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Fanshawe Regatta Weekend 2009

The Fanshawe Regatta weekend was held on June 6 and 7 at Fanshawe Yacht Club located inside Fanshawe Lake Convervation Area in London.

If you've got some good photos, please send them in.

Saturday

The weather on Saturday was just about perfect: sunny and warm, and some decent winds. Because the lake is long and narrow, there isn't much flexibility in setting a course, but the wind lined up nicely providing us with a good long windward leg. We had three excellent races.

Don took an early lead at the start of the first race, and held on to it for the rest of the Regatta!

Photo: Don Heads Down to the Leeward Mark

Photo: Steve Tries to Catch Up without a Spinnaker

Photo: Les Says Hello to the Race Committee

Photo: Heather Alps and Her Friend Emily

Photo: Don is First Across the Finish Line

There were some closely fought battles a little further back in the pack.

Photo: The Boys are in Neck and Neck with Kayley During the Second Race

Photo: Don Leads the Parade to the Leeward Mark for the Third Time

Photo: Les, and Kayley in the Background

Sunday

It was a little cooler and overcast on Sunday morning. The wind had swung round almost exactly 180 degrees, so we were able to use the same marks, just in a different order.

Sorry, no pictures of Sunday's racing.

Race Results

Once we were off the water, we all gathered to hear the outcome!

Photo: Gathering to Hear the Regatta Results

2009 OMDA Fanshawe Regatta Results
Place	Sail No.	Crew	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Points
1	70098	Don Alps	1	1	1	1	1	8
2	29647	Mat Bienczyk Michael Pagacz	2	4	4	2	4	12
3	63840	Heather Alp Emily	5	3	3	3	3	12
4	53050	Stephen Steel	3	2	2	4	2	13
5	14351	Les Bienczyk	4	6	5	6	5	24
6	16562	Kayley Pugh	DNF	5	6	5	6	26
7	70409	Elaine Richardson Emma Richardson	6	DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	33
7	48483	Steve Richardson David Richardson	DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	36

Note: Those sailing single-handed were assessed a penalty of 1 point per race, and each crew's worst result was thrown-out.

Of course, all the competitors wanted to offer our thanks to the Race Committee for their fine work.

The Race Committee: Paulette Tae and Heather Pugh.

We'd also like to thank Fanshawe Yacht Club for allowing us to use their facilities.

Other Photos

It turns out Fanshawe is also a great venue for aviation enthusiasts: the Reservoir lies right below the approach path to London Airport.

Photo: There Were Lots of Planes Flying Overhead

Photo Credits

Thanks to Heather Pugh for capturing some great photos from the comittee boat, and Les Bienczyk for capturing some on land.