Uh oh, the RC boat waits for breeze (click to enlarge)
Kim and I were not racing today, owing to my recent Lasik surgery and Dr's orders to lay low. That created a good excuse to try out my new camera from the nicely shaded upper deck of the DIYC clubhouse. The deck is also conveniently located near the the bar and some cold draft beer.
Our fearless fleet captain Andy says;
Our July fleet practice races are in the books, we lost some of our regular "owner operators" to other aquatic pursuits, the infidels shall remain nameless... We still had 7 boats out which for the middle of Summer, not too shabby!
Andy and Drew charge out of the basin, Breeze On!
Big welcome to Robbie Brown and Richard to their first fleet event, they had the newly refurbished FS2052 going well!
There was a big kid's theme going, there was youngsters on three of the seven boats, (and I'm not counting Cameron!!)Stewart, Drew and Lilly Taylor and Drew Hayward all racing hard!
Dawn and Matt heading out
We had to wait for wind, but a nice Westerly filled in around 315 and was in the 12k range to start, fading slightly as the races clicked off. Big thanks to Dave and Dean Bell, Lisa Hayward and Paul for running some nice races!!
The stacks showing the westerly and a little storm cell but it stayed "over there"
Results:
Boat R1 R2 R3 R4 Tot
Robbie Brown and Richard # 2052 1 3 2 1 7
Al Thompson and Cameron Salmon # 504 3 2 3 2 10
Nate Velardebo and Crew # 2007 4 4 1 4 13
Andy and Drew Hayward # 38 2 5 4 3 14
Tom, Drew and Lilly Taylor # 4321 6 6 5 5 22
Dawn Naramore and Matt Dalton # 2262 5 7 6 6 24
Mark and Stewart Taylor #4925 8 dns 1 8 dnf 8 dns 25
Here we have the stragglers bringing up the rear. Again! Jeez.
Our next event was supposed to be the much heralded Lake Hollingsworth Invitational, July 25th but it will be re-scheduled for this fall.
Now for the fun stuff on the drive home;
Biker Down! I hate it when that happens!
The next victim?
Another one not really getting the "side of the road concept"
Re-arranging "the Goods"... always a priority
A little thrill for wheel chair guy! and Kim,
NOT!
Stay tuned as we begin the road trip next week. First stop is the Sandy Douglas regatta at Deep Creek then to WI for the NAC. Missy will be joining in the fun.
5 comments:
Sit to close to the bar and your new Lasik might appear to be a bit blurry.
i'm thinking of joining your group... where can i get one of thoses bikes?!? have a great trip, sail fast and bike smart!
My vision is laser sharp, I guess that means I have not been close enough to the bar. I'll work on that.
To get the right bike you'll first need to get a gas guzzling SUV, the bigger the better. Using the SUV's intimidation factor you scare the crap out of the rider, after he falls and while he is still disoriented, writhing in pain, or unconscious you jump out, grab the bike and toss it in the back of the SUV. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't work the first time, its a little like a good roll tack, it takes practice.
You can see in the Biker down shot the biker will retain possession of the bike, the SUV was not big enough.
Once you pass this segment of the fleet joining process we'll move on to summer storm sailing, then ...maybe I should just do a series of posts on the process.
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