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FWYC Sports News
Zevin Memorial Regatta
Race 2
Room at the Mark
Mark-Room: Room for a boat to
Fleet Captain Ashley Sukalski
[email protected]
Save the Dates
February 2 - Zevin # 3
February 9 - Frosty
Nipple # 6
February 16 - Zevin # 4
February 23 - Frosty
Nipple # 7
March 1 - Eglin Yacht
Club Opening Regatta
March 7- 9 - WetaFest
The Frosty Nipple Races
are getting more and
more frosty and fun!
Current standings have
Darren Cooke leading
the fleet, followed by
Russell Brown and
David Beaudry.
Sun and wind was all that was needed
on this beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Finishing First were the Wiluszes on
Myasasaur followed by Scram
skippered by Jennifer Wray.
Jerry Black on Pelirrojas is still in
first place in the series, but only by a
point, as Scram, Two-Pot Screamer,
and Myasasaur close in.
Thanks to the crew of Pelirrojas for
providing the great array of food for
the racers after the race.
leave a mark on the required side.
Also,
(a) room to sail to the mark when
her proper course is to sail close
to it, and
(b) room to round the mark as
necessary to sail the course.
However, mark-room for a boat
does not include room to tack
unless she is overlapped inside
and to windward of the boat
required to give mark-room and
she would be fetching the mark
after her tack.
My first month as Fleet Captain has been pretty busy! I'd like to thank everybody
for their help so far, and am looking forward to the next couple of months. As
I mentioned in my January article, I do have a few goals for the year. First and
foremost, I really want to expand the volunteer base here at the yacht club. For
those members who don't sail or own a boat, helping with regattas is a wonderful
way to be on the water at no expense. We have a warm and supportive group of
racers, as well as very knowledgeable race committee members who are always
interested in teaching. So, not only will you get to enjoy our beautiful bay, you'll
lea rn a thing or two. We have our first regional event in March, the WetaFest.
This will be basically a four-day event, so dust off your foul weather gear and
base layers, and come help us do race committee! If fresh air and sunshine isn't
your forte, then we can always use help with registration, making creative
trophies, photography, and about a million other things. If you want to be active
at the club, now is the time! My second goal is to get our sponsorship network
extended to the local community. Not only does that help me run better regattas
and programs with more value to the participants, but it really makes us more
visible in the community. My third and most personal goal is to increase
participation in GYA events. We are fortunate to belong to the GYA, and have
a fantastic opportunity to make 100% participation this year. A strong traveling
group is one of the reasons our club program has grown in the last ten years, and
I want to give as much support to that as possible.
Congratulations to everyone who came to my first sailor's meeting in January - you are now part of my Race
and Regatta Committee! Let's face it, who knows more about racing and regattas than the people who race?
Our next meeting will be on February 12, 6:00 PM, before darts.
~ Fort Walton Yacht Club, Established in 1951 ~