Tuesday Evening Series on 8/27/2019
Tuesday August 27, 2019 Report:
It goes ta show ya: don’t ASSUME the rain will scare off a bunch of WRMYC sailors!! Sailing Director/ Vice Commodore Rick Lawler TOLD us- “Come out, there is supposed to be enough of a “window” that we can get in at least 6 Heats!” And SD Rick was right. It rained steadily- up to about race time, then stopped. We even had some (very) brief sunshine!!
Racing commenced in a very slight drizzle which soon fizzled, and we dumped our ponchos and rain jackets then got in ALL 12 Heats! We even had great air- 8-10 MPH from the East with slight shifts that required tacking on the headers.
In GOLD Fleet, there were five competitors. “Sushi Bob” Valentine and Mike Wyatt battled all evening, but Bob prevailed, winning five Heats to Mike’s four, and taking the win on the “Most Firsts” tiebreaker. Rick Lawler came in Third.
In SILVER Fleet, Jack Nissen and Brad Ferrell were chasing each other through all 12 Heats, and ANOTHER tie on points was the result, with Jack winning by the (again) “Most Firsts” tiebreaker. HOW MUCH MORE competitive can sailboat racing be, than three ties among 9 sailors?? Because Steve Winfield bested Bob Kalman- again by a tiebreaker!! Great stuff!!
It goes ta show ya: don’t ASSUME the rain will scare off a bunch of WRMYC sailors!! Sailing Director/ Vice Commodore Rick Lawler TOLD us- “Come out, there is supposed to be enough of a “window” that we can get in at least 6 Heats!” And SD Rick was right. It rained steadily- up to about race time, then stopped. We even had some (very) brief sunshine!!
Racing commenced in a very slight drizzle which soon fizzled, and we dumped our ponchos and rain jackets then got in ALL 12 Heats! We even had great air- 8-10 MPH from the East with slight shifts that required tacking on the headers.
In GOLD Fleet, there were five competitors. “Sushi Bob” Valentine and Mike Wyatt battled all evening, but Bob prevailed, winning five Heats to Mike’s four, and taking the win on the “Most Firsts” tiebreaker. Rick Lawler came in Third.
In SILVER Fleet, Jack Nissen and Brad Ferrell were chasing each other through all 12 Heats, and ANOTHER tie on points was the result, with Jack winning by the (again) “Most Firsts” tiebreaker. HOW MUCH MORE competitive can sailboat racing be, than three ties among 9 sailors?? Because Steve Winfield bested Bob Kalman- again by a tiebreaker!! Great stuff!!