Thanks to Bob Williams for RD’ing Club Points for the Dragonflite95’s and IOM’s while some of us were away in Irvine for the DF65 Nat’s. Results Below:
September 28th Points: DF95 & IOM
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September 7th Points: Soling & ODOM
HOT & HUMID, but good winds! Steve Ross was the RD for the Soling Fleet as skippers sweltered in the monsoonal heat. With moderate westerly breezes, Steve chose medium courses all around. Results follow:
Kerim Baran took over from Steve and RD’d the ODOM Fleet. Winds strengthened as the day went on and there were many lead changes and close races. Results below:
RD’s Wanted…
Thanks to EVERYONE who helped make Race Week XV a resounding success!
Now is a perfect time to catch our breath, relax a bit and plan for the remaining few months of 2024. We still have some gaps to fill in our Race Director Calendar. Please review our RD Schedule and pick a date (or two!) We have plenty of seasoned Argonauts who are happy to mentor less experienced members and walk them through the complicated process of running races: 1) Press the Button, 2) Call out the over-early boats, 3) take down finishes. (Yes, it really is that simple…) Remember that Argonauts who volunteer to RD Class Points in a Fleet they also race in will receive their Average Points for that month!
August 31st DF95 & IOM Points
Overcast skies and moderate but shifty westerly winds were the order of the day for DF95 & IOM Points racing. Jess Atkinson set Marks and RD’d both Fleets, selecting combinations of Medium and Long Courses. Results follow:
Next, Jess selected Medium, Long, and Medium-Long-Long Courses for the IOM Fleet. Results below:
Thanks to David Stong who helped Jess with take-down and clean-up at the end of the day. Reminder: RD’s get their Points Averaged for Fleets they RD for…
Farewell Mark Hallberg! August 24th Odom & Soling Points
The Argonauts turned out in force to say Farewell to Commodore Emeritus, Lifetime Member and Procurer of Sandwiches, Mark Hallberg. Mark is departing for the Great White North of Eugene Oregon and will be missed by Argonauts everywhere. Good Luck, Mark!
Following the presentation of a plaque to Mark in recognition of his decades of service to the San Diego Argonauts, Keith Sternal set the marks, called all medium courses and RD’d the Odom Fleet under sunny skies and 9 – 12 knots of westerly winds. Results follow:
Next it was the Soling Fleet’s turn. The winds were still pretty westerly but with a few more shifts and lulls. Like Keith, RD Pat Nevitt ran all medium courses. Results below:
ODOM National Championships Final Standings:
Congratulations to Champion Jess Atkinson who edged out George Pedrick by a single Point!
Marblehead Class National Championship Final Standings:
Congratulations to Champion Jess Atkinson!
Dragonflite95 National Championships Final Standings:
Congratulations to National Champion Peter Feldman and to Corinthian Award Winner Gary Winton!
July 20th Points
The strongest winds of the year greeted our IOM and DF95 Fleets for July 20th Point Racing. Tropical moisture and heat made the winds feel heavier with some very turbulent gusts and direction changes. Several ‘Submarines’ were spotted. Thanks to RD Scotty Harris who took advantage of the strong winds to set Long Courses.
The winds didn’t slacken for the DF95 Fleet, but continued nearly straight down the pond with a slight northerly component. A combination of Medium and Long Courses were run by RD Chris Staiger.
July 6th Points…
Warm winds from the South required RD Pat Nevitt to set a Modified Olympic Course diagonally southwest across the pond for the Soling 50 Fleet. After the 3rd Race Break, the winds moved more southwesterly allowing Pat to set a (mostly) standard medium course:
While some massive holes remained, the winds trended more westerly for the Odom Fleet. RD Keith Sternal ran a series of medium courses for our largest Odom turnout of the year:
