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Annual Pumpkin Head Regatta

October 13, 2011

Grand Rapids Fleet 

 

Story and Results by Chad Coberly

 

Despite an ominous weather forecast of cold, rain, thunder and wind, 19 boats registered for this year’s Pumpkinhead on Reeds lake. Fortunately, the storm broke for a 2 hour window allowing 4 races in a fairly consistent 10-15 knot SE breeze down the length of the lake. The top was very tight in all four races ending in a fairly unprecedented 3 way tie for first between Chad Coberly of Grand Rapids, Tom Babel of Traverse City, and Dillon McCormick of Lansing with the tie breaker sorting out in that order. 5 juniors from the East Grand Rapids HS sailing team joined the fun with top Junior going to Michael Madden in 6th place overall. Top Grand Master was Tom Babel in 2nd, and Top Female was Lindsey Gates in 9th overall. Hopefully the weather gods will stop punishing this regatta next year!

 

Full Results:

Rank

SailNo

HelmName

R1

R2

R3

R4

Total

Nett

1st

204070

Coberly

1

3

4

1

9

9

2nd

24040

Babel, T

3

1

1

4

9

9

3rd

188722

McCormick

2

2

2

3

9

9

4th

138863

Babel, B

10

4

3

2

19

19

5th

198413

Karaitis, A

5

7

5

5

22

22

6th

100724

Madden

7

5

9

6

27

27

7th

132687

Pendergast

6

9

6

7

28

28

8th

186565

Ulbrich

11

6

7

9

33

33

9th

98000

Gates

8

8

12

11

39

39

10th

198612

Karaitis, V

13

11

10

8

42

42

11th

189847

Babel, J

4

18 DNF

11

10

43

43

12th

140214

Ralston

9

13

8

18 DNF

48

48

13th

50053

Sikkenga

14

12

14

12

52

52

14th

189720

Currier

12

10

13

18 DNF

53

53

15th

198709

O'Dougherty

16

15

15

13

59

59

16th

161992

Stefanski

15

14

16

14

59

59

17th

151909

Dixon

18 DNF

18 DNC

18 DNC

18 DNC

72

72

1 Rad

154179

Madden

1

 

1

1

3 DNC

6

6

2 Rad

156882

Reid

2

 

2

2

3 DNF

9

9

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