David Leather (MC 2316) is back and I mean back with 2, 1, 1 finishes he won the weekend easily. The jinx of selling is favorite old boat for a newer model has been lifted, no more excuses Dave. We said good by to Ron Reeves and Don Fancher who are heading North and will join us again in the fall. One more race weekend left and then memorial day will be here.

Don Fancher (2440) took the weekend with top 3 finishes in 5 races. Don not only won the weekend but pretty much sewed up 2 place for the Colleen Series and Overall Championship. Nice going Don you have had a great season. There are still some close races for third place in both the Colleen and Overall. Pay attention Geoff.

The Club Racing season is winding down and it looks like we will have a new Fleet Champion in David Helmick. Don Fancher gave him a good run for this weekend and Monty Stamper just keeps getting better with a third place finish.

We had 6 good races this past weekend with variable conditions and reasonable winds. Dave Helmick (1712) won the weekend and continues to dominate Fleet 4 racing this year. Jeff Nicholas 2483 and David Moring 2188 were close behind. There are still some close racing positions for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Overall placement , so keep on coming only 5 weekends left this season.

The Finals for the Norton Series are posted. Dave Helmick, Scott Tillema and John Houck finished 1,2 and 3. The season is winding down with the start of our last Series. We have some very close finishes for 3rd, 4th and 5th in the Overall results. Take a look.

Results are up to date for the Norton Series and the Overall standings. The next club race weekend Mar 10-11 will be the last for the Norton Series. Take a look at the Overall to see what you need to do to improve your position. Remember that only 60% of the races count towards your score so it's not to late to get out there and improve your overall standings in the Spring winds.

There were no races for Week # 9 therefor the Hartge Series is over. Congratulations to David Helmick, David Moring and Scott Tillema.                                                                                     

Special note: 

Jim Hoffman (our very senior sailor) put two thirds together last weekend when there were a lot of split results.

 Also Don and Ron for there 1st places. Nice going all.

David Helmick (1712) won the weekend with his usual consistent high finishes. Geoff Moehl (2412) deserves special mention for his two wins back to back on Sunday.  Nice going Geoff. Redress was given to Jeff Nicholas (2483) and Robert Newland (1977) for offering help to a competitor in race # 4.  We should always look out for one another out there. I have seen a number of cases where help has been required for a fellow sailor even when there are safety boats, who are sometimes busy with another problem.  Thanks for your concern.

We had 6 wonderful races in 12 to 18 MPH winds with a record number of sailors for this season's Club races for weekend # 7. David Helmick, Scott Tilema and David Moring dominated the fleet in the heavier air with mostly top three finishes.  It's fun to get close to these top sailors just to see the little extra boat speed and consequent pointing ability they all seem to have over the rest of us.

One of the best Club Racing Weekends ever saw winds from 8-12 MPH with a total of 6 races being completed.  Dave Moring took the weekend honors with 4 wins the other two races he spent on the Safety Boat. Scott Tillema and Geoff Moehl had a tight battle for second and third place with good consistent finishes both days. Click below for details.

David Helmick (2543) won every race he entered except the last one (must have gotten tired) for the Keenan Series. He also took a 5th place at our SER Regatta. An outstanding performance, I must say. Congratulations David.

Club Racing Weekend # 1 and  #3 never happened due to no wind and too much wind. The Keenan Series is for the first 5 Club Race weekends. We also had 3 races last Saturday and none on Sunday. So the next Club Races will determine the winners of the Keenan Series.

Club Racing weekend #1 was a no show for wind and therefore no races were run. Club Race weekend #2 had just 2 races in very light air. David Moring is letting everyone know that he has not lost any mojo from his recent absence. Good to have you back Dave, your presence  will lift our game a big notch.

When a sailor has a second place finish as a throw out for a series, you know he is red hot. Craig Eaton (2331) did just that by winning 9 out of 16 races in the final series of the year to win the Overall Title in very convincing fashion. Congradulations Craig you had a great season. All of the scores are up to date. Don't forget our Memorial Day fun races and Pot Luck dinner etc. in two weeks.