Chrome, leather, and a pink tiara: Skipper Red Fehrle
The Annual Fleet 50 Party was Saturday February 8. We had a great party at Mama's. 54 people came and we handed out lots of prizes. We also elected a new slate of officers headed by Jeff Storck as Fleet Captain. Full report.
Annual Report for 2002 submitted to ILCA for publication in the Yearbook.
PRSA Annual Party on Saturday November 16. Mark your calendar.
GARY JOBSON SEMINAR: THE RACING EDGE on Saturday November 23. 1:30 to 4:30 at the Chart Room, Potomac Landing Restaurant, Washington Sailing Marina. Limited seating, reservations required, $25. (All the seats have been filled but email me if you'd like to get on the waiting list.) The flyer. The full lecture outline. Who is Gary Jobson? Reservations to Nabeel.Alsalam@verizon.net or 703 356-6032 or 202 225-2639).
VAGABOND SAILOR FINDS A HOME by Phil Rowan
FLEET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES completed on November 3. Like the New York Yankees, Frank Gallagher is a dynasty and wins again. Pat McGee worked through some bad days with persistence and good humor to take this year's runner-up. Over the year 23 boats participated. The final results.
FALL SUNDAY SERIES completed on November 3. Drew Hudson & Sousan Arafeh win it. Second goes to Pat McGee, Jill Williamson and Ian MacLeod. Third goes to Jeff Storck, and Craig Huzway. Fourth goes to Rick Welch and Denise Malueg. 18 boats participated in the series. 10 did half or more of the races. FINAL RESULTS
BLOODY RUDDER SERIES completed with the Borderline regatta. Nabeel did 8 of these regattas and the ACCs to win the first annual award of this Fleet 50 traveler's perpetual trophy. The trophy and its rules.
BORDERLINE REGATTA on October 26 and 27. 25 boats competed. Harry Keith and Joe Anderson from our fleet went. Because of the low water level on Kerr Lake, they sailed on Lake Gaston this year. Jill Williamson crewed for Jamie Brickell. They came in 5th.
FRIGIT DIGIT REGATTA at SSA on October 19 and 20. 47 boats competed in this regatta. From Fleet 50 Frank, Pat, Nabeel, Red, Joe Anderson, and Harry Keith competed. Frank kept his boat upright and got a 6 in the last race. Pat capsized and broke his mast in two places in the first race. Nabeel capsized but self rescued with this spinnaker flying in the shrouds in the 3rd race. Red with Mike Beaver and Amee Devine got a very respectable 23 in the 3rd race. Harry got a 25 in race 3. Joe got a 34 in race 2. Needless to say, we struggled. Here are the results.
HELMS REGATTA SATURDAY OCTOBER 5. 6 skippers from the PRSA fleets will competed against each other in 6 match races sailed in Lasers, Albacores, and Lightnings. Thacher Tiffany from our fleet and the Lasers won all six of his races and won the regatta. Defending champions, Drew Hudson, won 4 races to tie for second. His 3 capsizes didn't help his cause. More details & pictures
FALLS SERIES #6 is complete. 8 boats came out for #6; Jeff took 3 bullets. 12 boats came out for #5, 10 boats came out for #4. The wind was whachy the the course shallow. 15 boats came out for #3 but the wind died and didn't come back. Back on shore, we compensated with a great picnic. 9 boats were there for #2 while 2 more went to the Solomons Regatta. Everyone was rewarded with a beautiful day and 10-15 knot breezes. Drew won it but the PRO noted how everyone was overlapped at the finished. 11 boats were there on the first day despite the dreary weather. Frank won it but there was a lot of competition behind him. RESULTS SO FAR
Chrome,
leather,
and
a
pink
tiara:
Skipper
Red
Fehrle
SOLOMON'S
INVITATIONAL
REGATTA,
SEPTEMBER
21
&
22.
It
was
an
absolutely
spectacular
weekend.
15
Lightnings
and
34
total
boats
from
all
classes
competed.
Frank
took
3rd
in
a
tie-breaker.
Nabeel
was
6th
after
being
in
9th
at
the
end
of
day
1.
Jamie
Brickell
had
4
bullets
and
a
3rd
to
win
it
handily.
The
results.
Nabeel
(14096)
has
won
the
pin
but
it
seems
the
boat
end
is
favored.
Frank
(14019)
is
almost
buried.
68th Annual PRESIDENT'S CUP & 9th Annual LEUKEMIA CUP, September 7 & 8. Twenty six boats competed. Frank Gallagher, Skip Hirsh, and Christry Lavigne won the regatta handily. Nabeel Alsalam, Russ Roberts, and Scott Bradford took third. Pat and Drew tied with 30 points but Pat won the tie breaker. Full results. Looking up river at all the boats PICTURES OF LIGHTNINGS
HAVRE DE GRACE REGATTA, August 24-25 was hosted by the newly reconstituted Fleet 192. In the end, Nabeel's was the only Fleet 50 boat and he placed 7th -- but was on an upward trend toward the end of the regatta taking a second in the last race. Cathy Bleakly) crewed for Todd and placed 5th. C.J. Fisher was there on Saturday but I didn't see her Sunday. Winding up the Fleet 50 participation was Ian MacLeod who crewed for Vince T., a Havre De Grace sail maker.
SWEET CORN REGATTA, August 3-4 at the Susquehanna Yacht Club near York, PA. The String Theory Team (Jeff Storck, and Hayden Smith) start at the favored end, round the offset mark, and bring home first place hardware! Wolf (Pat McGee & Ben Kuykendall) bring home fifth place hardware. Jeff's report.
ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS, July 26, 27 & 28, Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association. Fleet 50 gets spanked. Frank finishes 39th, Nabeel 43th, Pat 45th, etc. The website & results
Third Annual Down River Cruise. June 23. We had a great time. Here is Joe's write-up.
DIXIE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS at Fishing Bay on June 8 & 9. John Butler finished 7th and qualified for the North American Championships. The rest of us will do better next time! (Frank 11th, Nabeel 14th, etc.) Results
BLACK SEAL CUP at the Hampton Yacht Club on June 1 & 2. Joe Buszkowski from Virginia Beach won the regatta with a string of bullets. Nabeel sailing with Jim Dillard's nephew Clark came in second.
