July 7 Mendota YC Opti Racing

Four sailors competed on Lake Mendota on Sunday, July 7 to cap off the holiday weekend. Brian Anderson reports that race conditions were perfect with a south wind at 6 to 10.  Waves were minimal, and unlike the week before, motorboat traffic was reduced (slow no wake on other area lakes seemed to send all power boats to Lake Mendota the previous week making for hairy conditions for the Opti sailors).

Lev Kerlow showed great improvement this week winning one race and Martha Anderson continued her upward trend finishing second in another.  Oscar Anderson played the course well winning three of the five races.  Will Segersten raced in four of the five races winning one race. Brian describes Will's sailing as "just fast, all the time."

More photos on Brian's picasa page.

Mendota sailors succeed at Beulah

Three Opti sailors from Madison participated in the Lake Beulah Sailing School Regatta on Monday, June 24. Known for shifty wind conditions, Lake Beulah did not disappoint. Meta Simon raced in the RWB fleet and finished 4th out of 55 boats in a long day on the water. The RWB fleet finally completed three races (having also abandoned two races -- one due to a huge wind shift and the other for a mark that floated away) over the course of a day filled with light, shifty winds. Fritz Simon and Will Segersten completed six races in the Green Fleet with Fritz taking the top prize and Will having a strong 4th place finish.  Congratulations to all!

Additional photos on picasa.  Full racing results: RWB fleet Green fleet