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Regatta |
EC-12 National Championship @ Spire Institute in Geneva Ohio |
9/13/2023 |
2023 EC-12 National Championship Regatta (NCR)
by Douglas Rieger
Host Club: Western Reserve Model Yacht Club #255
Venue: SPIRE Institute, Geneva, OH
September 14- 15, 2023 (Check-in and practice day - 9/13/23)
15 Entries
Scoring system: Low Point, 4 discards applied at the end of the regatta.
38 Total Races
Race Management: Fleet Racing, one Start
Weather: Winds 6-12 mph steady direction: SSE to NNW
Courses: WLW with offwind Gates
Regatta Committee:
Regatta Manager: Doug Rieger
Race Director: Doug Rieger
Asst. RD: Rick Lawler (Club Commodore)
Registration: Scott Mohring
Scoring: Judy Bonnano
Mark Boat: David Steger, Bob Green
Other valued assistance from: Clyde Jones, Keith Webb (SPIRE)
2023 EC-12 NCR Results
Skipper Race Points Net
1. D. Ramos 119 85
2. P. Feldman 122 90
3. A. Ramos 156 119
4. S. Fidler 164 128
5. J. Wathne 206.6 159.6
6. S. Graf 226 179
7. S. Bradley 264.8 214.8
8. S. Mohring 295 242
9. M. Fleckenstein 339 284
10. D. Bonanno 341 285
Other Finishers (in order of Finish): T. Johnson, D. Nettles, J. Franko, D. Stone, R. Bailey
2023 EC-12 NCR Summary:
Fifteen EC-12 sailors entered the 2023 NCR, which was held in Ohio at one of the premier RC sailing venues -- SPIRE Institute, in Geneva, OH. SPIRE is a "sports academy" - a 9th-12th grade, accredited, resident school where top high school athletes from around the World go for the best in athletic training and excellent pre-college education. The 5-acre pond there is an almost perfect venue, and SPIRE has its own fleet of Solings, which are used for RC sailing camps in the summer each year. WRMYC was asked to be the host for the event because the Club is an experienced regatta host, and Geneva lies about halfway between two of the EC-12s stronger areas- the East Coast, and Chicago.
Winds on Practice Day September 13 were close to non-existent. Day 2, the first day of racing, saw an initial postponement for wind to around 11 AM, before becoming light and variable from the SSW at 6 MPH and allowing 3 Races before the lunch break. A mid-day 180-degree directional change in wind to NNW brought better air up to a maximum of 10 MPH for the rest of the afternoon.
The regatta was dominated in the early going by Dave Ramos. After 11 races, Ramos led with 25 points ahead of second placed Jarl Wathne at 41.6, with Peter Feldman in Third, just a Redress behind at 42 points (all with no discards). As Day 1 of racing moved toward the late afternoon, and with better air, Peter Feldman began to close. By Race 18 Ramos led with 56, and Feldman was still 5 points behind at 61. Scott Ramos had moved into third with 72.
On the second day of racing the winds picked up slightly- still from the NNW and maxing at 12 mph. The positions established on the first day largely held through the second. At the 4 PM conclusion, Dave Ramos finished with 85 net points and the National Championship, ahead of Peter Feldman at 90. Third Place went to Alex Ramos at 119 net points.
This regatta could not have happened without WRMYC and all the Club volunteers working hard to make the courses fair, the starting lines square, and the scoring timely. It was great to be involved with such accomplished sailors making my job as Regatta Manager and Race Director as easy as they could be. It did not hurt that the weather (most of the time) worked in our favor giving us a North-South course, perfect for Spire’s lake. Sunny skies and good times were enjoyed by all.
I hope to see everyone at the next EC-12 regatta!!
Pictures courtesy of Judy Bonnano at
https://judybonanno.smugmug.com/Sailing/EC-12-regattas/2023-EC12-National-Championship
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| Soling 1 Meter |
Regatta |
2022 Soling 1 Meter National Championship |
9/23/2022 |
Summary of the 2022 AMYA Soling 1 MeterTM NCR, Gold Chevrons
Date: September 22-23, 2022
Location: SPIRE Institute, Geneva, OH
Host Club: Western Reserve Model YC
Entries: 20
Winds 4-17 mph with gusts into the 20’s
Promotion/Relegation Heat Management, w/ 3 promoted/ 3 relegated
Races completed- 14 over two days
Scoring: Low point with a 1/6 discard, maximum four discards allowed
Race Committee: Greg Norris, RD; Dan Jarold, ARD; Linda and Bob Kalman, Scorers; John Riley,
Dave Steger, and Mike Wyatt rotated on the Mark/Crash Boat; Mike Wyatt, Regatta Manager
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| Micro Magic |
Regatta |
2022 Micro Magic (NCR) |
9/22/2022 |
by Mike Wyatt
13 Micro Magic Skippers from ten States turned out for the 2022 edition of the Class
National Championship, the first NCR for Micro Magics to be held in Ohio.
Everything started the day before the NCR, with a Match Racing event (separate pairs
for Micro Magics and Soling 1 Meters who shared the regatta week).
Match Racing Winners: Greg Norris - Micro Magics; Bob Piper - Solings. Afterward,
there was Welcome Picnic at the Wyatt House where everyone joined for a great picnic dinner,
and a wine tasting (again a white sparkling wine from Dick and Barb "Azzam of Alabam" won!).
Weather for the entire Micro magic portion was good- 60's with puffy clouds and lots of
sun for NCR Day 1, some light rain on Day 2.
Race management was Fleet racing - 1 start. Day 1 winds (per the Weather Almanac)
were NNW at 6-15 MPH, with an occasional gust to 20 MPH. Courses were windward to a pair
of 2 Marks to Port, a run to a set of Gate Marks, 2 laps, then to the Finish in the middle of the
course. We completed 13 races on Day1. Toward the end of racing it began to rain, soaking
the Committee and the competitors (but not like what was to come.)
We broke for the evening activities: a tour of Titan Aircraft, a manufacturer of 75%
scale war plane kits (their T-51 Mustang w/ V12 cylinder 300+ HP BMW N74 engine cruises at
180 MPH with 2 passengers. A video about the T-51 is at:
The tour was followed by dinner at a local grill.
On Day 2, the forecast was not as favorable, with cooler temperatures. Clouds filled in
and winds freshened to 10-18 MPH, and a gust or two to 27 MPH. With the stronger winds, C
Rigs were the normal choice, and we got in 20 additional 2-lap races, for a final event total of 33
Races. After all went their motels and other abodes to dry out, the evening activities were at
local steakhouse, where a few of the Soling 1 Meter sailors showed up prior to their event the
following two days.
At the end AMYA President Ray Seta won his first Micro Magic National Championship,
finishing 5 points ahead of Don Ouimette (sailing his first Micro Magic regatta!). Mike Eades, a
multiple National Champion was third- just one point behind Don. It was very close- after 33
races, the top 3 were within 6 points. And- 4 th Place Jack Ward, another multiple Past National
Champion, would have been in the mix if it were not for a failed rudder servo, and a trip to the
local hobby shop in place of Races 2 -3 -4 &5.
Comment: In the post-Covid era, regattas may take awhile to return to normal entry
levels; a double regatta is a great way to increase attendance it leads to more sailors since they
can sail two regattas in one trip. A double regatta also spreads the cost and work of holding a
regatta among more host volunteers and participants. If Classes are paired whose owners own
both boats, it's also very good for the smaller Class (in this case the Micro Magic) to expose
their boat to a wider audience who may not be familiar with them.
The Geneva events were great. Good sailing, good courses, great food (every day and
every night) and a lot of off-water activities make for a great regatta. When the last-place
sailor has a great time (and he did- I asked) that is a great regatta.
Summary of the 2022 Micro Magic NCR, Gold Chevrons
Date: September 22-23, 2022
Location: SPIRE Institute, Geneva, OH.
Host Club: Western Reserve Model YC
Entries: 13.
Winds 5-27 mph
Fleet Racing with one Start.
Races completed- 33 over two days.
Scoring: Scoring: Low point with a 1/6 discard, maximum of four.
Race Committee and valuable assistants: Bob Green, RD; Dan Jarold, ARD; Linda and Bob
Kalman, Scoring; John Riley, Dave Steger and Doug Rieger, platooning on the Mark/Crash Boat;
Mike Wyatt, Regatta Manager |
| Soling 1 Meter |
Club |
Saturday Series Soling |
4/23/2022 |
WRMYC had a decent first day of racing for 2022. In the past, these April days have seen snow, or at least VERY cold. But yesterday a sweatshirt or a sweatshirt with a windbreaker was perfect. By noon, we were removing the top layers as the sun came out and the temperature went into the mid-70s.
The wind started at SSE 8-9 mph or so for the Micro Magics, then clocked around to South and dropped into 4-6 mph for the Soling’s.
Especially in the Micro Magics there were quite a few startup issues as sailors were making tuning adjustments- adding backstay tension, and repositioning the mainsail booms inward, and adding vang tension to depower and avoid offwind "diving". One MM had a leaking issue (it's first outing) and another smoked a sail servo as we approached Race 7, but these things will all be ironed out before next Saturday- our "5th Saturday" in April sail date.
The MM competition was not particularly close- but the Soling racing was. Rick Lawler prevailed in Gold, and Ron Sieloff won in Soling Silver. BUT, look at the results, Bob Kalman made a good showing and was just one point behind Ron after Heat #7 of 9, with 3 wins to Ron's 4 at that point. And Rick only won Soling Gold Fleet by a single point over David Steger. Consistent sailing is usually what wins the day!!
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Club |
Saturday Series Soling |
10/23/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday October 23, 2021 - at SPIRE: Steger, and Sieloff win
Saturday, October 23 was the next-to-last Saturday event for 2021. Again the weather forecast was dreadful- it was supposed to rain and rain steadily all day. But again, WRMYC was lucky. Starting with the Micro Magics at 10 AM, there were at times almost un-noticed light sprinkles. But one competitor called to see IF we were racing, since it was “pouring” where he lived, in Painesville Township. We assured him we were racing.
But again, the Club’s unwritten rule prevailed: “Come to the pond, more often than not, we sail.” For the rest of the day, we had just very sporadic sprinkles, allowing us to get in all 9 races for each Class. (It was a different story on the way home after about 2 PM. RAIN! And a lot of it.)
The Soling 1 Meter program started promptly at noon, again in very light air and rarely some light sprinkles.
It was critical to do three things (as always after a good Start):
- keep the boat moving in the light air by careful boat tuning and good tacks;
- stay on the tack which led you closest to the weather Mark right up to the end of the leg, so you sail on the favored tack most of the race, (“sail the long tack first”) and;
- sail the offwind legs based on the course that allowed you to have your jib out “wing on wing”- even if that course was not a direct line to the Mark. This keeps boats speed up off the wind- you can always make the correction at the last few feet of the leg to round the Mark.
RD Wyatt kept the program moving offering coaching and sometimes post-race analysis to help the newer sailors.
After all nine races it was David Steger in First, Rick Lawler Second, and Doug Rieger in First.
In the Soling 1 Meter Silver Fleet, we had just two sailors competing. Showing the whole grid of races will illustrate the dramatically closer competition between Ron Sieloff (the Season Silver Fleet leader), and Bob Kalman who is in Second for 2021:
Sieloff and Kalman were separated by a single racing point only because Sieloff had one more win. That’s why we should always sail an odd number of races. But, Bob K. has made very strong progress, especially the last half of the season.
All in all, a good day!!
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Club |
Saturday Series Micro Magic |
10/23/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday October 23, 2021 - at SPIRE: Lawler win
Saturday, October 23 was the next-to-last Saturday event for 2021. Again the weather forecast was dreadful- it was supposed to rain and rain steadily all day. But again, WRMYC was lucky. Starting with the Micro Magics at 10 AM, there were at times almost un-noticed light sprinkles. But one competitor called to see IF we were racing, since it was “pouring” where he lived, in Painesville Township. We assured him we were racing.
But again, the Club’s unwritten rule prevailed: “Come to the pond, more often than not, we sail.” For the rest of the day, we had just very sporadic sprinkles, allowing us to get in all 9 races for each Class. (It was a different story on the way home after about 2 PM. RAIN! And a lot of it.)
With Mike Wyatt serving as Race Director (RD) for the day, the Micro Magic races were up first at 10 AM. We had just 3 sailors competing, including new Member John Deimel, who has been unable to sail this season until this day. Winds were light from the west with small shifts that meant one had to be careful to sail the closest tack to the windward Marks, or those who DID would beat you.
After all nine Micro Magic races, it was Rick Lawler in First Place, John Deimel in Second, three points ahead of Doug Rieger in Third. John Deimel sailed very well, and his years of full scale one-design racing showing in the way he started, and his boat handling even being new to the model boats.
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Club |
Tuesday Evening Series |
10/19/2021 |
WRMYC Racing, Tuesday Series, October 19
Steger, Kalman win at SPIRE, Series standings close up as season nears end
The weather forecast was 10 – 15 MPH winds from SW, and clear. Again that would be medium air, and we had that for about the first 6 aces, before the winds began to drop. Finally, in Race 12- the wind stopped after the leaders rounded the second Mark. Then it was slow going to the Finish. Finally Dave Steger had to rescue all but 3 of the boats (after winning Race 12) to get them ashore.
David Steger won the night in Gold Fleet, ahead of 2nd Place Bob Schuster and 3rd Place Rick Lawler on the second to last Tuesday of the 2021 season. It was Schuster’s second runner-up place in two weeks. With that second place, Bob Schuster moves again into 4th Place for the season, in the back and forth battle with Bob Valentine, who had to leave for another commitment after six Heats of tonight’s program.
There is ONE more Tuesday Race- next Tuesday Oct 26, after 25 race dates, and to move up in the standings:
- Wyatt would have to gain 3 points on Lawler to move to 2nd in Gold.
- Valentine would have to gain 4 points on Schuster for a 4th on the season.
Difficult? Yes, but you can bet they will be trying.
Bob Kalman again was the sole competitor in Silver Fleet and so maintains the Series lead.
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| Soling 1 Meter |
Club |
Tuesday Evening Series |
10/12/2021 |
LIGHT air!! What looked like medium air (the boat almost blew off the stand at 3:30 PM) turned on us!! By 5:00 it was dying, and by 6 PM- nada. We really considered abandoning, but finally stuck it out for five races, making the evening official, but with no discards. Winds were zero to maybe 2 MPH for the last three Heats.
Mike Wyatt won in Gold Fleet, drifting around faster than Bob Valentine and Bob Schuster. The win means that Mike is now 1 point behind Rick Lawler for 2nd in the 2021 Gold Fleet Tuesday Series. In fact, other standings for the season are tightening up also- Bob Schuster and Bob Valentine tied on the evening for 3rd/4th at 17 racing points. THAT placing was decided on the "most 1s" tiebreaker- Bob S had a single win and gets 2nd place for the night.
But again on another "Most 1s" tiebreaker, Bob Schuster edges out Bob Valentine to move into 4th for the season. TWO more Tuesdays will close out the season!!
Bob Kalman again was the sole competitor in Silver Fleet and so maintains the Series lead.
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| Soling 1 Meter |
Club |
Saturday Series Soling |
10/9/2021 |
SPIRE: Lawler, and Kalman, win
Saturday, October 9 was the first scheduled Saturday race event, in the last month of competition of the Western Reserve Model Yacht Club’s 2021 season. Friday had been a night of torrential rain. That combined with a dire forecast, meant there was concern over even more rain on Saturday. But when we arrived at SPIRE, it was looking much better and the club opened its Micro Magic morning racing with winds from the South at 6-8 MPH and mostly cloudy skies.
Soling 1 Meter Class races:
In the Saturday afternoon Soling 1 Meter racing, the winds were about the same as in the morning session and temperatures had risen into the 70s.
In Gold Fleet Rick Lawler started off by winning three of the first five of nine Heats, interrupted only by David Steger winning Heats 3 and 5. Then Mike Wyatt finally got his boat tuned to win Heats 6 through 8. But, Doug Rieger won the final Heat, Rick Lawler won the day’s racing, with 13 points after discards, ahead of Doug Rieger’s18. In Third was David Steger, at 19 points after discard.
In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman was First after Scott Westrum withdrew with technical difficulties.
