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REID COLLINS WINS MELGES 24 WFORC REGATTA

18 OCTOBER 2006 • Desperate Measures with Reid Collins at the helm and Bryan Anderson at tactician ended up winning the tough 2 day, 8 race WFORC Regatta held at Pensacola Yacht Club this past weekend. The fleet was welcomed to the race course on Saturday with an oscillating 10-15 mph breeze out of the Northeast which quickly reduced down to 5-10 by the end of the 2nd race for the day. Representing Lake Lanier Sailing Club out of Atlanta, Desperate Measures found themselves in familiar conditions and commanded the opening day with 1,3,1,1 finishes to win the first day of racing.

After a few Bushwackers at the Pensacola Yacht Club bar, the teams headed over to LeAnne Pickering's house who has hosted the Saturday party for the M24s at WFORC for the past several years. A big thank you goes out to her and former M24 sailor, Doug Kessler for putting on this awesome party on once again. On Sunday, the teams arrived on the course with 15-20 mph breezes that seemed to persistently go right as the day progressed. Racing was extremely tight between the top 5-6 boats, but Jeff Lindheim and his crew on Beer Goggles from New Orleans ended up winning the daily trophy for Sunday. Desperate Measures managed to hang on to win the regatta. The M24 class would like to let PYC, race committee, LeAnne Pickering, Doug Kessler, and all other volunteers know how much we appreciate a great weekend! View FULL RESULTS .

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Lastly, as mentioned in a previous post, the Melbourne Fall Regatta is quickly approaching - October 27-29. This should prove to be a well attended regatta as many of the teams across the Southeast will be using this as a warmup for the US Nationals. Go online for more information on the Melbourne Regatta. If you have other questions about the regatta, feel free to contact Mike Nulf at (321) 863-4412. All of this information and more about the upcoming Nationals can be found on www.usmelges24.com.