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Flying Scot Mid-Winter Championship

Saint Petersburg Yacht Club
Saint Petersburg, FL
March 7-11, 2005

Results: Championship Division, Challenger Division

Story by Dave Thinel

The St. Petersburg Yacht Club, SPYC, hosted the Flying Scot Midwinters.  The event had been held at the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club in Panama City FL, for over three decades. Hurricane Ivan inflicted heavy damage to the panhandle area, destroying StABYC’s docks, which led to the change in venue.

The regatta was very well attended with fifty-two boats and crews, most from out of state making the annual pilgrimage to sunny Florida. Most sailors from the north were happy to leave the cold weather and heavy snow behind to enjoy a week of warm weather, good sailing and camaraderie with old friends.

The busy week started Saturday March 5, at the Davis Island Yacht Clubs’ Midwinter warm up regatta. This two-day event was the 6th in the Florida District Championship series and was held in tandem with the Midwinters for the Fireball, Front Runner, International 110, Classic Moth and Raider classes.

Monday the Scot sailors moved over to the SPYC and were treated to a seminar hosted by Greg Fisher and Brian Hayes of North Sails. Everyone in attendance was eager to pick up the latest go fast techniques and put them to use in the practice race held that afternoon.

The forecasted cold front arrived right on schedule Tuesday morning ushering in winds in the twenties with gusts over thirty-five. Racing was abandoned for the day at about 3:00 pm. when it was clear the winds would not subside. The sailing instructions were modified to schedule three races both Wednesday and Thursday in an effort to get back on schedule. The weather Wednesday morning was miserable with steady rain, cold air, cold water and big waves left over from the previous days blow. One race was completed for both Championship and Challenger divisions before the Principle Race Officer, Tom Farquhar, wisely decided to abandon all further races for the day. The sailors were soaked and freezing and the concerns of hypothermia were real. Welcome to sunny Florida indeed!

Conditions would improve Thursday according to the weather forecasts and they would need to since we were seriously behind schedule with only one race completed in two days. Fortunately, three races were completed in medium to light air from the North early before dieing and filling from the South in the afternoon. The RC did a great job changing the course in trying to keep up with the shifts. The Championship division was dominated by Marcus Eagan with three firsts for the day but an OCS on Wednesday would knock him from the top of the leader board. Consistent results by Greg Fisher put him firmly in the lead after four races, with Fred Strammer second and Harry Carpenter third. For the first time in many years the make up day would needed to complete the regatta. Friday proved to be the nicest day of the week with bright sunshine and fifteen knots of wind. The fifth and final race was completed with Fred taking first in the race but Greg placed second to secure a comfortable Regatta victory with just ten points for the week.

Awards were given to the top five finishers in both divisions and the Allen Douglas trophy for the top sportsman was awarded to Steve Bellows. The announcement that the Midwinters would be held at the SPYC for at least the next two years was greeted with enthusiasm by the competitors. Complete Midwinter results can be found below, and results for the warm up regatta can be found by visiting the Davis Island YC website.

Information is Final
Regatta results saved: Friday, March 11, 2005 5:07:01 PM EST

Division: Championship Division (33 boats)