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Club |
Saturday Series Micro Magic |
10/9/2021 |
SPIRE: Rieger win
Saturday, October 9 was the first scheduled Saturday race event, in the last month of competition of the Western Reserve Model Yacht Club’s 2021 season. Friday had been a night of torrential rain. That combined with a dire forecast, meant there was concern over even more rain on Saturday. But when we arrived at SPIRE, it was looking much better and the club opened its Micro Magic morning racing with winds from the South at 6-8 MPH and mostly cloudy skies.
With Ron Sieloff serving as Race Director (RD) for the day, the Micro Magic races were up first at 10 AM. We had 6 sailors competing for the Micro Magic morning program, (the sixth had dropped out for technical reasons). Winds were light from the southwest.
Right away it was apparent that the competition level in the Micro Magic fleet was going to be just as intense as the Soling Fleet has been since the club’s founding. In Heats 1 – 5, four of the five different boats competing had finished in first place. As the day’s Micro Magic program went on, Doug Rieger began to score a series of First Places to take the win for the day, followed by Rick Lawler, then Bob Schuster.
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Club |
Tuesday Evening Series |
10/5/2021 |
Wyatt, Kalman win at SPIRE
The Western Reserve Model Yacht Club’s first Tuesday Race of October brought cool, crisp weather, with temperatures in the low ‘70’s, and winds from the Northeast at about 6-8 MPH. The competition was close as the club enters the final month of 2021’s racing. WRMYC has just three more Tuesdays and two Saturdays before the scheduled end of the club’s season.
In Gold Fleet Mike Wyatt won for the evening, followed by Rick Lawler in second, and David Steger in Third, by a single point. Steger and Lawler each won two Heats, and Bob Schuster won one also- so every competitor in Gold this evening won a race. For the season, after 23 Tuesdays, Rick Lawler has 50 total points for the season; Mike Wyatt in Third closed by one point on Lawler and now trails 50 to 48 points in the low-point scoring.
In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman again won for the evening, but Dan Jarold gave him some competition; after the first 6 Heats, Kalman led by only one point. As the wind began to calm for heats 7- 12, the sailors had to make adjustments to keep power in the sails, and perhaps Kalman hit the right combination as the wind moderated, since he won 4 of the last 6 Heats. For the Tuesday Series, Bob Kalman has the lead with 21 points; in second is Jim Hogan (61 points), and Third is Dan Jarold (66 points).
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| Soling 1 Meter |
Club |
Tuesday Evening Series |
9/29/2021 |
Steger, Kalman win at WRMYC
A beautiful night, but the wind which WAS pretty good at 5 PM, went away by about 6 PM. As a result the Western Reserve Model Yacht Club was able to sail only 8 of the scheduled Heats for the evening.
In Gold Fleet David Steger won 6 of the 8 Heats; Mike Wyatt and Bob Schuster each won one Heat. Top 3 for the April- October Series in Gold Fleet are- First, David Steger (25 points), Second, Rick Lawler (41 points), and Third, Mike Wyatt (44 points). Wyatt has to make up 4 points in 4 weeks to move into Second.
In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman again was the only competitor. For the Tuesday Series, Bob Kalman has the lead with 20 points; in second is Jim Hogan (57 points), and Third is Dan Jarold (66 points). There are just four Tuesday race nights left in the Club’s season, which ends October 26.
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| Soling 1 Meter |
Regatta |
2021 Soling 1m Region 4 Regatta |
9/25/2021 |
Regatta Soling 1m Scores
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| Micro Magic |
Club |
Regatta Final Micro Magic |
9/24/2021 |
Regatta Final Micro Magic Scores
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| Micro Magic |
Regatta |
2021 Micro Magic Region 4 Championship Regatta |
9/24/2021 |
Regatta Day 1 Micro Magic Scores
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| Soling 1 Meter |
Club |
Tuesday Evening Series |
9/21/2021 |
WRMYC Racing, Tuesday Series, September 21
Lawler, Kalman win at WRMYC
“Light rain” the forecast said. Around 4 PM it did sprinkle, but the “light rain” held off until the club had completed 9 of 12 races scheduled for the evening.
In the Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler was first, with 4 wins, but most importantly- with 4 second places in heats he DIDN’T win. That is a hard combination to beat!! Mike Wyatt was second, and David Steger was Third. As we head into the final month of Tuesday competition, Steger has a 13-point season series lead over Lawler, who is 7 points ahead of Wyatt, with five Tuesday dates remaining. Each place on a single day is worth one point.
In Silver, Bob Kalman was the only competitor, and has what is an insurmountable 38-point lead for the season Silver Fleet Championship.
Next: The AMYA Region 4 Championship Regattas for the Micro Magic Class, and the Soling 1 Meter Class start at SPIRE this coming Friday, Sept. 24 through Sun, Sept. 26. Sailors from 7 States will be attending. The public is welcome to come to SPIRE, and see the racing – 9 AM through 4 PM each day with a mid day lunch break.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/14/2021 |
WRMYC Racing, Tuesday Series, September 14 Steger, Kalman win at WRMYC
When we arrived at SPIRE, the wind was so strong that it was hard to even carry the boats –in fact it was a measured 13 MPH, gusting to 21. As the evening went on, the wind went to a light 4- 5 MPH, and with frequent shifts, and spotty wind.
In the Gold Fleet, Larry Lamphier retired in the first Heat with boat control electronic issues, and was not able to resume racing. David Steger and Rick Lawler battled all evening, as each discarded two fourth place finishes. For the evening Steger had four wins and Lawler three, but Steger’s extra first place made the difference, and placed first.
In Silver, our two youth Members- Kaleb and Vince (we don’t use last names for our younger Members) returned after missing over a month of competition. In Heat 2, Kaleb was in the overall lead, ahead of Gold and Silver competitors for the first two Marks, but then had trouble with the light air, and was passed by more experienced skippers. At the end of the racing, it was again Bob Kalman winning for the night.
Next: the Club is doing a work session at the pond this Thursday Sept 16, getting ready for the upcoming Region 4 regattas. These are held NEXT week, starting Thursday September 23 through Sunday, September 26.
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| Soling 1 Meter |
Club |
Saturday Series Soling |
9/11/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday September 11, 2021 - at SPIRE: Lawler, Sieloff, win
Saturday, September 11 was a scheduled Saturday race event for the Western Reserve Model Yacht Club; the day was also a date to remember the events of 20 years ago. The club opened its Micro Magic morning racing as well as the afternoon’s Soling 1 Meter program with an American flag displayed on our dock; Commodore Rick Lawler said a prayer and David Steger played “Taps” on his trumpet - a fitting tribute to 9/11/2001.
Following that, racing commenced, with David Steger serving as Race Director (RD) for the day. Winds were very good at 10- 15 MPH, and out of the Southwest, providing constantly shifting wind direction.
David revised courses as the day went on- setting courses for good windward racing is a challenge to the RD and to racers. It was a lot of fun to race in the higher winds, and on the longer courses.
In the Soling 1 Meter racing for Saturday afternoon, the winds were actually a little stronger- 12 to gusts of 16 MPH. At times, the boats were surfing offwind and heeled with rails were in the water upwind, yet there was no breakage and very little water taken aboard.
In Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler won, with 13 points after discards, ahead of Doug Rieger’s18. In Third was
Mike Wyatt, 2 points down at 20.
This time of year, the Club’s focus changes to the Fall Club Racing Series’ standings. Points from the Fall Series are added to net Points from the Spring Series, to name a season Club Champion. After 4 of the scheduled 7 Fall Series Soling 1 Meter race dates, and the adding in the points from the Spring Series, it is (Gold Fleet) Rick Lawler First with 14 points, David Steger, Second at 23, Doug Rieger Third (25). 2021 Silver Fleet has Ron Sieloff in First (9 points), then Second place Bob Kalman (23 points), followed by Scott Westrum in Third with 29.
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Saturday Series Micro Magic |
9/11/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday September 11, 2021 - at SPIRE:
Saturday, September 11 was a scheduled Saturday race event for the Western Reserve Model Yacht Club; the day was also a date to remember the events of 20 years ago. The club opened its Micro Magic morning racing as well as the afternoon’s Soling 1 Meter program with an American flag displayed on our dock; Commodore Rick Lawler said a prayer and David Steger played “Taps” on his trumpet - a fitting tribute to 9/11/2001.
Following that, racing commenced, with David Steger serving as Race Director (RD) for the day. Winds were very good at 10- 15 MPH, and out of the Southwest, providing constantly shifting wind direction.
David revised courses as the day went on- setting courses for good windward racing is a challenge to the RD and to racers. It was a lot of fun to race in the higher winds, and on the longer courses.
Micro Magic Heats
We had 5 sailors competing for the Micro Magic morning program,. The little boats are new to the Club this year, and so had never been contested at a windy Western Reserve Model Yacht Club event. The Micro Magics proved to be very seaworthy and fun to sail. After the nine Heats, Mike Wyatt finished first, 5 points ahead of Doug Rieger, with Bob Schuster placing Third.
In the Fall Series Micro Magic standings, Wyatt moved up from Second Place to tie Lawler in First, each with exactly the same race results- three Saturday First places and a Fourth after 4 of 7 scheduled Fall Series dates.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/7/2021 |
WRMYC Racing, Tuesday Series, September 7
Lawler, Kalman win at WRMYC
The conditions at SPIRE were near perfect, for the Western Reserve Model Yacht Clubs 19th, of 26 scheduled Tuesday evening race programs. Winds (according to the weather app) were “fresh” out of the SW, and 10- 18 MPH, with partly cloudy skies. The Heats were all 2 Laps, fast, and close. For the first time in WRMYC’s 11 years (as far as memory serves) we had a Heat that was tied three ways; Fourth place in Race 6 was tied - Mike Wyatt, Larry Lamphier, and Bob Schuster all finished within a 6 inch margin, after two full laps. All three received a Finish position of 4 for that Heat.
Gold Fleet: For the evening, Rick Lawler bested David Steger by one net point, 17 to 18 (low point scoring system). Rick won 5 of the 12 races, and David 4- so the two won 9 of 12. In Third Place was Mike Wyatt at a full 11 points behind Steger.
In Silver, again, Bob Kalman was first.
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| Soling 1 Meter |
Club |
Tuesday Evening Series |
8/31/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club
Tuesday August 31, 2021 - at SPIRE: Steger, Kalman win
There are some days that WRMYC sails in conditions that are very uncomfortable- hot nights, threatening rain, and of course cold in April and again sometimes in October. Most days are average. But Tuesday, August 31 was one if those perfect days- temperature 75 degrees, sun, high wispy clouds, and decent winds from the NNE at 7- 10 MPH. All our planned 12 races were completed about 30 minutes earlier than our deadline. All 9 sailors in both Fleets started together, and sailed the same courses, so racers had to contend with crowded Mark rounding’s and Starting Lines.
In the Gold Fleet David Steger won 6 of 12; Rick Lawler placed second and Bob Valentine placed third.
In Silver, Bob Kalman won 9 of the 12 Heats; Dan Jarold was second. We had a guest- Cara Sanderson Bown- an experienced full scale sailor sailing RC boats for the first time and placing third in the Silver Fleet. Cara even won Heat 4, a great first-time result!! Let’s hope she comes back.
After Tuesday Race 18 of the scheduled 26 for the season, a third discard was applied. David Steger is still leading the Gold Fleet by a margin of 15 points over Rick Lawler. But Mike Wyatt is now in 3rd just 2 points behind Rick - Wyatt had been ahead by going into this evening before a 4th tonight. There are still 2 months of racing left, 8 more Tuesday events scheduled, and one more discard to be applied.
In Silver, Bob Kalman has a big season lead of over 20 points; why? Bob missed only one Tuesday of the 18 so far this year and those points were discarded.
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Club |
Saturday Series Soling |
8/28/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday August 28, 2021 - at SPIRE: Rieger, Sieloff, win
Saturday, August 28 was forecast, and delivered, a HOT day. Mostly humid, so even though the thermometers read 86- 90 F. (depending on your thermometer), the high humidity made it feel much more uncomfortable than the indicated temperature. RD Larry Lamphier had a hard time setting courses using the Marks as set- because the wind was SE, and light (4 MPH) light and variable. A good Start was paramount.
Gold Fleet: Doug Rieger seemed to get most of those good Starts, and finished the day with 19 racing points (of 12 Heats sailed), and after discarding a 5th Place, had a net 12 points for First Place. In second was Fall Series leader Rick Lawler, 17 net points, and third was Mike Wyatt with 25 points. David Steger tied for 3rd with a net 25 points, but after the tiebreaker (most First Place Heats between them) Wyatt got the place. In Silver Fleet, 2021 series leader Ron Sieloff was First with a net ten points, followed by Bob Kalman at 14, and Scott Westrum at 21 for the day.
Soling 1 Meter Fall Series standings: after 2 of the scheduled 7 Fall Series Soling 1 Meter race dates, and adding in the points from the Spring Series, it is (Gold Fleet) Rick Lawler in First with 13, David Steger in Second at 22, Doug Rieger a close third (23 points). 2021 Silver Fleet has Ron Sieloff (5 points) in First, then Bob Kalman (12), followed by Scott Westrum in Third with 16.
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Saturday Series Micro Magic |
8/28/2021 |
Micro Magics, Saturday August 28
In the Micro Magic Class competition, again we had 6 competitors, a good turnout for the Class, especially considering the fact that it is new to WRMYC in 2021. Rick Lawler won for the second Race in a row, with 12 net points. After Rick, Doug Rieger finished Second, Bob Schuster Third. (In the Micro Magic Series, we sail as one Fleet, no Gold and Silver as in the Soling 1 Meter competition.)
The Micro Magics are catching on, and we anticipate more participation in 2022 after Club members have a winter to build the new boats (or buy a used one after the upcoming 2021 Region 4 Championships hosted at SPIRE, September 24-26, where we are building boats for loaners).
Smaller (called B, C, D, and even E) rigs allow for sailing the small boats in almost any wind up to even above 30 MPH. For cost reasons, in 2021 we limited the rig and sail combinations to those that are included in the Micro Magic kit.
So far in 2021, using A rigs only, we have had but one day here Micro Magics were not sailed for wind reasons. WRMYC will consider and vote on whether to open up allowable rigs for Club Micro Magic competition next year; at the November Club Meeting we will look at whether continuing that policy for 2022 or allowing all Class-legal rigs going forward.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/24/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Tuesday August 24, 2021 - at SPIRE: Steger, Kalman win
Hot. Not so much based on the temperature, but with the humidity and the upper 80’s temperature, added to the low to near zero wind, it sure FELT hot.
Arriving in mid-afternoon, the sky was partly cloudy, and the wind was light and never much above 5 MPH from the North, clocking around toward the NE.
In the Gold Fleet competition David Steger again was first, winning 5 of the 7 Heats. Bob Valentine placed second- with the same RACING points as Mike Wyatt, who placed third. But, Bob’s worst, and therefore discarded, finish was a 6 in Heat 1- where he missed the race entirely. Wyatt’s worst score was 5th in Heat 7 – so on the strength of a 6 vs. 5 discard, Valentine prevailed for the evening.
In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman won the evening, retaining his considerable lead in the 2021 Tuesday Series Silver Fleet standings.
After number 17 of the scheduled 26 Tuesday Race dates, David Steger is still leading the Gold Fleet year-long Tuesday evening Series by a margin of 5 points, over Mike Wyatt in second place. After next week a third discard comes in, and will shake up the Standings before the final run to the end of October Tuesday Series season close.
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Saturday Series Soling |
8/14/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday August 14, 2021 - at SPIRE:
Beautiful weather at SPIRE!! Saturday August 14 found partly cloudy skies and room-like temperatures in the low 70’s even after a night of torrential rain. The forecast was winds NNE at 8 MPH eventually increasing to 12-14 MPH.
For the afternoon Soling 1 Meter competition, the predicted winds filled in, mostly from the NNE and over a nice range of 8 -12 MPH. Still there were small(er) wind shifts that made sailing the shortest distance to the Marks challenging, but the increase in wind velocity allowed courses to use the full lake, and several were multiple laps.
In the Soling 1 Meter Gold Fleet, Doug Rieger won his first daily set of heat races, actually tying Bob Schuster with 16 net points. It took three tiebreakers (most 1s.- same; most 2s-same; then most 3s – Rieger had three 3rds to Schuster’s two ) before the tie could be broken and Rieger declared the winner. Mike Wyatt was in Third, a single point out of a three-way tie. This was by far the closest set of races the club has seen this year, and maybe ever!!
