tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21442116456114802762024-02-18T18:36:39.667-08:00Flying Scot Midwest DistrictPostings about sailing Flying Scots in the Midwest District. If you have something that you'd like to have included here, please email it to me, Ben Williams (bdwillms@life.uiuc.edu). I sail Catitude (FS #6144) with my wife, Debby Aronson.Ben Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366328299292560578noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-45426198343362242742019-12-11T04:27:00.001-08:002020-06-23T06:08:18.112-07:00Redemption at the Rudder Club of Jacksonville<div class="p1">
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At the 2019 Gator Bowl Regatta, I was served a giant humble sandwich. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://midwestflyingscot.blogspot.com/2018/12/number-of-boats-registered-17-results.html">As I explained in last year’s blog article</a>, I got schooled by those pesky tidal currents. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> It was ugly. </span>Sailing against all those Florida hot shots is difficult enough without the added challenge.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I left that regatta more than a little frustrated and little embarrassed by my performance. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Of course, we go to regattas to get better and sometimes we learn the most from our worst regattas.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>That said, I’ve carried a rather large chip on my shoulder since my last trip to Jacksonville and I was eager for a chance at redemption.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>At the same time, no matter how bad things go at the Rudder Club, they have a full service bar in their clubhouse.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Rick Wojnar from CLSA agreed to crew for me and we left on Thursday evening and drove through the night. We arrived in time to set up the boat, take a little nap, and attend the welcome party hosted by Jon and Donna. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This year we would have 4! boats from CLSA competing in the regatta.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mark and Michele Taylor are Florida resident CLSA members who we always look forward to seeing on the Florida Circuit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ben Williams and Deb Aronson showed up after deciding they weren’t going to let us have all the fun in Florida this winter.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jamie Rimovski very recently moved to to the Gulf Coast and recruited Susan McIntyre to fly down and crew for her.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>As an added bonus, Tom and Debbie Yeagle paid us a visit on Saturday night and we met for breakfast on Sunday morning.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It almost seemed like a CLSA social event.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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Jon and Donna of the Rudder Club once again hosted the Flying Scot sailors at their place on Friday evening and it is always great catching up with friends at these things. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I left at a reasonable time, but Jamie, Susan and Rick closed down the party.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Poor Jon and Donna had to wake up Rick (he was sleeping on the couch) and kick the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CLSA partiers out so they could get to bed at a reasonable time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>:-)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>There may have been reports of “sea sickness” on Jamie’s boat on Saturday.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>LOL.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Unlike last year, we sailed great. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We lived in the lead pack and hung out in the Top 5 all regatta long.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We were consistent and kept things simple.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We sailed fast and put together a very solid and consistent performance.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We were in a three-way tie for fifth place after the first day, just two points behind Ben and Deb in fourth. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ben and Deb scored a bullet (first place) in the second race!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>That’s a big deal in that caliber of fleet.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space">We would finish the regatta strong with two P5s on Sunday! </span>Congrats to Ben and Deb, with a 4th place overall finish. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mark and Michele rebounded from a bad race on the first day to finish third overall. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Way to go team! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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We would finish the regatta in 10th after being scored OCS in the first race, which took away a 7th place finish in the first race and added 9 more points.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The scores posted on Saturday night did not show us OCS even though several people mentioned they heard 6135 (our sail number) called on the radio.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>There was nothing posted on the notice board on Sunday morning, so I just assumed the race committee realized they broke rule 84 by not flying an orange flag that first race.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I was covered by most of the fleet on the first start and had a really bad start, so I struggled to understand how I could even be in the conversation. The final results were posted and showed several us as OCS in the first race and we all filed for redress.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In the redress hearing, the race committee volunteer testified they were flying the orange flag that first race and also kept the X Flag raised that entire race.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We all took the guy’s word for it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Our protest would be denied.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Later that night I would watch the start, which I recorded on my GoVision glasses.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I cringed when I watched the video, which confirmed they called our number :35 seconds after the start, but also confirmed there was no orange flag and strongly suggests I was not OCS at the start.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’ve been playing organized sports all my life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The only thing you can do when the referee makes a questionable call is to move on.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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You always think about what could have been if you didn't make that mistake or two. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We would have finished 4th if not for that OCS situation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Furthermore, if </span>my centerboard hand’t snagged the anchor line on the gate in the first race, I would not have been required to do that penalty turn which cost us those three positions. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Without these two situations, we would have finished the regatta in 2nd place.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The goal for every regatta is to sail consistently well and always be in the lead pack. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>My boat is called Wildcard for a good reason.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyone has seen my neon spinnaker in the front plenty of times, but they also notice it in the back more regularly than I’d like to admit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>At Ephraim, I finished 2-22-2-22. That's just not right. I’m hoping that after the 2020 season, I’ll need to buy a new boat because the Wildcard moniker will no be applicable.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>So far, so good.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Update: after watching video proof showing the orange flag was not flying at the start of Race 1, the race organizers threw out the first and the scores were revised. <a href="https://fssa.com/content/florida-district-series-3-gator-bowl-jacksonville-fl" target="_blank">Here are the updated results</a>. Rick and I officially finished 4th. <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ben and I had never been
to Corinthian Sailing Club in Dallas, despite knowing so many people whose home
club it is. Texans go big, as we all know, and that is certainly true with the
Flying Scot population at the club. With 150-160 Flying Scots at the club, it
was an impressive sight. Corinthian, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary,
is clearly a solid one-design club, to the point they are a little worried they
are crowding out other boats!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The number of boats was
especially dramatic because they are all moored on these beautiful davits. Each
member owns the davit, just like they own their own boat. There is some payment
for upkeep of the dock walkways and the owner is responsible for maintaining
their own davit. It means you can show up, lower the davit, jump in your boat
and away you go. I have been to other clubs that have this system, Cowan Lake
comes to mind, but never one that has so many boats. It's eye-popping!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I've also never been to
a club, that I remember, whose clubhouse is IN THE WATER. Apparently, because
park land surrounds the lake, which used to provide drinking water for the
city, buildings were forbidden. But somehow, it was okay to build out into the
water. So as the club has expanded, it builds another large pier out into the
lake. I counted three. It is lovely to be surrounded by water, though I gather
it's a pain when the lake floods, as it often does. Another wonderful feature of this lake is that motorboats are prohibited. It's a sailor's dream!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I never doubted that the
Corinthian crew would be generous hosts, but several sailors went so far as
move their own boats off their davits to make way for the visiting boats. They
even made up ID cards for us at our assigned davit. These organizers thought of
everything!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tommy and Melissa Miller very kindly vacated their davit
for us<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Still, even with the
can-do organizing team of Nina Cummings, Bowman O'Connor, Red Dog Jones and
countless others, the wind was not as Texas-sized as they would have liked. The
race committee, bless their hearts, kept us in the shade and near the water, gatorade,
etc as they hunted for wind. Racing was supposed to start at 10 a.m. Instead
they held off until after lunch (a quick aside, the food this weekend was
unbelievable, courtesy of Audrey Duffell, a professional chef, who made even
sandwiches a work of art and deliciousness, but lest you get the wrong idea,
dinner was shrimp AND steak and too many amazing side dishes to list).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And still there was no
wind. But wait ... just about 2 pm, when many groups would call it a day
so as not to interfere with dinner schedules, the race committee decided some
wind might be coming. Down came the AP flag, we all headed to our boats and
sailed to the course [ the lake is not large and it only took 10 minutes or so
to get there]. Lo and behold, there was wind. It came and went, but it was
mostly there. Sometimes the velocity changes were such that you went from
bobbing to hiking and pulling on the vang and dumping the main in a blink. And
the wind direction shifted sometimes as much as 50 degrees in a moment, but it
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in a general recall but after that, with some line adjustments, the 20 or so
Championship fleet boats got off without a hitch. The race committee did
a masterful job all around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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10-boat, no spinnaker division and a five-boat, challenger fleet that competed.
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like us, these are our conditions. I can imagine those coastal sailors used to
steady sea breezes this was even more frustrating than for the rest of us, but
somehow the heat did not bother me, and I felt more energized at the end of the
day's racing than I ever remember feeling. Perhaps the fact that Ben and I have
not been able to race in as many regattas this year is not a bad thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes, Ben is drenched in sweat, but he is happy! Also, notice more boats on davits behind us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stacey won. Woot Woot!! But CSC sailors (and former national champs) Kelly and Heidi Gough dominated with a 2, 1, 2.
Bill and Jennifer Draheim tried to keep up, and then came the rest of us. By the end of the afternoon — we raced until about 6 I think — we'd done three four-leg races, each about 45 minutes or so. Perfect, IMHO.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two boats had at least one double-digit finish, which tells you how tough both
the fleet and the conditions were. Also, only 18 points separated the 2nd place
from the 11th place finishers. That is close racing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mentioned, was a work of art and the weather had cooled enough that, with the
help of some enormous fans to move the air, sitting outside was lovely. The
Corinthian fleet held a silent auction of countless sailbags provided by Sea
Bags. Proceeds supported the junior program. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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never materialized and so, after we waited two hours for it to show up, while enjoying Audrey's delicious and decadent breakfast and bottomless cups of coffee, the
committee called it a day and distributed recognitions and trophies. I imagine the incomparable Diane Kampf will get those posted on the FSSA website shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Corinthian is a
marvelous place and full of so many one-design-loving sailors that I know Ben
and I will be back! Thank you again to all the volunteers that make this kind of event happen. You all deserve kudos and some R&R!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</style>Deb Aronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627100898596299230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-82176806327269828902019-09-12T14:02:00.000-07:002019-09-12T14:02:09.536-07:00I have been bad ... very bad!Gosh, I'm shocked at myself at how poorly I've been chronicling this sailing season, even after vowing to be better in my last post. Right now, we are packing to go to Dallas for the National Wife-Husband regatta.<br />
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It sounds like a nice, relaxing weekend, right? Like a couples retreat? Ha!! When the event was first created by Sandy Eustis (shout out to Sandy!!) maybe 20 years ago? It was intended to give wives a chance to sail a little bit with their husbands and it was a very low-key event. But then many more wife/husband combos starting sailing together all the time. In fact, if you look at any recent national event, you'll see that those kinds of teams often dominate.<br />
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You can read a little bit about the history of the event here: <a href="https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/flying-scot-wife-husband-regatta/">https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/flying-scot-wife-husband-regatta/</a><br />
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Not to say this weekend won't be fun! It'll be a blast! But it is no walk in the park, for those of us marrieds who regularly sail together. But I also see that this year there will be a non-spinnaker division, which is AWESOME, especially because there are 10 boats registered for that division. That tells me it's high time that option was offered. Kudos, Corinthian Sailing Club!<br />
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I also see that fellow Midwest District sailors Bronson and Rachel Bowling, Ryan Malmgren and Stacey Rieu, Michael and Jennifer Faugust will be there, as well as Fellow Fleet 135 members, Mark and Michele Taylor. Can't wait for the fun to begin!<br />
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Which is my cue to sign off, because I gotta go pack, and feed the cats, and all that good stuff!!<br />
More later, in fact, I wrote a post about Ephraim, but somehow it never got posted ... so I'll put that up too!<br />
<br />Deb Aronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627100898596299230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-11335563723671203152019-06-11T11:48:00.000-07:002019-06-11T12:01:07.521-07:00Eagle Creek Holds Very Successful Midwest District Championship<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Normally by this time of year Ben and I would have done
several regattas: Mid Winters, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Lake Norman’s Great 48
and sometimes a few others. For various reasons this year has been a light
sailing year so far. We did do a new regatta in Decatur, which some of you
might have been at or heard about, but other than that, this past weekend at
Eagle Creek (Indy) was the first time Ben and I had sailed together since the
Glow in late September. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Would we feel refreshed from the break? Or rusty? On the one
hand, we’ve sailed together for at least 15 years, so we didn’t think we’d exactly
forget the basics, but you never know. And the forecast was for very gusty (up
to 25 mph or more) conditions, which puts a premium on teamwork and on not
being rusty. I had pretty low expectations and was mostly hoping we — and the
rest of the competitors — stayed upright. Also, because the wind was out of the
east (East? Really?) it meant we would have to sail across the short dimension
of the lake, meaning we’d probably have to do a ton of laps. When you get to be
my age sometimes it is just a challenge to remember how many times you’ve gone
around the course!<o:p></o:p></div>
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On a happier note, with 16 boats, regatta had the best
attendance ever, with tons of strong, strong competitors. Racing was fierce, and
we had great representation from all active Midwest fleets: Ephraim, Clinton,
Carlyle and Eagle Creek. And our honorary Midwest District sailors, Bruce and
Lynn Kitchen also came from Cowan Lake in Ohio. I was also so happy to see Rob
Fowler, from Chattanooga, who crewed for Carlyle Lake’s Bill Vogler (our
esteemed class president, for those of you in the know!).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Because this was our district championship it made the
attendance and the competition that much more gratifying. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The weekend started with a scheduled single-hand race
series, a tradition that dates back to Larry Klick (Medicine Lake) days.
