by cberry » Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:55 pm
Here is the regatta report, with full results...........
2014 EC12 Green Mountain Regatta
By: Charlie Berry
Stowe Yacht Club and The Commodores Inn held this annual event on the pond behind the Inn, in Stowe, Vermont. The regatta is part of the New England Cup Championship Series. There were 23 competitors, including three from Nova Scotia.
This regatta easily retained its reputation for providing variable conditions for the competitors, both in terms of wind velocity and wind direction. While Saturday’s breezes were often moderate, the weather front couldn’t make up its mind, and we ended up with easterly breezes (blamed on the “Nova Scotia low” out in the Atlantic) competing with northwesterly breezes from a high coming in from Ontario. Either way, we blamed the Canadians! On Sunday, we experienced light breezes that kept trying to fill from the southwest, but with many lulls and holes out on the pond.
With 23 boats, we used the EORS two-fleet system, moving four boats up and down. We used the Class Ranking System and added one seeding race, which did not count in the scoring. A total of 13 races (26 heats) were run over the two days. On Saturday, it looked like a repeat of last year, with Dave Brawner and Chuck Luscomb having a virtual match race within a regatta. They were tied for 1st, each with 13 points. Mark Rinehart, who hadn’t been to Stowe since 2011, was in 3rd with 19 points. Al Dion and Bruce Nourjian were 10 and 12 points back, in 4th and 5th respectively.
The lighter breezes on Sunday stirred up the standings a bit. Mark Rinehart put on a clinic in consistency in trying conditions, throwing out a 3rd for the 6 races. This gave Mark a 4-point victory for the regatta. Chuck Luscomb held off Dave Brawner by 2 points for 2nd and 3rd respectively. Bruce Nourjian moved up to 4th, followed by Dave Van Cleef in 5th.
There were three skippers from Nova Scotia this year, a group that is gradually building up its EC12 fleet. (A boat from Jim Linville was going back to Nova Scotia with the group).
Summary of the Green Mountain Regatta:
Class: EC12
Date: May 31 & June 1, 2014
Location: Commodores Inn, Stowe, VT
Host Club: Stowe Yacht Club (#159)
Entries: 23
Winds: Variable; Light to Moderate
Races completed: 13 (26 Heats)
Scoring System: EORS Promotion/Relegation; 2 Heats
Thanks to Race Committee: Charlie Berry, George Dean, Rosemarie
Fitzhugh, Bob & Suzan Letwenski, Louise Townsend, John Dick
Green Mountain Regatta Results:
Place Skipper Points
1 Rinehart, Mark 28
2 Luscomb, Chuck 32
3 Brawner, Dave 34
4 Nourjian, Bruce 67
5 Van Cleef, Dave 68
6 Walton, Ivor 68.3
7 Barker, Don 80
8 Dion, Al 83
9 Branning, Dave 85
10 Shaw, Ken 114
11 Boutillier, Boots 118
12 Kerrigan, Brian 144
13 Oberg, Victor 146
14 Townsend, George 150.3
15 Goddard, Jim 153.2
16 Tonks, Phil 154
17 Shluger, Bob 168
18 Baldwin, Roger 173
19 Pelley, Jon 176
20 Bugden, Doc 190
21 Langdon, JD 208
22 Kohler, Ken 221
23 Stone, Tim 230
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cberry on Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:42 am, edited 2 times in total.
Charles T. Berry