Sloop Tavern Spring Regatta
Pl Boat Type Skipper
NFS DIV 1
The weather could not be any more
The fleets converged on Blake
1 Quixote Elan 40 Philip Mraz
perfect on May 9, for all classes and
Island then again split, with perhaps
2 Ignitor Mart29 Ron & Bev Ernst
participants to go long course around
slightly more racers choosing to leave
3 BJ J-100 Ed Schulman
Blake Island. The Race Committee
Blake Island to starboard and the
4 Smola Eric29 Doug Wilson
vanquished all thoughts concerning
clockwise rounding. The wind held,
5 Araminta Herr 37Stapleton/Peterson
short course! Once on the course and
and even built slightly, allowing tight
6 Blue Lullaby Newp28 John Endresen
riding the SYC Vashon Island Race
roundings without too much trepidation
7 Whiskey Run A Cutter Ben Braden
fleet quarter wakes, a steady 10-15 knot
concerning fighting around the island's
8 Grayling Q-Class Duke H Phan
northerly and sunshine confirmed the
lee on the south side.
FS DIV 2
correct decision.
Now, back across the ferry lanes
1 Whistling Swan Isla36 Bill Pirrie
Initial tactical decisions centered
for the milk run to Three-Mile rock,
2 Penetration SJ34 K. Jones
around going downwind against the
under Magnolia and the back eddy on
3 Sea Trek II Cata34 Tom Madden
always surprisingly strong “weak and
the south side of West Point, with the
4 Tenacious Pearson Ross Peterson
variable” ebb coming out of Elliott Bay.
flood now flowing in earnest. Several
5 Backslider Cal27-2 Larry Senn
The fleet split with most boats choosing
boats stayed on the Bainbridge side, and
6 Kat Finklesplat Cust27 Laura Urlin
the Bainbridge Island side including
solidly confirmed how NOT to get back
6 Sputnik Moore24 P. Maussenet
Moose Unknown and Quixote. Several
up to Shilshole on a flood!
6 Mitchs 210 intl210 Mitch Etherton
boats, including Blue Lullaby, chose the
All boats that started, finished
6 Rev T-Bird Andy Scheen
east side off Magnolia and then across
well before the time limit. The awards
FS DIV 3
the ferry lanes squeezing extra speed
presentation went off without a hitch,
1 Moose Unkn C&C35/III John Aitchison
from a mysterious low heaving swell
aided and abetted by ample “liquid
2 Bergen Viking J-35 Svein Ellingsen
emanating from the Seattle Maritime
rewards” and no malicious thoughts
3 Blue Lightning NY36-1 Michael Riley
Festival Tugboat races (just like ocean
concerning protests. Congratulations!
4 Dacha C&C115 John & Lisa Doherty
racing!). 5 Vanguard J-105 James Collins
by David Marod, John Doherty and
6 Taking Stock BeneF405 Tony Flock
Tom Madden
7 So Lk Un Trol Rock22 Fidley/Mechaelis
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