The Season Comes to an End
The Solings
Gathering on a dreary gray day October 29, thirteen dedicated Soling skippers sailed an eight-race regatta. No matter what the weather, however, when we’re sailing it’s all smiles and certainly not dreary. Wind prediction was 5 mph and for the most part that was the case, with flat water here and there.
Photo Albums
- 2019-10-30 US12 Last Sailing Day of 2019
- 2019-10-29 Soling Last Sailing Day of 2019
- 2019-10-24 US12 Sailing Day
- Photo Gallery
- Back Bay Skippers YouTube Channel
Previous Highlights
- Back Bay Skippers Video (WMUR NH Chronicles)
- Tim Wright Wins CAN/AM Challenge
- Lake Discovery Camp
- US12 AMYA Region 1 Championship, Nashua
- Sasquatch Footy Regatta (Nor’Easter Footy Series)
- Skippers Spring Party
Score Sheets
Tim Wright led the way most of the regatta, but John Russell, Mark Whitehead, and Paul McBride snuck in wins. Al Stevens also claimed a first, but since he was sailing a Dragon Flite 95, I’m not sure we can give him full credit! Crossing the finish line in second place were Jerry Leach (2), Anthony Quinn (2), Tim Wright (2), Jay Burns (2), and Paul McBride. As it turned out, the first- and second-place skippers filled the top five positions in each race. Rick Gates can claim one third-place finish, and Paul Wallace captured fourth in two races.
Sandra Wallace tried her hand at the helm of the 227 — will we be adding another skipper to our fleet in the future? She’s a hardened blue-water sailor so the transition to little boats shouldn’t be too bad.
Joining today’s festivities, just to keep it interesting, were a blue heron, a Mallard duck, a cormorant, and a loon. None brought a boat to enter but still were fun to watch. No eagle or peregrine falcon this time.
The visitors
The US12 Fleet
Reporting on both last week and this week, the fleet seemed to have contrasting regatta winds. October 24 had a decent breeze at around eight mph, but October 30 was locked into a flat, calm day with only occasional puffs. Both days were a challenge in their own right.
Trivia
One of our really, really dedicated skippers, Rick Lalley, makes the trip down from Thomaston, Maine each week. Rick has calculated that this summer’s travel distance equals a jaunt to Los Angeles and halfway back! We hope he never gets stuck in Chicago!
See you on the water next season!
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