1998 Southeast Regionals
James Island YC
Charleston, SC

The 1998 Sunfish Southeast Region regatta was held this past weekend at the James Island Yacht Club in Charleston South Carolina. It was a beautiful weekend with temperatures in the upper eighties. The sea breeze was predictable and began each day at about one o'clock and blew 8 to 10 with an occasional hit of 12-13. The current is always a challenge to both the local and visiting sailors; with an average tide of 5.2 feet the current in the harbor can reach from 2 to 3 knots.

John Anderson, the SE representative, did an outstanding job of directing the event along with the race committee of Lenny Krawcheck, Blaine Ewing and Joe Wilson. In the Southern tradition of sportsmanship and fairness, all issues were settled on the water therefore a protest committee was not needed.

There was a healthy and challenging group of Juniors at this event with finishes of 3rd, 5th and 6th; the oldest of these kids is 15 and the other two are 14 years old. The results are as follows for the top ten:

K.  Krawcheck  1st  < 5>   1    2    1    2    2         8

J.  Liebl      2nd    1    6    3    4    1  < 8>       15

S.  Hassinger  3rd    2    5    4  < 8>   3    1        15

P.  Whitesides 4th  <10>   3    1    3    4    7        18

P.  Hassinger  5th    3  < 8>   7    5    8    3        26

P.  Wilson     6th    4    7  <15>   6    6    6        29

J.  Fragakis   7th    8    2    5    2  <15>  15        32

J.  Anderson   8th  < 9>   9    8    7    5    4        33

C.  Frasch     9th    7    4  <15>  15   15   15        38

M.  Frasch     10th   6  <11>   6    9    9    9        39