Good wind + good weather = Great Sailing for the final two races of the season!!  We had a warm, steady south westerly breeze to power us around the two courses yesterday. Thanks to club sponsor Island Nautical, Robert Ingwall and crew aboard Stella for taking care of Race Committee so the rest of us could sail on this fine day. A big welcome to new boat “Because” who joined us for the final race of the season. You can recognize this boat as the only one in the club with two main sails.

Yesterday’s results and preliminary season results are posted on the website. Please review and contact the RC Chairman asap if you see any issues, typos, etc so we can finalize the results.
Season Results

Congrats to:
Ron Kinney & crew of Mi Sueno for 1st place in Cruising
Kurt Schrotenboer & crew of Eclipse for 1st place in Non-Spin
Michael Siedlecki & crew of TackTick for 1st place in Spin-A
Grover Griffin & crew of Odyssey for 1st place in Spin-B

There was a cookout and meeting afterwards, but the turnout was honestly a little disappointing after a fine day of racing. The commodore noted that it is time to renew your memberships for next season, and announced our summer schedule.
• Friday Night SPYC Twilight series
• Sat 5/2 Full Moon Regatta — Online registration is open
• Sat 5/23 Couples Regatta
• Sat 6/13 Cruise to Beer Can Island
• Sat 7/4 Fireworks raft-up
• Sat 7/18 Cruise to Magnuson Marina
• Sat 8/8 Catalina Yachts Factory tour from designer Gerry Douglas
• Sat 8/22 Fall Membership meeting
• Sat 9/11 Awards Dinner for 2014-15 SPSA Season and 2015 Twilight Series

Our next season series starts in September. Remember, our membership runs Sept – August. So it’s now time to put your renewal in so we can you in the membership directory that is printed and distributed at the Fall membership Meeting & Awards banquet.
Skipper Application (enters your boat on the scratch sheet for next season)
Crew Application (for non-boat owners, i.e. crew, club supporters, etc.)

Our final SPSA Series race of the 2014-15 season is on Sat 4/18 @10:00 am.

After the race, there will be a cookout and a general membership meeting at the Sailing Center starting around 4:00 pm. Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad provided. We encourage you to bring sides, deserts, etc. We will have water and soft drinks, but otherwise it’s BYOB.

Please come to the general membership meeting even if you don’t sail! The SPSA needs your participation and input.

At the general membership meeting we will discuss the plans for the summer , including sailing rendezvous and other non-sailing activities. We will also be asking for your ideas.

It is already time to start planning for next year.

• We have a tentative racing schedule
• We have some ideas for other club events
• We will start taking membership renewals (bring you checkbook).

Also we will be seeking nominations for officers and volunteers for committees for next year; it is already time to start organizing for the St. Petersburg Classic Regatta.

Your participation and input is vital for SPSA to continue to grow and improve.
You are always encouraged send your comments, suggestions, etc. to us. Email us at secretary@spsa.us.

The results for Saturday’s race are posted on the website. It was a very light air day, with a postponement for the start of race 1 for about half an hour till we had enough wind to start. The strategy was simply to sail where there was wind, not necessarily where you wanted to go! The wind picked up just enough to make race #2 sailable however dropped to zero on the last leg for the tail end of the fleet. The crowd gathered afterwards at Courigan’s again to cool off… The St Pete Grand Prix crowd drank all the Reef Donkey last weekend, so we had to settle for what was left.

With one race left to go, Mi Sueno leads Desiderata by two points in cruising, Eclipse leads One Up by 1 point in non-spin, Tack-Tick leads Warrior by 1 point in Spin A, and Odyssey has clinched first place for the season in Spin B. Remember, tie goes to the winner of the final race!!

Our final race of the 2014-15 season is in two weeks, on Sat 4/18 @10:00 am. There will be a cookout and a general membership meeting afterwards at the Sailing Center around 4:00 – stay tuned for the official invite from the Commodore. At the general membership meeting we will be seeking nominations for officers and volunteers for committees. We will discuss the plans for the summer and next season, and start taking membership renewals. Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad provided. We encourage you to bring sides, deserts, etc. As usual, it’s BYOB. Please try to make the meeting even if you don’t sail! If you can’t make the meeting, please forward nominations, suggestions, etc. to the secretary@spsa.us.

Note, if there is anyone interested in being the race committee boat on a regular basis next instead of racing next season, let us know. This would allow us to have more boats actually racing.

Season Standings

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