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hat can you say after racing 14 or 15 races in three days? YEE HAA! You can say tons and those that

had the energy to still talk after the marathons each day, all looked pretty beat. The sailing was the best in years for a three day event in Seattle, the tent parties were awesome. One hundred and seventy boats and over a thousand sailors were walking around tired, but big grins all around. Sperry and Sailing World magazine

provide a series of regattas at various yachting centers around the country. Offshore one design and level racing in general takes the guess work out of how you finish. Much more gratifying than handicap racing, one design lets your effort and teamwork shine through. Camaraderie and sharing abounds in most classes The racing could not

have been better. The race committees on all three race courses did a fabulous job of getting races off. The weather was cooperative, sailing in 5 to 15 knots of breeze, steady for the most part, meant the RC did not have to constantly chase the wind and reset marks. Those racers from out of the area can appreciate the

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Top: The 16 boat Melges 24 Fleet completes 15 races in three days!

Below: Santana 20's also had their Northwest District Championships during NOOD.

Photos by Jan Anderson.

difficulty in setting marks in 600 feet of water in some cases. All weekend there was a large flood tide coming in around midday. That played havoc with our starting line on the North course at least once, but for the most part there were no long delays. Leslie Keller was the PRO on the North course, with the J-109s, Beneteau 36.7s, J-105s, Performance 30 fleet, J-24s and T-Birds. They got six, yes you heard it, six races off on Friday. Bob Arney, owner of the J-109 It's Only

Rock and Roll, complained after racing

that Leslie didn’t give us enough time to breath between races. Again, in the NW when the wind is right and the forecast marginal, race till ya drop. Charlie Rathkopf, PRO on

Course B off of Meadow Pt, had the Melges 24s, San Juan 21s, San Juan 24s, Santana 20s, Sport boat fleet combining Rocket 22s and Melges 20s with Laser SB3s, and the Ultimate 20s. Matt Jones PRO’d the

Course C circle. Matt, a long time PRO and regatta organizer from the Bay area, was typically a vocal influence from the committee boat with his classes of open skiff, 505s, Lasers, A-Cats, Thistles, Vanguard 15s, and the Formula 18 Cats. Matt’s race course only raced on Saturday and Sunday. Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98