Last Sunday was, in a word, spectacular. Sunny with a SW breeze at 8-13, (mostly 10-13). 13 boats came out to race. Why there weren't 20 I'll never know because it just doesn't get better on Long Island Sound in the summer. PRO Paul Steinborn and his RC did a great job running two W2s and a D1.
The first race gave us our lightest breeze. But the course was set correctly and, after an hour of racing, Ed Sweeney took the gun, followed by Bob Monro in second and Scott Harrison in third.
The good news was the breeze filled in, giving us a pretty consistent 10-13 for races two and three.
The outbound current also picked up becoming a factor in races two and three, causing lots of missed laylines, hit marks and in one case, the mark snagged and dragged.
Race two was won by Scott Harrison with Lee Morrison in second and Kevin Sheehan in third.
Conditions in our third race were pretty much a replay of race two. Nice breeze, lots of current and lots of action at the marks. This time Lee Morrison took the gun with Scott in second and Ed Sweeney in third.
At the end of the day, our winner was Scott Harrison with 6 points followed by Lee Morrison in second with 7 points. Ed Sweeney finished third only one point back with 8.
All results can be found here: http://www.fleet1.org/
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| Scott with Warren Costikyan and Adam Westerman. (Not pictured is team member Kelsey Harrison) |
There are two more chances to participate in major Sonar regattas prior to the world championships. The Atlantic Coast Championships are being held the weekend of July 26-28 at Eastern YC in conjunction with the Marblehead NOOD.
The New England Championships are being hosted by Vineyard Haven YC on August 9-11. The NOR is available from the SCA website: http://www.sonar.org/
As we all know, the world championships are being held September 18-22 in Rochester NY. After speaking with the regatta chairs, we now have commitments from teams coming in from the UK, Canada and New Zealand.
The goal is to get 45 boats on the line. Fleet 1 will play an important part in reaching that goal. I believe we can get 15 boats up there but we need your help. The time to start planning is now. The regatta is Wed-Sun so get your team together, get the time off from work, book your hotels and register. The registration fee is refundable if plans change but, like everything else, the sooner you do it, the easier everything becomes (and less expensive).
Pretty soon I'll be siccing Scott on anyone who hasn't signed up so to avoid the trauma -- register.
The NOR and online registration are both available at http://www.sonar.org/.
CALENDAR:
July 4th Series: Thu July 4, Sun July 7
Fleet barbecue: July 14 after racing
ACC: Eastern YC, July 26-28
New England Champs: Vineyard Haven YC, August 9-11
Fleet Barbecue: August 18 after racing
Labor Day Series: Sun-Mon, Sep 1-2
Kirby Cup: Noroton YC, Sat-Sun, Sep 7-8
2013 World Championships: Rochester YC, September 18-22
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