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Saturday, July 30, 2011

CYC SC REGATTA DAY ONE

Crazy day.
Very hot with 0 wind to start the day.
Seabreeze comes up late and off we go.
Nice breeze for race 1.
Looking ok as we go up 2nd windward , then vang breaks and boom points skyward.
Same time thunder comes from the bridge. Cant go to CYC - thats where thunderstorm is
going. James Island not good - we are at about dead low tide. Chill out and just rerun the
entire vang - almost good as new and now ready for race 2. See the Lightnings heading to CYC as well as the E scows and J's. However looks like its clearing and course B might keep on sailing.
Then Boom another thunder clap. We are all waved in. Chaos at the dock as all try to go in at once.

Will call it a one day regatta - forecast for more of the same tomorrow with blistering heat index.
Just cant tolerate that heat as well as in the past.

Of note, Greg Zack got a bullet for the race of the day in the laser fulls - ahead of a lot of good sailors. Eddie Nowell got 4th. Good luck to those guys tomorrow.

CYC hosting Youth Match Race and our open regatta this coming weekend.
Hope we can get it in before Emily threatens.

CYC SC regatta

The night before the regatta:

Passed Ron Medlin - on the way down to Charleston. Saw John Fragakis in Parking Lot. Hear Dangerous Dan Rohde and Dana are on their way. Paul Whitesides and Chip Till doing J24's. Think Eddie Nowell coming down. Looks like this is turning into a popular regatta as it used to be years ago. Bunch of CYC juniors coming down with instructors.
Looks like a good laser, lightning and J24 crowd for tomorrow.

Chilled in pool tonight. Beautiful sky.
Hopefully good seabreeze to cool us off tomorrow.

Hopefully more to follow unless too fatigued tomorrow night.


Saturday, July 16, 2011

July 16, 2011

Think I see some CYC people at Charleston YC open this weekend.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

July 14, 2011



CYC sailors take first at US Mens Championship - Mallory Cup -in Charleston last weekend.
Congratulations gentlemen. On to the finals at Lake Norman in October.
Thanks to Priscilla Parker for the photo.


Also , check out SAYRA juniors tearing up the Laser NA's in the radial fleet. These guys graced our club at the Laser ACC's in May. You go Avery , Nick , Rolfe and Dana.

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