2013 Laser Frostbite Regatta Results
on Tuesday November 5, 2013 10:50PM
The Laser Fleet ended their sailing season and the sailing season at Fishing Bay Yacht Club on Saturday with a 7-race 'frostbite' regatta. With temperatures approaching 70, mostly sunny skies and light winds, there was a greater risk of sunburn than frostbite.
Nine sailors came out including 3 sailors from the Hampton Roads Laser fleet who made the trip - Mike Moore, Robert Suhay and Frank Patch. We also had 2 of our junior race team members - Luke Hayes and Nina Willms who both sailed Full rigs with the adults. FBYC regulars Mike Toms, Jon Deutsch, Alain Vincey and Frank Murphy rounded out the fleet.
The light and shifty conditions made the first two races a bit of chutes and ladders. Jon Deutsch won both of those races, but it was others who led most of the way around the course. By the 3rd race the course was shortened and set to a more north westerly breeze. Mike Moore and Luke Hayes both got wins. Jon continued to have the right stuff to win the final 3 races and take the day.
Robert Suhay, despite not winning a race, put up some consistent 2s and 3s to finish solidly in 3rd. Luke Hayes won the tiebreaker for 3rd against Mike Moore on account of having 2 2nd places to Mikes one.
Thanks to our Race Committee - PRO Lud Kimbrough and his crew Tom Ministri, Tom Roper, and Chris Willms for running some nice races and moving the course at least 7 times. And thanks to Janice Moore for some excellent chili after racing.
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