The winds varied across the central Florida sailing lakes with the Saturday noon races at Lake Eustis cancelled because of calm, but the afternoon racing at Lake Monroe goes on schedule. Lake Monroe Sunday racing was delayed because of the heavy winds early, but the Lake Monroe Sailing Association was able to get their annual Kettle Cup regatta off with twenty boats and raised $1400 for the Salvation Army. The Kettle Cup is named for the Salvation Army.
Results from the Kettle Cup:
Division Catalina 22
1 Mercury Rising---- Brad Ruffe
2 White Hawk----- Randy Pawlowski
3 Bangerang --------Al Pivonka
Division: Portsmouth 1 ( 9 boats)
1 Old Yellar --------Kyle Everly
2 PDQ2-------- Patrick Daniel
3 Sticky When Wet------ Joe Waters
4 Just Us----------- Carlton Brown
Division: Portsmouth 2 ( 7 boats)
1 Miss Fits ----------James Davis
2 Andiamo -----------John North
3 Show Me ----------Andy Forrest
4 Lough-Buoy -------Michael Loughlin .
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At the Lake Eustis Sailing Club this weekend with very very light wind on Saturday, the Laser fleet got in two slow races and the other fleet races were cancelled. On Sunday, brisk winds and cool temperatures made for exciting action.
On Sunday Ron Baerwitz won both races in the Flying Scot class. Randy Boekema was second and George Golder was third.
In the MC scow class Bob Cole was first, David Moring second and Jon Pomerleau was third.
The Wayfarer races were won by Jim Lingeman, second was Rudy Galasso and third was Jim McIntyre.
In combined weekend races for the Lasers the winner was Rob Krentel with Dave Chapin second, Sam Chapin third. Jennifer Burno was first woman and Caroline Chapin was first youth.
The calm winds of Saturday picked up to brisk in the afternoon for the Optimist pram and high school 420 clinics which will continue every Saturday. Next club racing is December 20 and 21st.
The Central Florida Yacht Club will have it’s annual beach Ball Regatta at Lake Fairview this coming weekend. Members participated this weekend at the Kettle Cup Regatta with Lake Monroe sailors.
The Sailing Club of Central Florida- Orlando has a number of it’s members sailing with Reinhard Schilp in Antigua. They will soon be starting another set of sailing lessons at Lake Baldwin.