The wind was so fickle that one race was sailed in two days.
The "Snatch' crew regained the lead at the end of the last windward leg for the win.
| 1. | Snatch | House, Wiedenhoft, Colin C. Unit |
| 2. | Lucky Pony | Clifton, Dave Connolly, Donna Steele, Amy Smith-Linton |
| 3. | Elixir | Tim & Eric Miller, Mariella Doyle |
| 4. | Cakewalk | Josh Wilus, Andy Cheney, Joe Jr. |
| 5. | Frequent Flyer | Randy St. James, Debbie Warren, Jeff DuVal |
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Florida's fourth hurricane of the season put a damper on the 2004 Kick Off Regatta. Hurricane Jeane was approaching from the east but the weather on Tampa Bay was ideal for racing. Clear skies and winds at 15-25 made for a great 9 mile race. Despite having to return and restart, John House and the "Snatch" crew used good speed and tactics to win the only race of the regatta. Brad Kadau and the "Changes in L'Attitude" crew led at the first mark, followed by "Snatch" and then "Lucky Pony". The boats that had worked the right followed. |
Both boats passed "Changes" on the first run. "Snatch" rounded just ahead and held a slight lead for the second beat. On the second run, "Lucky Pony " took the lead and rounded just ahead of "Snatch". But the House crew was moving very well and soon regained the lead. They extended enough on the last beat to take an insurmountable lead into the last run. SR Maxes took 1st, 2nd, and 4th in their division and 2nd and 3rd overall. |
| SPIN-LITE-PURPLE | PHRF Time on Distance | Start Time 10:10 | Distance 9.00 | * Time Behind is Sec / Mile | SR Max in Red | |||
| 1 | SWATCH | 69 | 168 | 11:58:25 | 1:48:25 | 1:23:13 | ||
| 2 | LUCKY PONY | 0 | 168 | 11:59:14 | 1:49:14 | 1:24:02 | 5 | |
| 3 | DEAD-A-HEAD | 627 | 96 | 11:49:42 | 1:39:42 | 1:25:18 | 14 | |
| 4 | CHANGES IN L'AT | 177 | 168 | 12:02:33 | 1:52:33 | 1:27:21 | 28 | |
| 5 | LITTLE HOT | 19 | 96 | 11:52:23 | 1:42:23 | 1:27:59 | 32 | |
| 6 | ELIXIR | 168 | 12:03:15 | 1:53:15 | 1:28:03 | 32 | ||
| 7 | IN-TUNE | 144 | 12:01:14 | 1:51:14 | 1:29:38 | 43 | ||
| 8 | PURPLE HAZE | 39 | 168 | 12:06:35 | 1:56:35 | 1:31:23 | 54 | |
| 9 | LITTLE MAC | 5 | 114 | 12:03:56 | 1:53:56 | 1:36:50 | 91 | |
| 10 | HEARTBEAT | 439 | 120 | 12:07:24 | 1:57:24 | 1:39:24 | 108 | |
| DNS | 13 | F-F-F-FUN | 12641 | |||||
| DNS | 13 | BAKER BOYS | 79 |
| Pl | Name | Skipper | Fm | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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| 1 | Lucky Pony | Todd Liebl, Josh Kohlman, Scott Liebl, Charlie Clifton | SSS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Purple Haze | Bill Johnsen, Chuck Molineau, Steve Liebl | SSS | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Snatch | John House, Dan Wiedenhoft, Colin C. Unit | SSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Elixir | Tim Miller, Mariella Doyle, Kirk Burnett | SSS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
The weather was terrific. The turnout was the worst ever for all classes.
But the four SRs that showed up had some good racing.
