The annual Great 48 regatta was held this past weekend at the Lake Norman YC. They had a nice group of 38 Scots in town and the wind blew enough to get 4 races in. Jeff is a veteran of this event since it is a nice diversion from the ride up North, to the summer home. Jeff has been blazing fast lately and with Chuck Tanner crewing they are a formidable foe. Here is Chuck's take;
"Brother Jeff Penfield this weekend traveled to the birthplace of Nascar and went Nitrous Oxide on the typical large field at Lake Norman Yacht Club. He was so freakin' quick the race committee requested permission to look under the hood. Only Mad Sail's Ryan Malmgren and crew Carrie Carpenter were able to claw back ahead, and that's just because Carrie has sailed that fluky place with father Harry all her life! Jeff's been doing this stuff all year. We won't see him again 'til November, so it's time to win some local races while we can."
Unfortunately for Jeff (and Chuck) a pre-start collision Sunday left Damfino holed so some fiberglass repairs are in the works. They were able to finish the regatta, second only to Ryan and Carrie.
Way to go Jeff and Chuck!
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