Dickmann, 38; Coyote, J-29, David Randle, 37; West Wing, Ben. 44.7, Dennis West, 36; Superluminal, FT-10, Jerzy Poprawski, 30; Scooter, J-35, Larry Hansen, 26; 5150, Santa Cruz 50, Mike Warns, 23; West Wing 20; Harmony 22; Jaded 18; Tortoise 15; Wind Dancer 13; PacSail.com 11; Runaway 11; Vignette II 10.

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Upcoming sailboat races

n Saturday-Monday, Santa Barbara City Race/Tequila Derby. This popular Labor Day weekend event, hosted by Anacapa Yacht Club, is two races in one, with a full day of rest and beach parties, beautiful surroundings and impromptu social events in between. The "Santa Barbara City Race" is actually a two-race series, comprising a race from the Mandalay buoy to Santa Barbara on Saturday and a return race on Monday, finishing at Ventura Harbor. The "Tequila Derby" involves only the return race. AYC's renowned Santa Barbara Dock Party will take place on Saturday night following the first leg of the race aboard Moonshadow on the Santa Barbara Yacht Club guest dock. Entry fee, covering both races, is $35. The skippers' meeting will take place on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at AYC. The starts on Saturday and Monday will be at 11 a.m. Contact AYC Rear Commodore Doug Dodge at 732-5250 for more information.

n Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 22-23, Santa Barbara Channel Challenge. Hosted by Ventura Yacht Club, this will be the second annual open regatta, sailed in conjunction with the Ventura Cup and scores double points in the Ventura County High Point Standings. It is open to PHRF spinnaker and non-spinnaker boats and open ocean multihulls. Last year's inaugural event attracted 23 entries. Entry fee is $50 if paid by Sept. 17. The fee is $75 thereafter. The skippers' meeting will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday, and racing will begin at noon both days. For more information, call Jeff Stansfield at 444-1341, the VYC office at 642-0426, or visit the club's Web site at venturayachtclub.org.

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2007 Ocean sailboat racing schedule:

Sept. , AYC, Santa Barbara City Race/Tequila Derby

Sept. 8-9, VSC, Prison Break

Sept. 9, PCYC, TGIS Series 2

Sept. 15, CIYC, Richard Nix Memorial Platform Race

Sept. 16, VYC, J-24 regatta

Sept. 16, VYC, PHRF Regatta Series 3

— Fax your race announcements, results and other information to Stan Whisenhunt at 659-3058 or call him at 659-1464. His e-mail address is Swhisenhun@aol.com).