2007
Island Creek Penguin Frostbite Regatta
The fourth annual ICPFR sailed on Saturday, November 10th featured the usual extensive cast of super organizers (like David Cox and Kim Corkran), energetic helpers (Linda Laramy who scored the regatta and John Danley and crew who launched and retrieved the boats while keeping most of the sailors dry), entertaining hangers on (like observers Nancy Dupont and Barbara Vosbury who should have sailed but….) and party suspects who came just for the all day festival at the Corkran estate on Island Creek. Every year the location seems more appropriate for this most popular of all Penguin regattas; the launching and retrieval easier and faster and the entrance fees better tasting. Thanks especially to Tot O’Mara and the Race Committee and crash boats; they only had to rescue one sinker. (The score sheet will tell who suffered the lone ignominy.)
It is especially gratifying that there were seven family boats with dads and sons or daughters and five finished in the top six. Almost everyone else sailed with regular “loaner” sons and daughters. Of special note Emily Dupont just back from a successful world tour navigated this tricky regatta for Dad and were just beaten in the scoring (no testimony regarding the partying) by Jeff Cox and Lindsey Clemmer sailing White Knight. Bill Lane and daughter in law Kelly were close behind as was Scott Williamson who still needs crew. (Scary to think how good he would be in a balanced boat.) Monty Baker and Donna MacKenzie rounded out the top 10 in this tricky, puffy regatta.
Thirteen of the seventeen boats competing had scores in the top ten. All seventeen had guaranteed fun and this great Penguin Class celebration.
Sandy McAllister receives this writer’s special heavy duty (as in “you’re truly heavy duty, dude”) for sailing with Spencer. Perhaps next year we’ll use handicap scoring (make a note, David). Ed Lutz listened to Patrick Firth in the first two races and then, and then, who knows why we make some of the sailing decisions we make.
There was the usual fleet of Kraffts. Charlie sailed Wooden Bucket with Douglas; Amy and Matthew Chow appeared in Georgie Girl and stayed in one piece for the entire regatta and Martin sailed Rockhopper with Denielle Coliani.
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Cox borrowed David’s Fox N Sox with crew Izabelle Rogers. John Jenkins was another first appearance in a long time with Gretchen Messick; Ed Lutz signed on Patrick Firth and John Majane sailed with Rafael Hertz but Rafael gave John advice in French, not John’s best language.Incidentally, four sailors suspected of crossing the Mason Dixon Line without visas simply walked away with the regatta. Actually both regattas since the first, second and third race served as the Atlantic Coast Championship. This was Michael and Rachel Hecky’s and John and Allie MacCausland’s first Penguin regatta of the season! Jonathan and Emily Bartlett were their closest competition but couldn’t stay close enough in the schizophrenic winds of the middle two races.
One of these northern invaders, the youngest crew skipper, Allie MacCausland won the crew race beating former Naval Academy sailor Emily Dupont and collegiate star Emily Bartlett in addition to well coached Douglas Krafft and Linsay Clemmer. Congratulations Allie.
Special, special thanks to the Corkrans and all their friends and neighbors who made this wonderful event possible.
Paul
Regatta results saved: Saturday, November 10, 2007 2:56:06 PM EST
| Pos | Sail | Boat | Skipper | Crew | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Total Points |
Pos |
| 1 | 9660 | WADDLES | MACCAUSLAND, JOHN | MACCAUSLAND, ALLIE | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 |
| 2 | 9668 | LUMPY | HECKY, MIKE | HECKY, RACHEL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13.00 | 2 |
| 3 | 9576 | STEWIE | BARTLETT, JONATHAN | BARTLETT, EMILY | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17.00 | 3 |
| 4 | 9630 | WOODEN BUCKET | KRAFFT, CHARLES | KRAFFT, DOUGLAS | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24.00 | 4 |
| 5 | 9170 | WHITE KNIGHT | COX, JEFF | CLEMMER, LINDSEY | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25.00 | 5 |
| 6 | 7705 | YELLOW BIRD | DUPONT, EBBY | Dupont, Emily | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 26.00 | 6 |
| 7 | 7703 | THUNDER CHICKEN | WILLIAMSON, SCOTT | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 31.00 | 7 | |
| 8 | 4200 | WHITE RABBIT | LANE, BILL | LANE, KELLY | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32.00 | 8 |
| 9 | 9696 | BLACK SIDE DOWN | HULL, PAUL | WALTER, DEL | 18/DNF | 7 | 4 | 7 | 36.00 | 9 |
| 10 | 9700 | CURRENT EVENT | BAKER, MONTY | MCKENZIE, DONNA | 12 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 39.00 | 10 |
| 11 | 8839 | UP BEAT | LUTZ, ED | FIRTH, PATRICK | 9 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 41.00 | 11 |
| 12 | 5282 | QE II | MAJANE, JOHN | HERTZ, RAFAEL | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 44.00 | 12 |
| 13 | 9632 | SPAX | MCALLISTER, SANDY | McAllister,Spencer | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44.00 | 13 |
| 14 | 8239 | RIDERS UP | JENKINS, JOHN | MESSIK, GRETCHEN | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 47.00 | 14 |
| 15 | 9676 | GEORGIE GIRL | KRAFFT, AMY | CHOW, MATTHEW | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 59.00 | 15 |
| 16 | 8823 | FOX N SOX | COX, SEWELL | ROGERS, IZABELLE | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 62.00 | 16 |
| 17 | 9320 | ROCKHOPPER | KRAFFT, MARTIN | COLIANI, DENIELLE | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 64.00 | 17 |
Notes
- Scoring System is ISAF Low Point 2001-2004
- Finishes in [brackets] denote throwouts
- Time limit penalty is: DNF
Information is provisional and subject to modification
Principal Race Officer: TOT O'MARA