In the Silver Fleet competition was also close. Ron Sieloff, the Series’ leader, was first, followed by Scott Westrum and Dan Jarold in second and third. The four competitors were spread over a range of a total of just 10 points in 9 races, and each won at least a single race.
Next: Tuesday August 17th at 4 PM, always at SPIRE, the Solings will race another set of Heats toward the Gold and Silver Fleet’s annual Championships.
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Saturday Series Micro Magic |
8/14/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday August 14, 2021 - at SPIRE:
Beautiful weather at SPIRE!! Saturday August 14 found partly cloudy skies and room-like temperatures in the low 70’s even after a night of torrential rain. The forecast was winds NNE at 8 MPH eventually increasing to 12-14 MPH.
The club has added a second Class of boats to its racing program- the small Micro Magic 21” boat is now in competition during the mornings on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month. The Micro Magic, being very light, is better for the lighter average winds that are normal before noon. The club’s traditional Soling 1 Meter competition was moved to start at noon on the same Saturdays.
For the August 14 Micro Magic program, the winds were light and variable in the 2- 4 MPH range, ad shifting over a large range of directions. RD Rick Lawler was challenged to find good courses, and often those chosen were dramatically different, as little as a few minutes after the start. Still the 5-boat fleet were able to finish all scheduled Heats before the time limit at 11:30 AM.
Mike Wyatt won the day, but by just a single point ahead of Bob Schuster over the nine Heats. Doug Rieger was third.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/10/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Tuesday August 10, 2021 - at SPIRE: Wyatt, Kalman win
The weather prediction: hot and rain. But after torrential rains in the morning, then periodic thunderstorms during the day the skies began to lighten up as the late afternoon drew closer. By the club’s 4:30 practice time the weather was partly cloudy and a warm 85 degrees; winds were good- 7-12 MPH from the south. That wind direction remained pretty true through the first half of racing. About 6 PM there was a slight clocking in wind direction (about 10 degrees to the right-more SW).
The courses were changed to accommodate that shift, but with the Start well out in the pond, the job of Race Scorer Linda Kalman just became more difficult. As well, the races became more competitive as the sailors found the fastest ways to complete the extended two lap Heats.
In the Gold Fleet competition Mike Wyatt was first, followed by Bob Valentine then Rick Lawler. In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman won the evening, retaining his considerable lead in the 2021 Series Fleet standings. “You can’t compete if you aren’t there” was never more obvious.
After number 15 of the scheduled 26 Tuesday Race dates, David Steger is still leading the Gold Fleet year-long Tuesday evening Series by a margin of 8 points. Rick Lawler and Mike Wyatt are tied for second. Bob Valentine and Bob Shuster are one point apart in 4th and 5th standings year to date. Season standings after 15 of 26 weekly Races are tightening up.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/3/2021 |
Steger, Kalman win at Western Reserve Model Yacht Club- Tuesday August 3, 2021 at SPIRE
For the first WRMYC Tuesday in August the weather was spectacular. Gold Fleet and Silver Fleet sailors got in 12 GREAT races under partly cloudy skies and perfect 72 degree temperatures. Occasionally, the wind would approach 15 MPH but most of the time was just under 10, from the North, and fairly steady with less dramatic wind shifts. This means tacking on these subtle shifts, small as they were, meant better finishes. Courses were longer than usual because of the good air, and racing was very competitive. The evening was one we will look back on favorably as things get cooler around the end of October!!
The Gold Fleet competition ended with Tuesday Series leader David Steger in first, followed by Mike Wyatt, and Bob Schuster. Boats were often side-by-side halfway through a race, and sometimes less than a boat length separated at the finish.
In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman won the evening, retaining his lead in the Silver Fleet 2021 Series standings. In second- Dan Jarold was only ONE point behind Bob for the evening.
And, with the club for their first sailing competitive experience were two youthful new Members, Kaleb and Vince, brothers, aged 10 and 14 respectively. The two brothers had each bought their first Soling 1 Meters, and (after some coaching earlier Tuesday afternoon), they joined the Silver Fleet for racing under the club’s “New Guy Rules”. They learned quickly. A 4.5 hour program is a long time for anyone especially younger sailors- and although they left early- they sailed well. The rest of the competitors are glad to have them sailing with us.
After number 14 of the scheduled 26 Tuesday Race dates, David Steger is leading the Gold Fleet year-long Tuesday evening Series by a margin of 6 points. Rick Lawler in second, and Mike Wyatt in third are within two points of each other in series standings.
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Saturday Series Soling |
7/31/2021 |
Winds light for Western Reserve July 31 at SPIRE
Saturday, July 31 was the first Race date of the 2021 WRMYC Fall Series. Winds were light, but present- just 4 or 5 MPH until about 2 in the afternoon, after the Club’s racing program. The Race Director made many course adjustments as the winds went from Southeast, stopping by North only briefly, then West by midway through the race program.
The Club had its traditional mid-season picnic following the regatta to hand out Spring Series awards.
Soling 1 Meter Spring Series winners- top three:
Soling 1 Meter- Gold Fleet: 1st: Rick Lawler 2nd. David Steger 3rd Doug Rieger
The Gold Fleet Spring Series was won in the last Heat, and at the last Mark of the final Heat, when Rick Lawler passed another competitor to win for the day. That daily win put Lawler tied for First in points; the tiebreaker (most first place finishes) moved him to a Series First over David Steger. It doesn’t get ANY closer!!
Soling 1 Meter Silver Fleet: 1st. Ron Sieloff 2nd. Bob Kalman 3rd. Scott Westrum
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Saturday July 31st race results: In Soling Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler bettered David Steger by 2 points for First Place on the day. In third was Bob Schuster, just 1.75 points behind Steger. In Silver, Ron Sieloff won three of the eight Heats, but scored all 2s or 3s among his counted Heats. In second was Dan Jarold having a good day with four wins- but the consistency of Sieloff was the difference. Bob Kalman placed third.
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Saturday Series Micro Magic |
7/31/2021 |
“Micro Magic” Racing Program The Micro Magic is one of two boats less than 30” in length sanctioned by the RC sailing National Organization (AMYA) (See the comparison of the two boats, below.) WRMYC has been “fun racing” the Micro Magic Class boats all season, but Saturday July 31 was the first “counted” race.
So- a total turnout of 6 Micro Magic skippers was a great start for the new Fleet. It was also the first Saturday of ANY Series of WRMYC sailing a boat other than the Soling 1 Meter over the 13 years the Club has existed.
The recent change in the Club’s program – racing the Micro Magics first at 10:30 AM in the morning- paid off as boats were still able to sail well even in the lightest of winds. Saturday’s Micro Magic racing program started with winds of less than 4 MPH from the North (also sometimes from the South!)
Commodore Rick Lawler won over Doug Rieger by only 3 points after discards in the abbreviated 8-Heat program. Jon Robert Hernandez, among WRMYCs youngest competitors at 18, sailed for the first time this season to score an impressive third place in Micro Magics.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/27/2021 |
Steger, Hogan win Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Tuesday July 27, 2021 at SPIRE
On July 27, the forecast was great! Temps in the 80’s with wind directly out of the west blowing 8-14mph.
Sailors got in 12 GREAT races- ending with David Steger in Gold Fleet 1st, followed by Rick Lawler and Bob Shuster. At times, as many as 4 or 5 boats were side-by-side halfway through a race. Competition could not be any closer. In Silver Fleet, Jim Hogan won the evening, over Bob Kalman with is retaining his lead in the Silver Fleet standings.
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Saturday Series |
7/24/2021 |
Lawler, Sieloff win WRMYC Saturday Series Races July 24th, 2021, at SPIRE
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club sailed its Last Spring Saturday race program on July 24 at SPIRE Institute. The weather was Hot and humid with a temperature at race time in the mid 80’s. rain held off and winds we’re sustained at 8-14mph out of the S/SW.
Racing Director Dave Steiger ran a flawless set of races, varying the courses, based on the good wind. Racing was close with crowded Mark rounding’s and hard-fought upwind legs. Most heats were 1P,3P,4P,1P finish
At the end of the 9-Heat program, in the Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler prevailed, gaining on to his series leader held by Dave Steiger, Larry Lamphier was 2nd by only 1 point. In Silver, with 4 skippers competing, Ron Sieloff won by 7 points over Scott Westrum. The Spring Series award’s will be announced next week. Fall Series begins 7/31/21.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/20/2021 |
Steiger Kalman win WRMYC Tuesday Series Races July 20th, 2021, at SPIRE
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club sailed its Tuesday evening race program on July 20th, at SPIRE Institute. The weather was finally particularly good, with a temperature at race time in the low 80s, mostly Sunny skies, and medium and variable winds out of the west between 8 and 14 MPH. Racing was close with crowded Mark rounding’s and hard-fought upwind legs, as skippers searched for the bands of wind lifts.
With the good wind, we were only able to complete 12 Heats ahead of the scheduled 7:30 PM start of the final Heart. In Gold Fleet, David Steger prevailed, Bob Valentine in 2nd Rick Lawler was third. In Silver, Bob Kalman dominated, as was the only competitor in Silver fleet.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/13/2021 |
Steger, Kalman win Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Tuesday July 13, 2021 at SPIRE
On July 13, the forecast was dreadful. RAIN!!! WRMYC has a policy regarding the weather- they never cancel unless the weather is SO bad that it presents a danger to people or equipment.
Tuesday July 13 it did rain, but was down to a sprinkle at 5:00 race time, then by the second race, it was partly cloudy, in the high 70s, winds from the south at about 6 MPH.
Sailors got in 12 GREAT races- ending with David Steger in Gold Fleet 1st, followed by Mike Wyatt, and Rick Lawler. At times, as many as 4 or 5 boats were side-by-side halfway through a race. Competition could not be any closer. In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman won the evening, retaining his lead in the Silver Fleet standings.
After 11 of the scheduled 26 Tuesday Race dates, David Steger is leading the Gold Fleet year-long Tuesday evening Series by a margin of 6 points. Rick Lawler, and Mike Wyatt have switched several times over the past weeks and are within one point of each other for second in series standings. Series 4th and 5th is also by ONE point, with Bob Valentine leading Bob Schuster.
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Saturday Series |
7/10/2021 |
Schuster, Sieloff win WRMYC Saturday Series Races July 10, 2021 at SPIRE
The weather was good – but the wind did not cooperate. Morning temperatures in the mid-60’s with partly cloudy skies greeted sailors from Western Reserve Model Yacht Club for the fifth Saturday Series program on July 10. By 11 AM, temperatures rose to the low 70’s, but the wind?? Never joined. The predicted “light and variable” winds were supposed to be about 4 MPH, but at best were 2 MPH and at times non-existent.
(Officially- the wind WAS 0 with gusts of 0.) As a result, the club only sailed 5 Heats of the planned 9, and there was no discarded Heat allowed. Larry Lamphier served as Race Director, a difficult job when the wind is such that you can’t predict course directions.
In Gold Fleet, Bob Schuster won, with David Steger in second and Rick Lawler placed third. This was Schuster’s first daily win of the season, and he did it with two Heat wins, two seconds and a fifth- very consistent.
In Silver Fleet, Ron Sieloff again won with Bob Kalman in second, followed by Scott Westrum in third.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/6/2021 |
Steger wins Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Tuesday event at SPIRE
David Steger, of Painesville won the Tuesday, July 6 model sailing races at SPIRE, beating Rick
Lawler (Perry) in second, and Mike Wyatt (Perry) in third. There were no Silver Fleet
competitors present for what was to be one of the best Tuesday evening race days so far in 2021.
Winds Tuesday were fresh- from the WNW at a steady 12 MPH with 17 MPH gusts, making for
great racing over 6-leg courses that used about 2/3 of the 5-acre pond. A mid-lake Start was
followed by a windward leg to the west, then a diagonal broad reach to the eastern side, then a
2nd windward leg back to the west, another fast long broad reach all the way to the south end,
then a 3rd long windward beat to a mid-lake Finish. The club got in all planned 12 races, and
concluded at 7:00 PM- ½ hour early. A great evening!!
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Saturday Series |
6/26/2021 |
Lawler, Westrum win WRMYC Saturday Series Races June 26th, 2021 at SPIRE
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club sailed its Saturday race program on June 26th at SPIRE Institute. The weather was Hot and humid with a temperature at race time in the mid 80’s. rain held off and winds we’re sustained at 10-14mph out of the S/SE.
Racing Director Brad Ferrell ran a flawless set of races, varying the courses, based on the good wind. Racing was close with crowded Mark rounding’s and hard-fought upwind legs. Most heats were 2 laps for Gold Fleet and 1 lap for Silver.
At the end of the 9-Heat program, in the Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler prevailed, gaining on to his series leader held by Dave Steiger which placed 2nd. In Silver, with 4 skippers competing, Scott Westrum won by 2 points over Dan Jarold which was breaking in his new vessel #90 “DAS BOOT”..
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/22/2021 |
Valentine, Hogan win WRMYC Tuesday Series Races at SPIRE
Temperatures started in the upper 60’s with puffy clouds in the blue sky over SPIRE Institute in Harpersfield Township. The weather was near perfect with winds were from the West, with occasional clocking to North at 10-12 MPH; there were even a few gusts approaching the upper teens. This was the eighth Tuesday June 22 Series 12-Heat/ 2 discard Western Reserve Model Yacht Club June 12 race program of the 7-month Series.
Racing was delayed after one boat sank in Heat 2. This is very rare and has happened (now) just twice over approximately 6000 races of the club’s 15-year existence. Recovery efforts were unsuccessful and stalled racing for about 30 minutes - but the search resumes at Saturday’s next event!!
In Gold Fleet, Bob Valentine won on the strength of 6 first place finishes out of the 12 Heats. Rick Lawler and Series leader David Steger tied on points, but the tiebreaker of “most firsts” placed Lawler in second and Steger in third overall for the evening. Lawler’s win returned him to second place in the 7-month long Series standings, again switching Series places with Mike Wyatt who moved to Third for the year so far.
Early in the evening, Jim Hogan and Dan Jarold battled for the lead in Silver Fleet, with Hogan ahead by just 2 points after the first 6 Heats. At the end, after 12 Heats, Hogan prevailed by 10 points. Bob Kalman retired early with boat trouble, finishing third, but retained his Series lead.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/15/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club, Results, Tuesday June 15th.
Lawler, Hogan win WRMYC Tuesday Series Races June 15, 2021, at SPIRE
The weekly, Tuesday evening races of Western Reserve Model Yacht Club on 6/15/21, at SPIRE Institute saw outstanding weather with sunny conditions and heavy wind from the N/NW, at 12-14 MPH. with Gusts to 18mph. With the great wind, the club sailed the full 12-Heat program starting at 5 PM and wrapping up at 7:00 PM. Almost all Heats were from starting Blue/White marks then 7 to port then X2 and finish Blue/White. It was a great evening, one of the best we could remember.
At the end of the 12-Heat program, in the Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler won, with Bob Shuster in second. Third was Bob Valentine. In Silver, Jim Hogan edged out, Bob Kalman for a first-place position.
The club’s next event’s will be this Tuesday, June 22 at 5 PM, followed by Saturday June 26 at 9 PM. All WRMYC racing is at SPIRE Institute, Rt. 534 just North of I-90, in Geneva.
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Saturday Series |
6/12/2021 |
Lawler, Sieloff Win WRMYC Saturday Series Races June 12, 2021 at SPIRE
The weather was good for the fourth Saturday Series races 9-Heat WRMYC June 12 program – temperatures in the mid-70’s and partly cloudy, with winds light and variable at less than 10 MPH.
In Saturday’s Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler won, with David Steger in second on a tiebreaker for the day (most firsts) with Mike Wyatt. Lawler’s win moved him into within 1 point of Spring Series leader David Steger.
In Silver Fleet, Ron Sieloff again won every Heat, 9 for 9, with Bob Kalman serving as Race Director.
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Saturday Series Micro Magic |
6/12/2021 |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/1/2021 |
Wyatt, Hogan win WRMYC Tuesday Series Races June 1, 2021 at SPIRE
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club sailed its sixth Tuesday evening race program on June 1, at SPIRE Institute. The weather was finally very good, with a temperature at race time in the low 60s, partly cloudy skies, and light and variable winds between 3 and 5 MPH. Racing was close with crowded Mark rounding’s and hard-fought upwind legs, as skippers searched for the small bands of available wind.
