End of Season Party at Angie's

Dress Your Worst  CLASH YOUR OUTFIT

Hosts Angie and Bob served a great dinner followed by ping pong in the renovated rec room

Mark Rother sporting checked shorts with party shirt.  Mark brought his coconut rum and tropical mixer.

Dave Kelly in orange

Chris in traditional Napali garb

Stu and Shirley.  They almost look normal.

Janet Kreutzer-- We all agreed that she looked the worst - hence the best at this party.

Bob Morris looking his worst.  Bob also took the prize.

Chef Bob at work .

 

 

 

 

 

The Men

The competition begins.  Angie wins the first game against Chris.

Mark ruled the table.

 

 

 

Hit and Run Ping Pong

Late night bloomers at Stu's

Late night bloomer and late night bloomer

Look for Fall Schedule on next blog

Day Sailer Women Defend their Title for the 3rd Year in a Row

Women's Challenge at Boca Ciega Yacht Club, May 9, 2015

The Day Sailer Women once again prove their superiority.  Racing Peter Kvasnidks S2 7.9,
 Bounder II, they horizoned the fleet for the 3rd year in a row.  Chris Kelly skippered and once again had the hot shot crew of Angie Stirien, Janet Kreutzer and Lil Epstein.

Bounder II

It is just a big dinghy!

Closing Day May 17, 2015

Day Sailer Fleet 123 finishes their 2014-15 Racing Season with Four Great Races!

It was a small fleet that day.  We drifted for about an hour and then a beautiful sea breeze came in at about 10 knots.  We had some close racing.

The Bob Team drifting around before the wind came in.  Stu and Andy are in the background.

The Kelly Team adrift as well.

That is all on the pics.  Took tons but oops!
A few of us dined together at Naughty Nancy's after the racing.  Until next season---opening in September.  Look for the new schedule to be posted.  Work on you boats and get them pretty and fast for next season.

Balmy and Windy for 4/25/15 Fleet Races

Warm southerly winds up to 15 made April 25th a great race day!

Looks like Bob in the background is the only one working.

Lunch first

Bob Morris packing the spinnaker

Janet & Bruce preparing for the races.

Dave Kelly showing off his fancy control panel.

The Kreutzers and the Bobs warming up before the start

Looks like Mark and Lil in the lead with the Bobs trailing.  It must the Kelly's getting a rare shot from behind--haha.

Bob is dousing the spinnaker after the finish.

     (Sorry about the lack of pictures.  I had a lot but they were mostly of water.  Some things went a little wrong today).

Lil had a great dinner for the sailors and our new friend Don.  She made an amazing Mexican fare.
Her famous cheese cake was served to celebrate Angie and Bruce's birthdays.  Happy Birthday you two!  Stu and Shirley-- we missed you.

 Next races: 
Sunday May 3 at Belleair Causeway.  (Saturday is the Gulf races)

 Saturday, May 9th the Day Sailer Women are defending their two time championship in the Women's Challenge, formally known as the Bikini Cup.  They will once again be sailing Bounder II, an S2 7.9                 

 Sunday May 17 at Belleair Causeway (last race of the season)  on the 16th Janet and                      Chris will be competing in the Florida State Women's Sunfish Regatta at Davis Island.

                      

Fleet Racing April 11, 2015

Started out with little wind - finished with lots of wind.

Where is the fancy mast head fly?  Bob Holsinger, the birthday boy and Bob Morris and Dave Kelly

 

Lil packing the chute

Drifting to the start

Waiting for the wind

Mark and Stu up ahead.  A nice breeze came in but we had to adjust the course for the shift.

 

 The photographer was slipping today.  No pictures of the Bobs on the water.  Next time.

Next Race--- Saturday April 25

Special Day-- May 9.  The Women's Challenge (really the Bikini Cup)  The Day Sailer women will be defending their two terms as Champions on the S2 thanks to Peter.

Happy 80th Birthday to Stu Smith

Stu turns 80.  It is not every day that your sailing buddy turns 80.  And he still kicks our butts!

Stu sporting the party hat with his wife Shirley

Stu in the center flanked by competitor Janet and his crew Andy.

Stu still in party hat!

Paula (windlass), Ken and Lil

Crew Andy and his wife Lynn

Bruce and Janet

Ken and Paula

The gang celebrating Stu's coming of age.  Keep on Sailing Captain!

 Happy Birthday to Stu

and

to Bob Holsinger

Michelob One-Design Mid-Winters

Day Sailer Mid-Winters March 20,21 and 22, 2015

     As always Sarasota Sailing Squadron hosted a great regatta.  They provided three days of sunshine and nice afternoon sea breezes. Though it took a while to find the course on the first day, it proved to be a good spot.  It was far from the windward shore which gave time for some waves to build which made for fun sailing.  Only down side was our lack of participation.  There were five boats total including Bob and Leslie Damon who came from Virginia to race. 

Welcome back to Florida Bob & Leslie

We also met some new friends.  Ted and Nancy Sojka came from Iowa and partied with us for the weekend.  Maybe next year you will bring your boat.

Ted & Nancy from LaCrosse Sailing Club

Our old friends from Sarasota, Joe, Wendy and Jerry.  Thanks Joe and Wendy for the great job on race committee.  Next year they will have their boat ready to race with us.

Some great racing!

Bob and Angie warming up.

Janet & Bruce

Bob & Leslie in their pretty boat.

Mark and Lil

Chris and Dave are somewhere.

Looks like Bob and Leslie in front

Mark and Lil finished and dousing

Nice!

Bob & Leslie

Angie is there working the spinnaker.  You can see her arm.

Janet and Bruce

Captain Bob keeping his feet dry

A happy sailing couple

Party Time

Bob and Leslie's traveling bar

Results & Awards

3rd Place Bob & Leslie Damon

2nd Place Mark Rother and Lil Epstein

1st Place Chris & Dave Kelly

The Kelly's won the Bacchanalian Trophy for being first to the windward mark in the first race

"Youth gives us Love & Roses

While Age leaves us Friends & Wine

There were a few mishaps on the race course.  Day 1, none of us could find the race course.  On Day 2, Bob and Leslie broke the main sheet block but managed to finish the 4th race anyway but had to withdraw from the fifth.  Bruce and Janet figured out why they had so much helm on one tack.  Apparently they had some one sided wing keel action going on-- not too fast.

Stu-- we have work for you!

Joe gave them a loaner board for the next day which got stuck in the trunk on the way out.  No problem-- Janet dove under the boat and pulled it out manually.  They were not going to miss a third race because of equipment failure.  Way to go!

 

Styling with her buff

Before the end of the weekend we stopped at the bait shop which was rumored to have great burgers.  All true.

The annual group photo

Mark's Name for 2015

What will next years name be?







Pictures sent from others

That's Chris & Dave

Janet and Chris

Mark and Lil