Unfortunately, given the gusty/windy conditions, the event was canceled. The
trophy, which last year was won by Rick Wojnar (Clinton Lake Sailing Association)
, traveled to Carlyle with Bronson Bowling (district governor). Since the
districts will be held at Carlyle next year we won’t have to chase that trophy
down!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The weather was much cooler than at last year’s events and
those of us who tent camped (plus Jim Moyle and crew Eric Dexter in their RV)
enjoyed a lovely night’s sleep. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday was, as predicted, gusty but was certainly
manageable. The race committee did their best to use as much of the lake as
possible and, given the wind shifted a little bit south, the legs were not as
short as I had feared. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark rounding with the top three finishers still neck and neck</td></tr>
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We had two five-leg races, two four leg and one three leg
race. Although the elapsed time of each race was on the short side, about 30
minutes for the leaders, with so much hiking and adjusting to the gusts they
were plenty long and we got a full day of racing in.<br />
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The first race (three legs) went off without a hitch, though
the line seemed a bit short for as many boats as we had. I think that was
demonstrated in the coming starts, when we had a general recall, then an
abandonment due to some starting line chaos, and a third start that was called
back. Ultimately the race committee lengthened the line and I think that solved
a lot of those problems. Still, racing was really fierce and if you go to the
photos in Facebook you’ll notice tons of really, really close mark roundings. I
noticed more yelling and more boat-on-boat contact than in most regional
regattas. Some of that was the conditions — things happen much quicker in that
kind of gusty wind — and some was the caliber of competition, which meant
racing was close through every leg of every race.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When the dust settled Saturday, Hugh Haggerty and Sarah
Olson were in the lead with the Faugusts not too far behind him. The next three
boats were separated by a single point each. Racing on Sunday promised to be
exciting!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Geoff and Myra Endris once again provided a delish meal of BBQ,
together with plenty of beer and soft drinks. These two have pretty much
perfected the art of hosting a regatta on their own though I did notice some
helpers this year, which I appreciated. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sadly, Sunday morning brought tons and tons of rain and
little wind. I did not hear a single skipper interested in heading out in that
weather and so instead we had another great breakfast, swapped tall tales, made
plans for when we would see each other again, and then the trophies were
announced. The results are <a href="http://www.fssa.com/content/2019-indy-regatta-midwest-district-championships">here</a> and can also be found at fssa.com. There is also a link to hundreds of photos that Sheila Krout took. Thank you Sheila!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Geoff has a sly sense of humor plus an abhorrence of trophies
that require dusting. So the real trophies were gift certificates to Flying
Scot Inc, which were loudly appreciated. But then, jokester that he is, Geoff
also handed out little toy-sized trophies for those who wanted something to
dust!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We also did have some perpetual trophies to distribute. The
Fleet 135 trophy goes to the club with the highest finishing three boats. Since
Ephraim finished 1,2 and 3, that was not really a tough call! Bronson also
initiated a new trophy a few years ago called the Whippersnapper trophy, which
goes to the top finishing skipper 32 years old or younger. There also is a crew
trophy with the same criteria. This year there was no whippersnapper skipper,
but Sarah Olson won the crew trophy. It seemed like she was tickled pink! The Century
trophy, which goes to the highest placing team whose combined age is 100 or
more went once again to the Faugusts. Lots of jokes about how Michael is 70 and
Jennifer is a mere 30, har har har!! <o:p></o:p></div>
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With that, we all packed up before the rain came. Those sailors
from Ephraim started their trek north, while Ben and I were home in 90 minutes!
The next event is Carlyle’s Egyptian Cup, June 21-23. Be there or be square!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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p.s. sorry I haven't been so good at posting the last six months (and thank you to Eric Bussell for really picking up the slack!). I just couldn't remember out how to log in to the blog. Operator error 😖</div>
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<!--EndFragment--><br />Deb Aronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627100898596299230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-56439528733057101042019-02-18T09:37:00.001-08:002019-02-18T18:49:55.676-08:00Snowbird Series Part 4/4 - George Washington Birthday Regatta (Lake Eustis)The George Washington Birthday Regatta at Lake Eustis was held this past weekend and was the fourth and final regatta of the new Snowbird Series. This entire series was an exceptional experience and I'm definitely hoping to do it again next year. Lake Eustis was a blast with 37 Flying Scot teams racing. Representing the Midwest District were Michael Faugust and Jennifer Ikeda with a solid 7th place finish. Well done! Ryan and Stacey not only raced but helped Tyler Andrews with a sailing clinic on Thursday and Friday and even donated a free jib to the cause. Rick Wojnar crewed for me for the second regatta in a row. I arrived on Friday night around 6:30 and Rick was already waiting after making the drive himself because he has plans to windsurf for an an extra week after the regatta.<br />
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The temperature was 72 degrees at the club upon arrival and I received an immediate text informing me people were already hanging out the Oyster Troff, a fun Friday Night tradition at the George Washington Birthday Regatta. Hanging out with friends is one of the key attractions to these large regattas. I got to catch up with Jody Smith (Dallas Corinthian) and Obie Smith (Miami). I finally put it together they were brothers because nothing gets by me (sarcasm).<br />
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Sailing on Saturday was awesome with 8-12mph wind that jumped to 11-15 in the second race with some larger gusts. Racing with 37 boats with racers of that caliber is exciting and humbling. Rick and I sailed very well with solid starts, but couldn't keep up with the front of the pack for one bad decision or another. Things got a little exciting between the second and third races when a distress call came over the radio. A boat had capsized and Rick and I responded and could tell that a couple older gentlemen needed immediate help. After hearing, "Go get 'em", Rick jumped into the lake (without hesitation) and helped one of the sailors get their feet untangled from their sheet. Panic quickly turned to relief and Rick proceeded to help the race committee right the boat as it was completely turtled. To say that the race committee and fellow racers were appreciative of Rick's help would be a huge understatement. Super proud of Rick! Three cheers for Rick! Thanks for being awesome. By the way, Lake Eustis is infested with alligators.<br />
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After three long races and a 45-minute rescue effort, Rick was exhausted. I was exhausted because the night before (Friday night) some rowdy drunks were looking for trouble and woke me up at 2:30am before my hangover from the Oyster Troff even had a chance to set in. These guys were belligerent and shouting and taunting the people sleeping in camper row. I was one of those people and decided to go out to introduce myself. After some snarky remarks from the troublemakers looking for a confrontation, I just kept being nice and maintained friendly conversation as if nothing was wrong before they finally realized they weren't going to get under anyone's skin. When I told them I am from Champaign-Urbana, the snarky guy proudly said he was from Chicago and pointed to his White Sox shirt. I laughed because things suddenly made a lot sense. Turns out these guys were parents of kids who were sailing at the regatta! Ha! I thought about telling him my go-to White Sox joke (see joke at bottom of post) that seemed applicable given the situation, but I held my course and decided it was not a good idea to escalate the situation. As a die hard cubs fan, this is not the first obnoxious White Sox fan looking for a confrontation that I’ve encoutered and will probably not be the last. I just didn't expect to run into one at a Florida regatta where everyone is always so nice. What are the odds you find a jerk in Florida and he happens to be from Illinois? Ha! I struggled to get back to sleep. Later on Sunday morning I happened to notice the troublemaker’s truck was listing to starboard. The poor guy had a flat tire.<br />
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Racing on Sunday was also great! It was glass (no wind) when we woke up in the morning and outlook looked questionably light, but finally filled in just enough to have two good races. After patiently waiting out a postponement as the wind stabalized, racers were eager to get back to racing. So eager, in fact, that we had two general recalls and were shown the black flag in both the third and fourth race to contain our enthusiam. It's the first time I've ever raced with the black flag shown. Luckily, we had three bad starts and five good ones during the regatta, with all three bad starts being a general recall. Sometimes things go your way. Rick and I almost finished in the top 10 in the last race. A key highlight is that we were racing with Zeke Horowitz up the right side on the first leg of the second race. We passed him and rounded the windward mark in front of him in the top five. Zeke is one of the three finalists for the Rolex Yachtman of the Year Award. So yes, we didn’t stay in front of him for very long, but that was still cool. It was very nice to finish the regatta and the Snowbird Series with a solid finish that we can carry with us to the Sarasota Midwinters. I feel Rick and I are becoming more competitive as a team and we have good chemistry so I'm optimistic we can continue to improve. </div>
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At the awards ceremony, Jay Horowitz pointed out that that among the five trophy winners were two father and son teams, a husband wife team, a father daughter team, and then there was John Kreidler and his partner Joe Brake. Jay is a jokester (John and Joe aren't partners) and John and Joe finished an impressive third and I'm super happy for them for having such a great regatta. To Jay's original point, the Flying Scot is a family-friendly boat with a very competitive and deep fleet of racers. </div>
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<em>Oh yeah, here's that White Sox Joke:</em><br />
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<em>A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Chicago White Sox fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they were White Sox fans, too. <br /> Not really knowing what a White Sox fan was, but wanting to be like their teacher, hands explode into the air. There is, however, one exception. A girl named Mary has not gone along with the crowd. <br /> The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I'm not a Cubs fan." <br /> "Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?" <br /> "Why I'm proud to be a Chicago Cubs fan.", boasts the little girl. <br /> The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Mary why she is a Cubs fan. <br /> "Well, My Dad and Mom are Cubs fans, and I'm a Cubs fan, too!" <br /> The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a hooker, and your dad was a hoodlum, What would you be then?" <br /> A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Mary, "I'd be a White Sox fan."</em></div>