With the light wind, we were only able to complete 11 Heats ahead of the scheduled 7:30 PM start of the final Heart. In Gold Fleet, Mike Wyatt prevailed, closing on David Steger’s season Series lead; Rick Lawler was third. In Silver, Jim Hogan dominated, winning all but two Heats. Second Place in Silver was closer- Bob Kalman beat Dan Jarold by just three points, and each won one Heat.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/25/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club, Results, Tuesday May 25.
Wyatt, Kalman win WRMYC Tuesday Series Races May 25, 2021 at SPIRE
The end of May marks the end of Western Reserve Model Yacht Club’s first month of Tuesday
competition for 2021. The WRMYC Tuesday Series is a seven month long series of 4 to 5
Tuesday dates a month, for a total planned program of 27 events concluding at the end of
October.
At the end of the 12-Heat May 25 program, in the Gold Fleet, Mike Wyatt won, with Bob
Shuster in second by a single point. Placing third was Series leader Dave Steger. In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman again won every Heat, 12 for 12.
The club’s next event will be this Saturday, May 29 at 9 AM, followed by the Tuesday races on June 1 at 4 PM. All WRMYC racing is at SPIRE Institute, Rt. 534 just North of I-90, in Geneva. The public is invited to visit any of the races, and learn more about RC model sailboat racing.
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Saturday Series |
5/22/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club, Results, Saturday May 22.
Wyatt, Sieloff win WRMYC Saturday Series Races May 22, 2021 at SPIRE
The bi-weekly Saturday AM races of Western Reserve Model Yacht Club on May 22, at SPIRE Institute saw light and shifty winds from the West, meaning that as boats approached the western shore the wind became very light, and rounding the first Mark was difficult.
The key was to get a good start, get out from the other boats into clear air, and cross over the starboard-tack fleet boats on Port tack. Then one had to stay in clear air and keep the boat moving to carry you closer to the West (first ) mark even as the wind died close to shore. After rounding Mark 1, we went back out toward the middle of the lake and better wind. Boats out in the lead after Mark 1 were hard to catch once they hit the better air about 25 feet off the shore.
At the end of the 9-Heat program, Mike Wyatt won in the Gold Fleet, with Series leader David Steger in second. Third was Rick Lawler. In Silver, Ron Sieloff won 8 of the 9 Heats, but 2nd- place Bob Kalman bettered third place Dan Jarold by just 1 point- one place in one of the nine Heats!!
The club’s next event will be this Tuesday, May 25 at 4 PM, followed by more Saturday races May 29 at 10 AM. All WRMYC racing is at SPIRE Institute, Rt. 534 just North of I-90, in Geneva.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/18/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club, Results, Tuesday May 18.
Wyatt, Kalman win WRMYC Tuesday Series Races May 18, 2021 at SPIRE
The weekly, Tuesday evening races of Western Reserve Model Yacht Club on May 18, at SPIRE Institute saw outstanding weather (WARM!) with sunny conditions and perfect wind from the North, at 6- 9 MPH. With the good wind, the club sailed the full 12-Heat program starting at 5 PM, and wrapping up at 7:00 PM. Almost all Heats were two-lap races of the longest courses possible on the pond- yet it took just 10 minutes for the average race, including the wait for all boats to finish and the Starting process. It was a great evening, one of the best we could remember!
At the end of the 12-Heat program, in the Gold Fleet, Mike Wyatt won, with Series leader David Steger in second. Third was Rick Lawler. In Silver, Bob Kalman won every Heat, 12 for 12. Bob also sailed well enough to beat some of the Gold Fleet as well.
The club’s next event will be this Saturday, May 22 at 9 AM, followed by the Tuesday races next Tuesday May 25 at 4 PM. All WRMYC racing is at SPIRE Institute, Rt. 534 just North of I-90, in Geneva.
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Saturday Series Micro Magic |
5/14/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club Saturday August 14, 2021 - at SPIRE:
Beautiful weather at SPIRE!! Saturday August 14 found partly cloudy skies and room-like temperatures in the low 70’s even after a night of torrential rain. The forecast was winds NNE at 8 MPH eventually increasing to 12-14 MPH.
The club has added a second Class of boats to its racing program- the small Micro Magic 21” boat is now in competition during the mornings on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month. The Micro Magic, being very light, is better for the lighter average winds that are normal before noon. The club’s traditional Soling 1 Meter competition was moved to start at noon on the same Saturdays.
For the August 14 Micro Magic program, the winds were light and variable in the 2- 4 MPH range, ad shifting over a large range of directions. RD Rick Lawler was challenged to find good courses, and often those chosen were dramatically different, as little as a few minutes after the start. Still the 5-boat fleet were able to finish all scheduled Heats before the time limit at 11:30 AM.
Mike Wyatt won the day, but by just a single point ahead of Bob Schuster over the nine Heats. Doug Rieger was third.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/11/2021 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club, Results, Tuesday May 11.
Steger, Kalman win WRMYC Tuesday Series Races May 11, 2021 at SPIRE
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club sailed its weekly, Tuesday afternoon race program on May 11, at SPIRE Institute. The weather was outstanding- sunny, even if a little cool with a temperature at race time in the low 50s. Winds were good, initially from the West North, at about 8- 10 MPH, but changed to North at about 12 MPH by Heat 4. After that, the club was able to race the full program of 12 Heats, with about half being over longer, two-lap courses. The competition was the best so far this year- 5 of the seven participants won at least one Heat during the evening.
At the end of the 12-Heat program, in the Gold Fleet, David Steger won, but this time by just 3 points over Rick Lawler. In Silver, Bob Kalman won every Heat, 12 for 12. Bob also sailed well enough to beat some of the Gold Fleet as well.
We look forward to warmer weather this coming week!! The next event will be Tuesday, May 18 at 4 PM, then Saturday, May 22 at 9 AM, all at SIRE Institute, Rt. 534 just North of I-90, in Geneva.
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Saturday Series |
5/8/2021 |
Steger, Sieloff win WRMYC Saturday Series Races May 8, 2021 at SPIRE
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club sailed its second Saturday race program on May 8, at SPIRE Institute. The weather was unseasonably cool with a temperature at race time in the low 40s. The sailors that did show up were dressed more for November than for a normal May, with “layers”, caps and gloves. Temperatures did not really improve through the entire race program, although rain held off until a few sprinkles at around noon.
Winds were good, from the North, at about 8- 10 MPH, with minor shifts in direction. Racing Director Rick Lawler ran a flawless set of races, varying the courses, based on the good wind. Racing was close with crowded Mark roundings and hard-fought upwind legs.
At the end of the 9-Heat program, in the Gold Fleet, David Steger prevailed, holding on to his series lead. In Silver, with only two skippers competing, Ron Sieloff won every Heat, 9 for 9. Notably, Larry Lamphier seemed to gain from the most recent ZOOM racing tutorial, getting MUCH improved Starts, winning Heat 4, and placing in third. With the single discard, Lamphier never counted anything lower than a 4th, and improved his Series standing from sixth the first Saturday to a tie for fourth.
The season is juuust starting. With a lot more racing to be done between now and the end of October, let’s hope for more sun and warm breezes soon!
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/4/2021 |
Tuesday May 4 Results (Race 2 of 27 scheduled for Season Series)
Tuesday May 4 was a cool, cloudy evening, with winds initially from the SW at about 6 MPH, shifting to NW at 12 MPH for the final 3 or 4 Heats of the 12 this evening, and leading the Tuesday Season-long Series, with 25 more race dates ending in October. Tonight the club raced short races on short east/west courses for the first 8 races, and then changed to longer north/south legs as the wind began to build and clock to the north. There were a few very light sprinkles due to the cloudy conditions, but not enough to consider a cancellation.
In Gold Fleet, David Steger dominated for the second week in a row, winning 8 of 12 Heats, with Bob Valentine in second, followed by club Commodore Rick Lawler. Four of the 7 racers won at least a single Heat, resulting in just a 4 points separation in places 2 through 4. Very close racing!!
In Silver Fleet, Bob Kalman was the lone competitor, so he raced with the Gold Fleet sailors, moving into an early 2020 Tuesday Series lead over the rest of the Silver Fleet.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
4/27/2021 |
Steger, Jarold win WRMYC first Tuesday Races of 2021
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club started its 2021 Tuesday Series season on April 27, at SPIRE Institute and Academy, Geneva. At the 4:00 PM start time, the weather was warm- low 70’s- with lighter winds from the SSW. The wind speed and directional changes meant for close racing.
Winning the first event of 2021, were Dave Steger, (Gold Fleet) and Dan Jarold (Silver Fleet). Jarold won the Silver Fleet over Bob Kalman after a 12-race points tie- settled by which skipper won the final race.
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Saturday Series |
4/24/2021 |
Saturday Series 2021 Current Standings 4/24/2021
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club started its 2021 season with a beautiful Saturday on April 24. Weather was warm- low 60’s- and lighter winds from the SSE meant for close racing. At times, the wind was near zero, and at times it would go up into the 6 MPH range – light for this early in the racing season. What started as a beautiful day of sunshine gradually shifted to cloudy as the morning became afternoon.
The day began with a measurement session for boats that missed the first session held on April 17. Boats were generally within the Rules, but a couple will need to add some weight to reach the minimum weights for their Class.
Steger, Sieloff win WRMYC first race of 2021
Winning the first event of 2021, were Dave Steger, (Gold Fleet) and Ron Sieloff (Silver Fleet). Steger won 5 of the 8 Heats for the day. In Silver, Sieloff won 6 of the 8 Heats.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
10/27/2020 |
Tuesday 10/27/20
A wet, cold night greeted us as we reluctantly left the warmth of our cars. Temperatures were in the upper 50's, but the lack of sun, and the thick grey cloud cover made it seem a lot colder than the thermometer indicated. As the evening approached, it only got worse, moving from a fine mist to a light rain, AND the wind began to go away.
Courses were simple windward-leeward-windward. Starts were important, but the races were dependent on a good first leg- where most of the skippers took 2 - 3 tacks to reach Mark 8. After a long run (where no place changes took place) the final upwind leg offered some close competition, use of tactics, and one bad choice of WHEN or WHERE to tack made the difference between first and fourth place finishes.
In Gold Fleet- Rick Lawler won, but this time by just ONE point over Mike Wyatt. In Silver, Brad Ferrell took first, followed by Bob Kalman.
Looking back over 2020, things could have been a LOT worse. In Spring, our long-standing main race venue, Camp Stigwandish, was sold, and in the process WRMYC lost its access to a crash boat, docks and the pond.
Our Commodore - Rick Lawler, Vice Commodore - Doug Rieger, and Sailing Director Bob Green, along with Board Member Larry Lamphier found us a new venue, negotiated a deal, purchased a set of docks and installed them, and Larry made an entire new set of Marks. Covid-19 meant a delay in our normal April startup until June, so we raced at Old Rec Park (thanks also to Painesville- always there in a pinch!). No matter where we were, Covid precautions were inconvenient, and we had a large number of Members who did not feel comfortable sailing, so our participation was down some 30%. We even had to (for the first time ever) cancel our fall regatta.
BUT- we had what was probably one of the best summers ever as far as weather goes. Not too hot, rain at the right times, no low water, and very few drifting matches, looking for wind. We had/ have a beautiful place to sail, and an accommodating host in SPIRE Institute. The 2020 racing was fun and competitive.
All in all- not a bad year! Thanks to all of our Officers, and our Members. Let's look forward to a good winter (Build Clinics!), and a fantastic 2021!!
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Saturday Series |
10/24/2020 |
Saturday, October 24 Report
The last Saturday race for the club in 2020, at SPIRE Institute in Geneva.
The weather was cold, cloudy with a few sprinkles, 46 degrees F. with winds from the North, at about 9 MPH. We had a decent turnout of five Gold Fleet racers, plus Gold Fleet sailor Wayne Forbes as Race Director, and three Silver Fleet competitors.
With three sailors in Silver, we had separate Starts but identical courses for the two Fleets; Race Director Wayne Forbes set the course for Heats 1- 3 to be windward to Mark 7, passing it to Starboard, then a run downwind to Mark 1, followed by an upwind leg to the Finish line. Starting with Heat 4, the RD changed the course to be a port rounding of Mark 7, and then shortened course for Heats 7- 12 to round Mark 8, still to the North, but closer to the start. They were all good courses, offering a few upwind tacks on the first leg to windward, a long run to mark 1 in the South, and especially, tight racing for the last upwind leg from Mark 1 to the Finish.
The season was on the line in Silver Fleet- with Brad Ferrell leading the Fall Series by just ONE point after a discard over Scott Westrum, and two points ahead of Larry Ward. It was Ferrell at 7 points, Westrum at 8, and Ward at 9. Unfortunately, Scott Westrum could make the event, and the DNC (did not compete) moved him to third in the Series; by 1 point, and Larry moved from Third to Second, three points behind Brad.
In Gold Fleet- the Fall Series was pretty much already decided, and no places changed. For today, Rick Lawler won with 27 points, 3 ahead of second-place Doug Rieger; Mike Wyatt was third, tied on points with Doug. Doug won second on the “Most Firsts” tiebreaker.
All in all, 2020 was a good year, despite “THE VIRUS” and a resultant late (June) start. Although attendance was lower by about 4 boats on the average (with most of the deficit in the Silver Fleet), the racing was good, the weather was good, and the location at SPIRE was excellent.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
10/20/2020 |
Tuesday, October 20,2020 Report
The second to last Tuesday evening race for the club in 2020. And it seemed cold, with winds from the Northwest, but light-decent at about 7 MPH. Well, it IS October- did we really expect it to be warm? Weather was “brisk”, at 54 degrees, and cloudy. There was a 20 ft. wide band of light wind extending out from the western shore about 20 feet- then a narrow band of better air, followed by more light air toward the middle of the pond. Courses were N-S-N, windward-leeward-windward, with Mark 8 being the windward, followed by Mark 1 at the South end, then a finish.
Since there were only two Silver Fleet sailors- Gold and Silver started together, so there were 6 boats on the line (until Larry Lamphier had to leave for a business meeting- and missed Heats 7- 12.)
In Gold Fleet- Rick Lawler was practically unbeatable- winning 10 of 12 Heats. Rick typically got the best Start, and was away- there was no way to beat him by following. Others looked for wind further out in the pond, and some tried closer to shore- none of those paths upwind worked. So we tried different approaches. That didn’t work.
In Silver Fleet, Brad Ferrell won 12 of 12 Heats- a clean sweep. He did this by getting 12 good Starts, and sailing fast- sometimes fast enough to challenge the Gold Fleet. Tuesday October 27 will be the final Tuesday race, 4:30 Start!!
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Tuesday Evening Series |
10/13/2020 |
Western Reserve Model Yacht Club
Tuesday Series October 13 2020 Results
With only three Tuesday evenings left, Western Reserve MYC sailors showed up at SPIRE Institute on October 13 to make a final push toward improving their race standings for the season, which will end as of Tuesday October 27.
Normally, as the end of the year is upon the club, the standings are a mere 2-3 points apart; but this year, because of concerns about Covid-19, attendance has been down as has the competition. For the 2020 season, in Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler has a clear, probably insurmountable lead, with 19 points separating him from second place Bob Green. In Silver Fleet Brad Ferrell is similarly way ahead of second place Bob Kalman.
On October 13, winds were from the west-northwest, at 4 PM at about 6 MPH; but by Heat 10- 7 PM- zero. So, races 11 and 12 were cancelled.
In Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler dominated, winning 8 of the 10 races. In a solid 2nd - but 15 points down- was Doug Rieger.
In Silver Fleet we had another disappointing turnout of just 2 sailors- and series leader Brad Ferrell placed first, with Bob Kalman second.
Ah- the fickle winds do NOT just come in August!
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Saturday Series |
10/10/2020 |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
10/6/2020 |
Tuesday Series October 6 Results
As the season winds down, the winds get stronger, and the air gets cooler. These were the conditions at SPIRE Institute on Tuesday for the 20th of 23 scheduled Tuesday races for WRMYC’s 2020 season. Winds started at 14 MPH with gusts of 18; add pretty significant wind directional shifts, and the racing is challenging for any sailor whether full scale OR models.
Early in the racing program skippers had to adjust their rigs to reduce power and keep the boats upright and fast. As the evening went on, the wind began to fall off, so those who changed their tuning benefited. As well, there were numerous “flat spots” where there was little to almost no wind. Sail into one of those, and sailors found themselves being passed by boats that might be only a few feet away.
