her main before retiring from the race.
Puget Sound One-Design Port Orchard
Marty Godsil, who's no spring chicken,
won his class on his Thunderbird,
Spring Frostbite Regatta Singlehand Race
Invader, noting speeds of 11.2 knots April 4-5 April 4
under spinnaker and 9 knots without.
He said he didn’t broach but he did his Corinthian Yacht Club brings West Sound Corthian Yacht Club is
first chicken jibe since 1962. Of the few buoy racing for dinghies to the Sound sponsoring a Single Hand race Saturday,
boats that didn't broach, most didn't fly a with the One-Design Spring Frostbite April 4, in Port Orchard. All single hand
spinnaker for long or maybe at all. Few in Regatta April 4th and 5th. The Regatta racers are invited. Start time: 10:00 am.
P11 flew spinnakers long besides Runner. is open to 49er, I-14, Etchell, Star, Tasar, Race registration and instructions
Derek Storm said, “Outlaw didn’t broach Laser and other one-design dinghy or can be obtained from WSCYC.net or
because we didn’t fly the chute. We got small keelboat fleets with five or more by calling Tom Barrett (360) 769-8303.
near the mark ahead of Tryst and Rubicon, registered boats. Come join us in Port Orchard and race
who flew spinnakers for awhile. The Deadline for registration is 12:00 Sinclair Inlet!
waves were horrendous." pm on Wednesday, April 1. However,
Roxanne dumped her spinnaker in registration will also be available
the water while launching it at the start
US SAILING
9:00 am-10:00 am on Saturday, April
and it quickly filled with water. Her crew 4 at the CYC Clubhouse. Register by Basic Race Management
got only the spinnaker head back aboard. calling (206) 789-1919 or online at www.
Date Change: April 5
Once recovered, she quickly made her cycseattle.org
way north under another spinnaker and Featuring Leslie Keller, US SAILING
rounded with a comfortable margin
ahead of the rest of her fleet. Artemis
West Sound
Area L Race Officer, on Saturday,
April 5 at Foss Waterway Seaport,
passed her just before the finish, but not Sailing Association Races Tacoma. Leslie will show you the ropes
by enough time to win. on how best to run races for your fleets. If
Steve Johnson of White Cloud said April 11, April 25, May 16, June 6 and you want to join the race committee team,
”We ripped our fractional kite at the June 27 this seminar's for you! For information
start and switched to the masthead Please call (360) 769-8303 or see contact: Skip Anderson, (253) 227-2003,
3/4 oz, symmetrical which was the right www.kitsapsailing.com email: nepenthe@harbornet.com To
call. Ballistic, Gardyloo, and Tachyon blew register: visit www.ussailing.org, click
up spinnakers on the run north. At the
mark we almost bought ourselves a
Blakely Rock Benefit Regatta
on “Education” then “Race Officer
Training.”
navigational mark. It was way too close! April 4
White Cloud passed Tachyon when Tachyon
purse-seined on an early takedown." The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club is
Nelson Point Race
While many boats retired and preparing for its 29th Annual Blakely April 11
others merely endured, a few races were Rock Benefit Regatta to be held on
closely contested. DOI crossed the line Saturday, April 4. We welcome all PHRF Corinthian Yacht Club kicks off the
only a second ahead of J-Tripper after a or Yacht Club rated boats to help us raise Lake Washington Long Distance Series
nearly 26 mile race. In Fleet 11 on the money for a deserving organization in with the Nelson Point Race on April 11.
beat south, boats traded tacks. Invader our community. This year, our proceeds The regatta is open to boats with valid
passed Runner near Edmonds and Marty will go to the Ballard Food Bank. PHRF ratings and one-design fleets with
Godsil said he finished two and a half Entries must be received at the five or more registered boats. Racing
minutes ahead of Runner. The J/105s Sloop Tavern by 6:00 pm, Wednesday, takes place between the Leschi Marina
finished only a few minutes apart, with April 1. For more info or to donate items, and Nelson Point, near Kirkland.
Erik Kristen’s Jubilee in first. In fleet 2, contact Paul Kalina at (206) 310-5097 paul Deadline for registration is 4:00 pm
the beat back was a duel between White kalina@hotmail.com on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Register
Cloud, Voodoo and Jack Rabbit and they by calling the Club at (206) 789-1919 or
finished in quick succession. Banshee online at www.cycseattle.org
won the class and the lead in the overall
Stamps Landing YC &
series standings.
Royal Navy Sailing Assoc.
Peter Shorett, on Karma, described
what many experienced, ”It was a race
Jack and Jill Race Mark Mayer Regatta
of survival. We were regularly hitting April 25-26 May 3
the teens in speed, gybed in a lull but
still wiped out. The beat back from The race is a true Jack and Jill; crew Seattle Yacht Club presents the
Possession to Edmonds was painful and is limited to two persons per boat, one Mark Mayer “Opening Day” Regatta
short tacking the beach to the finish was male, and one female, from Vancouver to on North Lake Washington, 12:00 pm
punishing.” Gibsons. For information contact SLYC start. No entry fee. For more details see
by Wendy Hinman www.vancouver-webpages.com/slyc www.seattleyachtclub.org
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