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We are three races into the Florida Snowbird Series. Read about Sarasota <a href="https://midwestflyingscot.blogspot.com/2018/11/snowbird-series-part-14-jeff-penfield.html" target="_blank">here</a> and read about Jacksonville <a href="https://midwestflyingscot.blogspot.com/2018/12/number-of-boats-registered-17-results.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">The extent to which local regatta hosts go out of their way to welcome and accommodate travelers continues to blow me away. During the snowbird series, the whole Florida team has taken things to another level. Thanks to Mark </span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Taylor and Jeff Linton, our boats were at Davis Island Yacht Club with the masts already rigged. Andy Hayward graciously allows us snowbirds to park our boats and vehicles on his</span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";"> property just outside Tampa of all winter for free. To help with logistics, Mark Taylor offers to have our car and boat at his house waiting to save on Uber costs and travel time. They’ll always let us crash on the couch if we need to stay until Monday to catch our flight. This past weekend, Jeff and Amy Linton hosted a football watching gathering on Sunday and offered us burgers and beds. How do you return the favors? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Turns out Michelle </span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Taylor (from Kankakee IL and a fellow Cubs fan) is a huge fan of Monicals Pizza from Central Illinois so I smuggled 10 frozen Monicals Pizzas to Tampa in a cooler bag. I planned to buy a handle of Captain Morgan for Andy and Lisa Hayward on Saturday before the racing, but Melanie McNally insisted she could go out Saturday and grab that for me while we were racing. So even while I’m trying to repay my debt of gratitude I end up going deeper in the hole. These people are just awesome. Even the local PRO (not a Scot enthusiast) was gushing over how awesome, friendly and easy going our group was. Rob Whittemore drove down 12 hours from Fishing Bay YC and finished an impressive second. When accepting his trophy, he emphasized how special the Florida group is and how the Florida circuit is great for our class. I couldn’t agree more! Word will certainly keep spreading and I noticed last night that 20 boats were pre registered (with a month to go) for Lake Eustis with a large contingent of snowbirds planning to make the trip south. I suspect we’ll have more than 40 boats on the line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">The atmosphere at Tampa was amazing. Amy Linton and her team hosted a great regatta from start to finish. The atmosphere at Davis Island Yacht Club is paradise, especially to those of us escaping winter storm warnings. The Yacht club allows us vans to park and camp and they have a full service bar and restaurant so you don’t have to leave the club if you don’t want to. Multiple hoists and plenty of dock space make getting in/out smooth. On Friday night, we took a hop on hop off water taxi through downtown Tampa to a fun bar with live music. So much fun! Bill Bruss and I loaned our jackets to Tom and Melanie McNally who were struggling in the “cold” temperatures as we sat there comfortably in short sleeves. It was a great night and we looked forward to having 28 boats on the line on Saturday. With big wind expected for Sunday, we heard rumors that we would be getting all of our races in on Saturday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Rick Wojnar and I would be racing together for the first time, even though he is an accomplished sailor from my home club at Clinton Lake. Rick usually sails with his dad Chris at the Midwest District regattas and has recently started to travel more outside the district. I picked him up at 5:30am on Saturday from the Tampa airport as he flew in on the red eye out of Denver. I had rock star crew and the weather was looking perfect for the day with winds expected to be in the low to mid teens with gusts up to 20. Hugh Haggerty and Allison from Ephraim also flew down for this regatta so we had multiple boats from the Midwest District representing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">The racing was incredible in a competitive fleet that reminded me of sailing in a NAC because of the fleet was so deep with talent. We sailed very well and had a great day finishing mid fleet in the standings. There would be no racing on Sunday. For finishing mid fleet we came home with a huge Mad Sails flask in recognition of that milestone. It was the type of fleet where if you slow down or get out of rhythm just slightly, you quickly fall back in the pack. The winds weren’t quite as strong as predicted with moderate pressure and the chop since the wind blowing across the bay. After the top 5 or so boats, it was a hornets nest of 20 boats in every race. The mark roundings were action packed and could be treacherous if you made one bad move. We had many good ones and couple not-so-great ones. When we made a minor mistake, we’d lose 5 boats just like that. The boats in front of us never seemed to make those mistakes, but many were within reach in most of the races even thought our score may not reflect that. Rick and I kept our focus and made adjustments and feel we improved our boat speed, breaking into the top 10 in the last race. We would finish 13/28 oats while Hugh and Allison finished 9th on a borrowed boat. It was a solid day in beautiful conditions in a big fleet of very friendly but very formidable competitors. It just doesn’t get much better. </span><br />
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Wildcard FS#6135http://www.blogger.com/profile/12815129433467203097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-78168552715757195192018-12-04T05:08:00.002-08:002018-12-04T05:41:36.886-08:00Snowbird Series Part 2/4 - Gator Bowl at Rudder Club of Jacksonville<div dir="auto" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Results: <a href="http://www.fssa.com/content/2018-florida-district-3-gator-bowl-rudder-club-jacksonville-fl">http://www.fssa.com/content/2018-florida-district-3-gator-bowl-rudder-club-jacksonville-fl</a></div>
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Jacksonville was the second leg of the four part regatta Snowbird Series. This was my first real test of trying Tampa as my storage hub for the winter racing series in Florida. I would have to fly into Tampa, drive to Jacksonville, and then get back to Tampa and then catch my direct flight on Allegiant to Bloomington, IL. If you missed my last post, here’s how the Snowbird Series breaks down:</div>
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One reason I was looking forward to Jacksonville because not only were Ryan Malmgren and Stacey Rieu coming to race in their new boat, they were also dropping off my new Mad Sails main and jib. This was their maiden voyage of the FS#6177 Scotty McFly and I was super excited for them. I would be racing with Trent Johnson and Heather Johnson also was making the trip as they planned to make a vacation out of it. Scotty McFly is a play on the movie Back to the Future. They didn’t quite hit 88mph, but the boat was fast and they had a solid regatta finishing 5th and missing second by just two points. Congrats Ryan and Stacey on a solid Top 5!<br />
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There was no racing on Saturday due to no wind. It was rainy and it would have been very wet sailing conditions, but it just wasn’t meant to be. Our hosts provided a keg, had a full service bar and there were plenty of fun people around. Nobody was complaining! Making an appearance were Tom and Debbie Yeagle from CLSA who moved to Jacksonville in early 2018. Tom and Debbie were very active in the Flying Scot fleet at Clinton Lake before making the move south. It was great catching up and updating them on all the the CLSA gossip. Heather surprised Debbie and Tom with a signed gift from many club members. After wiping away some happy tears, everyone was composed enough to capture the memory. </div>
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On the race course, school was in session and I was the student. Jacksonville has a major current because it is located on the St. John's river, which is greatly impacted by the tides. The race started at 9:55am on Sunday with wind direction of 180. High tide was +/- 7am and low tide was at 1:47pm. </div>
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During the racing we had our own private air show as four F-15s flew passes over our racing area for almost an hour. It was worth the price of admission!<br />
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During the first race and I wasn't sure I had the correct read on the current, so we planned to keep a close eye on the Florida hot shots just in case. The current should have been going out and I anticipated we'd be fighting the current upwind. I went right after starting near the boat and found myself next to Charlie and noticed Mark Taylor was also going right up the first leg. This was a confidence builder. In theory, being closer to the shallow shore would help us and hurt those closer to strong current in the center of the river. Turns out the left paid nicely on the first leg as the wind shift and pressure must have trumped the effect of the current, so that didn't go so well. I played the left on the second leg and the right seemed to pay. I noticed my boat felt funny and would later learn that Lynn and Bill Bruss had the exact same conversation on their boat. Was it the current making my boat feel weird? The wind gradually died after the first leg and we were worried they would not race any more. That race sucked, but Trent and I seemed to be sailing well and the boat seemed fast when we were near other boats. </div>
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Had a good start in the second race towards right-middle of the line and we quickly tacked over to the right in clean air. Linton, Malmgren and Taylor all started at the boat and went right immediately and were further below me. I figured I'd be a solid top 4-5 if I followed. Then I saw this huge puff coming down the right center about half way up the course. I tacked into it for about a minute and then tacked back over thinking I'd come out ahead. Nope. I was confused because it was a glorious puff that I had all to myself. Turns out I lost several boats and lost a lot of ground to the leaders. I know you are not supposed to break from the lead pack, but I wanted to be the leader of that pack coming around the windward mark. I would later learn that others noticed the current was speeding up with lighter air, so I should have stuck to my game plan from the first race and went right and avoid the current. I confirmed on Google the current does speed up as you get closer to low tide. Duly noted! We held our own and passed a couple of good boats to finish a decent 8th. </div>
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At the start of the third race, I was very confused. I was going for a boat start and everyone was positioned 3-5 boat lengths above the boat and it looked to be a big fight to win the boat. I figured I'd move down a little bit and avoid that fight and get a good start on the right center of the line in clean air, go right, and finish strong. I thought was going to make the line in plenty of time but was struggling to get to the line and it felt like a big lefty. Turns out the current was cranking at this point and everyone was positioning for a sling shot start so they could ride the current down and around the boat. I never knew that was thing until I witnessed it with my own eyes. I was pushed half way down the line because the current and actually started a boat length short of it. It's very frustrating when you think are doing the smart the thing by avoiding all the drama at the boat and then get penalized for it! I would later learn that everyone was monitoring the variable current strength by watching the ripples at the buoys. When I tacked over after the start, I was looking at a wall of boats in front of me. I either had to suck it up or tack left and fight the current. At least we had a decent second race. </div>