In Gold Fleet, Rick Lawler, the Series leader, won with 16 net points in the low point scoring system, ahead of Mike Wyatt with 22 points. As a comparison, after the first six races of stronger winds, Lawler was ahead by one point.
In Silver, with only two racers coming out, Brad Ferrell, again the Silver Fleet Series leader, was first, with 12 points, 10 ahead of Bob Kalman with 22 net points.
The club’s next events are Saturday, October 10, and Tuesday evening October 13.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/29/2020 |
Tuesday, September 29 was probably the lightest-air set of races that we sailed all year. What wind WAS present was from the West- ugh. Then, for the only time (so far!) this season, a Heat was abandoned for lack of wind, AND a 10-minute "hold" after Heat 2- again for lack of wind.
Finally, we cut our course length (to one that really was too short - GW- Bob Swan-Yellow- Finish G/W), and thankfully only used that extremely short course for Heats 3 and 4. For Heats 5-6, the winds filled in, at a rip-roaring 1-2 MPH, to allow for 6 races in total, and a discard. And, the rain held off until after the evening's program was over, and all sailors had left.
Both Gold and Silver Fleet started together, since there were only 2 Silver Fleet competitors.
In Gold Fleet- Rick Lawler and Mike Wyatt sailed to a points tie- each with 3 wins, and 2 seconds after the discard. In the case of such a tie, the Rules say the boat that finished ahead of the other in the last race is the winner- so Rick Lawler won the night, stretching out his lead in the Series to 7 points after 19 dates.
In Silver, Brad Ferrell again ran away with the honors, ahead of Bob Kalman, with just two boats sailing. It is very disappointing that the Silver Fleet sailors have been not showing up in more numbers for the racing. Yes- we often have light air for Tuesdays, and yes, there is a pandemic. But the club observes all coronavirus protocols, and no one in WRMYC has yet (that we know of) contracted the disease, certainly no one has from racing with the club. You cannot improve if you sail from at home on the couch!
Next: Saturday Oct. 3- WRMYC Open Sailing/ Open House. 10:30 AM. This is fun racing (no scores kept) for Soling 1 Meters, Micro Magics, and Open 1meter boats. It is a great opportunity for Members to work on their tuning, try other boats, and practice starts.
The public is invited to come out and try radio sailing for this, the last Open Sail of 2020!!
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Saturday Series |
9/26/2020 |
Saturday Series 9/26/20
Another great day of racing at SPIRE Institute. Winds were nice at 7, at times 8 MPH from the South, clocking at times to SW, making for ideal light air sailing. With the good air we were able to race on courses that covered the entire pond, from the South end (wind direction) all the way to #8 Mark on the Northern end.
Race Director Bob Schuster set shorter courses for the first 1/2 of the race program, increasing the length of the course for the final half of the day. Four of the five Gold Fleet skippers won at least one race; two of the Silver Fleeters won a race- with Brad Ferrell dominating the action, winning 10 of the 12 total races, many by a wide margin.
In Gold Fleet, David Steger won 6 of 12 races, finishing 4 points ahead of (tied for Second Place) Rick Lawler and Mike Wyatt. Lawler prevailed after application of the "most Firsts" tiebreaker - he had three wins to Wyatt's two.
Races are lost because those winning make fewer mistakes than the rest.
The day's longer courses made for a greater spread of the boats over the course, and more opportunity for us to make mistakes. Late Starts, missing wind shifts and Marks, bad tacks, getting caught "in irons", and doing penalty turns are all things that make for a poor showing. As one example, the author (Wyatt) had to do three penalties over the 12 Heats; observation is that First Place David Steger had to do ONE. Likely EACH of those three penalties cost a place or more in three races making up the day's results- and Wyatt lost 2nd place on a tiebreaker with Rick Lawler.
Noted RC Sailor Dick Hedderick (in a clinic) said that one should pick a single mistake that he or she makes, and decide in the next race day, "I will not __________ one time, today." Hedderick, early in his racing career when he applied that ("not missing Marks") went from his normal middle of the 12-boat, very competitive EC-12 fleet to second place - the very next weekend.
A great day! Thanks to all who participated.
AND- next Saturday Oct. 3 is the last "Open Sail / run what you bring" day of the season. Hopefully WRMYC Members, and the public will come out to try sailing!!
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/22/2020 |
Tuesday Series 9/22/20
It was definitely a Fall evening. Winds were light out of the West with an occasional shift to the NW. First mark was 8(P), down to mark 2(P), over to mark 3(P) and then a windward finish. We were only able to get in 8 heats and even had trouble getting the boats back to the dock. Rick had refurbished and new sails for Larry W’s boat and sailed it the whole evening. Very impressive improvement in performance, look out Silver fleet. There was only one fleet start and Brad (Silver fleet) continues to challenge the Gold fleet by finishing ahead of them, look out Gold fleet. It’s interesting to note that even though Larry’s and Brad’s boats are older boats they remain competitive.
This was my last race day as Sail Director as my wife and I are relocating to Charlotte, NC. Our family is consolidating there and in the Spring of next year all but one of our kids will be there, along with all three of our grandkids. Very conflicting times as we’re excited about our future family time but sad to leave our family and friends in CLE. I want to thank the WRMYC family for their friendship and competitive spirit, it will be deeply missed.
Note: Mike W will taking be over as SD. |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/15/2020 |
Tuesday 9/15 Race Results
Well that was the lightest evening of sailing that we’ve had all year. We were only able to get in 5 heats and then we had to use the rescue boat to get two boats. What wind there was, was out of the S. We rounded mark 2(P), then downwind to mark 8(P) and then a windward finish. Not very exiting racing. Starts were critical and with the light winds rounding mark 2 was particularly challenging.
The evening did end on a beautiful note as the sun was a very unusual color and with the thin layer of clouds you could look right at it.
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Saturday Series |
9/12/2020 |
Saturday Series 9/12/20
One of the more perfect sailing days. Winds out of the S with some oscillation to the West, at
4-6 with an occasional gust. Start mark was moved to make the line more perpendicular. Mark
1 (P) was the windward mark and was very tricky to approach and round as this is the corner
that is leeward of the south shore and some trees. Once round this mark it was close hauled to
mark 2 (P), straight down wind to mark 7 (P) and then a tricky windward finish which lead to
multiple close finishes.
Mike encountered continued signal problems, which unfortunately caused him to DNF on the
first heat. He raced to Rick’s van to retrieve hull #27, which he used to finish the day with a
third. Dan had a sheet servo problem after the fourth heat and was unable to race the rest of
the day. Dave and Brad continued their dominance in Gold and Silver respectively with first
place finishes overall. Bob G filled in for Tom M as RD.
It was one of our larger turnouts with 6 in Gold and 4 in Silver and with the strong winds we
were able to get in all 12 heats.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/8/2020 |
Tuesday 9/8 Race Results
Well that was one for the books. The hour prior to racing was near perfect, sunny with winds at 4-6 out of the south. By the time we started racing the winds had already started to soften. We tried a long course for the first two heats: windward to mark 1 (P), down to mark 6 (P) and then a windward finish but realized that was too long. The next two heats were drifters with almost no wind. We went into wait mode. Finally, there was enough wind to try and race. Then a front moved through bringing a 180°-degree wind shift, NNE, and winds of 6-8. The temperature dropped about 10 degrees and it started to rain. As a result, we were only able to get in 8 heats.
There ended up being three boat rescues. One of them under a beautiful rainbow with Bob K and his son. There were also two birthdays; Bob K (80th) and Mike W. (71st). Happy Birthday guys. Racing this Saturday.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/1/2020 |
Tuesday 9/1 Race Results
For the first time this summer the winds were out of the SSW, unfortunately they were
light. There was enough wind initially to round 1 to port, over to T mark to port, down to 6 to
port and then a long windward finish. That only lasted two heats as it was taking too much
time to cover such a long course. The course was shortened to rounding mark 2 to port, down
to 8 to port and then a windward finish. It was still exciting and challenging racing with several
close finishes, one of them being a Tuesday night tie. Unfortunately, the winds lightened to the
point that we only completed nine heats.
We have the makings of a Gold fleeter in Brad F. He has consistently been a first-place finisher
in Silver and last night, with there being only one start, he beat the Gold fleet twice overall.
Great job Brad. This Saturday’s is an Open Sail so bring what you want and have a great time
sailing.
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Saturday Series |
8/29/2020 |
Saturday Race Results 8/29
Wind direction was the least of our problems today, being consistently out of the West. Now wind speed was another story. It was from 6 to way too much, with the way too much being 75% of the time. We started with 8 boats and after only 8 heats we had 4 survivors. There were two near sinking’s and multiple hardware issues which caused multiple boats to either DNS or DNF.
Mike’s hatch cover came dislodged and caused him to head for the cattails to save his boat from sinking. The rescue boat was used to retrieve his boat. Bob S’s boat began to take on water and sink when he was head to the dock. It was retrieved just prior to it sinking. One bright spot to the carnage was that there were no hulls pierced. Dave S’s boat was the one boat with no major issues which helped him to take first overall.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/25/2020 |
Tuesday Series 8/25/20
Another near perfect night of racing. Mark 8 has become the go to weather mark as most of the summer the winds have been out of the NNW. That was the case last night with the second mark being 2, from there it was a windward finish. Mid-evening mark 3 was added in to make for a longer course. This did not provide as good a windward finish as mark 2 so we dropped mark 3. The last three heats mark 8, after mark 2, was added for more challenging windward work before finishing down wind. Even though it was a downwind finish, it proved to be challenging and provided some exciting finishes.
Light turnout skipper wise as there were only 4 in Gold and 2 in Silver, which dictated a combined start.
Bob K had his maiden voyage with his new boat, which is beautiful. He found it additionally challenging as it sailed completely different that his old boat. Always fun to add new challenges to an already challenging sport.
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Saturday Series |
8/22/2020 |
Saturday 8/22 Race Results
Well the winds were challenging in both direction and speed today. It was
predominately from the West, with big shifts mostly to the N, with an occasional NE thrown in
for good measure. The speed was very light on up to as much as 4-5, but mostly light. Brad
(RD) tried to give us as long a course as possible and as much variety as the wind shifts would
allow. So, it was mostly a short windward leg to G (P) sometime Y to G, over to mark 2 (P),
reach to mark 3 (P) and sometimes 4 (P), then a windward finish. Brad almost wore out a
marker changing the course on the board to keep up with the wind shifts.
Gold Fleet Dave S cemented his first-place finish for the day with the help of 7 firsts, five of
them in a row.
Larry W continued his winning streak in Silver fleet finishing first place for the day with the help
of 6 firsts. Brad being RD earned him a first place which helps offset the 7th place he got for last
Saturday’s race when he had to miss because of his daughter’s wedding. Priorities Brad. Scott
W is coming on strong even though he is coming into the season late.
This was our best skipper turnout of the Saturday Series with 7 in Gold and 5 in Silver. Although
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/18/2020 |
Tuesday 8/18 Race Results
Another near perfect SPIRE race night. Winds were stiff at 6-10 out of the NWW. Our default course for these winds has become windward to mark 8 (P), downwind to mark 2 (P), a close reach to mark 3 (P) and then a windward finish. The last two heats an additional sausage loop was added: from mark 3 to mark G (P), then back downwind to mark 3 (P) and then a windward finish.
As the evening progressed and the winds lightened, the last windward leg to the finish became very fluky. A side to SPIRE pond we’ve not seen before that added an additional challenge for an already competitive evening of racing. |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/11/2020 |
Tuesday Series 8/11/20
Another near perfect sailing night. Winds were out of the NW, backing occasionally to the West. The evening started with 4-6 decreasing to 4 as the evening progressed. It was competitive racing as we rounded mark 8 to port, then down to mark 2, to mark 3 and then a windward finish. As we got our minimum six heats in an additional leg over to mark 4 was added, making for an even more competitive finish.
In Gold, Mike W. and Bob G. were tied, which was resolved by most 2nds.
In Silver, Brad almost had a clean sweep, missing only by one 2nd. Well done by all sailors.
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Saturday Series |
8/8/2020 |
Saturday August 8, 2020 Report: 1st Race Fall Series
The Day started out. Hot, Sweet & Sticky! Race Director Mike Wyatt gave us some challenging courses, with Temperatures mid 80’s Mostly sunny with mixed cloud cover winds 2-12mph starting out of the northwest then clocking to due west then clocking north east by the end. The first 3-4 heats we were heading to marks 8 to port then to 2 Then as the wind clocked, heats 5-9 we headed due west to starboard on mark yellow then to mark 3 Gold Fleet making 2 laps, and ending with the last 3 heats going to port marks 5 or 6 then then 1 to port then finishing.
In GOLD Fleet, there were five competitors. With Dave Steger continuing to dominate the field, Doug Rieger and Rick Lawler rounding out the top 3 positions.
In SILVER Fleet, with 5 sailors competing, Scott Westrum held off the charging Larry Ward buy a mere 3 points scoring 2nd place, with Dan Jarold holding off the young gun Jon Robert by only 2 points.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/4/2020 |
Tuesday August 4, 2020 Report:
The evening started out. Temperatures were chilling down starting in the 70s into the 60’s by the end of the evening, with sky’s being mostly cloudy winds 7-12mph starting out of the northwest then clocking to due west. The first 6 heats we were heading to marks 8 to port then to 2 & T as a gate. Then as the wind clocked, we headed due west to starboard on mark green then to mark 3 and ending the evening with the last 2 heats making 2 laps around the course.
In GOLD Fleet, there were Three competitors. The evening was the Rick & Mike show with Rick winning 8 of 12 heats.
In SILVER Fleet, Bob Kalman and Dan Jarold were chasing each other through all 12 Heats, In the end Bob took First Place by only 3 points.
Special thanks to the Lovely “Linda Kalman” for keeping score and calling the line!!
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/28/2020 |
Tuesday 7/28 Race Results
Although the winds were near perfect the direction presented a challenge, out of the west. This makes the first leg to mark 1 a close reach. The challenge was to get a good start and try and get mark room. Then it was down wind to mark 2 to port, a beam reach to mark 3 to port and then a windward leg to the finish. There was enough wind, 6-8, that an additional leg was added. From mark 3 it was windward to the green start mark to starboard, downwind to mark 4 and then a windward finish.
Unfortunately, there were multiple casualties. Bob Schuster suffered a dismasting which caused deck damage and he had to retire after only three heats. Rick Lawler discovered that he was taking on water so much so that he had to empty after each race. He then suffered servo failure and did not race the last three heats. Bob G also suffered servo damage due to water and was unable to race the last three heats. Not a great way to enjoy an otherwise beautiful sailing evening.
I would like to correct an oversight on my part and acknowledge the strong finish by Larry Ward in the Silver Fleet last Saturday. He finished the day with 7 first place finishes to win the day which cemented his position as number one in the Spring Series. Well done Larry!
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Saturday Series |
7/25/2020 |
Saturday 7/25 - Last Race Day of the Spring Series
This last race day of the Spring Series turned out to be very much like the whole series, good weather and close competition. Going into this last race day there was a total of five points difference between 1st and 4th, without discards. The winds started out looking iffy as it was light to non-existent. We were all thinking out loud that this would be a six heat day. Not a good way to finish such a close season. But, as the morning progressed the winds filled in. The frustration was that it changed direction constantly, which caused RD Bob Kalman great frustration. Especially when he was challenged on his course selection right after it was posted and the direction had changed. Even so, all the courses selected turned out be challenging. But not for Dave who finished the day with 8 1st place finishes. Very strong finish to a winning season. Well done Dave.
Note: after the racing next Saturday 8/8, which is the first race day of the Fall Series, we will be having our Spring Series awards picnic. It is being held at Mike & Nita’s, Gather 3:00, Grill 4:00 and Eat 5:00. Please see the email that Mike sent out earlier this week.
Please RSVP to znita@hotmail.com! Even if you do not plan to or cannot attend.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/21/2020 |
Tuesday Series 7/21/20
Another near perfect Racing evening at SPIRE pond!
With the west shoreline removed of cattails it was even better. Winds were out of the NNE
from 4 to 6. Windward mark was 8 to port, then down to mark 2 to port, then windward back
up to 8 with the line being closed. The finish was downwind from mark 8. The winds did not
die, as usually is the case as the evening progresses, so we were able to do the double loop for
all but one of our 12 heats.
