by cberry » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:18 pm
Here's a quick recap of the results. A short, but more formal, report will be submitted to the AMYA Bulletin and a full report to Model Yachting. Yes, Stowe can have wind. And, yes, we must have made the proper offerings to the weather gods for dodging potentially severe storms on both Sat & Sun. We had moderate SW winds both days, with some strong, shifty gusts thrown in just to keep things interesting. (After all, it is Stowe). We used the Class Ranking list, then added one seeding race, prior to the official races. We ran 6 races each day (12 heats) and opted to go with longer 2 1/2 lap races. The wind was consistent enough to basically run the same course for all heats both days.
Dave Brawner and Chuck Luscomb had many very close races with each other. At the end of Saturday, Dave held a four-point lead over Chuck. On Sunday, Dave managed to add an additional four point spread between them. The individual races between them were a lot closer than the final scores showed. We had two skippers from Nova Scotia who are just getting involved with the EC12 class. They sailed their inaugural EC12 regatta at last year's Green Mountain. While each had boat issues last year, we warned the US skippers to keep an eye on these guys. And for good reason. Jim Goddard raced consistently and finished 3rd; Boots Boutillier finished a very respectable 8th. Again, watch out for these guys, Eh?
Just an RC observation worthy of note. Doc Greer and Chuck Luscomb spent a lot of time helping some of the newer sailors who were having boat repair issues. Doc & Chuck should know that their assistance was greatly appreciated by the guys they assisted. We heard many positive comments about the willingness of the more experienced sailors to work with the less experienced. That speaks volumes about the status of the EC12 Class. And, we of the RC thank you all for working through your protests and other potential confrontations on the water. Lots of chatter is a good thing! The Stowe Yacht Club members thoroughly enjoy putting on this regatta for a great group of sailors. Hope to see next year! -- Charlie Berry
1. Dave Brawner 20 pts
2. Chuck Luscomb 28
3. Jim Goddard 59
4. Al Dion 62
5. Bob Greer 72
6. Rick West 72.2
7. Ken Shaw 77
8. Boots Boutillier 81
9. John Skerry 90
10. Rob Hill 98
11. Bruce Nourjian 99
12. Gary Mueller 99
13. Dave Branning 124
14. Phil Tonks 124
15. Jack Baldwin 130
16. JD Langdon 160
17. Roger Baldwin 160
18. George Townsend 184
19. Bob Mersereau 188
20. Mike Martin 205
21. Richard Sbordone 211
Charles T. Berry