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Thankfully, spirits were positive on the boat in spite of our position in the standings. Usually when I do bad in a race I know why. It's frustrating when you suck and you are not sure what exactly went wrong. Boat speed felt fine. Trent was doing great. Our starts were pretty good except for that last one - even then I thought I was playing smart and conservative. I thought was making good moves based on what I knew and saw on the water but clearly I wasn't. Afterwards, Mark and Michelle Taylor graciously offered to let me crash at their place in Tampa with Bill and Lynn Bruss. I was finally able to piece everything together after talking to other racers and getting their perspective on things. I went to a coffee shop the next morning and spent about an hour studying and updating my notebook while the races were fresh in my head. </div>
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Even though things didn't go our way, I like how the current adds whole new and fun dynamic to sailboat racing. I race in regattas to get better and to gain experience and this was certainly a productive trip. I would highly recommend a visit to the Rudderclub of Jacksonville. Donna Mohr, Jon and their team run a great regatta and they are amazing hosts. Camping is permitted. Showers on site. And the full service bar is very nice when the weather doesn't cooperate. </div>
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Team Florida was very smart to organize a Snowbird Series to encourage us Northerners to fly south for the winter. The Snowbird Series consists of four races (1) Jeff Penfield Memorial Regatta at Sarasota Sailing Squadron (2) Gator Bowl at the Rudder Club of Jacksonville (3) Davis Island Yacht Club and (4) George Washington Birthday Regatta at Lake Eustis Sailing Club. An <a href="https://www.fssa.com/files/scots_62_3.pdf" target="_blank">entire write-up</a> explaining the series can found in a recent Scots N Water. It's not easy to say no to sailing in Florida to begin with, but the Florida District Governor sweetened the deal by promising free boat storage for both the boat and tow vehicle in Tampa. After confirming Allegiant Airlines flies directly out of Bloomington and Indy at affordable rates I was sold! </div>
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Driving to Florida is pretty grueling, even for me, when there is nobody in the passenger seat. The only downside to the first leg of this trip is that I would have make the long drive to the Jeff Penfield all by myself. Fueling me was the prospect of warmer weather, friendly faces, and looking forward to racing with Tyler Andrews from Flying Scot Inc. I feel my sailing has continued to improve over the past couple seasons and I can use all the help I can get if ever hope to compete with the best sailors in our class. The Florida fleet is hyper competitive so I was excited to see if we could hang with the top dogs. </div>
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Before we get into the racing, let's first appreciate Sarasota. After picking up Tyler at the Tampa airport, the first non sailing priority was a stop at Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands Circle. I love me some Cuban food and traditionally order a 1/2 cuban sandwich and 1/2 1905 salad to kick off every Sarasota trip. That restaurant is one my happy places and is where Steve Hartman and I hung out every day during my first visit to a Midwinters regatta. There are many happy memories at that place and the food and atmosphere is quite amazing. St. Armands Circle has a unique vibe and is just a fun place to be. </div>
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On Friday night we were invited to the unofficial welcome party next the RVs. Earlier that day Jeff Linton and Bill Bruss caught a delicious Pompano fish which they cooked up and shared with the large of group of racers as we hung out and enjoyed nice selection of great food and cold beverages. The scene reminded me of the Glow Regatta, except there were palm trees everywhere. It was fun hanging out with the Florida sailors and catching up with people I haven't seen in a while. </div>
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<a href="http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/17710" target="_blank">30 boats on the line!</a> The Flying Scot class has so many big fleet regattas in addition to the nationally sanctioned regattas. We always have another big regatta just around the corner and not too many classes can say that. It's great to see regattas in different parts of the parts of the country continue to grow in popularity. This is yet another example. Sarasota is once again home to the upcoming Midwinter Championship and I absolutely love the venue. If you are not familiar with the venue, I created a video that might help give you an idea. I think I can say with confidence that Sarasota may be my favorite place to sail. </div>
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Racing conditions were just about perfect both days with some decent chop. It didn't show in the standings, but we had the boat moving very fast and pointing very well. Had to battle back from some bad starts and got to mix it up with the top of the fleet in multiple races. I met young Greiner Hobbs on the race course on Saturday who felt the need to lee bow me every chance he got in the third race. He even slam dunked me one time time when I was trying to duck him. Turns out he's an accomplished college racer who must be accustomed to an aggressive style of sailing that we don't typically see at Flying Scot regattas. It probably didn't help either of us in the end, but it was an awesome opportunity to improve my point mode sailing. In the process, with a little coaching from Tyler, I turned a glaring weakness into a freaky-good strength. No matter how hard he tried, drag race after drag race, he couldn't outpoint our boat and I feel this development could be a game changer for me going forward. He made it a point to compliment our pointing ability as we returned to the dock and I felt really good about the improvement to my sailing game. </div>
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The final race on Sunday was memorable as we were competing in top 4-5 for most of the the 5-leg race. The wind had died significantly and we were now sailing in Jeff and Amy Linton's favorite conditions and we happened to be competing with them for the 4th place spot. We were hanging with them both upwind and downwind and I must say that felt pretty good. On the last leg of the race, we broke off and went right hoping for to pass some boats and watched helplessly as a big lefty came in. We ended up a frustrated 9th in the final race, but once again I had the opportunity to test my skills in lighter air with one of the best in the business. I felt I passed the test and hope to build on the momentum from Sarasota and maybe even generate some more before the winter is over. </div>
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Fellow snowbirds Lynn and Bill Bruss from Chattanooga raced on their new boat FS#6158 Hang on Sloopie for the first time. It was was like watching kids at Christmas with their new boat. Super happy for those two! They didn't have their boat dialed in on Saturday, but they made some adjustments to the rake and had the boat moving great on Sunday. I have a feeling we'll be crossing paths plenty during the upcoming season and I'm looking forward to it. </div>
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Ben and I also went to the Fall 48 in Lake Norman (Charlotte, NC).This year’s event also was the ACCs/Carolina Districts since that event got … errrr … blown out by Hurricane Florence from its originally scheduled location of Black Beard Sailing Club in New Bern, NC. Apparently the Fall 48 traditionally is more lightly attended than the Great 48 in May. But not this year! Instead of the usual 25 or 30 boats, there were 37. Those 37 boats included some of the top sailors in the class who traveled from as far away as Massachusetts, Tennessee and Wisconsin.<br />
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The other twist in this event is that Ben crewed for Ryan on our boat and I spectated. I did it for the greater good; we both thought Ben could learn a ton from being on the boat with Ryan and he did.</div>
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On Saturday, although the temperatures were very chilly and the wind started white capping (in fact one boat capsized in the first race Saturday), conditions moderated as the day went on, with temperatures rising and wind speeds falling. </div>
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The race committee ran three six-leg windward-leeward
courses on Saturday (though one was shortened). Six is a lot of legs and I have
rarely seen that many but given the wind direction it was understandable. I
find it hard to keep track of that many legs, but the competitors seemed to
take it in stride. Because Ben, was crewing for Ryan, in preparation for their
teaming up for the Midwinters this coming March (2019), I was in the unusual
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Winds, as usual, were shifty. Everyone complained about
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only earned four bullets (Saturday and Sunday combined), but in each race they
led almost wire to wire, sometimes stretching out leads of half a leg in
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Unfortunately for them, the universal joint on their hiking
stick broke after the start of the second race on Saturday, forcing them to go
to shore for a repair. Because of some boat gymnastics that are not interesting
to the reader, that tiller actually happened to be the one from our boat,
Catitude. Ryan had offered Tyler and Carrie a spare joint to carry on their
boat and Carrie demurred. All the way back to the club she was regretting her
decision to put that key piece of equipment in the truck instead of on the
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I was reminded of the old ditty, “for want of a nail the
shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost,” etc, all the way to “a
kingdom that was lost” all for want of a nail. Anyway, let that be a lesson to
other sailors to carefully consider what replacement parts they might want to
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While dinner was being cooked (chicken on the BBQ), Sean O’Donnell
did a marvelous job MC’ing a great de-brief session, smoothly picking the
brains of the top sailors. The entire clubhouse hung on the observations
offered. I will mention, and perhaps I am biased, but I find Carrie Andrews one
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Meanwhile, regatta chair Carol Sandke and her team did a
marvelous job decorating the club house with Halloween decorations. Many people
dressed in costumes. We did not get that memo, and I felt bad about not
participating but it did not diminish my enjoyment of the chicken hot off the
grill and the brownie sundae for dessert. We went to sleep in our tent with
full bellies and a couple borrowed blankets (thank you Bruce and Lynn Kitchen!)
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failure, and competition was fierce between the top dozen sailors. In an indication
of the challenging conditions, every boat had at least one double digit finish.
Mark Swanson, the eventual winner, leapfrogged the competition Sunday with the
second-place finishes, making up an 11-point deficit from Saturday’s results. I’m
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The wind Sunday was more northerly and the angle was such
that the legs were longer, so there were fewer of them. I stayed on shore and
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Chris and Gabe Herman claimed the title of the Carolina
District champions. The Hermans (father and son) have not been sailing all that
long, but they are regular participants in both the Great 48 and the Fall 48,
traveling from Lake Townsend (Greensboro, NC) in their re-built 1975 Chevy
Suburban. They have steadily improved over the years (again, they travel.
