2004 Thanksgiving Hangover Regatta, Cleveland

2004 Thanksgiving Hangover Regatta, Cleveland
Edgewater Yacht Club
Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland CR-914 fleet at Edgewater Yacht Club gathered on a temperate Saturday in late November for its first “Thanksgiving Hangover Regatta.”

Commemorating the last day of haul-out for the big boats, we set a course right in front of the EYC clubhouse. The 10-boat fleet had a consistent southerly breeze at 8-10 knots, with overpowering gusts blowing down the course for just about every start throughout the day.

The weather was better than we deserved to expect for the last weekend in November – partly sunny with a high of 49 degrees

Format of the racing was twice around a windward-leeward race course – with as many starts as possible before 1 p.m. and a throwout for every four races completed.

Jim Andraitis, owner of two CR-914’s (and a J-22), won the series in a walkaway, using his red-hulled #92. He took 4 firsts and never finished worse than 6^th. He loaned his blue-hulled #93 to Craig Peck, who placed 9^th overall.

This was only the second scored event that the fleet has hosted; most other sailing has been more informal. But the event succeeded at bringing in a couple of other CR-914 owners from the area. The upshot: We may have started a new Thanksgiving Weekend tradition, and we’ll certainly run scored events more often.

If you’re interested in information about Cleveland-area activities, send an e-mail to Fleet Captain Bob Rosenbaum, at bob@therosenbaums.net.

Final Results: Thanksgiving Hangover Regatta, Saturday, Nov. 27

10 races, 2 throw-outs.

1. Jim Andraitis 92 15 points

2. Bob Rosenbaum 1160 26 points

3. Lew Kuhn 1137 27 points

4. Peter U NZL-82 31 points

5. Tom Wollet -- 34 points

6. Ric Blamer 1096 41 points

7. Rick Messerman 1167 44 points

8. Scott Coolidge 1165 45 points

9. Craig Peck 93 45 points

10.Terry Krafcik -- 96 points