We had an excellent turnout this weekend, with nine Scots racing on Saturday and seven on Sunday. The conditions were about the same both days, with variable winds generally from south-south east to southwest – challenging but enjoyable racing all weekend.
I will add that Don Browning is scary fast even sailing solo, and that I wish Ray had never sold Francois his new sails! Francois is sailing entirely too well.
On Saturday, in the first race, it was Jack Bazner and Joe Lobato finishing first on 3387, Ray Laguna and Monty Stamper second on 5770 and Don Browning, solo, in third on 5690. In the second race, Don finished first on 5690, Todd Hunter and I were second on 5810 and Francois Simon with Dean Grimes finished third on 3362.
In the first race on Sunday, it was Don (again solo) in first on 5690, Francois and Dean second on 3362 and Ray and Monty third on 5770. In the second race, Don was again first (see what I’m saying?) on 5690, Randy Boekema and Ron Baerwitz second on 5697 and Ray and Monty third on 5770.
This weekend was the last weekend of our Collene series. I’ll have the series and club championship results out to everyone soon.
We finished our Fleet 150 Collene Series last weekend, and with it our Club Championship racing for the season.
Collene Series. The Collene Saturday Series was won by Jack Bazner on 3387, always sailing with Joe Lobato, followed by Chris Erichsen on 5339 in second place and Ray Laguna on 5770 in third place. The Collene Sunday Series saw Francois Simon snag his first series win of the year on 3362, with Chris Erichsen again runner up on 5339 and Ray Laguna again in third on 5770.
Club Championship. The big prize – our 2008-2009 Club Championship – goes to Ray Laguna on 5770.
Ray won the championship in a walk, with a total score of 14 compared to 31 for the second place finisher. Ray’s win demonstrates the power of sailing consistently, and of sailing consistently well. He never finished lower than third place in any series, and won outright four of the eight series. Congratulations Ray!
Second place somehow ended up in my hands on 5810, with at total score of 31. Third place was tight, with both Francois Simon (3362) and Chris Erichsen (5339) having 40 total points. However, Francois’s best series finish was a first while Chris’s best was a second, so Francois finished third via the tie-breaker.
The complete weekend results are below and will be posted on the Fleet 150 website.
The next racing at Eustis is next weekend – Saturday and Sunday – when we conclude the season with our Memorial Day series. Also, after racing on Saturday we will take a minute to present trophies for the Collene and Norton series, as well as the club championship. Hope to see everyone there.
Submitted by George Golder
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