Last weekend, Len Lesperance(1684), John (2097), and Jim (2303) all came out to win - when the dust (and a squall apparently that flipped more than its share of boats) cleared, Len took the weekend for a 2nd time with John edging Jim out by 1 point! 

Special thanks to David Leather (2316) for being the PRO as he spelled Dave Williams for a weekend and to our safety boat staff: Kevin (1853) and Dennis (881)!   Let's not forget that we have safety boat duty on every-other weekend, so be sure to contact David Leather to coordinate the best weekend for you.

Len had a "rough" first race coming out in 5th while Jim and John posted a 1 & 2 respectively - Ed Sims (1372) who came out of retirement last weekend doubled his previous-year's attendance with his 2nd weekend and had a 3rd place is this race.  Race 2 saw John loving his newer MC and having it reciprocated to take the bullet, followed by Jim and Jon Pomerleau (2367).  Jon's 1st race killed him with an 8th but he would go on to solidify his 5th place with nothing-but-thirds for the rest of the weekend (really a 4th-on-the-water since Dave Leather got 3rds for his PRO work).

Len evidently ate his wheaties and had his morning coffee, because he came out Sunday and promptly won the first race.  John took a 5th in the 3rd race of the weekend to see his lead over Jim lost as Jim rode to the finish line in 2nd and a 1-point lead for the weekend while John was tied with Len.  Whether they knew it or not, 1st-through-3rd places would be determined in the last race!  Len's strong breakfast (or whatever he's doing now'a'days - we'll find out from him and post!) continued as he again posted a bullet, while John recovered his mojo and finished 2nd.  Jim still finished well, but he would have needed a 1st to win or a 3rd to tie with John - he got a 4th....

Newcomer Bob Burns (829) tried out his new purchase and Jeff Hoffmaster borrowed Richard's (1919) MC for a test-sail and race.  It was reported they were smiling after, so we hope to have 2 more hopelessly-addicted MC Sailors!

The 4th race was almost a disaster as the threat of a local thunderstorm grew greater and finally struck.  Ahead of the storm, huge winds (20+ was one figure I've heard) blasted out ahead of it and flipped every Flying Scot and a couple of MCs.  Coming on the heels of Thursday's Eustis tornado, it must have been a relief for everyone to see the dock and shore again.  No one was injured and, while a few boats got an "LE special wash", all made it back safe.