1997 District 6 Championship

June 7 & 8 found 24 Snipes struggling in the waters of the Pacific Ocean
for the 1997 District 6 Championship.  All the members of the US World's
team were found on the course to be used for the upcoming World
Championship.  Mauricio Santa Cruz from the Brazilian team also competed in
the event.

Doug Hart showing good boat speed and on course savvy out distanced the
other competitors in what was an unusual wind direction for the Mission Bay
Yacht Club ocean venue.  A south wind found the left side of the course
favored both days and those boats pushed to the right side of the course
struggled to find their way back to the fold.  The south wind did not favor
the kelp beds as with an unusual wind direction, the loose strands of kelp
found their way into the racing area.  Members of the race committee were
removing kelp in the starting area.  Everyone was checking for kelp often
as any strand on the rudder or daggerboard spelled death for keeping that
important lane to the left side.

Great racing though.  Ask Peter & Connie Commette.

Saturday night all the competitors were treated to the Snipe film archives.
Jerelyn & Sean Biehl treated the crowd to old 8mm and 16mm films of Snipe
sailing in the 50's and 60's from spots like Spain, Havana and the Bahamas.
Old woodies with cotton sails brought a tear to the eye of Doug DeSouza.

District 6 Governor
Jerome Fournier


1  Doug Hart/Jon Rogers         3       1       (12)    3       1       1   8.25
2  George Szabo/Eric Wilcox     2       4       6       cnf     4       2   18.0
3  Jack Franco/Mike Sturman     1       6       4       7       9       3   20.75
4  Craig & Lisa Leweck          9       8       3       4       3       4   22.0
5  Rick & Carol Merriman        8       2       2       cnf     7       6   25.0
6  Argyle Campbell/L.Griffith   5       5       5       12      13      5   32.0
7  Mauricio Santa Cruz/Yumio    4       dsq     1       6       2       8   38.75
8  Robb Walker/Rowena Carlson   7       10      9       11      6       9   41
9  Peter/Connie Commette/Biehl  14      7       7       9       5       ret 42
10 Tom O'Neill/Laurel Timpson   6       11      17      5       15      7   44
11 Chuck Tripp/Alex Phillips    13      3       14      8       8       ret 46
12 Ken Redler/Julie Manzer      10      13      10      10      12      ret 55
13 Jerry Thompson/Jeff Baker    12      9       18      13      11      ret 63
14 Steve Stewart/Scott Lindley  16      16      16      cnf     10      10  68
15 Bob Bowden/Joanne O'Dea      15      17      15      cnf     14      13  74
16 Stu & Russell Robertson      17      15      8       cnf     17      ret 75
17 Jerome Fournier/Kim Young    19      18      11      cnf     18      14  80
18 Dave & Barbie Tillson        11      12      13      dnc     dnc     dnc 84
19 Geoff Becker/Kim Cofad       20      14      21      cnf     16      dnc 95
20 Don Barrus/Sue Shipley       21      22      22      cnf     21      11  97
21 Bob Jackman/Chris Shand      22      23      dnc     20      20      12  97
22 Russell Oiring/Ryan Burger   18      19      19      19      dnc     dnc 99
23 Stine Cacavas/Julie Domberg  24      20      23      dnc     19      ret 104
24 Rob Pinkel/Nick Wilder       23      21      20      dnc     dnc     dnc 112