Welcome to the AMYA J Class NCR 2007 in Live Oak, Texas
Well.. the J Class NCR has come and gone. It was held October 26-28. A total of 7 boats made it onto the water and after 2 days sailing the National Championship for 2007 was awarded to Dave Brawner. There has been a request for the raw scores, and I know that I have them, and will get them posted as soon as I can find them. The finishing order was:
- Dave Brawner
- Rick West
- Bob Kjellberg
- Doug Wotring
- Bob Eger
- John Hanks
- Larry Ludwig
The winds were up and down during practice on Friday, and started out reasonable on Saturday morning... but they quickly gathered strength and were testing the upper limits of everyone's "A" rig. The course was varied to include the usual menu of windward-leeward as well as a triangle course thrown in for variety by the Race Director Ray Seta of the Woodlawn Sailing Club (the head pirate himself)
Protests were handled on the water and were too few to count. Damage and collisions on the other hand were common and every boat sat out atleast one heat except for Dave who managed as usual to make trouble come looking for him... but as with the other skippers.. was not fast enough to catch up to him.
Sunday handed out more of the same with some seasonable winds followed by some breezes with real power behind them. Dave took the lead on the first heat, and was never in doubt of the outcome from then forward. There was however a real fight for the remaining places between Rick, Bob and Doug and they were never more than a few points apart for the remainder of the match. John Hanks and Bob Eger had their own private battle going on which ended with a one point decision in favor of the 5th Shamrock making it complete dominance for that hull.
As this was the first of many firsts for the club, city, class, lake, and attendees, we were extremely pleased and grateful to all that attended to race, watch or help. The host club RAMYA "Boat Monkeys" Bill Rebmann and Andrew Forsche were a tremendous help as the boats were launched and retrieved after every 3rd heat, so they were on the spot getting the work done so that everyone else could enjoy the event.
Score Sheet: coming soon... as in.. when I can find which box it is packed.