Seattle NOOD starts today. F-18's included. Good luck to all. Entry List:
1. Don Atchley Highly Catfeinated 1899 F-18/ Mill Creek, Washington USA
Sail Sand Point
2. Mike Hensel The Other Boat 2217 F-18/ Shoreline, Wa USA
Sail Sand Point
3. Scott Macdonald The Dinghy Shop 689 F-18/ Vancouver, BC CAN
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
4. Brian Hunt Storm 2384 F-18/ Vancouver, BC CAN
Jericho Sailing Centre - Vancouver, BC
5. Mark Jones Nauti Gear 1732 F-18/ North Vancouver, British Columbia CAN
Jericho Sailing Center Association
6. Paul Andrepont Team Blur 2477 F-18/ Seattle, WA USA
CYC Seattle
7. James Holstine 1970 F-18/ Bellingham, Wa USA
Bellingham Yacht club
8. Garth Knapp 965 F-18/ Olympia, WA USA
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9. Eric Thor Cat-tastrophic CAN2215 F-18/ Vancouver, BC CAN
Jericho Sailing Centre
10. Stuart Robinson NA 780 F-18/ Courtenay, BC CAN
Compass Adventure Sailing School
11. Gerald Valeske eye-of-the-tiger 2230 F-18/ Maple Valley, wa USA
Sail Sand Point
12. Paul Wolstenholme 575 F-18/ Vancouver, BC CAN
False Creek Yacht Club
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The results don't even begin to tell the story.
85 degrees and 15 knots of warm air blowing across mostly flat water. This was an epic event for our area.
Three minute rolling starts, and F18's starting on the left side of the committee boat whilst the dinghies were trying to finish on the right side of the boat. Throw in a nice current and you've got some intense racing.
The Cats were put on a longer course, but we still passed through the packs of Lasers and other dingies like they were traffic cones. High speed Laser passes were all the rage.
Downwind runs along the beach provided excellent spectator viewing.
The Event Promoters had stated that a successfull event for them would mean 130 boats. We had over 220!
The F18's were mentioned in every article and write up. We had the best location for storing and launching we could have asked for. Show center. Mount Gay Rum was a very GENEROUS sponsor. And Sperry-Top Sider provided great deals and support. I think more than half of the F18 guys were sporting new shoes!
We will start planning for next year right away. There was talk about making this a championship event of some type.
Thanks to all the helped get the class together, and thanks to those that came.
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