Martin Murray Comet Regatta Report & Results
The Martin Murray Comet regatta was well attended by 18 Comets. There were several new faces, Steve McMillan from Lake Hopatcong, John DiLella Green Pond sailing instructor, Michael Tolsma from Green Pond, and Peter Goodman from North Jersey. The Comet Class Association is alive and well!
Everyone enjoyed the two days of socializing with the high point being the Saturday evening beefsteak dinner with a live band afterwards.
Once the fog cleared Saturday morning four races were held that day and three more on Sunday. The hard luck prize goes to Mark Buruchian who was winning the last race when his mast step gave way and the rig slowly fell into the pond.
Always a joy to sail on a fresh water lake and to be able to cool off between races.
Thanks to Kathy Watson and Richard LaBossiere for running another great regatta.
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1st 4151 Talbott & Lee Ingram. 1,1,2,1,2,3,(5) = 10 pts (sailing a Whitecap Comet!)
2nd 3418 Peter & John Schell. (7),5,4,5,1,1,1 = 17 pts
3rd 4102 Rob & Drew Schell. 2,(9),7,3,5,2,2 = 21 pts
4th 4086 Bob Griswold & Kristen Dawson. 3,3,5,4,4,(10),10 = 29 pts
5th 4088 Kevin & Ashley Buruchian. 6,(10),3,6,7,5,3 = 30 pts
6th 4148 Wick Dudley & Tina Lauver. 5,2,6,8,6,(12),4 = 31 pts
7th 3468 Brad Meade & Caitlin Goodman (15),4,11,14,3,4,6 = 42 pts
8th 4137 Joe & Ian Lauver 4,(14),10,2,9,14,7 = 46 pts
9th 3983 Mark Buruchian & Greg Gilbert 13,11,1,7,14,8,(DNF) = 54 pts
10th 4077 Reed Valliant & Ridgely Kelly (16),7,12,12,10,6,8 = 55 pts
11th 4093 Ralph & Matt Grossmann 10,8,8,9,(15),15,10 = 60 pts (tie break)
12th 4130 Rick & Sarah Sloan 11,(13),9,11,11,9,9 = 60 pts (tie break)
13th 4022 John & Paul DiLella 9,6,13,13,8,(13),13 = 62 pts
14th 4084 Steve McMillan & James Byrne 8,(15),15,10,13,7,11 = 64 pts
15th 4023 Michael Tolsma & Ron Damiano (17),16,16,15,16,11,14 = 88 pts
16th 3938 Ellen Bakalian & Charlotte Smith 12,12,14,(DNF), DNS,DNS,DNS,= 95
17th 4030 Peter Goodman & John Gaidimas (18),18,17,16,17,16,15 = 99 pts
18th 3382 Keith Callahan and Brayden Huston 14,17,(DNS),DNS,12,DNS,DNS=100
