Summer 2008 Hull Yacht Club Newsletter
VIVA was mentioned twice in the Hull YC.
First:
"Senior Race Update: Our racing season got off to a great start. We had three club boats (Viva, William Henry and Ariel) travel to Nantucket Sound to participate in the Figawi - a 25 mile race from Hyannis to Nantucket. There were some great parties hosted by Hyannis YC and the famous tent party in Nantucket. Lots of rum, short on the mixers, nobody can remember anything from these parties other than walking in, so we have nothing to report. The racing on the other hand was interesting. With 205 sailboats entering, collectively we beat only 5 boats in our three separate fleets. Ariel and William Henry deployed the same skill set for tactics on the race course - sail SW because that was the forecasted wind shift. Unfortunately the wind filled in from the SE and we each got smoked. Viva, with much better racing tactical insight, did not fall into this trap. However, they realized shortly after the start they had not complete their required Man Overboard drill with their crew. So Lori went over and directed the drill from the water (she must have prepared for this in advance because she was wearing her life preserver). Her first directive was to make sure the crew got the Spinnaker Pole down without ripping the new jib - how is that for priorities! After some skillful sailing - full audio coverage on the VHF for all to hear - and a complete inspection from the Coast Guard - Viva was off to capture some lost ground and escaped DFL by beating one boat."Second:
"Jon and Lori Lacks with their crew on ‘Viva’ finished First in the B fleet day last week, gaining instant respect from some well tuned crews of rock stars when they edged out this victory in a hotly contested fleet. "
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