Vessella Takes Piana Cup

Peninsula-based St. Francis YC member Peter Vessella and his crew of Tracy Usher and John Callahan beat a "who’s-who" field at the Piana Cup on Biscayne Bay last weekend. The first of the four events that constitute the Jaguar Cup midwinter series for Etchells, the regatta brought out 45 boats for what had been scheduled to be a two-day regatta. Going into the second day, Vessella’s team led by three points after scoring a consistent 3-2-3 on Saturday; when the breeze never filled and racing was abandoned after a 2.5 hour postponement, the title was theirs.