Tuesday Series October 6 Results

As the season winds down, the winds get stronger, and the air gets cooler. These were the conditions at SPIRE Institute on Tuesday for the 20th of 23 scheduled Tuesday races for WRMYC’s 2020 season. Winds started at 14 MPH with gusts of 18; add pretty significant wind directional shifts, and the racing is challenging for any sailor whether full scale OR models.

Early in the racing program skippers had to adjust their rigs to reduce power and keep the boats upright and fast. As the evening went on, the wind began to fall off, so those who changed their tuning benefited. As well, there were numerous “flat spots” where there was little to almost no wind. Sail into one of those, and sailors found themselves being passed by boats that might be only a few feet away.

In Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler, the Series leader, won with 16 net points in the low point scoring system, ahead of Mike Wyatt with 22 points. As a comparison, after the first six races of stronger winds, Lawler was ahead by one point.

In Silver, with only two racers coming out, Brad Ferrell, again the Silver Fleet Series leader, was first, with 12 points, 10 ahead of Bob Kalman with 22 net points.

The club’s next events are Saturday, October 10, and Tuesday evening October 13.