By Francis Angel

Rick Gerry was in a class by himself. Rick posted 9 first place finishes in his 14 heats. If this were baseball, Rick would’ve batted 643. Chris Kakavas put forth a valiant effort but was unable to close on the leader. Dick Gerry, Rick’s dad, also sailed very well. I wonder who has been giving lessons and to whom. John Bottensek, Joe Walter and Bob Mersereau were locked in three-way struggle for the two remaining trophies when Bottensek scored his 2 bullets in the last two heats to lock up forth place. Walter had a four point lead Sunday morning and managed to hold on to finish 3 points ahead of Mersereau.

In addition to the 5 trophies presented, a special award consisting of an advance complementary copy of "Virtual Skipper 3" provided by Digital Jesters and obtained by Tim Brown of our sister club in Raleigh, NC. The computer simulation game was awarded to Jim Utley as the skipper most likely to improve his finishes with some practice on tactics.

I’d like to thank my staff, Cameron Hunt, Chris Mortimore, Dan Scudder and the light of my life, my wonderful wife Linda, who kept us fed and watered. Thanks to Chris Kakavas who placed the marks on the lake, we had a course to race around. And finally, a big thank you to the skippers who helped us set up and stayed to help load all the regatta stuff at the conclusion of racing.

All in all, excluding Rick Gerry’s outstanding performance the fleet was very close with only a very few points separating most of the finishing positions as the scores below reflect.