Lido 14 Fleet 1 Championships

Hosted by Newport Harbor YC

June 2, 2007

TEAM FRADKIN/SCHOCK 2007 FLEET 1 CHAMPIONS

Newport Beach Lido 14 Fleet 1 Championships hosted by the Newport Harbor Yacht Club produced 14 Teams, five races with overcast skies and a 6-8 southwesterly. With the yachting season in full swing our numbers were down but like they say "Its quality not quantity". Looking over the entry list, Team Wiese and Papadopoulos/Brandt had to be the favorites going into the event.

In the first race the line was good with the left side of the course showing more pressure. Team Papadopoulos/Brandt took the pin, squeezed out and crossed the fleet while Team Fradkin/Schock stayed on starboard and went left. At the first cross it was Fradkin, or as I like to call him Johnny Current, anyway the mojo was all over the Fradkin/Schock team this weekend with four first places and a third. When I asked John how he did it his reply was simple "I don't know". I know how he did it, old Johnny Current did not miss a shift.

In B fleet we had a good battle going with new fleet members David Camerini and Jane Hartly butting heads with Team Killian. The Killian team, like in the Americas Cup, decided to make a helmsmen change before the event allowing rising junior sailor Christopher to take the tiller. After crossing the finsh line the third race, in second place overall, one proud daddy was heard "Did you see that!?"

We had some great quotes out on the water in this highly competitive event. For whatever reason I heard some great ones from John Papadopoulos. When starting to dance with a power boat "Hey, learn the rules of the road and until you do, don't come back on the water". The other was after hitting the weather mark "OOOH not again".

I was lucky to have Molly Lynch crew for me. Molly was it was unfortunate because I decided it was more fun to spin circles around the course. Quotes directed towards me were from team Yates/Kincaid "Humm Len, I don't think you can do that" when I got my forestay almost wrapped around his main traveler at the start of race two and Team Davidson/York while battling for the pin on a start "Sorry Len, you just hit me." Only Nancy would apologize for me hitting her. Along with a quote from Molly, "People keep passing me". Probably my best quote came when awarding the new Fleet Champions their awards "With great enthusiasm, because I know I can beat him, just not today, the new Fleet Champions Fradkin/Schock" The Top Quote of the day came before the race even started when John Fradkin introduced himself to Kurt Wiese: "Hello I am John Fradkin"

The event was fun and we have to thank John Papadopoulos for chairing the event. NHYC with race committee John and Mary Whitney for their efforts. Again, I learned from this event, circles are best done on a jet ski, and the energy of the fleet 1 is strong. It felt good when teams Schupak and Wiese both came up to me and indicated that they enjoyed reading our newsletters and would try to make our Wednesday night races.

A BIG SHOUT OUT needs to go to Bronny Daniels for taking photos of the event along with Clarence Yoshikane for driving and producing the photo boat, THANKS Guys. EVERYONE MUST go over to http://www.joysailing.com/gallery/Lido-Fleet-1-Championships

WARNING!! You will spend hours going over these OUTSTANDING photos. Tons of information that will improve your skills.

Sea Ya

Len Bose, Lido 14 Fleet 1 Captain

R/C

John & Mary Whitney

Andy Binkerd