Model Yachting News • Week Ending September 11, 2021

Posted on by Paul McBride

Written by Mark Whitehead, Tim Wright
Editing Kathleen Whitehead
Photos by Paul McBride, Mark Whitehead, B.B. Wright
Layout & Photo Captions by Paul McBride
Games by Dave Perry

Just the Best
As we approach fall, we always anticipate some of the best sailing days of the season. The first Tuesday in September regatta did not disappoint. There was sunshine, cool temperatures, and a good breeze for the next-to-last official Soling regatta. Where did the summer go? It seems like we just got started. There’s only one more week of scored regattas, but a lot more sailing glides ahead — the water hasn’t started to harden yet! After September 16, we all can sort of relax because there’s no pressure to improve the season score — just “fun” sailing.

Quiz and Game Fun Page – Updated 9/10/2021

Skippers Memorial

All of the Sailor Class for the year sailed in Tuesday's regatta.

Videos and Photos

Previous Highlights

Score Sheets

US12, Soling Masters, Soling Sailors

The September 7 regatta brought out twenty-four skippers with ten in the Master Class and fourteen in the Sailor Class. Ten races were completed.

An interesting statistic proclaims that out of the fourteen skippers in the Sailor Class who have raced this season, only one has not achieved the required fifty-percent regatta participation to be eligible for the season awards.

Master Class Solings start a race.
Genie Ware received a photo certificate in honor of her first win.

In response to last week’s performances, Genie Ware and Ken Gerber were presented with their “First Win” awards for outstanding sailing.

Ken Gerber receives his first win certificate.
Tim Wright moves some buoys and gathers some weeds.
Tim Wright reviews some rules before the start of the regatta.
Tom Barstow 638 was today's Sailor Class winner.

Out on the Water
Tom Barstow took a gigantic leap to the top of the podium this week in the Sailor Class. Posting three wins and three seconds, he achieved winner of the day in his class. Our season leader, Steve Leker, was only two tenths behind, posting five wins and a second — a few high-scoring races made the difference.

Another strong showing from Ken Gerber earned him third place as he posted one win. Just six tenths behind in fourth place was Paul McBride with one win and three seconds. Joel Nelson sailed consistently enough to complete the top five.

Bruce Brown 55, Paul McBride 23, Al Stevens 978
Steve Leker 2112, Paul McBride 23, Ken Gerber 14, John Barstow 72, Joel Nelson 554 round the last mark.

Tim Wright was definitely challenged by his classmates, but he did manage a win in the Masters, taking first in five races. Just .56 points behind Tim, Don Cundy was in the groove, grabbing second in the regatta with three race wins. Always the competitor, Howard Germon pulled off two race wins to take the third spot. Battling right down to the wire, Dan Masessa placed fourth over Denis Boisvert by just .27 points. Not scored because they shared Al Posnack’s #111, Al and Eric Leitner were certainly in the thick of things taking one win each.

Joel Nelson 554 adjusts his sail.
Skip Koehler 2416 and Clint Wolcott 38 battle it out at the finish.

Dodging the Raindrops
On Thursday, September 9, the weather forecast was looking bad for US12 sailing. There was more than a 50 percent chance of rain and the prospect of little wind. Still, Tim Wright and Paul Wallace showed up early to see what might be possible. Don Cundy also arrived a little before 1:00 pm. They decided to put the boats in the water and sail short, informal races. John Simms came to see what was going on, and brought his boat. Anthony Quinn just came to see what was going on. Four sailors battled the lack of wind, the varied precipitation, and general gloom. It wasn’t the dream conditions we hoped for, but it was nice to have some fun sailing on a rainy day. Let’s hope next week is better for the group on the season’s last day of scored racing.

US12s sail on a much nicer day.
Join the fun!

Join the Fun
The season is still going strong, so folks are encouraged to stop by on Tuesday and Thursday at 1 PM to watch the action (weather permitting, of course), or Wednesday if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate on Tuesday or Thursday. Make sure you have your camera at the ready. And don’t forget Lily Pond in Gilford Sunday mornings at 9:00, weather permitting!

Upcoming events:

  • September 12, 2021 NH RC Laser Regatta, Bow Lake, Strafford NH
  • October 30, 2021 MinuteMan Footy Regatta, Nor’easter Footy Series Race 5, Rosemary Lake, Needham MA
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