With winds blowing 17-20kts and many crewmembers dressed in foul weather gear, Teesou and Kathy Lynn ran away with top honors. Full results and pictures are on the Racing and Galleries tabs above.
Standings for the Spring series show Teesou leading in the racing class, while Southern Cross holds the Number 1 spot for the cruising class.
There was a little drama on the race course for race 1.
Course D was a triangle and a sausage. With an excellent choice of the left side, with the tide running out, Southern Cross rounded the first mark well ahead of the racing fleet. Webejammin followed shortly and, in what would have been the reaching leg, passed Southern Cross to lead the whole fleet in the wrong direction toward the seabuoy instead of properly moored reaching mark. Runaway was the only boat that saw the mark. A brief communication and the fleet went back to round the buoy. Runaway finished first ahead of the racing while Webejammin, not paying attention to the chaos, did the sausage and was DNF for not rounding the proper mark. A lot of unhappy sailors….
First time ever in the history of the club that the cruising fleet finished ahead of the racing class. Full results are on the “Racing” tab. Photos are on the “Photo Galleries” tab.
-Patrick Le Goff
TeeSou won both races in the racing class Saturday. Southern Cross duplicated the feat in the cruising class. Full results are on the racing link above. Pictures are on the Photo Galleries link above.
… We will meet at 0930 ( it’s not a race this weekend ) at the Myrtle Beach Yacht Club before the shake down sail. Even if your boat is not ready to sail, come on down, join us and work on your boat. After the shake down, we will have a get together at my house around 1830 for hot dogs, etc. BYOB, . Captain Jerry will give a safety at sea briefing during the get together. Let’s get it moving. The 2012 Schedule and the registration and pay your dues forms are on our web site.
The LBSA has an exciting lineup for this year, including expanding cruising events and a full racing schedule. You’ll find all the information on the site. Just click Schedule. Be sure to pay your dues, which you can do online or in person.
See you on the water!
With no rain, a nice breeze from the east around 10/ 12 knots , the last races of the season were a real treat for the participating skippers.
In the racing Likety won both races and edged out TeeSou to grab the title in a heated battle.
In the cruising, Southern Cross showed great potential once again, but pleasure was spoiled by Achilles Heel in the second race. Al choose wisely the left side of the course when the wind shifted 20 degrees to the right. Confidence III remains the champion by a comfortable margin. Next year’s season will be very interesting.
Next event will be a last cruising rally and beach party on October 22, weather permitting
See you on the water
Patrick and LBSA officers
Photos of race can be viewed here
Race results can be viewed here
Season standings can be viewed here
Excitement was the key word this Saturday in the cruising fleet. Despite very late starts ,Jaime on Southern Cross finished both races well ahead of Confidence III, leader of the cruising fleet this season.
Is it the new keel job or the flawless crew work ? Time will tell on the next round .Blind Date got a DNF after a protest by David for obstruction( stalled on port) at the start of the second race.
Interesting to note that Scott was singlehandling the boat and if it has not been out ,would have finished both race in second position( corrected).
In the racing fleet without Webejamin to arbitrate, the musical chairs dance continue between TeeSou and Likety Split., Annick holding on the lead with a tight grip.
Pictures will be on the website shortly. The last races are scheduled for September 24th, weather permitting.
Results are posted here and on the Racing tab
Pictures are posted here and on the Photo tab
See you on the water,
Patrick
LBSA & Officers
