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District 1 Regatta Report | Sat Aug 19th, 2006 through Sun Aug 20th, 2006 |
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Seventeen boats from 8 fleets and 5 districts competed in the 2006 New England Masters’ Regatta. This was a three race, no throw-out series. Two races were run on Saturday in fairly light winds. The first race in particular was in leeward-hiking conditions. Things went along as expected in terms of position until the middle of the second upwind which the Race Committee mercifully decided would be the last leg of the race. At that point a major left shift came in, shaking up the fleet, and allowing those who held left, for whatever their reasons, to move up. Charlie Correll, with Don Cronan as crew, was able to make the best of this and came in first. The second race was sailed in this new wind which had settled down. Bill Watson, with Rodrigo Meireles as crew, won the race. Sunday dawned with stronger winds, in the 10-15 knot range. Bill Watson and Rodrigo Meireles led at all marks, but again in the final upwind leg there was a major shift, this time benefiting those who held right. The winners of this race were Jack Button and Chris Batchelor. A note on Sunday’s race by Chris Rogers who crewed for the Doc: As we were working the boat towards the finish line on our third weather leg of the day, I mentioned to my skipper, while hiking over the side, that I thought he should perhaps keep the jib driving, not feather so much, and I would adjust the main to compensate for any overpowering. He replied calmly and right to the point, "Please allow a senior moment" and proceeded to get us the finish line, including a fantastic perfect tack, to a fourth place finish. This occurred during the 2006 New England Star Masters, a three race series held at Milford Yacht Club this past weekend. We are all in awe of you Dr. Emil Karlovsky, at the age of 91, competing regularly in the Star Class and having his best race of the series in the 12-15 knot third race. I thought to myself, I wonder if there is anyone else out there enjoying "senior moments" -- sailing competitively (in a Star, no less) at the age of 91? |
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