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3Scots n’ Water ❘ Volume 47 ❘ Number 5 ❘ 2003

From the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Change of Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Letter to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5There’s a New Fleet in Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Ray Peters Wins the Bronze Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6On the Road to Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Misty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11North American Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Wife-Husband Nationals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Navigating The FSSA Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22In Every IssueStarting Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Caveat Emptor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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4 Scots n’ Water ❘ Volume 47 ❘ Number 5 ❘ 2003

President’s Message

This is my first time writing asyour newly elected President, soI would like to first tell you a lit-

tle about my self.When I was about 5 years old I firstsailed on my uncle’s Snipe in Tiverton,RI. After that I always wanted to learnhow to sail. It wasn’t until the early sev-enties that I first got the opportunity tosail my own boat in Atlanta. At the timeI began, the family was growing and Iwas golfing and traveling extensively.One Monday morning as I was headingout I realized that I had hardly seen thefamily that weekend due to the golfing. Since my wife, Diane and I are both NewEnglanders, we talked about a sailboatand soon bought an American 16, then

experience and the people we met con-vinced us that the there are boats otherthan the Thistle. We still have one in thefamily, however, as my son Mike, anddaughter-in-law Judy have an oldrestored “Woodie.” But, We have movedon!We bought F/S 1290 from a LNYC mem-ber in 1988 and Diane and I sailed theboat together for about ten years, buther health situation has caused her toavoid long exposures to the sun. Inrecent years Missy Hart has been thecrew while Diane continues to supportthe activities of the local fleet, and ytrav-els as the support crew.

came the Atlanta Barefoot Club and notlong after that a Thistle, which we sailedas a family boat for 13 years at lakeNorman. After Diane’s bout with heartsurgery and the kids were off to collegethe Thistle was no longer the right boatfor us, and Hal Walker and Don Sweetfrom Lake Norman introduced me tothe Flying Scot.Our first regatta was the NAC at Marion,MA. We sailed the warm up in theBuzzards Bay Regatta with winds in the15-25 range planning and bailing all theway around the course. The seas were 3-4 feet and the boat took a pounding upwind, but never did we feel threatened. We met the Ted and Florence Glass, theHotts, Carpenters, and many more. The

From The Presidentby Bill Ross, FS 5210

Change of Watchby Jim Harris, FS 5430, FSSA Commodore

All the best to your new President, Bill Ross. The last three years were made enjoyable by all the excellent people inFSSA. While much has been accomplished, Bill has a full plate. I’m sure all of you will give him your continued sup-port and cooperation. So many people worked with me that I hesitate to mention some, because I will miss others

Thank you, allFSSA members.Dan Goldberg tellsme the job ofCommodore is tobe the FSSA nit-picker and some-time critic. I’ll tryto live up to Dan’sstandards. O

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Letter to the Editor

We never thought that becoming thePresident of the FSSA was in the futurefor us, but we are looking forward to thechallenges that are before us. There aresome issues that we have to addresssoon, as the Class finances are serious aconcern. Membership in the FSSA is up this yearand we hope the trend will continue. Wedon’t want to face another dues increase,so we need the cooperation of all theFleet Captains and District Governors byhaving them encourage all who partici-pate in regattas to become members ofFSSA. Too many people are taking fromthe sport and not giving back. For

show them some value in becoming amember of the Class.4. Buy your steady crew a FSSA mem-

bership for Christmas or a birthday, orbetter yet, just do it.

5. How about a differential entry fee atregattas for non-members?

6. Plan events locally that involve all theScot owners and sell them on the ideaof belonging to FSSA. Help the non-rac-ers by showing them what they can doto become better sailors, i.e. clinics, boattuning, social functions involving them.You will be hearing more from yourBoard on this subject, and watch forCharlie Fowler’s activities. Membershiphis major responsibility and he is charg-ing ahead with some good ideas. O

instance, US SAILING estimates thereare 200,000 sailors racing in this coun-try. Only 40,000 belong to that organi-zation. This is our governing body forthe entire sport! We as the FSSA like-wise have the same problem. So, whatare we going to do about it?Here are some recommendations:1. In our local fleets make it a require-

ment for all fleet members becomeFSSA members.

