Spring2010
Spring Race #1, Lake Sacajewea, Charbonneau Park, April 10, 2010
| skipper | crew | boat | colors | #1 | #2 | #3 | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Obst | Kathy Queen | FS 2127 Idler |
 |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 4 |
| Roger McVicker | Mike Marley | FS 4368 White Light |
 |
3rd | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
| Mark White | Signe Wurstner | FS 2333 Arbuzs |
 |
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 8 |
| Paul Reeder | Patrick Thomas | TH 3269 Electric Radish |
 |
4th | DNS | DNS | 12 |
Race #1 (S-3P-F) was sailed under light winds, with a buidling breeze on the downwind run to the finish.
Race #2 (S-4P-3P-2P-F) and Race #3 (S-4P-3P-2P-F) were sailed without spinnakers under moderate gusty winds.
All races used whistle starts.
Race Committee: Rich Obst
Spring Race #2, Lake Sacajewea, Charbonneau Park, April 11, 2010
| skipper | crew | boat | colors | #1 | #2 | #3 | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Tyrrell | Rod Busalpa | FS 1864 Emily Lauren |
 |
1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
| Rich Obst | Kevin Minton | FS 2127 Idler |
|
3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 8 |
| Roger McVicker | Mike Marley | FS 4368 White Light |
|
2nd | 5th | 2nd | 9 |
| Mark White | Signe Wurstner | FS 2333 Arbuzs |
|
4th | 3rd | DNS | 12 |
| Doug Queen | Kathy Queen | FS 3539 Blue Skies |
 |
DNS | 4th | 5th | 14 |
Race #1 (S-2P-3S-4P-F) was sailed under light variable winds. Race #2 (S-2P-3S-4P-F) was sailed under light shifting winds,
making marks 2, 3, and 4 weather marks. A building wind closed the race, creating a downwind run to finish.
Race #3 (S-4P-F) was sailed under light to moderate winds. All races used whistle starts and allowed spinnakers.
Race Committee: Rich Obst
Spring Race #3, Lake Sacajewea, Charbonneau Park, April 24, 2010
| skipper | crew | boat | colors | #1 | #2 | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Burton | Brian Tyrrell | FS 1864 Emily Lauren |
|
1st | 1st | 2 |
| Rich Obst | Kevin Minton | FS 2127 Idler |
|
2nd | 2nd | 4 |
| Paul Reeder | Patrick Thomas Glenn Egert |
TH 3269 Electric Radish |
|
3rd | 3rd | 6 |
Race #1 was sailed in moderate and building winds. Race #2 was sailed in increasing winds,
finishing in heavy wind conditions. Light winds in the morning transitioned to winds of 15 to 25 knots, with higher gusts,
as predicted by the weather forecast. Racing ended at 11:40AM. Thanks to Doug Queen, Tirsa Butler, and Ray Peters for providing race support, including
collecting the marks under challenging wind and chop conditions.
Race Committee: Rich Obst
Mexican Downriver Race, Columbia River from Leslie Groves Park to the Blue Bridge, May 8, 2010
| skipper | crew | boat | colors | #1 | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Reeder | Ray | TH 3269 Electric Radish |
|
1st | 1 |
| Rich Obst | Kevin Minton Maureen Obst |
FS 2127 Idler |
|
2nd | 2 |
| Mark White | Signe Wurstner Sarah Burton Nicole |
FS 2333 Arbuzs |
|
3rd | 3 |
Race #1 was sailed under changing wind conditions due to the local rain bursts. The race started with the wind direction headed down river,
but then changed to variable broad reach to heading wind conditions for the downriver run. A strong rain burst created reaching conditions for the
final leg to the Blue Bridge. The finish was extremely tight with first and second being a photo finish and all boats finishing within
one minute of each other after gaps of about one half mile forming during the race. The traveling Cup was presented to Paul Reeder during
the traditional post-race Mexican Dinner.
Race Committee: Paul Reeder
Spring Race #4, Lake Sacajewea, Charbonneau Park, May 22, 2010
| skipper | crew | boat | colors | #1 | #2 | #3 | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Peters | Tirsa Butler | FS 4887 Breezin |
 |
3rd | 1st | 1st | 5 |
| Rich Obst | Kevin Minton | FS 2127 Idler |
|
1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5 |
| Roger McVicker | Mike Marley | FS 4368 White Light |
|
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 8 |
| Doug Queen | Rod Busalpa | FS 3539 Blue Skies |
|
4th | 4th | 4th | 12 |
Wind conditions Saturday were as predicted by Weather Underground at 8 to 13 mph WSW with the usual gusts and shifting conditions for this time of year.
Three races of increasing length were sailed on this sunny day that started in a cool 50 deg F at setup time, later warming to mid 70 deg F. Race #1 (S-2P-4P-F). Race #2 (S-2S-3S-4S-F).
Race #3 (S-2S-3S-4S-2S-F)
Race Committee: Rich Obst
