Board of Governors Regatta

Lake Quassapaug, CT, USA,  August 28, 2022

The Wind God was angry at us for unknown reasons. Was it that no boat was carrying a Frisbee, tennis ball, or water gun for ‘other games’? The end result was that Lake Quassapaug lived up to her reputation for light wind. 

Twenty One Snipe Teams attended the 2022 Board of Governors Regatta. Saturday’s forecast was for 3-6 knots from the North. What we received was 0-5 knots from the North, East, West and everything in between. Lake sailing at its best (or some might say, worst)!

Confidence was running high at the competitors meeting as Quassapaug’s weird signaling of reverse courses, starboard roundings, was explained to the very large crew of Quassapaug rookies. During questions, no one, including Lee Griffith, played the roll of Lee Griffith. 

The fleet consisted of 20 Fiberglass boats and one wood boat. Thirteen of the 21 boats racing we crewed by family teams. Eight of them, married couples sailing together, including the newlyweds Kevin Hetherington and Janet Liu! Medford Boat Club beat the Winchester Boat Club for participation 3 to 2!!! Kind of lame for the WBC Sailors, so much for the powerhouse Snipe club of New England. Meanwhile the Quassapaug Sailing Center fielded 5 boats. 

After lunch three races were run, and much of the fleet learned and relearned the “stay out of the middle of the beat” lesson. Of course, none of the legs were beats or runs, but contained all direction of sailing, just for the enjoyment of the competitors. Lee Griffith and Nikki Bruno showed the fleet how to sail on a lake by winning the first two races. 

The third race contained a run with a 180 degree shift turning it into a beat. How exciting. The racing was very close and there were many lead changes. Julia Fuller and Alex Tong won this race

The Fleet retired for dinner and drinks. 

Andrew Keane did the scoring to show the top four, Alex and Lisa Pline, Bob and Stephanie Adam, Cam and Liz Fraser, and Lee and Nikki all within 3 points of each other. The next three teams, Joel & Juliana, John and Geri, and newlyweds Kevin and Janet were within three points of each other. A very very tight regatta!

Dinner was fun with Lobsters, mussels, clams, corn, steaks, and chicken. Washed down with wine and plenty of IPA, Lager, Pilsner, Ale, and Octoberfest from Connecticut breweries. After dinner we danced to a DJ for hours! Julia, Fuller, Nikki Bruno, Liz Fraser and MacKenzie Fraser danced every dance of the evening and were awarded the coveted “Take a Bow” Award for their courageous action. 

Sunday met us with clouds and a very light easterly breeze. The shifts were very large, but the breeze never went completely away. A long race was held. After many lead changes, John and Geri Crookston showed the fleet how to win a race. After which the easterly totally died.

Thanks to the Race Committee lead by Peter Zackin, and assisted by Suzette Fraser, Carol Tomassetti, Joel Zackin, Juliana Ruggieri, and Josh Lovett for running races in challenging conditions. The entire RC was awarded the “Take a Bow” Award for their great work. 

Thanks to Dave and Laurie Rogers, and Jane Panza for orchestrating dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch. Suzette Fraser for making sure registration was complete. Bob Panza for Marks, and everyone else who helped make the regatta a success.

Come to Quassy!!

Joel Zackin

“Queen Celeste” 31566

2022 Board of Governors Regatta, Lake Quassapaug, Middlebury Connecticut.

	Sail	Manufacturer	Sailors	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	total	Awards
1	30302	JibeTech	Bob and Stephanie Adam	Sail Newport	2	2	8	6	18	1st Married Couple
2	31304	DB Marine	Lee Griffith and Nikki Bruno	SCYC	1	1	13	9	24
3	25863	Mueller	John and Geri Crookston		11	10	2	1	24	2nd Married Couple 2nd Oldest boat
4	30903	JibeTech	Cam and Liz Fraser	MBC	3	7	3	12	25	3rd Married Couple
5	31313	JibeTech	Alex And Lisa Pline	SSA	5	3	4	15	27	4th Married Couple
6	29955	JibeTech	Ted and Alison Keanan	WBC	4	8	14	7	33	1st Father/Daughter team
7	27861	JibeTech	Dan And Liz Perkins		6	5	9	13	33	5th married Couple
8	29727	JibeTech	Julia Fuller and Alex Tong	CPYC	16	12	1	8	37	1st Woman Skipper
9	29704	Skipper	Kevin Hetherington & Janet Liu	CPYC	9	6	5	17	37	6th Married Couple
10	27011	Mueller	Andrew Keane & Nicole Jabanoski	QSC	13	15	7	3	38	1st Sailing In-laws
11	31309	JibeTech	Andy Klein /Corrine Patras/Michelle	WBC	14	20	6	4	44
12	28452	Persson	Bob Coyle & Nathan Manzione	MBC	7	11	16	11	45
13	31001	JibeTech	Jim Tomassetti & Amy Cahill	HRM	8	19	20	2	47
14	30999	JibeTech	Martin & MacKenzie Fraser	MBC	19	9	17	5	45	2nd Father/Daughter team
15	30236	JibeTech	Ken and Kay Voss	CRYC	10	17	10	14	51	7th Married Couple 2nd Woman Skipper
16	31566	JibeTech	Joel Zackin & Juliana Ruggieri	QSC	18	4	12	21	54
17	25991	McLaughlin	Preaton Anderson & Sabina VanMall	SSA	15	18	18	10	61	3rd oldest boat
18	29964	Persson	Bob & Jane Panza	QSC	12	16	19	16	63	8th Married Couple
19	9106	Wood	Art Margolis & Bob Brandad		20	14	11	19	64	1st Oldest Boat 1st Wood Boat
20	29867	Persson	Mike & Kevin Elser	QSC	17	13	15	21		1st Father/Son Team
21	30606	JibeTech	Jurgen & Minna Hollock	QSC	21	21	21	18	81	3rd Father/Daughter Team