After 31 races that included 207 total starts in the Summer Low Point Series, Bill Blevins (#254, above in photo) took home top honors, ending with 21 points. Gary Schmidt (#59) followed in second place with 49 points and David Turnbull’s (#17) series-long scores broke a tie with Nelson Habecker (#54) to take the third spot. They both had 57 net points.
There is no scheduled RC Laser fleet racing next weekend due to the 50th Ensign National Championship Regatta being held at the Canandaigua Yacht Club. The RC Lasers will resume racing with the start of the Fall Low Point Series as well as continuation of the Women’s Series on August 21 at 4 p.m.
Mark your calendars for Happy Hour at the Canandaigua Yacht Club on August 26, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Canandaigua RC Laser fleet is one of the sponsors of the event and we have the opportunity to set up our boats in the bar so people will be able to get up close and check them out and ask questions. “Out of the Blue” will be performing from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. Bring a potential new member with you for a chance to win a gift basket.
Sunday, August 28 is going to be a BIG day! Fall Low Point Series Race Week #2 will start at CYC at 1:30 p.m. with the finish line set 2.4 nautical miles down Canandaigua Lake on the East shore at Neil and Maggie’s house! Neil and Maggie have offered to host a cookout for the fleet! We are also going to carry over marks so the ladies can see how many races they can get in that afternoon for the Women’s Series! It should be a fun day. We’ll need a few “real” boats to ferry the racers across the lake. More detailed plans will be communicated shortly.
If you haven’t signed up for the RC Laser North American Championship to be held at the Rock Hall Yacht Club in Maryland on Sept. 17 & 18 but you still want to participate, you should register immediately as they will be closing the process when they reach 40 boats. Visit http://www.rclaser.org for all of the information and to register online. Bill and Tracy Blevins (#254) will be attending.
Finally, the current American Model Yacht Association’s (AMYA) quarterly magazine has a nice write-up on the activities of RC Laser fleets from around the country. This issue mentions our season long Women’s Series and includes results and a race summary of our Squaw Island Race. Since several of our fleet members have joined, we are now officially AMYA fleet #315. If you’d like to support the AMYA, visit http://theamya.org to sign up. The magazine they put out is first-rate and is packed with information on all types of model sailboats as well as information on upcoming regattas and previous results.
