Good evening
We had twelve skippers show up today to sail.
BOB SZEZEPANKSI (Even sober I still can’t his last name right)
HANK BUCHANAN ( A New Yorker)
WALTER HOUSE (Virginian)
SCOTT ALLEN (Local Yokel)
JIM KAMMEL (DC Resident, but we won’t hold that against him)
JOE PHILIPS (MD Local)
JOHN AMOROSO (NC Native)
JUAN VELASQUEZ (VA Local)
BRIAN ROBERTS(momma always said if you can’t say anything nice…)
JIM WATWOOD(Richmond VA)
GEORGE GEROGIADIS (Oregon rain bringerer)
LARRY SPRING (Another VA Local)
The Day started innocently enough. good winds, the gazebo was shrink
wrapped to chest high which brought along some complaints until the
rains came. But By and large the skippers stayed dry. RD wasn’t so
lucky. We got in 6 races before lunch with a generally windward-leward
course we had some shifty issues, but every time we went make a change
the wind came back around. Protest were far and few between. Maybe
the fact the RD had mentioned that the protest room was in the dinghy
out in the rain had something to do with it…
We took about an hour for lunch to let some of the drizzles pass. The
hot potato soup(provided by Scott Allens wife) was a big hit as was the
fresh coffee and donuts in the morning (thanks Chris)
We did change the course after lunch. and we ended up getting in 4 more
races until the sky really opened up. @ 2:30 We took a 30 minute hold,
but to no avail. So we packed it up and went home. We did have some
break-downs and I know of a few skippers doing repairs tonight once the
boats dry out.
We did have some help from Chris Pencek(local soling 1 meter sailor) ,
several wives from local ports of call and a few that traveled with
their husbands from far away locations (sorry ladies I’m so bad with
names and the fact that the sign up sheet is a mess) and special thanks
to Samantha (Scotts daughter) and her friend who helped this morning
getting things set up.
We do have the scores tabulated, Awards were not able to be given out
as a result of the deluge (did I mention it rained). So I will withhold
announcing the finishing order until the skippers receive their awards,
either tonight or first thing lake side tomorrow. And the above list is
not indicative of the finishing order.
We are having a get together tonight @ 7pm @ Glory Days in Broadlands.
http://www.glorydaysgrill.com/locations/broadlands/index.htm If you are
local and want to come out, please come on down. The reservation is my
name if you get lost, gimme a call. 202 345 7679
As a first time RD I appreciate all the support, lack of complaining
and help I received from all. I was nervous, and I guess if I can
survive today’s conditions, then hopefully it only gets easier.
Also please keep in mind that tomorrow is supposed to be mid 60’s sunny
and 10-15 mph winds. The Pumpkin Regatta, RD’ed by Tom Causin, is ready
to go.
Regards
Marc Smith RD
Rain Director
final scores
FINAL PLACE SAIL # NAME
15 1 28 SZEZEPANKSI, BOB
31 3 524 BUCHANAN, HANK
16 2 302 HOUSE, WALTER
72 9 64 ALLEN, SCOTT
61 8 74 KAMMEL, JIM
59 7 771 PHILIPS, JOE
46 5 13 AMOROSO, JOHN
110 11 84 VELASQUEZ, JUAN
51 6 14 ROBERTS, BRIAN
112 12 981 WATWOOD, JIM
45 4 845 GEORGIADIS, GEORGE
74 10 70 SPRING, LARRY