by Capt. Flak » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:57 pm
This was one of the best regattas I have sailed in a long time. The Naples club did a super job with everything including great weather. Tony is a top notch Race Director. He gave us great courses and kept the action going without tiring us out too much. I was a little disappointed in the small turnout, but a few of the always make it skippers had rare issues this time around that prevented them from attending. We missed Tom Phillips, Jon Luscomb and both Perkins to name a few. BUT, this allowed us to sail one fleet with some very competitive skippers. There was only one protest that was going to go to the room, but I was informed it was mistaken identity on my part. Sorry again to Larry Markey for my mistake. He stood by his innocence the whole time, but was willing to take the fall. Glad it was resolved before he got DSQed. That was a good sport.
Dick Hedderick was on fire this weekend. Especially on Sunday morning. It was almost like he was ordering up each wind shift just for him. The trophies are awesome by the way. They light up with a rainbow of colors. I am thinking of using mine as a tree topper next Christmas. Really nice awards. Thanks Gerhard Kelter for those.
The rumor is this may be the last EC12 regatta in Naples. I sure hope it is not, because it was really a great weekend of fun racing with wonderful people. Thanks everyone at the NMYC.
Joe Walter #24