by Capt. Flak » Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:36 am
This regatta was a lot of fun despite the heat and very little wind. Tom Evens and company did another great job putting on the event. The Friday night party at his house was so much fun with great food by Lou English and Tom Evens and home brewed beer by Dave Linville. Also an amazing carrot cake from Linda Ellis.
Congrats to Alan Perkins on his win. Dave and I studied his style, tactics and tuning and all weekend and I think we may be gaining on him. Watch out for us at the next regatta Alan.
A very big congratulations to Liz Perkins on taking home her first ever trophy in the EC12 Class. She was in 4th place on Saturday and only just lost out to a hard charging Jack Shepard by just 0.2 points.
Everyone sailed well in very difficult conditions. The most breeze we had was maybe 3 knots with a lot of drifting in between. Great seeing everyone again. We will work harder next year to make sure we have a date with fewer conflicts so the turnout will be better. I know for a fact there would have been 5 more skippers if not for the conflict (and some unfortunate health issues for two).
One last note. Welcome George Willis to the EC12 Class. George sails out of the Atlanta Yacht Club and we are glad he is joining us.
Joe Walter #24