2019 Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship Results

High water and impassible roads couldn’t keep the Laser Masters from sailing this weekend.  Extremely high tides due to a harvest moon and a Nor’easter off the coast made Fishing Bay Road nearly impassible in 6-8+ inches of water at times. The road and Fishing Bay dock were still underwater at some of the low tides over the weekend.

On Saturday everyone arrived plenty early ahead of the mid-morning high tide and rigged and waited for the right wind.  After a 2-hour postponement the wind filled in and 36 boats filed out to get in some races in the afternoon.

The wind filled in out of the SSE for 3 races with the first being won by Gavin O’Hare (Eastport YC) and the next two won by David Waiting (Severn Sailing Association)

Post racing Alain and his crew served up a scrumptious meal of She Crab Soup and Virginia BBQ Baby Back Ribs.  Dinner was cut a little short by the coming high tide and the need to get through the road before it became too flooded.

With the need for everyone to arrive early to again beat the high tide and with the better wind in the morning, the first start on Sunday was moved up to the oh-so-early time of 0930. This meant being awake and in some cases beginning to rig boats before the sun was even up.

David Waiting of Severn Sailing Association – photo by Paul Almany

We made the best of it starting the first race in 16 knots of wind out of the NNE. David Waiting won the first race of the day.  As the wind shifted around and eased a bit 2 more races were run with Mike Schmidt (Magothy River SA) winning one of them and Hal Gilreath who travelled all the way from Florida winning the 3^rd race.  By 1pm the wind had died and the fleet was sent in for the day.

Rick Klein and his race team of Mike Dale, David Hinckle, Becky Dale, Ruthana Jenkins, David Clark, Brad Miller, Mosby West, Debbie Cycotte, John Wake, Paul Almany, Sharon Bauer and a few others did a first rate job getting the fleet sailing when there was wind and off the water when there wasn’t. Every weather leg required a course change and they anticipated it every time.

Alain, James, Ron, Frank, and Don all helped in the kitchen for another marvelous meal while Britt Drake was instrumental in getting breakfast served and serving up Sunbirds as cocktail hour.

Congratulations to first time winner of the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship – David Waiting.  As an Apprentice Master David was given 3 points a race handicap and able to consistently finish in the top 3 every race to narrowly beat out Master Gavin O’Hare and Grand Master James Jacob (Severn Sailing Assn).  Top woman was Susan Taylor (Severn Sailing Assn).

Overall Winner: David Waiting, Severn Sailing Association
1st Woman: Susan Taylor, Severn Sailing Association

1st Great Grand Master: Don Hahl, Brant Beach YC
2nd Great Grand Master: Jim Knab, Rohoboth Bay SA

1st Grand Master: James Jacob, Severn Sailing Association
2nd Grand Master: Hal Gilreath, Florida

1st Master: Gavin Ohare, Eastport Yacht Club
2nd Master: Derek Fernon

1st Apprentice Master: David Waiting, Severn Sailing Association
2nd Apprentice Master: Luke Shingledecker, Severn Sailing Association

38th Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship
Fishing Bay Yacht Club | October 12-13, 2019

 

Laser (36 boats)
Series Standing – 6 races scored

Information is final.
Regatta results last updated: Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:01:54 PM CDT
Click on race number to view detailed race information.

