2000-2001 InterClub Results - Series 2, Day 2
February 25, 2001
Glad to see such a good turnout for what looked like (and turned out to be) a kind of ugly day. The smoking Southerly promised by the national weather service arrived a little too late for us, around 4 pm at Thomas Point, and I noticed when I went outside tonight it was about another 10 degrees warmer...
Nonetheless, Jesse/Dina did a great job at getting the races off quickly. Yes, it was light, but still decent races. There were no "man I got screwed" shifts or pressure differences, so it was good racing despite the light air. The choice of location for the course (almost in Spa Creek) was interesting, an I think a good one. The puffs that did come through might not have made it out farther into the river.
For some strange reason, we seemed to have boat speed to burn today. That coupled with great crew work from Rhonda Myers and Henry being late for the first start kept us out front for the day. I think the key was to keep the piggie poo moving. I saw a number of people trying to stick it, and I think in the long run, hurt too much. I also noticed people going somewhat hight on the runs. Especially in this kind of light stuff, you don't want to sail any more distance than you have to, so even if you lane is not great, I still think it is best to point straight at the mark.
At any rate it was really a joy to be on the water today as it was the first respite from the incessant toddler whining that was characterisitic of my weekend! On that score thanks to Nancy Gilreath for lining up the baby sitters. Thanks to Jesse for the excellent soup, and Jervis and Jen Millar for heading up the safety boat.
See everyone next week!!
Pl Sail Skipper 65 66 67 68 69 70 T
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1 675 Alex Pline 1 1 3 1 1 5 12
Rhonda Myers
2 705 Henry Filter 8 2 1 2 2 1 16
Nancy Gilreath
3 804 Rhett Simonds 4 3 2 3 3 3 18
Celeste Simonds
4 235 Mike Mergethaler 5 5 4 4 6 2 26
5 705B Wayne Pignolet 2 6 5 5 5 6 29
JoAnn Jones
6 779 Jamie Brickell 9/DNS 4 8 7 4 4 36
Sue Brickell
7 491 Eric Reinke 3 7 6 6 10/DNS 10/DNS 42
Kim Couranz
8 602 Carl DeMatteo 7 8 7 9 9 7 47
Stephanie Stone
9 694 Ian Mutnick 6 10 10 10 7 8 51
Lynn Raymond
10 422 Pat McGee 9/DNS 9 9 8 8 9 52
Jill Williamson