Coincidence? I think not!) and this year they had a very consistent
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Regatta chair Jim Leggette welcoming sailors</td></tr>
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With as much traveling as Ben and I do, we often are returning to clubs we've sailed at many times before. But it's also fun to go to new venues, and this year's Wife-Husband in Jackson, MS, was a new one for us. Jackson is a mere eight hours from us, straight south on 55 and it was an easy drive.<br />
So easy, in fact, that we were a couple hours ahead of schedule. Because of that, I was inspired to pull off on an exit that had a little brown sign: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. I am not typically the kind of person to pull off for roadside attractions, but I've always wanted to be that kind of person. So I was inordinately pleased with myself. Also, the site was only five miles from the highway, so there was a low investment. The town was called Dyess Colony. There is a tourist center and museum and a tour, which we didn't do. What was even more interesting to Ben and me than it being Johnny Cash's home was the fact that this was a Depression-era resettlement community created by the government to help tenant farmers in Arkansas who had lost everything. Each family received a home and between 20-40 acres. They were expected to pay for the home over a 20-year span.<br />
I bought a book about the project and have been enjoying learning about it. I had never heard of this aspect of the New Deal and I find it intriguing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of hugs at the Wife-Husband</td></tr>
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Anyway, Jackson! We arrived Friday and there were lots of back slapping and hugging as is typical of this event. We had a very good Midwest representation: Ryan and Stacey (who placed SECOND! spoiler alert), Bronson and Rachel Bowling, Frank and Marianne Gerry, Jack and Janet Markwick, Ben and me and a couple that was new to me, Chuck and Sarah Lamphere from Delavan Yacht Club.<br />
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Friday was chilly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of the fire at the 2012 WH in Alabama</td></tr>
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Happily, in Jackson by Saturday the conditions were perfect: not too hot, not too cold and moderate (to light) winds.<br />
The thing about the Wife-Husband is that it brings out the top sailors from around the country. This is no romp in the park, as you can tell by looking at the participant list. I will say that Ben got great starts every race but we got outfoxed by the wind every race. As Frank Gerry put it, we zigged when we should have zagged, and ended up on the wrong side of the fleet for every major wind shift and there were many in the 30 degree range.<br />
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As I mentioned, Stacey and Ryan had an amazing regatta and even when they started out mid fleet with us, they somehow caught the leaders the next leg. Kudos to them! It was also fun to sail against the Lampheres. We got to chatting between races on Saturday since the water became glass for more than an hour and we waited on the lake to see what might happen. I hope we see them a little more in the Midwest circuit!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Stacey and Ryan get the job done<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: center;">A quick recap of the races; Saturday the wind was light and after the first race it died entirely. After waiting around for a good hour, the entire fleet began inching toward the harbor when the wind finally filled in and we got ourselves a second race. Each one was four legs with downwind finishes. I notice that we've been finishing downwind a lot this year. Seems hard for the race committee, but since they are making the call, more power to them.</span><br />
Saturday dinner was outstanding Southern cuisine, including turnip greens, fried chicken, gumbo and the like. Also, there were both Bushwackers and a special regatta drink called a Highland Sling. Both good and potent!<br />
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Sunday the wind was supposed to build but it did not. Still, we got three four-leg races in. The challengers did two-leg races for two of the races and then the last race they did four legs as well. The wind had shifted a bit to the south and we hoped that meant we'd be able to figure it out a little better than the previous day, which did not turn out to be the case. But Brenda and Bob Twinem from Florida— great sailors who rarely leave their state — showed the fleet how it was done by leading wire to wire in the last race.<br />
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The wind did come in stronger as we were putting our boats away, but I think the conditions were pretty perfect for the wife husband: very little hiking, moderate temperatures and lots of great sailors. The final standings are <a href="http://www.fssa.com/content/2018-wife-husbands-jackson-yacht-club-ridgeland-ms" target="_blank">here</a><br />
Next up? A few hardy Midwest sailors will be at the Fall 48 next weekend and in Sarasota, FL, the following weekend. Stay tuned!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-30116668907577738522018-10-26T06:37:00.000-07:002018-10-31T13:24:55.632-07:00Road Trip to Jackson ....So here we are in Jackson, MS, for the Wife-Husband event. Lots of Midwest sailors here. It is worth remembering that it is not a terrible drive to get here and other venues south; a straight shot downI55 and here you are! My only complaint is Arkansas. Don't get off the highway if you can help it. I've complained before about the access ramps, they can't be legal because they seem to be an accident waiting to happen. You have about 100 yards or less and then you run right into a frontage road with ZERO traffic signals warning oncoming traffic that you are coming, and certainly no yield sign for you, barreling off the highway. Anyway, watch out.<br />
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Midwest teams include: Ryan Malmgren and Stacey Rieu, Frank and Marianne Gerry, Bill Vogler and Jill Rendleman, Jack and Janet Markwick, Bronson and Rachel Bowling, Chuck and Sarah Lamphere (who we haven't met yet) and Ben and me. Not bad!<br />
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There is already lots of coverage on the FSSA facebook page. I'll put a link <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/33328711480/" target="_blank">here</a> where you can see some photos, etc, and that you you don't have to be a member of Facebook to see some of the fun.<br />
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Also, Eric Bussell is here preparing to do a livefeed and I think I heard that there will be some commentary by Bill Draheim, but that might be a rumor I made up. You can try to click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/33328711480/" target="_blank">here</a> and see where it takes you!<br />
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The wind is predicted to be moderate. The weather is on the chilly side, but you don't notice if you have one of the signature drinks, the Highland Sling. Scotch is involved, not surprisingly. Yummy. One is enough. Just sayin' Also, it is supposed to warm up and even be in the 80s on Sunday.<br />
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In other regatta news, Lynn and Bill Bruss are taking delivery of their new boat at this event. Tyler and Carrie Andrews are delivering it. I'm excited to see Carrie, especially, since we haven't seen her since before their second baby was born this year. But of course a new boat is cool, too!<br />
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This year was remarkable from my perspective, because even though we had more boats than ever (YAY!), I was less stressed than ever! No rush of adrenaline as I cooked potatoes and mixed corn bean salad or shopped for dozens upon dozens of brat buns, napkins and plates. No exhaustion from the adrenaline that had me in my tent by 7 pm on Friday. None of that! Partly (mainly?) it was because I knew we were in such good hands; Heather Johnson was my "partner in worry;" because she was worrying and planning for every possible need I didn't have to. That was awesome! She thought of things like mowing a much larger area in the parking field for both boats and campers, plus she ordered all the meat for both Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch. A MA Zing! And that does not minimize the help of Trent Johnson, Bryan and Angie Hunt, Eric Bussell, Corey Wicker and my very own skipper, Ben Williams. I didn't worry because I knew I could count on each of them to not only do what they said they would, but do other things as the need arose. What a team!<br />
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Okay, the event. As I might have mentioned a time or two, we had more than <a href="http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/16970#_newsroom+results" target="_blank">30 boats attending.</a><br />
In fact, we had officially 35 boats registered, even though they didn't all sail every race. This is a number we could only imagine 12 years ago when our event started. And even just a couple years ago I thought that was just pie-in-the-sky thinking. But then along came Kerry Pebbles, from Michigan District. He came last year and had such a great time that he got an entire Michigan contingent to join us this year. This is precisely what pushed us over the magical 30-boat number. In addition to Kerry, this year we had Brian and Suzie Hawkins, Paul Lee and Gabrielle Cockell, District Governor Steve Rajkovich and Tami Avin, and Garrie Hankins and Sherry Newood, all from the Michigan District. Not only did they all decide as a district to come join us, but they brought their own Glow sticks and paraded around wearing them, making a very grand entrance into the pavilion area! The question now for the Midwest District is, at what Michigan event should we return the favor? I lean toward Portage Lake, but only because I've been there before!<br />
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In addition, Andrew Fox, Dixie Lakes District Governor from Birmingham Sailing Club, took delivery of a brand new boat from Tyler Andrews, who also crewed for him this weekend. As you can see from the standings, they had a MARVELOUS weekend!<br />
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Last year (2017), for those of you who might have missed it, was the pits. It was more than 95 degrees both days and virtually no wind. The weekend, in my memory, was mostly about ice management and figuring out how to entertain our guests; it was too hot to even play bean bag toss. We managed a few races on Sunday but it's really best forgotten. So this year, we really appreciated our weather. Friday brought a cool front, which was great except the gusts meant we canceled the scheduled single-hand race (no one minded!) and Saturday was so chilly that Dan Goldberg, our stalwart PRO, postponed by an hour in the hopes the weather would warm up to at least 50 degrees!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are all bundled up at the Saturday skippers' meeting. First-timers are raising their hands!</td></tr>
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The wind was out of the ENE, which is an unusual direction. The wind was steady-ish, meaning no holes, but very much up and down in velocity, which meant from a crew's perspective that there was a lot of moving around on the boat, not too fast as to upset the balance, but hurry-up-and-get-up-here in the puffs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fire was the most essential element to our successful weekend and my thanks go to Rick Wojnar, Chris Wojnar and Corey Wicker for keeping it going!</td></tr>
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One concern I had about 35 boats, aside from how to feed everyone, was how we'd fit a starting line that long on Clinton Lake. And I was also worried that the line would be too short. We discussed this possibility last year and considered creating a separate challenger fleet with its own start. But in the end, for various reasons, we decided to have everyone start together but to designate themselves as championship or challenger for the results. Our wonderful fleet member, Marianne Gerry, made trophies for both challenger and championship divisions, even though this was a last-minute decision. I'd be curious how everyone thought that system worked. From my perspective, the line seemed a perfect length and it was fun for everyone to race together but also for the challengers to trophy, but that's just me.<br />
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Speaking of feeding 35 people, for Saturday dinner we've traditionally had each person grill their own steaks, with the operation being watched over by a grill master. This year Paul Lee offered to help and the next thing we knew he was just grilling steaks and putting them up when they were ready. Boy! Did that move things along faster. It's one of those things I wonder why we didn't think of it sooner? Mainly, we were worried people would want more control over their steaks but Paul just cooked them all on the rare-ish side and then if people wanted them cooked more they just brought their steak back. Easy Peasy and also much quicker. Such innovation!<br />
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But before we had steak, we had ... rum punch. Heather Johnson, it turns out, has a sneaky side. She decided that what the Glow needed was rum punch. So without checking with anyone (what's to check? She saw a need and she addressed it), she set up several jugs at the top of the dock for people to enjoy as they came off the water. And boy, did they! You know the thing about punch like this is that it goes down very very easily. People drank so much punch we didn't finish the Wisconsin beer that Deb and Luther Torgerson have been bringing for the last 12 years. I believe <u>that</u> is a first! The rum punch might have also amped up the party a bit more than usual, either that or the Michigan folks ;-), but honestly I couldn't tell because I'd drunk too much punch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here Mark and Michele (M&M, get it?!) are leading Hugh Haggerty and Allison Chase (red spinnaker). Frank and Marianne Gerry, who also trophied, are the red and blue chute.</td></tr>
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But probably you want to hear more about the racing. Hugh Haggerty (Ephraim) and his crew, Allison Chase, pretty much dominated on Saturday, but Mark and Michele Taylor, Fleet 135 members who fly up from Florida every year for this Midwest District event and others, gave them a run for their money. You can't tell from the final standings, because on Sunday M&M were over early and didn't realize it until half way up the first leg... That's sailing!<br />
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We finished the event having gotten every race off, and our guests were able to hit the road about 2 or 3 pm, having had a hot lunch (burgers and left over steak), and applauded the trophy winners. We also took a few minutes to celebrate our Midwest District travel trophy. Every year we have more and more qualifying boats (have to be a member of the Midwest District) and this year was no exception. We had 21 boats sail at least two of the four district events. District Governor Bronson Bowling gave everyone a mini-bottle of their favorite liquor as a trophy. It was really gratifying to see how many people had traveled this year! Hopefully next year that number will continue to go up!<br />
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Next up for Ben and me is the Wife-Husband October 26-28 in Jackson, MS. It'll be nice and cool, I bet!! And the following weekend is the Fall 48 at Lake Norman (Charlotte NC). It's a long trip but the turnout will be huge, since it is also the make up regatta for both the ACC and the Carolinas District regatta. Hope to see you at one of those events!<br />
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Boy oh Boy have I been bad about posting on this blog! There’s
the women’s event, of course, which was fully documented on Facebook, etc, but
that I’d like to talk about. And then there is this weekend’s event, the Glow in
the Dark Regatta. This year we have 33 boats. I’m quaking in my shoes because
the most we’ve ever hosted is about 28. Doesn’t sound like a big difference
does it? We shall see…And then, also at the Glow, we give out the traveling trophies.
This year we have 20 boats that qualified, up from 17 last year, so that is
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So I guess first thing is the Women’s event, held September
14-16 at Chattanooga’s Privateer Yacht Club. I know a few people (looking at
you, Bill Vogler!) were worried that no one would come to a stand-alone event.
