June 12-13
The West River Sailing Club hosted the Fourth Annual Dave Irey Memorial Regatta on June 12-13, 2004. 12 Jets participated in a total of five windward-leeward races over the course of the two days and were treated to a full complement of conditions.
Only one race was held on Saturday under conditions that Dave would have salivated for; beautiful blue skies with temps in the mid to upper 70’s and a light and shifty northerly. After being towed in, the President coordinated two “fun” races off the dock in the creek thermal. We then retired to the club for a bar-b-q dinner and several batches of “pain killers” that truly hit the spot.
Heavy clouds, but no rain were present throughout the four races on Sunday with temps in the mid 70’s. Conditions started in a moderate, shifty breeze out of the south (lake sailing with current) that built throughout the day. By the end of the day, blocks in front of masts were being pulled and vangs were “on” as we probably saw puffs at or above 15.
Dave was well represented, as usual, as both Nan and his parents were present for the awards presentation on Sunday afternoon. During the awards presentation, the original Irey Perpetual Trophy was retired and permanently awarded to Dirk and Steph Schwenk who won the first three Ireys … congrats Team Schwenk. The new Irey Perpetual Trophy is a half model originally built by Paul Parramore for Bill Bartholomew (an early Jet sailor from the 50’s and 60’s who owned #199, #333 and #514) and graciously contributed by Randy Bartholomew, his son, that will bear a blue hull, a 558 sail number and an WRSC burgee.
In true Jet spirit, it should be noted that this regatta was very much a family affair … there were multiple husband-wife teams, as usual, but also a father-son team (983), a son-mother team (1010) and even a brother-sister team (1126). However, that did not limit the competitiveness of the regatta as there were six separate teams with top three finishes. The fleet is definitely getting deeper. Another highlight was seeing Team Mehrof walk away with their first set of “first silver” by winning the B division.
All in all, we once again had a terrific time on the water and on land and we thank those at West River Sailing Club for allowing us to enjoy their outstanding facilities.
Gary Mentesana #1144
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Race |
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Place |
Sail |
Skipper |
Crew |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
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1 |
1144 |
G. Mentesana |
C. Mentesana |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
2 |
1137 |
D. Scwenk |
S. Schwenk,Bernadette |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
|
3 |
544 |
M. Parramore |
L. Parramore, Gavin |
6 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
|
4 |
1136 |
D. Michos |
S. Michos |
5 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
28 |
|
5 |
433 |
K. Mehrof |
R. Mehrof |
3 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
30 |
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7 |
1145 |
C. MacMurray |
F. Bajowski |
8 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
30 |
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8 |
1149 |
T. Reshetiloff |
C. Reshetiloff,Pete |
4 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
37 |
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6 |
1010 |
T. Porter |
C. Porter |
7 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
8 |
38 |
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9 |
1140 |
J. McKenna |
Send Your Name |
11 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
DNC |
42 |
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10 |
1126 |
R. Bruns |
M. Wilson |
9 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
DNC |
45 |
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11 |
983 |
D. Kennedy |
C. Kennedy |
10 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
52 |
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12 |
530 |
C. Coscia |
A. Russo |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
DNC |
59 |
Results Posted 6/15/04
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