Weekly update.

VILLAGES SAILING CLUB. This is struggling group and looking for more members from villages. Contact them through the Web site. There is a link to the left.



OCALA SAILING CLUB. Is more open than above, but I have had no recent communication with them. Too bad the Villages and Ocala can't get together some. They are close. Contact Ocala by the Web site with link to the left.



LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB.

There were three regattas, light winds, close racing and a train wreck at the Lake Eustis Sailing Club this weekend.
The tenth Annual Wayfarer regatta was in two sections. One flying spinnakers for the Wayfarer United States Championship which is an "Open Regatta" and the first three places won by sailors from Canada. First place after six races and won by only one place in the last race was perennial winner Al Schonborn from Toronto. In second was Frank Goulay from Ottawa and third was Peter Rahn from Montreal.
The second section was the Wayfarer Challenger series for boats sailed without spinnakers. After six races two boats were tied for first place and local sailor Jim Lingeman won the tie break with Butch Minson from Maine second and Jim McIntyre third.
The other regatta was the MC scow section of the George Washington Birthday Regatta with 35 boats entered including those from Georgia, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri and South Carolina. First three places went to sailors from Lake Eustis. Andy Fox first, David Moring second and Jon Pomerleau third. First woman was Candi Robb. First youth was Ben Getchell sailing with Luke Yates. First grand Master (over 60 years of age) Skip Moorhouse. First Mega master (over 70) Bob Miller.
The train wreck was just one engine and three empty hopper cars off the tracks of a train of three engines pulling a long line of empty cars south. It blocked numerous crossings on Sunday afternoon including the way in and out of the Sailing Club. The railroad repair folks worked all Sunday afternoon and did a wonderful job pulling the tracks together, the engine and cars back on the tracks. The crossings were cleared by late in the afternoon and the folks from Canada and the far flung states were able to head for home.



LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION.

The results from recent Tequila Cup.

1. Vulcan Mermaid
2. Dauntless
3. Great Pumpkin

4. Hard Hat
5.Sail Gator
6. C22
7. Ol Yeller
8. Just Us
9.Dixie Chicken
10. Day Sailor
11.Show Me.

CENTRAL FLORIDA YACHT CLUB. There monthly meeting coming up and the next cruise. See the note below. Their members often sail with the Lake Monroe group.

THE SAILING CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. Monthly meeting coming up, topic was noted in last week's update.

LAKE HARRIS SAILING CLUB. Tuesday luncheon today at Sarabande. I am speeding along to try and make it.