Racers rounding
Seattle Yacht Club’s
West Point Lighthouse.
Vashon Island
W
ell it looked like a great day to be in the breeze up Colvos to finish first unheard of move of going around the
out on the water. Nice breeze, very across the line. But Flash sailed another backside of Blake Island…..makes a ton
few non-finishers. consistent race to grab the corrected of sense in a northerly and flood current.
Seattle Yacht Club’s Vashon Island/ win in Class 1. Nigel Barron’s Andrews Stuart Burnell’s J-109, Tantivy, was just
Pt. Robinson race, on May 9, needed a 52 Artemis was right there, only four a couple of seconds ahead of Don Will’s
decision at the start - to go west towards minutes behind on corrected time. It was Peterson 40 Shoot the Moon for third.
Blake Island or stay on the eastern tight racing with John McPhail’s J-160 The close racing in the big classes
shore. Most boats went west only to Jam only three minutes back for 3rd. has been great fun, everyone can most
be passed by Jim Marta’s Snake Oil and Class 2 had White Cloud finally get likely remember where they won or lost
Greg Slyngstad’s J-125 Roxanne miles by Snake Oil and just barely correct out the race.
ahead rounding at Pt. Robinson. Very on Jim Marta for the class win. Guess The Pt. Robinson classes had a
typical in a warm northerly, the south that big kite is working really well for wonderful sail down and back. The
end of Vashon can be like going through them. Chester Hibbert’s Carroll Marine finish and corrected times reveal that
a mine field. The wind evaporated and 1200 Jack Rabbit was just a couple of there were no holes or restarts so the
at the entrance to Colvos Passage, the minutes back. times were very close.
race had a restart! Class 3 had Gary Morgan’s beautiful In Class 6 Charles Hill seems to have
Neptunes Car, Paul LeMarche’s Santa Peterson 37, What? A Tripp!, correcting his Wauquiez 40, Different Drummer,
Cruz 70, was first around the bottom out on Brian Watkin’s Declaration of moving well correcting just 36 seconds
of the Island, of course, and legged out Independence, even after Brian did the ahead of JP Peterson’s J-105 Last Tango.
Left: In Class C; “Diversion”, “Shoot the Moon”, “Allegro Vivace” and “What? A Tripp!”.
Right: Robert Lubowicki’s “Carene” coming upon Charlie Macaulay’s “Absolutely”.
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