Note: A reporter from the Ashtabula Gazette spent the evening with us so look for an article
about WRMYC and our racing program. BIG “Thank You” to All that helped with Pond Clean-up
Last Saturday!! |
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Saturday Series |
7/18/2020 |
Saturday Series 7/18/20 (7/11/20 Make-up Race)
Today’s race was a make-up for last Saturday’s cancelled race. Because today was supposed to
be a pond cleanup day, we only raced 6 heats. Winds were out of the west which makes for a
very short windward leg. We started using the Swan as our windward mark but switched over
to the green start mark. From there we went to mark 1, then down to mark 4 and then a
windward finish. For the last heat, with the wind increasing, we added a windward leg to the
blue start mark, then back down to 3 and then a windward finish. It was a beautiful day made
even better with the brisk winds.
Note: after the racing, all the cattails along the west shoreline were removed, which removed
the wind shadow and opened up the sightline. A big improvement. |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/14/2020 |
Tuesday Series July 14th
Forecast was for winds out of the NNE starting at 4 and dropping to 1. This is one time we were glad we ignored the forecasters and showed up. Winds were 4-6 out of the NNE, so it turned out to be a pretty good night for racing. Short course was from S/F to mark 8, downwind to mark 1 and then a windward finish. Course was lengthened to include mark 2 after mark 1 to make the finish more of a windward finish. Wind actually increase enough that our 12th race was extended to a double loop. Unfortunately, we pushed our luck and the plug was pulled on the wind machine. The race had to be abandoned. Reminder that we are making this Saturday a make-up race day for the cancellation of last Saturday’s race. We will be only sailing 6 heats as the day is intended to be a pond cleanup day, which will follow immediately after completion of our racing. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/7/2020 |
Tuesday Series, July 7th 2020
Well tonight produced a flashback to Camp Stigwandish and mark 1, the dead and fluky corner. Winds were light and variable in direction and out of the SWW. This made for frustrating sailing getting to and rounding mark 1, which was the windward mark. From there the course took us into open waters and better wind. Leeward marks were around 4 to 8 and then a slight windward leg to the finish. And when wind and time allowed, a longer windward finish was created by rounding mark 7 after mark 4.
Two of the most troublesome land problems were resolved by the purchase of a megaphone to amplify the starting clock sequence and the use or a dry erase board to post the courses. Just if the RD could write more clearly it would even work better. Note: We’re racing this Saturday, with Rick Lawler as the RD. Hope to see your there.
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Saturday Series |
7/4/2020 |
Saturday Series Race Results – 7/4/20
Another spectacular day for racing. Spire pond is proving to be an exceptional venue. We have yet to have bad conditions as we have had at our other venues. I would like to restate the Covid-19 rules we are following:
- Spire Covid-19 form is completed for each participant along with a temperature check.
- Masks are required when closer than 6 feet to another individual.
- You are allowed to walk the shoreline as long as you are masked or stay apart.
- You must wear a mask when launching/retrieving a boat.
We have found these rules to be within established guidelines and yet allow us to race safely and comfortably. We encourage you to come see for yourself how safe and nice Spire pond racing is.
We had five skippers in both Gold and Silver fleets and were able to finish 12 heats. Today’s winds were out of the N and for the first three races were moderate to light. We ran a short course of S/F to windward mark 8, downwind to mark 1 and then windward to finish. As the wind began to build, we ran a longer course of S/F windward to X mark to mark 7, down wind to mark 1, to mark 2 and then windward to finish. For the last race a second windward leg was added up to X mark, mark 7 and then a down wind finish. It was a very nice day to be a Soling skipper.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/30/2020 |
Tuesday Series 6/30/2020
Another near perfect sailing evening. Cloudless sunshine, mid 80’s, with winds out of the NE consistently and speed from 6-10 with gusts up to 14. Courses were windward to mark 5 to port, downwind to leeward mark 1 to port and finish. Longer courses add windward work from leeward mark 1 to mark 5 to port with a downwind finish.
There were two damaged boats; Dan dropped his boat in the parking lot and cracked his hull at the rudder. This was noticed after a practice race and was patched with taped. He was able to race all 12 heats. Bob Green had what looked like a glancing blow in a windward/downwind collision only to just make it back to the dock before his boat sank. The bow was cracked which was patched with tape and he was able to complete the last three heats. All in all, it was a very exciting and enjoyable evening.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/16/2020 |
6/16/2020 Tuesday Series:
In my five years and many different venues racing I have never had such a near perfect racing evening. SPIRE is exceeding our expectations and the weather was near perfect. Winds were consistent in both direction (NE) and speed (5-8). Courses would alternate between rounding mark 5 then the Offset mark to rounding mark 6 then mark 7 as the wind shifted slightly. Leeward mark was always mark 1, which made for an interesting windward finish. These were all long heats with tough competition, starts were all close as were many finishes. With these types of weather conditions getting all 12 heats in was easy. The wind at this pond is unobstructed in all directions, eliminating Stig and Rec Park fluky corners and dead spots. It is a true joy to sail this pond.
Note: a third dock section was installed yesterday by Bob Green and Doug Rieger. This section was added at the end of the existing two sections to create a “T”. The dock is 8 feet wide and with the addition of the “T” now extends 14 feet into the pond and has a 10’-foot launch/retrieval section. This allows for social distancing for launch and retrieval. For those skippers who are hesitant to come out because of the virus I encourage you to come see what the conditions are as we believe them to be very safe.
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Saturday Series Points Standings |
6/14/2020 |
Saturday Series Spring 2020
With the loss of the first two Saturdays, due to the virus, we are extending the
Spring Series one week to July 25th.
This makes for a six-race series, which makes
Saturday’s race the half way point in the series. Here are the overall standings to
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Saturday Series |
6/13/2020 |
Saturday Series 6/13/2020
Saturday’s racing was some of the best we have had in a long time. Our new venue is turning out to be genuinely nice. There was no week problem. The winds varied from N to E with the NE being the most prevalent. Wind speed slowly built from 3-5 to steady 6-8 with gusts of 12+. Our courses used the full pond north to south, with marks 5 & 6 as windward marks and mark 1 as the leeward mark. With this kind of wind, we were able to run longer courses and a full 12 heat race day. If you were not there, you missed a good one.
Virus update: We are observing CDC/AMYA guidelines during our racing. In addition, SPIRE requires us to comply with their questionnaire and take temperatures. We always observe social distancing and mask wearing. We believe this makes for very safe racing.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/9/2020 |
Tuesday Series 6/9/2020
First race night at our new venue, SPIRE Institute. Nice lake, large enough, but had some weed problems. We are working aggressively on resolving this issue. The NEW Dock is nice, and a third section has been ordered and will be added soon.
Winds were out of the SE, light, and variable. There was some flukeness at Mark 2, the weather mark. We then went down wind to either Mark 8 or the yellow S/F mark then to finish. We varied the leeward mark based on trying to get as many heats in as possible. As it was, we only got 9 heats in.
There is some discussion about moving the marks, as they are too far away and too close to the cattails. This will be a Saturday pre-race project. All in all, it was a good start to racing at SPIRE Institute. Oh, by the way, it was HOT.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/2/2020 |
Tuesday Series 6/2/2020
Once again Rec Park proved to be a challenge. Winds were light to moderate to "whoa", so sometimes you were drifting and then the rail was in the water. The quirky thing was we were able to run both a north course and a south course, with both being windward legs, go figure. Although it was a beautiful evening, turnout was low with only 4 boats in Gold and 2 in Silver.
The winds were light and squirrelly enough that at the end of heat 6 we contemplated calling it a race. But fortunately, we kept racing and the next 6 heats turned out to the best of the season. No one had to go swim for their boat, but Painesville Rec posted a “No Swimming" sign right in front of our launch area (big brother is watching you!).
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Saturday Series |
5/30/2020 |
Race Results Saturday 5/30/2020
Well, Kiwanis Rec Park showed its most frustrating side. With moderate to light winds, it should have been a reasonable sailing day. Winds were mostly out of the WSW but were also out of the W, NW and N, with occasional dead spots, total wind shifts and swirling. Auto tacks were very frequent, along with strong wind gusts. This presented challenging race conditions for everyone, except Rick L. in gold fleet, who found the sweet spot on all but two races, had 8 first place finishes and finished 1st overall. Well done Rick!
Silver fleet has a new competitor in Jon Robert Hernandez, Rick L's grandson, who finished 2nd overall on his first race of the season!
This kind of race conditions will make the move to SPIRE INSTITUTE all that much sweeter. Watch our club webpage or Facebook, as docks and marks will be installed this Monday and hope to race there either next Tuesday or Saturday.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/26/2020 |
Race Results 5/26/2020
Tuesday was a beautiful evening with moderate to light air. Social distancing was observed. Winds were out of the North, with lots of shifting and speed changes. It eventually lightened up so that we only were able to get in 8 heats. Off the start the windward mark was #5 to starboard and then starboard around the offset mark between 5 & 4, downwind to the leeward mark which was #2 to port and then around the offset mark to port and then the beat to the finish. The most challenging leg was the windward leg to the finish from #2. There were several choices and they all seemed to work when the wind was right.
The best job was Rick’s taking the east bank route and getting lifted halfway to the mark, without running aground. Silver fleet had its’ share of excitement with Brad having to go wadding to get his disabled boat. Unfortunately, everyone was so concentrated on their racing that no action picture was taken for the record. Both fleets had tie finishes that were determined by most 1st.
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Saturday Series |
5/23/2020 |
The Clubs 1st Saturday Event for the 2020 season, just 7 Sailors turned out to do battle!
The wind was forecast to be from the NNE at about 4 MPH at Start and pick up to 8-10 in the later heats, Mild temperatures High 60's. The mixed sunshine and overcast, and the wind was shifting, so at times boats were dead in the water, as those behind them in the fleet bore down, surfing into contention as the hapless leader waited for the good wind to reach HIM!!
Gold Fleet:
We had a total of 3 Gold Fleet sailors show up plus RD David Steger. Mike Wyatt won, just 2 points ahead of Rick Lawler, who was 10 points ahead of Larry Lamphier. Every Skipper won at least a single race, and the way to win was consistency in the rapidly changing wind conditions.
Silver Fleet:
In Silver, there were also 4 competitors, for a total participation/ both Fleets, of 7. Battling it out for the win on the day were Larry Ward and Brad Ferrell, separated by just a single point after discards. In third- Bob Kalman with the most 2nds over the #90 Dan Jarold.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/19/2020 |
Our first Tuesday night race was sailed with social distance seating, no walking, masks and the usual fluky winds at Kiwanis Rec Park. Winds were out of the NE and were light (frustrating) to moderate (encouraging). There were six Gold boats and two Silver boats, so both fleets started together. Windward mark was an offset mark between 4 & 5 which was rounded to port, then to mark 5 rounded to port, onto mark 2 rounded to port and back to finish. First windward leg was short but tricky as it was at the frustrating north end of the pond. The beat to the finish from Mark 2 was made challenging because of the wind shadow from the two big trees on the east bank. Although the winds continued to decrease as the sun set, we were able to get 12 heats in.
Dave Steger started the evening with two firsts and continued his low point scoring to take first overall. Wayne Forbes proved that an old dog doesn’t need new tricks when the old ones work just fine by finishing in second. Bob Kalman and Brad Ferrell fought it out to finish with the exact same total of points. Since there were only two of them there was no tie-breaker, so they both get 1st for this first race. All things considered it was a good start to our 2020 racing season.
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2019 Tuesday Evening Series Year End Results |
10/29/2019 |
Tuesday Series Year End Result's:
Congratulations to the following Sailors:
Gold Fleet
1st- Rick Lawler
2nd- Bob Green
3rd- Mike Wyatt
Silver Fleet
1st- Jack Nissen
2nd- Brad Ferrell
3rd- Ron Sieloff
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2019 WRMYC Saturday Fall Series Final Results |
10/26/2019 |
WRMYC 2019 Saturday Series Final Results:
Congratulations to the Following Sailors!
Overall Champions:
Gold Fleet:
1st Place - Rick Lawler
2nd Place- Bob Green
3rd Place- Bob Valentine
Silver Fleet
1st- Tom Bluhm
2nd- Brad Ferrell
3rd- Bob Kalman
Fall Series
Gold Fleet
1st- Rick Lawler
2nd- Bob Green
3rd- Bob Valentine
Silver Fleet
1st- Brad Ferrell
2nd-Tom Bluhm
3rd- Scott Westurm
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Tuesday Evening Series |
10/22/2019 |
10/22/19 Tuesday Series
Tonight, we started with wind out of the SW blowing 7-18 mph and by the 3nd race it we were blessed by gods of wind increasing to 10-20mph clocking out of the SSW and got all 12 races in! Race Director Rick Lawler set courses from S/F to marks 2 or 3 then to 4,5,6 or X most of the evening. We would also like to thank Linda Kalman for keeping Tuesday evening scores SHE has been a true blessing!
Tonight, Rick Lawler in Gold Fleet bested Bob Green by 8 points, third was Jim Hogan by additional 12 points. Gold Fleet Tuesday series is Tight only spreading leader Rick Lawler and Bob Green by 2 points. With only 1 race left in the season the excitement builds!
In Silver, Brad Ferrell took charge with Four 1st place finishes and takes event with Jack Nissen in 2nd 2 points behind, Ron Sieloff takes third just 3 points behind.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
10/15/2019 |
Tuesday Oct 15 Report:
What started out as GREAT wind, and ideal sailing….well- ended with drifting conditions as the sunlight went away. Winds before racing were in the 10-12 MPH range from the SE- ideal for great beats and fast reaches. But as the evening got underway- the wind went away - gradually at first, but by Heat 4 or so was a flatwater drifter.
In GOLD, Mike Wyatt, returning after missing the last 4 events or so, lucked out, winning by a single point over Bob Green. In Third- just ONE more point back was David Steger. Notable finishes by Jim Hogan meant that he placed a close fourth.
In SILVER- it was Jack Nissen, beating Brad Ferrell, again by a single point. In Third- Ron Sieloff sailing a borrowed #427 of Rick Lawler’s. Bob Kalman had some pretty good races, and has really come a long way for a first season racing.
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Saturday Series |
10/12/2019 |
Saturday Series 10-12-2019
A tough day! Temps in high 40’s / 13-18 MPH Wind. Making boat control challenging at best! The prevailing direction was SSW meaning that was easy picking courses for RD Bob Kalman. Usually it was S/F out to 1,2 or 3, sail to Mark 4,5,6 or X, then finishing. The wonderful Linda Kalman did a fantastic job as score keeper even bundled up as an eskimo!
In GOLD, Rick Lawler was dominant- winning 8 out of the 12 Heats – and discarding Two of his others for a score of just 12 points. In second, Bob Green followed by Larry Lamphier were 6-11 points ahead of the rest.
In SILVER Fleet- with only 2 boats competing, Tom Bluhm won 8 of his 12 counted races to total 12 points after the 2 Discards. In Second Place was Brad Ferrell- who won 4 Heats in a good heavy air performance.
With one race to go in the Saturday series, Gold fleet has a tight race for 2nd & 3rd. In Silver there’s a fight for 1-2nd Place. We’ll see how the cards fall!
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Tuesday Evening Series |
10/8/2019 |
10/8/19 Tuesday Series
Tonight, we started with wind out of the Se blowing 4-5 mph and by the 1st race it dropped off to 2-3 mph clocking out of the NNW and at 6 races the event was called, which only qualified for 1 throw-out.
Tonight, Dave Steiger in Gold Fleet Was on a mission scoring 4 first place’s winning the night, But the real story was a 3way points tie for 3rd. Congratulations Commodore Larry Lamphier winning 2nd for the night beating Rick Lawler with Most 2nd place finishes, Then Rick Lawler Bested Bob Green for 3rd with Most 1st place finishes.
In Silver, Jack Nissen took charge with Four 1st place finishes and takes event with Brad Ferrell in 2nd ,4 points behind, Ron Sieloff takes third.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
10/1/2019 |
10/1/19 Tuesday Series
Tonight, we started with wind out of the SW blowing 4-8 mph and by the 2nd race it dropped off to 1-2 mph clocking out of the SSW and at 6 races the event was called, which only qualified for 1 throw-out. We would also like to thank the wonderful Linda Kalman for keeping Tuesday evening scores throughout this season, Go Girl!
