Regional2012
Alex Bell Regatta, April 21-22, 2012
| skipper crew |
boat | place |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Tyrrell Jeannie Silver |
FS 1864 Emily Lauren |
1st |
| Dennis Trimble Doug Queen |
FS 1863 Cygnus |
2nd |
| Jeff & Jessica Hanson Chris Crook |
Venture 24 Vind Kfir |
3rd |
Last year the weather was cool with moderate winds but very gusty! We even capsized during one of the races. This year it was quite a bit different. On Saturday, I got sun burned sitting on the dock, enjoying good conversation, donuts and pasteries in the morning and nachos (a lot of) for lunch and early adult beverages and refreshments at Rooster's Landing, the regatta sponsor. After a very relaxing time waiting on the dock they called the day at 3pm! That means happy hour at the brew pub! We visited the Riverport Brewery for more refreshments and had dinner at Rooster's Landing with the other sailors, for more food, conversation and refreshments. The San Juan 21 fleet, surprised me with a belated 29th birthday ice cream brownie. A hot, just out of the oven brownie filled with chocolate syrup and topped with ice cream and a candle followed by the very untraditional "happy birthday" song!!! Thanks again San Juan 21 Fleet! After dinner a group of us went to the marina parking lot (campsite) and sat around the campsite and told lies till about 11....lights out! Sunday, was a beautiful day! It began slow. First race we started in wind but then it died and out came the anchors, throw them out, puff! Pick them up, throw them out, puff! Pick them up...you get the idea. They called that race, good job RC!! RC moved the course down river to a little bay area and we were able to finish three races in about 2-10 knots of wind, 6 knots average. Two knots of current added something else to think about!! It was a beautiful weekend despite the lack of wind. I learned something new this weekend; how to sail using an anchor. Race Report Jeannie Silver
Thanks to the Lewis-Clark Sailing Association for hosting a fun event. Complete race results can be found at the regatta website.
Vancouver Lake Sailing Club Regatta, June 2-3, 2012
| skipper crew |
boat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Tot Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Tyrrell Laura Bolin |
FS 5472 Horse Power |
1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 4 |
| Timothy Brown crew |
Buccaneer 3168 |
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 7 |
| Mark White Tom Hitchman |
FS 2333 Arbuzs |
3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 10 |
Wind forecast was for 5 knots through out the day on Saturday. A small squall soaked all the classes (A-Cats, Thistles, Lightings, Vanguard 15s, Fireballs, Lasers, Lidos, Portsmouth Cats, and Portsmouth Monohulls), just prior to the 11:00 am start and the winds stayed strong (approaching 15 knots) out of the north and northwest until the close of the fourth race. On Sunday the winds were light for the start of the early class races, but then turned calm at the start of the Portsmouth classes at 2:15 pm. Only one race was possible on Sunday.
Thanks to the Vancouver Lake Sailing Club for hosting this event and providing not only dinner on Saturday, but breakfast on Sunday. Complete race results can be found at the regatta website.
Al Morris Regatta, July 21-22, 2012
| skipper crew |
boat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Tot Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Obst Mark Bowden |
FS 2127 Idler |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Roger McVicker Mike Marley |
FS 4368 White Light |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Doug Queen Ray Peters Kathy Queen |
FS 3539 Blue Skies |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
Three Flying Scots from the Columbia Basin Sailing Club competed in the 2012 Al Morris Regatta / Yale Lake at Cougar, WA on July 21st and 22nd. A total of 4 classes consisting of 23 boats competed in the regatta. Saturday temperatures were in the low 70 deg F with sunny skies and winds from 5 to 10 mph. Order of class starts were: A Cat, Flying Scot, Taser, Lido. The Willamette Sailing Club Race Committee used rolling starts for the two days of racing. Six races were completed for the Flying Scots on Saturday. All starts were 3 minute except for one 1 minute start for Scots. Saturday races were once around, windward-leeward courses, port rounding. Sunday's
Sunday's weather was cloudy in the morning, slightly cooler and only partly sunny for most of the day with winds from 7 to 12 mph. Courses for the second day of racing included 1 windward-leeward course once around, 1 triangular course - twice around, and 2 windward-leeward courses twice around. All 2nd day races were port rounding. The last race on Sunday was sailed without spinnaker by agreement of Flying Scot skippers. The twice around courses made it feel like sailing 7 races on Sunday. The camping was good as usual in this mountain-lake location.
