2004 Fall Invitational
October 9 & 10
Moderate breezes and attendance marked the
beginning of the Mission Bay Yacht Club Fall invitational. Four Races were
scheduled Saturday, but after the lunch break following the second race
overcast skies ended the usual sea breeze and the wind clocked south and got
very light and shifty. The 4th race was postponed and the dinner party
started on schedule. Stu Robertson entertained all with his tales of the
experiences of sailing in the Championship of Champions and the day ended with
expectations of 3 good races Sunday to sort out the close scores at the top of
the A fleet.
The Sunday racing began with a good breeze from the south (unusual) which
clocked slowly to the west but never let up. Dave Carroll and Stu
Robertson went into the final race with a whomever beats the other wins the
regatta (one race toss out) situation. The Skunk team (Carroll & Naff
) messed up at the start big time trying to cause a weather end jam and the
contest was resolved with the Skunks spinning donuts, fouling the ground tackle
of the starting boat then catching a 10 foot strand of bull kelp, while the
fleet, Robertson leading, disappeared toward the weather mark.
The B fleet score was also settled in the final race with a tiebreaker between
Randy Carper and Alexa Kownacki.
The C score was settled early on as Doug Clark and Diane Foster opted out to
make cornbread for the awards feast.
Chile, chips, and cornbread accompanied the awards presentation which ended up
in a rousing "Hooray to Roger" cheer for Roger Patterson to celebrate
his somethingth birthday.
Report by Dave Carroll (Lido #4960)
| A | Skipper & Crew | Sail # | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
| 1st | Stu Robertson & Max Mark | 3113 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2nd | Dave Carroll & Noell Naff | 4960 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 11 |
| 3rd | Bob Yates & Pat Kincaid | 5051 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 2 | 14 |
| 4th | Dave & Jeanne Smith | 3281 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 5th | John Henke & Fred Marks | 5036 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 6th | Roger Patterson & Steve Howe | 6127 | -9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
| 7th | Stan & Susan Betts | 6041 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -9 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| 8th | Grant & Barbara Williams | 4300 | 7 | 7 | - 12 dnc | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| 9th | Roger & Anne Hinton | 3906 | -10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 45 |
| 10th | Roger & Pat Tilton | 6015 | 8 | 11 | 8 | - 12 dnc | 12 dnc | 9 | 48 |
| 11th | Terrrie Canon & Carleigh Smith | 6087 | 11 | 9 | - 12 dnc | 12 dnc | 12 dnc | 12 dnc | 56 |
| B | Skipper | Sail # | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
| 1st | Randy Carper & Pete LaBahn | 1967 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2nd | Alexa & Eric Kownacki | 6166 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| C | Skipper | Sail # | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
| 1st | Tom & Karmen Estlow | 882 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd | Doug Clark & Diane Foster | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - 3 dnc | 3 dnc | 3 dnc | 12 |