Well, this was more a case of, “if you build it they will come.” With 15 boats,
three times the number we used to get (if we were lucky) for the event tacked
on to the front of the standard NAC, the event was a success before it even got
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zPFPaopw0W-keucqp6DW_mqnHWLuhJwVky4JqeAtbx6m9UOUAYe9N7bBRXJqiNa1Fph5u3zkkf5moouMKSVLvZ1cqjxaa6mLkXDZZ9uHsujgOsqQZfuo2FkpbxrdT5NmhIyODkQinMBq/s1600/43984766064_e4fe7d44e5_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zPFPaopw0W-keucqp6DW_mqnHWLuhJwVky4JqeAtbx6m9UOUAYe9N7bBRXJqiNa1Fph5u3zkkf5moouMKSVLvZ1cqjxaa6mLkXDZZ9uHsujgOsqQZfuo2FkpbxrdT5NmhIyODkQinMBq/s400/43984766064_e4fe7d44e5_k.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is my crew, from left, me, Ben, Angie, Bryan and Susan</td></tr>
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From the Midwest District perspective I was so happy we had
six boats representing. Granted, Jennifer Ikeda was kind of railroaded into
skippering when her skipper had a family emergency, but still, it counts! So
there was Jennifer skippering, also Nancy Claypool, who calls Ephraim home (as
well as New Orleans) and her crew Stacey Rieu, also of Ephraim. A true
diplomat, Nancy’s other crew, Debbie Huntsman was from Southern Yacht Club in
New Orleans, I think. Then we had two boats from Carlyle: Shirley Bild with crew
Christine Beutler and Judy Allen; and Linda Vitt with crew Rachel Bowling. From
Clinton we had Jamie Rimovsky with crew Erin Bauer and Christina Nordholm and
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The winds were more than I’d ever sailed in; 15-17 with
plenty of whitecaps. Just going around the course was a big accomplishment — for
me, at least! I think the best thing about those conditions was that it showed
the men spectators (and there were lots of them!) what good sailors there were
out there. I heard there was some side betting about how many boats would
capsize, with the general consensus being three. I am happy to report that
Bryan Hunt, ground support/spouse of my crew, bet zero and won the bet! There
was real money. I think the men were humbled, happy and inspired to see such
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I heard several men talk about how very much fun they had. A
big shout out to Barry Hambrick, who trailered his motorboat up from Birmingham
to serve as a rescue/spectator boat. His wife, Tracy, crewed for our very own
Jennifer Ikeda, so she is an honorary Midwest District sailor! Organizer Rob
Fowler was saying it was his favorite regatta ever! Of course he was sitting on
the top deck of a house boat, drinking something with rum in it…. But seriously,
I was impressed at the level of enthusiasm and support the men exhibited, not
just my husband/skipper, Ben Williams, and Bryan Hunt, but every single man who
came to support his spouse and there were many of them: I can think of Robert
Cummings, Tom Miller, Bill Draheim and Ryan Malmgren, just off the top of my
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The racing was fierce at the top, though Marianne Hopper,
with crew Jennifer Draheim and Melissa Miller won every race, the rest of the
fleet was not far behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kate Gomes,
who traveled to Chattanooga with a new boat almost caught Marianne in the last
race of the day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For myself? I learned a TON! I not only sailed in those
conditions but got good starts, we had good mark roundings, great spinnaker legs.
I could not get the boat to go well upwind and had so much weather helm I
sometimes had to hold the tiller with two hands. That was frustrating, but I
have an idea about what to do (less vang, per Bill Draheim). Considering I had
never in my life skippered in those conditions, much less at a major event, I took
great pride in our performance. I was sorry to retire on Sunday, but it seemed
to me the wind was building and I had the will but not the physical stamina. Too
much fun on Saturday!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our team is already planning for Massapoag next August. From
my perspective one of the absolute best things about the event was the bonding
on Jamie’s boat. Those three women were smart and worked together like an
amazing team. They continued to race even after the outhaul on their boat
broke. They refused offers of help, fixed it on the water and were ready for
the next race. Kudos to them! They have already sailed together since the Women’s
event and I expect we’ll see a lot more of them in the near future. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This weekend marks an historic event; the first official stand-alone Flying Scot Women's North American Championships. Up until last year the event was a one-day regatta tacked on the front of the five-day long North American Championships.I used to complain it was putting women sailors in the position of Ginger Rogers, who did everything Fred Astaire did but backward and in high heels (if you are too young to get this reference, don't tell me).<br />
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Adding it to the already taxing NACs meant many women opted out and those who participated in the women's event to support the class began the NACs already having competed intensely for a full day.<br />
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Last year the women's event was canceled due to high winds at Sandusky and the folks at Corinthian Sailing Club in Dallas hosted a make up event later that summer. That event attracted 10 boats — more than a typical number when held the old way. This was just the experiment we were waiting for because it showed the FSSA that a separate event would attract participants. So with input from a committee of women racers, the FSSA decided to officially separate out the women's event.<br />
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That's a very long lead up to the news that the Midwest District has fielded four full teams, plus part of another team, to participate in this event. The teams — two from Carlyle and two from Clinton — are Linda Vitt and Rachel Bowling; Shirley Bild and Chris Beutler; Jamie Rimovsky with Erin Bauer and Christina Nordholm; and Deb Aronson with Angie Hunt and Susan McIntyre. Plus, Stacey Rieu, of Mad Sails, will be crewing for Nancy Claypool.<br />
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Also, the organizers have 15 boats signed up, which is a very respectable number for any weekend regatta and certainly more boats than we've fielded for the women's event in my years as Flying Scot sailor. So we head down shortly, my team and I. My goal is to have a good time, try not to embarrass my fleet or my district too badly, and errrrr kick ass? No no, have a good time!!<br />
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I would be remiss not to give a shout out to our ground crew, Ben Williams and Bryan Hunt. Somehow I think it'll be even more fun having them there on site! Thanks guys!!<br />
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Where to begin with the Ephraim Regatta? It's always so much fun and also a little hectic. The pier, for those of you who haven't been there, is so narrow and real estate is so tight that boats are touching one another on their trailers. In order to get to your boat you have to crawl on your neighbors' boats. But the sailing area is breathtakingly gorgeous and this year the wind was good (maybe a little too good), so it's hard to feel bad about the cozy quarters.<br />
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We arrived Friday and hung out with Ryan Malmgren, Stacey Rieu, Mark and Maria Benner, Chris Tesdal, Eric Bussell, and Harry and Karen Carpenter. The Benners have a crazy long drive - 14 hours. Maria finished knitting this dog sweater for Ryan and Stacey's dog, Daisy, on the trip. Check out the Mad Sails logo, amazing, right? I started to pay attention this weekend and I only now realize how crafty Maria is. For example, she also made their mast end protector. We just have a red cloth; they have a carefully tailored sock with tassles that are not only hemmed but turned in such a way that the wind can't fray them. That Maria has many hidden talents. Pay attention!<br />
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Speaking of swag, I finally figured out how to make Fleet 135 flags to rival the Texas sailors' flags. Ours say "Rod's Navy 135" and I'm very proud of them. However, Nina and Robert Cummings traveled up from Dallas (they won the furthest distance traveled, sorry Benners!) and flew their Texas flag I saw that ours did not measure up in size even though I ordered the biggest one I could imagine! Happily there is no photo to show the size difference!<br />
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Anyway, the sailing on Saturday was hard fought. The wind was supposed to be high and several people did not put their boat in. But at first the wind didn't materialize. The first race was definitely moderate wind. In fact, a five-leg WL course took well over an hour because of the dying breeze. I started to feel bad for those who stayed on shore. ... But Then. The wind seemed to shift right and the race committee reoriented the course and by the time everything was set there were white caps. We settled in for lots of hiking and vang. The wind was strong but manageable. The gusts were gradual and not shifty, so that was good. That second race was four legs. We (by "we" I mean me) were getting pretty tired but the race committee decided we were good for another five-leg race to end the day. Considering they polled the competitors (explicitly asking crew also to vote), the majority of which requested medium-length races and at least two of the races were more than an hour I didn't really feel like they took our vote into consideration... I guess I'm still a tiny bit annoyed by that! Why ask, if you are just going to run hour-long races anyway? And what would have happened if we'd asked for LONG races? Errrr .... sorry about that outburst. Anyway, Fleet 135 performed well, with Mark and Michele Taylor finishing the day in first and our stalwart spark plug Eric Bussell and crew Chris Tesdal put it all together to finish the day in fourth place in front of erstwhile fast sailor and Florida district champion Tom McNally and Liz Gheorghita, Texas sailors Robert and Nina Cummings, and the always-tough team of Bruce and Lynn Kitchen.<br />
We came off the course tired and sore (again, by "we" I mean me) and had to deal with some of the toughest conditions of the day. Although there are two hoists, only one was being used and it was the one exposed to the choppy waters that got choppier and choppier. Boats banged together, the pier was so congested that a boat hanging from the hoist had to wait and wait for the trailer to arrive, keeping boats banging at the dock longer than was pleasant. But, that difficult challenge managed (we chipped the gelcoat on Catitude pretty badly and harsh words were exchanged), it was off to shower and hit the annual bratfest followed by ice cream (also an annual tradition at least within the Catitude team).<br />
The next day was also gorgeous and the wind was about the same. Essentially out of the south with occasional forays into the southwest, though it also shifted hard left just before the start, making crossing the line on starboard challenging.<br />
Perhaps the race committee heard the grumbling because the first race was just three legs. Ben and I hooked the rope on the pin boat (I just learned that's called the road) with both our centerboard and our rudder, so this was one race we could have used five legs! At the bratfest, I heard Harry Carpenter's response when someone was griping about something that didn't go their way. He said, "That's sailing!" I'm going to adopt that as my motto. So when Ben apologized for our poor start, I just said, "that's sailing!" It felt good.<br />
We just crossed the finish line when we heard someone on the radio pointing out lightning on the horizon. We heard some thunder and the race committee sent us in. They hoped to postpone and send us out for one more race, but once all the boats came in, getting drenched in the process, it was clear that there was no more time!<br />
So we had a four race regatta, with great conditions and great racing. I'll just remind readers that this is the third of four qualifying events for the Midwest District Travel Trophy. By my calculation, if you sailed at Ephraim and are coming to the Glow, you, too, can qualify!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-69841808633446269072018-07-30T09:24:00.003-07:002018-07-30T09:24:28.561-07:00All Aboard for Ephraim!The annual Ephraim regatta is this weekend. This is number 113 and it's always been the first weekend of August, so it has quite a tradition. This year it is also our District championship. Speaking only from the Clinton Lake perspective, we have something in the range of seven boats traveling to the event, so climb on board the Ephraim train y'all!!<br />
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There is always a big crowd. This year it looks like there are more than 30 registered. The good attendance is in part because Ephraim has many many boats, along with a very strong junior sailing program. This regatta gives the young sailors an opportunity to experience a full-scale regatta.<br />
