2004 Spring Series #3
Sunday April  25

PRO:  Bob Wilbur

Albacore Class

Pl Sail Skipper 5 6 7 8 Avg
1 8083 Lloyd Leonard 1 1 2 3 1.75
2 8021 Jim Graham 4 2 1 1 2
3 7124 Khin Thein 2 3 4 4 3.25
4 7306 Dan Miller 5 4 3 2 3.5
5 7979 Lars Rathjen 3 7\DNS 7\DNS 7\DNS 6
6 7460 Bill Buck 6 7\DNS 7\DNS 7\DNS 6.75

Scorekeeper: Drew Hudson
28 Apr, '04, 18:21
St. Pete Scorer

Hampton Class

Pl S# Skipper 3 4 5 Avg.
1 727 Latane Montague 1 1 1 1
2 684 Tom Ballantine 5 2 2 3
3 706 Ian Twinn 3 4 3 3.333
4 09 C.W. Estoff 2 3 6\DNS 3.667
5 711 Bill Carnell 4 5 4 4.333

Scorekeeper: Drew Hudson
28 Apr, '04, 18:25
St. Pete Scorer

Interlake Class

Pl Sail Skipper 5 6 7 Av
1 1153 Doug Savage 1 1 1 1
2 807 Martin Howell 2 2 2 2
3 1287 Buckley 3 3 3 3

Scorekeeper: Drew Hudson
28 Apr, '04, 18:20
St. Pete Scorer

Laser Class

Lightning Class

Pl Sail # Skipper Boat Name Tot 5 6 7 8
1 14096 Drew Hudson Grey Ghost 9 2 1 3 3
2 15142 Nabeel Alsalam Casper 11 3 5 2 1
3 13460 Rick Welch Sonho Meu 14 1 2 9\RAF 2
4 14592 John Butler Beedobeat 16 5 3 1 7\DNS
5 14037 Joe Warren Bony Buns 21 6 4 4 7\DNS
6 7603 Bobby Astrove Pandora-II 25 4 9\OCS 5 7\DNS
7 14222 Steve Gregg 28T 8\RDG 8\RDG 8\RDG 4\RDG
8 13317 Bob Wilbur Witcher 28T 8\RDG 8\RDG 8\RDG 4\RDG
9 14100 Red Fehrle Moonshadow 28T 8\RDG 8\RDG 8\RDG 4\RDG
10 14395 Jeff Storck String Theory 35 10\RAF 9\RAF 9\RAF 7\DNS

Races: Apr 4th None Apr 18th 1-4 Aprl 25th 5-8
Series: TO - 20%; RDG- Avg; DNS - Finishers +1; DNC - Present +2; SSC(Short Crew) +1
Scorekeeper: Russell Roberts

Catamaran Class

Pl Sail # Skipper 5 6 7 Avg.
1 102550 Ben Ackerman 2 2 2 2
2 102695 Yates Dowell 6\DNS 1 1 2.667
3 1919 Stephen Sickels 1 3 6\DNS 3.333
4 84685 Topolham 3 4 6\DNS 4.333
5 65716 Benson 4 6\DNF 3 4.333

Scorekeeper: Drew Hudson
28 Apr, '04, 18:24
St. Pete Scorer

Buccaneer Class

Pl Sail Skipper 5 Av
1 5062 Hull 1 1
2 3426 Stuart Richman 2 2

Scorekeeper: Drew Hudson
28 Apr, '04, 18:23
St. Pete Scorer

Notes:  A mild but breezy day, with winds at a  gentle 10 MPH winds to start, but building to a steady 15 MPH with higher gusts later in the day.  Low tide 6:33 AM; High Tide 12:38 PM.  River current half of last week's swiftly moving water.  Temperatures in the 60s, with cloud cover.

PRO (Bob Wilbur) Comments: 

Finally we had great sailing weather! 

The winds at 11:30 were ESE at about 6-9.  The angling of the wind across the river restricted our course, between an upwind mark close to the main channel and a downwind mark close to shore, so two laps W-L went very fast, about 25 minutes. 

Thinking this too short, we called for W-L three laps for the second race; this succeeded in lengthening the course respectably but did lead to some confusion, I think now straightened out, as to which Lightnings had finished when, as many came through the finish line on their second lap.  I'll leave it to other RC's to decide if three laps is a good way to lengthen a cross-river course; I don't think I would do it again. 

During that second race, the wind shifted to SSE and gradually built.  The downwind leg became a reach, with those trying to carry spinnakers having difficulty. 

With the chase boat, ably run by Steve Gregg and crew standing by to help a capsized Albacore, Red Fehrle and crew on the Robalo scrambled to re-set marks for a new course as Diane Wilbur, Genie Williford and I were scoring the finishers.  This showed the value of having three committee boats on the course. 

To make up for the previous short course, we set a long W-L, two laps, for the third race, from the starting line up to a windward mark near the confluence of the Anacostia and then way down to a leeward mark toward the 14th Street bridge.  With the wind building to probably 13 mph in gusts, this tired out most of the fleet.  But as it was only 2:10, a handful of Lightnings and Albacores stayed around for a one-lap W-L fourth race on the new long course. 

Thanks to Steve, Red, and our crews for the day's work. I wish I had been sailing.