A few clouds and cool, light breezes didn't stop 19 enthusiastic sailors from competing in the 6th annual Clovelly Cow Pond Regatta. With a newly expanded dock, a tent, a port-a-potty, 12 large hoagies, oodles of snacks, gobs of candy, a firepit and coolers of drinks, we could have spent the entire weekend there. For 2006, the event was appropriately renamed the Goose Poop Regatta. No explanation needed. But I can assure you by Sunday morning, the Canadian geese had happily reclaimed their turf.

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We got in a total of 11 races, including the final "Volvo Around-the-Pond" Race won by Peter Chance.  The winds were light, variable and came out of every direction, sometimes simultaneously. The competition was fierce (behind Ramos, of course), with only 2 points separating 2nd and 3rd place. We had several new sailors from the St. Michaels fleet and many familiar ones from Chestertown, Middletown, Mantoloking, Philadelphia and Annapolis.

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Kudos to Dave Ramos and Graham Mattonen for an endless supply of crystals and their assistance during race prep and breakdowns. And of course to Tony and Donna Gibbons-Neff for so generously hosting this family event.

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Top 5 Results:

1st place: Dave Ramos, Annapolis, MD
2nd place: Bob Flower, St. Michaels, MD
3rd place: John Clinnen, Baltimore, MD
4th place: Ebby DuPont, Easton, MD
5th place: Henry Colie, Mantoloking, NJ

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Hope to see all of you in 2007. For next year, we'll add a few races for our youngest sailors (5 and older), so get them out on the water soon!

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David & Amy Hitt