2002 Pumpkin Bowl / District III Championships

Severn Sailing Association, Annapolis, MD

October 26-27

The weather and winds cooperated on both days and we enjoyed wonderful fall sailing. On Saturday, 10 boats raced. After a brief delay at the dock, we got started by 11:30 or so. Five races were held, the first three were windward-leeward,, then a Gold Cup, then an Olympic with the finish on the windward leg headed back to SSA. There were shifting winds in the first race and then things steadied (remarkably). We sailed in relatively smooth water with limited powerboat chop to deal with. The races were close and quite competitive. Boats placing in the top 3 on Saturday included Todd Lochner, Bob Putman, Chris MacMurray, and Celeste Simonds. Ché Hale showed terrific speed upwind and was consistently pushing the leaders throughout the entire regatta. After racing, we had beers, sodas, burgers, and Carl Coscia’s homemade coleslaw.

On Sunday, 12 boats raced and we again enjoyed excellent weather and race committee work. The first race began promptly at 11:00 and we again had 5 races. Wind shifts marked the first few races and there were boats on the left side, right side, and middle of the course in the first windward leg of each race. Any of these positions appeared to work out if you were not stubborn about either corner. There was an interesting moment when the Harbor Queen came quickly toward us as the entire fleet approached the windward mark. Chris MacMurray and Frank were first to finish in race number 10 and wanted to race some more. Todd Lochner and Pamela Johnson continued their consistent performance from Saturday’s racing and the results show it. Congratulations!

Pictures

 

Race

Place

Sail

Skipper

Crew

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Total

1

 1032

T. Lochner

N/A

1

2

2

3

2

1

1

2

4

4

22

2

1140

P. McKenna

N/A

4

6

5

5

4

2

3

1

2

2

34

3

1141

B. Putnam

N/A

6

1

1

2

DNC

6

2

3

1

9

45

4

1145

C. McMurray

N/A

2

3

8

4

6

3

7

6

7

1

47

5

1010

C. Hale

N/A

7

4

4

6

3

4

6

5

6

3

48

6

983

R. Kennedy

N/A

10

9

7

8

8

11

8

4

5

7

77

7

530

C. Coscia

N/A

5

8

9

7

5

10

11

7

9

8

79

8

433

K. Mehrhof

N/A

8

7

6

DNF

DNC

5

4

9

8

5

80

9

1143

M. Simonds

N/A

3

5

3

1

1

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

83

10

1130

R. Sullivan

N/A

9

10

10

9

7

8

10

10

DNF

DNC

101

11

1126

R. Bruns

N/A

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

9

9

11

3

6

108

12

5301

D. Romney

N/A

DNF

DNF

DNF

DNF

DNF

7

5

 8

DNC

 DNC

 118

13

1114

B. Allen

N/A

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

12

12

12

10

DNF

130


Results Posted 3/21/03

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