| Naples "New Year Regatta" Report
By Dick Hedderick
The Naples New Year Regatta was the second stop on the
winter circuit of the Florida
EC-12 association. The weather was near perfect with steady winds at
10, skies clear,
and temperatures in the 80's. The lake of the Naples Model Yacht Club
allowed for 100+
yard upwind legs and good visibility for the start line.
Commodore Laura
Novak welcomed the skippers with a brief reminder about
sportsmanship, fair play and mutual respect. Skippers responded to the
call and sailed
a friendly, calm, yet very competitive race.
In the Gold Fleet, Alan Perkins
sailed well to 1st place, posting 5 bullets. Doc Greer
placed a solid second. Positions 3 through 7 were hotly contested all
weekend with less
than 10 points separating these 5 skippers. In the end, Jon Luscomb secured
3rd place
by 1 point.
In the Silver Fleet, the competition was very close with
9 skippers posting a 1st place
finish. Brenda Pardee scored 2! In the final races, the lead positions
were very close.
Bill Brown finally secured 1st place by only one point over Dick Reinke.
George
Balaschak secured a solid 3rd.
The primary Race Staff was Dick Hedderick
(RD), Jack Wubbe (Scoring), and Ken
Morrison (Rules Judge).
Just two days of fabulous sailing!
Gold Fleet Results
| |
Skipper |
Sail # |
Points |
|
| 1 |
Alan Perkins |
14 |
27 |
|
| 2 |
Bob Greer |
52 |
55 |
|
| 3 |
Jon Luscomb |
45 |
66 |
|
| 4 |
Al Dion |
74 |
67 |
|
| 5 |
Jack Ward |
01 |
71 |
|
| 6 |
Joe Walter |
24 |
73 |
|
| 7 |
Fred Pfeil |
15 |
77 |
|
| 8 |
Gerhard Kelter |
118 |
83 |
tie breaker |
| 9 |
Steve Pfeil |
110 |
83 |
|
| 10 |
John Steacy |
57 |
119 |
|
| 11 |
Martin Gray |
62 |
127 |
|
| 12 |
Freank Vella |
82 |
156 |
|
| 13 |
Jim Pardee |
63 |
166 |
|
| 14 |
Bill Cromie |
86 |
181 |
Did not sail on Sunday |
Silver Fleet Results
| |
Skipper |
Sail # |
Points |
|
| 1 |
Bill Brown |
64 |
35 |
|
| 2 |
Dick Reinke |
36 |
36 |
|
| 3 |
George Balaschak |
2200 |
51 |
|
| 4 |
Brenda Pardee |
12 |
67 |
|
| 5 |
John Garver |
60 |
68 |
|
| 6 |
Bud Elder |
13 |
75 |
|
| 7 |
Frankie Novak |
66 |
80 |
|
| 8 |
Ken Miller |
182 |
86 |
|
| 9 |
Dave Boulanger |
34 |
101 |
|
| 10 |
Ed Atkinson |
47 |
122 |
|
| 11 |
David Holmes |
25 |
129 |
|
| 12 |
Ulrika Kelter |
18 |
138 |
|
| 13 |
Larry Brannan |
362 |
159 |
|
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