Tonight, Rick Lawler in Gold Fleet bested Bob Schuster by 5 points third was Bob Green by 6 points. Gold Fleet also welcomed back Jim Hogan which he spent most of the season in sick bay recovering from eye surgery, we can confirm the surgery was a great success since he didn’t miss any marks!
In Silver, Jack Nissen took charge with Four 1st place finishes and takes event with Brad Ferrell in 2nd 5 points behind, Ron Sieloff takes third and tied points with Brad Ferrell but got beat on throw outs. Bob Kalman, Karen Baker & Steve Winfield continue to progress, but the light air is ultra-challenging for the greenhorns..
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Saturday Series |
9/28/2019 |
Race Results 9/28/19 Saturday Fall Series:
What a Gorgeous Day for Sailing Partly Sunny 81°F When we arrived winds were 8-11mph out of the south but evenly clocked around to the WSW for the remainder of the 12-heat event. Jack Nissen was Race Director for the event and made a 2-hour trip to fulfill his comments for which he did a GREAT Job! THANKS JACK!
In Gold Fleet the Boat Doctor Wayne Forbes blessed us with his presence and blew the cobwebs off 2295, it showed not sailing most of the season he was a little rusty on the sticks.. As the day progressed Points leader Rick Lawler continued to dominate besting 2nd place Bob Green by 10 points after discards. 3rd place was decided by a tie breaker most 1st’s Congratulations to birthday boy for Bob Schuster, Dr. Forbes is forth.
In Silver Fleet, Brad Ferrule was Kicking Butt and Taking Names with 10 Firsts! 8 points back was Tom Blume for second and in Third was Steve Winfield. Round out the bottom of the field is Karen Baker & Bob Kalman which are making progress.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/24/2019 |
9/24/19 Tuesday Series
Tonight, we started with wind out of the NW blowing 4-8 mph and by the 5th race it dropped off to 1-2 mph clocking out of the SSW and at 7 races the event was called, which only qualified for 1 throw-out.
Tonight, Rick Lawler in Gold Fleet bested Tied for 2nd Bob Green & Larry Lamphier by 6 points. Bob & Larry- Ran the board with a complete Tie after everything was tallied.
In Silver, Brad Ferrell won First with 8 points, 2 ahead of Jack Nissen AND 8 ahead Ron Sieloff. |
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2019 Soling 1m Region 4 Championship Via WRMYC |
9/21/2019 |
| 9/21/19 2019 Soling 1m Region 4 Championship Hosted by WRMYC.
Congratulations Chuck Millican |
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2019 US1m Championship Via WRMYC |
9/19/2019 |
| 2019 US1m Championship Hosted by WRMYC.
Congratulations Scott Rowland! |
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Saturday Series |
9/14/2019 |
Race Results Saturday 9/14/19.
A very nice day for sailing- cool (70s), partly cloudy, w/ winds from the SW at about 6- 8 all day, however
there were “holes” and shifts that required the skippers’ undivided attention to sail clean races. The
shifting wind and direction made it difficult for RD Steve Winfield to set course, but he tried several to
attempt to get windward legs.
In Gold Fleet- Rick Lawler sailed to an easy win on the strength of 7 first place finishes, backed up by a
single 2, and two 3s for a 6 point win over Doug Rieger. In third was Mike Wyatt.
In Silver Fleet, Brad Ferrell and Tom Bluhm battled through the first six Heats, exchanging Firsts and
Seconds almost equally, until Brad scored four Firsts and a Second in Heats 8 through 12. Notably, Bob
Kalman won Heat 9, surfing across the line well ahead of the rest of Silver, and new sailor Karen Baker
scored THREE third places, her best outing yet. Karen is making good headway and seems to have fun
doing it.
Next week- WRMYC hold TWO regattas- the US1M Nationals, and the Region 4 Soling Regionals. No
racing on Tuesday- all will be on deck for final venue preparations. We’ll be back Club Racing on
Tuesday September 24.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/10/2019 |
September 10th, 2019 Tuesday Series Racing
Hot and Humid conditions with Temps in the 90’s, Forecast was wind out of the south 7-11mph, when racing started with was out of the NW 4-6mph... The first 2 heats went off as planned then the wind shut off! Dead Flat... HOT & STICKY. Race Director Rick Lawler, Considered Calling the event, but be a decision could be made the wind picked up out if the south as predicted and the Race was ON!! Nice wind for the remainder of the event.
In Gold Fleet it was the Bob Green Show! Dave Steiger and Rick Lawler Battled for position with the experienced Steiger earning 2nd.
In Silver fleet the Story was the current points leader Jack Nissen was absent, so it was time for Ferrell and Sieloff Battle for position advancement! Ferrell won the event with 6 first place finishes to end the evening.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
9/3/2019 |
Tuesday Series September 3, 2019-
Another tough day! The Sailors ask for Wind and the good Lord blessed us! Consistently blowing 14-16mph out of the SSW with crazy puffs to 22mph! It was all hands-on deck! Boat control was critical for the first 6 races, then things tended to clam down for remaining heats. Fortunately, no boats were dismantled, and they held up under extreme conditions!
In GOLD, Dave Steger was dominant- winning 7 out of the 12 Heats – and discarding two of his others for a score of just 13 points. In second, Rick Lawler followed by Bob Shuster. Tom Melsheimer offered his boat up to a guest “Martin Caps” to try out as both also helped in scoring Great Job Guys!
In SILVER Fleet- with 5 boats competing, Brad Ferrell won 6 of his 12 counted races to total 15 points after the standard 2 Discards. In Second Place was Jack Nissen- who won 4 Heats in a CRAZY Heavy Air performance, 13 points ahead of Third Place Ron Sieloff.
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Saturday Series |
8/31/2019 |
Saturday Series August 31, 2019-
A gorgeous day! 75°F Bright sunshine with a few lazy clouds. The day started with winds out of the NE, but soon clocked around to the NNE, Dan Jerold did a fine Job as Race Director and gave us competitive courses all day. Most of the day the prevailing direction was NNE meaning that the Course’s was 1,2,3 Finish. Or 6,3 Finish.
In GOLD, Rick Lawler inched out Bob Valentine- Both tying with 26 points but after throw outs Lawler Prevailed. – Followed in Third was Bob Shuster, Larry L & Doug R’s ended early with equipment failures.
In SILVER Fleet- with 5 boats competing, Tom Bluhm continued his domination, In Second Place was Scott Westrum- who won 3 Heats, 4 points ahead of Third Place Brad Ferrell.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/27/2019 |
Tuesday August 27, 2019 Report:
It goes ta show ya: don’t ASSUME the rain will scare off a bunch of WRMYC sailors!! Sailing Director/ Vice Commodore Rick Lawler TOLD us- “Come out, there is supposed to be enough of a “window” that we can get in at least 6 Heats!” And SD Rick was right. It rained steadily- up to about race time, then stopped. We even had some (very) brief sunshine!!
Racing commenced in a very slight drizzle which soon fizzled, and we dumped our ponchos and rain jackets then got in ALL 12 Heats! We even had great air- 8-10 MPH from the East with slight shifts that required tacking on the headers.
In GOLD Fleet, there were five competitors. “Sushi Bob” Valentine and Mike Wyatt battled all evening, but Bob prevailed, winning five Heats to Mike’s four, and taking the win on the “Most Firsts” tiebreaker. Rick Lawler came in Third.
In SILVER Fleet, Jack Nissen and Brad Ferrell were chasing each other through all 12 Heats, and ANOTHER tie on points was the result, with Jack winning by the (again) “Most Firsts” tiebreaker. HOW MUCH MORE competitive can sailboat racing be, than three ties among 9 sailors?? Because Steve Winfield bested Bob Kalman- again by a tiebreaker!! Great stuff!!
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Saturday Series |
8/24/2019 |
Saturday Series August 24, 2019-
A tough day! Most of the day (at least as soon as the first race started and until the last race #10 was finished) there was zero – 3 MPH tops wind. The prevailing direction was NE meaning that the trees blocked a good bit of the lake from getting what breeze there was, and made setting race courses very difficult for RD Brad Ferrell. Usually it was S/F out in the middle, sail to Mark X or 6, then round and go west to either Mark 4 then 3 or even 2, before finishing.
In GOLD, Bob Green was dominant- winning 8 out of the 10 Heats – and discarding one of his others for a score of just 12 points. In second, Rick Lawler followed by Bob Valentine were 10- 17 points ahead of the rest.
In SILVER Fleet- with only 4 boats competing, Tom Bluhm won 7 of his 9 counted races to total 9 points after the single Discard. In Second Place was Scott Westrum- who won 3 Heats in a good light air performance, 3 points ahead of Third Place Bob Kalman.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/20/2019 |
Race results 8/20/19.
Light air (again)!!! The afternoon LOOKED promising, with nice winds of about 4-6 from the South, and temperature of about 83 and partly cloudy. But as we got close to race time- it happened- dying air, more clouds, then eventually NO air. So- we got in 10 Heats.
In GOLD Fleet, David Steger showed the way- after a slow first several heats where he scored 3rds, and even a DNF (a rig tangle with another boat), David started winning races, eventually scoring six 1s out of 10 completed Heats. In second- Rick Lawler, only 3 points after discards behind, then in Third- Mike Wyatt, well back.
In SILVER Fleet, we had (a first!) seven competitors, including new sailor Karen Baker. Karen was doing her first event- and had a couple of respectable races as she learned (in very difficult conditions). Karen will continue to improve, and we welcome her to WRMYC!!
Winning the evening was Jack Nissen, on the strength of 5 wins (AND nothing counted below a 3). In second, Brad Ferrell, who has gotten his new sails acclimated to the rig, and did well- with 4 wins tonight. In Third Place was Ron Sieloff.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
8/13/2019 |
A very calm night!! Winds were from 0 to maybe 3 MPH at the peak, and shifty (even though shifts were hard to even notice in the almost non-existent breeze). SD Rick Lawler called it a night after just 7 of a planned 12 Heats, so only 1 Discard was applied.
In GOLD Fleet, Rick Lawler prevailed over David Steger, with Bob Valentine tying on points, but taking a Third on the tiebreaker.
In Silver, Brad Ferrell put up the win, again on the tiebreaker over Jack Nissen. In Third was Bob Kalman.
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Saturday Series |
8/10/2019 |
Saturday Series 8/10/19
Nice day! The temperatures were mid 70's, and intermittent sunshine- AND a great turnout of 14 sailors (including RD Scott Westrum). Winds were varying in direction, generally from the NE but at times from the North, at strengths of about 5 -6 MPH all day.
In Gold Fleet, Bob Valentine won, 2 points ahead of Mike Wyatt tied on points with Bob Green, winning the second spot on a "most 1s" tiebreaker. Bob V. had three Heat wins, but (essentially) scored 3rds at about the same rate as Mike and Bob Green did 4ths, accounting for the scoring difference. Rick Lawler and Tom Schreiber deserve honorable mention- they finished just 1 and 2 points respectively behind the 3rd Place points tie.
Silver Fleet also had a battle- with Dan Jarold taking the win over Tom Bluhm based on a most 1's tiebreaker. In third was Brad Ferrell.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/30/2019 |
Tuesday 7/30/19
A tough night!! At least a calm, quiet night- very little wind. Winds were only around 2- 3 MPH, generally from the East to Northeast, with temps in the low 80's, and partly cloudy skies. SD Rick Lawler ran races that typically were (either) S/F- turn mark- 3- 4- Finish, or sometimes S/F - 5- 4- Finish. He even ran ONE race that was S/F - turn mark, 3- 1- Finish, a long frustrating one!
Rick called it a night after six races, so we got ONE Discard.
At the end, Mike Wyatt finished in first/ Gold Fleet, just 3 points ahead of David Steger; in third was Rick Lawler.
In Silver Fleet, Guest Jim Green (Bob Green's younger brother, from Florida) sailing Bob's old boat, won with just 5 points in the six Heats after discards, ahead of Dan Jarold, who will score a "1" for the Series. Bob Kalman finished in 2nd- followed by Steve Winfield just a point behind. Congratulations to all on doing well on a tough night.
Following the racing, the club presented Steve Winfield with the Third Place/ Silver Fleet Saturday Spring Series cup - his first award for RC sailing. Steve could not be at the WRMYC Picnic this past Saturday, when awards were presented. Again, Congratulations!!
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Saturday Series |
7/27/2019 |
Saturday 7/27/19:
Racing was tight (again) at Rec Park, for the first race day of the 2019 Fall Season. In Gold, Bob Green won the say, with 6 wins, backed up by otherwise only 2s and 3s counted after discards. In second- Bob Valentine, by only two points- then Rick Lawler was third.
In Silver, Brad Ferrell and Dan Jarold TIED- a perfect tie, the same number of 1s and 2s (Dan and Brad had six of each); in third was Guest Tom Baumgartner, who (with his wife "Boop") came to check out the club. om MAY be starting his own in Western PA. He picked up a transmitter for the first time sailing, and placed 4th, when Bob Kalman withdrew early in the Series.
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2019 WRMYC Spring Series Final Results |
7/27/2019 |
After 7/27 Racing, the WRMYC Sailors and Spouses joined at Wyatt's for a great picnic and Awards for the Saturday first half (Spring) Series which concluded on July 13. Top 3 placings for the Spring:
Gold points after one discard
Rick Lawler 10
Bob Valentine 15
Mike Wyatt 16
Silver points after one discard
Tom Bluhm 11
Brad Ferrell 13
Steve Winfield 21 |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/23/2019 |
July 23rd Tuesday Series Racing
Back to Camp Stigwandish!! We had a report that “the weeds” were gone. THAT was great news, but alas, it turned out that many of the weeds are gone, but many remain, although they seem to be brown rather than green – a good sign. But, as they die they float near to the surface, where they still can foul our boats and change race results.
Last Saturday, July 20- WRMYC had a very successful Open Sail Date at Camp Stigwandish, which was to have been combined with a Women’s Sailing event. That was cancelled, but the Open Sail was held, per the location in the original announcement, and was very successful. No weeds- but that was also in great air- into the teens, which will “disguise” weed fouling if it happens all.
Tonight, the air was lighter, and the weeds caused some problems. Sailing Director Rick Lawler put it to a vote- and the majority voted to return to Painesville Rec Park starting with the next event- July 27, THIS Saturday, and until the weeds finally give up as usual in early September or UFN.
Tonight, Rick Lawler in Gold Fleet bested Bob Valentine by just 2 points, but those two owned the scoring otherwise. Tom Schreiber and Mike Wyatt tied on points for Third, but 15 points behind Bob and 17 behind Rick. Third went to Tom on the “Most 1s” tiebreaker.
In Silver, Jack Nissen won First with 18 points, 6 ahead of Ron Sieloff AND Tom Bluhm, who had a points tie, with both placing 2nd. Steve Winfield was in 4th Place.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/16/2019 |
Race Results 7/16/19
YET ANOTHER great night!! The rain held off (until 9 PM) so we got in all 12 Heats, under cloudy skies at Painesville Rec Park. Earlier (before racing of course!) we had GREAT wind 12-14 MPH, but...it was not to be, and the wind dropped off pretty dramatically just before the Practice Race. So, in a decent WSW wind of around 6-8 most of the evening, we enjoyed VERY competitive racing.
In GOLD Fleet- Rick Lawler had a great night, sailing to a 3-point win with five First Places, two Seconds and a third over the 10 counted Heats. The battle between David Steger, and Mike Wyatt ended a TIE (the first in several years) for Second Place. Each of them had 1 win, 5 seconds, and 4 thirds, while discarding their 2 fourth places - for an absolute points tie.
In SILVER Fleet, Jack Nissen won by 6 points over Second-place Ron Sieloff, who edged out Brad Ferrell in Third. Jack won SIX First Places, and Ron won the other four of the 10 counted Heats.
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Saturday Series |
7/13/2019 |
Saturday Series 7/13/19
A nice day of racing, as the club wound up its Spring Saturday Series for 2019. Next Saturday Race date - July 27- starts our Fall Saturday Series for this year, and a whole new competition in both Fleets.
At the end of the year- the points from the two Saturday Series get added up, and the lowest points (after tiebreakers) win the season Championship, BUT there is also a second set of awards for the Fall series as well. So- a LOT of competition remains.
On Saturday, July 13, Larry Lamphier held a clinic on rounding marks and explaining why your course around the mark should follow a circle of ever-decreasing size as you round a Mark, and leave the Mark on the best course to the following one. Thanks Larry!!
