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These conditions provided a true
sailor's test of skill, crew coordination and boat condition. An early
afternoon weather warning of 25-30 with peaks above 35 caught the fleet in its
second race. The wind driven waves running over a sea depth of 25 ft exceeded 6
ft. The advisory warned "drivers of high profile vehicles to use caution while
driving." That is just what the sailors did returning back to the Hamilton
Harbor Yacht Club marina.
What turned
out to be a short, fast first day of racing completed the regatta as Sunday saw
a front with serious lighting strikes moving in from the north toward Naples
and forced cancelation of Sunday racing.
This abrupt weekend turn in
weather conditions surprised many because the weather for the prior several
weeks was solid 10-15 kt from the east, flat seas, high 70s to mid 80s, and the
usual predictable sunny Gulf weather.
Dawn Riley, America's Cup and Round the World race veteran, was the regatta's
keynote speaker Saturday night and added perspective to the day's racing. She
related the conditions on Saturday to her round the world racing where the wind
is twice the strength and the waves are long rollers ten times the height.
Nevertheless, Riley urged the sailing
crowd to help grow the sport by taking youngsters sailing and coaching them to
grow into all they can be ... both boys and girls. Sailing is no longer "just
for guys," as it was in her youth prior to cell phones, internet and GPS. One
of Riley's objectives is to support and grow local sailing centers such as the
Naples Community Sailing Center which is geared to pre teen and teen sailing.
The overall winner of the regatta and
the Porsche Cup was Goux Get Mama owned by James Whatmore from Sarasota. Flame,
owned by Jim Doane of Naples was the winner of the Spinnaker Class and Jabu
owned by Rex Good of Naples won the Cruising Non-Spinnaker Class.
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Regatta in National
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All 10 Melges left the dock, with only nine boats
making it out for the first start. With 23 knot sustained winds, the committee
started the fleet on time with a 1.1-mile course set at 175 degrees in 2-4 ft
waves. It didn't take Jeff Duvall long to show everyone why he is always a
contender, as he took the first bullet of the regatta with Goux Get Mama (GGM)
finishing 2nd, Obsession 3rd and BIG SKY 4th.
For the start of the second race, two boats
withdrew due to hardware failure which left the remaining seven boats to battle
the elements. Race 2 saw some incredible boat handling by all the Melges as the
wind was now hitting 25 knot sustained winds and building seas to 5+ft. Gary
Schwarting on Obsession, who has elevated his game this past year, found the
left side on the last beat to pay off and a spectacular downwind run for the
win in race 2 with Scooter, Jeff Duval's Doc Holliday and James Whatmore's, GGM
finishing respectively.
For the start of
Race 3, two more Melges withdrew. This regatta was taking its toll on the Fleet
and with four to five races projected for the day. At this rate of withdrawing
boats, it looked like it would be a last boat standing finish. The race
committee, once again, had another quick start for race 3. It didn't take long
for the remaining fleet to show why the Melges is a fun boat to sail. The first
downwind saw classic wipeouts, and the lead changing. But in the end, Bob
McElwain on Scooter minimized the errors and capitalized for a race 3 win.
Following Scooter was Doc Holiday, GGM and Obsession.
First place was starting to get crowded.
The race committee called for one more race of the day, and with five Melges
24s left, it was going to be a fun ride. The last race saw at least five lead
changes with the conditions now at 28 knots with gusts to 35 and the seas
around 5-7 ft. The weather legs were 30 minutes long with the downwind legs
lasting around 5. BIG SKY reported hitting 18 kts on their last run
downwind.
Maximum speed recorded on
Schwarting's Tacktik was 21.5 kts. What a ride!!!! But the finish belonged to
James Whatmore's, Goux Get Mama, with Obsession, Scooter, Doc Holliday and BIG
SKY close behind. The results for the day had three of the five finishing boats
tied for 1st!
The next day, the teams
awoke not only to threatening wind conditions, but to threatening weather. The
winds were 12 to 15 knots out of the west, but the major concern was a severe
thunderstorm that was projected to hit the racecourse around the time of the
first start.
The race committee
deliberated as long as they could before abandoning racing for the day due to
lightning in the area. The approaching front delivered 40+ knot gusts and over
100 lightning strikes just north of Naples. Goux Get Mama won based on the tie
breaker with Obsession in 2nd and Doc Holliday finishing 3rd. It doesn't get
any better than this.
Thanks to the race
committee for doing a remarkable job with communication and course management
all day Saturday, especially PRO Jeff Butser. The Melges 24 fleet did not wait
more than 15 minutes between each of the races that day.
A special thanks also goes out to Gary
Schwarting for organizing the Melges 24 fleet and to Hamilton Harbor Yacht
Club, for their accommodations and spectacular facility. With a remarkable
facility, great venue, and close access to the ocean, this facility should
think long and hard as this event is definitely going to continue as a Melges
24 hot bed for fast, fun sportboat racing and great competition.
