TELL TALES (Feb. 4, 2009)
·
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Congratulations
(again) go to Carla Johnson, a Green Fleeter, who is 15 today.
· EDITOR’S ERROR (again): Last week, we listed those
who attended USODA’s team race championship regatta
in
· SCHEDULE:
Feb. 7–
Winter Series race 8 (7-8 -- Valentine’s Day Regatta, St. Petersburg
Feb. 14 –
Winter Series race 9
Feb. 16 –
Possible optional sailing since it is President’s Day and therefore a school
holiday.
Feb. 21 –
Winter Series race 10
Feb. 28 –
Practice session or Sail Away (28-1 – High school regatta in
· SIGN UP: We have four (4) sign-up sheets posted in
the Pram Shed and if you intend to participate in any of the events, you need
to let us know. Your parents need to initial also.
1.
Optional sailing on Feb. 16 from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We have three and we need six to have it.
2.
Sail away to the
3.
Allison Jolly Regatta for girls
only on Mar. 7-8. This will be at
4.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Regatta on
Mar. 21. This one-day event will be at Punta Gorda.
· SERIES STANDINGS: Here are the Winter Series standings
and points after seven races.
1.
Green Fleet: 1, Samantha Wood,
14; 2, Lucas Galarza, 17; 3, Carla Johnson, 25; 4, Lizzie Karras, 28; 5, Scott Trecartin, 32; 6, Toussaint Thomas, 38; 7, Alex Soodak, 41; 8, Shaun Gallagher, 43; 9, Mariah Miller,
46; 10, T.C. Liming, 46; 11, Blake Erquiaga, 49; 12,
Brad Arnold, 56. Both Carla and Alex moved up a place this past Saturday.
2.
RWB Fleet: 1, Cara Patete, 8; 2, Alicia Muscato, 14;
3, Garrett Lawlor, 21; 4, Stefan Johnson, 33; 5, Evan
Langer, 39.67; 6, Stephan VerHulst, 40; 7, Ashlyn Weed, 44; 8, Aubrey Khachetoorian,
45. Stephan climbed up one notch after Saturday’s races.
3.
Portsmouth Division: 1,
Michelle Thomas, 6; 2, Bryan White, 14; 3, Sami Tornese, 21; 4, Chloe Dietrich,
22; 5, Paul Kreider, 22; 6, Andrew Sosa, 28; 7, Tyler Thorpe, 32; 8 (tie)
Katie Paolillo and Sarah Vogelsong,
39; 10, Evan Dacey, 40.
· MISCELLANEOUS
1.
Reminder: our Lost and Found box,
with lots of goodies, is going to Goodwill on Feb. 19.
2.
Those who are interested in
becoming sailing counselors and helping with our learn
to sail program this summer need to contact Jabbo Gordon, but you must have
good attendance.
3.
Our six 420’s are for the Pine
View and Venice High teams that practice on Tuesday afternoons. They are not
for Saturday sailing because of potential damage. So don’t ask.
4.
The purpose of a roll tack is to
help accelerate out of a tack. It is not to see how far you can tip your boat
without taking on water. And it should be a roll, not a slam.
5.
It is time for many of you
sailors to start thinking for yourselves. Our coaches are trying to give you
new information and it wastes everyone’s time to constantly key on the basics.
For example, some of you still sit too far back in the boat. It slows you down
and breaks bags.
6. The Optimist class nationals will be in