2. District Governors encourage thoseparticipating in regional regattas tojoin FSSA. Consider making itmandatory to participate.

3. Let’s make an effort to bring the non-racers of our class into the fold. Plansome events that include them and

Letter to the Editor

In issue #1, 2003 of your magazine,there was an article decrying thedeclining membership. As someone

who sails a Scot hours (as far as I know)from the nearest other Scot and whonever races in the class, I'll tell you whyI DO pay dues. The most valuable thingfor me is information on sailing our Scotfaster/better (even if we're not racing)and access to vendors/products that wewouldn't hear of otherwise. For exam-ple, the article on heaving to was in thisvein. I also like to hear about ways toenjoy our Scot further, like the ownerwho fashioned plywood sheets to allowcamping on their Scot. Articles on prac-tical subjects like raising/lowering themast short-handed are valuable. Newowners in particular could benefit fromthese kinds of stories. I also like being

aware of new products that enhance oursafety and enjoyment.I'm not bothered by the race reports, aslong as there are other articles of inter-est to me in there, too. One complaint Ihave is that some of the articles aimedat better/faster sailing are so full of saltytechnical racing lingo that I have trou-ble understanding what they're saying.Despite the fact that my husband and Ihave decades of sailing experience(from windsurfers to 38 footers), some-times the language is beyond us. MaybeMidwesterners don't speak seafarer aswell. For us, and folks newer to sailing,a little editing to make sure it's under-standable would help. Also us solosailors haven't heard of the newer rac-ing equipment (took me several issuesto figure out what the tight rig was), so

an explanation is in order. Those of youwho are deep into the racing circuit can absorba lot of things by proximity to other Scotsailors and boats.We don't have thoseopportunities. Maybe having a sectionon "basics" in each issue would be valu-able to newer members.Personally, vendor discounts wouldn'thelp us that much as we're not buyingnew equipment very often. More valu-able is the information in the magazinethat helps us enhance the enjoyment ofour Flying Scot.

Jan Hibbing, MN

President’s MessageContinued From Page 4

Ken Wood called me to say that theywere embarking on an adventure tobuild a hospital in Africa and would beout ofthe country for a year or so, and could Itake care of his Flying Scot.Promptly thereafter John Bickford cameto my rescue to sail the Wood’s Scot inthe fall series. I used to be the sole Scotin the Tri Cities (after three previous

Pacific District

There’s a New Fleet in Townby Ken Nelson, FS 25


And So it was that the secondFlying Scot Fleet in WashingtonState was established, Fleet 186.

After years of working as a statewidefleet it was decided that the best way tohelp with the growth of each area was toestablish a new fleet. The Portland areais also working on establishing a fleet.Fleet 100 has a long and glorious histo-ry being established in 1984 by CharlesBuffington, James Caro, WilliamClaypool, and Alan Rees. Several of theearly members of Fleet 100 had roots inthe Tri Cities. Ken and Marianne Woodsailed here in the seventys and Hal andCheryl Hay also sailed here (in FlyingScots no less)...To bring things full cir-cle, a couple of years ago Dennis Trimblepurchased Hal Hay’s Flying Scot andbrought it back to the Tri Cities. Last fall

ones had left) and managed to talk RickWright (where are you?) and Dave Gillesinto buying the boat. Soon after AlHopp, Roger McVicker, Dennis Trimble,George Martin, Van Ramsdell (he ownstwo!!) and Scott Brim (you oughta dropone of the T’s off your first name) joinedthe fray. I used to travel over to the westside a couple of times a year, and oneyear they made the mistake of makingme Fleet Captain. We have continued assort of a bicameral fleet, but it hasbecome obvious to me that the contin-ued growth in the original Fleet 100 isgoing to be dependent on Puget Soundarea Flying Scots. I know that everyonein this new fleet strongly supports theefforts of Fleet 100 to grow and theefforts of the Portland area to develop itsfleet. Pacific District Flying Scots. O

Cowan and has even sailed at the birth-place of Scots at Deep Creek Maryland.We had great wind on Saturday gettingfour races, but the wind Sunday decid-ed to wait until most folks had alreadyheaded for home. Wanda and I enjoyeda great sail with Peters/Rol out into the

