Many thanks to Mike Kelley and crew for a fine race Saturday in Ft. Walton. Good course, good food and drink, good friends, and a good time had by all. Mother Nature did not listen to the Weather Channel. 5-10 knots SW predicted was more like sustained 20 knots SW most of the race. Keeping the pointed side up sometimes took precedent over racing tactics. Look forward to next year's. Results below.

Pos Fleet Class Sail No Helm Crew USPN R1 Pts
Spinnaker High DPN Fleet - Sailed: 1 Discards: 0 Ratings: USPN
1 Spinnaker High DPN NF18 Nacra F18 Sloop 324 Mark Murray Alex Efres 63.5 1 1.00
2 Spinnaker High DPN NI17R Nacra Inter 17 23 Bob Curry N/A 67 2 2.00
3 Spinnaker High DPN M4.3S Mystere 4.3 Sl 75 John Williams None 78.5 RAF 7.00
3 Spinnaker High DPN NI17R Nacra Inter 17 124 Tom Turlington N/A 65.3 RAF 7.00
3 Spinnaker High DPN NF18 Nacra F18 Sloop 325 John MacDonald Rob Henderson 63.5 RAF 7.00
3 Spinnaker High DPN H17 Hobie 17 (1-up) 6432 Bill Whitehurst N/A 66.8486 RAF 7.00
Spinnaker Low DPN Fleet - Sailed: 1 Discards: 0 Ratings: USPN
1 Spinnaker Low DPN CFR20 CFR20 Uni w/sp 1 Brian Lambert Will Roddering 59.4 1 1.00
2 Spinnaker Low DPN H20SP Hobie 20 Mirac 886 Mike Wilson Kirk Vanzandt 62.3 2 2.00
3 Spinnaker Low DPN H20SP Hobie 20 Mirac 668 Kevin Smith Haden 62.3 3 3.00
4 Spinnaker Low DPN ARC22 ARC 22 ODR/SC2 2232 Glen Marsh Steve Robb 57.87 4 4.00
5 Spinnaker Low DPN H20SP Hobie 20 Mirac 807 Scott Beach Rick Howe 62.3 5 5.00
6 Spinnaker Low DPN EXS6.0 Express 6.0 66 David Magee Ryan Galliford 58.5 DNF 10.00
6 Spinnaker Low DPN NI20 Nacra Inter 20 USA Mark Smith Nick Shelton 59.2 RAF 10.00
6 Spinnaker Low DPN ARC22 ARC 22 ODR/SC2 2242 Jim Moody Brian Harrison 57.3 RAF 10.00
6 Spinnaker Low DPN ARC22 ARC 22 ODR/SC2 2210 Mike Kelley Steve 57.3 DNF 10.00
Non-Spinnaker Fleet - Sailed: 1 Discards: 0 Ratings: USPN
1 Non-Spinnaker A-C A Class Cat A Jason Sneed N/A 65.1 1 1.00
2 Non-Spinnaker P19MX Prindle 19MX 1055 Greg Allen Randy Johnson 64 2 2.00
3 Non-Spinnaker ARC22 ARC 22 ODR/SC2 2226 Don Cook Kevin Smith 59.03 3 3.00
4 Non-Spinnaker H16 Hobie 16 618 Rick Shephard Katy Folsom 76.1 4 4.00
5 Non-Spinnaker H20 Hobie 20 Miracle 782 Britt Drake Kathy Hart 64.9 RAF 7.00
5 Non-Spinnaker H17 Hobie 17 (1-up) 660 Ron Knight N/A 72.15 DNC 7.00
R1
Pos Fleet Class Sail No Helm Crew USPN Start Elapsed Corrected -Ewin Rwin Pts
Spinnaker High DPN Fleet - Start time: 11:45:00
1 Spinnaker High DPN NF18 Nacra F18 Sloop 324 Mark Murray Alex Efres 63.5 11:45:00 2:32:01 3:59:24 0:00:00 63.499 1.00
2 Spinnaker High DPN NI17R Nacra Inter 17 23 Bob Curry N/A 67 11:45:00 2:52:41 4:17:44 0:12:17 72.132 2.00
3 Spinnaker High DPN M4.3S Mystere 4.3 Sl 75 John Williams None 78.5 RAF 7.00
3 Spinnaker High DPN NI17R Nacra Inter 17 124 Tom Turlington N/A 65.3 RAF 7.00
3 Spinnaker High DPN NF18 Nacra F18 Sloop 325 John MacDonald Rob Henderson 63.5 RAF 7.00
3 Spinnaker High DPN H17 Hobie 17 (1-up) 6432 Bill Whitehurst N/A 66.8486 RAF 7.00
Spinnaker Low DPN Fleet - Start time: 11:45:00
1 Spinnaker Low DPN CFR20 CFR20 Uni w/sp 1 Brian Lambert Will Roddering 59.4 11:45:00 2:19:25 3:54:42 0:00:00 59.402 1.00
2 Spinnaker Low DPN H20SP Hobie 20 Mirac 886 Mike Wilson Kirk Vanzandt 62.3 11:45:00 2:29:12 3:59:29 0:02:59 63.571 2.00
3 Spinnaker Low DPN H20SP Hobie 20 Mirac 668 Kevin Smith Haden 62.3 11:45:00 2:34:29 4:07:58 0:08:16 65.822 3.00
4 Spinnaker Low DPN ARC22 ARC 22 ODR/SC2 2232 Glen Marsh Steve Robb 57.87 11:45:00 2:24:50 4:10:16 0:09:01 61.71 4.00
5 Spinnaker Low DPN H20SP Hobie 20 Mirac 807 Scott Beach Rick Howe 62.3 11:45:00 2:41:17 4:18:53 0:15:04 68.719 5.00
6 Spinnaker Low DPN EXS6.0 Express 6.0 66 David Magee Ryan Galliford 58.5 DNF 10.00
6 Spinnaker Low DPN NI20 Nacra Inter 20 USA Mark Smith Nick Shelton 59.2 RAF 10.00
6 Spinnaker Low DPN ARC22 ARC 22 ODR/SC2 2242 Jim Moody Brian Harrison 57.3 RAF 10.00
6 Spinnaker Low DPN ARC22 ARC 22 ODR/SC2 2210 Mike Kelley Steve 57.3 DNF 10.00
Non-Spinnaker Fleet - Start time: 11:45:00
1 Non-Spinnaker A-C A Class Cat A Jason Sneed N/A 65.1 11:45:00 2:35:31 3:58:53 0:00:00 65.102 1.00
2 Non-Spinnaker P19MX Prindle 19MX 1055 Greg Allen Randy Johnson 64 11:45:00 2:35:52 4:03:33 0:02:59 65.248 2.00
3 Non-Spinnaker ARC22 ARC 22 ODR/SC2 2226 Don Cook Kevin Smith 59.03 11:45:00 2:27:30 4:09:52 0:06:29 61.746 3.00
4 Non-Spinnaker H16 Hobie 16 618 Rick Shephard Katy Folsom 76.1 11:45:00 4:07:38 5:25:24 1:05:51 103.663 4.00
5 Non-Spinnaker H20 Hobie 20 Miracle 782 Britt Drake Kathy Hart 64.9 RAF 7.00
5 Non-Spinnaker H17 Hobie 17 (1-up) 660 Ron Knight N/A 72.15 DNC 7.00

