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Roton Point Sailing Association
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Cats Nell (closer) and Patient Lady 111 leaving the beach for family fun rides Cookout and Cat Rides Well AttendedOn Sunday, July 11 2010 RPSA cordially invited Roton Pointers down to the sailing area to enjoy a cookout of burgers and dogs, and to go out on catamaran rides. Over 70 people (adults and kids) responded to the invitation, John Cross organized the food, while Chip Romans and Charlie Janson did the cooking. Five disparate felines lined up to offer rides, the sailors who volunteered being: Kevin Simmons, sailing the majestic lioness PL3 Charlie Janson, sailing the sleek Miracle 20 cougar Charlie's Angel John Byrne, sailing the tough Hobie catamount Nell John Burnap, sailing the sly Prindle 19 cougar and event organizer Chip Romans, sailing the majestic Hobie Tiger Wishful. (Thanks to Charlie for his catty descriptions) Thanks also to anyone else not listed who also helped, including Caroline and Tom. Pixel Guys or Pixel Chicks, Roton Point has got the fix!Thursday, July 8 2010, is a day that will go down in memory, like D Day, the day the Berlin Wall came down, and the day when Nelson Mandela got out of jail. It's the day that Roton Point junior sailors showed the world how Pixels should be sailed! Bruce Kirby, you should have been there! The official race results show John "Jack" Lane and James Maguire in second place, Kyle and William Halloran in fourth. Emma Janson and Samantha Schrenker are in seventh of this nineteen boat fleet, so seventh is in the top half of the fleet. There were several problems with the first race, including boats over early, and boats that did not round the offset mark at the weather mark. If we hypothetically remove the race one results from the scoring, then John and James, and Kyle and William, come first and second in the Pixel class. Congratulations!!!!!!!!
Note to Parents and InstructorsIt appears the JRA of LIS did not post the Sailing Instructions for Thursday's races to their web site, despite being provided with SIs in plenty of time. However, why did our instructors not ask for SIs at the Skippers' Meeting? About half the Pixel fleet did not go round the offset mark in race #1; to throw out the race, or ignore the defaulting boats, would both penalize boats that sailed the course correctly. A lesson to be learned - get SIs before your kid/s attend a regatta, and read them carefully. Ask for clarification of anything you do not understand.
The 2010 Summer Challenge Series is on!Crash & Byrne ChallengeThe second Challenge Series race of the summer took place on July 4th, in conjunction with Norwalk Yacht Club's Firecracker Race. Mike Smith ran the race from the Norwalk committee boat Edgar Raymond. Sadly, only two Roton Point boats competed. Once again the Byrnes Buoys showed the Brothers Oliver how to sail a catamaran. Nell was first, followed by Burn Notice and Charlie's Angel. Chris and David Oliver have a challenge planned but also lots of other obligations; they invite anyone else who cares to issue the next challenge.
Blackjack ChallengeAfter two weather-induced postponements, the "BlackJack Challenge" finally took place on Saturday June 19. Eight boats entered the race, which was shortened from its original course by eliminating the need to round mark 28C (Cable & Anchor) as the wind did not seem to be strong enough. As it happened, the wind picked up shortly after the start, and boats enjoyed fine reaches from Greens Ledge to mark 28 and back. Race results were as follows:
It was great to see Pat Harris back again after all these years, and to welcome Chris & David Oliver from Norwalk YC. Thanks to Wes & Lynn Oliver for providing the start and support boat, and for towing Laszlo Papp back in after his mast came down. Congratulations to Team Byrne for the win. It is now up to them (or any other skipper) to issue Series Challenge #2. When and what will it be?! Click here for 2010 Challenge Series Sailing Instructions.
Lack of Wind spoilt "Let's Go Sailing" DayChip Romans put a lot of energy into organizing what was to be a lot of catamaran rides for Roton Pointers on June 20. Most skippers had volunteered to take people out, and the club office had received numerous notices of interest. This was a pity, and the lack of wind was not Chip's fault (or was it?) The event will be rescheduled; all members who are interested in taking a fast ride should watch this space. However, Flat Top rides did take place, and so several members got to see the the club from the water - without doubt the best vantage point. Golden Anniversary Regatta was a WOW!The 50th Annual "Golden Anniversary Fall Regatta" was held on September 19/20 2009. An astonishing 64 boats turned out. The regatta followed the format proved successful over so many years, with the added attraction of a Jimmy Buffet tribute band "Changes in Latitude" playing at the Saturday night steak dinner. Click here for a write-up on the regatta. Photographs will hopefully be posted soon. Regatta ResultsClick here for regatta results in HTML format, here in Word format.
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