In the annual Flying Scot regatta at Ft.Worden, Ray Peters and crew MarkRol FS 2127 came away with the

prize. Ken Nelson and crew WandaHaddon FS 25 finished second andDennis Trimble and crew Gary Smit FS1863 finished in a virtual tie for second,placed third. But the real action was offthe water in the quest for the fabulouschef trophy, won by Matt Martin (crewFS 3905)...John Mason FS 3905 won theFleet 100 participation trophy in thisfirst meeting of the newly christenedFleet 186 (Charbonneau) and Fleet 100(Lake Washington). The new fleet cap-tain for Fleet 100 is Doug Farnham FS2074. Doug hails from Fleet 1 on Lake

Strait of Juan De Fuca. We had someexcellent conditions, just enough windto get you on a plane, not enough toscare the wits out of you, and the tradi-tional Pt. Townsend flukiness. ChrisNiblack is already taking reservationsfor next year (at which I promised twen-ty boats, and with any luck the districts).A marvelous time was had by all

ResultsPeters FS 2127 1 3 2 1 4ptsNelson FS 25 3 5 1 2 6ptsTrimble FS 1863 2 1 3 5 6ptsMason FS 3905 6 2 4 6 12ptsGilles FS 2169 4 6 5 3 12ptsFarnham FS 2074 5 8 8 7 21ptsBryan FS 2495 8 7 7 9 22pts O

Ray Peters wins the Bronze Bucketby Ken Nelson, FS 25


Pacific District

It was a dark and stormy night, er, itwas a wild and crazy day...Inverness, California is located about

30 miles north of San Francisco, butlight years away in pace and lifestyle.Flanking Tomales bay to the west is thePoint Reyes National Sea Shore. On thissleepy peninsula lie Pt. Reyes station,Inverness Yacht Club, and the breedingground for great white sharks and HogIsland oysters. Inverness Yacht club is

the years the bay is silting in and somemembers jokingly refer to Inverness asClub Mud. The launch lift is on a pierabout 300 feet out from the Yacht Club,at low tide boats can actually be restingin the mud on the end of the dock. ThePacific Districts were again being held atInverness Yacht Club hosted by Fleet 40.We decided to leave early for the PacificDistricts in Inverness to give us some

located on Tomales Bay, which at thenorthern end is Bodega bay, breedingground of the great whites (little oneslike six footers churn the waters off IYC,or so they told us). The bay runs almostdirectly north and south and lies on(actually is) the San Andreas Fault.Legendary for its heavy air sailing, thewind builds throughout the day just likeclockwork, racing times are determinedby the daily scheduled high tides. Over

On the Road toInvernessThe Continuing Adventures of Wanda, Ken and Al

by Ken Nelson, FS 25

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time to get used to the conditions andtour the Napa and Sonoma wineregions. I arrived at Al's house about 2hours later than expected (last minuteboat stuff you know) only to find that wehad just blown a bearing on the trailer,grease was everywhere. Al had insistedthat we use his trailer (something aboutnot trusting my 1958 rusting hulk trail-er with new bearings and tires to makethe journey). To make a long story shortI was able to get a friend of mine tochange the bearings and provide a newhub for Al's trailer so we could start ourjourney to Inverness a bit later thanexpected (at 5 PM instead of noon)...We rolled into our campsite at 7:30 thenext morning, cleaned up a bit andheaded into San Francisco for the oblig-atory stop at the Haight Ashbury districtand the California Chopper shop. AlHopp (Fleet Captain for Fleet 186) is inhis latest incarnation a big Harley afi-cionado you see. Having received therequisite instructions on what not to sayto the Hells Angel owner we managed tostay out of trouble. After perusing thebookstores, record stores, et al in HaightAshbury we headed for a restaurantcalled Rumpus, that Wanda I had beento before that had the most excellentpolenta and Bloody Marys.Unfortunately we were not able to findit (or it isn't there anymore) so we settledfor the nearest restaurant we could find,Uncle Vito's Italian Cafe... quite a nicesubstitute actually. A little later in the day we took the boatto the Inverness Yacht Club yard andmet up with Staff Commodore Banana.Banana was one of the original membersof the Youngbloods (along with JoeBauer and Jesse Colin Young) in the 60's.Banana still resides in Inverness, play-ing music and selling rare guitars, not tomention sailing Flying Scots on TomalesBay. A great guy to know and sail with,he knows all the great restaurants toboot, this time he took us to his favoriteItalian restaurant in Petaluma. We spent

