M16 Scow Sailing Association Regatta Reports

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REGATTA REPORTS

2007 Nationals
September 15-16, 2007
Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club

Paul Reinicke & Helen Rehberger
Win 2007 2007 M-16 Nationals
In a 25 boat fleet sailed out of Little Egg Harbor the 2007 National Champion was decided by a tie breaker with the win going to Paul Reinicke. In second place was the 2007 ILYA Champ John Applegate whose identical places tied him with Paul. More results to follow and articles to come.

2007 Eastern Championships
August 11-12, 2007
Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club

John Applegate Looking for a Clean Sweep.

John Applegate (LA 150) continued his impressive year by winning the EMSD Eastern Championships at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club August 11-12th. Applegate pulled away from long-time rival Skip Moorehouse (LE 99) on the second day of competition to win the event for the third time in his career as he topped the 16 boat fleet.

Applegate and crew, Natasha Pizzarello, finished with 8 points as they won five of the eight races during the regatta and threw out a 4th place. They are winning the Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association series, the Lavallette Yacht Club Series, and won both the Fall and Spring Series hosted by Manasquan River Yacht Club.

Moorehouse finished second in a borrowed boat. He was followed by EMSD Commodore Tom Welsh and Jeremy Welsh (LE 11). The brothers Thorpe (T 11) were solid once again finishing fourth while Eric Horrocks (LA12) rounded out the top 5.

The regatta was sailed in winds that started out of the north-west on Saturday morning and clocked right as the day progressed and featured 10 knots dropping to 5 knots and then back to 10 as the wind settled in after the sun broke through the clouds. Tide was a particular factor as the wind lightened for everyone on Saturday.

Sunday started out with an hour-and-a-half postponement at the dock, but when the wind settled in it was classic Beach Haven with south winds increasing to 15 knots with 10-degree shifts. It was a classic drag race!

Two time defending champion Tim Faranetta (LA 5) was one of the many notable sailors who missed the regatta due to prior commitments, as was past champion Kurt Morton (MR 22). Maybe they are just waiting for Nationals at LEHYC to break out their best performances.

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