SONAR FLEET 1 NEWSLETTER

FLEET RACING:

Sunday June 8:

No wind, no racing.

Sunday June 15: 

Father's Day was an amazing and challenging race day.  Shifty wind out of the NNW (340º) ranging between 5 and 13 knots. No lead was secure.

PRO Peter and Carolyn Wilson were kind enough to offer use of High Noon for the RC signal boat as the Lightning regatta was using Volunteer.

With 11 boats on-the-line, Peter ran two W2's.

After racing was over, we had three boats tied for second place, each with seven points.

Lee Morrison and Team 619 ended in fourth overall with finishes of 2 and 5. Bill Jayson and Team 500 won the tiebreaker over Lee with finishes of 5 and 2. Team 500 won the tiebreaker by winning the last race. Second went to Morgan Connor and Team 654 with a 1 and 6. Winning the first race gave Team 654 the overall tiebreaker.

Just one point ahead, and winner for the day was Scott Harrison and Team 772... Warren and Deirdre Costikyan and Adam Westerman.

Team 772: Scott, Warren, Deirdre and Adam

Here is Scott's take on the day:

"The second day of a northerly proved tricky for Father's Day. As most know and taught multiple times, in a northerly, stay on the lifted tack and in pressure.  Easier said than done. We set up for a higher wind setting for the first race, which proved too aggressive, as the wind varied from 5-13 knots with flat water.

Lead changes were frequent, and as a testament to the fleet, the top 4 boats had 6-7 points each. The next group of three finished within one point of each other.

Changing gears and keeping the team's head out of the boat were key ingredients to saying with the pack.

The wind was very welcome to all."

Full results can be found here: http://www.fleet1.org/

Carolyn Wilson took some great shots of our day racing. Here are three. The rest can be found in the Photo Gallery on the club website.

Click on the photos below to enlarge them:

CREW TRAINING:

We had another successful crew training seminar on June 7. This year's class had 15 participants including a few students who participated last year. 

Scott Harrison explaining the finer points of racing

The "debrief."

Class of 2012 alums

We love that we've seen a number of our grads come by on subsequent Sunday's looking for an opportunity to improve their skills. 

If you need crew, there is a crew list which can be found in the Member's Only section of the club website. Just click on the Sailing tab, then select Crew List.

SONAR REGATTAS:

The New England Championships are just two weeks away. This year's regatta is scheduled for June 28-29 and is hosted by Falmouth Yacht Club in Falmouth MA.  Falmouth is also hosting the 2015 world championship so you might want to consider registering to pick up some local knowledge.

Plus, registration is only $125. How good is that?

For more information and to register, Click here: http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/7844#_home

Here is the full regatta schedule:

New England Championship, SA-SU June 28-29, Falmouth YC, Falmouth MA
Marblehead NOOD, July 25-27, Eastern YC, Marblehead, MA
North American Championship, August 8-10, Lunenburg YC, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Atlantic Coast Championship, September 27-28, Noroton YC

FLEET COOKOUTS:

This coming Sunday, June 22 is our first fleet cook-out. Hang out after racing and enjoy dinner on the patio, hosted by Glenn and Laurie Morrison

DUES:

Fleet 1 dues is $50. If you have not already done so, please send a check made out to "Sonar Fleet 1" (include your name, boat number and partner's names.) to:

Jean Galloway
26 Friendlee La.
Wilton, CT 06897

Just a reminder, fleet 1 dues is separate from SCA membership. SCA membership is required to race in sanctioned regattas like the Atlantic Coast Championship this fall.

FLEET 1 CALENDAR:

Fleet barbecue: June 22 after racing
New England Champ: Falmouth YC, June 28-29
July 4th Series: Fri July 4, Sun July 6
Fleet barbecue: July 20 after racing
Marblehead NOOD: Eastern YC, July 25-27
North American Championship: Lunenburg YC, Lunenburg Nova Scotia Aug. 8-10
Opti Championship: Nototon YC, August 10 (no fleet racing)
Fleet Barbecue: August 17 after racing
Labor Day Series: Sun-Mon, Aug 31-Sep 1
Fleet Barbecue: September 7 after racing
Kirby Cup: Noroton YC, Sat-Sun, Sep 13-14 (no fleet racing)
Atlantic Coast Championship: Noroton YC, September 27-28
Last day of racing: Sunday October 5