re-hydrating of course. Sailor's returnedin the evening for a fantastic social eventand dinner. Fleet 40 Fleet CaptainWendy Burger and cohorts put on amost excellent regatta and feast and pro-vided some stunning entertainment inthe way of a Flying Scot promotionalvideo from the early 60's that was shotalmost entirely on Tomales bay. Somegreat shots of Sandy Douglas planingaway with the classic configuration ofsnubbing winches and the mainsheetleading from the end of the boom. Thestory goes that a famous Hollywoodmoviemaker arranged to do the docu-mentary in exchange for a Flying Scot.The piece we saw didn't have audio,but it was a fascinating video in anyevent. I recognized a lot of the old fit-tings and parts that are still on my boat.Sunday morning we rose again to thefearsome conditions on Tomales Bay.Pretty beat up from the previous hardday's sailing we were able through thegraciousness of our hosts to borrow aboom off one of the venerable membersof the "lichen" fleet of Flying Scots atTomales Bay. Of course when you arestill sailing with as many original partsas I do, sometimes the newer attach-ments and old hardware don't matchup...We had to do sort of a hybrid affairin order to create a fully functioningboom. And so we were off for the cli-mactic second day of sailing on TomalesBay. Although the wind was still at itsfierce levels, everybody was able to fin-ish sailing on Sunday with nary amishap. OK so I did get some blood onthe mainsail, but it was just a minorflesh wound. In the end Robert CardwellFS 4009 demonstrated his Invernessheavy air prowess won the PacificDistricts 2003. Cardwell is a local legendthat has been in the top ranks ofInverness Flying Scot sailing for decades.Over the years his name is on the PacificDistrict Trophy more than anyone else.Tom Brock FS 5500 finished in a closesecond, and John Phelan FS 3640 fin-ished in third place. Fleet 100 and 186thank Fleet 40 for putting on anothertremendous district event. O

Friday morning prepping the boat forthe racing, and then treated ourselves toa tour of Sonoma in advance ofSaturday's racing. Fortunately we con-trolled ourselves, keeping in mind whatwas in store for us, while still managingto support the California economy. The heavy air of Inverness is legendaryand did not leave us disappointed.Saturday's racing began about 11 AMand as usual the wind continued tobuild throughout the afternoon. Wecompleted three races as planned onSaturday, but by the time of the thirdrace it was really blasting!! Seemed like30 knots, they tell me it can't be but itsure seemed more than the "ordinary20-25 knots"...It was fairly intimidating,so much so that we didn't raise ourchute on the down wind leg. Just in

front of us the other boat making thejourney from Fleet 186 Dennis TrimbleFS 1863 had capsized, broaching whilegybing with his chute up (and boardup), slowly turning turtle, and endingthe day with a tow. We felt much betterabout our decision not to fly the chuteafter seeing this. Unfortunately on thefinal lap, we forgot to ease our vang afterrounding the weather mark and snap,the boom broke in two, and so we hadto retire on jib alone. Another boat(Banana and James Garrett) lost its cen-terboard when it hit the ground tackle tothe leeward mark. Another boat brokeits forestay extension, and yet anotherretired because it just wasn't fun any-more. Attrition really took its toll thatthird race.Back at the dock and very, very tired, thecleanup began, whilst telling stories and

Inverness Continued From Page 7

The heavy air of

Inverness is legendary

and did not leave

us disappointed.


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Geoff quit sailing and soldhis boat, Misty Memories.

