Frostbiting wrap-up 2/25

Hello Laser sailors!

It was a winter wonderland on Sunday as we held our frostbiting races in the snow. As the snow first started there seemed to be no breeze... but soon we had a steady 5 knots. Visiblity was low and the water was a bit slushy.... someone described it as sailing in a slurpee. The main challenge was the snow created a weight problem as it was coming down so quickly and accumulating on the deck.

Thanks so much to Tip Clifton and James McKenna for running the RC boat. Also thanks to Russ Wesdyk for helping me get the outboard started on the mark boat after it stalled.
Gavin O'Hare was the winner for the day. His comments and full results are below. The raffle prize - a Laser logo baseball hat provided by APS- went to Leo Wilson.

We will be racing again this Sunday- only 4 more frostbiting days left!!

Don't forget to mark your calendars.... District 11 Championships will be held at SSA May 5-6! Spring is almost here!!

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The key to my success was attributed to following:
No gloves most of races - I had good feel for boat and mainsheet.
When I put on gloves for one race, my hands actually got colder!

Flat water, flat boat. I held the tiller extension spatula style as much as possible to ensure neutral helm.

When you could almost lay the windward mark from the start, I made sure I started well at the Boat end.

Boatspeed kills - anytime I got in matchup against one other boat, I broke free so I could focus on boatspeed!

Last, but not least, I cleared the inch of snow off my deck after every race!

Gavin O'Hare
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SSA/Laser fleet 10
SSA Laser frostbiting
Feb 25, 2007
SERIES SUMMARY
Pl Sail # Skipper 1 2 3 4 5 T
1 NGO Gavin O'Hare 10 4 1 1 2 18
2 187787 Colin Robertson 1 2 14 4 1 22
3 188095 Dave Schoene 2 5 10 3 8 28
4 182815 Eric Reinke 5 7 3 8 6 29
5 170058 Bryan Fishback 7 3 11 7 4 32
6 181113 Chris Foscue 4 6 4 6 13 33
7 99 Tom Sitzmann 19\DNC 1 7 2 7 36
8 166892 Ben Fransen 8 8 6 5 11 38
9 133949 Peter Young 3 19\DNC 5 11 5 43
10 168566 Quinn Tobin 9 10 9 9 10 47
11 168440 Greg Leonard 12 12 12 13 3 52
12 173704 David Bonney 19\DNC 9 2 15 9 54
13 165009 Paul Garn 13 11 8 10 14 56
14 173641 Leo Wilson 6 16 16 12 12 62
15 180536 Steve Cofer 11 15 15 16 16 73
16 169781 Russ Wesdyk 14 14 13 14 19\DNC 74
17 38699 Buck Downes 15 13 17 19\DNC 19\DNC 83
18 177155B Gale Browning 19\DNC 17 18 17 15 86

