Calcup 6-Sept.6, 2003 - Rio Vista
Report from US86: What a great race! The wind was cooperative and to sail fresh water just added to the spectacular afternoon of sailing; what a way to end the CalCup season. I did a very smart thing & I sold my 9.8 (& a complete rig) the day before the event, the very sail combo that I would need for the race (so I really had my work cut out for me all day on my 9.0-at 195 lbs., it wasn't always fun)....will never do that again. I figured, Rio Vista, fog in the Bay, it's going to crank hard! It did blow, but if you want to be competitive with this fleet, you've got to have it dialed. I think the highlight of the day was starting dead last at the long-distance (Chenda accidentally took a spill at the start in front of me) and doing those many tacks around the island, this definitely got my blood pumping. It was the first time I ever did this "round-the-island thing" which was always a challenge & never seemed to end. I figured, one or two tacks & I'm off to the finish, I stopped counting at 10 just to give you an idea on how challenging this thing was. You would look down the backside of the island & it seemed like a tunnel; with a lot of challenging wind shifts & lulls. After half way through the length I said to myself, sheesh, I'm in so deep that if the wind died I'd have to get the thumb out & hitchhiked back....no way, pressed on. I will definitely be back next year to do this & the many other races that this series has to offer. I think that if you are remotely considering Formula racing, attending one or several of the events is a "must do"; the courses are long (& challenging) and the committee rifles through each race. Thanks to all of you at CalCup & all the volunteers that helped make the racing a "Top Shelf" experience this season. See you all on the water! Royce
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wind at Sherman Island
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Fleet | Over All | Fleet | Score | OA | FF | Score | OA | Fleet | Score | OA | FF | Score | OA | FF | Score | Total | TO | Final | Place |
| AUS404 | Nick Martin | C | 22 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 10 | 1 | 0.7 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8.1 | 3 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 88 | Kyle Moore | C | 6 | DNF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| CWF | Cliff Frost | C | 13 | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0.7 | 12 | 1 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 6 | 10.4 | 3 |
| L1 | Linda Moroz | C | #N/A | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | 30 | 6 | 24 | |
| 71 | Kay Park | C | #N/A | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | #N/A | DNF | 6 | 30 | 6 | 24 | |
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fleet | Over All | Fleet | Score | OA | FF | Score | OA | Fleet | Score | OA | FF | Score | OA | FF | Score | Total | TO | Final | |||
| 246 | Lyn Preuit | B | 12 | 1 | 0.7 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.7 | 10 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 3 | 4.1 | 1 |
| US86 | Royce Yen | B | 16 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0.7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8.7 | 2 | 6.7 | 2 |
| BLANK | Kev's Friend | B | 18 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Reto Fuller | B | #N/A | DNF | 12 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
| >= | Bob Kdruna | B | 17 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 5 |
| T | Ivan Popov | B | 20 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 6 |
| US54 | John Stienstra | B | 19 | 5 | 5 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 7 |
| Mac | Jim MacGrath | B | #N/A | 1 | 0.7 | 11 | 1 | 0.7 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | 37.4 | 12 | 25.4 | 8 |
| 196 | Dave Lasilla | B | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 12 | 38 | 9 |
| 223 | John Davenport | B | 21 | 7 | 7 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | 55 | 12 | 43 | 10 |
| US008 | Gary Peer | B | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 12 | 60 | 12 | 48 | |
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fleet | Over All | Fleet | Score | OA | FF | Score | OA | Fleet | Score | OA | FF | Score | OA | FF | Score | Total | TO | Final | |||
| KA7 | Kevin Pritchard | A | 1 | DNF | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 28.8 | 26 | 2.8 | 1 |
| ML | Mike Zajicek | A | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 326 | Rob Hartman | A | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.7 | 3 | 8.7 | 3 |
| VYV | Mike Percey | A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| IHI | Chenda Herstus | A | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 5 |
| ARG1 | Fernando Martinez | A | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 6 |
| 22 | Ben Bamer | A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 7 |
| US1 | Chris Radkowski | A | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 8 |
| VHV | Dave Hop | A | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 26 | 31 | 9 |
| a | Soheil Zahedi | A | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 11 | 41 | 10 |
| US14 | Alan Prussia | A | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 98 | 26 | 72 | 11 |
| EL11 | Arden Anderson | A | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 103 | 26 | 77 | 12 |
| JK | Jim Kiriakis | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| US18 | Dale Cook | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| USM9 | Bill Wier | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| CAN777 | Onell? | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| 44 | Eric Christianson | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| S3 | Steve Sylvester | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| 969 | Brian MacDougal | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| USA420 | Steve Bodner | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| USA882 | Al Mirel | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| LS | Lindon Seed | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| VI11 | Andrew Anderson | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| USV | Gabor | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |
| 46 | David Wells | A | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | #N/A | DNF | 26 | 130 | 26 | 104 | |