This was another great year for the Indian Summer Regatta at Lake Waccamaw. Five hobie 16's were in attendance, along with two F16's, an A cat, a Supercat, a Nacra 5.8, and a Nacra 5.2. Many thanks to those that drove several hours to attend.

Two multihull classes were formed for the regatta with the 4 OD hobies all starting together and the other multis racing together on Portsmouth. This was also a Tanzer state championship and they constituted an additional fleet with all other mono hulls forming another. The cats were given an extended A mark and started first due to their speed. I think the race committee and PRO did a great job.

Saturday saw good, steady breeze and two races were held before a pretty nasty storm moved in. However, we all were able to get in and quickly de-rig, as hot showers, cold beverages and a nice, catered meal under Waccamaw Sailing Club's large, covered pavilion awaited us. We awoke to a much brighter day with good breeze to start Sunday morning's racing. The breeze was on again and two more races were held with a third race to determine the recipient of the Waccamaw Cup. My crew and I decided to retire after the first race after the failure of our port side jib track (pre 95 boat). However, we were grinning along with the other sailors as they came back to shore.

We would love for next year's Indian Summer Regatta at Lake Waccamaw to be even bigger. The club can certainly handle it and the sailing conditions are more often on than off. If you race a Hobie, or any catamaran, this would be a great event to add to your calendar for the second weekend of October, 2016.