‘Slug’ tops yacht club race

Calm weather had threatened the eighth race of the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s fall series last Wednesday but a slight northwest win picked up enough at the start to hold the five-leg event.
A slight northwest wind picked up enough to hold the five-leg race.
Warren Wagness (aboard “Slug”) topped the seven competitors with a corrected time of 34.84, with Creighton and Cathy Graham (“Imagine”) a close second at 35.23.
Colin Hewitt (“Ariba”) finished in a strong third with a time of 37.11, followed by Quinn McCarthy (“Mad Hatter”) in fourth at 39.29.
For Jas Spencer (“Beagle”) his first race went well, finishing in fifth place with a time of 39.47.
Todd Hamilton (“Through”) was sixth with a time of 40.88 while Bob Algie (“Salty Dog”) was a distant seventh at 50 minutes flat.