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Well folks we had a special kind of day Sunday for the IOM Autumn Denial, it was blowing like crazy and we raced all day with "B" rigs (or the Number 2 rig if you are from Europe).......this is a first for the IOM Fleet.

First We would like to thank the people that came out to help and froze their butts off in the morning. Carl started out doing the scoring but he had to leave early so Eddie Atkinson took over with the help of Rick Ranks. Rick doesn't have a "B" rig and after trying to survive with the "A" rig he gave up after a couple of races, but he was kind enough to stay around and help Eddie with the scoring.

We would also want to thank Sid and Larry for going to pick up lunch for us. And thanks to all the competitors for coming out and having a fun day!

We had some really close races with three or four boats finishing overlapped or within three or four boat lengths, really fun stuff. We sailed 27 races, that is not a typo I said 27 races! We didn't really rush and had a few breaks to try and relax a little. The boats were going so fast that a race didn't take long.

Bobby continued his winning ways but was really pushed by Eric who was having a good day and enjoying himself after missing most of the season. He is something else to watch pushing his scooter up and down the course trying to steer his boat with one had and steer the scooter with the other.

We had a really good year in the IOM fleet with 10 to 12 boats most weeks. We had a new member join us this year,Roberto, who is learning fast and will challenging for wins very soon. Bobby dominated the Summer Series after I won the Spring Series barely beating him. Ray and Kurt were always challenging for the wins as well. When Eric and Camper return next season we will have a very talented group in this fleet.

Ray, Bobby, Roberto and I will be heading to Dallas in a few weeks to compete in the Nationals so wish us luck

Here is more info on the finishes.

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Summer Starts

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Sunday March 14, 2010

It started as expected, for mid-March, even though the weather
forecast was iffy, at best. It was murky gray, very
cold (even with a prediction of 50 degrees!), calm and
wet with drizzle and rain. Yes, this was to be our
first sailing/racing day of spring – Sunday March 14, 2010.

Many thought it might be best to stay under warm covers and
slowly adjust to the shift to daylight savings time.

Not so, this was going to be a day of firsts!

First, it sprinkled and spit until noon, when all met at North
Cape Yacht Club. Yes, Ted, Bobby, Eric Sr., Eric Jr.,
Ryan, Kurt, Peter, Terry and I were there, heavy
coats, knit hats, IOM’s and all.

The rain stopped and the wind increased, shifted from the north
to northeast. Great wind direction for making a
course heading to Lake Erie. Another first. Four souls decided
that Lake Erie and its enduring waves and whitecaps
should be the destination of choice. Out into the
lake they went and just as quickly they left, they
retreated to safer waters. Childish squeals of laughter could
be heard as the boats surfed the waves, dug their
bows into the brown water, pitch-poled and rounded-up, during
the melee.
The best “first” of the day was using the beautiful NCYC
Clubhouse as a warm-up shelter for cold hands and cold bodies.
This first was very useful for the act of changing
rigs from top end A-rig to wild riding B-rigs.
All had a great time, along with nudging other boats,
locked “horns”, crowded starts (even some tried port starts
this early in the season), doing many turns, parking on the far
break wall, having to drive to Toledo Beach to retrieve
a boat, swapping radios and most importantly,
having FUN. WHAT A START FOR THE 2010 IOM RACING SEASON.
Counting scores for the 2010 season, as follows:

...Four Races-A Rigs.......Four Races B-Rigs
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Bobby....1 8 7 6........5 4 3 2 ...36
Ted.......2 1 8 7........6 5 4 3...36
Eric Sr...3 2 1 8........7 6 5 4...36
Eric Jr...4 3 2 1........8 7 6 5...36
Kurt......5 4 3 2........1 8 7 6...36
Carl......6 5 4 3........2 1 8 7...36
Peter.....7 6 5 4........3 2 1 8...36
Terry.....8 7 6 5........4 3 2 1...36

ALL FIRSTS!!! WHAT A DAY…
And after four hours of racing, guess what – the sky turned
murky gray, the cloud level was 100 feet and the sprinkles
started again. Same drive home…

Some Pic's From Last Years A.D. Race

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