nicknamed Panic Here Panic Now, couldn't
finish after sailing into a hole. On the last
Mark roundings could get very
race, a third of the fleet was over early. A
challenging in the light air.
short race left no time to recover. Jerry
Photo by Wendy Hinman.
Diercks', Delirium, won the regatta with a
first and a third place finish. He said, “On
Delirium we had a pretty good start and
were 2nd or 3rd around the first couple of
marks, but by the time we reached the 2nd
windward mark we had dropped to 7th.
We saw wind to the west and our tactical
guesswork paid off.”
The J-80 fleet had three closely
competitive boats with lots of lead
changes. At the close of the regatta, three
boats were tied. Mike Brewer, who brought
his J-80 Swish down from Victoria for the
regatta, said, “Taj Mahal won the start
of the last race and never looked back.
We finished four boat lengths behind.”
Taj Mahal won with more firsts, leaving
Left: Mike Johnson borrowed “Tundra
Rose”, since “Hot Pursuit” was holed
recently. Courtesy of staff photographer.
was named by his son after a character
in a children’s book, returned to racing
after a long hiatus.
Nine Thunderbirds raced, including
Duane Emmott's new varnished
Thunderbaby making her major-regatta
debut. A single point separated each
competitor by the end of the regatta. “A
short line made for a nice tactical challenge
at the starts,” Tim Carey (Invader) said. “We
had five lead changes in the top four boats
continued on page 67
Below: Four Vanguard 15s raced,
with Jake White taking first.
Crazy Ivan second and Swish third.
Photo by Wendy Hinman.
The modern six meter Finnegan, sailed
by Andy Parker, beat up on the classics.
“The 6 meters are getting ready for Worlds
in Newport in September,” reported Dave
Martin.
In the Performance 30 fleet, Shattered
beat Kowloon by three points for the regatta.
Eric Finn, of Kowloon, commented that
on the first race, “Those who went in got
current relief, but it didn’t compensate
for less wind. Rubicon marched around
us on the outside.”
Brad Butler dusted off Morphine to join
the Moore 24 fleet. Leads changed often
between the top three boats. A tight finish
between Morphine and More Uff Da went
to Morphine’s favor. Morphine and More
Uff Da were tied, but an upward trend
in scores gave More Uff Da the regatta.
Anthony DeVita's Frecklebelly Madtom,
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