2024 IOM RACEWEEK CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA- Aug. 5,6,7
Southeast flow from a tropical surge pulled the plug on the wind for the final day of our IOM Championship Regatta. Special thanks to all that participated and Congratulations to our winners. Actually- if you had fun you are a winner!
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After an amazing string of nearly perfect NW sea breezes, today’s conditions turned into a veritable smorgasbord of winds swinging 120 degrees from South to Northwest. There was lots of adjusting and a little frustration but skippers adjusted with plenty of great sailing!
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GOOD LUCK ON DAY 3
Day One was a really great day of sailing by our IOM skippers. A Perfect Prevailing Sea Breeze & Classic Summer Pond Conditions. ENJOY!
Perfect weather for the DF95 Fun Regatta! Plenty of sun and 10 knot westerly (mostly) winds! For the first time in (recorded) history, the Argonauts engaged in Team Racing. Team Captains Kerim Baran and Dennis Rogers chose their respective squads from the skippers present and each was given a Red or Blue pennant to display at their masthead. Standard Racing Rules were used with the following changes: 1) 2-Boatlength Circles, 2) No ‘Proper Course’ restrictions after passing marks, and 3) No penalty for fouling Teammates. Since scores were aggregated for each Team, individual finishes were not as important as helping Teammates who were trying to hold off competitors. This resulted in numerous examples of Teammates intentionally slowing down or maneuvering to ‘gang-up’ on vulnerable opponents! Lots of dicey crosses, slam dunks, and luffing! Special thanks to our beloved ‘Dog-Meister’ Bob Williams who grilled all the Hot Dogs we could eat (and then some…), and Ben Reeve for scoring the Regatta! Results below:
And now for something completely different…. All you dragonflite95 Skippers bring your boat (and your appetite) to the Model Yacht Pond this Saturday! There will be plenty of Fun, Excitement, Prizes and HOT DOGS!!! The Event starts at Noon, so don’t be late!
