The first Friday night windsurfing race commenced on 4/20 at the St. FYC. A good turnout showed up to some nice breeze and an ebb tide. Many thanks to the RC. Photos by Emmett McDonald
friday night series
An interesting pre-race tactic by new Soheil
And they’re off! Start of Race 1.
Hansen sailor below the gate flying downwind.
Bill Weir in top form.
Percy with his trademark head angle.
Ben Bamer (rhymes with Rammer).
Bryan McDonald at the pin end.
Weir, bry, Lynn and Royce at the pre-start.
Regatta winner Seth Besse
Royce out ahead and Bill tight upwind
Seth
bry ahead of one of the many Hansen sailors
Bill, Bodner, Percey and Eric
Lynn Olinger
bry trying my best to hold off Bamer
Weir, Bodner, Royce, Lynn, Eric and Bamer
Royce ahead of Weir? A double tack changes this
seth ahead of weir and percy
soheil chasing royce
hansen brothers percy and soheil
bodner chasing eric
bodner looking pretty lit up
eric’s gybe
bodner gybing during course ‘b’
soheil
lynn under the gate
royce setting up for a gybe
lynn carving
lynn trying to catch bodner
bill finishing
windsurfer meets a knarr
bry going into the gybe
an awkward moment at the gybe mark
weir
bry
percey
seth and percey relaxing inbetween races
when you are fast, you get a nice break
bill, come over here and give me a foot massage
bill, is that your harness or are you excited 2 c me
eric
bry on his new sailworks
bry, bodner, percey & bamer at the start
weir, percey, eric & bry
bodner, percey, seth
seth, bodner, percey, weir & bamer
percey going for some bump and jump
3 windsurfers and 2 knarrs
percey’s head hiking out hard
seth zeroing in on the target
seth’s tack for the finish
the 3 b’s: bodner, bill and bamer
when to tack at the finish, the vexing question
seth laying it down for another smooth gybe