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2004 Sarasota One Design Midwinters
MARCH 19-21, 2004
SR MAX 21 Class Series Summary
Pl Sail Skipper 1 2 3 4 5 T
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1 00 CHARLIE CLIFTON 2 1 2 1 2 8
2 69 JOHN HOUSE 1 3 1 4 1 10
3 177 BRAD KADAU 3 4 8 6 3 24
4 8 JOSH WILUS 6 2 6 2 10\DNF 26
5 185 TIM MILLER 5 6 3 8 4 26
6 1771 DAVID OLSON 8 5 5 3 5 26
7 413 JAN WIERCINSKI 4 7 7 7 6 31
8 39 BILL JOHNSEN 7 8 4 5 8 32
9 31 RANDY ST. JAMES 9 9 10\DNS 9 7 44
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Friday morning pea soup fog had the bay socked in with no breeze. As it finally lifted in mid afternoon, a light easterly filled in. The RC lowered the postponement flag and headed out to set the course. Little did we know that the race was beginning at the boat basin. “Mad Max”, “Changes”, “Viento”, and “Lucky Pony” were all at the line at the start but the rest of the fleet was still struggling against current and light air to get to the course. Clawing their way to the first windward mark, the four boats who were at the start changed positions often in a breeze that oscillated 45 degrees and often ceased entirely. “Lucky Pony” rounded first, followed by “Viento” and “Changes”. A late starting “Necessary Evil” had closed the gap enormously. On a glassy slick bay, the RC wisely blew this one off and sent us in. Saturday morning things had improved considerably. A nice 8-12 knot southerly had filled in and races went off on schedule. In Race One, “Viento” wisely avoided the current by going left early. They got back to the right in phase and pretty much led start to finish. The Texas crew on “Mad Max” was moving well, not far behind in second. In Race Two, a large pack led by “Viento” rounded the windward mark close together. “Lucky Pony” and “Elixir” jibed immediately. As the breeze freshened and veered, those two took over the lead and finished in that order. The building breeze proved to be to the liking of the Sarasota boats which finished 1st through 4th. The next race was started in full blown honking conditions. As the SRs romped to the first windward mark in a tight pack, the Ultimate 20s were broaching and crashing right and left. The RC did not like the look of that, blew the race off, and signaled “Go Home.” Sunday morning appeared as if things might get very interesting. The front had just passed and forecasts ranged from 20 to 40. Race Three started in 10 - 15 knot westerly. “Lucky Pony and “Necessary Evil” rounded the first mark together with “Viento” not far behind. “Viento” went low and had taken the lead halfway down the run. Then the breeze piped up a lot and the two boats that went high rode big puffs down to the mark on a screaming plane. Then went on to finish 1- 2. The wind had continued to build by the start of Race Four and was gusting well over 20. Some boats broke out blades. Sailing with the genoa, Dave Olson’s crew on “Necessary Evil” took off from the starting line and left everyone in the dust to win going away. It was a survival contest with spray flying surfing mixed with sail handling disasters. The “Changes in L’Attitude” crew, lightest of the fleet, placed a remarkable 2nd in the heavy conditions. This regatta was very close from beginning to end. There is a lot of new blood in the class and they are proving themselves to be contenders. Next stop: Sarasota One Design Midwinters. February 13, 14, 15, 2004 Pl Sail Skipper Boat Name 1 2 3 4 T ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 00 Charlie Clifton Lucky Pony y una Latina 4 1 1 6 12 2 1771 David Olson Necessary Evil 6 3 2 1 12 3 141 Bill Embree Viento 1 5 3 4 13 4 177 Brad Kadau Changes in L'Attitud 3 7 6 2 18 5 8 Josh Wilus 3 Gringos y una Latina 5 6 5 3 19 6 185 Tim Miller Elixir 7 2 4 7 20 7 39 Bill Johnsen Purple Haze 8 4 8 5 25 8 614 Dave Geddy Mad Max 2 8 7 9 26 9 29 Michael Coan Animal 10 9 9 8 36 10 191 Patrick Daniel PDQ2 9 10 10 11d 40 |
Nice breeze and lots of current and weed were present for the first day's racing. Brad Kadau, Tim Snow, and Dan Gross on SUI led a fleet of 4 SR Maxes that finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th in the 11 boat Spin C Division.
SUI won the first race going away. Olson and Miller had a close battle for 2nd, with Tim eking out Dave at the finish.
The second race was very close with Kadau, Clifton, and Olson. Places changed many times until Olson banged a bad right side the last beat and Clifton maintained the slight lead he had gained on SUI on the last run.
On Sunday, the breeze went from light to barely decipherable. Miller and Kadau took their chances on the right while Clifton and Olson went left.
Clifton with crew Dalton Tebo and Martha Hodgson, ages 14 and 16, found a little patch of wind that got them around the windward mark followed by Olson and Kadau. SR Max places stayed the same as the boats struggled downwind against the current. An Impulse 26, In Tune, had a good run as they passed the SRs and extended enough to score the only non-SR bullet of the regatta.