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Pos Sail   Skipper/Crew      1         2         3         4         5      Total
 Points 		 Pos
1   5391   Greg Fisher/ Brian Hayes   1   3   2   2   2   10.00   1
2   5520   Fred Strammer/ Fred Strammer, Jr.   2   9   5   4   1   21.00   2
3   5248   Harry Carpenter/ Melanie Dunham/Bill Dunham   3   5   6   10   10   34.00   3
4   4240   John Luard/ Doug Marsh/Kay Marsh   24   2   7   6   4   43.00   4
5   5222   Robby Brown/ Brian Malone/V. Merrill   5   12   3   24   3   47.00   5
6   5671   Josh Goldman/ Ira Cohen/M. Fisher   4   7   18   13   5   47.00   6
7   DYC 16   Ed Bayer/ Fred Blackmer   9   17   10   5   8   49.00   7
8   5622   Ryan Malmgren/ Bill Ewing/Kris Smith   12   16   11   3   11   53.00   8
9   GYA 95   Marcus Eagan/ Marc M. Eagan   34/OCS   1   1   1   34/DNC   71.00   9
10   5107   Steve Bellows/ C, Micelli   34/DNC   4   21   7   6   72.00   10
11   5213   Glenn Shaffer/ Jim Worth   11   15   13   19   22   80.00   11
12   5504   Joseph Thorpe/ T. Geiger/P. Thorpe   14   8   26   14   20   82.00   12
13   4949   Jim Cavanagh/ D. DuBuc   19   14   27   17   7   84.00   13
14   4427   Hans Noordanus/ Stacy Rieu/Nancy Claypool   34/DNC   20   14   9   9   86.00   14
15   5509   Bill Warner/ K. Thrope/ L. Johnson   7   21   17   26   17   88.00   15
16   5357   Tom Clark/ D. Dommel   21   10   8   15   34/DNC   88.00   16
17   5296   Charles Koch/ Mike Smith/M. Schmidt   22   11   15   11   34/DNC   93.00   17
18   4970   Henry Schultz/ L. Arnoldssen   10   27   20   25   12   94.00   18
19   2068   Ronald Pletsch/ R. Eisenhaus/B. Hilton   8   13   22   18   34/DNC   95.00   19
20   5544   Michael Roberts/ L. Moore   16   6   30   16   34/DNC   102.00   20
21   5230   Forest Rogers/ Brian Hawkins   6   19   23   20   34/DNC   102.00   21
22   5085   Larry Vitez/ Larry Lewis/ Bane Shaw   23   29   9   8   34/DNF   103.00   22
23   5126   Charles Fowler/ Nancy Fowler/C. Palamino   34/DNC   25   4   30   16   109.00   23
24   4747   Don Engelke/ P. Metz   20   33   12   23   21   109.00   24
25   5318   Jeff Penfield/ Dick Frankland   34/OCS   22   25   21   13   115.00   25
26   5092   Joe Price/ M. Tostige   26   28   16   31   18   119.00   26
27   5565   Joe VanDenburg/ Jan Saleet/Joe Dixon   15   24   32   27   23   121.00   27
28   5535   John Cooke/ R. Cavagna   34/DNC   18   24   12   34/DNC   122.00   28
29   5359   Steve Berglund/ D. Ioli   17   31   33   22   19   122.00   29
30   5638   Felicia Bamer/ PJ Summerville/S. Boyle   25   30   28   32   14   129.00   30
31   5055   Len Guenther/ Barb Guenther   18   32   31   33   15   129.00   31
32   4305   Mike Douglas/ Alex Douglas/Wes Barlow   13   26   29   28   34/DNC   130.00   32
33   GYA 14   Bernie Knight/ J. Matthews   34/DNC   23   19   29   34/DNC   139.00   33

Saint Petersburg Sailing Center

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Division: Challenger Division

Pos Sail   Skipper/Crew      1         2         3        4         5      Total
 Points 		 Pos
1   5594   Dan Baird/ Larry Taggart/Carrie Berger   4   2   4   4   7   21.00   1
2   5344   Frank Gibson/ Debbie Gibson   1   8   7   9   2   27.00   2
3   5516   Mark Riefenhauser/ Randy Williams   6   5   6   2   8   27.00   3
4   4736   Ed Summerfield/ Herb Lindsey   5   4   5   12   3   29.00   4
5   812   Dave Thinel/ Kim Thinel   3   1   11   1   20/DNC   36.00   5
6   5593   Bob Fletcher/ B. Cornell   20/DNC   6   1   5   4   36.00   6
7   4265   Steve Spackey/ R. Spaulding   9   7   14   3   5   38.00   7
8   4994   Rick Banning/ J. Leipper   2   11   8   10   9   40.00   8
9   4469   John Schwarting/ G. Schwarting   8   12   9   8   6   43.00   9
10   2979   Robert Jenkins/ B. Jenkins/R. Crawford   11   15   2   11   12   51.00   10
11   5210   Bill Ross/ Dave Batchelor   20/DNC   3   20/RAF   13   1   57.00   11
12   5143   Bob New/ Henry Picco   20/DNC   10   3   6   20/DNC   59.00   12
13   5468   Mike Noone/ B. Noone   20/DNC   9   10   14   11   64.00   13
14   5219   Bill McGuirk/ J. Marotta   10   13   16   7   20/DNC   66.00   14
15   5217   David Osler/ Lars Pedersen   12   14   15   16   10   67.00   15
16   4113   Shannon Hakala/ M. Wilfert/T. Wilfert   13   17   13   15   13   71.00   16
17   4355   Stewart Cofield/ S. Reese   20/DNC   16   12   17   20/DNC   85.00   17
18   1885   Dick Schultz/ S. Schultz/J, Schultz   7   20/DNF   20/DNC   20/DNC   20/DNC   87.00   18
19   5190   Ken Boyle/ tba   20/DNC   20/DNC   20/DNC   20/DNC   20/DNC   100.00   19

Notes
- Scoring System is ISAF Low Point 2001-2004
- Time limit penalty is: DNF

Information is provisional and subject to modification


Principal Race Officer: Tom Farquhar

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