2009 Shipwrights Regatta results

A calm morning and forecast for the first WBF Regatta of the New Year, meant a few folks skipped the skippers meeting, but with this race especially, "the more, the merrier".  

Myron Gauger provides the following report:

19 boats signed up at the skipper's meeting, more showed up on the water and a few scratched before the start.   The skipper's self-selected to participate in a "Cruising" or "Racing" class with 10 choosing Racing and 9 choosing Cruising. According to the report, "It seems a good way to class for this race."

A course with the windward mark to the north was set since what little wind there was often was from that direction. For 2 hours there was not enough wind for a start. Just as we were beginning discuss abandoning the race, a breeze started building from the Southeast. Jack & Elizabeth Becker in "Emaline" were kind enough to move one tet a quarter mile for the windward mark, while the mark boat shifted another tet and moved the starting pin to other side of the committee boat. Meanwhile an announcement was made to the fleet & within a short period the racing began. Perhaps due to the long delay, some boats withdrew and several boats that had chosen to sail in the "Racing" group took the first start with the "Cruising" group.

Results of the "Cruising" class (once around the rather short Course):
1 Mwal 34:45 (time on course)
2 Karis 36:54
3 Tern 37:13
4 Puffin 38:19
5 Crusoe 40:28
6 Tang 41:38
7 Truant 42:40
8 Mariposa 44:46
9 Sockdolager 45:46
10 Siah 49:37
11 Eider 57:02

Results of the "Racing" class (twice around the same course)
1 Lucky 51:47 (time on course)
2 Oden 54:19
3 The Wizard 54:23
4 Stepn Annie 1:01:33
5 unknown tbird 1:03:22
6 Pacemaker 1:04:42
7 Tzieu 1:07:15
8 Eastwind 1:15:19
9 No Name 1:18:37

Awards:

Fastest Boat on Course: Lucky

Fastest "Cruising" boat: Mwal

The Hook (saltiest): Eider

Directional helmet: Tzieu (started with Cruising class then restarted with Racing class.

Wack-o-matic (crew who spends the most effort getting nowhere) Once the wind started everyone moved along quite well so the attendees decided to give this award to Comet, the committee boat.

Taku Award (first wooden boat to start): Truant

Van Hope Award (youngest crew): Tang

WB Festival Sweatshirt (most PTMTA on board): Crusoe

WB Festival Boat Exhibit (fun, generosity, & seamanship): Crusoe

Race committee:
Principle Race Officer: David Burrows
Mark Boat: Martha J with Anthony Francis & David Kellum
Committee Boat: Comet with Vern at helm
Other members: Carol Baker, Martha Pfanshmidt, Myron Gauger

Mark your calendars for 19th Shipwrights Regatta, February 6, 2010!  Congratulations racers, volunteers and 2009 sponsor Freyja Boatworks!