The Long Harbour Classic is now a one day regatta (it goes without saying that old guys are not really keen on a second day on creaky backs and wonky knees). The 2023 Classic was held on on August 19, 2023.
It was a fantastic sunny day with 10 boats fighting in 5 races. But really everyone was fighting a gusty westerly with lots of snakes and ladders as SPOGgers tried to navigate the many headers and stay upright in the gusts.
Once again, and this is getting monotonous, Hart Buck was the class of the fleet going for 5 bullets. But defending champion Don Martin gave Hart a run and finished only 2 points behind – mainly a result of an ill-timed swim in the 2nd race.
And many others were seen joining Don in a swim around their boats, most at very inopportune times. And in a nice gesture, Matt Henley visited past champion Paul Sturdy on his dock.
| Sail No. | Division | 15.3 Adjust | R 1 | R 2 | R 3 | R4 | R5 | Raw | Adjusted | ||
| 1 | Buck | 21620 | OOG | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Martin | 8 | NDOG | -3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| 3 | Bradbrooke | 7 | OG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |
| 4 | White | 8716 | OOG | -1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 |
| 5 | Woodward | 456 | ROOG | -2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 18 |
| 6 | Strain | 187162 | NDOG | -3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 20 |
| 7 | Slaney | 9P | ROOG | -2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 31 |
| 8 | Ballantyne | 8865 | OOG | -1 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 38 |
| 9 | Henley | 95183 | OOG | -1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 39 |
| 10 | Baxter | 171 | OGIT | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 42 |
A big thank you goes out to the hard working race committee lead by Bill Cote, assisted by Drew on the horn and Judy on flags. Bob Matthews and Pam Green manned the very busy rescue boats.
