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.