RS Aeros at the Frigid Digit Regatta, Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle
by Michael O'Brien 5 Feb 2016 06:50 GMT
30-31 January 2016
Michael O'Brien on the startline at the Frigid Digit Regatta © Michael O'Brien
We had a great regatta with 11 RS Aeros on Puget Sounds last weekend Jan 30-31 for the RS Aero Frigid Digit Regatta sponsored by the local Seattle Laser Fleet. This is a 40+-year-old event and the PRO was our own Todd Willsie who left his RS Aero ashore to run an outstanding regatta banging off 10 races over two days.
The wind was light-medium at 8-16 knots from the SSW with a strong ebb tide and very flat water. We saw some brief windows of sun, but overall it was a dry and cold, but not freezing two days. Perfect winter sailing.
The regatta was won by Dalton Bergan in his second time in the boat. He was fast, smart and made very few errors. Congratulations to Dalton. Second was last year's RS Aero North Americans winner Dan Falk.
The fleet was much closer than in the past and we had many marks with several boats overlapped. Great tight racing.
There were some funny moments... like the time I dragged the windward mark downwind to assist all those behind me to have an easier rounding, or my four (yes 4) capsizes... all in light breeze. I definitely need to get my 9 rig more stable downwind!
Overall Results: (10 races, 2 discards)
| Pos | Helm | From | Sail No | Races | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Dalton Bergan | Seattle
WA | 1 | 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Dan Falk | Seattle
WA | 1384 | 2 2 2 9 2 1 7 1 3 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Michael O’Brien | Seattle
WA | 1250 | 7 3 1 1 3 3 11 9 2 3 | 23 |
| 4 | Andy Mack | Hood River
OR | 1514 | 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 6 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Derek Bottels | Seattle
WA | 1380 | 9 8 7 7 4 5 2 6 4 6 | 41 |
| 6 | Sean Grealish | Portland
OR | 1241 | 4 9 7 3 7 8 5 5 5 9 | 44 |
| 7 | Eric Becker | Seattle
WA | 1251 | 5 5 4 5 8 7 6 8 8 5 | 45 |
| 8 | Nate Creitz | Seattle
WA | 1643 | 6 6 6 8 9 6 3 4 9 8 | 47 |
| 9 | Scott Malone | Seattle
WA | 1644 | 8 7 8 6 6 9 8 7 7 4 | 53 |
| 10 | Jacques Garrigues | Seattle
WA | 1726 | 10 dnf 9 dns dns dns 10 11 10 11 | 75 |
| 11 | Dan Herron | Seattle
WA | 1481 | 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 11 10 | 79 |