And a tremendous thanks to the main sponsor,
Porsche of Naples, and also, most especially to SLAM. The first through third
finishers - the entire team --received some awesome gear courtesy of SLAM -
title sponsor of the 2009 National Championship Series. Next event on the
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From the
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June, 2009
LisaBrice
@GulfCoastSailingClub.org
Hey, all you crazy sailors
... What do you say?
It's official --
the single/double handed race is over for another year. Chip & Lisa and two
of their kids as well as Mark did a great job as race committee. We could not
have done it without you. Thank you for the great races and all your time.
The weather was wonderful. We did not
have rain even though there were a few boomers to the east. It was great to see
Dan (and his new dog) on Southern Crescent.
Who
do you think won? Who do you think it was? Do you think it was BIG SKY, Maria,
Obsession, T-Bone, Southern Crescent, Won Ton Too or Lisa Marie from Marco? Do
you think one boat swept both races? Do you think there was a split?
Stay tuned for the details: from no wind
... to wind out of the south ... to wind out the north ... followed by an
on-shore breeze and a beautiful sunset. An more detailed account will be posted
once I hear all the stories from land and sea. If you were there send me some
of the fun details, or send Vic photos.
On the land side, Chris Divine did it
again with a great party. She and her crew produced another event that was
welcoming, fun, and full of food and drink. Thanks to all that helped to make
such a successful event. We won't be going back to Keewaydin soon because this
public access point allowed everyone come and go as they wanted with out being
dependant on a boat ride.
It was great to
have three tents to shade all the food, drinks and some of the people. Judy,
Dave, Chris and Mark and the rest of the set up crew lugged everything to the
beach including two huge coolers of ice.
As others arrived, they help turned the
beach into a great location to see friends and members from the past as well as
meet a few new ones. I hope that it will bring us a few new members.
We had our June meeting with about 35
members. It was an informal and fun meeting with everyone telling us what boat
they own or crew on. I hope the rest of you are racing and enjoying the
northern weather and that you will send us details of your northern sailing
adventures.
Please remember that
GCSC does NOT have a July meeting so we will see you in
August for the next meeting.
The big news for 2010 is that we are going to be at Hamilton Harbor
Yacht Club for the 2010 regatta on March 27-29, 2010. I hope you will
let all your clubs up north know that this is a great event to come to for a
tune up.
Please help spread the word and
think about how you can get personally involved. If you want to be part of the
organizing or publicity committees, please let me know as we are starting to
form the groups to launch all the ground work. We need and appreciate your
help.
A few land events/cruises are
planned in July. Keep checking the website or sign up for our Yahoo email service to stay up-to-date or let everyone know
about an event.
OK….. Here is the
start of news from Saturday. The Single Double Handed Race and Beach Party was
on Saturday, June 13th. The 1st race, the single-handed, was scheduled to start
at 10:30am to be followed by the double-handed race. At 10:25 there was no wind
and a boat was late getting to the starting area. They kept hoping and waiting
for wind, but … No ... postponement flag continues to fly. Fortunately we
had other things to do while we waited for the
wind.
We had a pot-luck with the club
bringing lunch meat and the fixings on the beach near 18th Avenue South. It was
perfect location because people could come and go without being dependent on a
boat to get them back.
We were ready to
play in the water as well as on the beach, it was always fun. The evening
continued with a concert at The Naples Beach and Golf
Club.
Starting in July, we will have
Race/Cruises to the concerts at The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club.
OK…..The winner of the single handed
race is Gary Schwarting on Obsession. He was challenged by Paul Alford on BIG
SKY on the first leg but Gary just kept pulling away. Once the race was over
they had to get all the women on the boats for the double handed race. This
went smoothly thanks to Bob, Will, Steve, Jack, Tom and ……. (Details
to follow once I hear all the facts/stories) The winner of the double handed
race is Sue & Gary on Obsession. Complete results are
here.
The schedule of other regattas
for 2009/10 is being finalized and will be available soon.
Dates to Remember: (Bold - GCSC Club events)
June 27th - Pot luck at Schwarting's at 4 pm. Pool is open with Golf
tournament, crocket, bocce ball and Wii darts.
NO JULY Meeting
July raft-ups and social events will be on the website so check it
every week.
July 18th -Race/Cruise to concert at The Naples Beach
Hotel & Golf Club
August 12th - General meeting - Speaker:
TBA
August 18th -Race/Cruise to concert at The Naples Beach
Hotel & Golf Club
September 9th - General meeting/pot luck at
Liz's.
October 3-4th - 44th Summerset Regatta - CMSC - Fort Myers.
September 13 - SAMI Ladies Day Race
October 14th - General
meeting - Speaker: TBA
November 11th - General meeting -
Speaker: TBA
December 5th - Change of Watch/Holiday Party at Four
Fountains
March 27 - 29, 2010: GCSC 34th SWFL Regatta - Information
to follow but Volunteers needed for shore & water support.
If you
have an event, raft-up or a cruise you want to plan for club members Email
LisaBrice@
GulfCoastSailingClub.org
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