Nationals Wrap Up
I know the reports from Kingston were few and far between. It actually turned into a bit of a hectic week. On Wednesday we were measuring sails until 9:30 at night. Fred finally got a hold of us on Thursday to measure the keel of the Screaming Pelican after a long day on the water. On another nigh there was the class annual meting, so on and so on. I don't think Josh and I ate at a reasonable hour until three days in. That being said, it was a good regatta. I think everyone had some fun. The conditions were great except for the last day. The people who run CORK seemed to like our presence, again, and invited us back.
Steve Clancy and John Murphy sure showed their speed, even in the light stuff. We were able to take a race out of them which was nice. We would have preferred to win more. In the end we put our eye on John Huff on the Glider and spent most of Saturday planted right on top of their air. (which makes the race I gave them at the last gybe that much more painful) We always seem to lock horns with John every year which is actually quite good. John is a great sportsman and friend and we have fun.
Jeff Adam had a spotty week which almost ended faster than expected. We were rolling the boat to the crane when I heard "Mark, could you have a look at this?" in that not-so-good tone of voice. His shroud tracks were pulling the backing plate through the deck and the deck seam was separating from the hull. I am pretty sure my response was something to the affect of "Now that's a show-stopper." Some plywood, machine screws, a battery drill and he and John were three minutes late to the first start of the day. Nice fix and ALMOST in time.
Ross Weene and Eli Slater had an okay week but a rough last day. They were in a great race for either third, fourth or fifth starting the day. They ended up fifth after a shocker of a race on Sunday. I think they are still trying to figure out what they were thinking.
Speaking of wrapping up, I am going to do just that. Find the results at the CORK web site. Back to fleet racing tomorrow night. Photos are coming soon enough.
Thanks for the support everyone.
Mark
Steve Clancy and John Murphy sure showed their speed, even in the light stuff. We were able to take a race out of them which was nice. We would have preferred to win more. In the end we put our eye on John Huff on the Glider and spent most of Saturday planted right on top of their air. (which makes the race I gave them at the last gybe that much more painful) We always seem to lock horns with John every year which is actually quite good. John is a great sportsman and friend and we have fun.
Jeff Adam had a spotty week which almost ended faster than expected. We were rolling the boat to the crane when I heard "Mark, could you have a look at this?" in that not-so-good tone of voice. His shroud tracks were pulling the backing plate through the deck and the deck seam was separating from the hull. I am pretty sure my response was something to the affect of "Now that's a show-stopper." Some plywood, machine screws, a battery drill and he and John were three minutes late to the first start of the day. Nice fix and ALMOST in time.
Ross Weene and Eli Slater had an okay week but a rough last day. They were in a great race for either third, fourth or fifth starting the day. They ended up fifth after a shocker of a race on Sunday. I think they are still trying to figure out what they were thinking.
Speaking of wrapping up, I am going to do just that. Find the results at the CORK web site. Back to fleet racing tomorrow night. Photos are coming soon enough.
Thanks for the support everyone.
Mark
posted by Anonymous at 6:23 PM
2 Comments:
Nice write up Mark. I can't wait to see some of the pictures from those heavy air days. That's great that Jeff got his boat fixed almost in time for that race. I think it's time for the dead viking, a gallon of kerosene and one kitchen match.
Oakley
Race-by-race results were posted on the 110 website on 8-27, at the "2007 Nationals" item on the drop-down menu.
- Marty
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