(Lake George, NY)- In a borrowed boat and without a 'bad" race, Chris
Doyle of Youngstown, NY scored a 1-2-2-4-3 for 12 points in the five race
series to top 26 teams in the 2013 Lake George Open/ Northeast District
Championship, held September 21-22 at The Lake George Club, Diamond Point, New
York. Chris' tally was half that of his closest competitor, RJ Moon of
Rochester, NY who sailed an excellent series of 2-3-5-12-2 to finish in second
place. RJ is formerly from Lake George, and many of us in Lake George
Fleet #61 know him well and are really pleased to see him do well in several
recent J/22 events. Rounding out the top five are Stephen Jones, Toronto,
4-1-18-2-1 who might have won save one unfortunate race in third, past champion
Jed Hoffer, Marion, MA, 6-6-8-1-5 in fourth, and David Godin, Verdun (Montreal),
Quebec, 3-5-7-3-9 in fifth. Other award winners were Ellen Cantrell, Lake
George, Top Woman Skipper (20), Tom Linville, Lake George, Best Local Boat (7),
and Robert Miller, Lake George, the annual "Grab Bag" prize (22).
Race conditions were at
both extremes. Two races were held on Saturday with south winds in the
15-20 kts range. The RC went out in the afternoon trailed by about half
the fleet to see what the wind strength was, and after anchoring measured winds
above 25 and gusts over 30 kts. They cancelled further racing for the
day. The J/22 is a tough little boat, but those on board are not so
tough, and we didn't want to risk any injuries. On Sunday morning, the
wind was light, 5-7 kts, out of the southwest-- not the predicted gusty
northwest wind. The first race was rather short and the wind strength was
consistent. However, the second race was longer, and the southwest breeze
began to die and veer to the west and northwest, confounding the competitors,
particularly those at the front. The ones who figured it out and went
west did the best, while those who stayed east paid the price. The RC did
a great job of moving the windward mark and realigning the course. For
the third and last race of the day, the predicted NW wind kicked in with a nominal
12-14 kts and higher gusts. So, while we couldn't hold as many races as
desired, there was plenty of action and good sailing. Add that to the
beautiful venue, usual outstanding hospitality of The Lake George Club, fine
regatta organization under Chair Joe Favero, and competent RC work under Dave
Dougall, and you have another successful not-to-be-missed annual fall J/22
event. Please plan on coming in September 2014!! Thanks for the
contribution from Tom Linville- J/22 Fleet 61.For more J/22 Lake George Regatta sailing information
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