23 Hobie 16’s showed up for the Hobie Fleet 204 Thursday Night Race series. Three races, windward leeward, in 12-14 Kts were run by Kevin Wilson (volunteer and racer-read he took his turn and gave up a night of racing to help out.
On the water were:
[color:"red"]-Three full youth teams [/color]
- [color:"purple"]Three Women skippers-Two fully crewed women boats [/color]
AND YES they were at class weight
-Four children under age nine crewing for there dad’s
-------I was one of those teams with my daughter Erika (8 yrs old) sailing in her first race!
-------we carried 20lbs to make weight.
-One family had three boats on the water, three families had two boats
-skill levels from top ten at Nationals to new boat owners were on the water.
-AT LEAST THREE BOATS, IF NOT MORE HAD FIRST YEAR SAILORS ON BOARD!!
Susan Korz won all three races with blazing boatspeed and great crew work form Diane B.
After most of the racers met at Borio’s Restaurant to nosh and debrief.
Anyhow, I just thought that this little fleet race was worth noting as an example of what can be achieved at a local fleet race level. And I am proud of my home fleet!!!!
Check out the 204 website for fleet race scores and get info on the Hobie 16 North American Champs on Onieda Lake in Central New York.
Hobie Fleet 204 Web Site