by efreeland » Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:12 pm
Day one of the 2013 Annapolis EC12 Regatta is on the books. Fourteen EC12 Skippers descended on Warrington Farm Pond in Queenstown, MD to via for the 2013 title. This is a brave group that is racing in the first ever RC sailboat regatta hosted at Warrington Farm Pond. How were they greeted? With cloudy skies and no wind, I guess the pond was trying to show the skippers who was boss. Don’t have wind? The best way to keep the skippers under control is to make sure you have coffee and donuts and of course an prop powered rc powerboat will entertain the skippers for awhile, thanks Jamey for bringing that along.
It took a little patience but after about an hour the wind decided that it would offer something that was sailable. Jamey Betz was hot out of the gate with a bullet the first race of the day and that is where he sits after thirteen races for day one, on top of the leader board. Five skippers managed a win during the day, Betz, Brawner, Freeland, Mote and Ramos each managed at least one win, they also make up the top five sailors at the end of the day. The wind brought it’s “a” game today…as in a being A BIG pain. It was up it was down, it was all around. The Race Director, Scott Graf with help from TR Lamb did a great job keeping the day moving and maximizing the racing with the conditions available. Teamwork and lots of input resulted in good courses that tested the skippers sailing skills and patience. By the end of the day the wind settled down to a consistent and perfect direction, allowing the pond to show off how great of a venue we believe it will be.
Being a farm on the Eastern shore of Maryland your day wouldn’t be complete without a little target practice to sight in the scopes on your rifle, right? Yup we had that too about midway through the day, all EC12 Skippers and volunteers were safe, unharmed and accounted for at the end of the day.
Most skippers had a race or two that they were happy with by the end of the day. Newcomer to the EC12 John Eger had a solid day for his first ever EC12 Regatta. His learning curve was steep and his hard work was rewarded with a pair of thirds today, on top of several other strong finishes. I think John may become a regular in the Colonial Cup and local sailing.
Tomorrow the 2013 Annapolis EC12 Regatta Champion will be crowned. The wind looks like it may bring it’s “a” game tomorrow but we will see.
We hope to have sailed a total of 24 races by 1400 hours tomorrow.
Results after 13 Races with two throw outs:
Place Name Total
1 Jamey Betz 29
2 David Ramos 36.6
3 David Brawner 37
4 Harry Mote 43
5 Ernest Freeland 56
6 Doug Hutchinson 58
7 John Eger 71.6
8 Bill Ewing 78
9 David Littleton 79
10 Don Barker 86
11 David Branning 92
12 Victor Oberg 104
13 Roger Baldwin 115
14 Skip Hall 127
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efreeland on Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Ernest Freeland
EC12 #1606