Quannapowitt Yacht Club

QYC Laser sailors made a great showing at our May Madness Laser Regatta. New member Sara Helbling, placed second in a very competitive fleet of 20 sailors from all over New England – ME, VT, NH, RI, CT and MA. Your Commodore and Eric McCaffrey placed fifth and sixth respectively, and Members Bill Dobson and Scott Doran persevered through the rain and tricky wind shifts when more experienced sailors headed for the beach.

Deb and Mike McCaffrey did their usual, unusually good job of running the regatta and providing banana bread prizes and a hot chili lunch. Race Committee Chairman Brian Wilson, along with Laser member Tony Payne, set the marks and sat in the rain to provide rescue services. New Member Jules Veno, volunteered to give up racing her Laser and helped with registration, scoring and lunch. Your Commodore’s wife Szifra Birke, helped prepare lunch during the rain delay. Thanks to all.

QYC May Madness Laser Regatta
Series Standing - 5 races scored
Division: Laser (20 boats)
Pos Skipper               5 Races/1 Throw out  
1      Follansbee, Peter     3 [8] 4 1 1 
2      Helbling, Sara           7 1 [15] 2 4 
3      Roach, Stewart         4 2 6 [7] 3 
4      Hufstader, Chris       1 5 1 10 [12] 
5      Livingston, Jay         [18] 6 3 4 6 
6      McCaffrey, Erik         8 3 [11] 8 5 
7      Cook, Nat [19]          4 7 16 2 
8      Frazier, David            6 7 2 14 [21/DNF] 
9      Aker, Eric                   5 10 [16] 6 10 
10    Nickerson, Stuart     2 13 12 5 [21/DNF] 
11    Cutting, Eric              10 11 5 [12] 8 
12    Mahoney, Michael   [16] 15 14 3 9 
13    Morin, Chris 9           [19] 13 17 7 
14    Zinn, John                  13 9 8 18 [21/DNF] 
15    Howell, Roger            15 12 [18] 11 11 
16    Bologna, Matt           12 [17] 9 15 14 
17    Jennings, Ken             [17] 14 10 13 13 
18    Kosacz, Steve             11 [18] 17 9 15 
19    Dobson, Bill                14 16 [20] 19 16 
20    Doran, Scott               [20] 20 19 20 17 
Notes
(1) Brackets denote throw out

Subdivision: Master (15 boats)
Pos Skipper             5 Races/ 1 Throw Out  
1     Follansbee, Peter   4 [9] 5 2 2 
2     Roach, Stewart       6 4 8 [9] 5 
3     Livingston, Jay        [19] 7 4 5 7 
4     Hufstader, Chris      3 7 3 12 [14]