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2007 CR 914 Region 1 Championship Regatta Report by Chuck Winder Fourteen boats raced 19 heats in beautiful Spring weather on Sunday, June 10. The ~NE wind made for good sailing, though it was variable in strength and direction enough to try the patience of all the skippers except Biff Martin. Actually it bothered him too but he handled it the best.
The recurring challenges of the day were the 14-boat starts and most mark roundings. The wind often managed to bunch the boats up at mark rounding with the overtaking boats com-ing into the boats ahead at the mark. Skippers were heard to exchange commentary about overlaps and things like that. In addition the foot traffic along the walk was challenging too. Fourteen skippers, spectators and fishermen make it some-what congested. Biff Martin (with 9 firsts!) and Kevin Wilkins battled all day long for the top spot and lost it by only 4 points. Kevin would have won had he not been fouled several times, losing lost him several places. We will never know if the difference was that Biff better anticipated and avoided problem situations. Or was it luck? If it was luck Biff has lot of it since he won all four races of MMYC’s first summer series. 2005 CR 914 national champion Bob Twombley placed third, and Stan Horan from the Dry Pants fleet in Connecticut took home the fourth place trophy.
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