Ahoy Herring Islanders!
Thanks again to those who attended the party on October 30th!
For those who were unable to make it, you missed a great time, so make
sure to mark your calendars early next year. Thanks to MRYC (Bob,
Amy and the crew) for the "big room" and the great food.
Special thanks to Grouper Si Boettner and his crew (Lynda Boettner, Kate
Gitmed, Becky and Danny Ness) for organizing the evening and for lining
up a fantastic speaker, Bill Stevenson of St. Michaels Sails! Thanks also
to Si and the Cabaret crew for the great spring and summer parties!
We all sang Happy Birthday to Janet Buck. Her 28th! Congratulations
Janet!
Thanks to Steve Bradley for making up the great awards for each boat that
finished 3rd place or better in any single race and to Sue Greenhawk for
helping pick out the trophies.
For those who were unable to make it to the party, haven't been to the
website, and missed Gary's article on Friday...... below is a re-cap of
the 2004 racing results.
19 different boats competed this year in at least one race. That's great
and let's all work to keep the fleet growing! Everyone please work
this winter on bringing in new members.
New boats welcomed to HISF racing this year are.....some of
these skippers and crews have been around for a long time, but this was
the first year (as far as I know) that these particular boats raced in
HISF.......
Cabaret - Si Boettner
Fiscal Stray - Tod Engleskirchen
Galatea - Doug Rollow
Red Dog - Art Malsin
Blew Bird - Bob Larsen
Great Dane - Jens Glysing-Jensen
Alibeth - Jan White
All 12 scheduled races were completed! Some courses shortened, but
zero cancellations!! Great job by the all of the RC's and thanks to
the wind gods!
Boats that competed in ALL 12 races......including their RC duties:
Cabaret - Si Boettner
Pagan - Norman Brown
Inka - Hugh Kabler
Resolute - Bob Wood
Swagman - Alex Schuster
Freestyle - PF Flyers
Boats that corrected to FIRST PLACE this year.....
Freestyle - PF Flyers - 3 races
Inka - Hugh Kabler - 2 races
Redbeard - Hans Nilsen - 2 races
Terroir - Brad Campbell - 2 races
Resolute - Bob Wood - 1 race
Cabaret - Si Boettner - 1 race
Cassiopeia - Homer Lange - 1 race
Special Awards: Is there any Mount Gay left in your
flasks????? Bring them to the WNS party on Saturday night
and I'll fill 'em up!
Sportsman of the Year - Cassiopeia - Homer Lange
Most Fun (on and off the water) - Cabaret - Si Boettner
Most Improved Boat from 2003 to 2004 - Resolute - Bob Wood
Frye Memorial Trophy:
Jack Cane donated this trophy to HISF in honor of the late Jack
Frye, an avid sailor, a former Head Herring, and tireless friend of all
sailors. It is awarded to the fastest boat of the season. The fastest
boat is the boat, which finishes first more often than any other boat,
regardless of handicap.
The Frye Trophy was presented by Jackie Stork, a very talented artist
who also happens to be Jack Frye's daughter. The winner of the Frye
Memorial Trophy for 2004 was REDBEARD - Hans Nilsen, with 5 guns!
Runners up were....Cabaret 2, Freestyle 2, Red Dog 1, Terroir 1, and
Resolute 1.
Special Races:
Bloody Point Night Race:
1st - Terroir - Brad Campbell
2nd - Alibeth - Jan White
3rd - Freestyle - PF Flyers
Bay Hundred Regatta (Long Distance Race)
1st - Redbeard - Hans Nilsen
2nd - Resolute - Bob Wood
3rd - Freestyle - PF Flyers
Seasonal Series:
Spring Series (4 races):
1st - Freestyle - PF Flyers
2nd - Inka - Hugh Kabler
3rd - Redbeard - Hans Nilsen
Summer Series (4 races):
1st - Freestyle - PF Flyers
2nd - Terroir - Brad Campbell
3rd - Pagan - Norman Brown
Fall Series (4 races):
1st - Freestyle - PF Flyers
2nd - Inka - Hugh Kabler
3rd - Resolute Bob Wood
2004 Overall (Spring, Summer, and Fall Series).....
1st - Freestyle - PF Flyers
2nd - Inka - Hugh Kabler
3rd - Resolute Bob Wood
4th - Pagan - Norman Brown
5th - Swagman - Alex Schuster
Congratulations to all skippers and crews who won awards! For those
of you who came close this year, the 2005 season is only 6 months away,
so come back and try again!
Finally, I would like to thank all HISF members for their support toward
a very successful 2004 sailing season, with a special thanks to my fellow
officers / committee chairs, who worked very hard this year......
Second Smelt---------- Bill Gordean
Kipper / Goldfish------- Terry Burke
Flounder------------------ Tod Engleskirchen
Red Herring-------------- Don Campbell
Shark / Barracuda----- Gary Nylander
Grouper------------------- Si Boettner
Cruising Carp---------- Charlie Platt
Electronic Eel---------- JP Stokes
HISF is a wonderful group of sailors and all around very nice people. I'm
fortunate and happy to be a part of it! Thanks again and I hope to
see all of you during the long winter.
Doug Abbott
HISF Head Herring - 2004