Fishing Bay Yacht Club Annual Regatta

August 14-15, 2004

Albacore Results
Position	Sail	Skipper	Crew	race 1	race 2	race 3	Total Points
1	8021	Jim Graham	Susan Graham	3	1	1	5
2	7456	Bob Bear	Tristan Lohman	1	2	2	5
3	8027	Daphne Byron	Nate Bokil	2	4	3	9
4	7378	Rolf Zeisler	Sue Zeisler	4	3	4	11

Four brave and soggy Albacore teams competed in the 65th Annual Fishing Bay Yacht Club Annual Regatta, undeterred by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Charley. Contrary to fears, racing conditions on Saturday were in the ≥light and variable≤ range; however, racing was carried out mostly in pouring rain. Fortunately, Charley took a more easterly path than was first expected, but there was some slight storminess and some definite downpours Saturday night, which deterred camping. After a nice dinner at the Clubhouse (inside!), all teams found shelter in motel rooms, with a ≥Chips and Vodka Cherries≤ party watching the Olympics at the Dockside Inn. On Sunday, there was no rain, however, there was also no wind to race. After drifting around for about almost two hours, following the amusing antics of the 420 sailors carrying out capsize raids on each otherπs boats, and with no promise of developing wind, racing was cancelled, and we paddled/were towed back to shore. As a result of the much smaller than normal Albacore turnout than normal, there were trophies for each team (a reward for enduring the rain?). Still, we all appreciated the hospitality of all the FBYC people and also their responsiveness to changing weather conditions; this was just an ≥off year≤. We still look forward to next year!

Sue Zeisler, WRAF