The Lake Pontchartrain Multihull Championship regatta was a success in spite of the weather. We had commitments from 25 teams mid week. Two A-Class sailors bailed out on Thursday night and two Corsairs arrived and rigged on Thursday but decided to leave on Friday AM.

Lots of rain on Saturday morning that finally started clearing out around 1:00 PM. The remaining southerly teased the RC going to SW and then backing to E before settling back to SSW. The 1st race was held in 0-5 knots, the second race (A-Cats only) in 5-7 knots, the third race in 8-10 knots, and the last race in 8-14 knots.

This morning the breeze was in the high teens gusting into the low 20's. The A-Class decided they were not chancing their rigs and the F-18's decided after an hour to not chance it since the forecast was for strengthening. It was a good thing they did because the wind recordings for the planned start time went up to 25-30 knots and stayed that way for the next two hours before settling back down for the afternoon (as I write this) at 15-20 knots.

Results were:

A-Class (9 boats)

!. Woody Cope
2. Bob Hodges
3. Ben Moon

F-18 (5 boats)

1. John Tomko
2. Tommy Tyrone
3. Chris Green

Open Spin (2 I-20's and 3 F-18HT's)

1. Mark Smith
2. Mark Ederer
3. Patrick Pettengil

Corsair (2)

1. Mike Parsons
2. Tami Shelton

The competitors were very enthusiastic about the sailing venue and the feedback we received will make this event a reality for next year. We hope to plan it at least 2-3 weeks after Spring Fever to encourage more participation. We were forced into the date this year to keep from conflicting with the Corsair Nationals and the Alter Cup.

Thanks a bunch for those who supported us this year. We appreicate your faith in us that we could pull the event off despite the doom and gloom forecast. Pontchartrain Yacht Club was delighted to be your host and looks forward to presenting an even better event next year.

Bob Hodges