A Moment on Back Bay

Sometimes on Back Bay we experience feel-good moments that affect us deeply. A couple of weeks ago, a gal who is blind stopped near the dock and expressed great interest in our sport. Since touch is the only way she can “see,” skipper Paul Wallace took the time to go over his boat and describe what she touched.

Those Pesky Weeds!

Just below the surface of Back Bay’s water lurk the infamous boat-stoppers. We’ve been doing our best to sweep for weeds before starting regattas, but inevitably the boats catch a few. Let’s hope the effort to eradicate the milfoil increases then continues. Very little has been done so far.

Award Recognition

Last week, Jerry Leach couldn’t make the picture for spring awards. This is Jerry, who placed second in the Sailor Class Spring Series. Congratulations, Jerry!

Out on the Water

The August 9 US12 regatta brought out seven of the 46-inch boats for a nine-race regatta. Not unusual, it was Tim Wright leading the way with strong showings by Bill Hagerup in second and John Simms in third.

Solings

Tuesday, August 14, had fifteen one-meter Solings. Looking out windows in the morning, it appeared doubtful that a regatta could be completed, let alone started! But out came the sun to chase away our problems. Well, ONE of the problems at least! The winds were another thing altogether — light to nonexistent. And there were eight weed calls in the six-race regatta, others probably not called. The rule is that if you are stopped by weeds, you can’t finish the race and you receive the average of your other scores.

The Sailor Class this week was led by Rick Gates and Anthony Quinn, with a tie. Watch out! Anthony is creeping up every week! Paul Wallace sailed well to a second place, and Rick Parent, frustrated by weeds, finished third.

Tim Wright maintained his leadership in the Master Class, and Tim Brand’s new sails must be working because he took second, tying with Commodore Mark Whitehead. Paul McBride finished in third place.

Of note, Dave Taylor joined us this week for the first time, sailing the loaner boat 111B and tying for sixth.

Join the Fun

Weather permitting, the Soling fleet sails on Tuesdays starting at 1PM, and the US12’s compete on Thursdays, also at 1PM. Just head for the municipal parking lot at the end of Glendon Street and you’ll find us along the Bridge-Falls Path. In addition, the Laconia club sails at Lily Pond near the airport in Gilford on Sundays starting at 9AM.

Join us for a great show with many photo ops. And don’t forget to bring the youngsters – we have free-sailing Footies for them to use on Tuesdays. For those wanting to purchase a Footy, a few are available in the boat museum’s gift shop. If you want to try your hand at the helm of a radio-control boat, please let us know — we love to share.

Race Results

08-09 US12 Regatta

Name	Class	Score	Season Average
Wright, Tim	Sailor	1	1.00
Hagerup, Bill	Sailor	2	3.50
Simms, John	Sailor	3	4.14
Parent, Rick	Sailor	4	5.75
Opie, Jim	Sailor	5	4.33
Leach, Jerry	Sailor	6	5.00
Wallace, Paul	Sailor	7	6.67

08-14 Soling Sailor Class Regatta

Name	Class	Score	Season Average
Gates, Rick	Sailor	1	1.40
Quinn, Anthony	Sailor	1	4.29
Wallace, Paul	Sailor	2	4.43
Parent, Rick	Sailor	3	2.86
Leach, Jerry	Sailor	4	2.29
MacDonald, Wayne	Sailor	5	4.00
Johnson, Edmund	Sailor	5	6.00
Koehler, Skip	Sailor	6	6.00
Rivera, Dax	Sailor	7	5.75
Taylor, Dave	Sailor	6	6.00

08-14 Soling Master Class Regatta

Name	Class	Score	Season Average
Wright, Tim	Master	1	1.38
Brand, Tim	Master	2	5.67
Whitehead, Mark	Master	2	5.00
McBride, Paul	Master	3	7.12
Brennan, Bob	Master	4	6.83