CC race pics day 2

Another great day of racing. Kevin, Micha, Phil 1.2.3 I think.

I didn't realize that racing is so cool. You have to be ready for the long haul. We have run 7 courses in 2 days and there are 3 more days of racing to go. Holy shit, my hand might not hold up, not to mention my mental mettle.

The event is being run beautifully. The racers from Lowly spode like me to the top guys are so relaxed and friendly.

One thing of note today that I witnessed; A guy came in with a blow out pane on an NX 10.4. Bruce Peterson was on hand and did a field repair. It was great to watch the master work. As I was watching him I thought, 'Wow, there's the guy that designed and made these and here it is, helping a racer out in a pinch, look at him go!'

The sail was deriged, field dressed and re-rigged between races. I saw the guy get back on the water with time to spare for the next start.

Bill Kline also put on an excellent fin clinic near the main stage in the morning. He's super into it and committed to making sailing faster, more fun and enjoyable for spodes and stars alike. Thanks Bill!

I hated to interupt Jimmy D and Kevin P for a photo op but these guys took it in stride, got close and put on a big ass smile for the camera then got back to bench racing. all these guys are C-L-A-S-S. I'm living in a dream.
http://www.downhaul.com/windsurf/020524/thumbnails/ P5240029.jpg

Oh yeah, Ellen was working her magic on one end of the event site getting folks hooked on the wind. Roger was somewhere deep in his van looking for the perfect something or other for someone. Good job!

Here are the rest of the pictures I took today. You might notice some familiar faces. I snapped one of Mark L in repose...
http://www.downhaul.com/windsurf/020524/

good night...

Eric,

The field repair doesn't surprise me a bit. See my old report from the MidWinter's, where I broke a batten on a sail that Bruce and Roger had LOANED me. Instead of wanting damage money, Bruce put a new batten in overnight and handed me back the sail in the morning! I saw Barry Spannier at the sewing machine too. The williningness of all these top dogs to mingle with you and me is going to get this sport going again!

Wish I was there. (I wimped out on pulling a trailer 2500 miles round trip with a 200,000 mile car, and using more than half the time in travel). I'll be ready by next year.

Does the sport fleet have longboards besides the Prodigies? What size sails are the Sport fleet folks using?

Jack (Sarasota)

It deserves noting that Bruce is also racing, and doing very well. So, he's sandwiching field repair and such in between his heats, too. He took 6th overall in race 1 on Day 2 (yesterday if you aren't reading this in the archives). That was first in his division. I don't know what his other races were, but I know he's done well in all the Day 1 races, too. He's using his race sails, but I asked him and he said he's not done experimenting with the Retros in races.

What board is this? Anyone recognize the shape?

Dunno, maybe Zajicek?

On Sat, 25 May 2002 12:41:57 -0400, 'Dan Weiss'

This is not the signature you are looking for. Move along.

That's it. Nice ID! One of Kevin's old boards.