June 18-19
Several members of the Jet Fleet at Edgewater, at their One-Design race week
regatta, always have to choose between sailing their Jets or on keel boats that
are racing at the same time. This year was no different and in addition several
regulars from the Mohican fleet had unavoidable conflicts and could not
participate. Too bad. It was a great weekend of racing and fellowship for the
eight crews that did make it.
First there was great weather, 70's, not
too sunny, not too cloudy. Wind on Saturday stayed in the 5-8 knot range. Sunday
more of the same but a little more sun and the wind built gradually from 6-8
knots to 15-18 for the last race with 18+ for the final run with building 3-4
foot rollers, What A Ride! We planned down the face of a whopper for over a
hundred yards.
Bill Buckles was on a keel boat so he
loaned his Jet #1134 to Nate Ireland who had John Varley, first time on a Jet
crewing, and they just sailed the feathers off that boat, all firsts and
seconds. Two Jr.*s, Adam Gilbertson with Tim Vining crewing on #1135, I mean
these guys are maybe 12....and in light air and heavy were at the front of the
fleet the whole time. The whole time.
Dave and Sue were trying out new sails,
new centerboard, new rig set up, new...New comers Jim Hermetet with son Andrew
crewing were solid up wind and down and had a great run to the finish in the
last race only to head for the barn a little to quickly in that wind under the
chute and rolled her into the drink. Saddly the mast did not survive the tow
into the harbor.
Class Secretary Joy Shipman drove all the
way out from R.I. to join us and give Class newcomer Eric Toivehen a Great
intoduction to the Class and a leg up on how to sail a Jet. Thank you again Joy
for that and everything else you do for us. The "Big Hurt" Cliff Peshek with his
outstanding crew Katherine Hart were late for the start of the first race, then
hung around the front of the fleet for their best finish in race two. Bridget
Ireland with first time Jetter Joe Minerd(who enjoyed himself so much he left
his name with the Edgewater fleet hoping to find future rides on a Jet soon)crewing heard
something..."break" and watched the rig start to wave around uncontrollably and
decided to head back in before the first race could even start. Rats!
But they were out for the Sunday races and were it not for a few lapses like over standing the weather mark by 20 yards, would have had some easy top three finishes.
Had there not been a throw-out thanks to
the "extra" sixth race which rewarded a whole race worth of just awful racing on
my part, Nate and John would have won it all going away. Well done guys! See the
results for the rest of the play by play.
This is a great venue and every year I
meet new Jet sailors at this regatta. Every fleet should have it so good. We had
a BLAST! Join us next year, we*ll try and do it again.
Marion Zaugg, # 1132
Pictures (None Yet)
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Race |
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Place |
Sail |
Skipper |
Crew |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Total |
|
1 |
1132 |
M. Zaugg |
C. Van Keuren |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
(4) |
1 |
7 |
|
2 |
1134 |
N. Ireland |
J. Varley |
(2) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
|
3 |
1135 |
A. Gilbertson |
T. Vinning |
3 |
(4) |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
|
4 |
217 |
D. Michos |
S. Michos |
(4) |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
|
5 |
952 |
J. Hermetet |
A. Hermetet |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
(8) |
27 |
|
6 |
628 |
J. Shipman |
E. Toivehen |
6 |
(7) |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
28 |
|
7 |
1131 |
C. Peshek |
K. Hart |
(8) |
5 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
36 |
|
8 |
180 |
B. Ireland |
J. Minerd |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
5 |
5 |
5 |
39 |
Results Posted 7/5/05
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