"Sail Fevre" is Hot

Merrick Hurlbutt Testing New Mast

John LeFevre was on the water for only the first time this year, but "Sail Fevre's" temperature was hot. With crew Michael-Salomon Jost and Leif Alton, the "Fevre" crew took the lead mid-way through the first race and held off a hard charging "Wind Dancer" at the finish for a well earned bullet. Merrick Hurlbutt was third with Adrianne Tuttle and Scott Watkins crewing. Hurlbutt picked up his new mast last Wednesday, after the original broke a week ago - so he was getting it settled in after an initial tuning.

In race two, Mike Moody was the winner, even after being delayed with the need to do a penalty turn after barging at the start. Wind Dancer followed "Moody's Booty" into the last windward mark and attacked by gybing across the Booty stern and taking Bootys wind to eke out a thin lead. However, crew work by Susanna Tellschow and John Kolstoe on "Moody's Booty" was exceptional and they were able to escape further attack with a smooth gybe and caught a puff to go up on a plane and finish first. Jonathan Ahlbrand was third in race two, meshing the crew work of Bob Bell and Tom Deits.

The wind kept rising during the day, starting about 8 for the first race, but blowing 12-15 by the third race. In that third race, "Wind Dancer" took command early with a perfect start at the pin and catching a major shift to tack and cross the fleet. Bob Miller, Gil Chesbro and Pat Dolan kept extending and won the final race handily. John LeFevre was second and Jonathan Ahlbrand third.

With only two race days completed in 2007 for the Lightnings, complete results and standings aren't yet posted. However, look for them soon through a link on the "Racing" page of the LSC web site at www.lansingsailing.org.

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