DNIYC of Detroit
3rd Race

March 4, 2001
Cass Lake, Michigan

The third day of racing for the DNIYC of Detroit club was held on Cass Lake. The lake was covered in 10-12 inches of 60% snow ice and 40% honeycombed dark ice. Overnight the temperatures were low enough for the ice to start out hard and fast. Unfortunately, the wind started out light, and decreased as the morning wore on.

By the start time of the first race (12pm) the wind had died and the ice softened to the point where we couldn't race. After much standing on the ice and telling each other what a cool sport we have, the wind finally started to pick up. We sailed a couple of one-lap practice races in very light...holy...shifty wind, then the breeze finally settled down to North at 10-15 knots..

Even though the ice had softened up considerably, there was anough wind to get around the course. All sorts of runners were in being used, and the ones that worked the best were 3/16" inserts, minumum T's, 1/4" T's, and angles. No one type of runner worked really well all the time, and there were lots of theories as to how a minimum T could work at all! It was actually very enjoyable sailing, in a Cass Lake sort of way.

by Paul Goodwn - US 46

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    Pos    Sail#      Name     Race>    1    2    3    4    5    6  Points
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      1   US 1183 GOUGEON(S),    JAN     1    1    1    1    2 (  5)   6.00
      2   US 4379     HARPER,   JOHN  (  5)   2    2    3    1    2   10.00
      3   US   46    GOODWIN,   PAUL     3 (  5)   3    2    4    1   13.00
      4   US    3     GROGAN,    JIM     2    3    4    4 (  5)   3   16.00
      5   US  118 CARTWRIGHT,  CLIFF     4    4    5 (  5)   3    4   20.00
      6   US 4175    GRANGER,  CHRIS     8    8 ( 10)   9    7    6   38.00
      7   US 3743   CARNAGHI,   J.P.     6    9    8    8 (DNS) DNS   45.00
      8   US   17      STACK,    BOB  (DNS)   6    6    6  DNS  DNS   46.00
      9   US 4472    GREGORY, ROBERT     9    7    9    7 (DNS) DNS   46.00
     10   US   30     LEBEAU,   LEON   DNS   10    7 (DNF)   6  DNS   51.00
     11   US   99   DEFER(S),  HARRY    10   11  DNS (DNS) DNS  DNS   63.00
     12   US  151    LEONARD,  BRUCE     7  DNS (DNS) DNS  DNS  DNS   63.00
     13   US 4730    LEONARD,   DAVE   DNS  DNS (DNS) DNS  DNS  DNS   70.00

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