Jack & Jill + 1

November 5, 2012

Despite the hot sunshine and easy-going breeze, no postponement was needed for Island YC's Jack & Jill + 1 regatta, Sunday's triplehanded women skippers race on the Estuary. The race committee was afraid the wind might not cooperate, so they gave the spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions a shortish course with the option of going twice around. As you begin the second lap you have to sail through the start-finish line, and if you get a horn you're done – if you don't you keep going for another lap. As it turned out, the 5-knot northwesterly was consistent enough, and the spinnaker boats got a cue to keep going and the non-spinnaker boats got horns.

Dawn Chesney at the helm of the J/24 Dire Straits. ©2012 norcalsailing.com

With every leg the Moore 24 Snafu, skippered by Angela Robrock, crept closer to the lead boat, the Laser 28 Stink Eye, which owed everyone time. The Laser couldn't shake off the smoothly sailed Moore, and finishing a mere six seconds ahead wasn't going to do the trick.

Chillin' while winnin' on the Moore 24 Snafu. ©2012 norcalsailing.com

Snafu corrected out to first place in Spinnaker, followed by the Merit 25 Faster Faster, skippered by Deb Fehr.

Angela Robrock, skipper of Snafu, and crew, trimmer Mark Simpson and husband/foredeck Karl Robrock, check out their bucket of goodies. ©2012 norcalsailing.com

Kathy Williamson, Deb Fehr, and Dave Ross of the Merit 25 Faster Faster couldn't quite catch the Moore on corrected time, but still got a good bucket o' prizes. ©2012 norcalsailing.com

In Non-Spinnaker, the Tartan Ten Ghost (ex-Centurion's Ghost), skippered by Pam Krawiec with crew Glen Krawiec and Jamie Camacho, saved their time on Judith Maurier's Alerion Express 28 Scrimshaw and IYC Commodore Kristen Soetebier's Santana 22 Pueo to take the top place.

Awards (buckets of wine, beer and cookies) were handed out afterwards at the club, which was still heavily decorated for Halloween. We expect that full results will be posted soon at www.iyc.org.