What an outstanding day, weatherwise, for the first race day of the 2010 season — sunny skies, a high of 75 degrees, and gentle breezes made for Bermuda shorts attire and fun conversations. Erich Hesse and his ace Albacore RC crew got off three races in somewhat challenging wind conditions — a 9 MPH southerly at the start of the first race, but dying off to an ESE at 3 MPH at 2 PM, then coming back up later in the afternoon, reaching 12 MPH at 6 PM, well after we were off the water. The river flow was slightly below normal for this time of year, at 12,500 CFS (gage height 4.2 ft) and the water temperature was 62 degrees. Low tide was at 1:42 PM; High tide at 7:31 PM. 8 Lightnings came out, along with 3 Hobies, 2 Albacores, and a Flying Scot. Results after the break:
| Pl | Sail | Skipper | 1 | 2 | Av |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7460 | William E. Buck | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 7943 | Dan Miller | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pl | Sail # | Skipper | 1 | 2 | Av |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16989 | Keith Strasser | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 66167 | Bolton | 2 | 4\DNF | 3 |
| 3 | 91973 | Carre | 3 | 4\DNF | 3.5 |
| Pl | Sail # | Skipper | 1 | 2 | 3 | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14566 | Frank Gallagher | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 15142 | Nabeel Alsalam | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 14553 | Rick Welch | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3.667 |
| 4 | 15256 | Jeff Storck | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | 7603 | Robert Astrove | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.333 |
| 6 | 15195 | Pat McGee | 9\DNS | 5 | 3 | 5.667 |
| 7 | 15228 | David Thompson | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6.667 |
| 8 | 14100 | Red Fehrle | 9\DNS | 8 | 6 | 7.667 |
RC Crew:
Erich Hesse, PRO
Mike Heinsdorf
Emily Maher