| Skipper | Boat Name | Boat Type | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Brad Kadau | SUI | SR Max | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Charlie Clifton | Lucky Pony | SR Max | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Olson | Necessary Evil | SR Max | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Doug Dearden | In Tune | Impulse 26 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Tim Miller | No Name | SR Max | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Don Sayre | Black Star | J-24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Allen Davidson | Jackal | Morgan 30 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| John Rabbitt | Hare-Itage | C&C 32 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Don Gretz | Bedrbe | B-25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12s |
| Susan Davidson | GRRR | Tarten 37 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| Rusty Allen | Salty Pause | Frers 30 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| Crew | Boat | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Charlie Clifton, Dan Wiedenhoft, Dalton Tebo, Chuck Molyneaux | Lucky Pony | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Olson, Jim Ryan, Bill Whitmore, Carol Hankins | Necessary Evil | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Miller, Mariella Doyle, Erk Miller | White Boat | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan & Monika Wiercinski, Alison Kafka, Margo Jess | Blind Chance | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Brad Kadau, Dan Gross, Tim Snow | Changes in SUI | 15 | 5d | 5d | 5d |
| Name | Boat Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Charlie Clifton | Jennifer Fitzgerald | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Kadau | aka SUI | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Josh Wilus | Cakewalk | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Jan Wiercinski | Blind Chance | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Tim Miller | Margo | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| David Olson | Necessary Evil | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| Salie O'Mallie | Bondage | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| Jim Diener | Joie | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
2003 St. Pete NOOD February 14-16 "SR Max Midwinter Championship" Story -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Josh Wilus St.Petersburg, FL Cakewalk 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 2 Brad Kadau Treasure Island, FL Changes in L'Attitud 3 2 3 2 3 2 15 3 Dave Geddy Rockwall, TX Mad Max 2 5 2 5 6 5 25 4 Bill Embree St. Petersburg, FL Viento 5 4 4 3 5 4 25 5 Charlie Clifton Sarasota, FL Lost History 4 3 5 4 7 3 26 6 Jan Wiercinski Sarasota, FL Blind Chance 6 6 6 7 1 6 32 7 Mac Mcquillen Indian Harbor Bch., FL Tug 7 8 8 6 4 7 40 8 Michael Coan Waukegan, IL Animal \DSQ 7 7 8 11\OCS 8 52 9 Douglas Hill Westland, MI Mad Max 8 9 9 9 8 9 52 10 Don Midgett Jacksonville, FL Slippery When Wet 9 10 10 10 9 11\DNC 59
Commodore's Cup - SSS - December 7, 2002 1. Allison Krause SR 21 - Juan Sebastian Baron,Wiedenhoft,Connolly,Clifton 2. Blaze SR 27 - Dave Brain,Phil Cook,Bob Revou,Chuck,Bill Johnsen 3. Fandango Capri 22 T - Kirk Burnett, Tim Miller, Eric Miller 4. Cakewalk II SR 21 - Ken Wilus, Rod Koch, 5. In Tune Impulse 26 - Peter Robinson,Doug Dearden 6. Bondage SR 21 - Sallie O'Malley, David, Tony 7. Night Hawk Nightwind 35 - Dave Bridges, Sue Sweetser, Chan Sweetser
Melbourne Fall Regatta October 26-27, 2002 Clifton "Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse" 1 2 2 2 1 = 7.5 Kadau "Changes In L'Attitude" 4 3 3 1 2 = 12.75 Wilus "Cakewalk II" 3 1 4 3 3 = 13.75 Kowalski Slot Machine" 2 4 1 4 4 = 14.75
Bradenton Yacht Club Regatta September 28 & 29,2002 1 Charlie Clifton,Dave Connolly,Dan Wiedenhoft,Dalton Tebo Greg Palast.com 1 2 = 3 2 Josh Wilus, Ken Wilus, Rod Koch, Chris Cakewalk II 3 1 = 4 3 Jan & Monika Wiercinski, Miro, Alison Trice Blind Chance 2 4 = 6 4 Brad Kadau, Dan Gross, Tim Snow SUI 4 3 = 7
Labor Day Results August 31 & September 1,2002 1 Kadau St. Pete "Changes In L'Attitude" 1 2 = 3 2 Clifton Sarasota "Corporate Crooks" 3 1 = 4 3 Embree St. Pete "Viento" 2 4 = 6 4 Wilus St. Pete "Cakewalk" 4 3 = 7 5 Wiercinski Sarasota "Blind Chance" 6 5 =11 6 O'Malley Sarasota "Bondage" 5 7 =12 7 Midgett Jacksonville "Slippery When Wet" 8 6 =14 8 Johnsen Sarasota "Necessary Evil" 7 8 =15
Melbourne Spring Regatta Melbourne Yacht Club - April 2002 Brad Kadau "Changes in L'Attitude" StP 1 1 1 = 3 Frank Ziolko "Tug" MYC 2 2 3 = 7 Greg Kowalski "Slot Machine" MYC 3 4 2 = 9 Ken/Josh Wilus "Cakewalk" StP 4 3 5 = 12 Ray Laguna "This Will Work" ORL 5 5 4 = 14 Don Midgett "Slippery When Wet" JAX 6 8 6 - 20
