Sunday August 14:
As Buster Poindexter so aptly put it... Hot Hot Hot.
But there was a breeze. 8-10 out of the southwest, then moving to the west. PRO Lee Morrison and the RC ran three races, a D2 then two D1's.
10 boats raced, including one visitor from Seawanhaka, Eric Johnson.
Today we saw a great battle between Team 506 with Scott MacLeod, TK and Chris Daley and Team Jager (690) with John Bainton, Gregg Delany and Keith Werner. Each boat working hard to scratch out a win.
In the first race, protecting the right and playing the shifts were key. In the end, Team 506 finished first with Team Jager in Second. Third was our guest, Eric Johnson in 570.
In race two, a D1, Team Jager pulled off the win with Team 506 finishing second. Third was Team 726 with Paul Steinborn Jr, Ed Steinborn, Peter Wermuth and teammate Jeff.
Our final race, also a D1, saw lead changes between Jager and 506 but in the end, Team 506 prevailed with the win. Jager was second and, once again, Team 726 was third.
For the day:
1st - 506 with 4 points
2nd - Jager with 5 points
3rd - Team 605 with 12 points (three 4th place finishes. Team: Bob Monro, Francesca Monro, Ian Monro, Glenn Morrison and Allyson Schultz)
4th - Team 726 with 15 points (we bet they'd like that first race back!)
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| Team 506: Scott MacLeod, Chris Daley and TK |
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| 506 and Jager fighting for first. |
As always, full results are here: http://www.fleet1.org/
***Our last day of racing has been extended to Sunday September 25. If you are preparing to sail in the Sonar North Americans, you may keep your Sonar in the drysail area until that following weekend. If not, please make arrangements to take your boat off the premises or move to the parking lot (under Jeff's management.)
A quick note from Bruce Kirby...
In case you didn't know - I have not been sailing for the past month because I have had a very painful back injury. About a week ago it was discovered that I had a substantial crack in a vertebrae that was making it very difficult for me to get in and out of bed, let alone go out on the Sound and beat the youngsters in the Sonar fleet.
Last week I had very up to date surgery to insert a type of glue into the fracture and stabilize the situation. It was immediate relief from the main source of pain and today I am walking almost normally and expect the residual pains and aches to gradually dissipate in the next few days. Tremendous relief physically and psychologically. I will be taking it very easy for a while but hope to get to the club on Sunday to see the kiddies off. If all goes well I will be able to sail again this season.
We all wish Bruce a speedy and full recovery.
Last week the Sonar Canadian Nationals were held as part of Chester Race week. The US Paralympic team of Rick Doerr from Noroton YC, Hugh Freund and Brad Kendell joined by Mike Ingham finished in second overall.
Congratulations!
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| US Paralympic team joined by Paul Tingley and the Canadian team at Lunenberg YC. |
2016 Sonar North American Championships:
The NA's are coming up fast. This year's regatta is being hosted by the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. Racing is scheduled for September 30 - October 2.
Online registration is now available at http://www.sonar.org/
FLEET 1 COOKOUT:
Another successful cookout yesterday. A big thank you to the Infurnas and Monros for hosting.
If you want to crew, Try going to the Want to Crew tab on the left column of the club site (http://norotonyc.org/).
Looking for crew? Try going to the Want to Crew tab on the left column of the club site (http://norotonyc.org/).
FOR SALE:
Looking to sell a full set of like new Doyle 2014 sails. Set includes AP jib, main sail and blue radial spinnaker. For more information please email: maingorn2004@yahoo.com.
FLEET 1 CALENDAR:Labor Day Series: Sun-Mon, Sep 4-5
Kirby Cup: Noroton YC, Sat-Sun, Sep 10-11 (no fleet racing)
Sonar North American Championship: September 30 - October 2, Manhasset Bay YC, Port Washington, NY
***Last day of racing: Sunday September 25
Because of the shortened season, we will only have one full season series this year with trophies given out to the top five finishers.
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