There was plenty of wind for the RC’s this past Sunday. The puffs were very big and visible. Most conceded to a C sail but I was convinced that the B sail would be best if I could keep it up downwind. Well the answer to that was no. I was able to pull off one win but most of the time when approaching the leeward mark my boat wanted to check for fish. Gary Schmidt had an opportunity for a win but lost it when a puff came in and caused his boat to head up and miss the finish line. He appropriately renamed his boat “STUPID RED BOAT” at that moment . Jay Niggli came late (after a nap) to pull out two wins, Jack Bennett with two, Terry Schmidt with one and Jonathan Gorbold with one. With no dominance throughout the day the standing have little changed. Click “RESULTS” for all the scores.
With our races being at the end of J-DAZES we were able to lure in Travis Odenbach, Mike Ingam, and even one of the Japanese sailors to give the RC’s a try themselves. Not surprisingly all of them would be a challenge to beat on a regular basis.
Next week (Mother’s Day) we will once again be racing from 4-6 pm at the south dock CYC. Because it is Mother’s Day the club will just be serving a brunch from 11-7 pm. Many of us have decided to go to the brunch at 2pm instead of a meal after racing. If anyone else is interested in joining us please let me know so I can make a reservation for us all at one table. eal1667@gmail.com
I am also making plans for our 4th annual Squaw Island Regatta which is not so far away (Saturday May 24th, 2pm start). I will have more information shortly but don’t wait to start making your plans.
See you on the water.
The Admiral
