by Skip Hall » Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:22 am
Per our Region 2 Director's request, here's the regatta report for the Roar at The Shore…
by Skip Hall
On Saturday we welcomed 18 competitors to picture perfect weather to this years Roar At The Shore iii Regatta. The wind started out of the Northwest at 8 mph. With the 18 boats sailing it was decided to use the cesspool system in lieu of P/R. Twelve boats would start each heat with the remaining six sitting out. There were three heats that allowed everyone to sail against each other at least once. Each heat was determined by randomly selecting their sail numbers on Ping-Pong balls with two boards showing three races that would sit out those races. After heat three the wind clocked around 180 degrees to the ESE at 8-10 mph. This is the preferred wind direction for our lake as it is a offshore breeze. Instead of breaking after three races we continued until lunch arrived around noonish. That’s one of the benefits of the cesspool system, not taking breaks to sail more races. After lunch we sailed until 3:30 pm and had completed 16 heats and called it a day. Half the fleet went their separate ways and the remaining went to diner at a local restaurant around 6:30. Right after racing some of us stopped at a local Ice Cream Shop which is just what we do ,,, A nice way to cool off and enjoy the local fare… The top six began to emerge with the usual suspects, Ramos, Rinehart, Betz, Brawner, Flach. The sixth was our own club commodore, Domenick Bonaano. Knowing the lake and its quirks certainly helps..
Sunday began much like Saturday, clear skies, pleasant temperatures, and the wind out of the Northwest at 8 mph. After resetting the marks the racing started once again. The only change would be that the top six would sail against each other the rest of the regatta, sailing very third heat together. That’s the beauty of the cesspool system, the top six would fight it out with each other and the rest of the fleet has their chance sailing with them. We broke for lunch around noon once again and resume racing about 1:00 pm. After sailing 24 heats, which became 15 races, we called it a regatta. There were quite a few that had travelled long distances this was the reason to stop when we did. We had Tim Stone all the way from Vermont, Al Schober from Connecticut, Mark Rinehart, Delaware, Roger Baldwin, Dave Ramos, Scott Graf all from Maryland, Jim Flach and Jamey Betz from Pennsylvania and the remaining more than one hour away from Jersey. Remember, it was Sunday afternoon at the shore and traffic is terrible to say the least!!
After we added the scores with the throw outs ( one every six races ), the top five would be:
Dave Ramos-25 points (Yes Joe, Dave Again!), Mark Rinehart-27 points, Jamey Betz-29 points, Dave Brawner-36 points and Jim Flach-58 points. Jim has usually been our Top Photographer and now has established himself as one of the top sailors…
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves with the picture perfect weather and venue. Really didn’t hear any complaints.. All protests were resolved on the water and it’s a testament to every competitor to the quality of cooperation. Thanks everyone once again!!! Many, many Thanks to the race committee and assistants!! Without their hard work we could not have achieved the success it was!!! Thanks to Andrew Herschman and Karen Hall our scorekeepers, Domenick Bonanno, Bill Sysyn, Debbie Herschman and Harry Mote our assistants. Last but certainly not lest, Judy Bonanno our Photographer for her Great Shots!! Excellent Job everyone!! Can’t wait until next year…. See you at Tilghman in two weeks ….
Summary of the 2017 EC12 Roar At The Shore lll Regatta
Dates: August 19-20
Location: Divine Park, Spring Lake
Host Club: Marbleheaders of Spring Lake
Entries: 18
Wind: 8-10 mph
Races Completed: 15 (24 heats)
Scoring: Low Point System (Cesspool System)
Race Committee: Skip Hall,RD, Andrew Herschman & Karen Hall, Scorekeeping, Bill Sysyn, Domenick Bonaano, Harry Mote, Debbie Herschman, Assistants and Judy Bonanno, Photographer
EC12 Regatta Results
Place Skipper Points
1 Dave Ramos 25
2 Mark Rinehart 27
3 Jamey Betz 29
4 Dave Brawner 36
5 Jim Flach 58
6 Harry Mote 60* Tiebreak
7 Dave Branning 60
8 Domenick Bonanno 74
9 Scott Graf 86
10 Tim Stone 93
Remaining finishers: Mike Campbell, Fred Desantis, Victor Oberg, Jerry Franko, Cape May Ray, Roger Baldwin, Al Schober, Bill Sysyn
Skip Hall