(Lake George, New York)- Despite the fact that many J/22 sailors had
just come off sailing the J/22 North Americans in East Tawas, Michigan
along the beautiful shores of western Lake Erie, the fact that 28 boats
still made the pilgrimage to Lake George is testimonial to its long-term
attraction to sailors from around the eastern parts of America!
Missing to some degree were the top boats from both Annapolis and
Rochester, nevertheless the competition was spirited and it was great to
see other teams in the hunt to haul in some silverware. To say that sailing on Lake George is a breath-taking experience may perhaps be an understatement. Surrounded by gorgeous, verdant green rolling mountains that are already showing the changing of colors in the fall to bright hues of reds, organs, yellows and purples it's hard to concentrate on the racing. However, after two good days of sailing, it was clear a new winner was crowned for this event, John Koppernaes and crew, winning with a 16-2-6-2-2-5 record for 17 pts net. Perhaps the steadiest team on the lake this weekend was Ron Harris' team, compiling a 7-3-1-6-4-7 for 21 net pts, having to throw out only a 7th to place second overall (on a "no-throwout" basis they would easily have won the event). Third just one point back was RJ Moon's team that started off fast and "faded to black" with a 5-1-2-11-19-3 tally for 22 net pts (perhaps the party Saturday night contributed to the nasty scoreline on races #4 and #5. Rounding out the top five were Bob Mendenhall in fourth and Trevor Collins in fifth. For more J/22 Lake George Open/ Northeast Districts sailing results
