John Van Voorhis, Nic Bogren, Kyra Tallon, and Nick Allen ran the races. The wind was light which could have resulted in no races or few races, which plagued the earlier fall series, but they were able to get off four races — good for them!
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2025 Fall Series #1 – September 7
Nabeel Alsalam, Maryann Gallagher, Eva Hogan, and Kaitlyn Lucey was your RC. The winds were light and from the north or northwest. Being optimistic, we set up a pretty long course for the first race, but the wind was light and it took almost an hour and a half for all the sailor to complete the course. We pulled in the windward mark for the second race but the winds fell to almost nothing. So we shortened the race at the 2nd windward mark.
After the racing, the sailors congregated in the grove. Lee Mullins brought chilli and hot dogs were plentiful on the grill. It was a pleasant afternoon and, of course, the breeze seemed to pick up.
2025 June 15 Spring Series
John Van Voorhis and team ran the races. The day started off with challenges: 19’s battery was low, and the pee tube wasn’t producing. And none of the inflators were working. So initially racing was cancelled. But then Witt came to the rescue to blow up the marks and clear the pee tube. Racing was re-instated.
The winds were from the N and NE.
2025 June 1 Spring Series
Nelson Pemberton and team ran the races. Barney Harris was running the mark boat. It was day 2 of the Lightning Doc Gilbert Potomac Cup.
The winds were from the west and shots of breeze were coming in from both the left and right. At one point the wind went way right but by the end of the day it had shifted way left.
The Lightning class saw a very skewed start line that was difficult to lay on starboard. That created a mix of strategies from trying to start on port, coming down the line on starboard but tacking to port before the gun, to dip starts. Chaos ensued at the pin.
2025 May 18 Spring Series
2025 May 11 Spring Series
Nabeel & team of Aaron Boesenecker, John Van Voorhis, and Cathy Clarke were ready but the wind wasn’t there. At 10 there was about 2 or 3 knots of winds. The tide was ebbing reinforcing the river current which would have made it difficult to sail up current. So Nabeel postponed on shore for an hour. Around 11 Aaron & John went out to the river–the wind near the launch area can be more than out on the river due to a near shore thermal. They found even less wind and then it shut down. Racing was cancelled for the day.
2025 May 4 Spring Series
Stew Harris and Laura Albert ran the races from the line boat.
It was a breezy day but not too breezy. The Albacores were in Annapolis doing the Helly Hansen regatta.
2025 April 27 Spring Series
Lloyd Leonard and his team were ready, but there was too much wind–Barney wasn’t there. We decided not to sail.
2025 Spring Series – April 6
Frank Gallagher and John Van Voorhis ran the signal boat. Dana Howe and Natalie Rehberger ran the mark boat. It was a windy start to the sailing season.
2024 Fall Series #8 (Nov 3) & Provisional Series Scores
Stew Harris Dave Huber, and team ran the races I wasn’t there but I think it was another light air day.
The Day’s Results:
The Provisional Fall Series Results (RC duty requirement and RDG for that duty have not been applied): (Notice of Race)