Sarasota Sailing Squadron         2009 One Design Midwinter's March 20-22, 2009 E-SCOW Class Series                   Place Sail Skipper  R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total 1 99 Jim Barr 2 1 2 1 1 7 2 12 Bruce Hilton 1 3 1 4 2 11 3 50 Steve Schwark 3 2 4 3 3 15 4 64 John Galik 4 4 3 2 8\DNS  21 5 181 Bill Johnson 8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  40T 6 60 Pete Weir 8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  40T 7 101 Doug Kresge 8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  8\DNS  40T

Sarasota Bay’s warm and breezy weather greeted seventy-seven sailboats from all over the US and Canada for the Michelob Light Midwinter Championship. Seven of Sarasota’s A-Sym holdouts left the dock on Saturday; however, only five made it to the starting line. One boat broke and the other team decided conditions were too overpowering for a crew of three.  Sailing the first race in 17 - 20 knots of wind, the fleet was tightly bunched at the top mark.  Doug Kresge set the chute, eased the pole forward and slammed the throttles into full afterburner. Doug opened up a commanding lead over the rest of the fleet, who opted to sail more conservative angles downwind. But as any good military pilot will tell you, running around in full afterburner all day will lead to meltdown. Doug’s meltdown came in the form of a 30+ knot gust on the second run, rolling the boat and destroying the spinnaker and main. When all was said and done, Jim Barr posted three bullets and recaptured the title after last year’s humiliating loss. Bruce Hilton sailed a strong regatta, posting two top finishes and securing second place.  Not only did Jim Barr win in the Scow Fleet, but he organized the whole regatta. You couldn’t ask for a finer event. Thanks for a job well done!

 

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