She'll sail again But he kept thinking back tothat evening four years agowhen Twig broke down intears because Misty was his: I can't believe I'm getting her. On the Friday afterThanksgiving 2002, Geoffacted on impulse. He droveto Connecticut. He wouldrescue Misty. He would fin-ish what Twig had started. It took Geoff a day to getMisty in shape to travel.Brown water the color of teahad filled her cockpit, withchunks of ice and decayingleaves bobbing about. Thefloor sagged like a sponge. Back in Davidson, Geofflabored over Misty for sixmonths. He cut away fiber-glass and replaced rotten bal-sa wood. He resanded andrepainted the deck and hull.He cleaned the hardware. It was nasty work.

dad, 81-year-old, George E.Spencer Jr. On Wednesday throughFriday, they plan to raceMisty in the 2003 NorthAmerican Championships atLake Norman Yacht Club.

George Spencer will beGeoff's eyes and ears. This time, Geoff said, he's notas determined to win. "I've already won. This is myvictory: showing up at thestarting line." O

"I would never rest in peaceif the boat hadn't come back.I wasn't going to let hisdream die." The final task was to screw inblocks that guide the ropes. "I was sobbing over this sillypiece of hardware. She wasback together again. She waswhole."

Back on the water On May 4, a gray mist hungover Lake Norman and Geoff,now 46, took it as a sign. He lowered Misty into thewater, raised the sails andsteered out of the cove. Geoff shouted up to the sky:We're sailing, Twig. We didit, buddy. "This is my brother," he saidpatting Misty's newly-paint-ed sky-blue deck. "This iswhat his love was. This iswhere I say ̀ hello' to him. It'swhere I feel him and sensehim." The only thing left was torace Misty. The only personwho would enjoy it as muchas Geoff - who would appre-ciate it as much - was his

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Carolinas District

It all started as the first boats arrived atthe gate to Lake Norman Yacht Club.Although many folks arrived Friday,

Saturday saw a lot more arrivals comingto sit in on the racing clinic given by GregFisher and Harry Carpenter. The day end-ed with a bagpiper who walked andplayed amidst the rigging of boats.Decorations were everywhere. It lookedlike a NASCAR racetrack.Sunday dawned with light air, justenough to run two championship racesfor four juniors and 13 women competi-tors. On the land, more boats were show-ing up. It started to look like a really hugeregatta. In the end, it set a new record,

got in race number three. Then the windstarted dying and shifting, and that end-ed the 2003 NAC racing. I think we set athird record by doing all the trophies inless than an hour.Say your goodbyes…it had been a funweek. Re-met a lot of friends and met alot of new ones. Thanks to FSSA, FlyingScot Inc., the Hotts, Schurr Sails, FowlerSails, North Sails, Gus Sails, WestMarine, Layline, and FidelityInvestments. Thanks to all the volun-teers. And especially, thanks to all thesailors and their families who came, hadfun, and made this a great regatta. O

with 90 boats registered.The kickoff ceremony was impressive.Monday arrived, and we had wind. Twoqualifying races were finished by 2 p.m.,and we all went in for lunch. Tuesday,and more wind. Qualifying race threewas held on time.WIND, and plenty of it for Wednesday’sfirst two championship races. ButThursday, the summer caught up with us.No wind. RC was on the course all day,but nothing. Actually, it was a nice breakin the action to just “cool it.” We loaded40 people and a beer keg onto a FlyingScot, eclipsing the old record of 35.Friday brought a morning breeze and we

North American

CHAMPIONSHIPSby Don Smith, FS 5005

The Flying Scot 2003

Continued On Page 14

01 Bill Draheim & Scott Mauney02 Marcus Eagan & Andrew Eagan03 Harry Carpenter & Carrie Carpenter04 Greg Fisher & Joann Jones05 Larry Lewis & Starr Lewis06 Ralph Coffill & Christine Coffill07 Ronald Pletsch & David Pletsch08 Dan Neff & Jim McCarrick09 Steve Bellows & Cayne Miceli10 Bill Ewing, Eileen Ewing & Kris Smith11 Dave Neff & Tom Lawton12 Larry Taggert & Carrie Berger13 Meredith Dodd, John Meredith & Ashley Dodd14 John Luard & Toni Gahn15 Mike Roberts & Stacey Roberts16 Hans Noordanus & Richard Dynes17 Josh Goldman & Ian Gill18 Susie Stombaugh & Tim Stombaugh19 Ira Cohen & Brian Hayes

