10-3-09 STATE FAIR REGATTA
at 10.04.2009
by Pam
It was a beautiful day … until it got windy and chilly (for me) and started to sprinkle. We had 13 to 14 Butterflys come out to sail and Tom did duty for the Flying Scots. We shared a course with a handful of Sunfish and a couple of Laser radials and we got in two races before lunch and two races after lunch.
We had a different winner for each race, me, Doug, Frank and Sandy, with the overall finishes being me, Doug and Frank. I must thank Bruce for getting there late and not registering for the event and our race committee for setting courses that worked out quite well for me.
Marsha, now newly engaged, was back with us from Africa and California. It was good to see her and she did quite well, until her boat decided to roll over. Amber was out in her beautiful boat and contributed yet another “Sunshine” hat to the lake.
It was a fun day and I’m glad we had such a great turnout. The first 3 races were counted toward our regular Saturday series racing.
We had a different winner for each race, me, Doug, Frank and Sandy, with the overall finishes being me, Doug and Frank. I must thank Bruce for getting there late and not registering for the event and our race committee for setting courses that worked out quite well for me.
Marsha, now newly engaged, was back with us from Africa and California. It was good to see her and she did quite well, until her boat decided to roll over. Amber was out in her beautiful boat and contributed yet another “Sunshine” hat to the lake.
It was a fun day and I’m glad we had such a great turnout. The first 3 races were counted toward our regular Saturday series racing.
10/06/2009 11:57 AM
I received the scores and noted that the places were generally only one point apart after 4 races, =FUN.
I also noted in after the race and trophy presentation comments how that BFlyers enjoyed the competition but generally weren't keeping score to know their finishes, after all it is about enjoying the competition.
Someone also noted that the BFlers have many good sailors. The attitude of BFlyers competing while having fun and trying to raise the level of fellow competitors is what makes the fleet great
GaryE