DAY 4 - We went out in what looked like no wind as we left the dock and wondered if we would be sitting out there for a while.  After a short postponement, we were off to the races not too far out from the yacht club..  With the Race Committee doing its magic, we were lucky enough to get in 2 decent races today with the winds 4-8.  It was really hard for most skippers to tell which way to go, sometimes left seemed the best, sometimes right seemed the best, sometimes the middle was the right way to go.  There was a big difference from Race 1 to Race 2 with very different results.  With the weather report for tomorrow showing light and variable winds, the Race Committe will have its work cut out for them.  They have been great figuring it out so far, so I am optimistic for getting in a race or 2 tomorrow.

You can view some pictures here.

This was our reward at the end of the day Sunday after a bit of weather hit the area and the sun peeked out again!!    You can view other pictures here.

DAY 3 - no racing today, just not enough sustainable winds to get us out there despite the best efforts of the Race Committee. Championships begin tomorrow.

DAY 2 Qualifiers Race 1 - We started the day with a long postponement with no sustained wind over 3MPH.  At about 3PM, the AP flag came down and we were off to race the 1st Race of the Qualifiers.  With winds 4-8, we completed a Windward Leeward course and did not have time for a second race before dinner.  Tonight we had a contest with Loch Norman Nessie decorations -  and the winner was Nancy Claypool!

DAY 1 JUNIORS AND WOMEN's -The Juniors and Women's NAC took place today with 13-knot east winds, somewhat unusual for Lake Norman.  WIth 8 Junior teams and 5 Women's teams, PRO Jim Tichenor and team managed to get in all 3 races before the weather threatened to shorten the day.  Junior winners, also presented with the Fleet 76 trophy, were Greiner & Robert Hobbs.  Women's winners also presented with the Joan Burnside Memorial Trophy were Edie Sullivan, Wendy Diard & Heidi Gough.  Congratulations to all the participants. 

Many pictures from the 2013 Wife-Husband Championships have been submitted.  Please note that these pictures are for personal use only.  Enjoy!

Pictures taken by Doug Williams are HERE

Pictures from Glenn Wesley are HERE

Pictures from Diane Kampf are HERE

As of race time Saturday, there were 42 wife-husband teams registered, from 11 different states, for the Flying Scot Wife-Husband Championships at Deep Creek Lake, MD. Regatta Chair Bob Vance and his team gave us a great day and we could hardly wait to go back out on Sunday.  With 28 Championship boats and 14 Challenger boats, we started racing at 12:00 noon on 6/29 and had two fairly long races. We had mostly sunny conditions in the seventies, and with a southwest wind and shifty conditions, there were lots of boats hugging the shore to get the best of the winds, and lots of tacking duels going on. You found yourself ahead of a boat, then behind them, then ahead of them again, and never knew where you might end up. The spinnaker legs had boats doing the same thing and two boats side by side had totally different wind. At the end of the day's racing, we were treated to a great meal at the Deerhaven clubhouse, prepared by Bob and his wife Karen - what a treat! And we sang happy birthday to Bill Ross, who is here working as a judge along with pals Larry Taggart and Forest Rogers. 

On Sunday, there was little wind so we started with a postpone.  Around noon we went out and the RC set the course 3 times with the winds shifting southeast to east and sometimes no wind at all.  For the Championship Division, the place to start was at the pin end, with everyone at the boat end getting the short end of the stick.  We were able to finish a W2 and the Challenger Division had their course shortened when the wind died down quite a bit.  The Merediths won the Championship Division and the Wesleys won the Challenger Division.  The winner of the Century trophy for the highest place for any couple with combined ages of 100+ went to John and Sharon Wake.   Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to Deep Creek Yacht Club for hosting a wonderful regatta!!

FINAL RESULTS ARE here

Pictures taken by Doug Williams are HERE

Pictures from Glenn Wesley are HERE

Pictures from Diane Kampf are HERE