[Public-List] Great Lakes / Chesapeake Races

[Gordon Laco]

Wish I could have been there....

Gord #426


On 15/06/10 12:13 PM, "Don Campbell" <dk.campbell at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Very close!!!
> After Friday night,  Americans' were at 5, WO and Gemini were at 10 and
> ,  Lindisfarne had 8 for a DNS, .Candy Cane and Summer Salt both
> finished, so Summer Salt was 3 and CC was 5th so the team 3 of
> Lindisfarne and CC were at 13. Summer Salt drew me for a partner and so
> we had a 5 as well.
>     The Sunday race was in light but steady air to begin with at 10:00
> and then it died shortly after 11:00. Phil covered The Answer and smoked
> them on the faster outside and port tack. I covered Viva 11 on Starboard
> and inside. and smoked them so after the windward leg, Phil rounded
> first, I was second and Candy Cane 3rd. Then Viva 11 and The Answer with
> Lindisfarne close and Summer Salt well back. The wind died on this leg
> so the RC shortened course and that was the order of finish. We waited
> around from just after 11:00 to after 13:00 for wind to no avail so WO
> and Gemini had 13, Americans had 14,  WO and Summer Salt had 14 and the
> other two were "also rans" with 21.  However every boat had a flag since
> there were none lower than 3rd.
>     Wind got up about 15:30 just after we finished a very good BBQ put
> on for us by the club and at no cost to us, if you can believe that!
>     We took our boats over to PCYC on the iron lung as the wind was
> light and on the nose and then Janet and I motored all the way on Monday
> as well.
>     Close finish and a good defense but a really sad day Saturday with
> just one race in really good wind.
>     That was apparently Towney's last trip for the Syronelle.
> Don
> 
> John Birch wrote:
>> So don,
>> 
>> What were the results of the Great Lakes / Chesapeake Races this past
>> weekend off Toronto ?
>> 
>> Was great seeing Townie, Harry & the gang again.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> John
>> 
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