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District 20 Regatta Report | Sat Dec 3rd, 2005 through Sun Dec 4th, 2005 |
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Report by Brad Nichol: As much of the country was dealing with snow, sleet and freezing rain, Coral Reef YC hosted the final regatta of the year in beautiful sunny and eighty degree weather. Unfortunately, the high-pressure system that kept the sky free of clouds also kept away most of the wind. Saturday we sailed in a dying NE gradient that went right as the sea breeze took control. Many people said that it was the most difficult conditions they had ever seen on Biscayne Bay. The first race saw the fleet split into two packs off the line, one to the left, the other to the right and the right paid huge. Erik Lidecis and Mike Marzhal took a commanding lead that they never relinquished with Brian Cramer and Tyler Bjorn fighting off Carroll Beek and John Rumsey for second. By the start of the second race the wind had gone even farther right and the race committee set a line and a course square to a wind direction about 10 degrees right of where our current wind reading was. Everyone recognized the pin favored line and it took two tries to get the start off but as the pack was battling for the favored end of the line, a few boats realized that for the committee to set such a skewed course, something must have been going on upwind. The boats that gave up the pin and went right were rewarded with a healthy lead at the weather mark and after Andy Horton and Brad Nichol caught the first puff out of the weather mark they were gone. The Polish Team of Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Dominik Zycki made an incredible comeback from rounding the first mark in 20th to finish second, just ahead of Brian Cramer. Sunday the fleet headed out in a weak easterly that died and allowed everyone to get a nice tan before returning home. Brian Cramer and Tyler Bjorn won the regatta with 5 points followed by Andy Horton and Brad Nichol with 6 points and Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Dominik Zycki with 18 points. |
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