26 Feb, '07, 22:34
St. Pete Scorer

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SSA/Laser fleet 10
SSA Laser frostbiting Series
November 2006- March 2007
SERIES SUMMARY
Pl Sail # Skipper Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 188095 Dave Schoene 9.6 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 2 (6) 2 2 (5) (70\DNC) 1.6\*1 1 1 (3)
2 170797 Morgan Wilson 17 4 2 1 5 3 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 2 (70\DNC) (10) (7) (70\DNC)
3 184550 Ted Morgan 18 2 (70\DNC) 3\*2 1 4 (9) (70\DNC) 3 5 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC)
4 182860 Luke Shingledecker 21 1 7 4 (19) 6 (14) (70\DNC) (26) 1 (70\DNC) 2 (70\DNC)
5 173711 Patrick Kana 21 (70\DNC) 4 3 (9) 5 1 2 (6) (70\DNC) 6 (70\DNC) (70\DNC)
6 168424 Bob Tan 34.8 5.8\*3 5 6 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 4 7 7 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC)
7 181113 Chris Foscue 39 (14) (16) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (16) 10 5 7 3 8 6
8 NGO Gavin O'Hare 43 (70\DNC) 6 (70\DNC) 2 (70\DNC) 5 (70\DNC) 25 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 4 1
9 182827 Brennen Drysdale 44 7 (13) 7 (27) 13 7 (18) (70\DNC) 3 7 (15) (70\DNC)
10 173704 David Bonney 45 (70\DNC) (12) (11) (14) 7 6 (11) 11 2 8 11 (12)
11 177155 Tip Clifton 57 10 11 10 7 (19) 9.5\*4 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 9.5\*5
12 165009 Paul Garn 58 11 (17) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (17) 11 (70\DNC) (17) 13 5 5 13
13 170799 Greg Herbert 58 8 (70\DNC) 12 8 (23) (70\DNC) 6 16 8 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC)
14 166892 Ben Fransen 62.4 12 (15) (13) (16) 8 12 (13) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 10.4\*6 12 8
15 168566 Quinn Tobin 67.2 (19) (18) (21) (24) (20) 10 12 (70\DNC) 14 11.2\*7 10 10
16 168440 Greg Leonard 68.4 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (23) (14) 13 11.4\*8 13 6 14 (70\DNC) 11
17 170058 Bryan Fishback 85 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 4 1 70\DNC 2 3 5
18 173641 Leo Wilson 87 (28) (19) (19) (22) (25) 19 (70\DNC) 14 11 12 17 14
19 169781 Russ Wesdyk 88.8 18 (23) (22) (29) (31) (22) 17 (20) 12 11 14.8\*9 16
20 168474 Dorian Haldeman 94.60001 (27) (21) 16 (18) (22) (20) 15 15 15.8\*10 17 (70\DNC) 15.8\*11
21 R67 Matt Schoene 105.6 22 (70\DNC) 18 11 (28) (70\DNC) 19 (70\DNC) 17.6\*12 (70\DNC) 18 (70\DNC)
22 186519 Fuller Moore 106 21 (70\DNC) 14 (70\DNC) 21 17 14 19 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC)
23 187874 James McKenna 110.4 20 24 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 25 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 10 13 (70\DNC) 18.4\*13
24 133949 Peter Young 118 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 8 8 70\DNC 9 14 9
25 66133 Bill Ballough 118.8 26 22 19.8\*14 17 (27) 18 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 16 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC)
26 38699 Buck Downes 122.4 (25) 25 24 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (26) 20.4\*15 21 15 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 17
27 180536 Steve Cofer 135 (70\DNC) 27 25 (31) (30) 23 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 22.5\*16 22.5\*17 15
28 711 John Zseleczky 139.2 (70\DNC) 10 (70\DNC) 15 12 23.2\*18 9 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC
29 4720 Kristoffer Stevens 146 24 28 23 35 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 21 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 15 (70\DNC) (70\DNC)
30 35313 Mike Waters 147 17 (70\DNC) 8 26 11 15 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC
31 162156 Anne White 154 (70\DNC) 30 (70\DNC) (34) 34 29 (70\DNC) 28 17 16 (70\DNC) (70\DNC)
32 170 Brendan McAndrews 169 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 10 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 9 4 70\DNC 6 70\DNC
33 175881 James Jacob 179 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 3 3 24 9 (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC
34 187787 Colin Robertson 183 3 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 28 10 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 2
35 179226 Andrew Eyring 211 9 14 (70\DNC) 21 (70\DNC) 27 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC
36 181267 Eugenio Cingolani 213.6 6 35.6\*19 17 (70\DNC) 15 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC
37 132996 Chris Ryan 217 (70\DNC) 20 (70\DNC) 20 (70\DNC) 21 16 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC
38 182815 Eric Reinke 233 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 10 70\DNC 70\DNC 9 4
39 166043 Brendan Heussler 240 5 (70\DNC) 9 (70\DNC) 16 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
40 179506 Brian Hetherington 244 16 (70\DNC) 5 13 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
41 153006 Kim Couranz 244 13 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 12 9 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
42 9818 Jason Werner 245 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 18 70\DNC 4 13 70\DNC
43 184472 Bo McClatchy 271 15 (70\DNC) 20 (70\DNC) 26 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
44 178575 Eric Dennis 283.2 (70\DNC) 8 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 18 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 47.2\*20 (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
45 NAV Andrew Vann 284 (70\DNC) 1 (70\DNC) 3 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
46 99 Tom Sitzmann 291 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 4 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 7
47 1574 Keith Davids 293 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 1 12 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
48 155272 Lauren Schoene 298 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 33 35 (70\DNC) 20 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
49 52 Stergios Papadakis 306 23 3 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
50 182050 Alex Jacob 315 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 8 (70\DNC) 27 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
51 182801 RK Creighton 327 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 15 32 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
52 73621 George Dehney 328 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 26 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 22 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
53 129333 Chris Cather 329 (70\DNC) 26 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 23 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
54 169629 Michael Klybor 337 29 (70\DNC) 28 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
55 173196 Sean Smith 339 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 27 (70\DNC) 32 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
56 183892 Pauline Jerry 339 30 29 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
57 168418 Chip Swatta 343 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 30 33 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
58 155281 Randy Bruns 345 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 36 29 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
59 1 Jason Currie 351 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 1 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
60 179135 Alex Bertrand 354 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 4 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
61 NGG Grant Garcia 359 (70\DNC) 9 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
62 168272 Jen Cook 364.8 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 60.8\*21 24 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
63 175776 Jerry X 366 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 16 70\DNC
64 177155X Gale Browning 368 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 18
65 178603 Alaine Vincey 374 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 24 (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
66 175945 Cole Allsopp 375 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 25 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
67 157851 Brett Miller 378 (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 28 (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
68 NYD Yvette Davids 420T (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC
69 183879 Karen Long 420T (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) (70\DNC) 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC 70\DNC

*1 = DNC+RDG
*2 = DNC+RDG
*3 = DNC+RDG
*4 = DNC+RDG
*5 = DNC+RDG
*6 = DNC+RDG
*7 = DNC+RDG
*8 = DNC+RDG
*9 = DNC+RDG
*10 = DNC+RDG
*11 = DNC+RDG
*12 = DNC+RDG
*13 = DNC+RDG
*14 = DNC+RDG
*15 = DNC+RDG
*16 = DNC+RDG
*17 = DNC+RDG
*18 = DNC+RDG
*19 = DNC+RDG
*20 = DNC+RDG
*21 = DNC+RDG

26 Feb, '07, 22:45
St. Pete Scorer

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District 11 Championships May 5-6

Hello SSA Laser fleet members!

We will be hosting the District 11 Championships this year May 5-6 - in lieu of the Sunshine Open. We are hoping to get 60 plus boats... and with it being so early in the spring and the first big regatta I think we will have a great turnout.

This sort of regatta requires a large amount of planning and I am looking to recruit several people who may be interested in helping me out.

So far this is what I am looking for..

1) Housing chair- someone to be in charge of coordinating housing for out of towners.... matching up people with spare rooms, futons, pull out sofas etc. with people looking for housing.

2) T-Shirt design.... I need a cool design for our goodie t-shirts. I would like to make this a contest... the person submitting the winning design wins a gift certificate to APS.

Any one else who has suggestions, ideas or would like to get involved let me know.

Thanks,

Dorian

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Laser Frostbiting wrap-up 2/18

Hello Laser Sailors!

Well it was another very breezy and cold day on Sunday. Just what all you die hards were waiting for! We had 17 sailors brave the cold. There were only 2 races... but they were exciting! The winner for the day was Dave Schoene. His report and full results are below. Thanks to Steve Cofer and his lovely Golden Retriever Lucy for their help on the RC boat and Russ Wesdyk for running the crash boat.

See you all again next week. Let's hope that we see slightly warmer temperatures!!

-Dorian

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It is always hard to estimate the wind speed in Annapolis Harbor in a breezy North Westerly because at one moment it can be pretty light and the next, a big puff comes rolling through and it seems like the wind speed is double that of the lull. I tend to prescribe to the theory that buildings and land masses block the wind until the pressure builds up to the point that it spills over at an accelerated pace. It certainly felt like the puffs at the bottom mark were in the mid 20s today but the cold temperatures of winter trick us. As a reference, the top gust recorded at Thomas Point Light between 1 and 2 pm was 22 kts.

There were two keys to doing well today – having the ability to get onto port tack immediately after the start and staying upright.

