FLEET 46 Regatta Results
First of all, thank you very much for all your help.
We held the Fleet 46 first annual "Ghost Fleet" regatta on Aug. 15th and 16th. We had ten boats competing for the title. Unfortunately, the lake winds were very low and we were only able to get in three races on Saturday, but Sunday was a little better and it actually improved as the day went on, and we were able to get in four races on Sunday. One of the highlights of Sunday races took place in the 6th race when the "Old Timer" Bucky Wheaton ( 80 plus years old ) nosed out the boat with his two sons crewing for a 4th place finish and pushing his sons into a 5th place finish. A loud cheer went up from all the boats in the fleet. Another highlight took place in the 7th race when Cal Brower overtook the regatta winner, Dave Allen, at the finish line for his only first place finish. The cook out at the Patterson's cottage on Friday night was a chance to meet all the sailors and the Porterhouse steak cook out at Bill and Lauren Wheaton's cottage on Saturday night was a great success with over 50 people attending. Even though the wind wasn't as strong as we all would have liked, everyone had a fun weekend and we look forward to establishing an annual regatta every year.
The final standings, after throwing out one race and counting six finishes:
1st - 245 Malihini 9 pts
2nd - 545 Jumpin-Jack-Flash 16 pts
3rd - 35 Nymph 18 pts
4th - 525 DejaVu 19 pts
5th - 698 Red Witch 24 pts
6th - 699 Red Baron 36 pts
7th - 35 Yankee 40 pts
8th - 272 Eagle 46 pts
9th - 240 Scoop 48 pts
10th - 507 Independence DNS
Look forward to a bigger and better regatta next year.
- Dave Allen
