The Frozen Few, 2009-2010

Season standings

Sailing Instructions

SUNFISH, ICE AND THE FROZEN FEW

Edgewood's Sunday morning FrostBite racing kicked up waves with just five SunFish at the starting line, temperature a balmy 60°, modest wind. FB Gene Whalen: Gene getting some practice before the season FB Gene Whalen: Gene getting some practice before the season

Sailing School alums Michael Whalen and Catherine White, faced Sailing School parents Jeff Lanphear and Doug Claflin, with the far-too-frequent phantom Fauss Hull in the lead for the day.

The Fall series runs Sundays 11am - 1:30pm through December.

The action is sponsored jointly by the Edgewood Sailing School and Edgewood Yacht Club Race Committee. see details and continuing schedules at The Frozen Few.

Frostbite racing results for 11/08/2009

		1	2	3	4	5
	Skipper \ Course						Score
1	Fauss	2	1	1	2	1	7
2	Jeff	1	3	2	1	2	9
3	Michael	3	2	3	3	3	14
4	Catherine	4	4	4	5	4	21
5	Doug	5	5	5	4	5	24

11/8/09 - GREEN - first day of the 2009-2010 Fall series

Racing: 1100 - 1330 Sunday. Weather: forecast light Westerlies; temp 65°.

Some black ducks, but still geese and swans.

NOTE: Forms and results are down-loadable and posted on the web. The FrostBite <http://www.edgewoodsailing.org/frozenfew> stuff is at the Sailing School website <http://www.edgewoodsailing.org/adult/classes/session/36>. (thank you sailing school) And, there's a live Google or Ical calendar sync <http://www.edgewoodsailing.org/static/schedule.php?sessionID=36> link that stays updated.

SUNFISH BUFF-UP AND PRACTICE BRINGS NEW SKIPPERS

Three Sunday mornings in October tossed, flipped, scoured and envigorated both new skippers and returning FrozenFok FB: cleaning up EYC #2 for racingin the run-up to November 8 start of the 2009-2010 frostbite season. This year featured some informal coaching from the fleet Fauss Hull and Bill Bebe sharing experience and boat-handling tips. At the outset, racing tips and standard-issue boat flips both were featured FB: Catherine follows Fauss boat-handling drillas the boats shook off high wind and chop.