SSA Summer I

The winds were cooperative and the temperature wasn't too hot for this one-day start to the Summer Series on Saturday, July 16. Things didn't look too promising on the way out to the race course, but after a 30 min postponement, racing got underway. We had a good turnout of 6 boats. Eric Hakanson and his crack crew came over from the Potomac, and Craig Cobbum with Leigh Cramer, an AU student, and her BF, put his new boat in the water for the first time. There was a slight delay while Craig ran to APS to get the two bolts that hold the mast in the mast step, which apparently didn't convey when he bought the boat. Russ Roberts with only Donya Shakiba aboard kept up with the pack, and the Kellys found some new spinnaker excitement.

The racing was good as the southerly picked up throughout the day. Joe Friebele walked away with 3 wins; Mark Whitson was second with 8 points and Craig had 9. Now it's on to Summer II and III this weekend, July 24, with a party after the racing on Saturday.