2013 Fall 48 and Carolinas District Championship

District: 
Location: 
Lake Norman Yacht Club

Mooresville, NC, 28117
Regatta Date: 
Friday, November 1, 2013 to Saturday, November 2, 2013

Carolinas District Championship & Fall 48 Regatta by Carol Claypool

The 2014 Carolinas District Championship & Fall 48 Regatta was held at the Lake Norman Yacht Club in Mooresville, NC

Most people had reached the dock when the rain hit, and it didn’t last long.  Everyone entertained themselves on shore either participating in the GPS based treasure hunt or munching on appetizers.  Dinner was very tasty chicken with pasta, green beans, corn bread, and coconut cake.  The island theme really kicked in after dinner with prizes for the best costumes and a trivia contest that tested people’s knowledge of islands near and far.

Sunday the wind was northerly and often 10 – 15 knots with random gusts to 18 and higher.  Once in a while the wind backed off, only to pick back up and throw in a few punches on top of that.  It was also even shiftier than usual with some shifts coming so quickly that you were left luffing before the first tack had been completed and had to fall off even more or struggle to tack back.  Three long W-L-W races provided lots of opportunities to try and “get it right”, and there were several very close finishes.

Bob and Smita Quinn, regatta Co-Chairs, presented the trophies as follows:

Fall 48

1st – Allan Terhune, Dave Perkowski, AYC

2nd – Paul Abdullah, Alex Krumdieck, Rudder Club

3rd – Rob Whittemore, John Wake, FBYC

4th – Harry & Karen Carpenter, Deep Creek YRA

5th – Eric Aschaffenburg, Paul Beaudry, LNYC

6th – Ryan & Stacey Malmgren, EYC

7th – Peter Beam, Graham Martin, LNYC

8th – Darrell & Kris Van Hutten, Deep Creek Lake SA

 Carolinas District Championship

1st – Eric Aschaffenburg, Paul Beaudry, LNYC

2nd – Peter Beam, Graham Martin, LNYC

3rd – Charles Buckner, Dale Oller

Thanks to everyone who competed and all of the volunteers who helped make this another successful regatta.

 Full results are attached below.