In a NW breeze our course is generally set such that the windward mark is near the harbor entrance along the USNA seawall. I have sailed in enough of these frostbite races to realize that with this set up, the left side of the course on the first beat is generally favored due to the puffs that come out of the harbor. On occasion, a righty will come in, but most of the time port lifts dominate. In both races today the pin end of the line was also favored providing yet another reason to favor that side of the course. The positioning of the first mark was such that the first leg was almost all port tack. So, coming off the line you had to be able to tack onto port almost immediately. By starting four to five boats up from the pin I was able to take advantage of the favored end but at the same time tack sooner than the boats below me and make tracks for the windward mark. The group of boats that started at the pin end were the first to get to the mark but the one or two boats right at the pin had to sail a little too long on starboard and ended up following the leaders into the mark.

The downwind leg was relatively light at the top but by the time we reached the bottom mark it was full on planning. There were a lot of capsizes and problems gybing at the mark. I was later told by the race committee that at any one time, a third on the fleet was over on their side. My routine before the gybe is to get the cunningham back on all the way, lower the board, and tighten the vang about half way between the downwind and upwind settings. Normally I would also reset the outhaul but in the puffy conditions we had today, I decided not to release it after the windward mark and just live with it being a little tight on the downwind leg.

The trick to gybing is to not hesitate. In breezy conditions I do not pull the sail in prior to initiating the turn (The "Boat Whisperer" DVD talks about easing it even more to initiate the turn). When I do turn, I do so quickly and deliberately, and move to the new high side in a (hopefully) coordinated manner that keeps the boat level. I give a quick tug on the mainsheet to stop it from wrapping around the transom corner but have found that the windier it is the less this has to be done. Because I do not pull in the sail prior to the turn, when I come out of the gybe the sail is too far out and luffing, but it is easy to pull it in to a close hauled setting and begin sailing the next leg. Once you get going with the sail trimmed in put the vang on the rest of the way. An Olympic aspirant would probably not be so conservative but for us weekend warriors a successful gybe is one in which we stay upright. So what if the sail is not perfectly trimmed immediately after the turn! This technique can be used at a gybe mark on a triangular course or at a leeward mark. I have never had a problem doing this with the board all the way down so that it is set for the upwind leg. However, I have heard that some keep the board up 6 to 9 inches during the gybe so as to lessen the lifting forces and to not "trip" over it. If you are tentative with gybing I would recommend picking a windy day (when the water is warm) and practice, practice, practice to figure out what works for you.

The other tip I can offer is for upwind technique in breezy and shifty conditions. The instinct when a puff hits is to feather to relieve the healing forces. A better approach is to ease the sail when a puff hits. Try to keep the boat flat and footing for speed rather than pointing at a lesser speed. To do this the vang has to be on hard so that the boom goes out and not up when the sheet is eased. Think of the sail as a solid door that hinges on the mast. When a puff hits open the door and let the pressure build up escape. In big waves this technique is a must as you have to have speed to power through the waves. In smooth water you can pick the middle ground between pointing and footing. The other reason for not feathering in today's conditions was to reduce the possibility of capsizing to windward when one of those big headers came through. If you were pointing too high there was a good chance of the sail back winding and over you go.

Earlier I stated the left tends to be favored on the first leg. On the last beat we are further away from the harbor entrance and the blasts coming out of the Severn River have a greater influence. The closer we are to the Naval Station the more the Severn River influence comes into play. Try to look ahead to see from which direction the next puff is coming from.

The race committee wisely called it quits after two races. The conditions were at the top end for most competitors and with only one crash/pump boat available that had to monitor the ICs as their primary duty, it became a question of safety.

How do you keep your fingers warm? I tried something new last week and again this week that seems to work. I wear full finger neoprene sailing gloves with leather gardening gloves over the top. Finger dexterity is not the greatest but it is good enough to pull and tug on control lines and most importantly the mainsheet and tiller. The leather softens up when it gets wet but it stops the water and wind from penetrating all the way through. Not the ultimate or only solution, but my fingers have been staying warm especially in between races.

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SSA/Laser fleet 10
SSA Laser frostbiting
Feb 18, 2007
SERIES SUMMARY
Pl Sail # Skipper 1 2 T
1 188095 Dave Schoene 1 1 2
2 182860 Luke Shingledecker 2 4 6
3 170058 Bryan Fishback 5 2 7
4 NGO Gavin O'Hare 3 6 9
5 165009 Paul Garn 6 5 11
6 170 Brendan McAndrews 4 8 12
7 170797 Morgan Wilson 8 7 15
8 181113 Chris Foscue 14 3 17
9 182815 Eric Reinke 7 14 21
10 168566 Quinn Tobin 9 12 21
11 173704 David Bonney 12 10 22
12 166892 Ben Fransen 11 13 24
13 9818 Jason Werner 16 11 27
14 133949 Peter Young 19\DNC 9 28
15 182827 Brennen Drysdale 10 19\DNC 29
16 185776 Jerry Smith13 19\DNF 32
17 173641 Leo Wilson 15 19\DNF 34
18 R67 Matt Schoene 19\DNC 19\DNC 38

