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Can you say another picture perfect day on Pensacola Bay? Low 90’s sun shining, southerly breeze at 8-10 MPH and not too as much chop as yesterday, What a great day on the water.
PRO Hal Smith and crew got in 2 4-leg Windward Leeward races after a couple of false starts when the current was pushing everyone over the line. The RC cautioned everyone and the starts went off smoothly.
After Day 1 the leaders on the Championship Division are (1) Tyler and Carrie Andrews, (2) Zeke and Jay Horowitz(3) Fred Sowaard and Oliver Byington, (4) Tom and Melanie McNally, (2nd, 3rd...
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It was a dark and stormy night – somewhere, but not here. Today we had the FS NAC Qualifier Races and we havethe splits between Championship and Challenger Division for the finals.
Hal Smith and his excellent RC ran 3 great 4-leg Windward Leeward races in 8-12 knot south winds and 89 degrees under partly cloudy skies. We had the usual ABCD divisions and everyone ends up sailing against each other at least once.
Photos by Talbot WIlon are here and photos...
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It was a dark and stormy night – somewhere, but not here. Today we had the FS NAC Qualifier Races and we have the splits between Championship and Challenger Division for the finals.
Hal Smith and his excellent RC ran 3 great 4-leg Windward Leeward races in 8-12 knot south winds and 89 degrees under partly cloudy skies. We had the usual ABCD divisions and everyone ends up sailing against each other at least once.
Photos by Talbot WIlon and DIane Kampf will be uploaded soon..
Results of the qualifiers are...
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| With Hurricane Barry moving away, Pensacola Yacht Club has the 2019 NAC underway with boats arriving, measurement and registration in progress, camping (or is it glamping?), and sailors ready to race! It looks like the weather is going to be great with the temperatures a little lower this week than previous weeks and some good wind. Wish you were here? We wish you were too! |
Story and Photo Courtesyof Jim Morey, FS 3277
In a late afternoon in July of 1979, Eric Ammann and Harry Carpenter launched two Scots from the Hickory Ridge ramp at Deep Creek Lake, the nearest Deep Creek ever gets to the Deer Park factory. Harry delivered a new boat to Penn Point, where the Morey family greeted its arrival. In the other Scot Eric sailed Harry back to Hickory Ridge. For 20 years I sailed and raced 3277 with my brother Mark, my brother John, and our father John senior. We started in B fleet (of Fleet 6) until we aced all the races in one weekend. The...
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