Trippe Creek
Frostbite 2015
The weather
played havoc with the Trippe Creek frostbite this year. Based on a forecast of 18 knot winds with
gusts to 25 and a high temperature of 50 forecast for Saturday, we decided to
let the weather system calm down a bit and sail Sunday which had a forecast
high in the 60’s and winds in the more manageable 5 – 10 knot range. Well, when we arrived Sunday morning, the
temperature was in the low 40’s and there was a stiff southwesterly breeze
blowing up the Tred Avon, making our decision to wait a day somewhat
suspect. Three teams opted not to sail,
but 9 did and PRO Tot O’Mara took us up the Trippe Creek, instead of out into
the Tred Avon, so we were well protected from the southwesterly breeze. Tot set up a triangle course, with the
windward mark perilously close to the shore, or at least close enough that
there was a huge wind shadow cast by the trees on the shore so getting around
the mark was a bit of a challenge. Bob
Lippincott arrived at the windward mark in race 1 first, however Bill Lawson, who
was right on his heels, took a low road on the reaching leg and found some
breeze (where did all the wind go), and was far ahead at the gybe mark and never looked back. In races 2 and 3, (and spoiler alert) 5, it
was pretty much the same story with Bill Lawson and Colette Preis
getting a good start, getting to the first shift first, and then leading around
the course.
Notable
exceptions were, for instance in race 3 when Carl Langkammerer
sailing his newly refurbished Wright Penguin, found a favorable wind on the right
side of the course and rounded second and was only passed on the long, final
beat. The first crew to finish the crew
race was Hayden Gibbons-Neff, sailing with Bob Lippincott.
This event
also served as the Atlantic Coast Championship, counting the 4 race series,
exclusive of the crew race. Bill and
Colette won that as well.
New this
year, a perpetual trophy for the Trippe Creek Frostbite was donated by Anne-Lise Fink.
Originally awarded to her husband, Walter Fink, who sailed his yacht,
named Turkey, to victory in a race in the MORC (Midget Ocean Racing Club) class
on Long Island Sound in 1967, this beautiful silver
bowl has been repurposed and will now serve as a perpetual for this event.
Jim Thompson
and his daughter Holly were marvelous hosts.
A not so small army of volunteers assisted, taking care of everything
from making sure signs were posted so people could find the venue, setting up
registration and an entertainment station with videos from past years events
including old UMPFR’s. Setting up a
couple of outdoor firepits so contestants and
visitors could warm themselves, having a launching crew ready to assist with
putting the boats in the water and then getting
them to the floating dock, so contestants could step into their boats without
getting their feet wet, to ensuring the
food and beverage tables were constantly replenished.
Holly
Thompson, in emceeing the awards ceremony, acknowledging the 26 years of
combined legacy behind this end-of-season eastern shore Penguin frostbite, said
that they recognized that they were merely stewards of this event and were glad
to see the tradition continue.
Results
Trippe Creek
|
Boat |
Skipper |
Crew |
Race 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
total |
|
9677 |
Bill Lawson |
Colette Preis |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
9478 |
Charles Krafft |
Cairn Krafft |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
|
9664 |
Bob Lippincott |
Hayden Gibbons-Neff |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 (c) |
4 |
16 |
|
4200 |
Bill Lane |
Bennett Thompson |
4 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
|
9632 |
Sandy McAllister |
Annie Bartlett |
5 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
25 |
|
9575 |
Philip Logan |
Katrina Greer |
6 |
7 |
4 |
6 (c) |
5 |
28 |
|
7565 |
Carl Langkammerer |
Carolyn Draper |
7 |
6 |
5 |
9 (c) |
7 |
34 |
|
8823 |
Sewall Cox |
Izzy Rogers |
9 |
8 |
9 |
7 (c) |
8 |
41 |
|
9676 |
Amy Krafft |
Stephanie Gajar |
8 |
9 |
8 |
8 (c) |
9 |
42 |
|
5282 |
John Majane |
nc |
DNC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9320 |
Hank Krafft |
nc |
DNC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7702 |
Elizabeth Wainwright |
Wendy Grubb |
DNC |
|
|
|
|
|
Race 4 was the crew race,
(c) indicates a crew skippered boat
Atlantic
Coast Championship – scored races 1, 2, 3, & 5
|
Boat |
Skipper |
Crew |
Race 1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
total |
|
9677 |
Bill Lawson |
Colette Preis |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
9478 |
Charles Krafft |
Cairn Krafft |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
|
9664 |
Bob Lippincott |
Hayden Gibbons-Neff |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
|
4200 |
Bill Lane |
Bennett Thompson |
4 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
19 |
|
9632 |
Sandy McAllister |
Annie Bartlett |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
|
9575 |
Philip Logan |
Katrina Greer |
6 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
22 |
|
7565 |
Carl Langkammerer |
Carolyn Draper |
7 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
25 |
|
8823 |
Sewall Cox |
Izzy Rogers |
9 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
34 |
|
9676 |
Amy Krafft |
Stephanie Gajar |
8 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
34 |
|
5282 |
John Majane |
nc |
DNC |
|
|
|
|
|
9320 |
Hank Krafft |
nc |
DNC |
|
|
|
|
|
7702 |
Elizabeth Wainwright |
Wendy Grubb |
DNC |
|
|
|
|