The 2006 Junior High Points standings are up and the top tiers include lots of FBYC junior racing sailors. In the Optimist Class, Madeleine Alderman swept top honors in Red Fleet and as top woman Optimist sailor in her class. She was third overall, just behind Alex Jacob who crowned the top overall spot as the best Optimist sailor on the Bay. The top ten overall positions also included Austin Powers, who took third in Blue Fleet and 10th overall. Kyle Swenson snatched 12th overall, while his sister Kendall was 24th but first in White Fleet. Ben Buhl ratcheted up the ranks with a 15th overall and 5th in the Blue fleet. Rookies Eric and Conrad Roos made their marks with 31st and 32nd overall but with Conrad already stepping into the second place slot in White Fleet! All this, with just one racing season under their belts! Up and coming racer Graeme Alderman was right on his heels taking the third place White Fleet silver. For three in a row, Erin Jacob was next in White fleet at fourth place.
In the Laser Radial Class, FBYC was blessed with yet another first place overall standing with Quentin Jenkins lining up for top honors. He was joined in the ranks by his colleagues Annie Mckinnon and Cori Radtke who posted 10th and 17th overall.
These junior sailors and their parents should be plenty proud of the hard work and committment that acheived these results. We already have our sights set on even better results for the 2007 season so we hope we'll have even more racing sailors showing up for a summer filled with time on the water with quality instruction and a chance to compete with the best on the Bay. Anyone interested in learning more about our Junior Sailing program is urged to contact Junior Division Commander Eric Powers at 804-363-5553 or eric.powers@mma1.com