Region 8 Travel Trophy # 2
2-16-2025
Helmsmen Model Yacht Club Long Beach, El Dorado Lake. Twenty-nine competitors showed up from as far away as Arizona to attend the second of seven DF 95 Travel Trophy regattas. A big thank you to Kevin Gault for taking the time to put his crew together and continuing effort in keeping Lake El Dorado venue open to RC sailing. It’s always a huge effort to keep the walkway clean, marks in place, and the many other hidden variables that spring up over a season.
By reviewing the results Jess Atkinson is at one with Lake El Dorado scoring five firsts out of six races and throwing out a second place. I’m not sure how he did it sniffing out every shift and zephyr that crossed the pond. With the light breeze, the deep sigh of the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat was a constant throughout the day. This was truly expressed in heats 2 & 5 with Chris Collins having a substantial lead in both races to sail into the doldrums and have me sail up to him and then deal with the winning shift. In race five Collins stayed in the breeze as we approached the finish line while I was dealt the bad card and dropped to third. That is the amazing part of how Atkinson kept his hand on Aces and Eights throughout the day. Atkinson’s sailing was like observing a grandmaster playing chess on six different tables at the same time, and winning each match. If only I can open that door of awareness this season.
The next DF 95 Travel Trophy is April 14-15 in Good Year Arizona at [https://www.sailrc.club/event-6062594](https://www.sailrc.club/event-6062594) entries to date are Gary Rozyk, Gene Elliot, Michael Fruciano, Dennis Sharp, Henry Johnson, Bruce Rasch, Jess Atkinson, Allen Lehman, Bob Speaker, Chris Davidson, Larry Grant, Don Shirley, Len Bose, Rod Sturgess, and Bob Kruft
If you are like me trying to open that “door of awareness?”
Every Tuesday Mason Lake Irvine 11:30-3:30
KHYC Saturday, Feb 22 11:30-
Helmsmen Model Yacht Club Long Beach, Sunday, March 9th
Mason Lake Irvine March 15 11:30-3:30
San Diego Argonauts Mission Bay March 22 11:30-
Let’s Go Sailing!
Len Bose
You can now register for Travel Trophy Regattas
Arizona April 11 & 12 https://www.sailrc.club/event-6062594/RegistrationsList
Sacramento May 3 & 4 https://www.theamya.org/RegattaDetail.asp?RGID=10452
Registration in NOR.
San Diego 17 & 18. R8 Championships. https://sandiegoargonauts.com/. Registration is now the opener for the 2025 AMYA Dragon Flight 95 Region 8 Championships. The Top SIX finishers will qualify for an invitation to the NCR in Newport, RI in October.