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The highlight of yesterday's Pro Am schedule was the extremely interesting post racing "State of the Sport" discussion panel, led by Scuttlebutt's Tom Leweck. Anna Tunnicliffe, Zach Railey, Andrew Campbell, Peter Holmberg, Dave Ullman, and Ed Baird all provided wonderful insight into where the sport stands, and where it's going.
[Click on the photo to see the panel in action.]
And oh yes, there were eight races yesterday, and Ed Baird is currently 4 points ahead of Andrew Campbell, with Zach 3rd, and Anna 4th. Curmudgeon Tom Leweck's report:
The normally reliable North Sound trade winds took the day off for the first eight races of the Maclaren Pro-Am Regatta at the Bitter End Yacht Club - replaced by "lake-sailing" conditions with 40, 50, and 60 degree wind shifts. "We quickly learned how to execute a smooth auto-tack," explained BEYC guest Robin Stout who crewed for Ed Baird on his IC24 for several of those races.
Auto-tacking wind shifts was obviously a successful strategy - Baird won four of the eight races to take a four point lead over Andrew Campbell, a Pro-Am first timer. Campbell seemed very patient and completely comfortable in the fluky conditions, taking two bullets and top three finishes in half of the races. Olympic medallists Zack Railey and Anna Tunnicliffe, in third and fourth place respectively, are also very much in the hunt.
Wednesday is a layday with four more fleet races scheduled for Thursday before Friday's match race finals.
1. Ed Baird, 20
2. Andrew Campbell, 24
3. Zack Railey, 32
4. Anna Tunnicliffe, 34
5. David Ullman, 42
6. Peter Holmberg, 43
7. Matt Burge, 43
8. Tom Lee, 50
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