PRSA Spring Icebreaker Regatta

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Potomac River SA
Alexandria, VA

We had weather as forecasted (overcast with light drizzle and mist, with winds from the NE at 7 - 5 MPH, and a high temperature of 51 degrees). High tide was at 10:03 AM and low tide at 5:17 PM. The river flow was way down for this time of year, at 4,300 CFS (gage height 3.3 ft), and the water temperature was a seasonal 53 degrees. PRO Scott Snyder, with ace RC Bill Kleysteuber, Cheryl T, and Dan Miller, set up a windward-leeward course in the cove and got off four races in quick succession in a slowly dying wind. Georgetown U was hosting a regatta using the Power Plant course, so Scott and the racers decided to set up in the cove, which was fine because the water level was high enough. Lightning sailors Nabeel Alsalam, sailing with Stefano de Leo and Craig Huzway took first place; Bobby Astrove, sailing with Suzan Humphrey took second; and David Thompson, sailing with Joe Kimak and Joe's nephew Matt took third. Red Fehrle was out in his Laser; Mr. Wulf was out in the other Laser; and Ben Tice sailed the Albacore, to complete the competitors' list, except for Keith Strasser, who discovered a broken halyard as he was splashing his boat and didn't make it to the race course until the middle of the third race. Joe Kimak suggested starting all classes together, which made for a much faster sequence of racing.

PRSA Spring Icebreaker 2009 Results

Name	Race #1	Race #2	Race #3	Race #4	Avg	Place
Wulf	1	1	1	4/DNS	1.75	1
Fehrle	2	2	2	4/DNS	2.5	2

Added: 4/07/2009 16:35:59 by Jon Deutsch