"After 9 races. The Div 11 Hobie 17 championships ended in a TIE. Which was resolved when the two boats approached the down wind finish on opposite tacks. Meyer edged out Raybon by 3 feet!"

Well, sort of...

The pic you posted above doesn't show the finish you described, but does prominently display "Big Pinky" as Means and I were calling that mark, the last time I recall seeing it was in DE (I've worked on the weather mark with Means for more NA regattas than I can remember).

Anyway, the regatta score was only tied because Myer beat Raybon in the last race. He actually won it by having more first place finishes (after beating him to the finish to set up the tie). Had Raybon passed Myer, Raybon would have won cleanly, 13-15.

So, you're basically right, Myer needed to beat Raybon in the last race to win the regatta, and vice-versa...

BTW, nice pics. You know you're at a yacht club when the shotgun comes out...

Mike