Skies were sunny with light to moderate wind for the Clark Lake Yacht Club Fall Regatta.  That was enough to propel 17 sailboats through several races and present a colorful display on the Clark Lake stage.  Seven Hobies, 5 Rebels, 2 Sunfish, and 3 Wayfarers competed in this annual event.

Hobies had the most entries.  Which Hobie knocked off the other six?  Fleet 58 Commodore Chance Winnie.

Watch the video to learn more about this annual event, popular with sailors and those at Clark Lake who watch from boats or on the shore.

 

HOBIES

1st Place – Chance Winnie

 

2nd Place – Steven Middlebrook

 

3rd Place – Kevin Duffy and crew Roger Duffy

 

4th Place – Mark Sokoll and crew Kathy Spring

 

5th Place – Nate Mahan

 

6th Place – Scott Rosenbeck

 

7th Place – Matt McGlynn and crew Irene McGlynn

 

REBELS

1st Place – Mary Reif and crew Aaron Reif

 

2nd Place – Scott Wright and crew Matt Fulkerson

 

3rd Place – Keith Councell and crew Gabrela Cuellar-Councell

 

4th Place – Richard O’Boyle

 

5th Place – Tim Nickels and crew Elizabeth Nickels

 

SUNFISH

1st Place – Kathy Spaulding

 

2nd Place – Neil Robb

 

WAYFARER

1st Place – Dave McCreedy and crew David Wilpula

 

2nd Place – Matt Dailey and crew Nick Burtka

 

3rd Place – Marc Meyer and crew Dan Shock

 

Now here are some fun in the sun pics and a closer look at the competitors in action

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It takes a team to put together a show like this.  Here are some the cast members who made it happen.

Special thanks to Tim Creech and Dennis Findley who helped your photographer find the best perspectives in a support boat.

The following video narrated by the Yacht Club’s Neil Robb and Hugh Harris explains how you win a race, scoring, and why sailors use spinnakers.

While the scoring described in the video is fairly simple, a more complicated system can be used to account for variables when boats of different lengths competes.  Such was the case with Hobies in this race.  Read more about Portsmouth calculations by clicking here.   

The Yacht Club has divided Clark Lake into sections.  At the skippers meeting, the race director will tell sailors where the marks (buoys) will be located.  During the race, competitors round those buoys.  The committee raft is the start and finish line.

Sailing this weekend remained at the east end of the lake.