Sunday Sailings

Terry dominated the sailing in very light winds and again claimed Skipper of The Week.  Last week's Skipper of the week, Richard, started with a short course and races still took so long he shortened it again.  That allowed us to get 8 races in and still finish about 3:30.  Richard did not sail.  He called a tight line, calling boats over early to circle around the end of the start line and start again.  The last race was around all the marks and thank goodness the wind picked up a bit.

Next Sunday 3/8 will be the club regatta organized by Terry.  The winner will be awarded the Skipper Of The Year for 2026. Only dues paying members will be eligible for the award.  If you have not paid your $30 dues for 2026 it can be paid this Thursday or at the Regatta on Sunday.  We will be starting earlier than usual to allow time for practice and boat set-up before the skippers meeting so racing can start at 1:00.

We are still hoping to have a sunset dinner cruise on the Marco Princess for all paid up members and one guest each.  It now looks like that will happen later this March.  We'll announce the date as soon as it's confirmed.

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Don Armstrong

Dock work:

Thursday, Paul made a special trip to the Sailing Center to hose off the dock,  Then he had to leave for another appointment and return about 2:30 to join the sailing in progress.  Thanks Paul for the extra effort. Beside washing down the dock, he has also been transporting and storing the hose, bucket and wand for several weeks.

Richard, Wheat, and I arrived  early and scraped off the old non-skid material on the dock ramp so Rocky could apply new.  Then he returned home and brought back tools to remove  the re-rod sticking up at two corners of the dock.  They were not being used and were a safety concern.  Thanks to Don Harthorn for making us aware of the possible safety issue.

Sailing:

Skipper of the Week, Richard, set a nice short course and started us off with team relay races.  Initial teams were

A team                                 B Team

Happy (captain)                 Bob (capain)

Don                                      Wheat

Bruce                                  Rodger

The A team took an early lead winning the first two heats. Then Paul arrived and Happy resigned making him captain of the A team.  The A and B teams split the last two heats,, each winning one.  That made the final relay race score A 4 and B 1.

 The last race was a team race with all boats starting at the same time, and lowest total team score claiming the win.  The B team took an early lead when Bob bruoght 51 in first.  But the A team came in 2nd, 3rd, and 5th for a totl score of 10 (2+3+5=10).  Th B team claimed  1st, 4th, and 6th for a total score of 11 (1+4+6=11).

Thanks Richard and the fabulous S Florida weather for a fun day of sailing.

Final Note:

I think Richard and Happy both met Zeke a session or two ago as he was watching the action..  He has now ordered a boat with sail no's 77.   Zeke Gluzband is a new skipper joining our club.  He is now on the email list and expects to sail #77 with us soon.

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Don Armstrong

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