The June race began with all eyes on the horizon as thunderstorms were in the forecast.  There were three rookie racers on the water as well as five of the usual suspects.  It may have been the closest race in years with a three way tie for second place points and just two points separating first place.  Penny and Rick showed how important it is to keep accurate time.  After portsmouth corrections were applied, just one second separated second and third place.  Because of the looming storm, the second race was shortened to just one lap.  In a show of mercy, the rain arrived just as the gate was being locked up with all the boats properly stowed.  From there the post-race activities were moved to the pavilion over at the dog park.

Corrected Times

A Fleet Sailor	B Fleet Sailor	Boat	Race 1 Corrected	Race 2 Corrected	Race 3 Corrected
Kurt Walker	Jesus Gonzalez	JY15	16:06	5:29	14:38
Charlie Crowther	Natalie Eager	H140	100:00	5:55	13:17
Penny Potter	Karen Goodrum	H140	17:02	8:51	13:26
Rick Best	Walter Hammond	JY15	17:03	5:54	14:12

Results

A Fleet Sailor	B Fleet Sailor	Race One	Race Two	Race Three	Total Points	Place
Kurt Walker	Jesus Gonzalez	1	1	4	6	1
Charlie Crowther	Natalie Eager	4	3	1	8	2
Penny Potter	Karen Goodrum	2	4	2	8	3
Rick Best	Walter Hammond	3	2	3	8	4

The wind was perfect for racing on 4/19….at 5pm….when the boats were getting stowed for the night.  Nevertheless it appeared just often enough that we were able to fit in all three races.  In his first race with the club, Matthew showed us all how it’s done.  When a puff came through the course, he was right on top of it, increasing his lead with every one.  Here are the complete results:

A Fleet

Sailor 1	Sailor 2	Boat	Race 1 Cor’d	Race 2 Cor’d	Race 3 Cor’d	Race One	Race Two	Race Three	Total Points	Place
Matthew Boutelle		JY15	28:50	14:27	13:44	1	2	1	4	1
Rick Best	Christian Oliver	JY15	35:28	14:02	17:25	4	1	3	8	2
Mykola Aleshchanov	Charlie Crowther	H140	30:46	16:36	16:08	3	3	2	8	3
Jeremy Leshin	Kurt Walker	JY15	30:43	17:40	19:48	2	4	4	10	4

B Fleet

Sailor 1	Sailor 2	Boat	Race 1 Cor’d	Race 2 Cor’d	Race 3 Cor’d	Race One	Race Two	Race Three	Total Points	Place
Mykola Aleshchanov	Charlie Crowther	H140	30:46	16:36	16:08	2	2	1	5	1
Rick Best	Christian Oliver	JY15	35:28	14:02	17:25	4	1	2	7	2
Jeremy Leshin	Kurt Walker	JY15	30:43	17:40	19:48	1	4	3	8	3
Al posey	Brian McMaster	H140	34:23	17:36	22:27	3	3	4	10	4

The Sailing Club capped of the winter and welcomed in the spring this Sunday with a fantastic BBQ prepared by Greg and Kathy. The annual Spring Fling usually brings out more members and this year was no exception. We had six Hunter 140’s on the water for the race, as well as one Sunfish out for a leisure sail. There were very light winds in the first couple races and even one near dead stop in the second race. In that second race on the final leeward leg, there was a fair amount of distance among the fleet. The lead boat around six boat lengths from rounding the leeward mark…at a dead stop. One boat was maybe 100 yards away, barely inching along. The rest of the fleet was crawling towards them, but back near the windward mark. This is when a lake Baldwin brought us a little puff, starting at windward of course. The back of the fleet caught the puff first and two minutes later all six boats were coming up on the leeward mark all together. It made for a fun finish. For the third race, it was getting late but the wind had picked up dramatically. After some kicking and screaming from the fleet, Rick agreed to run the third race, but only a single lap. I guess we need better negotiating so that the wind arrives before the race rather than after. Here are the results.

