US12 Regatta August 8, 2019
Don McBride #10 writes that our weather wizard, Commodore Mark, made another good call again today. Despite two afternoon downpours at my home on the north end of town, only occasional sprinkles fell on Back Bay today!
Tom Greig took top honors for the day with six firsts and four seconds. John Simms was well rested after his long hiatus, coming in second with five firsts and one second. Don McBride snuck into third place with one first, two seconds, and three thirds. Don Cundy was close behind with two seconds and one third. Jim Opie was putting on the pressure and came in with one second and four thirds. Jerry Leach had two seconds and two thirds. Paul McBride had one third.
Paul McBride had an exciting rescue with most of the fleet helping to coax his boat back to shore. During the rescue Jerry demonstrated superior skills in ushering the helpless boat back to its master at high speed
Bonnie kept us racing even as the darkest clouds approached. We raced on through sprinkles and were able to complete twelve races, which means we could throw out our two worst scores.
Tom Greig could be heard throughout the day giving sage sailing advice to the less experienced sailors. Tom has been sailing most of his life just like Tim Wright. A total of eight sailors enjoyed another great day on the water.
Commodore Makes the Call
After forecasts of a high rain potential, the call went out: Why take a chance? We moved our Soling race day to Wednesday. Meteorologists goofed — there wasn’t much rain in the area on Tuesday after all, but Wolfeboro did get wet so the call was a good one. Besides, Wednesday turned out to be glorious. Winds could have been a little more consistent, but what else is new? The sun was out at least, and everyone had a great day, with nineteen boats launching for a ten-race regatta.
Out on the Water
In the Sailor Class the McBride brothers dominated again this week, with Don leading the way and Paul a close second. Diane Labella sailed well to the third spot. Bit by bit, Paul Wallace has crept up in the standings and landed in fourth place this week, followed by Bruce Brown. Jack Minahan and Skip Koehler, each pulling off a third place in one of their races.
Tim Wright was king of the hill for the Master Class, battling Tom Greig all the way — something they’ve done since they were kids on Narragansett Bay. Always near the top of the fleet, Rick Lalley earned third, and Bill Malay and Bob Brennan had strong showings, placing fourth and fifth respectively.
Join the Fun
If you don’t want to build a boat, we’ll help you find a used one. Don’t want to sail? Just come and watch — we put on a great show every Tuesday and Thursday starting at 1:00 PM, weather permitting. Be sure to bring your camera.
