PENNSYLVANIA SUNFISH CHAMPIONSHIP:
MCLAUGHLIN WINS
The Pennsylvania Sunfish Championship greeted 17 competitors on September 15, 2001 with a very fine day of racing in winds that started out at about 18 mph and gradually decreased to around 8 mph by the final race. The annual event is hosted by the Marsh Creek Sailing Club on a reservoir 30 miles west Philadelphia. The northerly winds shifted and varied in intensity throughout the day rewarding those who could stay on the lifted tack longest. Three MAYRA woman sailors, Susan Huffington, Lindsey Donatiello and Connie Meeks proved they knew how to do this well by sailing consistently in the six race - one throw out series. Huffington edged Donatiello in a tiebreaker at 14 points (Two firsts to one) for second, with Meeks posting one of her best ever regatta results with a forth and twenty points. Bill McLaughlin was lucky to hang on with 13 points to take first overall with 13 points and finishing as the first master as well. Donatiello, an Ocean City Yacht Club standout, was the first junior. The regatta his held every year on a Saturday in mid-September. (See www.ussailing.net/mcsc for dates and directions.) The top ten finishers were:
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1. B. McLaughlin |
1-5-2-(10)-3-2 |
13 |
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2. S. Huffington |
2-1-3-(16)-1-5 |
14 |
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3. L. Donatiello |
(8)-2-1-6-2-3 |
14 |
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4. C. Meeks |
5-3-6-2-4-(8) |
20 |
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5. E. Wagman |
2-6-10-5-(11)-1 |
24 |
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6. R. Buchanan |
3-(9)-4-8-6-4 |
25 |
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7. S. Rusk |
(12)-4-7-4-5-6 |
26 |
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8. B. Thomas |
6-7-9-7-7-(16) |
36 |
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9. D. Stone |
7-11-8-11-(12)-7 |
42 |
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10. B. Oxberry |
10-8-5-12-8-(14) |
45 |