IOM FOURTH FALL EVENT RESULTS –SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER – MANSFIELD HOLLOW SITE
The tropical storm looked to put a good soaking on us Saturday, but it went to the West over PA and all we got was strong wind and a few drops here and there. Saturday was a good chance to sail in great #2 sailrig set winds (10-20mph) with challenging waves. The wind came in from the left (East/NE) which provided a long fetch and generated waves. The conditions were very frisky and tested our hardware and our thumbs to keep the boats pointed in the right direction. My biggest problems were completing a tack sometimes and it was difficult to make the first mark. Typically, one had to aim to give the mark 10 ft of clearance. By the time the boats arrived at the mark many were below it and had to tack again at the mark. After flying downwind in surfing mode and nearly spinning out making the downwind marks, sailing in normal winds will be boring.
Ron Rhault finally got some water in his hull. Maybe he will finally have to drill a drain hole in it. Dan Crowley had some mechanical problems so he decided to try out his new #3 Vector rig which I will call a Bikini rig (Two hankies tied to a pole). Surprisingly, it kept up with the #2 rigged boats after Dan was able to balance the sails. Dick Laffarque again suffered some hardware problems with his MIOMI. One thing that come obvious is that it takes a season of sailing to setup and find problems with a new boat and finally get the boat to perform well. Bob Shluger had a sheet break, but was able to repair it quickly. Yes, an exciting full day of racing..see results below:
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IOM 2 Sep 06 |
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race |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
sum |
max |
final |
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100 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
3 |
22 |
Jake Leo |
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10 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
37 |
6 |
31 |
Ron Rhault |
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27 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
39 |
7 |
32 |
Al Dion |
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23 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
62 |
7 |
55 |
Bob Shluger |
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98 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
75 |
8 |
67 |
Rich Ellis |
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69 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
80 |
8 |
72 |
Dan Crowley |
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55 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
90 |
8 |
82 |
Dick Laffargue |
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IOM CLUB FALL SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP 06 |
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7/29 |
8/12 |
8/26 |
9/2 |
9/16 |
10/7 |
10/28 |
TOTAL |
High |
Tot-High |
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Jake Leo |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
1 |
3 |
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Al Dion |
9 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
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17 |
9 |
8 |
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Ron Rhault |
3 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
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21 |
10 |
11 |
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Rich Ellis |
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