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January 2025- ODOM & Soling 50 Points

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The season points opener did not disappoint!

The ODOM’s were first to kick off, with Chris Staiger sending 12 boats off on the standard medium course.  Jess Atkinson bolted from the blue in the first heat, but after turning the leeward mark with the finish in sight his winch servo decided it was not to be, thus ending Jess’s day. Not to let a chance go by, Pat Nevitt said thank you very much and opened his day up with a bullet.

The heats were very tightly contested and is was great to see Paul Hart lead the fleet on a couple of occasions showing that he’s certainly up for the fight. 🙂

As they say.. The cream floats to the top and both Gerry Wold & Kerim Baran were on their game with both skippers taking two wins and in the end finishing 1st & 2nd respectively.

Second cab off the rank was the Soling 50’s with Gil Jansky and Jason Brooks sharing RD duties and again setting the boats off on the standard medium course. Hughie (wind for us in SD) was indeed kind to us and provided a good breeze for the entire day, albeit a little shifty at times. 🙂

8 Soling’s competed and it was obvious right from the get go who was the one to beat. Chris Staiger in his green machine clocked up an impressive 5 bullets with Gerry Wold taking the last heat.

Again competition was very close and lead changes repetitive throughout the heats; with at times ‘the pond’ deciding who was going to fill which position at the end. Great to have such a good turn out and hopefully we’ll see the same in the coming months.

Thanks very much to Gil, Jason and Chris for helping get the marks in and boat put away.

This season we’re asking that one or two skippers from the last class racing on the day help out with this activity. A couple of extra hands sure do make light work of things... When you volunteer you show you care about your club!

Also, this season we will be applying one drop to the class heats and the scoring of DNF, DNS, Etc. will align with the current RRS using the Low Point System Appendix A5.3 as modified by our Sailing Instructions. Yes, you read correctly, Sailing Instructions.

Please note:

In a move to provide better transparency and information related to the organization and management of our sailing events to members and visitors , we have been working on a set of Sailing Instructions that will be made available to all in the coming weeks.

Next Week – DF 95 & IOM points races.

SEE YOU at THE POND, Chris

2024 Argonaut Elections & November 2nd Points

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CONGRATULATIONS to our new slate of Argonaut Officers for 2025!!! Commodore: Pat Nevitt VC Sail: Chris Davidson VC Scale: Kurt Sellen VC Power: Bill Bridge Purser: Gil Jansky Secretary: Kerim Baran

Welcome, Gentlemen!

Following the Voting, Jason Brooks RD’d the Soling Class for November Points in sunny, beautiful conditions… with paltry, southerly breezes. Severe shifts and massive holes were the order of the day as Jason selected a combination of medium and short courses:

After the break, Ty Beach took over to RD the Odom Fleet. The winds had increased somewhat and moved more westerly, but there were still some big shifts and holes to contend with. There were many lead changes and close finishes to delight the Peanut Gallery!

October 5th Points: Odom & Soling

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Overcast/foggy skies with cool October temperatures (but good winds) greeted the Odom Fleet for October Points. Keith Sternal had his new Odom in the water for its inaugural Points appearance; Welcome, Keith! RD Chris Staiger chose a combination of Medium and Long courses. Jess Atkinson dominated with Six Bullets. Well sailed, Jess!

Keith Sternal took over as RD for the Soling Fleet where long-time Argonaut Filippo Busalacchi made his first appearance after a long hiatus. Welcome back, Filippo!

REMINDER: Next Saturday is the IOM Fun Regatta. Stay tuned for details….

Farewell Mark Hallberg! August 24th Odom & Soling Points

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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:

July 6th Points…

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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:

June 1st Points: Odom & Soling 50

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The ‘May Grey‘ is gone! But a bit of ‘June Gloom‘ lingered early in the day as the Odom Fleet began their monthly Points Races in strong yet shifty westerly winds. Thanks to RD David Stong who took charge of both Fleets, set the marks, called the courses and took the results:

For the Soling 50‘s, the winds slackened a bit but the sun cut through for a classic golden-blue San Diego spring afternoon!

April 6th Points

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CARNAGE! Both on the Water and Off! Between damaged/malfunctioning boats and damaged infrastructure, we lost a number of ODOMs as well as a downed skipper (due to the collapsed concrete culvert in the control area: Get healed up, Paul!) Despite this, the conditions were beautiful with sunny skies, mild temperatures and good westerly winds. Chris Staiger RD’d the ODOM Fleet with Results below:

Following the ODOMs, the winds moved a bit southerly and became a little more shifty but didn’t slacken much. Gil Jansky RD’d the Soling 50 Fleet where racing was tight and lead changes were common. Overall, great day for Racing (and Gremlins…)

REMINDER: The Dragonflite95 Region 8 Championships are only TWO WEEKS AWAY!!! Get your Entries in! (see below)