18 Feb, '07, 18:18
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SSA/Laser fleet 10
SSA Laser frostbiting Series
November 2006- March 2007
SERIES SUMMARY
Pl Sail # Skipper Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 188095 Dave Schoene 9.6 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 2 (6) 2 2 (5) (69\DNC) 1.6\*1 1 1
2 170797 Morgan Wilson 17 4 2 1 5 3 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 2 (69\DNC) (10) (7)
3 184550 Ted Morgan 18 2 (69\DNC) 3\*2 1 4 (9) (69\DNC) 3 5 (69\DNC) (69\DNC)
4 182860 Luke Shingledecker 21 1 7 4 (19) 6 (14) (69\DNC) (26) 1 (69\DNC) 2
5 173711 Patrick Kana 21 (69\DNC) 4 3 (9) 5 1 2 (6) (69\DNC) 6 (69\DNC)
6 168424 Bob Tan 34.8 5.8\*3 5 6 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 4 7 7 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC)
7 182827 Brennen Drysdale 44 7 (13) 7 (27) 13 7 (18) (69\DNC) 3 7 (15)
8 173704 David Bonney 45 (69\DNC) (12) (11) (14) 7 6 (11) 11 2 8 11
9 181113 Chris Foscue 47 14 (16) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (16) 10 5 7 3 8
10 170799 Greg Herbert 58 8 (69\DNC) 12 8 (23) (69\DNC) 6 16 8 (69\DNC) (69\DNC)
11 165009 Paul Garn 62 11 (17) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (17) 11 (69\DNC) 17 13 5 5
12 177155 Tip Clifton 68.4 10 11 10 7 19 11.4\*4 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC)
13 166892 Ben Fransen 68.4 12 (15) (13) (16) 8 12 13 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 11.4\*5 12
14 168440 Greg Leonard 72 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (23) 14 13 12\*6 13 6 14 (69\DNC)
15 168566 Quinn Tobin 76.8 (19) 18 (21) (24) (20) 10 12 (69\DNC) 14 12.8\*7 10
16 173641 Leo Wilson 92 (28) (19) 19 (22) (25) 19 (69\DNC) 14 11 12 17
17 169781 Russ Wesdyk 93.6 18 (23) (22) (29) (31) (22) 17 20 12 11 15.6\*8
18 168474 Dorian Haldeman 97.2 (27) (21) 16 18 (22) (20) 15 15 16.2\*9 17 (69\DNC)
19 R67 Matt Schoene 105.6 22 (69\DNC) 18 11 (28) (69\DNC) 19 (69\DNC) 17.6\*10 (69\DNC) 18
20 186519 Fuller Moore 106 21 (69\DNC) 14 (69\DNC) 21 17 14 19 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC)
21 NGO Gavin O'Hare 111 (69\DNC) 6 (69\DNC) 2 (69\DNC) 5 (69\DNC) 25 (69\DNC) 69\DNC 4
22 66133 Bill Ballough 118.8 26 22 19.8\*11 17 (27) 18 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 16 (69\DNC) (69\DNC)
23 38699 Buck Downes 132 25 25 24 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (26) 22\*12 21 15 (69\DNC) (69\DNC)
24 711 John Zseleczky 138 (69\DNC) 10 (69\DNC) 15 12 23\*13 9 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC
25 35313 Mike Waters 146 17 (69\DNC) 8 26 11 15 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC
26 4720 Kristoffer Stevens 146 24 28 23 35 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 21 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 15 (69\DNC)
27 170058 Bryan Fishback 148 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 4 1 69\DNC 2 3
28 162156 Anne White 154 (69\DNC) 30 (69\DNC) (34) 34 29 (69\DNC) 28 17 16 (69\DNC)
29 180536 Steve Cofer 157.6 (69\DNC) 27 25 (31) 30 23 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 26.3\*14 26.3\*15
30 187874 James McKenna 161 20 24 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 25 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 10 13 69\DNC
31 170 Brendan McAndrews 167 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 10 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 9 4 69\DNC 6
32 175881 James Jacob 177 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 3 3 24 9 69\DNC 69\DNC
33 133949 Peter Young 177 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 8 8 69\DNC 9 14
34 179226 Andrew Eyring 209 9 14 (69\DNC) 21 (69\DNC) 27 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC
35 181267 Eugenio Cingolani 211.2 6 35.2\*16 17 (69\DNC) 15 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC
36 132996 Chris Ryan 215 (69\DNC) 20 (69\DNC) 20 (69\DNC) 21 16 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC
37 166043 Brendan Heussler 237 5 (69\DNC) 9 (69\DNC) 16 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
38 179506 Brian Hetherington 241 16 (69\DNC) 5 13 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
39 153006 Kim Couranz 241 13 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 12 9 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
40 9818 Jason Werner 242 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 18 69\DNC 4 13
41 187787 Colin Robertson 248 3 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 28 10 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
42 184472 Bo McClatchy 268 15 (69\DNC) 20 (69\DNC) 26 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
43 178575 Eric Dennis 279.6 (69\DNC) 8 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 18 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 46.6\*17 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
44 NAV Andrew Vann 280 (69\DNC) 1 (69\DNC) 3 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
45 1574 Keith Davids 289 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 1 12 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
46 182815 Eric Reinke 295 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 10 69\DNC 69\DNC 9
47 155272 Lauren Schoene 295 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 33 35 (69\DNC) 20 (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
48 52 Stergios Papadakis 302 23 3 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
49 182050 Alex Jacob 311 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 8 69\DNC 27 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
50 182801 RK Creighton 323 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 15 32 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
51 73621 George Dehney 324 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 26 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 22 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
52 129333 Chris Cather 325 (69\DNC) 26 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 23 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
53 169629 Michael Klybor 333 29 (69\DNC) 28 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
54 173196 Sean Smith 335 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 27 (69\DNC) 32 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
55 183892 Pauline Jerry 335 30 29 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
56 168418 Chip Swatta 339 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 30 33 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
57 155281 Randy Bruns 341 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 36 29 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
58 1 Jason Currie 346 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 1 (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
59 99 Tom Sitzmann 349 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 4 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
60 179135 Alex Bertrand 349 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 4 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
61 NGG Grant Garcia 354 (69\DNC) 9 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
62 168272 Jen Cook 360 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 60\*18 24 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
63 185776 Jerry Smith361 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 16
64 178603 Alaine Vincey 369 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 24 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
65 175945 Cole Allsopp 370 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 25 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
66 157851 Brett Miller 373 (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 28 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
67 183879 Karen Long 414T (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC
68 NYD Yvette Davids 414T (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) (69\DNC) 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC 69\DNC

*1 = DNC+RDG
*2 = DNC+RDG
*3 = DNC+RDG
*4 = DNC+RDG
*5 = DNC+RDG
*6 = DNC+RDG
*7 = DNC+RDG
*8 = DNC+RDG
*9 = DNC+RDG
*10 = DNC+RDG
*11 = DNC+RDG
*12 = DNC+RDG
*13 = DNC+RDG
*14 = DNC+RDG
*15 = DNC+RDG
*16 = DNC+RDG
*17 = DNC+RDG
*18 = DNC+RDG

18 Feb, '07, 18:29
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Frostbiting wrap-up 2/11 - and sail for sale

Hello Laser Sailors,

17 brave souls sailed out of the SSA basin through icy waters to race last Sunday. The 6-8 knots of breeze present while we rigged on shore quickly shifted to the south and increased to 13-15 knots just before 1 pm. Thanks to the RC boat (Quinn Tobin and Bruce Artman) and mark boat (Ben Fransen and Steve Cofer) for getting the couse changed and starting right on time! An exciting day for everyone... finally some significant breeze.

Dave Schoene won the day. His report and full results are below. The raffle prize, a Magic Marine travel shower kit bag provided by APS, went to Brennen Drysdale.

We will be racing again next Sunday- come out and play!

info on a sail for sale below...

I have a Laser sail that I purchased about 12 years ago and only used for 2 races. It has been sitting in a closet in my house ever since. It's still in excellent condition. Has the Laser (R) red logo with "New Numbers 3.8" Has numbers 28194 but they could be peeled off and replaced if desired. Comes with battens and bag. Let me know if you are interested in purchasing.

Thanks,
BryanB bp123md@gmail.com

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It felt good to stretch my legs and hike for a change! However, before heading out this was not a predicted outcome. The forecast was for 5-10 from the NW, the exact conditions observed while we rigged. When I launched at 12:40 the nice 10 kt breeze was starting to die and I thought to myself here we go again, another dying light air day. As I headed out to the race course, I was quickly proved wrong when the wind rapidly filled in from the south. By the time we started we had a nice 13-15 kt southerly which obviously had been moving up the bay for a couple of hours as evidenced by the size of the waves. The race committee did a nice job of quickly adjusting the course to the new wind direction and we started right on time. I felt like the first two races were the windiest with the wind backing off in velocity and becoming a little shiftier in the subsequent races.

As you can see from the scores, the competition for the privilege of writing this report was a two boat affair. Bryan and I were typically only a few boats lengths apart around the whole course. We weren't match racing per se, but I think that both of our strategies and tactics were largely driven by the other.

The first leg was fairly short and had more starboard tack than port in it. The boat end of the line was also favored by 10 degrees or so. I started at or within a couple of boat lengths from the committee boat every time. With my upwind speed advantage I decided to take it easy on the line so as to ensure I was never over early. I was blocked out once or twice at the boat and had to settle for a second row start. The first couple of races Bryan and I drag raced out to the left corner with the right most boat in a starboard controlling position. About the third race I had a bad start and tacked out to the right. This proved beneficial as I picked up a nice right shift and led at the first mark. What I noticed though, was that the waves were smaller on the right, so for the remaining races I picked my times to do it, but played the right more.

Downwind was all about surfing the waves and attempting to climb the ladder by advancing into the into the next wave set. My vang was eased as much as I felt comfortable and I sailed on the starboard gybe and by the lee each time. The bottom mark was set about 100 yds off of Trident Point in the river. When approaching the mark from the left (looking downwind) there was a lot of wave reverberation off the USNA seawall. As Bryan and I were typically protecting the inside position at the bottom mark we tended to sail on the left. In hindsight it might have been quicker to work the right side for the second half of the run to stay in the truer waves and avoid the reverberation effect.

The last leg was a little squarer. The best approach was to stay on port and use the wave reverberation off the seawall to gain a push to windward. I typically waited until I was almost laying the pin end of the finish line before tacking to starboard. On starboard we were able to surf/plane upwind using the wave bounce. The trick was to lean forward when a wave picked up the stern and ride it until the point just before one of the real waves was approaching. At that point you had to lean back quickly to avoid burying the bow. It was quite fun.
We headed in after six races but a little earlier than normal. I think everyone was ready as it was pretty cold. Lines were freezing up, icicles were hanging, and toes and fingers were very cold. AYC cancelled their racing due to all of the freezing in the creeks so we had the river to ourselves which is always nice. See you next time.

Dave
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SSA/Laser fleet 10
SSA Laser frostbiting
Feb. 11, 2007
SERIES SUMMARY
Pl Sail # Skipper 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1 188095 Dave Schoene 2 1 1 1 2 1 8
2 170058 Bryan Fishback 1 2 2 2 1 2 10
3 181113 Chris Foscue 3 4 5 7 8 5 32
4 9818 Jason Werner 8 6 7 3 3 6 33
5 165009 Paul Garn 10 3 9 5 5 3 35
6 173711 Patrick Kana 5 7 3 9 9 7 40
7 182827 Brennen Drysdale 6 8 8 6 6 11 45
8 173704 David Bonney 4 18\OCS 6 8 7 4 47
9 133949 Peter Young 18\DNC 5 4 4 4 18\DNC 53
10 170797 Morgan Wilson 7 11 11 10 14 9 62
11 169781 Russ Wesdyk 9 10 13 12 10 8 62
12 173641 Leo Wilson 11 12 12 11 11 12 69
13 187874 James McKenna 12 9 14 13 12 10 70
14 168440 Greg Leonard 13 18\DNC 10 14 13 13 81
15 4720 Kristoffer Stevens 14 13 15 15 15 18\DNC 90
16 162156 Anne White 18\DNF 18\DNC 18\DNC 18\DNC 18\DNC 18\DNC 108T
17 168474 Dorian Haldeman 18\DNF 18\DNC 18\DNC 18\DNC 18\DNC 18\DNC 108T

