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What a day, what a day!
Whilst there was wind today, the pond certainly did deliver some testing conditions.
Thank you to Gil, Jess and Chris Staiger for undertaking RD duties for the two classes and a big thanks to all competitors and of course the ‘Peanut Gallery’ for seeing out the season’s racing for these two classes.
Results for the Soling 50’s;- (Videos below, thanks to Steve Ross!)
Results for the ODOM’s;-
It looks like we are getting into a fall/winter wind pattern here in San Diego. Storms followed by high pressure and off shore flow seem to dominate at this time of the year. Fortunately our pond still provides light onshore wind that keep our yachts moving. (mostly!)
We had a good day of sailing with both classes completing 6 races each. Special thanks to our two ad hoc RD’s, Tom Warren and Kerim Baran. We could not play this game without you! Also thanks to Jess Atkinson, Chris Davidson and Bill Bridge for setting courses and clean-up.
Chris Davidson has returned from Oz.. Check the score card! Welcome back Chris!!
Len Bose and Doc Elliott were trapped in Orange County due to the closure of I-5, so there were 8 competitors for the 2025 Fun & Fowl Regatta. Saturday began drizzly, cold and windless, but a sizeable Peanut Gallery gathered to witness the spectacle.
After a ‘waiting for the wind’ delay, PRO Ben Reeve called the first race; a short course drifter that seemed much longer than it took. After a race or two, a light breeze from the northwest began to fill in a bit and Ben tried some medium courses.
Eventually, the fingery breeze freshened and became almost due west, so Ben ran a Looong course. The temperatures rose and a bit of sunshine peeked through the clouds as the breeze slackened a bit but remained pretty smooth with only minor to moderate shifts.
Tom Warren acted as ‘Head Peanut,’ as well as co-RD and acquired the ‘Fowl’ prizes. Thanks also to Bill Bridge who (as usual) made himself indispensable with the rescue boat and setting marks.
Thank you, Tom Warren, for the photos & Ben Reeve for the amazing black and whites.
Beautiful ‘Sun Diego’ weather with light variable winds met the Odom Class for November Points racing with RD Ben Reeve:
2nd Place was an EXACT tie between Tom Warren and Kerim Baran. They each had the exact same finishes between them!
The Solings were next with RD Steve Ross:
Tight racing on shorter courses as the winds died led to several lead changes despite the small fleet.
