Despite the challenging conditions, the breeze settled in for two races on Saturday. Dave Pritchard and crew, Alan Capellin, got out of the blocks quickly in the first race to lead around the double windward leeward course. Steve Burke and Nancy Gilreath finished second.
The second race featured the same course with even less breeze. Shawn Burke and Joyce Harvey recaptured their form after an uncharacteristic finish in the first race and lead the fleet from puff to puff in the challenging conditions. It appeared as though the breeze was done for the day so the fleet retired to cold beer and a wonderful dinner coordinated by Nancy Gilreath.
Sunday dawned much the same as Saturday. As the starting time drew near, a light breeze developed, and up went the first shape. We all set up for light air, thankful that the power boat fleet had decided to sleep in.
Steve Burke rounded the first weather mark in first, but Shawn Burke showed great speed in the dying conditions and won the shortened race. The lake showed no promise for afternoon breeze, but tremendous potential for powerboat traffic, so the event was concluded. Shawn and Joyce captured first and Steve and Nancy finished second. A tight group of five boats, separated by four points rounded out the top seven places.
Place Skipper Crew Points 1) Shawn Burke Joyce Harvey 7 2) Steve Burke Nancy Gilreath 9 3) Dave Pritchard Alan Capellin 15 4) Craig Beardsley Mimi Beardsley 16 5) Tom Smith Mark Smith 19 6) Dustin Kays Clayton Dix 19 7) John Mulhaussen Kelly Bradley 19 8) Scott Cline Cindy Hacket 27 9) Brian Haile Miss Haile 29 10) Brent McKenzie Scott Tarrell 29 11) Brad Dunn Diane Robinson-Dunn 33 12) Gary Beck Julia Kinnaird 34 13) Jerry Kimble Jeremy Kimble 36 14) Alan Carscaddon Eleanor Bradley 38 15) David MulhaussenTodd Alexander 42 16) Marc Duvoisin Steven Duvoisin 45 17) Don Hackbarth 50 18) Bill Moss Martin Frank 53 19) Randy Wilson Virginia Lawson 53 20) John Hill Stephanie Carroll 56 21) Brad Hammerlich Nicole St-Martin 63--Craig Beardsley