Sunday September 29:
Typical for this time of year, this past Sunday turned out to be a great day for sailing. Sunny, mild temps with wind out of the ESE in the 7-9 range. In a word... beautiful.
10 boats were on the line, a pretty good turn-out. PRO Morgan Connor and the RC set up a D course and ran 3 D1's then finished with a W1.
With the line slightly on the short side, crowded starts were typical.
The first race went to Bob Monro and Team 605, followed by Team 500, made up of commodores Jayson/Lyden/Tankoos and Geoff Marshall. In third was Bruce Kirby and Team 633.
Race two saw the same three boats finishing at the top of the fleet only in a slightly different order. First was 633, second was 500 and third was 605.
Race three saw some other boats wanting a piece of the action with Lee Morrison and Team 619 finishing first, Team 500 once again finishing second and Ed Sweeney and Team 454 in third.
Our final race, a quick W1, saw the same three boats from race three at the top but once again a different order. First was Team 500, we guess fourth time's a charm for them, followed by Team 454 in second and Team 619 in third. Whew.
Overall for the day, our winner of the coveted first place glasses was Team 500 with just 7 points...
Second went to Bob Monro and Team 605 with 12 points, followed by Ed Sweeney and Team 545 in third with 14.
Here's a shot by Kip Hewitt of the fleet returning at the end of racing...
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| What a day. |
A very light turn-out due in part to seven Noroton boats participating in the World Championships in Rochester.
Four boats raced two races with Ed Sweeney and Team 454 taking two guns to win the day. Second went to Team Vespa in a tie-breaker over Michael Aingorn and Team 726. Fourth was John Schultz and Paul Norton and Team 616.
ONLY TWO RACE DAYS LEFT.
SONAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Eric Voss from Rochester YC won the 2013 Sonar Worlds. After that, it was all Noroton as Noroton members took second through seventh place.
Second went to team 506 Evil Empire, with sailing member TK who joined Colin Gordon, Ben Cesare and Bill Lynn.
Third was Team 701 Fast Forward with Peter Galloway, Paul Steinborn, Ched Procter and Sara Rakov.
Fourth went to Team 810 Bandit, with US Paralympian and new member Andy Fisher, sailing with Jeff Madrigal, Tom Brown and Lee Icyda
Fifth was Team 418 with Lee Morrison, Bruce McArthur, Harry Milne and Geoff Durno
Sixth was Team 390 Friend of the Devil with Alex Meleney.
And Seventh went to Team 772 Crushed with Scott Harrison, Warren Costikyan, Chris Shapiro and Adam Westerman.
Only three point separated fifth through seventh place.
Also racing from Noroton was Rick Doerr and Team Valiant and Bruce Kirby and Team Jack
Overall a field of 30 competitors from five countries met in Rochester New York to compete for the title of Sonar World Champion.
10 races were sailed in conditions from light and variable to a very challenging final day with winds 18-28 and waves 3-7 feet.
That noise heard out on the course on Sunday was the sound of masts, booms and rudders breaking!
Also heard was the sound of people hooting' and hollering' surfing down those big waves while throwing off a wake reminiscent of a chase boat at the America's Cup!
Woo… that was fun!
All along, three boats fought hard for #1. Team Rafiki, Team Evil Empire and Team Fast Forward.
In the end, only 5 points separated first and third.
Team Rafiki won with 21 points, followed by team Evil Empire with 25 and team Fast Forward with 26.
Full results can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/worldsresults
NOTES:
On October 4th, the New York Harbor Foundation is hosting a Regatta and Bash on Governor's Island to Support the New York Harbor School.
It is a fabulous event. They are reaching out to members of other clubs in the area who might be interested in the cause.
For more information: http://nyharborregatta.com/tickets/
CALENDAR:
Last day of fleet racing: Sunday, October 13
Celebration of the Season Party: Sunday October 20, 1600 hours
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