20 Paul Lee & Denise Lee21 Charles Buffington & Sarah Buffington22 Chris Danilek & Linda Danilek23 Jeff Penfield & Bob Nichols24 Fred Strammer & Fred Strammer Jr25 Forest Rogers & Mike Ehnis26 Don Smith & Chris Kicinski27 Bane Shaw & Ann Shaw28 Al Hersey & Del Foster29 Starling Gunn & Bill Larson30 Ken Gorni & Ed Cherry31 Steve Last & Steve Rajkovich32 Anthony DiResta & Regina Lindahl 33 Tom Pinkel & Peggy Woodworth34 Don Griffin & Barbara Griffin35 David Mahan & Bruce Orthrop36 Bernie Knight & Terri Swift37 Dan Goldberg & Joni Reis

Results Champion’s Division


Carolinas District

01 Jery Lane & Gene Lane02 Charlie Fowler & Nancy Fowler03 Tom Clark & Dick Dommel04 Ed Summerfield & Herb Lindsay05 Larry Vitez & Carla Vitez06 Bob Summerfeldt & Allyson Summerfeldt07 Melanie Dunham, Bill Dunham & Carrie Berger08 Richard Grayson & Ralph Harlan09 Bob New & Trisha Scardina10 Joe Price & Laurie Goddard11 Bill Ross & Missy Hart12 Donna Mohr & Jon Hamilton13 Frank Meehan & Ashley Dodd14 Mike Eudy & Kathy Eudy15 Tom Kirtley & Dorothy Kirtley16 Jim Brown & Myra Brown17 Jimmy Lee & Doug Orr

18 Craig Milliken, Brad Milliken & Mark Aspland19 David Jones & Chris Allred20 Felicia Bamer & Shirley Bild21 Ed Wojtaszek & Marne Wojtaszek22 Dick Worthen & Roger Worthen23 John Hurley & Maria Hurley24 Dennis Leffler & Linda Gucciardi25 Daren Hoffman & Jeanette Hoffman26 Dick Fowler & Mike Fowler27 Eric Wojtaszek & Gloria Wojtaszek28 Emilio Tellini & John Tellini 29 John Burke & John Russell30 Patrick Swan & Leslie Bilodeau31 Cary Wren & Ella Wren32 Stewart Cofield & Harvey Howalt33 Bill Vogler

Results Challenger’s Division

01 Frank Gibson & Debbie Gibson02 J. David Cladwell & Ian Denholm03 Bob Neff & Mary Ellen Neff04 Geoff Spencer & George Spencer05 Art Mastoras & Marilyn Mastoras06 John Davidson & Geri Davidson07 Richard Newell & Susan Hauser08 Mike Noone & Brenda Noone09 Michael Sullivan & Joe Sullivan10 Skip Schmidt & Beverly Schmidt

11 Jim Harris & Betty Struckhoff12 Jake Barnhardt & Amy Barnhardt13 Chuck Gise & Joyce Gise14 Bill Reinke & Robert Faut15 Ted Kaperonis & John Ferguson16 Chuck Smith & Tony Tussing17 Bill Clark & Carol Clark18 Roger Schermerhorn & Pat Schermerhorn19 Donald Hott & Charlotte Hott20 Blair Boggs & Bruce Juel

Results Senior’s Division

Results Women’s Division

01 Joni Palmer & Carrie Carpenter02 Melanie Dunham & Carrie Berger03 Meredith Dodd & Ashley Dodd04 Linda Danilek & Catherine Strammer05 Shirley Bild & Felicia Bamer06 Christine Coffill & Regina DiResta07 Suzanne Burnside & Treez Decker

08 Jane Mahan & Stephanie Mahan09 Donna Mohr & Stacey Roberts10 Chris Kicinski & Trisha Scardina11 Maureen de la Houssaye & Lynne Strange12 Terri Swift & Suzie Domagala13 Laurie Goddard

Results Junior’s Division

01 Andrew Eagan & Marcus Eagan02 Fred Strammer, Chanelle Strammer & Teal Strammer

03 Kara Lane, Jerry Lane & Gene Lane04 Sara Tellini & Emilio Tellini


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by Hank Sykes, FSSA Website Editor

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