SSYC SPRING SERIES
South Shore Yacht Club
April 6, May 11, June 15

Part 2 of the Series May 11th
Once again, beautiful weather in Newport Beach for Mothers Day.  We had nine (9!) boats racing today.  In no particular order they were:

Larry Walter & Kim Zuelsdorf
Randy Welch & Pete Labahn
Dan Rosen & Dena?
Steve Mueller &  ?
John Papadopoulos & Nikki De Relle
Dennis Potts & ?
George & ?  (Friends of Steve Mueller)
Nancy Davidson & ?
Moz Lawlor & Cheryl

Of course, Scott Porter ran the whole show.  Winds were moderate (10 ish) with big swings (typical in this part of the harbor).

Six races were held with John & Nikki winning 4 of the 6, Moz won one and the 6th I'm not sure.  John and Nikki won this month's portion of the Spring Series which continues on June 15th.  Three throw outs are going to be provided for the entire series and there are enough people not showing up for all three parts to make the scoring pretty open (for now).

Part 1 of the Series April 6th
Thanks to everyone who attended the first of the Lido Classics Spring Series hosted by South Shore Yacht Club.
We had a small showing of five boats, but we had a very competitive field and a steady 8-15 Knots of breeze.

We got in 4 races before a break in moderate 8-12 knots.  We raced short windward leeward twice around courses for about an hour and a half.  After our usual 25 min break at SSYC for fun, food and drinks, we hit the water for 3 more windward leeward as the wind built to 15 with gusts to 18.

Top honors go to our distinguished guest Brad Webb and Kim Bishop.  Brad came down for the day arriving from New Zealand after jumping off his last ride, Team Oracle in the Louis Vuitton Cup. With 4 bullets and a total of 11 points for 7 races they finished first for the day.

Larry and Kim Z picked up two Bullets including one on a classic (SN4000) proving team skill vs. Fiberglass will win.  They finished second for the day and are the ones to watch out for once again, going into the spring series.

Style points to Moz and Cheryl who went a little too deep rounding the leeward mark in the last race.  Note..It was equipment failure related.  Second note: They started out the day with a Bullet in the first race, showing they are ready for summer. We are glad to see Moz and Cheryl back now that ski season is over and they assured me they would be back and try to stay on the top of the water.

1.    4000  11 points   Brad Webb and Kim Bishop
2.    6200  18 points   Kim Zuelsdorf and Larry Walter
3.    GBR1  25 points   Moz Lawler and Cheryl
4.    1007  26 points   Dan Rosen and Dena
4.    6048  26 points   Dennis Potts and Wendy Bell

Thanks to our race committee Rob who enjoyed the bling, bling song aboard Larry's impressive R/C skiff.  Thanks to our guest  Photographer, John Papadopoulos. He got some great shots of everyone (and he will be studying them later ..ha ha).  John hopes to be back on the race course next time.

For those who missed the race you can still get in on the series.  Remember we are in a new series. Spring (April, May, June) and you now get 3 throw outs (average 4-6 races per day, 20 races per series)).

NO NEED TO CALL, NO ENTRY FORM NEEDED, NO COST...JUST SHOW UP AT SSYC DOCKS AROUND NOON

We continue to have great wind, amazing competition, and lots of fun. Spring Series is underway and we have big plans for summer series including Sunsplash festival and possibly lake skinner in September.

Great Sailing
Scott ..RC

LIDO SUMMER CLASSICS : SSYC
July 19th  SAT  12PM          SOUTH SHORE SUNSPLASH REGGAE FESTIVAL
Aug 3rd    Sun     1pm        Great Tune up for Class Championships
Sept 13    SAT    12PM        Lake Skinner CAMP OUT AND REGATTA