Servo Sailor

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Summer at Castle Rug Burn          by Tim Mangus
Here's a wrap up of the summer racing at Castle Rug Burn, but instead of looking at results let's look forward to some of the regulars we'll be racing against next summer. Boris-this past summer seemed not to show up as much as he did the summer before. I guess it has something to do with his new fatherly priorities. When Boris was here, he was someone to be reckoned with as well as having great consideration for the racing rules and fairness. Jamey Mangus- has come a long ways on the learning curve; I'm positive that racing 914's has helped his understanding of sailing, now he has started getting invited to do big regattas such as Key West. Dave Ramos-"Mr. National" shows his stuff, but around Castle Rug Burn we make sure he doesn't run away with anything. He has been very helpful to people in fixing problems and giving go fast tips to those struggling. Bucky-Missing many races initially, Bucky showed up with his intense aggressiveness and it showed. Bucky seemed to me as "Mr. Inconsistent". He was mostly near the top, but every once in awhile the wheels just seemed to fall off the wagon. I think it was all the free beer sitting around. Dave/Harry Scott- What a team, Harry shows excellent reflexes in the face of challenging decisions. With his father, Dave, he will surely be someone to be reckoned with. Fred-As Bucky was inconsistent from race to race, Fred seemed to have all his luck one Tuesday, then forget to bring it another. He seemed to be the one who's boat showed amazing speed when other top sailors looked at his sail tuning and just scratched their heads. Jerry-Just with Jamey, Jerry has developed into a sailor who has learned a huge amount. He seems to be "Mr. Polite" because he always felt he was the boat without rights and would gift the other boat an easy path even when they were the fouling boat. William Van Wie-has a fast boat but didn't show up enough to mold his skills enough to be constantly at the top. His boat was always one to be watched because many a time he seemed to find little pockets of stronger breeze. Ernie- was mostly on the top half of the finishers but when he's not, he can't use Amanda as an excuse because she is usually there supporting. Shaky- We should feel privileged because it is a very rare occurrence that he has been seen sailing anything under 40 feet. Bo Beta- Like Amanda, Ruth was always excited to see her husband doing well, with this kind of support, there can be little excuses. It's always good to see Casper sailing along rather than just a grey primer boat. Morris-Similar to Bucky he was inconsistent, maybe there's a beer connection because he does have Red Stripe Beer painted on his sails. Todd Hiller- What a program, his boat looks good and does well. He is always battling the top contenders. Jim Sagerholm- With vast experience of sailboat racing, Jim shows excellent results, but also a fair amount of bringing up the rear. Beer cans have been seen in the cockpit of his boat. Steve Kaminer/ Doug Smith- did show up a few times and you could tell that team work was critical for their better results. Scott Nixon- I think showed up mostly to see if Matt Beck had left any gas in their power boat and then saw the racing and got the bug. When he raced you could see the rust grinding off of his skills and his results constantly improved. Dan Phelps- did show up and race a few time but his results were anything but memorable; last and second to last. He needs to come back and bring his name out of the mud. Kevin Elion- We did see Kevin racing, usually after cutting the grass. He also helped race management by calling the starting line and heckling whoever was in the lead. Kevin has been struggling with the building of his boat since 2 years ago. Wagers are being taken to see if there will be a miniature Rug Burn on the water this summer. Remember, when daylight savings time changes in the Spring, the only action on Tuesdays is at Castle Rug Burn.
Growing Number of Competitors

About this Newsletter
With the growing number of competitors during the Iceberg Series we implemented a Heat Race Director (HRD) and Judge for each race. The finishes of the first race determined HRD duties. The competitors found this method to be quite effective in eliminating fouls, premature starts and taking care of the scoring duties. For future Race Days we are going to break down the fleet once the competitors for a day of sailing exceeds twelve. We are going to ask everyone to sign in when they arrive and include their sailing frequency as well. The order that you sign in will determine weather you are sailing in group A, B or C. When we start sailing Group A will sail against B and Group C will be the Heat Race Director and Judge for that race or heat. The next race will be B vs. C and this rotation will continue throughout the day. All competitors will sail the same number of races during the day. This format will allow everyone to sail with everyone else while hopefully reducing the number of infractions by having judges and fewer boats on the course. We will be averaging scores so that those who do not attend every week can still compete for the club High Point Award. We are currently working out the details on how this will work. Once completed the format will be e-mailed to everyone and posted on the C.B.M.R.A. web site. Well here it is, my first attempt at a club newsletter. Hopefully as I get a few more under my belt I can get a little more creative. First thing I need to do is find out where I placed my clipart disk. I would like to thank Tim Mangus with coming up with the name Servo Sailor when he mentioned it I thought that it was perfect for what we do. My goal with this newsletter is to reach club members who do not have e-mail please read this and pass it around to your friends. If you are interested in writing an article for Servo Sailor let me know. You can always e-mail me the article or give it to me in word format. I hope to publish Servo Sailor quarterly or as needed. See you on the water!

 

 

Ernest Freeland

 

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