A big thanks to Mike, Rodger & all the crew who made this event possible.
Weather events are not predictable, and we finally got "bit".In 30 years of
racing, I think this is the first regatta I ever attended that ended with no
races. I hope it will be 30 more years before it happens again.
Jim CastoNACRA 5.5 uni "TWO HOT"
On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 12:26:49 AM CDT, Mike Rohrer
<[email protected]> wrote:
Sailors,
We had 15 boats registered this year and Saturday looked good on the forecast
except that it was known a cold front would clock the winds in the afternoon
and bring winds gusting to 20mph. Unfortunately during race 1 that front came
through and it was brutal. It blew 30+ for about an hour and temps dropped 15
degrees. With the water temperature it got very cold. Most of the boats were
knocked down at least once. Many boats ended up on the leeward shore to wait
out the winds. The chase boats also had a difficult time managing the
conditions while the marks were all blown off their anchorage. By the time
everyone was back to shore it was after 3pm and there was no desire to go back
out sailing. Many people were already dropping masts because Sunday was
supposed to be very cold (40s) with strong North winds. After some
conversations and careful assessment, the decision was made to call the regatta
over due to the extreme conditions. I cannot remember last time a regatta was
called without completing a race. It was heartbreaking, but I think most
people were relieved. I am looking forward to much warmer and pleasant sailing
conditions.
A big thanks to all the volunteers and for everyone to come out despite the
forecasted conditions.
BTW, I am looking for someone to step forward and run Ides of March next year.
I've done it for about 5 years and would like to share the joys of running this
event. This is a no frills event and the planning is fairly minimal.
Mike Rohrer2019 Regatta Chair
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