| Apr 6 | Apr 13 | Apr 20 | Apr 27 | May 4 | May 11 | Total | Throwout | Score | ||||||||
| Max Fraser | 18c | 18c | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 38 | 12 | |
| John Pacholski | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 16 | 18 | |
| Art Lange | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 20 | |
| Art Lewis | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18c | 18c | 8 | 3 | 88 | 44 | 44 | |
| Paul Zander | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 29 | 48 | |
| Malcolm Wilson | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18c | 18c | 7 | 8 | 98 | 44 | 54 | |
| Dan Mills | 3 | 4 | 18c | 18c | 3 | 5 | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 3 | 4 | 130 | 54 | 76 | |
| Dave Grochel | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 18c | 18c | 11 | 9 | 127 | 49 | 78 | |
| Pizza Man | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 122 | 41 | 81 | |
| Paul Tara | 18c | 18c | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 162 | 54 | 108 | |
| Greg Morrill | 5 | 8 | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 6 | 7 | 170 | 54 | 116 | |
| Patrick Tara | 18c | 18c | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 175 | 54 | 121 | |
| Dan Cook | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 10 | 13f | 176 | 54 | 122 | |
| Alan Morton | 8 | 3 | 18c | 18c | 10 | 12 | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 177 | 54 | 123 | |
| Fred Paxton | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 5 | 9 | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 194 | 54 | 140 | |
| Terry Schmidt | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 9 | 13f | 202 | 54 | 148 | |
| Ed Patterson | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 14s | 11 | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 205 | 54 | 151 | |
| Peter | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 18c | 13f | 13f | 206 | 54 | 152 | |
Week 1 (April 6), The season opener was a bit of everything. Light breezes from the west and north to begin the day. No wind at the start of the second race, then filling in with rail-riding wind from the south. What a way to start the year! Nine boats came to the line. Max, where were you?
Week 2 (April 13), Just plain weird is the best way to describe it. Wind from the west, off and on, with unannounced shifts to the northwest and southwest, lots of micro-streams of air with a few wind twirls off the shore. Marks were in the gulch and in the far east corner across from the dock. ÊPick the right path and go fast for a while until the next guy gets a stream and slips by you. ÊVery interesting evening of racing. The Santa Cruz gang found their way to the reservoir tonight. Max and Paul Tara looked like theyÕve been racing at the reservoir daily. And Patrick kept up really well too.
Week 3 (April 20), A shift to summer wind patterns on Wednesday. Light to almost no breeze from over the dam. A phenomenal turnout of 13 boats to help Max celebrate his 15th birthday. If this were a story book Max would have had two bullets, but this is really about the coveted first quarter glass and the guy with the funny polish name had all the luck tonight. IÕm sure there will be some payback next week. The post race birthday celebration was decadent. First a feast of the now traditional Chinese fare. Even Ron Moore couldnÕt get enough of the garlic eggplant Ð oh so good. Then the FraserÕs popped out a chocolate cake so rich that it could only have been conceived in the mind of a three year old. A hearty chorus of Happy Birthday to Max echoed all the way to the reservoir.
Weeek 4 (April 27), Did I mention something about payback last week? Our NA champs strutted their stuff this Wednesday finishing 1 and 2 in both races. Threats of thunderstorms kept some of the fleet away this week, but as 6pm approached the sky lightened to provide dry and interesting sailing conditions. The winds for race one came from the south, with inconsistent 90 degree shifts. Paul Z. commented at how many times he tacked on one beat without moving the tiller. The winds sort of cycled to the north and we started race two toward the dam. Experience adapting to rapidly changing conditions paid off tonight.
Week 5 (May 4), It was wet. I’m still drying out my stuff. But five of us enjoyed the sailing all the same. Intermittent light breezes from over the dam. Max’s ability to point high and go fast gave him his third and fourth bullets in a row. Nicely done Max. The hot wonton soup afterwards tasted very good. A new sailor from Santa Cruz, Dan Cook, joined us for the first time. I can’t imagine wanting to try sailing at the reservoir on a rainy evening like that for the first time. Dan should fit in nicely. Welcome to the reservoir!
Week 5 (May 11), OK, so he’s too tired to make the first two races of the quarter. The rest of us think for a moment we may have a chance at the glass. Then he shows up and never finishes lower than 2nd place in the rest of the races. He strings five bullets in a row and finishes with an average finishing place of 1.4, proving beyond doubt who’s the Top Dog these days. For the second year in a row, the first quarter honors and glass go to Max Fraser! All hail the Max!
A healthy turnout of 12 boats crossed the line on Wednesday (might have been because it was the first Wednesday it hasn’t been raining in a while.) Peter got his new boat on the water - a pristine woody. And Terry Schmidt paid us a visit. Winds were out of the west so the “W” course was employed: up to the gulch, across to the east side of the lake, then up to the west corner of the dam and down to the finish line. The big wind shadows on the west side of the lake made departing and approaching the finish line extra interesting. Winds were light to non-existent with a few puffs out of the gulch.