TEAM RACING

Had a 3 on 3 until the wind picked up. Think the juniors are ready to roll with this format.
Rule books were out at the debrief. Thanks to all who showed up.

2010 Youth Challenge

Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club hosted this year's Youth Challenge.
Heard BYSC repeated as winners - so they get to do it again next year.
Think a lot of our new sailing team members had their first experience with this event.

Here is a link to a bunch of pictures.

Ocean 2

Results

PRO race report:

A different kind of day on the ocean today . Very light SE winds with a leftover swell fron the E and very large cumulus clouds looming on the horizon . First time in recent years that boats had to be towed out against a surging incoming tide . Gotta check that calendar next year .

One race started and done , congratulations to Jim Harris , Richard Waldkirch , and John Sawyer for their 1,2,3 place finishes respectively .

In the Laser class , congrats to Martin Willard , Glen Walker , and John Overton for their 1,2,3 place finished respectively .

Thanks to the fine work of David Nance and Braxton James , a shorter -than- normal course was skillfully shortened to a finish at the second weather mark . Great RC team work all the way around , with Bob Thomson multitasking at Pin , Leeward , Finish , and getting the right flags to the shortened finish :) PRO thinks he must have maldistributed the gear this morning . RC abandoned the scheduled second & third races , just as thunder started rumbling on the western horizon . Must have been interesting sailing into the inlet and into the teeth of a huge thunderhead . Fortunately for us , the thunderhead drifted to Carolina Beach and all its teeth fell out .

Next Ocean Race is July 17th , hope to see you there.
JO

Last Place Report:
First Race in a Lightning. Family affair. Learned tons. That Spinnaker is a big sail. Appreciate how important team work is on the boat. Big thanks to the RC.

Team Race Inititation

Pig in the Middle. Intense , fast - this is going to be fun.
Next Team Race 6/29.

We lost a real gentleman this week

We lost John Bonds this week. Great read here.

Lightning District Champs Day 2

Congratulations to Pierce Barden ,Tommy Vanarsdale and Emily Aspland who won the regatta
with 5 bullets.

Here are some pictures from today

Lightning District Championship Day 1

Great day of sailing for 17 Lightnings. Pierce Bardin and John Sawyer are on top of the leaderboard at one and two respectively.

Pictures Here