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2014 Round the Island, Fort Walton Yacht Club
Ft Walton Beach, Florida, September 27, 2014
The 2014 Round The Island Regatta saw plenty of breeze and moderate carnage.
Friday night's skippers meeting saw a few course changes and a Coor's Light keg sponsored by Mike Kelley's Beach Liquors.
Saturday morning was overcast with a pretty solid NE wind.
Front beam failures seemed to be the trend early in the day (within ten minutes of the start), and a sheared rudder pin dropped the field to three boats by noon. The Nacra Olympic 17 team (Sam Ingham & Casey Gilmore) only flipped a few times to take a pretty decent lead over Randy Smyth's Sizzor coming past Key Sailing. The sail east through the narrows was a beat with slightly dying breeze and a ton of incoming current, but the Nacra 17 and the Sizzor finished before 6:30.
"You can't complain about going downwind for 50 miles. 50 miles downwind. Even if you have to go back upwind after."
--- Sam Ingham, winner of 2014 RTI
Those who couldn't sail due to assorted boat failures spent the day either volunteering, rescuing sailors, telling stories about past years, and helping plan next years regatta.
Congratulations to first time racers Sam Ingham and Casey Gilmore for winning the 33rd Round The Island regatta, and thanks to the sailors that pushed to have the regatta and all of those that helped, especially Mike Kelley, Steve Dowell, Rundell Curtis, and Doug/Gwen Klem.
Ashley Sukalski (FWYC)
RESCHEDULED: 2014 Round the Island, Fort Walton, FL
Message from the Fleet Captain of Fort Walton Yacht Club, Fort Walton Beach, FL -- Sept. 11, 2014
Due to some scheduling conflicts and lack of promotion, I have decided to postpone RTI to September 26-28. If you are even CONSIDERING sailing, please preregister. I will not be collecting any money until the skippers meeting.
$50 discount off $60 entry fee for registration before September 26, 2014!
Quick rundown of upcoming events (including the two rescheduled events):
- Sept 13th - Pier & Back (PBYC)
- Sept 26-28 - Round The Island (FWYC) Link to NOR
- Oct 2-3 - Leukemia Cup (OSYC/SRYC)
- Oct 25-26 - Shearwater Regatta (OSYC) and Wave NAs (PBYC)
- Nov 1-2 - GYA Multihull Regatta - PBYC - (see NOR for team/awards info but ALL boats invited)
Any questions, please email or text.
Thanks,
Ashley Sukalski
FWYC Fleet Capt 2014
fleetcaptain@fwyc.org
850-621-2017
2014 Slip to Ship Regatta Final Results
Here are the complete results for the 2014 Slip to Ship Regatta.
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