Hello Don-

I thought about you guys this weekend while I was working both days. It must have been fun to chase the CFR20 around the course. It apparently did well in the heavier air from the results you posted. Do you know what the beam/specs are on that boat???

thom

What a great regatta!! Everyone who had a hand in running the thing did an awsome job!!

The CFR is 8.5 wide, ~265lbs with a 34' mast. It was a handful at times.

Its been my experience that all cats are a handfull at times in 20+knt winds...

thom

I was more than a little bummed that I wasn't able to finish the race... see attached. As I made the Boggy Bayou light, I looked behind me to see how much the breeze and the wind-driven waves had built. I was still feeling pretty sporty, as I'd seen several capsizes of varying artistry all around me but I was still moving along OK. At #1, I turned up to beat back to #59... the last ARC to flip just south of #1 got righted and headed in just after I rounded. I sheeted in hard and ooched out to trap only to be greeted by a welcoming committee of five or six successive waves. That pretty much brought me to a standstill. I footed down to get some speed up and caught a nice puff, but the next set of waves just about put me on my ear as the wind tried to get under the tramp. And so it went for a while… when I finally got to where I could tack for the next mark (#59), I had to admit I wasn’t really racing. I was more just trying to keep the boat moving through the waves. I looked over my shoulder and saw the big boats headed back my way, took a look at the GPS, and figured I had about eight or nine miles to go just to get back where I was then, which was still seven miles from the finish line. I had been sailing for almost two hours in about 15 knots of breeze in maybe four-foot choppy, and sometimes confused seas. The boat was doing great and I didn’t feel out of control or on the edge, but I felt REALLY slow. My crew insists our upwind speed was between 0 and 12 depending on wave sets, averaging about seven. For the first time as a skipper, I quit. It was bitter, like chewing a handful of Bayer aspirin. Mike and the rest of the FWYC folks did their best to wash that taste out of my mouth with free beer back on the beach – great hospitality! Muchas gracias!

Not sure what this does to the Trident overall results – anybody have a handle on that?

Hey John-

Did anyone get pics of the CFR20 under sail??? If so post some pics, ok

thom

I didn't see any spectator boats out, so I kind of doubt it - Hey Will, got any film on your new ride?

Nope, I didnt get any pics. I know we had fun sailing it. I do however have some wild GPS data.

I suspect now that Brian has the boat that it will make a few more appearances.