CBMRA 2007 INVITATIONAL REGATTA
November 17, 2007
Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, Maryland

by Ernest Freeland

       Dave Ramos had yet another dominating performance to win the 2007
CBMRA Invitational.
       Ten sailors showed up to near perfect sailing conditions on Saturday
morning. It was a little chilly with the temperatures only forecasted
to be in the high forties so the competitors had to rely on coffee to
provide a little warmth and sugar in the donuts for initial energy.
When the sun ducked behind the clouds it sure felt colder then the
forecast of the upper forties. Thanks to our scorekeeper Amanda for
sticking it out in these less then ideal scorekeeping conditions.
       The racing got underway a little behind schedule as Dave worked on a
few boats to get them up and running. Dave continued to work on boats
on and off during the day to keep the sailors on the water. In fact
one of the sailors commented wouldn't it be nice if so and so in the
Star fleet worked on the boats during the regatta like Dave did. He
was of course speaking of the big boat Stars. However with Dave now
doing Star 45 R/C sailboats that comment won't be to far from the
truth soon at the local Star 45 events.
       Conditions were near ideal with winds in the eight to ten knot range
and a nearly flat sea state. This allowed us to set a windward
leeward course that we sailed around twice, starting and finishing in
the middle. It was a little shifty at times to keep it fun for all
involved.
        We managed to get in seventeen races between about eleven AM and
quarter after three. That time also included a break for a wonder
lunch from the deli of Graul's, as well as a few stoppages to get
boats back on the water.
       Dave Ramos had a dominant performance with a total score of seventeen
points for seventeen races with two throw outs. Second place was
Ernest Freeland followed by James Appel. Click here to see the complete results.
       Thank you to everyone who managed to make it on such short notice. A
great big thank you to Amanda who endured the cold weather to do our
scorekeeping and make the lunch run.
       We plan on hosting the even again in November of 2008. Unfortunately
with the Park Service we can only confirm the date about ten weeks in
advance. Hopefully we can get a confirmation on the date earlier then
ten weeks out.