Steady winds from the south, “B” sails, a little chop on the water and temperatures in the 60’s made for a very enjoyable afternoon of RC Laser racing from the gazebo deck in Kershaw Park on Canandaigua Lake on Sunday. The 12 sailors who participated added another 9 races to the scores in the 2011 Frostbite Series.
At the end of the afternoon Jack Bennett (#005) lost the ability to control his RC Laser, sending Nelson Habecker (#54) over for the rescue while he was out gathering marks in his kayak. Earlier, Neil Atkins’ (#72) RC Laser had a rudder servo failure. Late in the day and on opposite sides of the course both Anne Lambert (#272) and Dick Hallagen’s (#74) new boats lost their rudders for no apparent reason. Much discussion ensued on these malfunctions during the after race gathering at Holiday Harbor.
When yesterday’s results were calculated, they show that Jonathan Gorbold (#62) has moved into first place for the series.
