It still felt a bit like frostbiting – but make no mistake – it’s spring and Severn Sailing Association held their Sunshine Open that doubled as the District 11 Championship. 28 Standards and 16 Radials set out to do 4 races in cloudy conditions with temperatures in the 60s. Many sailors elected to wear their drysuits.
The forecast for Saturday was pretty dim – but with the RC out on the water seeing it fill in – the sailors were sent out pretty much on time where they would have 6-10 knots throughout the day.
Winning races on the first day in the standard fleet were Luke Shingledecker, Kevin Shockey (2) and John Shockey. The Radial fleet was tightly matched with Kim Couranz and Mike Schmidt trading races.
Saturday evening the sailors were treated to great meal and most hung around until the band shut the place down later in the evening.
Sunday morning the weather was a bit better with mostly sunny skies, a little warmer temperatures than Saturday and winds in the 8-11 range. Racing was postponed a bit while Saturday’s scores were straightened out and 2 more races were sailed.
Congratulations to Luke Shingledecker winning his second Standard District Championship in a row. And congratulations to Mike Schmidt on winning his first Radial District Championship – Mike is the first sailor to have won both the Standard and Radial District Championship.
| Standard Winners
1st: Luke Shingledecker |
Radial Winners
1st: Mike Schmidt |
ILCA-NA District 11 