It looks like this will be a long rambling thing — but here goes, I am looking at the Laser score sheet from the three races of the weekend. We had 7 sailors from LESC if we count Rob Krentel who signed up, but had to work showing homes over the week end. (Of that group, 1 from Winter Park, two from Longwood, 3 from Eustis and Conner who has roots in Mt. Dora and Orlando.)
Seven sailors from Halifax lead by Pete Haley and the Trainers that are on are e-mail list, and they all came. Then there was the Edgewater guy, Jack and Pat Delaney who should be sailing with Halifax, but we are trying to steal them. Stay tuned and see how that works out.
So where were the rest of our team? The Charlies were busy with various family things, Dave and Caroline Chapin on loan to Flying Scot fleet. Luke and Max were getting trophies in the Opti bunch. Ben and practically all of the high school 420 folks, we claim. Pearce was doing safety boat duty. Jennifer, Craig and Mother Leah were doing coach and RC (excuse me, PRO) work. Ray and Dean with the Scots. Maybe that is all except Allen and the Crystal River Rowdies who are into e-mails now.
Alejandro Illera cheated in the second race – he had his private wind and finished long, long before anyone else. He won all the races.
Jerry Beck was our second LESC sailor with a good consistent 7-6-6— no really stupid things on the week and he has a hat to show for it.
Franklin Trainer from Halifax was the first youth and will be memorialized on our Laser trophy at the club. He was also tied with Patrick Daniel and although Patrick beat him twice, Franklin had a third in that first race and that put him ahead. Patrick was our third LESC sailor, but missed a hat. I think we need a Laser hat, so a little bit of money and we can fix that no hat thing for Patrick.
Conner Kechriotis has been sailing with the 420s, but came back to Lasers with his radial sail. The first day he was scored as full rig and when we corrected that, he picked up a couple of boats in the first two races, but couldn’t catch Franklin. He had to settle for the second place hat.
Jack Delaney is next on the list with a 10-2-10. I am not sure how all that happened. He is an old Thistle sailor, but was able to lead that pack of light wind sailors trying to struggle after Alejandro in the second race. Good work, Jack. – but no hat.
I should mention Josie Trainer 5-10-11. She was the third place hat winner from Halifax and her mother gets the e-mails. I am sorry to say I don’t even remember which of the new faces she is, but the score looks like she was just getting tired. 5-10-11. I know I was getting tired.
Now we come to Marc Solal who has been practicing (look-out— Practicing?) And has move out of his traditional last place position. I want you to know he beat boats in every race and was third in the famous light air second race thing. That’s our heavy weight– and batting practice never hurts.
I need to mention Pete Haley because he is not only holding all the Halifax group together , but after Alejandro stole all the first places he had 2-4-2 No bad races. Good sailing, Pete.
We have had suggestions from our fleet that next year we run our own course next year. We have had 14 entries before and can do that. Include 420s if they want. Shorter course, one lap, windward leeward with short beat to finish. If big wind shift, first boat goes to move the windward mark and second boat does the leeward mark. If the wind is up then a triangle with a fast reaching leg (Arlen’s request) and required gybe point. Then maybe a two lap race or two. We just need one motor boat and we have our own marks.
Then we will arrange a warmer weekend. The campers won’t have to have a fire in the morning and can move the fire pit and conversation circle of chairs back out of the Laser rigging area in the morning.
The club has an old guy that picks up snail shells, bear cans, soda cans, and junk that washes up on the beach and wants to remind you all that it is not a pristine soft sand beach. Junk keeps showing up there, so be careful beaching and launching your boat.
Now the old guy that picks up the beach tried to educate the fire builders (keep the beach clean) and the first time they dumped the fire stuff in the dumpster it wasn’t all out. That is when we had the dumpster fire and some excitement for a few minutes. So soak your fire really out before you do the dumpster thing.
There was a younger guy that got the shovel out and moved the fire junk off the beach Sunday afternoon. Thanks, younger guy.