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In addition, for those of you who don't know, Ephraim is a real destination regatta! Door County is gorgeous. I know, I know I was skeptical when people raved about it but I am a believer now! It is so green, and typically cool, and the water is clear and crisp. Many sailors come up from hot spots like New Orleans and and extend their stay on either end of the event. Who wouldn't want to escape the heat of New Orleans or Tampa and enjoy summer as it was meant to be?! So those of you in the Midwest District, appreciate your relatively short drive, and come join us in Ephraim this weekend!!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-73114580612865728962018-07-11T10:21:00.000-07:002018-07-11T10:22:20.443-07:00Second Midwest District EventWell, this is embarrassingly delayed considering this event (The Indy Regatta) was the weekend immediately following the Egyptian Cup this year. We had a pretty good turn out, considering the events were back to back. Although CLSA traveled 10 boats to the Egyptian Cup, we had only three from CLSA and three boats from CSA (Carlyle). Still, with 8 travelers, including Jim Moyle from Minnesota, it was a lively crowd.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starts were hard fought (thanks to ECSC member Sheila Smith Krout and the Eagle Creek Facebbook page for these great photos!)</td></tr>
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Unlike the Egyptian Cup, the weather was quite hot at Indy. Ben and I chickened out and stayed at a hotel Friday night. But organizer Geoff Endris promised us wind and, for the most part, he delivered. The first, very long race on Saturday had to be thrown out after the wind died and we didn't successfully shorten the course. The moral of that story is to not get carried away thinking that good wind will stay!! That outcome was pretty harsh and a little frustrating, but we soldiered on! We had three short races that day in moderate wind. Personally, the heat took a lot out of me and that was a ton of sailing in very hot conditions. I tried hard to hydrate, but in the end I think my body temperature just got too high and resulted in a head ache. Them's the breaks, but I would have been happy going in a little bit earlier...(Just my own personal opinion, this does not reflect the opinion of my skipper!).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">competition was fierce</td></tr>
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Dinner was marvelous and the temperatures moderated enough that camping was just lovely. I always love Eagle Creek for their beautiful clubhouse up high overlooking the harbor and the lake. It's one of my favorite sailing venues, though getting to the racecourse can be challenging!<br />
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Sunday some storms popped up around us. They looked imminent enough I rousted Ben out of the tent so we could put it away before the deluge. In the end, we didn't get rain, but the clouds sucked away the wind. We hung out for a while, thinking we'd get no racing in. But then lo and behold, the winds filled in. For real this time and we did two more races in building winds and increasing heat. When the race committee asked did we want to do a third race, I was a bit aghast. Mainly, it's weird to ask the fleet if they want to keep racing because everyone's opinion will vary based on where they are in the standings. Also, for me, I like to know ahead of time how many races total we'll be doing. I'm kind of rigid that way! Again, my personal opinion. This post seems to be full of them!!<br />
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I was relieved to hear the entire fleet vote for going in. I was ready to dunk my head in some ice. But in the end the winds were as Geoff promised. Mostly steady and from the south, giving us the length of the lake to play in. Nice job Eagle Creek!<br />
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Here are the results:<br />
http://www.fssa.com/content/2018-indy-regatta-eagle-creek-sailing-club-indianapolis<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-35236698321060945532018-06-26T14:02:00.004-07:002018-06-26T14:02:52.948-07:00First Midwest District Event: Egyptian CupThe Midwest District regattas got a little squished together this year in an effort to avoid conflicting with the North Americans. So this past weekend Carlyle Lake held the annual Egyptian Cup and this coming weekend will be the annual Indy Regatta at Eagle Creek just outside of Indianapolis.<br />
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The Egyptian Cup boasted close to 30 boats this year and it was a real point of pride that, for the second year in a row, Clinton Lake Sailing Association (Fleet 135) brought 10 boats. We would have had 11, except we didn't have enough available crew so Jamie Rimovsky crewed for Bryan Hunt.<br />
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In addition, we had the Kitchens from the Ohio district, the Brusses from Chattanooga, the Bolins from Seattle by way of Kansas City (welcome back to the Midwest!) and Geoff Endris and Tom Moore from Indianapolis. So that brought us to 26 boats. Not too shabby!!<br />
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The last few years the Egyptian Cup has had higher than usual temperatures (remember the misting tent from a few years ago?) and lighter than usual winds. This year it was a pleasant change that the temperatures were gorgeous; perfect sleeping weather. Here is the little tent city to prove it! It has been marvelous the last few years to be able to camp right on site. Thank you, Army Corp of Engineers!!<br />
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Meanwhile, the wind Saturday was not ... terrible! It was certainly flukey and it felt like sometimes one side of the course had pressure the other side did not, but it was definitely sailable and PRO Ted Beier fit three races in. He had announced his goal to get four races; two before lunch and two after because Sunday was predicted to have a max wind speed of about 2 mph.<br />
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We did get one race in the morning. The wind was predicted to start in the southwest and then back to the south, though we never saw that, exactly. We saw lots of 20-30 wind shifts, but I would have called it oscillating rather than backing ... or veering for that matter. Ted had to shorten the five-leg WL course to three legs, which was lucky for Ben and me because we had not read the SI's very closely and were thinking it was a three-leg race anyway. Ooops! Some of the large fleet struggled to finish as the wind petered out quite completely at several points and so Ted had the safety boats offer tows and we came in for an early lunch. After lunch the wind came back up a little bit. The second race - first after lunch - we even used the vang a little bit. Once again, for reasons I don't completely understand, the left side seemed to pay off. We had a lot of great pressure and were able to stay in phase. We managed a full 5-leg WL race. Happily Ben and I were now with the program!<br />
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The third race the left most emphatically did NOT pay off. Ben and I and Geoff and Tom (from Indy) trailed the entire fleet at the windward mark. Ben and I held it together (and I did not hear any yelling from Geoff's boat either) and we were determined to catch a few boats going downwind. We had four more legs, after all to try to dig out from our unenviable position! Ben saw some pressure out in the middle of the lake and so we headed there, away from the entire fleet. I do not know what wind gods were on duty during this race, but they blessed us with almost constant, private breeze, enabling us to practically march around almost the entire fleet. I have only had this experience maybe once before in my entire sailing life. I think, when I reflect back on all the adventures Ben and I have had sailing, I will always remember this leg!<br />
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Meanwhile, the wind was dying and once again the course was shortened. We managed to finish fifth, which was pretty darn amazing, considering our position one leg earlier! As soon as we got off the water I drank a beer and was feeling happy and relaxed for the rest of the evening.<br />
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Speaking of the rest of the evening. Shortly after we all came in, Linda Vitt and her family hosted a renaming ceremony for her cabin boat (a Ranger I believe). With Champagne all around, and some readings about renaming the boat, and pouring of libation into the water, the new name "Eye of the Storm" was revealed to much applause and hugs. Linda's husband, Greg, just died on Easter, as most of you know, and, although I can only imagine how hard it has been for her, she has continued to sail and enjoy the water. I like to think Greg appreciates that! Fleet 135 (really Angie Hunt) also made a lovely blanket printed with photos from Greg and Linda's very first regatta. I think they'd only had the boat a few weeks, in fact. They always were so gung ho as a couple and Linda is continuing that tradition. It was lovely.<br />
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Sunday dawned cool and still. A few stalwarts, including Rod Bussell, ace light wind sailor pictured here with his crew, Angie Hunt, put their boats in. A few others put their trailering covers on. And then we waited. And waited. Nothing came. Ted Beier put up the postpone and waited a little longer. Finally at 9:30 (no races could start after 10:30) he called it and the regatta was over.<br />
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We all packed up, ate lunch. Eric reminded everyone of the Carlyle/Clinton "grudge match" aka the Smackdown which takes place the end of August. Geoff reminded everyone of next week's event at Indy. Bill Vogler put in a plug for the women's NAC at Chattanooga in mid September. And Ben and I plugged the Glow. Also, although no one was there to plug it, don't forget the Ephraim regatta which is also our districts!! First weekend of August. Put it on your calendars.<br />
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And then, the regatta was over. We drove home and took a nap. I have no idea why we were so tired but we had time to take a nap and grocery shop before dinner. Ain't life grand?!<br />
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Here are the results:<br />
http://www.fssa.com/content/2018-egyptian-cup-regatta-carlyle-lake-sailing-carlyle-il<br />
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Yesterday for the last race of the last day of the NAC, the weather was just right! Not too much, not too little. I was sitting on the deck a lot but only hiking a little. We occasionally had the vang on but not all the time. The spinnaker was always full. Ben got a great start!! Ryan and Stacey had a great race and moved up in the standings, finishing just two points out of the trophies. Tyler and Bill took home second place. Because we shared a house with them, that was a thrill for us, too!<br />
We've said all week what a talented field this regatta attracted, in both fleets. One indication of that is the numbers. Many different people finished in the top five places and then later had a deep finish. That means no one boat dominated. In the challenger fleet, the winner (hi Randy!) never won a race, but he was consistent, with all single digit finishes. My point is that this was some tough racing this week in a field with tons of outstanding sailors.<br />
Ben and I, when we are encouraging other sailors to travel to regattas, tell them "we always learn something at a regatta." Often it is about how to make the boat go in certain conditions: at Rush Creek even with as much wind as we had, the water was quite flat, so we used tons of vang and even played the cunningham, which we rarely do. Note: make sure your mast track is lubed up (McLube works well) because otherwise the cunningham doesn't want to release when you uncleat it.<br />
This week I also watched Zeke and Jay Horowitz unroll their mainsail every morning. Instead of one person unrolling it from the middle, with lots of crinkling sounds, each of them took and end and unrolled it very gently. It was a revelation! That's a big thing Ben and I learned.<br />
Ryan and Stacey also talked a lot about the best way to roll a sail, especially considering that on Tuesday we rolled our sails three times and rolling (or unrolling) it roughly can take a toll on them. Hopefully when Ryan writes his article on sail care he'll include these tips too.<br />
Bottom line:Ben and I came away really happy with our boat handling, his starts (especially on Wed and Thursday),<br />
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the fun we had on the boat and the fun we had visiting our friends and fellow sailors both at the club and at the house we rented. Rush Creek did a wonderful job and I'd go back there in a heartbeat. I know people were worried about the heat, but I really found it tolerable most of the time. I would argue the year we had the NAC at Carlyle it was hotter, am I right?<br />
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It was impressive (or demoralizing, depending on your perspective) to watch the leaders (the Lintons, the Horowitzes and Tyler Andrews and Bill Bruss (our housemates!!!) just walk away today. The real highlight of the day was at 4:12 when Bill Bruss made everyone in our house painkillers. The bad tacks go away quickly after a sip or two. We all feel Caribbean-ized now! We are almost all showered (looking at you, John Kreidler) and looking forward to tonight's annual meeting. Now we are drinking ... the painkillers are taking effect .... cheers!<br />
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Tomorrow? one more race, Tyler and Bill are just one point out of the lead. Go Team!!<br />
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Results are here: http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php?regatta_id=15921&show_crew=1<br />
