July 4th 2015 Regatta Update

So, the Scheduling and Venue Committees have finalized the locale and schedule and a preview of the racing schedule follows, but remember, all times are approximate and subject to change. The line up looks like this:

July 4th is a Saturday
Location is at Delaware Avenue, North
High tide at 11:30 AM
Boogie board race at about 11:00 AM
Kayak race at about 11:30 AM
Pie eating contest at about 12:00, Noon
Monohull race at about 12:30 PM
Catamaran race at about 1:30 PM
More information on t-shirts and other promotional items to follow.
Food and Beverage Committee is still working on the menu. Seems there is a bit of discourse here. One member is looking to take the menu gluten free, another vegan, another paleo and all want primarily local, green and kale based. Not sure how this will play out, so stay tuned
BTW, when did they start naming snowstorms? And why did they not name one Frosty?

Harry Ward
Commode Ore
Slaughter Beach Sail Club

A few highlights of the 1st ever, hurricane delayed July 4th SBSC Regatta. Held on July 5th, and the 6th annual SBSC Regatta

The results:

Boogie Board Race
Eli Cramer held up well with a first ever cross traffic, uphill both ways Boogie Board race – congratulations to this Maryland resident, who brought the trophy back to the Ward household
Kayak Race
We held another first with an adult and child Kayak race. It was hotly contested and after we got through the delays caused by low tide at the North end, was the fastest adult race yet. Ann Wearmouth poured it on on the back leg to pull into the lead for the adult race. She really poured it on at the end, edging out the Gingrich team. Jackson and teammate recovered from his last year’s unfortunate incident and showed extremely well.
The child race was an unfortunate late start, but felt like it all worked out well. A contingent rolled in with their own special fleet at the last minute to attempt to confuse all the regular participants and showed us all how well they could move those special racing Kayaks. The writer was not able to get the name of the young lady that won the race – so please, anyone who knows, just shoot an email and we will get it in the next update (please let Harry Ward at 09sbsc@gmail.com know).
Pie Eating Contest
Wow – what a blast! Looks like hometown, newly elected (at the time of this writing) Glenn Stieffenhoffer can show all the kids how to get through a pie in record time – with nothing spilled, either. Definite, classic technique.
Monohull Race
Man-o-man, what a slapdown our own Nick and Frankie Carter put on the rest of the field. After a slow start at the gate, they just beat uphill at a speed that put the front runners to shame. Andreas, Chip and Gail, Dave, and Harry and Jon stayed with him for awhile, but by the first buoy, we all knew we needed a shark attack to slow down the Carter team. Congratulations to a very well run race at all the buoys by Nick and Frankie.
Catamaran Race
Was not held due to lack of upright boats.

Thank you’s to all who assisted to make this a great event – up and down the beach.

Harry Ward

Commode Oar
SBSC
443 Bay Ave