CLUB SPRING SERIES REGATTA FIVE   14JUNE 08

            This regatta brought some good news to the club. Dick Laffargue was able to repair his IOM and get it back on the water with no mishaps; and surprise of surprises, Greg Vasileff showed up with BULLET, Charlie Rutan’s boat. Charlie was a major winner in our club and died a few years ago. Bullet was his steadfast mount, with which Charlie was able to best most challengers. Greg had not participated in our racing program for some time, but somehow he felt compelled to bring BULLET out of retirement to join in the fray once more. To complete the story, BULLET and Greg were able to sweep the dust off and put in a convincing win. I am sure that Charlie would have been proud of this result.  The rest of us mere mortals just tried our best to make way in light winds and warm weather. It does take a special talent to One, retrim their boat for light conditions and Two, be able to sense where the wind comes from in light conditions. I, for one, am “color blind” to sensing wind direction. I have no idea where the wind is coming from. It does not make the telltails move; the water surface does not have ripples, the sails do not fill. Ah, the mysteries of life.

NEXT REGATTA  -  MANSFIELD HOLLOW SITE  - 28 JUNE

WE have had five races now this season, with only IOMs to contend.  Ron Rhault suggested that our club should spend some time concentrating on the STARs, since the nationals are coming up in August in Mystic. We have three or four skippers with STARs who need the practice. So we agreed that for a while we should be sailing the STARs along with the IOMs. So if you have a STAR show up next race on the 28^th with your STAR to play with us. The big STAR events are:

August 9^th   Housatonic club   Region One STAR Championship regatta at Hopbrook Park