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Yesterday (Tuesday) the racing "really" began. We qualified last in the challenger fleet and so finishing anywhere above that felt like a win. At the morning briefing it was announced that we would come in for lunch, which was a surprise since everyone who was polled had made it clear they preferred to sail two races back to back and then come in for the day. Still, we all headed out in about the same amount of breeze as Monday.<br />
Remember where I bragged about how well behaved we were and had no recalls on Monday? Ha! On Tuesday the first fleet had one general recall and then one start where they tried to make it an individual recall but there were so many (or maybe wrong numbers called?) that they had to abandon the race. The PRO tried to be reasonable but we left him no alternative, and after that we had an "I" flag start. The five-leg race took 1:10, with one-mile long legs. If I'm remembering the race correctly, we liked the pressure on the right side and got a lovely lift near the top of the course. But, of course, other people found a lovely lift elsewhere on the course, including the middle, which seems to happen only very rarely...<br />
Ryan and Stacey, the other Midwest boat in the fleet, had a pretty good finish and Ryan (also Bryan Hunt in the challenger fleet) was the one who got a lift in the middle. I'm not sure how the other Midwest sailors did, we had no time to check in with them!<br />
Then, although the breeze was lovely, we came in for lunch. Hamburger and french fries, for those who ate it. Many people talked of not eating lunch because it made them drowsy. Then just as it was time to go out, the breeze completely died. We bobbed around in the heat and the sun for about an hour and then the PRO sent us in to wait for the wind to come back. We weren't on shore more than 15-20 minutes before the wind came back, and so we headed out to the course for the third time of the day.<br />
At the start we had some small white caps but the water was flat and the wind moderated as the race went on. It was a five-leg race but the wind came down so much they shortened it to four legs, downwind finish, and sent us in from there. It was 6 pm by then. And the challenger fleet was probably another 30minutes behind us. THat's a very long day. 8-9 hours of sailing to get in two races. Brutal because it leaves very little recovery time before we get up and do it again. Remember, we do this for fun?<br />
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Speaking of fun, after we got off the water, tied our boats down and showered we began to feel human. Ben, Ryan, Stacey, John Kreidler and John Wake and I went to a BBQ place called Sideways. The food was delicious, we could sit outside near the water, and that meant the live music wasn't so loud that we couldn't chat. Here are some funny things that happened though. The restaurant essentially served three things: brisket, chicken and pulled pork. When it came time to order, we were told they were out of brisket. So some of us ordered chicken some pulled pork. Five minutes later the poor server came back to tell us they were out of chicken, at the same time some of our plates arrived ... with chicken! But the other half of the table ordered loaded baked potatoes and for some reason those came out so much later that we'd already finished our meal! Plus, the menu was written so that you could order one meat, two meats or three meats. It was clear to us that each type of meat was 1/2 pound. That's a lot of food, so Ben and I shared a two meat, thinking we'd get one lb of meat, which was a lot but we could have a little of two types. When what I thought was 1/2 chicken came, all I had was a leg, which was delicious but not a 1/2 chicken. That was when the server explained that three meats, for example, would TOTAL 1/2 pound, not 1/2 pound each, despite what the menu said!! Anyway, a funny interlude. We were home at 10 pm. Straight to bed.<br />
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Here are the things I love about this event:<br />
So many helpful people. At the hoists and at the ramp there are multiple hands. They've got a couple of wonderfully enthusiastic and adorable kids helping get the empty trailers to and from the hoist.<br />
It's very close to the sailing area. After Newport and then Sandusky, both of which took about an hour to get to the sailing area, I love that we can hop on our boat and be at the sailing area in 10 minutes max.<br />
We can even see the sailing from our house, as I mentioned in an earlier post. Sometimes yesterday I wondered if it wouldn't be very cool to just be sitting in that living room and admiring everyone else sailing!! (joke)<br />
Which brings me to the one thing I don't like:<br />
Both days have been so long, with the postponement (completely understandable) on Monday and then yesterday's activities, that we literally are at the club and/or on the water from 9 am until 7 pm. That leaves zero time for getting more groceries, including food that might sustain us on the water, recovering from hiking and baking the sun, and even doing laundry! I don't know why I didn't pack more sailing clothes but I ended up having to do laundry last night at 10 pm. in order to have some sailing shorts to wear that didn't stink. That's a rule on our boat: you can't stink out the other person. So between my shorts and Ben's shoes, we're close to violating that rule!<br />
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Hopefully today will be back to back races so we can come in, soak our sore muscles, trade stories, and visit with our friends, which is the part of the event I really love!!!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-59660456803200257842018-06-12T05:33:00.001-07:002018-06-12T05:33:58.412-07:00Qualifiers: We Squeezed inTwo RacesMonday's qualifiers' wind was honking when the racing was supposed to start. The PRO reported to us that the wind was above the class guidelines. We gathered at 8:45 for the daily briefing and he asked the assembly if they minded postponing until 11 to see if the wind might come down. No one minded.<br />
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At 11 the wind was still blowing at 20 knots or more, and so he said to check back at 1 pm. At 1 pm the Race Committee decided to give it one more hour and then, at 2, the wind had moderated and ta da!! We headed out to race!<br />
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I heard a lot of groaning; it's very hard to wait five hours or more and then still feel energized to race, but we knew the race committee was right, the wind had come down and if we wanted a qualifying series we needed to head out. A handful of boats who wanted to be in the challenger fleet stayed on shore (including our own Bryan Hunt, since his wife/crew couldn't get here until Monday evening!!), but the rest of us headed to the water to duke it out.<br />
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Racing started at 3 pm. We got in two races before our steak dinner. The wind was shifty and strong. There were tons and tons of good racers on the line. We had no general recalls. I don't think there was even an individual recall. It was a good day.<br />
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To listen to the top sailors who gave us some tips at the end of the day, it was a matter of staying in the pressure, sailing on the lifted tack — even downwind — and getting a good start. Simple, right? Ben and I had the vang on almost the whole day, though the second race the wind came down a bit. We hiked hard, carved up when we could and found a few lifts on the far right side, especially the second race. This is the most wind we've sailed in all season, and I could really tell. I need more upper body strength!!<br />
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NACs tend to bring out the top sailors anyway, but this is a particularly top-heavy event, with so many tough, talented. Texas sailors. Two of the Midwest District boats (ADHD, Catitude) made it to the championship fleet. Catitude made it by a whisker (ha ha, see what I did there?). There are 51 boats, which means the top 26 boats go into the championship. Guess what number Catitude finished yesterday?<br />
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Anyway, today it starts fresh. The wind appears to have moderated. More soon.<br />
Here are the results:<br />
http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php?regatta_id=15921&show_crew=1<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-84625349801123594412018-06-10T13:58:00.000-07:002018-06-10T13:58:04.028-07:00Settled in at the NACWe arrived!! It turns out that driving from Urbana to Dallas only takes 12 hours. And, with no major cities to drive through (I'm looking at you, Atlanta!), and very little in the way of hills, the drive was easy. Of course, if you are Bryan Hunt you are disagreeing with me, since you had trouble with your trailer bearings ... and Eric might have had trailer trouble too....But we had a fine time! ;-)<br />
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Plus, our friend John Kreidler found a house to rent that is on the water and just across a tiny bay from the club. If you look at the photo below, our house is in those trees!! Amazing!!! Stacey and Ryan also are in the house, together with John Wake, Tyler Andrews and Bill Bruss.<br />
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This morning Bill made eggs and bacon for us all and tomorrow morning I imagine Ben will fire up his cappuccino maker to the delight of all the coffee drinkers in the house.<br />
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Most years Ben has to rig the boat on his own since I'm at the executive board meeting and the board of governors meeting. This year, although I retired from being the magazine editor, and so was available, I also spent a lot of time visiting with people and catching up on Flying Scot news. "Swanning around" as Amy Linton so accurately put it. </div>
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In the afternoon, although there was a practice race, some of us went back to the house and discovered that we had a perfect vantage point to watch the racing. I was very happy I had brought my binoculars! Looked to me that Eric Bussell and Perry Cameron were on fire out there. It was magical to watch the Flying Scots, not just those in the practice race but also the Junior Nationals, from the comfort of our living room.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-50875473704058983782018-06-08T10:19:00.000-07:002018-06-08T10:19:06.384-07:00PS. To Cowan Lake postA quick update to the Cowan Lake post. For those of you who might not remember, it's been exactly a year since Frank and Marianne Gerry's car and Flying Scot were totaled in a traffic accident on the north side of Indianapolis.<br />
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Well, returning home from Cowan Lake last weekend, not three miles from their accident, they had another accident! This time the car, boat and people were fine, but the axel on their brand new trailer broke!! It could have been an absolute disaster, but happily they were in the right lane and were able to pull over before the tire came flying off and causing all kinds of mayhem. Also, Frank resisted what I think is everyone's instinct to step on the brakes. By just taking his foot off the gas and coasting to a stop he also avoided jackknifing the boat and car. Thank goodness.<br />
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Happily Frank was able to convince Trailex to honor their warranty and the trailer is being repaired as we speak. Scary, though..<br />
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So, on the eve of our 800+ mile trip to Dallas, I wish everyone safe travels...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144211645611480276.post-71840627953139048572018-06-08T10:13:00.003-07:002018-06-08T10:13:41.654-07:00At Least Six Midwest Boats Traveling to the North Americans This WeekendThe 2018 North Americans, with 54 boats currently registered, will be held beginning Monday at Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath, TX, just outside Dallas. We (Ben and I) have rented a house with several other sailors, John Kreidler, John Wake, Stacey and Ryan, Bill Bruss and Tyler Andrews, but I know of other midwest sailors staying on big, fancy boats generously lent by the host club.<br />
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There will be so many amazing sailors that Ben and I are going mostly for the parties! We'll have fun on the water, of course, and try hard, but we have every expectation of having our behinds handed to us in a gracious, friendly and sportsmanlike way!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the pool? I imagine we'll spend a lot of time there this coming week</td></tr>
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We're bringing our cappuccino maker and I'm bringing binoculars (bird watching) and my swimsuit. I'll be trying to post updates as the days go along, but if I'm having too much fun there may be some radio silence scattered between the posts!<br />
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The schedule is this: Saturday and Sunday is check in and measuring. Sunday also will be the juniors event, I believe. The women's event, of course, is now being held September 15-16 at Chattanooga (sign up now, Ladies!). Then Monday will be a three-race round robin to determine whether competitors are in the challenger or the championship fleet. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we'll be racing for reals, with a total of five races for the event. I bet they will be long, hard races!<br />
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So, stay tuned and we'll let you know how our stalwart Midwest sailors are doing in this elite competition!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0