Dead Crab Regatta R2 RC Laser Championship on 6/9/2024
 
Submitted By: Dave Branning, RD
 
Region: 2
 
Class: RC Laser
 
Chevrons: Red Regional
 
Date: 6/9/2024 - 6/9/2024
 
Location: Corinthian YC of Cape May  Cape May,  NJ
 
Host Club: SOUTH JERSEY MODEL YC  Club No: 390
 
# of Entries: 20
 
Winds: 8-20+
 
Races completed: 18
 
Scoring System: Random Fleets
 
Regatta Committee & Valuable Assistants:
Regatta Chairman: Jim Forrester; RD: Dave Branning;
Scoring and Photography, Judy Bonanno; Scoring: Amy Forrester and Liz Anger; Buoys and Chase
boat, Steve Ward, Conrad Nuss, Bob Herzog and Jay Kopp. Race committee, Roberta Nuss

The annual Spring arrival of Horseshoe Crabs shedding their shells on Cape May and Delaware Bay beaches has prompted this RC Laser regatta to be named after the event. It's a local thing. Dodging dead crabs occasionally floating by is part of the ambiance of the racing.

The Corinthian YC of Cape May hosted 20 RC Laser skippers from New England to North Carolina for the regional championship. We also had skippers sailing their new RC Laser for the first time as well as very experienced RC skippers showing the way. The forecast for the day was SW 5-10 in the morning with increasing winds in the afternoon. Mother nature got serious and accelerated that forecast as skippers went through the sail bag of all four RC Laser sails before the lunch break. The afternoon puffs were in the 20s with an annoying chop to entertain the spectators viewing the run to the leeward mark.

At the break, defending regional champion, Stuart Challoner, of Toms River, held a 6-point lead over Raritan's Frank Scalisi with Metedeconk River's Sean Bradley and Raritan's Kevin LeCompte a few points back from Scalisi. In the afternoon almost everyone had their D sail on and one needed to be patient and just keep the boat driving and limit the nose dives on the run. Enjoy the action by viewing the videos in Judy Bonanno's picture link which follows.

Frank Scalisi hung on and nosed out Sean Bradley by one point to win his third Liberty RC Laser Regatta of the Spring. Frank is pitching a shutout, with two regattas to go in the Fall. Sean Bradley nosed out buddy Stuart Challoner by two points with Kevin LeCompte and John Santoro in fourth and fifth respectively.

Region 2 has taken a step to remind us of the importance of sportsmanship and respecting each other. At regattas we are handing out Sail Like 53 wrist bands to skippers to remind all of us of our mentor, David Brawner, who's legacy was to honor and respect your fellow competitor with Corinthian behavior. This regatta had absolutely no deportment issues. Personally, I would like to thank all the skippers who actively grabbed a screwdriver and stuck their nose into cockpits helping folks with connectivity or servo issues. This is the way our hobby grows.
Race Results for Dead Crab Regatta R2 RC Laser Championship
Type  Place  Skipper Sail#  Points  City  St  Home Club 
Single 1 Frank Scalisi  18 17 Red Bank NJ RARITAN YACHT CLUB RC LASER FLEET
Single 2 Sean Bradley  32 18 Point Pleasant NJ TWILIGHT LAKE MODEL BOAT CLUB
Single 3 Stuart Challoner  (Stu) 40 20 Toms River NJ METEDECONK RIVER YACHT CLUB
Single 4 Kevin LeCompte  76 33 Lebanon NJ RARITAN YACHT CLUB RC LASER FLEET
Single 5 John Santoro  29 36 Egg Harbor Twp. NJ MID-ATLANTIC MODEL YACHT CLUB
Single 6 Glenn Chalder  42 43 Simsbury CT  
Single 7 James Flach  25 45 Norristown PA  
Single 8 Domenick Bonanno  (Dom) 17 45 Shrewsbury NJ MARBLEHEADERS OF SPRING LAKE
Single 9 Michael McGuckin  (Mike) 99 53 Ocean City NJ  
Single 10 William Sysyn  (Bill) 6 54 Forked River NJ MARBLEHEADERS OF SPRING LAKE
Single 11 John Parker  91 90 Ocean City NJ SOUTH JERSEY MODEL YC
Single 12 Ray Szulczewski  28 96 Cape May NJ MID-ATLANTIC MODEL YACHT CLUB
Single 13 Richard White  (Dick) 28 101 Severna Park MD MARYLAND MODEL YACHT CLUB
Single 14 Ed Andrews  (Ed) 76 105 West Cape May NJ SOUTH JERSEY MODEL YC
Single 15 Martin Besant  70 106 Piscataway NJ MARBLEHEADERS OF SPRING LAKE
Single 16 Carl Behrens  79 109 North Cape May NJ  
Single 17 Robert Bredehoft  (Robert) 69 111 Durham NC SOUTH JERSEY MODEL YC
Single 18 Jim Forrester  53 0 Salem VA SOUTH JERSEY MODEL YC
Single 19 George Glenn  (Gidge) 90 142 Ocean City NJ MID-ATLANTIC MODEL YACHT CLUB


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