The wind was forecast to be from the WSW at about 10 MPH with warm temperatures well into the 80's. The sun was shining, and the wind was shifting, so at times boats were dead in the water, as those behind them in the fleet bore down, surfing into contention as the hapless leader waited for the good wind to reach HIM!!
Gold Fleet: We had a total of 5 Gold Fleet sailors show up plus RD David Steger. Mike Wyatt won, just 3 points ahead of Rick Lawler, who was a mere 1 point ahead of Tom Schreiber. Every Skipper won at least a single race, and the way to win was consistency in the rapidly changing wind conditions.
In Silver, there were also 5 competitors, for a total participation/ both Fleets, of 11. Battling it out for the win on the day were Tom Bluhm and new sailor Steve Winfield, separated by just a single point after discards. In third- Bob Kalman. Brad Ferrell was in the hunt until Heat #4 when he broke a sail control arm, and missed 5 Heats as a result.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/9/2019 |
Tuesday Series 7/9/19
Another beautiful night- temp in the high 70s and EVERYTHING had cooled down (wink), making for a nice quiet evening of sailing. Even the wind, which started at 4 MPH or so, went pretty quiet as the evening went on, and races were won by getting good starts, finding clear air, and concentration. One had to constantly adjust sails to keep the boat moving, and EZ on the rudder!!
In Gold Fleet, Mike Wyatt eeked out the points advantage over Dave Steger, by just ONE racing point, which finalized at 3 after discards (Dave actually sailed more consistently- having to count only two 3rds, and no 4ths or 5ths, while Wyatt had to count one of his 4th place finishes). In third was Bob Green.
In Silver Fleet, the battle between Jack Nissen and Tom Bluhm continued- with Jack winning this round, placing First and Ron Sieloff coming in third.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
7/2/2019 |
Tuesday series 7/2/19.
Rough night for a few of us! "HOT" & "Sticky" 93° with Humidity in the 70's. with 3-6 mph wind to almost dead at time's, Racing as halted after only only 6 heats.
Gold Fleet was Dominated by The dueling Bob's! Bobby V Jibed for a win over Bob Green by a tie breaker, most notable improvement was Tom Melsheimer finishing 3rd.
Silver Fleet is the exciting one to watch! These up and coming sailor's duke it out like its the America's cup on any given event! Tom Bluhm still has been the dominate one, just barely beating Jack Nissen by one point. Honorable mention was Brad Ferrell and Bob Kalman.
Last Night Jack Nissen was on FIRE his start was 3 minutes after Golds Start when powering through the light wind shifts and after 3 marks rounded ended up beating all of gold fleet to Take The Win. AMAZING Rookie!
Gentleman as Competition and Mother Nature Heats this Summer up, we should all review the The Corinthian Spirit- Principles in how WRMYC operates which is posted in the club documents!
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Saturday Series |
6/29/2019 |
Saturday Series 6/29/19
A VERY wet day greeted us as we arrived at the Painesville Rec Park pond- pouring rain. So, we huddled under the nearest pavilion, while Dan Jarold taught the Sailing School- topic “Rules We Forgot”. This is not really those Racing Rules that we skipped by accident, but the finer points on some of the more often faced situations, interspersed with a review of the Rules we have covered in sessions so far. The review generated some good questions from those who had thought over the presentations from previous weeks, and found some variations or wanted further explanation. Examples are mark rounding and giving room, and then Dan even covered hailing for room to tack for an obstruction like the shore. Nice job, Dan. Turnout was light- only three in Gold Fleet, and a decent five boats in Silver.
At almost EXACTLY 10:45- the time racing is supposed to get underway – the skies cleared, the sun came out, and it was time!!! After one practice race, and then for the next six Heats, the wind was terrific, about 8 from the SE, steady so we could sail nice beats all the way to the south end of the lake, round #2 and return. There were shifts- but smaller ones where it paid to tack, and not the normal, unpredictable huge shifts we see at this venue. RD Bob Valentine set up windward/ leeward courses followed by a short beat from 5 to Finish. (Start- #2- #5- Finish) He then sometimes even added a second windward leg, making it Start- #2- #5- Finish making for a nice long race where less importance is attached to the Start.
By Heat 7, the winds were starting to return to more normal (unpredictable!) Rec Park-like conditions, still at about 6 -8 MPH, but shifting 20- 30 degrees then back, and with holes in various places where shoreline trees affect the breeze. In these conditions getting a good Start then spotting and tacking on the shifts, staying “in synch” with the wind became more important, as did staying with your basic strategy instead of chasing the wind (only to find it was gone when you got there). As the day ended, RD Valentine wrapped everything up at exactly 1:30 PM, the last time we can start a race. He got in all 12 Heats, and did a nice job doing it, too. Thanks Bob!!
Brad Ferrell placed first, over new sailor Steve Winfield. BUT (another new sailor) Bob Kalman had his best day ever- winning three Heats, and finishing 2nd in two for a solid third place. Nice progress Bob!
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/25/2019 |
Race Report, Tuesday, June 25
Another beautiful night of weather at Rec Park- the warmer temperatures feel great, as does the sunshine. We have been incredibly lucky this year, with weather- YES it has rained a LOT, but it has seemed to clear out for our race days. Lucky us!!
Tonight, the winds were very fickle- we did HAVE wind, but it seemed to be from everywhere. However- there were patterns: - Races were generally S/F- 5- 4- 3 and Finish, or as they were extended- S/F- 5- 4- 3 - 1- 5 then Finish.
- The wind for each race seemed to follow the same pattern- a. fairly predictable from S to 5, shifting to a reach or even a run as you left the Line. Then as you approached #5 you wanted to be out in the lake and sail "down" on starboard to the Mark, because the winds were far lighter near the NW shore. From 5 to 4 was a beat, with a shift to the NW, meaning you sailed a veering course on an arc to the left in the last half of the leg- that means the fast line was to go south/ right on Port leaving Mark #5 then begin to round up on the last half to shoot the Mark. Sailing a straight line from 5 to 4 was not as fast.
Leaving 4- the fast lane was to go to the East shore, and sometimes I could follow that line all the way to #3 because the wind was better near shore. When that leg was a beat (maybe 25% of the time) I got by a few as I rode a lift the whole length while the others sailed out toward the middle. That was primarily early- maybe Heats 1-2-3. Later that leg was a run where it paid (again) to ride the eastern shore to #3.
This basic pattern WAS consistent- even though it appeared to be very confused wind. BUT the run from either 3 to Finish or 3 to 5 then finish- ugh. You ran out of ind after the first 20-40 feet, to the S/F line before it kicked back in on the last half of the leg. There is paid to go right- again riding the better wind in the eastern 1/3 of the pond.
Rec Park IS tough- but it will teach you about seeing and reacting to wind shifts appropriately.
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Saturday Series |
6/22/2019 |
Race Results Saturday 6/22/19
GREAT day!! One of those “I can’t understand why everybody doesn’t do this!!” days. The weather was beautiful, sunny, 74 degrees, wind from the NNE, and relatively steady at 4 maybe 6 MPH. After a great Sailing School Session by Bob Green (“Reaches and runs, and rounding marks”), Bob was also the RD. He set courses at either S/F- 5/S, 4/S, and either 3S- F; or 2S- F or 1P- 2P- F.
In Gold, Bob Valentine came on strong at the end of the day, winning 7-9-10, 11 and 12 to win Gold Fleet by 5 points over Mike Wyatt. In Third, was Tom Schreiber.
In Silver, Tom Bluhm won the day, easily, 11 points ahead of new sailor Steve Winfield. In Third was Dan Jarold- who would have placed 2nd, except for a strong finish by Steve in Heats 9-10-11, where Steve placed second, ahead of Dan in Third. VERY good racing in both Fleets!!
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/18/2019 |
Tuesday Series 6/18/19:
Another beautiful weather night, with light winds, but from a consistent NNE direction. At the beginning (3 PM-4 PM) "Weatherman Dan", Dan Jarold measured winds at 4-8 MPH, but the forecast was for lessening wind strength as the evening went on. This turned out to be exactly right. BUT, we got in all 12 Heats, finishing at about 7:30 as per the schedule.
(SB = Starboard rounding; PR = Port rounding).
Courses were generally S/F - 5/SB, 4/SB, then S/F to get in the first 6 or so Heats. Then, Sailing Director Rick Lawler started to lengthen courses, making the race more than just about getting a good Start, so S/F - 5/SB, 4/SB, 2/SB- S/F, and even adding in a cross to 1/P- 2P before Finish.
GOLD Fleet- VERY close racing!! The top three were within 6 points- or .5 per Heat.
SILVER Fleet- again very close racing. Jack Nissen and Tom Bluhm as usual battled it out for First as Tom won the initial 4 Heats; BUT, Jack came back to win Heats 5,6, and split a First Place "Tuesday Tie" with Dan Jarold in Heat #7. Then, Dan came into the game with 3 ADDITIONAL wins out of the final 5 Heats!! Both Tom Bluhm and Jack Nissen had FIVE wins; but guess what- "Weatherman Dan" had 4 wins on the night - counting the shared First Place in Heat 7. Dramatic improvement for Dan and a terrific battle in Silver!!
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Tuesday Night Series |
6/11/2019 |
Tuesday Series 6/11/19
Great night- beautiful blue skies, 75 degrees. A little CHALLENGING on the wind front- light from 0 - 6 or so all evening, varying direction. Courses were typically S - 5 or 4- then 3, and Finish; or S- 4-3-F. The 12th Heat was a Z-shaped course that took us all over the pond. Still we finished well before the 7:30 PM cutoff.
In GOLD Fleet- Mike Wyatt got lucky with his sail trim and tune, had good starts that put him in the top 1-2 places by the first Mark, to win 6 Heats. In second- what a BATTLE!! Rick Lawler prevailed over series leader Bob Green on a tiebreaker for 2nd- 3rd.
In SILVER, Tom Bluhm won by 5 points over Ron Sieloff, followed by Dan Jarold.
Notable performances: Bob Kalman had three 2nds and 2 thirds; Dan Jarold had 2 Firsts, including a 12th Heat horizon job on the Fleet- where he sailed up into Gold by the third leg, beating the other Silver Fleeters by nearly a full leg!!
Welcome to Steve Winfield a new sailor who is joining us. Steve did well for his first outing- three seconds and a third!! |
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Saturday Series |
6/8/2019 |
Saturday Series June 8 2019
CRAZY air today- NNE 6-12 shifty With Gusts to 16. This is NOT the norm at Rec Park, but the sailing was in bright sunshine and warm 80's. At times it's a drifting race then big swirly puff's, making boat handling challenging.
The day started with an excellent Clinic- "Rules at Windward Marks", by Rick Lawler.
Race Director for the day was WRMYC Commodore Larry Lamphier. Racing generally started at marks 4, then to 3 and Finish; or Start 3,1,2 finish.
In Gold Fleet, Bob Valentine, Bob Green. & Rick Lawler battled all day with Rick winning the battle.
In Silver, Brad Ferrell won, while rookie skippers Bob Kalman and Scott Westrum battled for second place. Notably, Bob won his first Heat, ever, and in difficult conditions!!! Series Leader Tom Bluhm was missing which sorely hurt him in standings.
The 2019 Saturday Spring Edition only has 3 events left- this was Race #4, and points are getting tight just before the mid-season awards and picnic.
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Tuesday Evening Series |
6/4/2019 |
| Tuesday Series 6/4/19:
A nice night at Rec Park- the wind was from the SSE to SSW, with moderate shifts, and velocity was 6 -8, at times 12 MPH, making for nice long weather legs. SD Rick Lawler varied the courses, with most being S/F- 1 - 2 -4- F, or S/F- 1 - 2 -4- 5- F to vary as the wind clocked west.
In GOLD Fleet, Rick Lawler won on a "Most Firsts" tiebreaker over Bob Valentine; with Mike Wyatt in Third.
In Silver, there was ANOTHER tiebreaker needed for First/ Second with Tom Bluhm taking the place over Jack Nissen. Brad Ferrell placed third, just 2 points down from Jack. |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/28/2019 |
| Tuesday Series 5/28/19:
We had 5 Skippers turn out in each Fleet, for what had been predicted to be a wet evening. At the beginning, we had really unpredictable, at times overpowering winds, then for the middle Heats, relatively nice breezes and sunshine, ending with almost NO wind, and threatening rain. After 8 Heats, with the failing wind and the (looked to be) imminent rain, and thunder in the distance- SD Rick Lawler called off the festivities.
In GOLD Fleet Bob Green edged out Vice Commodore Rick Lawler by just 2 points for 1st and 2nd. Somehow, Mike Wyatt bested David Steger by a point, after Wyatt's truly dreadful start in Heats 1 -3.
In SILVER Fleet, (I am pretty sure) Ron Sieloff had his first raceday win, 2 points ahead of Jack Nissen. Tied in points for 3rd/4th were Tom Bluhm and Brad Ferrell, with Bluhm getting the place on the "most 2nds" tiebreaker.
Notable performances: the aforementioned Ron Sieloff for winning the evening, and Bob Kalman for scoring second place in Heat #8!!. It's Bob's first year racing!
Standings will be e-mailed tomorrow, for the end of May. |
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Saturday Series |
5/25/2019 |
| Saturday Series 5/25/19 : Results
Great air today- SSE 9-12 and shifty (as is the norm at Rec Park), sailing in bright sunshine and warm 80's. Boats had to be tuned perfectly, or they were hard to control, making boat handling critical as the puffs hit, causing surfing and even some diving. Racing was generally very "clean", though and we mostly stayed clear of collisions despite the conditions.
The day started with an excellent Clinic- "Rules in Open Water", by Doug Rieger.
Then, in Gold Fleet, Bob Valentine, sailing his NEW Soling, won the day with 16 points after discards, 13 ahead of second place Bob Green. Bob V. had an impressive 6 wins in the last 7 Heats to lock it up.
In Silver, Brad Ferrell won over Series Leader Tom Bluhm. The Saturday Season Spring Edition is still young- this was Race #3, and we have a lot of great racing ahead before the mid-season awards and picnic. |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/21/2019 |
| Tuesday Series 5/21/19: Results
Great turnout, 15 sailors showed up for tonight’s race, 9 in the Gold Fleet and the Silver had 6. Not showing up is going to count big.
There was more wind than expected but by the 11 heat, the wind died too much to go for a 12th heat. In the last few heats, any mistake was very costly with the dying winds.
In the Silver Fleet, new skipper Jack Nissen continues to impress and looking more and more like the man to beat. |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/14/2019 |
| Tuesday Evening Series 5/14/19: Results
Truly one of those "I don't know why everybody doesn't do this" nights!! The weather was beautiful, not too cold, and we had decent wind from beginning to end. Winds were everything from almost flat in spots, to 8- 10 MPH, but from a pretty steady NW direction. This allowed for decent beats, requiring tacking (and tactics).
Competition was great- with TWO ties in the point standings in Gold Fleet, decided by "most 1s" tiebreakers.
In Silver Fleet- Jack Nissen gave winner Ron Sieloff a real battle - Ron won by only ONE point after discards. |
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Saturday Series |
5/11/2019 |
| Saturday Series 5/11/19: Results
What a great day to sail!! Sunny with a nice amount of wind. 11 sailors, one guest, and the RD showed up with 13 total. We had 6 in the Gold and 5 racing in the Silver Fleet. Our guest- the sixth Silver Fleet racer is a new sailor (Rick Lawler's grandson, Jon Robert Hernandez). Jon did great- it takes some people half a season just to get around the course!! It looks like Jon Robert might join our club, and we would welcome that. Nice guy.
We got all twelve heats, with the wind "clocking" (rotating from North toward NNE in a clockwise direction) throughout the day. We finished just about 1:30.
For 12th heat we sailed the dreaded pinwheel or something like that. (it's called THE ASTERISK!! Wow, what a heat that was. The sign of a bored RD = creative courses. |
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Tuesday Evening Series |
5/7/2019 |
| Tuesday Series 5/17/19: Results
The winds were pretty strong throughout tonight’s Heats. A lot of wind shifts. Good attendance. 8 in the Gold Fleet and 5 in the Silver. The Gold Fleet had six different skippers getting a first place in at least one Heat making for good competition. New Skipper Jack Nissen continues to score very well in the Silver Fleet.
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