Hosted by Westlake YC
November 8, 2009
Five teams showed up at Westlake Yacht Club for the Turkey Regatta. Wind was about as good as it can get given that you are sailing in and amongst a residential development - shifty and weird. Though you can see wind pressure on the water coming at you, it may disappear by the time you get to it. And at the same time, you can have good puffs of wind with no indication they are coming. Places changed is huge ways thru the day; Kelley won Race 1 by coming back from at least 20 boat lengths.
Bruce Wasson (Fleet 6 ~ Alamitos Bay, CA) had a really great weekend. First he won the 9 boat B Fleet at Balboa YC's Sunkist/CHOC Regatta on Saturday - falling one boat short of hearing the “Horse’s Ass” song ** - and then on Sunday he and Paul Makielski won the Westlake Turkey Regatta where Bruce Wasson also got an out of tune “Happy Birthday” song and he got to perform his now infamous turkey pose. What more could you ask for?
In the fall Westlake is really pretty - so gear up for their Kris Kringle Regatta December 13th.
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| Lido 14
Racers at Westlake YC (Front L-R: Kathy, Cindy, Kristina, Kelly) (Rear L-R: Bruce, Charles, Joanna, Joan, ?, Paul, Steve, ?) |
Bruce is Ready to Roast! Or Roost? |
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Pos |
Skipper & Crew |
Club |
Sail # |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
T |
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1st |
Paul Makielski & Bruce Wasson |
ABYC |
6277 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
2nd |
Kathy Reed & Cindy Heavrin |
Navy YC |
3747 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|
3rd |
Kelly Cantley & Joan Chandler |
SCCYC |
5036 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
|
4th |
Steve & Kristina Potter |
SMWYC |
6284 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
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5th |
Charles & Joanna Smith |
SCCYC |
6337 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
** The Horse's Ass Song is a feature of the So. California Lido 14 racing scene. Probably originating at Mission Bay, it is the welcoming song for those being promoted to the Lido 14 A Fleet by virtue of having won a major (10 or more boats) B Fleet Regatta. For some, the experience of being elevated to the A Fleet is highly sought after and hearing the song is "music" to their ears. "Music" is taken lightly as it's still a bunch of silly Lido 14 racers crooning off key. And then there are those that dread the thought of being an A Fleet racer and fear hearing the song but is cherished by those still in the B Fleet knowing that there is one less top B sailor to contend with. So a little for everyone.
Report and Photos provided by Steve Potter with revisions and additions by the Webmaster.