Saturday Series Micro Magic on 10/23/2021
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday October 23, 2021 - at SPIRE: Lawler win
Saturday, October 23 was the next-to-last Saturday event for 2021. Again the weather forecast was dreadful- it was supposed to rain and rain steadily all day. But again, WRMYC was lucky. Starting with the Micro Magics at 10 AM, there were at times almost un-noticed light sprinkles. But one competitor called to see IF we were racing, since it was “pouring” where he lived, in Painesville Township. We assured him we were racing.
But again, the Club’s unwritten rule prevailed: “Come to the pond, more often than not, we sail.” For the rest of the day, we had just very sporadic sprinkles, allowing us to get in all 9 races for each Class. (It was a different story on the way home after about 2 PM. RAIN! And a lot of it.) With Mike Wyatt serving as Race Director (RD) for the day, the Micro Magic races were up first at 10 AM. We had just 3 sailors competing, including new Member John Deimel, who has been unable to sail this season until this day. Winds were light from the west with small shifts that meant one had to be careful to sail the closest tack to the windward Marks, or those who DID would beat you.
After all nine Micro Magic races, it was Rick Lawler in First Place, John Deimel in Second, three points ahead of Doug Rieger in Third. John Deimel sailed very well, and his years of full scale one-design racing showing in the way he started, and his boat handling even being new to the model boats.
Saturday, October 23 was the next-to-last Saturday event for 2021. Again the weather forecast was dreadful- it was supposed to rain and rain steadily all day. But again, WRMYC was lucky. Starting with the Micro Magics at 10 AM, there were at times almost un-noticed light sprinkles. But one competitor called to see IF we were racing, since it was “pouring” where he lived, in Painesville Township. We assured him we were racing.
But again, the Club’s unwritten rule prevailed: “Come to the pond, more often than not, we sail.” For the rest of the day, we had just very sporadic sprinkles, allowing us to get in all 9 races for each Class. (It was a different story on the way home after about 2 PM. RAIN! And a lot of it.) With Mike Wyatt serving as Race Director (RD) for the day, the Micro Magic races were up first at 10 AM. We had just 3 sailors competing, including new Member John Deimel, who has been unable to sail this season until this day. Winds were light from the west with small shifts that meant one had to be careful to sail the closest tack to the windward Marks, or those who DID would beat you.
After all nine Micro Magic races, it was Rick Lawler in First Place, John Deimel in Second, three points ahead of Doug Rieger in Third. John Deimel sailed very well, and his years of full scale one-design racing showing in the way he started, and his boat handling even being new to the model boats.