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The 109th Ephraim Regatta was held this weekend in Ephraim Wisconsin. There were 27 boats and stiff competition, and the regatta was won by Ryan Malmgren, with Frank Gerry and Larry Taggart in 2nd and 3rd, Full results have been posted under regatta results here. To see what the Midwest District bloggers have to say about it click here.
The Sandy Douglas Regatta, also the 2014...
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Mark and Stewart Taylor from Davis Island Yacht Club were awarded the Father/Son trophy for the best result in the NAC by a Father/Son team. Congratulations to Mark and Stewart and all the other special award winners listed below. Many of these perpetual awards have been donated by former members and their families to honor many special people and winning these awards is truly a privilege. Click read more to see the other 2014 winners.
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What a glorious 5 days on Barnegat Bay. Every day was great weather and there was racing for every brand of sailor – 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, and 18 and above. Today was a beautiful sunny day with the winds coming from the northeast to east 8-10 knots. There were no false starts and the races were on time with the Challengers starting several minutes after the Championship Division and no one was OCS. We had a 6-leg Windward-Leeward course and Mark Taylor beat out all the others to win...
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The wind gods were confused today and we started with a northwest 6-8 knot wind, but by the windward mark for the Challenger Division, it was clear that the wind had headed just too far east, so the race was abandoned. Some people were happy, some not so much - depending of course on where they were in their division. After settling down to east-northeast, race one was run in 8 knot winds, and the wind continued to move east, but not enough to have to stop the races again...
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What a day on the beautiful Barnegat Bay! With a south/southwest wind 18-20 with some gusts to 25, it was a dog eat dog world out there! There 3 or 4 people overboard, and one boat over, and many just trying to stay upright.. The first start seemed like a gentlemanly start for the Championship Division. However, there was lots of yelling on the start in the Challenger Division, a boat or two doing spins. And in the second race, there was one general recall for the...
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