PRSA Spring Icebreaker 2009
Results
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Race #1 |
Race #2 |
Race #3 |
Race #4 |
Avg |
Place |
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Lightnings |
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Alsalam |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1 |
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Astrove |
1 |
2 |
4/DNS |
4/DNS |
2.75 |
2 |
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Thompson |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4/DNS |
3.25 |
3 |
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Lasers |
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Wulf |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4/DNS |
1.75 |
1 |
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Fehrle |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4/DNS |
2.5 |
2 |
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Albacores |
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Tice |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Hobies |
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Strasser |
2/DNS |
2/DNS |
2/DNS |
1 |
1.75 |
1 |
We had weather as forecasted
(overcast with light drizzle and mist, with winds from the NE at 7 - 5 MPH, and a high
temperature of 51 degrees). High tide was at 10:03 AM and low
tide at 5:17 PM. The river flow was way down for this time of
year, at 4,300 CFS (gage height 3.3 ft), and the water temperature was
a seasonal 53 degrees. PRO Scott Snyder, with ace RC Bill
Kleysteuber, Cheryl T, and Dan Miller, set up a windward-leeward course in
the cove and got off four races in quick succession in a slowly dying
wind. Georgetown U was hosting a regatta using the Power Plant
course, so Scott and the racers decided to set up in the cove, which was
fine because the water level was high enough. Lightning sailors
Nabeel Alsalam, sailing with Stefano de Leo and Craig Huzway took first
place; Bobby Astrove, sailing with Suzan Humphrey took second; and David
Thompson, sailing with Joe Kimak and Joe's nephew Matt took third.
Red Fehrle was out in his Laser; Mr. Wulf was out in the other
Laser; and Ben Tice sailed the Albacore, to complete the competitors' list,
except for Keith Strasser, who
discovered a broken halyard as he was splashing his boat and didn't make
it to the race course until the middle of the third race. Joe Kimak
suggested starting all classes together, which made for a much faster
sequence of racing. |