Fleet 9 had a great turnout of 9 boats at the first Wickford Regatta for many years. Skip Whyte upheld his promises of great racing and great social activity. Fleet 9 champs Ted & Doug maintained their winning form but only just!They were tied on points with Drew & Ramsey, both teams with 4 firstd and 4 seconds, so the tie went to the winner of the last race.
Saturday night WYC laid on free beer and a sumptuous buffet (satisfying even Drew!) with everyone dining in the Great Hall. Naraganset Lager flowed freely aided by the local distributor, an I14 sailor. The I14s, in moment of bravado challenged the 505s to a boat race. It took some time to get everyone under starters orders due to boisterous discussion and clarification of the rules. The race was pretty even until 505 anchorman Blaine chugged his beer at an incredible rate to win the race for the 505s.
The venue for the racing was the Wickford Town Beach, a great place to sail from, and WYC even laid on helpers to bring your dolley to you in the water after racing.
How did I get to 9 boats? the far reaching arms of fleet 9 include the Breton's, mostly based in NY/NJ, and 7068(8083) Russ & Mike's boat, which spends some of it's time at AYC.
John
505 Fleet 9
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