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PRSA Fall Sunday Series # 4, Sunday October 5. Eric Johnson was PRO, with an ace RC crew provided by the Lightnings. The AccuWeather forecast called for partly sunny skies with winds from the west at 5 - 7 MPH, but we got much better than that -- northwesterly winds at 9 - 10 MPH, except for a lull during the second race. With beautiful clear skies and bright sunshine and a high of 75 degrees we thoroughly enjoyed racing -- and got in four races before it was time to come in. Five Albacores joined 4 Buccs and 11 Lightnings for a great fall day on the water. Results. PRSA Fall Sunday Series # 3, Sunday September 28. Many Albacores and Lightnings really wanted to sail, and RC was ready to set up a course, but there was no wind. While the AccuWeather forecast called for northwesterly winds 6 - 8 MPH, we actually had winds 0 - 2 MPH from multiple directions at several readings between 9:30 AM and noon. At 11:30 the remaining assembled skippers and crew voted to abandon racing for the day. While a southerly did come up after 1 PM, it was not steady, and it never exceeded 6 MPH, and it was accompanied by a warm rain, heavy at times. Next week it will be better. Results. PRSA Fall Sunday Series # 2, Sunday September 21. A tough day to be on the water if you were interested in sailing fast -- as in racing -- with winds from the north; east; and south, varying between calm and 5 MPH, but the Lightning RC pulled it off and got in two races before giving up on the day. Results. SMSA Small Boat Invitational, Solomons, Saturday and Sunday, September 20 - 21. Congratulations to Buccaneer skippers Jeff Neurauter and Bryan Lanier who placed first and second respectively in a 13-boat Bucc fleet. Martin Howell in his Interlake placed second in the Portsmouth class racing, coming in second behind a local Albacore. David Thompson placed 8th in the Lightning class. PRSA Fall Sunday Series # 1, Sunday September 14. What a delightful day for the first Sunday of our Fall 2008 PRSA Sunday series! The breezes were actually from the south to SSE, allowing RC to set a nice long windward-leeward course right in the middle of the river, with the windward mark parallel to the end of the airport's Runway 32, and the leeward mark about a mile north of that. We sailed 3 nice races in 10 MPH breezes before it was time to come in. Race Committee was provided by the Lightnings, with David Thompson as PRO. 11 Lightnings sailed with 9 Albacores, 3 Cats and 2 Buccs. Results here. President's Leukemia Cup 2008 -- September 6 and 7. The remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna came through the area on Saturday, and we did not race that day. On Sunday, the winds were from the NW at 9 MPH in the morning, but became light and variable in the afternoon. 3 races were sailed on the upper course, 4 on the lower course. Our sincere thanks to Jennifer Parrow, chair of the PRSA Regatta Organizing Committee, who worked diligently all spring and summer to keep us in the loop with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society while at the same time running PRSA's Regatta Organizing Committee. Jennifer was also a member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Event Organizing Committee, and served as well on the Fundraising sub-committee. Thanks so much, Jennifer! Congratulations are also in order to Jennifer for being PRSA's top fundraiser! Way to go, Jen! Here are results. More scoop to be posted soon. Leukemia Cup Fundraising tops $170,000! The 2008 Leukemia Cup fundraisers raised more than $170,000 this year. Way to go, sailors! Here are details. New Procedures for Operating the 16' Carolina Skiff! We continue to have issues with the ethanol in the gasoline causing the carburetor to gum up, making the engine difficult to start and to keep running at idle. We are working on new refueling and operating procedures that we hope will keep this from happening, but in the mean time the 16 is OFF LIMITS to all PRSA users. More 2008 reports. Read 2007 reports |
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PRSA Fall Sunday
Series # 5, Sunday October 12. Steve
Kistler is PRO, with RC provided by the Hamptons. The long-range
weather forecast looks good -- mostly sunny and pleasant with a high
of 75 degrees, with southeasterly winds at 6 - 12 MPH. The river flow
is normal for this time of year, at 2,200 CFS (gage height 2.9 ft) and
the water temperature is a seasonal 66 degrees. Low tide will be at
1:17 PM. Let's get out there!