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Riff Raff Regatta

Published on 9/21/2019

Another successful Riff Raff regatta (and District 3 Championship) was just completed. Could this possibly be our 50th anniversary? It might even be more. Cowan Lake has had a sailing club since 1954 and we have photos of Snipe sailors from those early years.

Like all previous years, the sailing was serious, but the fun was is what keeps sailors coming back.

This year the temperatures were idyllic, but the wind was a little light. None the less, our RC was able to complete 4 competitive races on Saturday. Per usual the Disch family of Jno and Karen, were able to fend off most competitors and score 3 bullets. Wendy O’Toole and her crew Jennifer Ray we’re able to sneak a win in on race 3 of the day. The balance of the places were completely jumbled up and only the Sunday throw out would shed any light.

Dinner and cocktails this year were hosted by Carey and Bob Nelson who brought out a series of pasta dishes with some great locally brewed beer. Desert was an all time favorite, brought to us by Sandy Rowland. More beer, a beautiful star filled sky and bonfire finished the evening.

Sunday brought light winds and a ½ hour postponement, but we were still able to get 2 races in before the cut off. The Disch’s, again, brought their “A” game with 2 more bullets. It’s hard to catch a team when all they throw out is a 3.


The final top 3 include Jno and Karen Disch in 1st , our District 3 2019 Champions, Matt Heywood and Chris Bickley who probably had the most consistent races, in 2nd followed by our own Bob Rowland and Gwen Marshall in a hard fought third.

Next year: same time, same place. Skipper’s meeting at noon on the second Saturday of September. The wind gods tell us to expect beautiful temps and stronger winds. Who’s coming?

Rank Class SailNo Club HelmName CrewName Rating R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total Nett
1st SNIPE 29968 DYC Jno Disch Karen Disch 1095 1 1 -3 1 1 1 8 5
2nd SNIPE 28714 North Cape Matt Heywood Chris Bickley 1095 -5 2 4 3 2 2 18 13
3rd SNIPE 26747 Cowan Lake Sailing Association Bob Rowland Gwen Marshall 1095 3 -5 5 4 4 3 24 19
4th SNIPE 26164 Cowan Lake Sailing Association Wendy O'Toole Jennifer Ray 1095 4 -6 1 6 3 6 26 20
5th SNIPE 30390 Cowan Lake Sailing Association Howard Miller Ryan Wilkerson 1095 2 4 2 5 -7 7 27 20
6th SNIPE 31350 PLYC Rumpi Gravenstein Sarah Naska 1095 -6 3 6 2 6 5 28 22
7th SNIPE 29657 Cowan Lake Sailing Association Carey Nelson Bob Nelson 1095 7 7 -8 7 5 8 42 34
8th Snipe 26613 Cowan Lake Sailing Association Steve Fader Sarah Fader 1095 -8 8 7 8 8 4 43 35