2009 ABYC Turkey Day Regatta

Twenty seven Lido 14's (15 A's & 12 B's) gathered at ABYC for the annual Turkey Day Regatta, one of the largest regattas in the country with 260 entries! The weather was nice (and challenging) for the weekend's sailing...light and shifty southerly winds on Saturday and a more consistent southwesterly breeze on Sunday.

In the Lido 14 A division, Bruce Golison (ABYC) and Becky Nygren sailed for the first time in Bruce's newly acquired Lido 14 #6188 to the win, followed by fellow ABYC member Jerry Thompson and Mandi Smith in second, Mark and Sarah Ryan (both ABYC) and John and Pheobe Staff (Cal YC) in third.

It was great to see John's daughter Phoebe (13yo) steering. They were very fast and it's great to see a young junior sailor doing well in our class. The scores and the racing in the A's were tight with numerous position changes throughout the fleet in every race. Bruce and Becky were happy to be racing Lido's and were very happy with the speed of 6188. "We are looking forward to some great Lido sailing and getting better as we learn the boat. We are definitely looking forward to Huntington Lake!", stated Bruce.

In the B Fleet, Mike and Paul Anctil (ABYC) rallied to win the first place Turkey (Turkeys were the trophies!) by winning the final two races on Sunday. Their one point win over the second place Steve Gierke (Cabrillo Beach YC) sailing with Todd Wheatly team made for a very happy Anctil team. Coming in third, was Tracy Conn.

It was a great weekend of Lido racing and at this regatta for the trophy winners, the turkeys, pies and bottles of wine made for truly useful trophies.

A	Name & Crew	Sail #	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	T
1^st	Bruce Golison &Becky Nygren	6188	1	3	1	(6)	1	1	7
2^nd	Jerry Thompson & Mandi Smith	3113	2	1	4	(7)	2	2	11
3^rd	Mark & Sarah Ryan	4075	3	9	2	1	(10)	3	18
4^th	John & Phoebe Staff	2999	6	2	3	(11)	3	9	23
5^th	Walter Johnson & Nikki Rambo	6288	7	(8)	5	3	7	4	26
6^th	Steve & Kristina Potter	3726	(14)	6	6	4	5	6	27
7^th	Steve McJones & M'Liz Callender	2153	4	4	(14)	12	9	5	34
8^th	Dave & Jeanne Smith	3281	10	(14)	9	5	4	8	36
9^th	Butch Michel & Terry Johnson	6166	9	5	(12)	9	6	7	36
10^th	Paul Makielski & Paul Elvstrom	6277	8	7	10	8	(12)	11	44
11^th	Kelly Cantley & Robin Stout	5036	12	10	13	2	8	(14)	45
12^th	Susan Taylor & Werner Horn	4834	5	(15)	11	10	14	12	52
13^th	Peter Beale & ?	6274	11	11	8	13	(15)	13	56
14^th	Kathryn Reed & Cyndi Martinich	3747	13	13	7	14	13	(DNC)	60
15^th	Charles & Joanna Warren Smith	6337	(15)	12	15	15	11	10	63

B	Name & Crew	Sail #	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	T
1^st	Mike & Paul Anctil	8166	1	2	(5)	4	1	1	9
2^nd	Steve Gierke & Todd Wheatley	1954	3	1	1	2	(4)	3	10
3^rd	Tracy Conn & ?	4029	(7)	5	2	3	5	2	17
4^th	Dave Sheesley & Michelle Shanks	4048	4	(6)	4	5	2	4	19
5^th	John & Elizabeth Bergan	4729	6	4	3	7	3	(9)	23
6^th	Cynthia Heavrin & Holly Davis	4299	5	(8)	7	1	8	5	26
7^th	Brian Brown & Tom Corbett	2382	2	7	(8)	6	6	7	28
8^th	Philip Toth & Brittany Bay	4790	(10)	10	6	8	7	6	37
9^th	Luke Sayer & Kathy Schreifer	3759	9	9	9	9	10	(RAF)	46
10^th	Gordon Dudley & Pat Kelly	4554	8	3	(DNF)	DNC	DNC	DNC	53
11^th	Mary Saleff & Scott McDaniel	4826	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	11	8	61
12^th	Bruce Wasson & Lisa	4963	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	9	RAF	65
13^th	Marcel & Jennifer Hughes	6266	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	70

The Alamitos Bay YC Turkey Day Regatta is one of the most popular regattas in Southern California - drawing gazillions of sailors in many different classes. The Lido 14 class shares the bay with lots of Naples Sabots, making for very exciting racing. But don't let that fool you - the racing in the Lido 14 is great! And there's the big T'day dinner Saturday night too!