One Design Midwinters Sarasota Sailing Squadron - March 2002 1 9 JOSH WILUS StP 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 9 BRAD KADAU StP 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 11 CHARLIE CLIFTON SSS 2 4 2 4 2 1 4 18 DAVE OLSON SSS 4 3 6 2 4 5 5 23 JAN WIERCINSKI SSS 5 5 4 5 5 4 6 30 DON MIDGETT JAX 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 34 RAY LAGUNA ORL 6 6 7 8F 7 8F
2002 St. Pete NOOD - February 2002 - Sailing World Story Pl Skipper T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 SSS Charlie Clifton 15 1 3 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 StP Bill Embree 24 7 1 1 2 1 1 4 7 3 StP Brad Kadau 25 2 2 3 3 4 6 3 2 4 SSS Jan Wiercinski 29 3 8 2 4 3 4 2 3 5 NSB Dave Geddy 47 5 5 7 10 6 3 6 5 6 StP Kenneth Wilus 55 6 6 8 7 7 5 8 8 7 JAX Don Midgett 56 8 10 5 6 9 7 7 4 8 SSS David Olson 58 11F 9 6 5 5 11F 5 6 9 CHI Michael Coan 66 4 4 9 8 10 9 11C 11C 10 KEY Mark Lipkus 69 9 7 10 9 8 8 9 9
2000 Sailing World St. Pete NOOD - SRMax
FIRST
NAME
LAST
NAME
CITY
STATE
BOAT
NAME
SAIL
Race
1
Race
2
Race
3
Race
4
Race
5
Race
6
Race
7
Race
8
Total
Bill
Embree
St. Petersburg, FL
Viento
141
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
14
Michael
Coan
Waukegan, IL
Animal
29
5
1
2
2
3
5
4
1
23
Jan
Wiercinski
Bradenton, FL
Blind Chance
413
3
4
3
3
4
2
6
2
27
Rob,
Mark
Taylor,
Shepard
Tampa, FL
Woolly Muffler
X32
1
7
4
5
1
4
5
3
30
Brad
Kadau
Treasure Island, FL
Changes in L'Attitude
177
4
3
6
6
6
3
2
6
36
David
Geddy
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Mad-Max
614
6
6
5
7
5
6
7
5
47
Don
Midgett
Jacksonville, FL
Slippery When Wet II
31
9
8
7
4
7
7
3
7
52
Richard
Kiley
Jacksonville, FL
Thistl'Work II
185
7
5
8
8
8
DNC
DNC
DNC
63
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FIRST
NAME
LAST
NAME
CITY
STATE
BOAT
NAME
SAIL
Race
1
Race
2
Race
3
Race
4
Race
5
Race
6
Race
7
Race
8
Total
Bill
Embree
St. Petersburg, FL
Viento
141
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
14
Michael
Coan
Waukegan, IL
Animal
29
5
1
2
2
3
5
4
1
23
Jan
Wiercinski
Bradenton, FL
Blind Chance
413
3
4
3
3
4
2
6
2
27
Rob,
Mark
Taylor,
Shepard
Tampa, FL
Woolly Muffler
X32
1
7
4
5
1
4
5
3
30
Brad
Kadau
Treasure Island, FL
Changes in L'Attitude
177
4
3
6
6
6
3
2
6
36
David
Geddy
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Mad-Max
614
6
6
5
7
5
6
7
5
47
Don
Midgett
Jacksonville, FL
Slippery When Wet II
31
9
8
7
4
7
7
3
7
52
Richard
Kiley
Jacksonville, FL
Thistl'Work II
185
7
5
8
8
8
DNC
DNC
DNC
63
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| FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
CITY STATE | BOAT NAME |
SAIL | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Total |
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Bill
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Embree
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St. Petersburg, FL
|
Viento
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141 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
|
Michael
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Coan
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Waukegan, IL
|
Animal
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29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
|
Jan
|
Wiercinski
|
Bradenton, FL
|
Blind Chance
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413 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 27 |
|
Rob,
Mark |
Taylor,
Shepard |
Tampa, FL
|
Woolly Muffler
|
X32 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
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Brad
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Kadau
|
Treasure Island, FL
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Changes in L'Attitude
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177 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 36 |
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David
|
Geddy
|
New Smyrna Beach, FL
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Mad-Max
|
614 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 47 |
|
Don
|
Midgett
|
Jacksonville, FL
|
Slippery When Wet II
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31 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
|
Richard
|
Kiley
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Jacksonville, FL
|
Thistl'Work II
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185 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | DNC | DNC | DNC | 63 |
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