Laser District 8 Grand Prix at Sayville YC -  2017
Channel: laserd8
Date: 2017-09-01

Once again, the able team at Sayville YC hosted our District 8 Grand Prix.  Saturday saw the wind die out (at Sayville, really?) leading to a two hour postponement 'til the southerly came in.  
The new breeze was light, but the RC managed to get four windward-leeward races in. 
 Racing was followed by a BBQ and beer, courtesy of our sponsor, the Great South Bay Brewery.  (no beer for the juniors, sorry!)
 
Sunday opened to light northeast wind again, but the southeasterly came in and built to about 12 knots by race 2.  The RC started us off with W-L courses, with a triangle for the last race in the building breeze.  The famous Blue Point square waves were present throughout, mostly driven by the action of the ferry wakes against the shallow bottom.  Managing the lumpy water in the light air really demonstrated the skill of all the sailors.
Lots of blue claw crabs were floating just below the surface.  My apologies to the crab I smacked with my daggerboard in race 4!
 TJ Danilek topped the field in the Radials, while yours truly scored in the full rigs, thanks to the drifting conditions on Saturday.
Many thanks to the numerous volunteers that made this event possible, from the always professional RC to the party hosts.  Beautiful trophies, shaped like Laser rudders, finished off the day.