Saturday Series on 5/8/2021
Steger, Sieloff win WRMYC Saturday Series Races May 8, 2021 at SPIRE
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club sailed its second Saturday race program on May 8, at SPIRE Institute. The weather was unseasonably cool with a temperature at race time in the low 40s. The sailors that did show up were dressed more for November than for a normal May, with “layers”, caps and gloves. Temperatures did not really improve through the entire race program, although rain held off until a few sprinkles at around noon.
Winds were good, from the North, at about 8- 10 MPH, with minor shifts in direction. Racing Director Rick Lawler ran a flawless set of races, varying the courses, based on the good wind. Racing was close with crowded Mark roundings and hard-fought upwind legs.
At the end of the 9-Heat program, in the Gold Fleet, David Steger prevailed, holding on to his series lead. In Silver, with only two skippers competing, Ron Sieloff won every Heat, 9 for 9. Notably, Larry Lamphier seemed to gain from the most recent ZOOM racing tutorial, getting MUCH improved Starts, winning Heat 4, and placing in third. With the single discard, Lamphier never counted anything lower than a 4th, and improved his Series standing from sixth the first Saturday to a tie for fourth.
The season is juuust starting. With a lot more racing to be done between now and the end of October, let’s hope for more sun and warm breezes soon!
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club sailed its second Saturday race program on May 8, at SPIRE Institute. The weather was unseasonably cool with a temperature at race time in the low 40s. The sailors that did show up were dressed more for November than for a normal May, with “layers”, caps and gloves. Temperatures did not really improve through the entire race program, although rain held off until a few sprinkles at around noon.
Winds were good, from the North, at about 8- 10 MPH, with minor shifts in direction. Racing Director Rick Lawler ran a flawless set of races, varying the courses, based on the good wind. Racing was close with crowded Mark roundings and hard-fought upwind legs.
At the end of the 9-Heat program, in the Gold Fleet, David Steger prevailed, holding on to his series lead. In Silver, with only two skippers competing, Ron Sieloff won every Heat, 9 for 9. Notably, Larry Lamphier seemed to gain from the most recent ZOOM racing tutorial, getting MUCH improved Starts, winning Heat 4, and placing in third. With the single discard, Lamphier never counted anything lower than a 4th, and improved his Series standing from sixth the first Saturday to a tie for fourth.
The season is juuust starting. With a lot more racing to be done between now and the end of October, let’s hope for more sun and warm breezes soon!