Hi All,

Well the big congrats go out to Brian Shenstone and Bob Orr as the 2007 National Champions. Annapolis Sailors Jim Praley and Geoff Swanhart both gave it their best. The racing was wonderful Saturday and Monday. Sunday provided for abandonment, the wind gods just were not with us that day, and an ebbing flow had boats anchoring at the final windward mark.... That is all except Draco who managed to get around early and follow the flow to the finish line. Rule 39 was declared by the race committee and this brought up a redress but as the outcomes of the previous day were not being effected as to the top boats it was declared abandoned. The other two days the wind gods were with us and the outcome can be seen at the following address:


www.cbyra.org/RaceInfo/2007/501/ARW2007_Fleet_3.html   or Here

a breif breakdown of the top 10 of 19 boats is as follows:

1 1633 Draco Brian Shenstone &, Bob Orr 7.00 pts
2 453 Upchuck Praley, Jimmy The 14.00
3 1813 CL 2 Swanhart, Geoffrey 26.00
4 1242 One Eyed Jack Bollhorst, Lee & Kyle 32.00
5 1226 White Cap Bloomfield, Timothy J 33.00
6 896 Zephyr Hoyt, David K. 33.00
7 460 Fahrvergnugen Husar, Charles T 44.00
8 1606 Krigare Lostrom, Erik 47.00
9 1203 Harlequin Surla, Leo T 48.00
10 1655 Three Amigos Rogers, Chris 60.00

The Corum Admirals Cup Watch was won by Mike Brady Main Trimmer on White Cap

The 500.00 Gift Certificate from North Sails Chesapeake by Bill Natter Former Fleet Captain and Trimmer on CL2

The Custom 150% AP Genoa by Chris Sullivan Skipper of School (SHORT) Bus.

I will try to do a full write up in the next week or so as I am off again for another regatta in North Carolina.

Again A BIG WELL DONE TO Brian and Bob and the entire crew of Draco. Thanks to all that participated in making this a fantastic show at Annapolis Race Week. I will quote a J 105 racer on this. "It was more like the Cal 25 Show" We dominated the local press and had the loudest cheering section each day for the daily and overall awards.

Thank You to all the Dancing Elephants out there.

Garret Cameron