A Fleet

Sailor 1	Sailor 2	Race One	Race Two	Race Three	Total Points	Place
Rick Best	Michele Schott	1	2	2	5	1
Charlie Crowther	Kurt Walker	2	3	1	6	2
Penny Potter	Matt Rood	3	1	3	7	3

B Fleet

Sailor 1	Sailor 2	Race One	Race Two	Race Three	Total Points	Place
Rick Best	Michele Schott	1	2	1	4	1
Eleanor Foerste	Natalie Eager	4	1	2	7	2
Belkis Rodriguez	Kathy Locke	2	3	3	8	3
Paul Anthony	Jeremy Leshin	3	4	4	11	4

The February race had a little bit of everything. There was some mid-race re-rigging, some course confusion, more than one capsize and plenty of wind and sunshine. There were three first time racers, Paul, Al and Michele. Here are the results:

A Fleet

Sailor 1	Sailor 2	Boat	Race 1 Cor	Race 2 Cor	Race 3 Cor	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Place
Charlie Crowther		H140	12:58	17:14	14:03	1	3	1	5	1
Rick Best	Michele Schott	JY15		14:10	15:16	4	1	2	7	2
Penny Potter	Logan Best	H140	13:09	18:34	17:44	2	4	3	9	3
Kurt Walker	Al posey	JY15	15:30	16:38	19:44	3	2	4	9	4

B Fleet

Sailor 1	Sailor 2	Boat	Race 1 Cor	Race 2 Cor	Race 3 Cor	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Place
Rick Best	Michele Schott	JY15		14:10	15:16	3	1	1	5	1
Penny Potter	Logan Best	H140	13:09	18:34	17:44	1	3	2	6	2
Kurt Walker	Al posey	JY15	15:30	16:38	19:44	2	2	3	7	3
Gordon Hogg	Mykola Aleshchanov	H140			21:13	4	4	4	12	4
Paul	Natalie Eager	H140				5	5	5	15	5

The first race of 2017 is in the books.  Two new racers joined the group this month, Louisa and Reed.  The wind was up and down and then up again.  The course was setup near the Baldwin Park Gazebo.  Multiple times there were three boats rounding a mark all together, giving spectators a good show.  The point totals for the day were all separated by just one point each.  Rick and Louisa took first place.  The fun will continue next month, Feb 12th.

A Fleet

Sailor 1	Sailor 2	Boat	Race One	Race Two	Race Three	Total Points	Place
Rick Best	Louisa Mbeyer	H140	1	1	4	6	1
Kurt Walker	Reed Divertie	H140	3	3	1	7	2
Penny Potter	Mykola Aleshchanov	H140	2	4	2	8	3
Charlie Crowther	Matt Rood	H140	4	2	3	9	4

B Fleet

Sailor 1	Sailor 2	Boat	Race One	Race Two	Race Three	Total Points	Place
Rick Best	Louisa Mbeyer	H140	1	1	3	5	1
Kurt Walker	Reed Divertie	H140	3	2	1	6	2
Penny Potter	Mykola Aleshchanov	H140	2	3	2	7	3

With the completion of the November race, the 2016 race series has also come to an end. Due to a cracked gudgeon and wind that would not cooperate, there was only one race completed on Sunday. The November results were:

A Fleet

First – Kurt Walker
Second – Penny Potter
Third – Rick Best

B Fleet

First – Brian McCallister
Second – Hal Morian
Third – Gordon Hogg
Fourth – Jeremy Leshin
Fifth – Art Welter and Natalie Eager

Complete 2016 Results

A Fleet

Name	2016 Points
Kurt Walker	67
Charlie Crowther	72
Penny Potter	78
Rick Best	81
Matthew Rood	100
Forrest Ruhge	135
Kim Ruhge	135

B Fleet

Name	2016 Total
Natalie Eager	73
Max Zimmerman	92
Mykola Aleshchanov	94
Jeremy Leshin	96
Hope Askew	100
Syndi Tow	101
Art Welter	101
Gavin Best	102
Dinielle Nelson	103
Rhonda Childers	105
Brian Mcmaster	106
Keith Mitchell	107
Garrett Goodale	107
Gordon Hogg	107
Greg Gronemeier	108
Rodney Tow	108

Congratulations to Rick, Penny, Charlie and Kurt. They represented The Sailing Club at the annual Mount Dora Regatta in the Open Portsmouth division. Charlie and Kurt sailed together and took 4th place. Rick and Penny took 3rd. We all raced in the club JY 15’s. Here’s to taking first place next year.