Nancy and Eric Smith US2500 with the 2021 DN Central Region Championship trophy.
Via Kent Baker:
Competitors and Race Committee at the DN Centrals regatta enjoyed a beautiful weekend on Elk Lake in Michigan, even with only one day of sailing. The sky on Sunday was cloudless and windless. On Saturday, after considerable delays due to wind shifts and needing to avoid an area of holes, each fleet sailed four races for a total of eight races.
Racing is simply magical when you are going full-warp speed upwind with the weather runner barely lifted off the ice. A sensation that in an instant makes you glad you troubled yourself to get there. Thanks to Ron Sherry, Richard Potcova, Jody Kjoller, Peter Johanson for all having a role in keeping me going these last few years. And, of course, my wife/enabler, Erica!
Big congratulations to Eric Smith US2500 on his first regatta win! Proof that one doesn’t have to be in the sport for a decade or more to beat the best!
It’s worth noting that there were 5 father/son duos present including David and Cooper Frost, Bill and Bobby Cutting, Ron and Griffin Sherry, Bill and Chad Coberly, and Dick and Brian Parker. Three of the youngest of the five are products of the Ice Optimist program.
2021 CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Elk Lake, Michigan
Results are provisional as of 21:26 on March 6, 2021
Gold Fleet
| Rank | HelmName | SailNo | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ERIC SMITH | US 2500 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2nd | RON SHERRY | US 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| 3rd | GRIFFEN SHERRY | US 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4th | JOHN HARPER | US 60 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |
| 5th | KENT BAKER | US 5219 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 30 | |
| 6th | ANDREW ALLEN | US 5451 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 30 | |
| 7th | JIM GROGAN | US 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 31 | |
| 8th | RICHARD WOLLAM | US 4882 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 35 | |
| 9th | BILL CUTTING | US 5430 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | |
| 10th | MATT KOCH | US 111 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 38 | |
| 11th | ROB HOLMAN | US 3705 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 42 | |
| 12th | GEORGE REIS | US 5053 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 52 | |
| 13th | JODY KJOLLER | US 5435 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 53 | |
| 14th | DAVID FROST | US 5358 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 56 | 56 | |
| 15th | CHAD COBERLY | US 1301 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 56 | |
| 16th | HARRY DEFER | US 99 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 57 | 57 | |
| 17th | DON JONES | US 610 | 14 | 20 | 22 DNF | 12 | 68 | 68 | |
| 18th | PETER JOHANSON | US 5633 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 69 | 69 | |
| 19th | RICK LEMBERG SR | US 4155 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 71 | 71 | |
| 20th | RANDY ROGOSKI | US 4192 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 22 DNF | 80 | 80 | |
| 21st | RICHARD PARKER | US 4738 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 DNF | 82 | 82 |
Silver Fleet
| Rank | HelmName | SailNo | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BRIAN PARKER | US 5048 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2nd | J WILLIAM COBERLY | US 472 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3rd | THOMAS DAWSON | US 5470 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
| 4th | BOB CUTTING | US 5930 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | |
| 5th | ROBERT GRAY | US 65 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | |
| 6th | PETE JOHNS | US 2360 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | |
| 7th | RHEA NICHOLAS | US 4783 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | |
| 8th | HUGH STEVENS | US 5127 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 33 | |
| 9th | COOPER FROST | US 5404 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 37 | |
| 10th | STAN JONES | US 4974 | 4 | 4 | 16 DNF | 16 DNF | 40 | 40 | |
| 11th | SAM HAZEL | US 56 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 43 | |
| 12th | BOB RIPLY | US 4856 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 46 | |
| 13th | AUSTIN GRAEF | US 5 | 16 DNF | 16 DNF | 12 | 11 | 55 | 55 | |
| 14th | LEE GREENING | US 4353 | 13 | 16 DNF | 16 DNF | 16 DNF | 61 | 61 | |
| 15th | GAIL TURLUCK | US 5043 | 16 DNF | 16 DNF | 16 DNF | 16 DNF | 64 | 64 |
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