but as the race committee set a course,
the wind faded. On Sunday, wind came
down from the north, showing great
promise, but died twice before filling in
across the course at about 11:30am.
Derek Campbell's Banshee handily
won the regatta in her fourteen boat
fleet with only seven points. The
second place boat, Flash, finished with
24 points. Shrek's consistent finishes
in the top part of the fleet put them in
third. White Cloud started the first race
Saturday quite late after they returned
to the gas dock for supplies, then the
crew was disappointed that when they
were leading the second race by a good
margin, the race committee cancelled
Above: Melges Fleet start. and a half between the first and last
boat finishes. Going into the last race
Center: “Blue Martini” Rock and Roll led Tantivy by one point.
and “Rounder” enjoying Tantivy needed to put one boat between
the downwind run. Rock and Roll and themselves at the
finish. It came down to seconds at the
Below: A great start finish, but Rock and Roll finished next
between “Here & Now” behind Tantivy, squeezing ahead of
(which took first in Fleet J-Tripper by four seconds. Rock and Roll
10), “Outlaw” and won on a tie breaker with three wins to
“Moose Unknown.” Tantivy's one.
DOI and Absolutely fought for the
Previous page top: The top spot in fleet P3. Charlie Macaulay
always exciting Moore 24 said, ”We probably threw in 10 tacks on
Fleet. the last beat of two of those three races.
DOI tended to sail away from us in the
Previous page bottom: tacking duels after a few tacks. Better
PHRF racing getting a technique and a lighter boat helped
taste of level racing on the them accelerate faster."
South Course. continued on next page
the race. For White Cloud, the only race
that counted on Saturday wasn't a good
one and the situation didn't improve
from there.
What? a Tripp! was leading Sunday
morning, but Veloce got Tripp in the last
couple of races, taking the win for the
regatta. On Sunday's first race, when
the wind shifted right, Tripp was in the
right spot. In the next race, Tripp chose
the wrong side of the course where the
wind got light.
Within the five boat J-109 fleet,
racing was tight with only a minute
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