Spring2011

Spring Race #1, Lake Sacajewea, Charbonneau Park, May 21, 2011

skipper crew boat colors #1 #2 #3 pts
Rich Obst Kevin Minton
Mark Bowden		 FS 2127
Idler		 1st 2nd 1st 4
Roger McVicker Mike Marley FS 4368
White Light		 2nd 1st 2nd 5
Doug Queen Kathy Queen FS 3539
Blew Skies		 3rd 3rd 4th 10
Ray Peters Chris Peters FS 4887
Breezin		 DNS DNS 3rd 13

The Mexican Downriver wasn't meant to be on Saturday, May 21, 2011. The wind was blowing 15+ mph and countercurrent and portended something a bit more intensive than a family fun cruise on the Columbia. The skippers present took a quorum and decided to postpone until a later date. Several of the skippers still wanted to make a day of it and decided to try Charbonneau, figuring it would be a bit more protected. The wind there was in the 15 - 20 mph range and lightened up a bit toward the end of the day.
Race #1 (S-1P-4P-F); Race #2 (S-1P-4P-F); and Race #3 (S-1P-F). All races used whistle starts.
Race Committee: Ray Peters

Spring Race #2, Lake Sacajewea, Charbonneau Park, May 22, 2011

skipper crew boat colors #1 #2 #3 #4 pts
Ray Peters Chris Peters FS 4887
Breezin		 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 7
Rich Obst Kevin Minton FS 2127
Idler		 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 8
Roger McVicker Mike Marley FS 4368
White Light		 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 9
Doug Queen Kathy Queen FS 3539
Blew Skies		 4th 4th 4th 4th 12

The winds started at about 10 - 15 mph, moderated to 6 - 10 mph, and then diminished to 2 -3 mph.
Race #1 (S-1P-3S-4P-F); Race #2 (S-1P-3S-4P-F); Race #3 (S-1P-3S-4P-F); and Race #4 (S-1P-4P-F). All races used whistle starts.
Race Committee: Ray Peters

Spring Race #3, Lake Sacajewea, Charbonneau Park, June 25, 2011

skipper crew boat colors #1 #2 #3 pts
Ray Peters Chris Peters FS 4887
Breezin		 1st 1st 3rd 5
Mark White Signe White FS 2333
Arbuzs		 3rd 4th 1st 8
Rich Obst Greg Kimmel FS 2127
Idler		 4th 3rd 4th 11
Roger McVicker Mike Marley FS 4368
White Light		 2nd 2nd DNF 11
Doug Queen Kathy Queen FS 3539
Blew Skies		 5th 5th 5TH 15
Dennis Trimble Forrest Queen FS 1863
Cygnus		 DNS DNS 2nd 16

Club racing on June 25 started with a bang and ended with a whimper. The first two morning races saw idyllic 12 -14 winds. Both races ended with a weather mark finish. During the last race in the afternoon, the wind waned wildly, dropped to a couple mph, and both sides of the lake experienced alternately favored conditions typical of fickle Chaboneau until the conclusion of the race.
Race #1 (S-1P-3S-4S-1F); Race #2 (S-1P-4P-1F); and Race #3 (S-4S-F). All races used whistle starts.
Race Committee: Ray Peters

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