2010 FAIRWIND NATIONALS Well, the 2010 Fairwind Nationals is one for the books. We started with ten sailors, but ended up with eight. As to weather, it was rain, rain, and more rain. Unfortunately, the wind did not come with the rain. When we did have wind, it was light and variable at best. We started at 10 a.m., broke for lunch, and then finished by 5 p.m. Ten races in all. We averaged 35-40 minutes for each race. As we dried out, and wet our whistles, two points separated first and second place, and a tie for third. On day two, we got our wind! But it wasn’t steady – strong puffs to none. A lot of lead changes. But after we pulled our boats out and ate lunch, the results came in. Ray D. was able to hold on to the lead – Congratulations! Special thanks to our race director, Ed Atkinson, and to Jim Hale, our scorer. We appreciate their help in running a class-act National. Due to family matters, two of our racers were unable to make it. Terry Mackey, and Fred Ferris. This was the first National that Fred missed since the inception of Fairwind class. We hope to see him next year!

Ed Atkinson, 'Race Dictator' Presents Awards

1st Place Ray Dagenais

2nd Place Tony Johnson

3d Place Frank Vella

Rainy Saturday - Why is 88 cutting in line ?