From Commodore Craig:
The Pine Point II event was a success. Several boats enjoyed the event that consisted of distance races around the islands and a fun sail in big air and torrential rain on Saturday. Saturday night a former CRANNE racer invited the sailors to his house party with a live band. The sailors were pleasantly surprised by the abundant amount of cougars present!
The fleet awoke Sunday to gorgeous blue skies, warm temps and a gentle sea breeze filling in by 9am. The fleet had a beautiful fall distance race / tuning clinic down the coast on Sunday. Team Bad Dad finally christened their F18 with it's first capsize.
After reaching the lighthouse the boats regrouped in the remote Biddeford Pool area for lunch on the remote sand bar. After lunch, in honor of CRANNE's Dave Fortier. the fleet foolishly sailed out a very narrow and rocky channel out to the sea past some enormous rollers crashing on the rocks. It was spectacular and everyone made it out. The cats once again regrouped and then had a sensational Spinnaker run home. When the Spinnakers were set the fleet averaged close to 16 knots for the entire downwind leg of 18 miles, "Champaign Sailing".
One Sailor was quoted as saying: "I can not remember the last time I kept it up that long!" Ya know it is a good weekend when you are saying that...
After reaching Pine Point the fleet performed a few High Speed passes by the beach and upon pulling the cats up on shore a large gathering of spectators greeted the sailors with questions about the speedy cats.
One more regatta on the schedule and hopefully we can organize a "Final Rinse Sail" out of Ellacoya State Park on Winnipesaukee with a barbecue and sailing by the end of the month or at some point in October.
Thanks to all the CRANNE members who made 2009 a great season, it is not over yet but it would have never happened with out all the good friends, members and volunteers.
Commodore Craig
"Team Bad Dad"
Results of the Racing Class:
1) Team Bad Dad: 1,2,2,1
2) Toni the Tiger: 2,1,1,2
3) Malcolm/Clegg: 3,3,3,3
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