12 Feb, '07, 21:47
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SSA/Laser fleet 10
SSA Laser frostbiting Series
November 2006- March 2007
SERIES SUMMARY
Pl Sail # Skipper Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 188095 Dave Schoene 8.8 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 2 (6) 2 2 (5) (68\DNC) 1.8\*1 1
2 170797 Morgan Wilson 12 4 2 1 (5) 3 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 2 (68\DNC) (10)
3 184550 Ted Morgan 12.5 2 (68\DNC) 2.5\*2 1 4 (9) (68\DNC) 3 (5) (68\DNC)
4 173711 Patrick Kana 15 (68\DNC) 4 3 (9) 5 1 2 (6) (68\DNC) (6)
5 182860 Luke Shingledecker 19 1 7 4 (19) 6 (14) (68\DNC) (26) 1 (68\DNC)
6 168424 Bob Tan 27.5 5.5\*3 5 6 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 4 (7) 7 (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
7 182827 Brennen Drysdale 31 7 (13) 7 (27) (13) 7 (18) (68\DNC) 3 7
8 173704 David Bonney 34 (68\DNC) (12) (11) (14) 7 6 (11) 11 2 8
9 181113 Chris Foscue 39 14 (16) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (16) 10 5 7 3
10 170799 Greg Herbert 42 8 (68\DNC) 12 8 (23) (68\DNC) 6 (16) 8 (68\DNC)
11 177155 Tip Clifton 47.5 10 11 10 7 (19) 9.5\*4 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
12 166892 Ben Fransen 56.3 12 (15) (13) (16) 8 12 13 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 11.3\*5
13 165009 Paul Garn 57 11 (17) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (17) 11 (68\DNC) 17 13 5
14 168440 Greg Leonard 57.5 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (23) (14) 13 11.5\*6 13 6 14
15 711 John Zseleczky 57.5 (68\DNC) 10 (68\DNC) 15 12 11.5\*7 9 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
16 168566 Quinn Tobin 67.5 (19) 18 (21) (24) (20) 10 12 (68\DNC) 14 13.5\*8
17 173641 Leo Wilson 75 (28) (19) 19 (22) (25) 19 (68\DNC) 14 11 12
18 35313 Mike Waters 77 17 (68\DNC) 8 26 11 15 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
19 169781 Russ Wesdyk 78 18 (23) (22) (29) (31) (22) 17 20 12 11
20 168474 Dorian Haldeman 78.8 (27) (21) 16 (18) (22) (20) 15 15 15.8\*9 17
21 186519 Fuller Moore 85 (21) (68\DNC) 14 (68\DNC) 21 17 14 19 (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
22 R67 Matt Schoene 87.5 22 (68\DNC) 18 11 (28) (68\DNC) 19 (68\DNC) 17.5\*10 (68\DNC)
23 66133 Bill Ballough 91.3 (26) 22 18.3\*11 17 (27) 18 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 16 (68\DNC)
24 187874 James McKenna 92 20 24 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 25 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 10 13
25 NGO Gavin O'Hare 106 (68\DNC) 6 (68\DNC) 2 (68\DNC) 5 (68\DNC) 25 (68\DNC) 68\DNC
26 38699 Buck Downes 106.3 (25) 25 24 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (26) 21.3\*12 21 15 (68\DNC)
27 175881 James Jacob 107 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 3 3 24 9 68\DNC
28 4720 Kristoffer Stevens 111 24 28 23 (35) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 21 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 15
29 162156 Anne White 120 (68\DNC) 30 (68\DNC) (34) (34) 29 (68\DNC) 28 17 16
30 180536 Steve Cofer 131.3 (68\DNC) 27 25 (31) 30 23 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 26.3\*13
31 181267 Eugenio Cingolani 132.5 6 26.5\*14 17 (68\DNC) 15 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC
32 179226 Andrew Eyring 139 9 14 (68\DNC) 21 (68\DNC) 27 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC
33 170058 Bryan Fishback 143 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 4 1 68\DNC 2
34 132996 Chris Ryan 145 (68\DNC) 20 (68\DNC) 20 (68\DNC) 21 16 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC
35 170 Brendan McAndrews 159 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 10 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 9 4 68\DNC
36 133949 Peter Young 161 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 8 8 68\DNC 9
37 166043 Brendan Heussler 166 5 (68\DNC) 9 (68\DNC) 16 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
38 179506 Brian Hetherington 170 16 (68\DNC) 5 13 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
39 153006 Kim Couranz 170 13 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 12 9 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
40 187787 Colin Robertson 177 3 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 28 10 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
41 184472 Bo McClatchy 197 15 (68\DNC) 20 (68\DNC) 26 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
42 178575 Eric Dennis 202.5 (68\DNC) 8 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 18 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 40.5\*15 68\DNC 68\DNC
43 NAV Andrew Vann 208 (68\DNC) 1 (68\DNC) 3 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
44 1574 Keith Davids 217 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 1 12 68\DNC 68\DNC
45 155272 Lauren Schoene 224 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 33 35 (68\DNC) 20 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
46 9818 Jason Werner 226 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 18 68\DNC 4
47 52 Stergios Papadakis 230 23 3 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
48 182050 Alex Jacob 239 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 8 68\DNC 27 68\DNC 68\DNC
49 182801 RK Creighton 251 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 15 32 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
50 73621 George Dehney 252 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 26 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 22 68\DNC 68\DNC
51 129333 Chris Cather 253 (68\DNC) 26 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 23 68\DNC 68\DNC
52 169629 Michael Klybor 261 29 (68\DNC) 28 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
53 173196 Sean Smith 263 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 27 (68\DNC) 32 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
54 183892 Pauline Jerry 263 30 29 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
55 168418 Chip Swatta 267 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 30 33 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
56 155281 Randy Bruns 269 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 36 29 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
57 1 Jason Currie 273 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 1 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
58 99 Tom Sitzmann 276 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 4 68\DNC 68\DNC
59 179135 Alex Bertrand 276 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 4 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
60 NGG Grant Garcia 281 (68\DNC) 9 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
61 182815 Eric Reinke 282 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 10 68\DNC 68\DNC
62 168272 Jen Cook 285 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 57\*16 24 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
63 178603 Alaine Vincey 296 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 24 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
64 175945 Cole Allsopp 297 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 25 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
65 157851 Brett Miller 300 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 28 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
66 NYD Yvette Davids 340T (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
67 183879 Karen Long 340T (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC

*1 = DNC+RDG
*2 = DNC+RDG
*3 = DNC+RDG
*4 = DNC+RDG
*5 = DNC+RDG
*6 = DNC+RDG
*7 = DNC+RDG
*8 = DNC+RDG
*9 = DNC+RDG
*10 = DNC+RDG
*11 = DNC+RDG
*12 = DNC+RDG
*13 = DNC+RDG
*14 = DNC+RDG
*15 = DNC+RDG
*16 = DNC+RDG

12 Feb, '07, 22:15
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Laser Frostbiting- Feb. 4

Hello Laser Sailors!

Thanks to everyone who braved frigid temperatures to come out and compete on Sunday. It was warmer than the previously forcasted 25 degrees... a slightly less chilly 31.
Winds were light so that decreased the wind chill factor, but also made for light air sailing... so I guess that is a trade off!

We had 6 races in very fluky conditions. Luke Shingledecker won the day. His report and full results are below. A special thanks to Matt and Dave Schoene for helping me out on the committee boat. Also thanks to Bruce Artman for being the "Fire Master" so we could have a roaring fire to warm us up after racing. This week's raffle winner was Paul Garn. He won a Laser trademark baseball hat provided by APS.

We will be racing again next week- same time, same place.

Hope to see you then!

-Dorian

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Some of the this week's early forecasts predicted big winds and exceptionally cold temperatures for this Sunday. After weeks of light or no wind, I was hopeful that we would get in a proper day of frostbiting, but those midweek forecasts were looking too cold. Luckily, those forecasts had moderated by this morning. The forecasts I saw were for about 30 degrees and 10-15 knots of wind. Though awfully cold, this was one of those forecasts I've been waiting for. Sadly, it wasn't too be, as half of the river was glassy when I got to SSA.

By 12:30, the wind was looking reasonable, though from the East, instead of the forecast West. 17 sailors bundled up made their way to the race course. We managed to sail six races in light, fluky conditions. I'd say the wind varied between 4 and 8 knots. I managed to win the day with no wins in any individual races. I only rounded a mark in first once, but I was never out of the top 5. So clearly, I won the day on consistency. I think the key to the day was keeping the basics in mind. Sail in the breeze on the lifted tack. The puffs were short in duration, so it sometimes paid to tack more often that one typically would. There was often more wind on the left side (further out in the river), and on most legs, a left shift would come through. This wasn't always the case, and I seemed to be able to keep track of what was happening in time to avoid getting caught on the wrong side.

My upwind speed has been pretty poor in light conditions this year, so I tried to focus on keeping my speed up and sailing the boat flat. In very flat water, you can point the boat quite high by keeping the boat very flat or heeling it a few degrees to weather. You have to keep the speed up while doing this - as soon as you slow down much, you need to bear off slightly and heel the boat slightly to leeward until the speed rebuilds.

Downwind, the usual rules applied. Try to keep air clear, and stay away from other boats as the wind tends to lighten and go around groups of boats. The fleet would often compress as a puff would move down the course. When in front and a lull, there was not much to do here but try to position yourself to maintain an inside overlap at the mark, keep you air clear, or ideally, both.

Thanks to Dave and Matt Schoene, and Dorian. They did a great job of staggering us with the IC's so that no fleet had to wait more than a few minutes between races. This was great, as more than a few of us couldn't feel our fingers or toes.

Hope we get slightly warmer temps and more moderate breeze next week. See you there!

Luke

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SSA/Laser fleet 10
SSA Laser frostbiting
Feb. 5, 2007
SERIES SUMMARY
Pl Sail # Skipper 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot
1 182860 Luke Shingledecker 3 3 2 2 3 2 15
2 173704 David Bonney 1 1 4 4 8 7 25
3 182827 Brennen Drysdale 4 2 5 6 6 5 28
4 170 Brendan McAndrews 7 5 7 3 1 6 29
5 184550 Ted Morgan 6 6 8 10 5 1 36
6 168440 Greg Leonard 2 9 3 14 2 9 39
7 181113 Chris Foscue 8 8 13 5 4 3 41
8 170799 Greg Herbert 12 10 9 9 11 10 61
9 175881 James Jacob 18\DNC 7 1 12 7 18\DNC 63
10 187874 James McKenna 18\DNC 4 14 1 9 18\DNC 64
11 173641 Leo Wilson 10 11 12 7 12 12 64
12 169781 Russ Wesdyk 5 16 10 11 15 11 68
13 165009 Paul Garn 11 15 16 13 10 4 69
14 168566 Quinn Tobin 13 12 15 8 14 8 70
15 38699 Buck Downes 14 13 11 16 13 13 80
16 66133 Bill Ballough 9 14 6 18\DNC 18\DNC 18\DNC 83
17 162156 Anne White 18\DNC 18\DNC 17 15 16 18\DNC 102

