15th Annual Soling 1 Meter
Open Regatta
The Villages Radio Controlled Sailboat Club
Saturday November 3rd and Sunday November 4th, 2018
Results
Open Regatta
The Villages Radio Controlled Sailboat Club
Saturday November 3rd and Sunday November 4th, 2018
Results
15th Annual Soling 1M Regatta Results
On November 3rd and 4th 2018, The Villages Radio-Controlled Sail Boat Club hosted its fifteenth annual Soling 1M regatta at Lake Mira-Mar in The Villages, Florida. The moderate strength and puffy winds on Saturday allowed seventeen two-lap races to be sailed Chuck Millican of South Carolina dominated the day with four first and five second places. The next closest competitor was twelve points behind. Dinner was enjoyed by all at a local eatery that evening while discussion centered around the threat of rain on Sunday.
Sunday morning, light sprinkles greeted the competitors as did the threat of thundershowers at eleven o’clock. The showers subsided as a much lighter wind than Saturday’s wind filled in from the south-east. Tom Engle, Race Director, introduced single lap races in an attempt to beat the predicted bad weather and to reflect the lighter winds. Seven more races were held Sunday morning and Chuck maintained his lead to capture first place—the second year in a row.
Ron Bos debuted as starter, with Roy Holmes assisting. Gerald Streit and Don Brandon called and recorded the finishes while Truman Roragen was scorekeeper. Brian Engle procured both trophies and keepsake gifts while commodore Kent Burgess oversaw the event.
Place Skipper Points
1 Chuck Millican 50
2 Brian Engle 60
3 Calvin O’Bara 82
4 Gary Dotson 86
5 Tom Engle 96
6 Don Hain 98
7 Kent Burgess 115
8 Mary Hain 142
9 Dan Pearce 142
10 Bob VanNuise DNF
Left to right: Calvin- 3rd, Chuck- 1st, Bryan- 2nd, Gary- 4th, and Tom- 5th