Rocky Mountain & District 2 Snipe Championship

Longmont, CO, USA, September 18, 2022. Report by Amanda Kremer

First of all, THANK YOU very much to everyone who helped make the Rocky Mountain Snipe Championship this past weekend a success. We had multiple volunteers from Fleet #210 and Union Sailing Club who organized food, drinks, ice, coolers, provided lodging for out-of-towners and just made it a great weekend all around. Also, a huge thank you to our wonderful RC volunteers, Dirk, Rosemary, Doug, Bill and Henry who ran some very competitive races both days!

This year everyone who competed in the RMSC at Union Reservoir in Longmont, Colorado was pleasantly surprised with relatively steady winds between 10-15 knots all day Saturday. “It was the best sailing all year,” said Blaine McCleskley, winner of this year’s Rocky Mountain and newly crowned District II Champion. His crew Adrienne McCleskly could only agree with him: “It was so much fun!”

The fleet was made up of 20 boats – 18 of which made it out on the water. A lot of competition through the ranks made things interesting between competitors. A total of 7 races were sailed over two days, with the lighter air returning for just one race on Sunday morning.

Some great prizes were donated by the Smith’s for a raffle after dinner Saturday night (honing in on the “Serious Fun” element of the Snipe Class). Gene Soltero snatched the grand prize: a large Harken soft sided cooler! Others were happy with burgees. koozies, Quantum hats and sailing related reading materials!

Thank you to everyone who made the effort to come join the fun and competition, both to our locals as well as those who traveled from as far as Dallas and Miami!

	SAILORS	SAIL NUMBER	BOAT NAME	CLUB/ORG	NET	TOTAL	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7
1	Blaine McCleskey Adrienne McCleskey	USA 29537	Masters or Bust	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	8	29	1	2	1	2	1	1	[DNS – 21]
2	Amanda Kremer Ryan Schubert	USA 31790	Engaged	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	13	16	[3]	1	3	1	3	2	3
3	Gene Soltero Laura O’Leary	USA 30777	Princess Soggy Bottom VIII	Corinthian Sailing Club–Dallas	16	20	2	3	2	[4]	2	3	4
4	Bruce Miller Nina Norman	USA 30618	Sleipnir	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	36	51	6	9	9	5	[15]	5	2
5	Carl Richter	USA 30391	Purple Stiletto	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	41	52	[11]	4	11	7	4	4	11
6	Martin o Sofie Holmgren	USA 28449	Sofie’s Boat	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	41	62	5	8	4	6	13	[DNS – 21]	5
7	Nikolai Woeger Fabian Woeger	USA 27400	Lobster Noodles	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	47	62	[15]	11	7	8	5	8	8
8	Syd Slouka Jeremy Pacheco	USA 69	Jammy Dodger	Fleet 640 – Bow Mar	49	64	8	5	14	10	6	6	[15]
9	Taylon Starr Akash Kalsekar	USA 30477	Princess Soggy Bottom VII	Corinthian Sailing Club–Dallas	54	70	4	6	5	15	12	12	[16]
10	Chris Little DJ Hagberg	USA 25912	Watery Tart	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	59	72	[13]	10	13	9	10	7	10
11	Kim Adam Dan McBrearty	USA 29941	Critical Mistakes	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	66	87	10	7	6	[DNS – 21]	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	1
12	Alexander (Andy) Blitz	USA 24638	Go Go Gadget	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	66	84	16	14	[18]	14	7	9	6
13	Doug Moldawsky	USA 27094	Irene	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	66	83	9	[17]	10	16	11	11	9
14	Brian Smith Brittany Smith	USA 25046	Bling Bling	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	70	91	[OCS – 21]	16	8	3	8	DNS – 21	14
15	Eliot Payson	USA 31244	Bow Martian	Fleet 640 – Bow Mar	74	95	7	13	12	12	9	[DNS – 21]	DNS – 21
16	Alanna Fernandez Adam Field	USA 28900	Rum Floater	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	75	96	[DNF – 21]	18	15	11	14	10	7
17	Jim Stillson Katy Stillson	USA 29908	Formally Pink	Snipe Fleet 001	87	108	12	12	16	13	[DNF – 21]	DNS – 21	13
18	Mike Slouka Cody Gonzales	CZE 31188	Blue Blazers	Fleet 640 – Bow Mar	100	121	14	15	17	[DNS – 21]	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	12
19	Simon Day	USA 31700	Each-Uisce	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	126	147	[DNS – 21]	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	DNS – 21
20	Richard Summers	USA 29535	Dark Side of the Moon	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain	126	147	[DNS – 21]	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	DNS – 21	DNS – 21