(Lake George, New York)- The 2014 Lake George Open/ NE District
Championship was successfully defended by Chris Doyle and his crew of
Adam Burns and Christian Schwabe on Jug 41 of Youngstown, NY who scored a
2-1-3-1-2-1-(DNS) for 10 points in the seven race series. They topped
the 26 teams in the annual event, held September 20-21 by Fleet 61 and
The Lake George Club, Diamond Point, New York. Chris' closest competitor
was Jeffrey Love with Kevin Brown and Mark Bird on Stampede from
Toronto, who sailed an excellent series of 1-2-(5)-2-4-3-4 to finish in
second place. Rounding out the top five are Kevin Doyle/Vic Snyder/Aaron
Snyder on Mo’ Money from Youngstown (4-3-(8)-4-3-8-5), Richard
Hallagan/John Steiner/Sarah Culver/Hendrix TenEyck on Chibougamau,
Fairport, NY (5-4-7-(10)-6-4-2), and David Godin/Yves Godin/Marc Olivier
Bourgeois on Won Ton, Verdun (Montreal), Quebec, (3-5-10-5-1-6-(13)).
Other award winners were Alfie Merchant/Carlton Elmer/Bernie Zabeck on
Craic Attack, Lake George, Best Local Boat, and Trevor Collins/Douglas
Mair/Alexandra Leus on Alternative Girlfriend, Hudson, Quebec, awarded
the traditional "Grab Bag" prize. Complete results are posted on the
Club website, www.thelakegeorgeclub.com.
This
year the race conditions were excellent and provided exciting and
varied sailing. Saturday morning started with a brisk temperature of
54°F with winds from the south at 10 to 12 mph with gusts to 16 and then
warmed to almost 75°F as the winds lightened throughout the day. The
Race Committee was able to complete 4 races for all 26 boats by 4pm.
Sunday morning continued the same trend with winds from the south at 8
to 13 mph and higher gusts, and increasing temperatures and beautiful
sun and blue skies. The Race Committee completed 3 more races for a
total of 7 races for the regatta.The Lake George Club repeated its outstanding tradition of great food, plenty of beverages and an entertaining Saturday night band that hosted a guest singer from the Doyle clan singing an awesome rendition of “Mustang Sally”. Add that to the beautiful venue, usual outstanding hospitality of The Lake George Club, fine regatta organization under Chair Joe Favero, and competent RC work under PRO Dave Dougall, and you have another successful not-to-be-missed annual fall J/22 event. Please plan on coming in September 2015. Thanks for contribution from Joe Favero- J/22 Fleet 61. For more J/22 Changing of the Colors Regatta sailing information
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