TELL TALES (Sep. 2, 2009)

SCHEDULE:  

Sep. 5-6 – Labor Day Regatta at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota

Sep. 12 – Fall Series race 4

Sep. 19 – Fall Series race 5 and annual dinner (Cressy High School Regatta in Clearwater)

Sep. 26 – Fall Series race 6 and high school regatta (SP 1) in Tampa.

Oct. 3 – Fall Series race 7 (high school Great Oaks in St. Petersburg)

Oct. 10 – Crow’s Nest Regatta (all day) and boat load

Oct. 17-18 – River Romp Regatta (Junior Olympics event), Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers

SARASOTA REGATTA:

1. All but two Green Fleeters and two RWB sailors are going to the Labor Day Regatta.

2. For those who have not been to the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, go to Mote Marine and follow Ken Thompson Parkway eastward to the end. There is a big circle and traffic is supposed to flow counterclockwise. Go three-quarters of the way around and the SSS entrance will be on your right. However, parking will be very limited and we suggest you park outside wherever you can find a spot in the infield or a parking area, and walk in.

3. You should arrive no later than 10 a.m. First, go to the registration table which will be under the pavilion which is on the north side of the squadron’s main building. Go to the table that applies to your fleet. (Optimists to the Optimist table, etc.) Check to make sure you are registered correctly (right fleet, right sail number) and obtain the sailing instructions.

4. Go to our trailer, which should be on the beach just outside the back gate, unload your boat and rig it. Blades are on the right side, noodles are on the left and sails are in back.

5. A skippers meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Optimists will be at the Educational Building.

6. The first warning signal for all fleets is 12:30 p.m. Please do not ask when it ends. Sailboat regattas, like baseball games, are timeless. They depend on the weather (and wind) and go until the race committee decides to stop. However, Saturday’s races should be done by 5.

7. US Sailing membership is NOT necessary, in spite of the on-line registration form and a few rumors. However, a junior membership ($25) will be required for the Edison Sailing Center’s River Romp Regatta, which is a Junior Olympics event, which is scheduled for Oct. 17-18.

SERIES STANDINGS: Green Fleet had no race Saturday. Thus, the standings are the same.

Green Fleet: 1, Bogan Whitehead, 3; 2, Louisa Nordstrom, 4; 3, Alexis Jenkins, 6; 4, Truett Whitehead, 9; 5, Justin Frow, 10; 6, Evan Dietrich, 13; 7, Garver Whitehead, 15; ; 8, John Light, 18; 9, Brianna Trecartin, 18; 10, Nicholas Etz, 21; 11, Nicolas Hernandez, 21; 12, Jacob Hinshaw, 22; 13, Courtney Purcell, 23; 14, Sara Frajerman. 25. (We misspelled Truett’s name last week).

Red, White and Blue Fleet: 1, Stephan VerHulst, 6; 2, Samantha Wood, 7; 3, Lucas Galarza, 10;  4, Garrett Lawlor, 14; 5, Scott Trecartin, 14; 6, Alex Soodak, 19; 7, Stefan Johnson, 20; 8, Shawn Gallagher, 21.  Garrett and Scott are tied, but Garrett won the tie-breaker this week.

Portsmouth Division: 1, Paul Kreider, 3; 2, Andrew Sosa, 7; 3, Chloe Dietrich, 7; 4, Sami Tornese, 8;  5, Cara Patete, 11; 6, Evan Langer, 13; 7, Carla Johnson, 13; 8, Tyler Thorpe, 15; 9, Blake Erquiaga, 18. Andrew jumped from fourth to second by coming in third last Saturday.