Link to PHOTOGRAPHS showing the FUN they had at the regatta.
Congratulations to Bo Scott for his win at the Dixie Sailing Club's Po Ol Kowaliga Regatta the weekend of October 3 & 4. Bo Scott and Jennifer Bennett both scored 14 points for a first-place tie after five races, with the tiebreaker going to Bo. Dixie Sailing Club is the host of the 2027 Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta next June 5 to 10 on Lake Martin, Alabama.
Jim Simons of the Dixie Sailing Club reported:
- The POK this year returned DSC to the level of competition we experienced in the good old days, when C22 sailors traveled to DSC for the competition.
- Watching the Gold Fleet sailors compete was inspiring. In DSC races, the fleet quickly spreads, so finishes can vary by a factor of two. These Gold Fleet sailors were sailing in a competitive, tight group.
- Hosting sailors from Chicago and Detroit, along with many closer clubs, demonstrated a significant interest in coming to DSC to sail. Why? Because of Jennifer, Keith, Mickey, and Bobby. The traveling Gold Fleet sailors came for the competition, demonstrating a healthy C22 fleet.
- They travel long distances to race against competition and then share the experience with others in the Gold Fleet.
- Before the races, during the break between starts, after the races, and after the regatta, they were, to use a phrase, collegial. They renewed friendships from other regattas and rehashed the earlier races. Even though they don't see each other every week, they catch up instantly.
- To sum it up, they were just a friendly bunch.
- I was glad that my race committee was able to organize and run races that allowed the level of competition they expected.