The winds on Sunday were the dreaded “light and variable,” but the mood was festive and we held an impromptu on-shore spinnaker handling clinic.
Many thanks to Nancy Black, Camille Oliver, and Tyler Dunlap for running the race committee for the weekend and to Paul Willing for the electronic scoring. And, of course, CONGRATULATIONS to our race winners! Bart Hawkins won for the Open Fleet, and Gabe Black and Adriana Ramirez took first in the Buccaneer 18 one-design fleet. Full results are here:
governors-cup-2024-results.pdf
Other weekend highlights included Dave Johnson’s epic fire dance, a scrumptious potluck featuring Darren Black’s pulled pork BBQ, and time spent with brand new members Tiffany and Scott Picquet and Jimmy O’Rourke. Nancy Black posted a bunch of great race pictures in the #racing channel in the club’s Discord server, so check ‘em out! We also got a video of Dave’s fire dance; you definitely don’t want to miss that.
Alaska at the BNAC!
The ASC has two teams representing Alaska in the Buccaneer 18 North American Championships (BNAC) this year: Steve Ryan & Gabe Black and Darren & Jake Black. ASC member Bruce Lee is also in the mix. This year, the BNAC will be hosted by the Tampa Sailing Squadron in Apollo Beach, Florida. Nancy Black is taking pictures and posting live updates in the #racing channel on the ASC Discord server, so you can follow Team Alaska’s exploits there.
Alaska Sailing Club 
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