STYC Single-Handed Race
Chris White’s “Crazy Ivan”, Jeremy Smith’s
“Joyride” and Sandy McMillan &
The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s
Tim Knight’s “Pepe”.
Single-Handed Race was held on
Saturday, August 15. Six boats competed
in this year’s race. The weather was
warm and sunny with a light southerly.
The all-volunteer race committee set a
square line and started the event on time
with proper signals.
The short course was sailed using
fixed marks (North Mooring Buoy, West
Point, Meadow Point). Stuart Farrell
completed the course on his Aphrodite
101, Tryst, in 2 hours and 31minutes for
first place. Philip Mraz’s beautiful Elan
40, Quixote, was second followed closely
by Andrew Haputa on his San Juan
Blackadder shared in Melaque’s frustration Bosuns Yacht Sales & Service, One 4
34, Stomp Dancer. The race committee
as his leading point spread over the four Yacht Fractions, Lewmar, UK Sails,
(STYC’s Race Chair Tom Barrigan, and
prior days of racing, fell consistently on Holmes Realty, True Value Foods, Caribe
STYC members Ken Chin, Darrel Jensen,
day five to a third overall behind Chris Systems, Thunderbird Marine, and Port
and Mike Mechaelis) relaxed on Tom’s
Bligh and Richard Spooner on Urban Browning. Without their support, none
S/V Theory, with brauts, beverages, and
Daisy and leaving Mike Clements of of these memories would be possible!
sea stories while the single-handers wore
Wicked to walk away with the overall Now running from Saturday
themselves out!
trophy for the 242 division. through Wednesday, RIPS is already
Complete results can be found on
While racing was always the main in the planning stages for next year’s
STYC’s website
www.slooptavern.org/
focus, different activities onshore kept events. Registration is due by January
everyone friends. Daily prizes were of 2010. Please contact
www.rips.ca
by Tom Barrigan & Paul Kalina
appreciated and fought over. Gracious story and photos by Linda McDonald
sponsors, Okanagan Springs provided
a beer tent for Saturday afternoon and
RIPS Yachting Ltd. had a Rum Night the
next evening. Racers partook of daily
barbecues or had dinner at the pub.
The 2nd RIPS Idol was held on Monday s
hips FREE
s!
and was a mixture of talent both ear Ground UP
shattering and, once in a while, melodic
and comedic. Sea shanties, parodies,
guitar playing and the best rendition
install
of a Smother’s Brothers routine was
presented by the Urban Daisy crew.
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And if there wasn’t enough laughing
on Monday night, game night on
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