Hello everyone,

Sunday's forecast was for sunny skies, southeast winds, at 5-10. Hmm, I guess 2 out of 3 ain't bad! We ended up sailing diagonally across the pond yet again, with the weather mark up in the southeast corner. Setting a square line was almost impossible because of the shifts and puffs, but as the day went on the pin end was the place to be. I was very pleased at our turnout with 9 boats on the line--really good for this time of year. Zoe and Robin Savage were sailing with us, and Rich Chapman came out again and sailed Cottie's boat.

In the first race Fritz took the lead early on the first beat, with myself, Rich, and Mike all close behind. Fritz held us off on the second beat, but on the run to the finish the top half of the fleet closed together and finished overlapped. Pat Hilliard led the charge, coming in from the east.

At the last second he took the win with Fritz in second and Rich third. All

5 boats finished within 2 seconds or so.

In the second race Fritz led wire to wire. I was over early going for that perfect pin end start so I had to play catch up. Mike Boyle was going very well this day and he took second with myself in third. Dan Hilliard was right up in the action and took fourth.

The third race was all Mike Boyle who worked the east shore and rode a big puff into the lead. It often paid to go that way even if you had to sail in a header back to the weather mark. The pressure more than made up for the angle. I made a note of Mike's success and in the fourth race I headed east on the second beat and took the lead with Fritz and Mike right behind me.

Fritz and I went right, Mike went left, and at the end Mike passed us both and Fritz just got across ahead of me. That was a bummer of a way to end a race, but that's the kind of day it was.

Race 5 was all Fritz, and at the end the wind was really dying and the sun was getting lower and lower. We talked about doing a one lap race but by now the weather mark was in a big hole so we ended up heading in. With 5 races there is no throwout. Mike Boyle ended up winning the day with 13 points. Fritz had to take a weight penalty and ended up in fourth. Rich Chapman was third, and myself ended up second. Special mention should be made of Mike, Dan, and Pat who all sailed really well in challenging conditions.

Two items for consideration:

1. Fritz has asked us to consider having 3 weight limits: one for the modern boats, one for the classic boats with metal masts, and one for classic boats with wood spars and older sails. He would like to have the classic boat/old sail group carry less crew weight than the current 290 for older boats.

This is a complicated issue with pros and cons, so I encourage everyone to think it over and let me know your opinions.

2. Thanksgiving is coming and we still don't have someone to pick up the committee boat. Dick Tennerstedt will run the races if he can get a volunteer to do this. Please let me know ASAP!

Results for Sunday, November 12:

Boyle: 4--2--1--1--5 = 13 points.

Pegis: 5--3--2--3--2 = 15 points.

Chapman: 3--5--3--4--4 = 19 points.

Hanselman: 2--1--5--2--1 = 20* points.

P. Hilliard: 1--6--4--8--3 = 22 points.

D. Hilliard 6--4--8--7--6 = 31 points.

Perley: 7--8--7--5--7 = 34 points.

Provencher: NS--7--6--6--8 = 36 points.

Savage: NS--9--9--9--NS = 45 points.

Hope to see you next Sunday.

Regards,

Jon