FBYC Opti Team Showing their Strength!
on Tuesday July 17, 2007 02:57PM
The FBYC Optimist Team coached by Diego Ravecca has shown top-to-bottom strength racing this season. Kendall Swenson competed as Blue Fleeter for the first time in the West River Regatta on July 10th and finished 11th overall out of 51 boats. The rest of the team stayed back in Deltaville to receive more outstanding coaching from Diego. The results were evident in the July 12th Sandy MacVickar Regatta. FBYC fielded 7 sailors out of 55 competitors. Their accomplishments speak for themselves! Madeleine Alderman (2nd overall, 2nd Red Fleet), Austin Powers (4th overall, 1st Blue Fleet), Kendall Swenson (7th overall, 3rd Blue Fleet), Ben Buhl ((14th overall, 7th Blue Fleet), Graeme Alderman (17th overall, 1st White Fleet), Conrad Roos (30th overall, 14th Blue Fleet), and Eric Roos (41st overall, 5th White Fleet).
But the Opti Team wasnt finished, as they traveled to Corsica River for the Junior Olympics July 14-15. Out of 59 boats, FBYC had 4 Top 12 finishers! Austin Powers placed 2nd overall and 1st in Blue Fleet. He was followed by Madeleine Alderman (5th overall, 4th Red Fleet), Ben Buhl (10th overall, 4th Blue Fleet), Graeme Alderman (12th overall, 1st White Fleet), Aiden Toms (25th overall, 3rd White Fleet), Conrad Roos (26th overall, 10th Blue Fleet), and Eric Roos (37th overall, 6th White Fleet). Happy Birthday to Ben Buhl who turned 13 on Sunday. Well done sailors, and good sailing next week in the U.S. Nationals in Minnetonka, MN!