This regatta is held in memory of
Joan Holcomb
Commodore of BFSC 1994 and LLSC 2002.
This year, we welcome LLSC in co-hosting the event!
For the races, a woman must helm the boat. A woman must also make the strategic and tactical decisions for the race. The remainder of the crew can be made up of women and men.
Join the fun and honor a wonderful sailor and friend.
There will be an awards/food/social event at the LLSC Clubhouse following the racing. Awards will be presented to the top finishers in each category.
Barefoot Sailing Club has hosted a women skippers race for many years. And after Joan's untimely passing in 2010, we decided the regatta should be renamed in her memory. Over the years since, Dean and - now Dee Holcomb alone - have both been generous supporters of the regatta.
Previous winners of the Joan Holcomb include the following. {Note, earlier years still need to be added.}
Year | Skipper | Make/Model |
|---|---|---|
2022 | TBD | TBD |
2021 | -- | -- |
2020 | -- | -- |
2019 | Linda Webster | J-27 |
2018 | Cathy Freeman | F-10 |
2017 | Linda Hoopes | F-24 |
2016 | Gigi Arias | Melges 24 |
2015 | Linda Baker | Elliott 770 |
2014 | Linda Baker | Elliott 770 |
2013 | Marian Evatt | Melges 24 |
2012 | Linda Baker | Pinnacle 30 |
2011 | Martine Zurinskas | J-92 |
Image Credit: Many THANKS to our friends at Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) for use of Joan's portrait posted on their Past Commodores page. Joan was Commodore of BFSC 1994 and LLSC 2002. Artist: Sarah Brown.
Image Credit: Many THANKS to our friends at Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) for use of Joan's portrait posted on their Past Commodores page. Joan was Commodore of BFSC 1994 and LLSC 2002. Artist: Sarah Brown.
Images credit: Ron Goldfarb
2020 was a low wind regatta without completed races.
Here are the 2019 Defending Champions:
