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.