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Attention IOM Skippers…

Bring your IOM out this Saturday for our 2024 IOM Fun Regatta! The fun starts at 12:00 Sharp, so don’t miss it!

PS: One lucky Skipper will walk away with a Special Prototype of the soon-to-be-released Joysway RaceBird electric hydrofoil racer! (Courtesy of Chuck LeMahieu of Dragon Sailing North America.) This is a 1/14th scale radio-controlled version of the full-sized electric foiling racers now competing in the International E1 Series with Teams headed by Tom Brady, Will Smith, Rafa Nadal, et al.

October 5th Points: Odom & Soling

Overcast/foggy skies with cool October temperatures (but good winds) greeted the Odom Fleet for October Points. Keith Sternal had his new Odom in the water for its inaugural Points appearance; Welcome, Keith! RD Chris Staiger chose a combination of Medium and Long courses. Jess Atkinson dominated with Six Bullets. Well sailed, Jess!

Keith Sternal took over as RD for the Soling Fleet where long-time Argonaut Filippo Busalacchi made his first appearance after a long hiatus. Welcome back, Filippo!

REMINDER: Next Saturday is the IOM Fun Regatta. Stay tuned for details….

September 28th Points: DF95 & IOM

Thanks to Bob Williams for RD’ing Club Points for the Dragonflite95’s and IOM’s while some of us were away in Irvine for the DF65 Nat’s. Results Below:

September 7th Points: Soling & ODOM

HOT & HUMID, but good winds! Steve Ross was the RD for the Soling Fleet as skippers sweltered in the monsoonal heat. With moderate westerly breezes, Steve chose medium courses all around. Results follow:

Kerim Baran took over from Steve and RD’d the ODOM Fleet. Winds strengthened as the day went on and there were many lead changes and close races. Results below:

RD’s Wanted…

Thanks to EVERYONE who helped make Race Week XV a resounding success!

Now is a perfect time to catch our breath, relax a bit and plan for the remaining few months of 2024. We still have some gaps to fill in our Race Director Calendar. Please review our RD Schedule and pick a date (or two!) We have plenty of seasoned Argonauts who are happy to mentor less experienced members and walk them through the complicated process of running races: 1) Press the Button, 2) Call out the over-early boats, 3) take down finishes. (Yes, it really is that simple…) Remember that Argonauts who volunteer to RD Class Points in a Fleet they also race in will receive their Average Points for that month!