Potomac River Sailing Association
2009 PRSA Spring Series #1
04/05/09

Albacore Class Series Summary
 
Pl Sail Skipper 1 Av
1 8021 Jim Graham 1 1
2 7943 Dan Miller 2 2

 

Open Cat Class Series Summary
 
Pl Sail # Skipper 1 2 Avg
1 102550 Ben Ackerman 1 1 1
2 16989 Keith Strasser 3 2 2.5T
2 2844 Peter Henry 2 3 2.5T

Race 1 start time 11:54 AM
Race 2 start time 1:05 PM

Race 1 finish times:
102550: 12:52 PM
2844: 12:54 PM
032: 12:59 PM

Race 2 finish times:
102550: 1:57 PM
032: 2:07 PM
2844: 2:23 PM

 

Lightning Class Series Summary
 
Pl Sail # Skipper 1 2 Av
1 7603 Robert Astrove 1 1 1
2 14553 Rick Welch 2 2 2
3 15195 Pat McGee 4 4 4
4 14222 Russell Roberts 3 7 5T
4 14566 Frank Gallagher 7 3 5T
6 14120 Colin Kirby 5 6 5.5
7 14187 Laurie Duncan 8 5 6.5
8 15228 David Thompson 6 8 7

6 Apr, '09, 15:18
St. Pete Scorer

Race Committee Crew: 

Nabeel Alsalam/ PRO           
Jeff Storck
Craig Huzway
Becky Mach
Stefano de Leo
Dario Soto

Weather & Tide:

 Sunny, 70 degrees
Winds:  Light & Flaky
Low Tide 12:04 PM; High Tide: 5:47 PM

 Scorekeeper: Jeff Storck

We had mostly sunny skies; a high temperature of 70 degrees, and winds forecasted to be from the WSW at 7 - 8 MPH.  What we actually got were winds light and flaky, except for a brief period during the first race when there was a westerly gust at 18.  We had 90-degree and 180-degree shifts during the first race (and even a 360), and started the second race with the former leeward mark re-designated as the windward mark.  With low tide at 12:04 PM we had issues hitting bottom on the way up to the course, and even on the course.  The river flow was normal for this time of year, at 17,500 CFS (gage height 4.7 ft) and the water temperature was a seasonal 57 degrees.  8 Lightnings came out, along with three Cats and two Albacores, and got in two races before it was time to call it a day. Here is a wind chart.