2010 Fleet 2 Championships Regatta

October 2, 2010

Hosted by South Coast Corinthian YC

Sunny, warm, winds starting out very light (below 4 knots) and building to about 9 knots.  A great Lido 14 sailing day.

In the early and mid stages of the first race, Kevin Thomas and Amanda Kroeger put on a good show; their form, speed, and smart sailing made them look like the team to beat.  However Tracey Kenney and Barrett Sprout eventually caught and overtook Kevin and Amanda to win the first race.  Unfortunately for Kevin and Amanda, and perhaps everyone else too, this seemed to be the theme for the day.  If any other boat had the lead - it always ended up that Tracey and Barrett would take it away.  When asked why she was sailing so well, she tried to use the excuse that it was her brand new sails with their pink Lido 14 insignia but, in truth, once Tracey and Barrett got past their occasional mistakes (an OCS in one race and a late start in another, for example), they were simply calm, smart, and fast.  If you take a look at the gallery of photos below, you just might see a relaxed and happy boat that just couldn't be denied.  And so it is that Tracey Kenney and Barrett Sprout have been crowned the Fleet 2 Champions for 2010.  In case you don't know, the pink Lido 14 sail insignia is the new honor award for Women's Class Champion, which Tracey won in this, the inaugural year of the award.

Report by John Papadopoulos

Rank Skipper Crew Sail # R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 T
1 Tracey Kenney Barrett Sprout 4430 1 1 1 1 1 5
2 Kevin Thomas Amanda Kroeger 5036 2 3 3 4 2 14
3 Susan Taylor Werner Horn 4834 3 2 4 3 4 16
4 Paul Button Ian Button 3579 9 4 2 2 3 20
5 Larry Hoskinson Gigi Barbes 6197 6 6 7 5 6 30
6 Charles Smith Joanna Warren Smith 6337 8 7 6 7 5 33
7 Steve Vincent Kevin McVearry 2803 7 8 5 6 7 33
8 Tom Estlow Karmen Estlow 6195 5 9 8 8 8 38
9 Steve Potter Kristina Potter 3726 4 5 DNF DNC DNC 39

Regatta Chair: Kelly Cantley
PRO: John Papadopoulos
PRO Assistant: John Richardson
Trophies: Kelly Cantley & John Papadopoulos
 

The following photos are copyrighted by 2010 John Papadopoulos or Gigi Barbes.