Bob Astrove came to the marina to sail but there was no RC. He and his crew stepped in and ran the races. Thank you, Bob!
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2017 Spring Series #5 – May 14
The RC (Jim Antonovich, Leigh Boyle and Yates Dowell) ran three races in the cove today with winds typically about 12 out of the NNW with frequent higher gusts. The wind oscillated between W and N every few minutes all day. We got off the course early before the really hard gusts came in. A beautiful sunny day.
The Lightnings were at Leesylvania for their 33rd Doc Gilbert Potomac Cup Regatta
2017 Spring Series #4 – April 30
Aaron Boesenecker ran the RC. It started off light and then died completely. Many of us rafted up and waited for the RC to cancel racing for the day. But, no…. The wind filled in beautifully from the south.
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2017 Spring Series #3 – April 23
We got more practice in light air sailing which seems to require 1) patience and 2) and zen with the wind and current. The wind was loosely speaking from the northeast and after dying it usually, but not always, came back from the east. In the Lightning class, Bob Astrove showed off how good he is in these light conditions.
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2017 Spring Series #2 – April 9
Bob Astrove ran the RC. He commented: “As you can see we did not have a lot of boats, but a beautiful day. 5 to 10 from the south.”
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2017 Spring Series #1 – April 2
Opening day was a light air day. The executive board treated the sailors to a post-race BBQ.
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2017 Capital City Laser Regatta
10 races. Will Summers wins.
2016-2017 Laser Frostbite Series Cumulative Total
Len Guenther wins the series with Will Summers, Farley Will, and Tom Hutton in the chase.
Congratulations to Will Summers for winning our endurance award this year with the most races sailed!
Upcoming Events
Summer Wednesday night sailing: gather around the crane/dock area around 5:30 each Wednesday for informal sailing/racing in the cove. If you’re new, don’t hesitate to introduce yourself to the PRSA sailors that you see there!
Our PRSA Fall Series racing will start on September 13.
Capital City Laser Regatta 2015 – Results
Chris Bolton with the help of Lindsay Bach ran the line boat while Bill Kleysteuber & Frank Gallagher ran the mark boat. The water was so low in the river from the previous two days of strong northerly winds that Chris was forced to set us up in the cove. The wind was very patchy and could switch 180 degrees between the windward and leeward mark. The lead boat around the leeward mark often lossed that lead on the short beat to the finish as a result of big wind shifts that would lift the 2nd boat to the finish while leaving the lead boat stranded.
Len Guenther managed the conditions with patience and won the regatta.