3 claim wins in 1st fall race / Sailing

Lucky Jim, Yeah Dogg and Renaissance each won races in the opening night of the Oak Harbor Yacht Club’s Fall Sailing Series Thursday, Sept. 6.

Two heats were held in two divisions.

Renaissance and skipper Dave Steckman won both Windseeker Fleet races. Lucky Jim (Jim McAlpine) and Yeah Dogg (Chad Holcomb) split in the Flying Sails Fleet.

Results

Windseeker race No. 1: 1, Renaissance; 2, Separator (Steve Hucke); 3, Karen Marie (Jim Wagner); 4, Toto (Allan Wilson), DNS; 4, Thrift Shop (Dale Henderson), DNF; 5, Lemonade (Jason Polly), DNC; 5, Excitement (Bill Wiensheimer), DNF.

Windseeker race No. 2: 1, Renaissance; 2, Toto; 3, Karen Marie; 4, Toto, DNS; 5, Lemonade, DNC; 5, Excitement, DNC; 5, Thrift Shop, DNC.

Flying Sails, race No. 1: 1, Yeah Dogg; 2, Lucky Jim; 3, Slingshot (Rick Almberg); 4, Gadzooks (Rex Dupuis); 5, Vertigo (Shannon Buys); 6, Peal Jem (Larry Munns), DNC.

Flying Sails, race No. 2: 1, Lucky Jim; 2, Yeah Dogg; 3, Slingshot; 4, Vertigo; 5, Gadzooks; 6, Pearl Jem.

Lucky Jim leads Gadzooks. (Photo by Dave Steckman)

Lucky Jim leads Gadzooks. (Photo by Dave Steckman)

Byron Skubi follows the action.(Photo by Dave Steckman)

Byron Skubi follows the action. (Photo by Dave Steckman)

Lucky Jim heads home after Thursday’s event.(Photo by Ryan Nowicki)

Lucky Jim heads home after Thursday’s event. (Photo by Ryan Nowicki)