Lake Pleasant Racing

Victor Felice rounds the leeward mark. Photo: Chris Smith
Victor Felice rounds the leeward mark. Photo: Chris Smith

It was a chamber of commerce weekend at Lake Pleasant (Feb 22-23), with nice breeze and temperatures pushing 80. After a delay waiting for the wind to shift Saturday, the breeze continued to fill, making for some great race conditions. Meanwhile, back on shore, Peter Lehrach lit the fire in his big smoker at 6:30 am to deliver tasty meat for hungry sailing carnivores.
The race scores (see TransLoch below) are here.
This was the first outing for the TransLoch fleet and 8 boats showed up for the long run around Horse and Balance Rock islands and then back to the finish line. The race brought out some never-ever race people and some been-a-while race people, such as Craig Seaman, who hadn’t raced his J/27 since being transferred to Atlanta a decade ago.
You’ll find the results here. (The Delta correction gives all boats not flying a spinnaker a 20 second bump.)
Power hiking with Clay Poulson. Photo: Chris Smith
Power hiking with Clay Poulson. Photo: Chris Smith

Steve Dolter and Doug McMillen topped the list of TransLoch competitors. Photo: Chris Smith
Steve Dolter and Doug McMillen topped the list of TransLoch competitors. Photo: Chris Smith

Nat and Anne Kimberling helped Peter Lehrach (with menacing knife) deliver dinner. Photo; Chris Smith
Nat and Anne Kimberling helped Peter Lehrach (with menacing knife) deliver dinner. Photo; Chris Smith

A good day to be pushed downwind on a non-spin. Peter Burgard's O'Day. Photo: Chris Smith
A good day to be pushed downwind on a non-spin. Peter Burgard’s O’Day. Photo: Chris Smith

Bill Hutchinson and Steve Groce. Photo: Chris Smith
Bill Hutchinson and Steve Groce. Photo: Chris Smith