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.
Beautiful photos and lovely coverage of the event.. it was spectacular to witness from the North Shore….☮️💜
It brought back memories to see multiple boats competing on a Sunday. I’d almost forgotten how beautiful those sail look.
I agree. Beautiful pics and beautiful lake full of sails. Saw the beginning and counted 14? Then rafted to west and came back around Eagle Point to a lake full of sails on a Sunday! Thanks for the show! Life is Good.
Linda and Flip