Day Sailer Fleet 123

     Blue skies, 80 degrees, aqua water and an 8-12 knot easterly. Since the wind was good we sailed near Compass Island to set up the race course. We ended up with 7 boats when the Plessners joined us on the course. Mike Richardson was also out there with his crew Kirk. Come on Scott. We want you out there!

     Shifty and dying winds made for lots of lead changes and really close roundings and finishes- too close at times. I believe there was some contact out there! After a 180 degree shift with a nice sea breeze, we readjusted the course and had two more races in good wind for a total of 5 races.
Great Day was had by All.


Bruce and Janet cruising along between races

Dave Kelly

Bob and Angie

Stu and Bob

Mike and Kirk

Bruce and Janet flying their new spinaker

Janet getting ready to douse

Lil- the human pole

Plessners with white spinaker in lead-- Actually who took that picture? The Kelly's were in the lead.

Bruce and Janet leading with their new spinaker


Don't Jump!

After racing we all cleaned up and met for dinner at the Mandarine Ivory Chinese Restaurant. They set us up in our own room. I guess they thought we were a bunch of roudy sailors. Good food, good water (even the Kelly's didn't order beer), and good discussion. Hank joined us for dinner. He skipped the sailing because of bad back pain. We missed you and Bob on the course.

Nice wink Hank!

Dave and Chris

Bruce and Janet

Bob's Birthday Bash

Happy Birthday Bob.

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron once again hosted the mid-winters March 21, 22 and 23 2014.
Also sailing on the Day Sailer Course were the Albacore Fleet, the Flying Scots and the Windmills.
Unlike the normal Sarasota 20 knot winds for the mids, Day 1 was light and fluky at 5-10 maybe. There were many lead changes on the first leg but the most coveted prize is the Dacchanalian Trophy which goes to the team who is the first around the windward mark in the first race of the series. All the teams must supply a bottle of wine and the winner gets all the wine and the trophy. They always share.

This year Bob and Leslie Damon from Virginia won the honor. The trophy reads

"Youth gives us love and roses while age gives us friends and wine".

Bob and Leslie first to the windward mark in the first race

Their traveling bar

Results

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Place
Kelly	3	1	1	1	2	3	(4)	2	2	1	1	17	1
Rother	1	2	3	2	(6)	2	2	1	1	2	5	21	2
Damon	(5)	3	2	4	1	1	1	3	3	4	2	24	3
Holsinger	4	4	(6)	3	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	38	4
Epstein	2	(6)	4	5	5	4	5	5	6	6	6	48	5
Kreutzer	(6)	5	5	6	3	6	6	6	5	5	3	50	6

First Place - Chris and Dave Kelly on "Swamp Thing"

Second Place- Mark Rother and Lil Epstein on "Hound Dog"

Third Place - Bob and Leslie Damon on "Jamaican Me Crazy"

We had 5 races on Day 1. Kelly's were ahead with 6, Rother was 2 behind with 8 and the Damon's another 2 behind with 10. Day 2 brought us to the North Course, but again the wind was light and the water was choppy. The Damon's started out the day with two bullets and Mark finished the day with two bullets. Day 2 put Mark in the lead by 1, Kelly's second and the Damon's close behind. Day 3 was almost cancelled because of no wind but the Albacores and the Day Sailers went out and a beautiful sea breeze came in at about 10 knots. Luck was with the Kelly's on the last day. They got two bullets which secured first place. Mark had a second on the first race and the second race was neck and neck on the downwind. Foul trouble put him out of the running for first. The Damon's took a second, and after his turns Mark ended up with a 5th but still good enough for an overall 2nd place.

Bob and Angie