By: Bernie Peine

Stowe Yacht Club hosted the CanAm Regatta this year on August 3rd and 4th. The first day of racing started on Saturday with 17 Soling1M sailboats completing 10 races, taking a break after every 3 races due to the unusal high humidity. Due to a lack of wind, the starting was delayed until almost 11:00 am. Saturday's weather was very hot, mostly sunshine, with light winds and temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s.

Over the two days, the skippers completed a total of 18 races. There were hardly any issues, and only a few troubles affected a couple of boats. Sunday's weather was also very hot with high humidity and not as much sunshine, light winds and temperatures in the upper 80ss.

Don Ouimette finished the regatta in 1st place with 25 points and 9 bullets out of the 18 races. He was followed  by Jim Goddard with 51 points and 1 bullet. The complete summary follows.

 

 

 Summary of the CanAm Regatta

     Class:  Soling 1M Class Boat

     Date:   August 3rd & 4th, 2024

     Location: Commodores Pond at the Inn, Stowe, VT

     Host Club: Stowe Yacht Club (#159)

     Entries: 17

     Winds: Light to Moderate from variable directions

     Races completed: 18 races

     Scoring System: Regular sailing with all 17 boats

     Thanks to Race Committee: Dustin Mott and Richard Collins

 

 Special Thanks to Bruce for the facilities at the Commodore Inn and everything Bruce provides in support of the Club's activities.

CanAm Regatta Results:

Place	Skipper	Team	Points
1	Don Ouimette	USA	25
2	Jim Goddard	Canada	51
3	Tim Wright	USA	53
4	Bob Boutilier	Canada	73
5	George Townsend	USA	82
6	Bruce Nourjian	USA	89
7	G Tim Stone	USA	97
8	Blake Moran	Canada	114
9	Gary Bugden	Canada	121
10	Gudmund Thompson	Canada	146
11	Phil Tonks	USA	148
12	Clark Abbott	USA	148
13	Don McDermaid	Canada	150
14	Richard Haab	USA	153
15	Dave Cunningham	Canada	180
16	Marino Bartolomei	USA	209
17	Richard Wakeman	USA	210

 

 Congratulations to the Canada team as they took the Top team status this year. The 7 Canada skippers average score was 119 points. The 11 USA skippers average score was 2 points higher at 121. Everyone had fun and we look forward to hosting the CanAm again next year.

 

 

 

Don Ouimette receiving his 1st place Award

 

 

 Jim Goddard receiving his 2nd place Award

 

 Tim Wright receiving his 3rd place Award

 

Bob Boutilier receiving his 4th place Award