Flying Toaster Dominates the Hound Dog Regatta
Photo Credit: Jerry Miller
(Traverse City, M.I. USA -August 12, 2019) - The Hound Dog Regatta took place last weekend (August 9 - 11) and Mike Dow, Flying Toaster, took home first place for the Melges 24 fleet.
The weekend brought light breeze and temperatures in the mid-seventies and lots of fun on-shore activities. A Inflatable Dinghy Poker Run occurred on Friday night. Teams went out on a hunt for five on the water card locations to create a poker hand for the final showdown. A Blowboat Regatta took place on Saturday afternoon, where participants built their own race boat powered by a team blowing into the sails. Saturday night wrapped up a fun filled day of racing with live music and lots of dancing at the Mount Gay Rum Party and the Hound Dog Regatta Dinner.
After six races, Mike Dow at the helm of Flying Toaster dominated the competition with a string of first-place finishes. Following in second was Scot Zimmerman’s Bad Idea. Adam Prettyman’s Not Pretty finished the event in third with Jeff Bodie’s Esperanza and Patrick Gerber’s Interceptor rounding out the top five.
The North American Championship will take place this Thursday, August 15 through Sunday, August 18 at the Grand Traverse Yacht Club and is event number six on the 2019 National Ranking Series.
FULL RESULTS (FINAL - After Six Races)
1.) USA - Mike Dow, Flying Toaster; 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 = 8
2.) USA - Scot Zimmerman, Bad Idea; 3 - 5 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 1 = 16
3.) USA - Adam Prettyman, Not Pretty; 4 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 4 = 20
4.) USA - Jeff Bodie, Esperanzar; 5 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 7 = 30
5.) USA - Patrick Gerber, Interceptor; 2 - 9 - 7 - 7 - 8 - 3 = 36
6.) USA - Bill Babel, Blue Red and Grey; 8 - 8 - [13] - 3 - 4 - 6 = 42
7.) USA - Benjamin Ferris, Traverse Area Community Sailing; 6 - 7 - 9 - 6 - 6 - 9 = 43
8.) USA - C. David Phelps, Liberation; 9- 6 - 8 - 8 - 11 - 5 = 47
9.) USA - James VanStratt, Social Member; 10 - 3 - 3 - [13] - [13] - [13] = 55
10.) USA - Phillip Davis, Shiraz; 7 - 10 - 11 - 10 - 7 - 10 = 55
11.) USA - Christopher Branson, 250; 12 - 12 - 6 - 11-10-8 = 59
12.) USA - Tim Bowman, Rhumb Runner; 11 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 11 = 61
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