4 Feb, '07, 18:42
St. Pete Scorer
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SSA/Laser fleet 10
SSA Laser frostbiting Series
November 2006- March 2007
SERIES SUMMARY
Pl Sail # Skipper Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 170797 Morgan Wilson 12 4 2 1 (5) 3 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 2 (68\DNC)
2 184550 Ted Morgan 12.5 2 (68\DNC) 2.5\*1 1 4 (9) (68\DNC) 3 (5)
3 188095 Dave Schoene 13.8 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 2 (6) 2 2 5 (68\DNC) 2.8\*2
4 173711 Patrick Kana 15 (68\DNC) 4 3 (9) 5 1 2 (6) (68\DNC)
5 182860 Luke Shingledecker 19 1 7 4 (19) 6 (14) (68\DNC) (26) 1
6 168424 Bob Tan 27.5 5.5\*3 5 6 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 4 (7) 7 (68\DNC)
7 173704 David Bonney 37 (68\DNC) (12) (11) (14) 7 6 11 11 2
8 182827 Brennen Drysdale 37 7 (13) 7 (27) 13 7 (18) (68\DNC) 3
9 170799 Greg Herbert 42 8 (68\DNC) 12 8 (23) (68\DNC) 6 (16) 8
10 177155 Tip Clifton 47.5 10 11 10 7 (19) 9.5\*4 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
11 181113 Chris Foscue 52 14 (16) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 16 10 5 7
12 168440 Greg Leonard 57.5 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (23) 14 13 11.5\*5 13 6
13 711 John Zseleczky 57.5 (68\DNC) 10 (68\DNC) 15 12 11.5\*6 9 (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
14 166892 Ben Fransen 58 12 (15) 13 (16) 8 12 13 (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
15 165009 Paul Garn 69 11 (17) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 17 11 (68\DNC) 17 13
16 168566 Quinn Tobin 73 19 18 (21) (24) (20) 10 12 (68\DNC) 14
17 35313 Mike Waters 77 17 (68\DNC) 8 26 11 15 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
18 168474 Dorian Haldeman 80 (27) (21) 16 18 (22) (20) 15 15 16\*7
19 173641 Leo Wilson 82 (28) 19 19 (22) (25) 19 (68\DNC) 14 11
20 186519 Fuller Moore 85 (21) (68\DNC) 14 (68\DNC) 21 17 14 19 (68\DNC)
21 R67 Matt Schoene 87.5 22 (68\DNC) 18 11 (28) (68\DNC) 19 (68\DNC) 17.5\*8
22 169781 Russ Wesdyk 89 18 (23) (22) (29) (31) 22 17 20 12
23 66133 Bill Ballough 91.3 (26) 22 18.3\*9 17 (27) 18 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 16
24 NGO Gavin O'Hare 106 (68\DNC) 6 (68\DNC) 2 (68\DNC) 5 (68\DNC) 25 68\DNC
25 38699 Buck Downes 106.3 (25) 25 24 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (26) 21.3\*10 21 15
26 175881 James Jacob 107 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 3 3 24 9
27 4720 Kristoffer Stevens 131 24 28 23 35 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 21 (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
28 181267 Eugenio Cingolani 132.5 6 26.5\*11 17 (68\DNC) 15 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC
29 180536 Steve Cofer 136 (68\DNC) 27 25 31 30 23 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC)
30 162156 Anne White 138 (68\DNC) 30 (68\DNC) (34) 34 29 (68\DNC) 28 17
31 179226 Andrew Eyring 139 9 14 (68\DNC) 21 (68\DNC) 27 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC
32 132996 Chris Ryan 145 (68\DNC) 20 (68\DNC) 20 (68\DNC) 21 16 (68\DNC) 68\DNC
33 187874 James McKenna 147 20 24 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 25 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 10
34 170 Brendan McAndrews 159 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 10 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 9 4
35 166043 Brendan Heussler 166 5 (68\DNC) 9 (68\DNC) 16 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
36 179506 Brian Hetherington 170 16 (68\DNC) 5 13 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
37 153006 Kim Couranz 170 13 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 12 9 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
38 187787 Colin Robertson 177 3 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 28 10 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
39 184472 Bo McClatchy 197 15 (68\DNC) 20 (68\DNC) 26 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC
40 178575 Eric Dennis 202.5 (68\DNC) 8 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 18 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 40.5\*12 68\DNC
41 NAV Andrew Vann 208 (68\DNC) 1 (68\DNC) 3 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
42 170058 Bryan Fishback 209 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 4 1 68\DNC
43 1574 Keith Davids 217 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 1 12 68\DNC
44 133949 Peter Young 220 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 8 8 68\DNC
45 155272 Lauren Schoene 224 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 33 35 (68\DNC) 20 68\DNC 68\DNC
46 52 Stergios Papadakis 230 23 3 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
47 182050 Alex Jacob 239 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 8 68\DNC 27 68\DNC
48 182801 RK Creighton 251 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 15 32 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
49 73621 George Dehney 252 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 26 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 22 68\DNC
50 129333 Chris Cather 253 (68\DNC) 26 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 23 68\DNC
51 169629 Michael Klybor 261 29 (68\DNC) 28 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
52 173196 Sean Smith 263 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 27 (68\DNC) 32 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
53 183892 Pauline Jerry 263 30 29 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
54 168418 Chip Swatta 267 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 30 33 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
55 155281 Randy Bruns 269 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 36 29 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
56 1 Jason Currie 273 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 1 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
57 99 Tom Sitzmann 276 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 4 68\DNC
58 179135 Alex Bertrand 276 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 4 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
59 NGG Grant Garcia 281 (68\DNC) 9 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
60 182815 Eric Reinke 282 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 10 68\DNC
61 168272 Jen Cook 285 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 57\*13 24 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
62 9818 Jason Werner 290 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 18 68\DNC
63 178603 Alaine Vincey 296 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 24 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
64 175945 Cole Allsopp 297 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 25 (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
65 157851 Brett Miller 300 (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 28 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
66 NYD Yvette Davids 340T (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC
67 183879 Karen Long 340T (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) (68\DNC) 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC 68\DNC

*1 = DNC+RDG
*2 = DNC+RDG
*3 = DNC+RDG
*4 = DNC+RDG
*5 = DNC+RDG
*6 = DNC+RDG
*7 = DNC+RDG
*8 = DNC+RDG
*9 = DNC+RDG
*10 = DNC+RDG
*11 = DNC+RDG
*12 = DNC+RDG
*13 = DNC+RDG

4 Feb, '07, 18:49
St. Pete Scorer

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Laser Frostbiting this Sunday! and boat for sale

Hello Laser sailors!

The SSA Laser Frostbiting series continues this Sunday- Feb. 4. The weather is forcasted to be chilly (high of 25 degrees) with big breeze (20kts). So this one should separate the men from the boys... so to speak. I know many of you have been holding out for a day with big breeze- so hopefully the forcast will hold true!

I am planning on having a roaring fire to warm you up when we hit the dock- and Kieran should have some toasty beverages and soup to warm you up after racing. So don't let the forcast scare you away!

This week's raffle prize is a Laser logo baseball hat provided by APS.

hope to see you this Sunday.

also below is some contact info for someone with a boat for sale. email him for details.

-Dorian

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I have a nice Laser with trailer for sale. Would you like to let your club know? I could give you more details and pictures if you like.

Let me know,

Jeff Grant
Jeff.Grant@bdk.com

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proposed coaching/training event

Hey SSA Laser fleet members,

The Jet 14 fleet has invited us to participate in a slalom speed training event they are planning. The idea is to rig a few boats and take turns competing one on one- working on speed through tacks and gybes. It could be a great opportunity for you speedys to give us newer Laser sailors some great pointers... and an opportunity to socialize with another fleet.

Plan is for a start after lunch... several hours of sailing/ training, followed by a cook out. Proposed dates include the weekend of May 19-20 or June 2-3

Please respond to this if you think this is a good idea. I am looking at your responses to determine interest before I commit to participating.

Thanks,

Dorian

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Miami phots w/link that works!

Don't shoot me ... try this one.

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