Pos	Sail	Boat	Skipper	Yacht Club		1	2	3	4	5	6		Total	W/ Masters Handicap	Pos
1	214620		David Waiting [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		[3]	1	1	1	2	3		8	23	1
2	92		Gavin OHare [Master]	Eastport YC		1	2	4	5	[13]	2		14	24	2
3	194620		James Jacob [Grand Master]	SSA		11	6	2	4	3	[19]		26	31	3
4	195125		Hal Gilreath [Grand Master]	Florida		5	10	[13]	8	6	1		30	35	4
5	121384		Mike Schmidt [Grand Master]	Magothy River Sailing Association		12	11	6	3	1	[37/OCS]		33	38	5
6	210631	Laser	Don Hahl [Great Grand Master]	Brant Beach YC		9	8	5	10	8	[15]		40	40	6
7	198025	Heart Attack and Vine	Luke Shingledecker [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		7	7	[8]	2	4	5		25	40	7
8	199937		Len Guenther [Grand Master]	FBYC		10	3	7	11	5	[24]		36	41	8
9	215722		Scott Williamson [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		4	4	3	6	9	[12]		26	41	9
10	156631		Eric Johnson [Grand Master]	Severn Sailing Association		6	9	12	[17]	10	9		46	51	10
11	159785	No Quarter	Jon Deutsch [Apprentice Master]	Fishing Bay YC		2	5	[16]	9	12	8		36	51	11
12	195478	Vintage NADS	Michael Moore [Grand Master]	DGYC		[18]	12	9	12	7	7		47	52	12
13	182850		Peter Ill [Grand Master]	Hampton Yacht Club		8	15	14	[16]	11	16		64	69	13
14	180524	Full Circle	Susan Taylor [Grand Master]	SSA		15	20	[23]	13	14	4		66	71	14
15	203955	Sierra Whiskey Foxtrot	Dorian Haldeman [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		[20]	17	17	7	15	13		69	84	15
16	206135		Natalie Burls [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		13	13	10	15	19	[22]		70	85	16
17	211515	Boat	Michael Toms [Grand Master]	Fishing Bay Yacht Club		26	21	15	14	[29]	14		90	95	17
18	193965		Jim Knab [Great Grand Master]	Rehoboth Bay SA		22	25	21	[26]	25	6		99	99	18
19	199142	Last One	Newton Wattis [Great Grand Master]	Surf City YC		16	16	27	[32/ZFP]	26	17		102	102	19
20	214625	Blue Meanie	Steven Cofer [Great Grand Master]	SSA		17	[26]	20	22	23	21		103	103	20
21	200144	Dixie Rocket	Alain Vincey [Great Grand Master]	Fishing Bay YC		25	28	[37/DNS]	23	22	11		109	109	21
22	184116		Derek Fernon [Master]	Williamson’s Laser Squadron		19	14	11	[37/RET-BF]	21	37/OCS		102	112	22
23	180543	LaserRay	raymond flynn [Great Grand Master]	CSC		[31]	30	29	18	17	23		117	117	23
24	209698		Rob Emmet [Grand Master]	Storm Trysail		23	18	18	[37/OCS]	27	27		113	118	24
25	213965	Frozone	Michael Colbert [Master]	SSA		[30]	22	24	20	18	25		109	119	25
26	204415	AMF	Britt Drake [Great Grand Master]	MRYC /Laser Fleet 12 / FBYC		28	[37/OCS]	25	21	20	26		120	120	26
27	206051	#4	Chad Patton [Master]	NA		21	27	[28]	28	16	18		110	120	27
28	157552	Light Smoke	William Murphy [Great Grand Master]	FBYC		27	[31]	30	19	24	28		128	128	28
29	205445		Natalya Gontcharova [Master]	CPYC		24	19	22	24	32	[37/RET-BF]		121	131	29
30	178610		David Tabor [Grand Master]	FBYC		[33]	23	26	29	30	20		128	133	30
31	191967	Cobia	Jeffrey Moore [Master]	SMSA		14	24	19	[37/DNS]	37/DNS	37/OCS		131	141	31
32	186519	Pony	CHRISTINE POTTS [Apprentice Master]	SSA, BTYC		[32]	32	32	31	28	10		133	148	32
33	150077	Spray	Ronald Jenkins [Great Grand Master]	FBYC		34	33	[37/DNF]	37/DNS	33	29		166	166	33
34	208589		Katherine Martin [Apprentice Master]	Potomac River Sailing Association		29	29	31	30	[34]	32		151	166	34
35	203751	None	Frank Patch jr [Grand Master]	CCV (Cruising club of Virginia)		[37/DNS]	37/DNS	37/DNS	27	31	30		162	167	35
36	215467	Truly Scrumptious	Margaret Patterson [Master]	FBYC		35	34	33	[37/DNS]	35	31		168	178	36