Pu g e t
So u n d
Sa i l i n g
Ch a m P i o n S h i P S
C
orinthian Yacht Club's Puget Sound
Sailing Championships (PSSC) is
by Wendy Hinman
conditions to make for a satisfying
regatta.
the culmination of the sailing season, Saturday dawned with barely
the last chance for many teams to
photos by Jan Anderson
perceptible winds from the east. The
finish off their season with a bang, wind finally filled in enough to start
to show how well they racing. That wind varied
have honed their skills from north to east to south
and who's the king of to west and back again. On
the season. PHRF racers the south course, the first
get a small taste of level two fleets finished, but only
racing for a change, with three boats in the third start
larger fleets of reasonably (P10) managed to complete
well matched boats where the course before the wind
ratings take a back seat to shut off completely. Fleets
great racing and sailors of P11, P12 and P13 had a
popular boats, who can single lap course and all
lure enough of their kind finished Saturday's race.
out for the weekend, can The RC concluded racing
get their own one design for the day, hoping for
start. When you can fit a less frustrating day on
in seven or more races Sunday.
over the weekend with On the north course,
good competition, the the race committee finished
results show who's the a race for all fleets. They
best. The wind conditions started another for some
made getting in that many fleets, but cancelled when
races a challenge, yet the the wind died. Around
race committee managed 3:30 pm, conditions looked
to fit in enough in the promising for another race,
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