Inquiring minds want to know

I expect a call in a little while to find out (I'm not there). It's very warm (low 80's) and breezy right now (10-15...maybe more on the lake) - it's a little odd to have it so incredibly warm AND breezy this time of year but it looks like this is set to repeat all weekend. It was light earlier this afternoon but picked up at about 1pm. I'll update as soon as I hear anything.

I'm going out in a powerboat to the race course tomorrow - will get some pics.

3 races in today - they just got off the water. 10-15 with some higher gusts. I20's, F17's, F18's in one start...not sure if there was a different course or different start for the other boats. 18 F18s on the line. Alex and Nigel scored with three bullets on the new Nacra leaving the rest to duke it out for 2nd down. Mike Krantz and David Lennard scored (I think) a 2, 4, 4 on the older Nacra. No details yet on the rest of the racing.

Hey Thanks ! I didn't have that picture of springfever yet.

Wouter

No Problem, WH

Got a couple more to post, was great to meet you in 02

Tom

Indeed it was great to meet everybody and have a face go with the credit. I'm sure it was like-wise in reverse !

If you have more pics lke this one then I would love to have them.

Regards

Wouter

Wouter are you in the pic? If so which one?

If Wouter is in the pic, he must be the one at far left, because all the Dutch men I have met are very tall. (I do not know why they are tall.)

Wouter is far left, then Tom, then some guy trying to snake Tom's wife, then Tom's Wife Suzy...so who's the snake?

Mary, over there the men are all tall, the women are all good looking and all the children are above average!

back to the racing....

The temperature was in the upper 80's and the breeze 10-15 with some gusts today. I was following some of the action from a chase boat and took over 160 pictures. In the F18 fleet, Nigel and Alex took another three bullets (there were at least 3 races today...maybe 4) and Mark Smith was consistantly leading the I20 fleet until a rudder broke while sailing upwind. They had one general recall today but most of the starts were very clean. One Isotope lost his rig and there were a few capsizes. Pictures available from www.teamseacats.com

Jake:

Link to photos is bad.

Doug

GGRRRT! Jake, way to be a tease!
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That is one HELL of a spinnaker pole on the Hobie 14!!

Doug

just got home.

It was a fun spring fever. In fact, this has to rate as one of the best regattas ever. Great wind, great committee, great racing, and great party!

To tired to write anything right now. I have an odd hankerin for some aluminum. Hrmm... midnight snack maybe.

That's a Formula 14 rig. Actually, it's smaller than maximum allowable on an F14, but as big as you'd want on a H14. It carries a roller-furling reacher that can be used down-wind, and even upwind in very light airs. Last year light air prevailed and the H14s did very well agaist the Mystere 4.3s. Often times they seemed to be the only things moving around on the lake.

I am getting a Mystere 4.3 at Slip to Ship. Don't know f the Formula 14 or sailing much in Div 6 yet? Maybe i will make it to Spring Fever next year? Who knows. Look forward to learning spinnaker on this little boat and teaching Ashleigh (grand daughter in old avatar photo with me) she is 12 now to helm.

Doug Snell
Hobie 17
Suhfish
Soon to be Myster 4.3
www.tcdyc.com

Where is the bad link? ... oh I got it...fixed.

Large photos are there too - click on "all sizes" and you can download the big versions.

P.S. I used to get all upset when the photographer wouldn't keep the horizon level...but that's a PITA trying to keep the camera still while moving on a 16' power boat!

P.S. I used to get all upset when the photographer wouldn't keep the horizon level...but that's a PITA trying to keep the camera still while moving on a 16' power boat! [/quote]
ain't that the truth

Jake,
Thanks for the pictures! It looks like it was a great regatta!

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