Wednesday Night Series 2-1, June 21, 2023

This was a great shot of the weather in the background.

Everybody was making comments on who had a good looking bottom. Thanks to Brendon Martelino for these great shots.

Results Race ( 2 - 1 )

Message from the scorer, Kyle Meyhoefer.

Whether you chose to brave the conditions or save your sails this week (ours were considerably floppier by the end of the night), you made the right choice! It was a very puffy and shifty night, making sailing quite the challenge, but when you caught one of the 20+ knot puffs it was well worth it. It's not often you see a J22 on plane on Lake Lanier, but we got there a couple of times last night. It's also not often you see a J-88 barreling at you at 16 knots but Patrick Vrana and crew had Valkyrie's bow up out of the water and were making a pretty serious wake as they made their way downwind. I'd be interested to hear what everyone's top recorded speeds were!

Not all of the spectacles were good though, the view of the bottom of Hermes' hull was a reminder of Mother Nature's might (and the need to carry a radio). We made a quite wide leeward mark rounding to check on the crew, they were okay and had been able to radio for assistance. Special thanks to Lee and Jo Ann Estes, Jeff Freeman, and crew who took a rescue boat to assist! 

One thing is for sure, the races were quite the spectacle and many people will have many stories to come! Thanks to the Race Committee crew: Tony Cellamare, Ben Harbin, Caroline Speir, Dave Spiller, Donna Cardenas, and Maggie Moncrief. 
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