Comodoro Rasco – Final

Miami, February 12, 2017: 5 races, no throwouts.

1. Raul Rios & Mac Agnese, 8

2. Peter Commette & Connie Commette, 17

3. Ernesto Rordriguez & Katheen Tocke, 19

4. David Hernandez & Nikki Bruno, 27

5. Alex Pline & Lexi Pline, 31

Report by Carol Cronin

Despite light enough air that we only touched the hiking straps in tacks, the 20 boats that signed up for the 2017 Comodoro Rasco were not disappointed. For one thing, we all got sailing lessons from Raul Rios/Mac Agnese, who won the five race, no throwout regatta with three seconds on Saturday and two firsts on Sunday. Given the light spotty breeze that confused even the locals, it was a very impressive display of both consistency and boat speed in difficult conditions.

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Peter/Connie Commette showed excellent speed to win a tight battle with Ernesto Rodriguez/Kathleen Tocke for second. (Peter and Connie also gave us all a lesson in how to “win” the La Bomba Va contest, when each team has to “drink down” a concoction Old Man Diaz mixed in a large glass jar.) Local and former local David Hernandez/Nikki Bruno never strayed too far to one side or the other, so they were able to capitalize on the irregular shifts and puffs that filled across the course. And Annapolis father/daughter Alex and Lexi Pline also kept their heads out of the boat to round out the top five.

The highlight of the regatta was, as usual, the Saturday night dinner at Old Man and Carmen Diaz’s house. With extra bonus footage this year, even veterans of this memorable evening were treated to some “new” footage of Diaz home movies from the 1950s. Comodoro Rasco and Dr. Inclan made their usual appearances.

Next up is the Midwinter Circuit, which begins this year in Nassau.

Pos Skipper  1   2   3   4   5  Total Pos 1   Raul Rios/ Mac Agnese   2   2   2   1   1   8   1   2   Peter Commette/ Connie Commette   4   7   1   2   3   17   2   3   Ernesto Rodriguez/ Katheleen Tockle   1   1   3   7   7   19   3   4   David Hernandez/ Nikki Bruno   7   6   4   4   6   27   4   5   Alex Pline/ Lexi Pline   9   8   6   6   2   31   5   6   Taylor Scheuermann/ Charlie Bess   5   3   8   8   13   37   6   7   Carol CRONIN/ Kim Couranz   12   12   5   5   4   38   7   8   Steve Tautz/ Keisha Meyer   10   11   7   3   8   39   8   9   ZACK KELCHNER/ BRYAN STOUT   3   5   9   17/ZFP   10   44T   9   10   Andrew Klein/ Ryan Vittimberga   6   9   15   9   5   44T   10   11   Asher Zittrer/ J. Watt Duffy III   8   10   11   11   16   56   11   12   Christian Filter/ Jessica Bennett   11   13   12   12   11   59   12   13   Nick VOSS/ Nicole Popp   13   4   10   21/RET-BF   14   62   13   14   Kenneth VOSS/ Tara Lobo   18   15   13   10   9   65   14   15   Gonzalo Diaz/ Patti Bess   16   14   14   15   12   71   15   16   Eliot Payson/ Alice Bush   14   17   19   18/ZFP   15   83T   16   17   Martin Bebb/ Sarajane McMahon   15   18   16   17   17   83T   17   18   mike slouka/ andi slouka   17   16   17   16   18   84   18   19   Steve Kurtz/ Ed LoCcricchio   19   19   18   18   21/DNS   95   19   20   Sharon Seymour-Johnson/ Christina Persson   21/DNC   21/DNC   21/DNC   21/DNC   21/DNC   105   20