NEWS

This year’s J24 Midsound Regatta was another success with our own team of Phil Walters and Glenn Suss taking first place honors with their crew aboard DOUBLE VISION. The weather for the weekend was questionable with little or no wind expected in the midst of an August like heat wave hitting us in early June. Temperatures in the 90’s were expected and it looked like we were in for two days of bobbing and baking midsound. Saturday we all made it out in the early morning fog to locate the Race Committee where we waiting for a postponement and then eventually an abandonment due to no wind. Although RC determined that wind was expected to roll in around 4pm they made the right call to get us out of the heat with hopes that Sunday would be better. Sunday morning began without the fog and with a light breeze it looked like we would at least get a few races in and have a regatta. Regatta PRO Roy Sherman through a few quick windward/leeward’s at us to make sure we had a regatta. When the wind held he gave us 4 more races for the maximum number of races allowed for the regatta – 6 races.

The competition was very close and seconds separated the finishes in each of the races. The team of Double Vision after the first tune-up race honed in on the conditions and smoked the fleet with four bullets and a second taking first place overall. Blue Moon from Noroton YC sailed an excellent regatta and finished second. The Z twins (NA champs and winners in just about every other event they have entered the past year) were merely human this weekend and took third in a very closely contested battle for the final spot.

Thanks to CYC and LHYC for their continued support of this event and to Roy Sherman our PRO, Chris Schneider RC on chase boat and Eric, Jared and other friends who volunteered their time to make this regatta a success.

On a final note, the RC finished with an upwind (westerly) finish so that our entry from NYC could start their long trip back home. After we finished hauling out boats and settled in for a drink at CYC we were hit with a huge storm front that brought plenty of lightening and gusts in the 40’s. We all wondered how our friends from NYC were faring. We heard the next morning that the team from NYC too far from any port to take refuge when the storm hit, kept sails up, stayed the course and happily made it home safe and sound.

Congratulations to this years winners - 1st - Zeleski Bros. on Twins - 2nd - Glenn Suss/Phill Walters on Double Vision and 3rd - Aidan Glackin on Mental Floss. Many thanks to our RC of Roy Sherman and Christopher Schneider with help from Jared and Rich Correll. Thanks also to Scott Harrison our District Governor for his assistance. Sorry I could not be with you as planned - but a fractured foot slowed me down this week. I also need to thank Glen Suss whose assistance with the registrations and organizing this event was paramount. Thank you everyone who came out this weekend and made the 2007 Midsound Regatta a success. See at the next Regatta!!

RESULTS

2005 MidSound Results.xls

SLIDE SHOW OF 2005 MIDSOUND REGATTA