2001 Arlington Regatta Results
Arlington YC, Arlington, TX
May 4 - 5, 2001
(Results and narrative submitted by Drew Mize on May 5, 2001 - Picture by Herman van Beek)
(click on picture for larger version)
Very Back: Greg Gust - Wins the regatta on his first day as a Master!
Back Row (L-to-R): Wiley Pollard, Jack Kern, Greg Gearing, Jack Hattendorf, Herman van Beek, Scott Butler
Middle Row: Nancy Vickrey, Charlie Lind, Nancy and Eric Protzman, Ken McClanahan, Bryant Williams, Paul Wyman, C.P. Burks
Front Row: Kevin Harper, Drew Mize
23 MC’s joined the 2002 Arlington YC Annual Regatta, along with the DaySailer, Catalina, and Sunfish fleets.
The forecast looked a little leery going into the weekend, possible scattered thunderstorms and 15-20 winds
were expected but never materialized as a high pressure system stalled and camped on the area for most of
the weekend. Saturday morning made the meteorologists liars again, presenting a challenging 3-10 mph winds
anywhere from the NNE to SSE. The puffs were short, and sometimes disappeared before they even got to you.
All courses were windward/leeward with downwind finishes, always a challenge for the RC in light air. With
Lake Arlington NS oriented and just over 1/3 mile E/W across, Easterly winds make the top quarter of the legs extremely
challenging and the possibility of big gains or losses on the corners likely.
Race 1 started with Jack Hattendorf taking advantage of a left shift just before the gun, port tacking the
entire fleet and riding a beautiful left shift nearly all the way to the 1st mark. He never looked back
during the first half of the race, leading the way with a nice lead over Wiley Pollard. Wiley took that
lead away at the top portion of the second lap, finishing 1st with Jack just behind. Greg Gearing was 3rd,
followed by Charlie Lind, Greg Gust, Ken McClanahan, Drew Mize, Eric Protzman, Scott Slocum, then Jack Kern
in 10th. The best story of Race 1 actually occurred after the race ended, CP Burks of AYC rescued a squirrel
swimming in the middle of the lake that was just about out of steam. CP held out his paddle and the little
critter climbed up and into his boat. Believe it or not, the little guy went behind the board well and stayed
there for the rest of the day’s racing until CP flushed him out in the evening.
The wind lightened up a bit for Race 2, Drew just edged out Scott Slocum and Greg Gearing at the first mark.
Drew escaped in a small puff and extended while Scott and Greg sat at the offset mark until the rest of the
fleet piled up on top of them. Drew went on to win, followed by Jack Kern and Greg Gust in 3rd. Wiley Pollard
was 4th followed by Jack Hattendorf, Charlie Lind, Scott Slocum, Greg Gearing, Richard Eglin, and Eric Protzman
in 10th.
Race 3 saw Scott Slocum and Charlie Lind swapping leads for most of the race, until they ran out of breeze on
the finishing downwind leg on the right side of the course. Drew Mize finished first followed by Greg Gearing
and Eric Protzman. Greg Gust was 4th followed by Charlie Lind, Wiley Pollard, Jack Kern, Jack Hattendorf,
Ken McClanahan, and Richard Eglin for 10th.
A large thunderstorm rolled through the area early Sunday morning, but the rain stopped about 8:30a and we
headed out. There was a little more breeze and somewhat steadier, but was still from the East at 8-10mph
which made the top portion of the course just as risky. Race 4 started with a general recall immediately
followed by a Black Flag for the second start. Greg Gust won his first race of the regatta on his way to
a comeback, followed by Wiley Pollard and Eric Protzman for a 3rd. Jack Kern was 4th, followed by Jack
Hattendorf, Drew Mize, Greg Gearing, Charlie Lind, Richard Eglin, and Herman van Beek in 10th.
Going into the final Race 5, Wiley Pollard and Greg Gust were now tied for the lead with Drew Mize
following by 2 points. Places 4-8 were just as tight, separated by only 4 points. As inconsistent as
everyone’s finishes had been, it was anyone’s regatta. At the first mark, a pack of 4 boats led by Greg
Gust were leading. Opting for the other side going down, another pack led by Wiley Pollard and Drew Mize
found a nice puff and brought everyone back together. The last upwind leg brought several lead changes,
it wasn’t until the last few hundred feet that Greg Gust again found his way to the front followed
closely by Eric Protzman. At the finish, it was Greg Gust, Drew Mize, then Eric Protzman for 3rd. Jack
Hattendorf and Wiley Pollard tied for 4th, followed by Greg Gearing, Jack Kern, Charlie Lind, Richard Eglin,
and Herman van Beek for 10th. Congratulations to Greg Gust on winning his first regatta as a MASTER, and
on his 50th Birthday no less!
Pl |
Skipper |
Div |
Club/ST |
Sail |
R 1 |
R 2 |
R 3 |
R 4 |
R 5 |
Total |
Blue Chip Points |
1 |
Greg Gust |
|
RCYC/TX |
2035 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
Drew Mize |
|
AYC/TX |
2123 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
17 |
0.5 |
3 |
Wiley Pollard |
|
SYC/LA |
2007 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
0.5 |
4 |
Jack Hattendorf |
|
AYC/TX |
2001 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
24 |
0.5 |
5 |
Greg Gearing |
|
AYC/TX |
1947 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
26 |
0.5 |
6 |
Eric Protzman |
|
RCYC/TX |
2050 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
27 |
|
7 |
Jack Kern |
GM |
RCYC/TX |
2148 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
30 |
1 |
8 |
Charlie Lind |
GM |
RCYC/TX |
2124 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
31 |
0.5 |
9 |
Ken McClanahan |
GM |
AYC/TX |
1929 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
48 |
0.5 |
10 |
Richard Eglin |
|
SYC/LA |
1803 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
54 |
|
11 |
Herman van Beek |
GM |
RCYC/TX |
1939 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
56 |
|
12 |
C.P. Burks |
|
AYC/TX |
1948 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
60 |
|
13 |
Jay Mize |
M |
AYC/TX |
877 |
13 |
21 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
75 |
|
14 |
Mike Gralish |
|
AYC/TX |
1128 |
18 |
18 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
78 |
|
15 |
Kevin Harper |
|
AYC/TX |
590 |
19 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
81 |
|
16 |
Scott Butler |
|
AYC/TX |
1523 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
82 |
|
17 |
Scott Slocum |
|
RCYC/TX |
2099 |
9 |
7 |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
88 |
|
18 |
Chuck Anderson |
M |
AYC/TX |
1491 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
DNS |
DNS |
88 |
|
19 |
Bryant Williams |
|
AYC/TX |
1956 |
14 |
19 |
17 |
DNS |
DNS |
98 |
|
20 |
Nick Nervo |
|
AYC/TX |
200x |
DNS |
20 |
20 |
17 |
17 |
98 |
|
21 |
Nick Grunt |
M |
AYC/TX |
1059 |
20 |
16 |
22 |
DNS |
DNS |
106 |
|
22 |
Dick Grigsby |
M |
AYC/TX |
1398 |
21 |
23 |
19 |
DNS |
DNS |
111 |
|
23 |
Paul Wyman |
|
AYC/TX |
856 |
DNS |
22 |
21 |
DNS |
DNS |
115 |
|
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