SPRING REGATTA 18TH MARCH 2006
As you can see from the report we had 11 boats out for most of the races. It was a
grand day with lots of sun and sufficient wind to keep us going for most of the day. The
courses were short. We now have a marker laid close to Ganges Shoal; it is similar in
construction and size to our starting line markers. A smaller but distinctive mark, (the old
Ganges Shoal mark with a new orange flag) is laid close by and to the South of the
Fisherman’s dock entrance. We used these marks plus the speed buoy to obtain a good
variety of courses.
In this month’s TellTales I wrote of your race committee’s vision for 2006. I truly believe
this regatta exemplified all that we are trying to do. There was close racing between
boats of a wide handicap range, our overall winner was a member relatively new to
racing, the short courses allowed the smaller boats to stay with the fleet and as an
example to us all Dick Pattinson with John Healey competed in the two morning races. To
cap it off we joined other club members for a very fine St. Patrick’s Day dinner in the Club
House. It was indeed a grand day of boating and, if I may say it again, this is what it is all
about.
The results from the regatta are listed below. SCORING TIME ON TIME
|
BOAT |
FIRST RACE |
SECD. RACE |
THIRD RACE |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
STRAWBERRYEXPRESS |
91 |
91 |
100 |
282 |
|
ALACRITY |
100 |
100 |
73 |
273 |
|
WESTWIND |
82 |
82 |
67 |
231 |
|
MINKE |
73 |
64 |
89 |
228 |
|
SOUL DANCER |
45 |
73 |
44 |
192 |
|
FINAL DASH |
64 |
36 |
33 |
133 |
|
FANDANGO |
55 |
55 |
DNS |
110 |
|
ELECTRA |
9 |
9 |
78 |
96 |
|
MADRIGAL |
36 |
27 |
22 |
85 |
|
GWAIHIR |
18 |
45 |
DNS |
63 |
|
ORACLE |
27 |
19 |
11 |
56 |
Bob Jones,
Alacrity,
29th March 2006