PCYC’s Fireball fleet held its 38^th edition of the Screwball Regatta on October 5^th and 6^th. Despite being scheduled a little later in the season than usual, great weather was enjoyed both days. There were six boats competing – A decent turnout considering all of the boats were local.

Winds were light for the first two Saturday races but freshened significantly and there was a good breeze for the third. Shifty gusts caught several crews surprise and resulted in capsize including Pierre Carpentier and Tom Bird who still managed to cross the finish line first. 

Three more races were run on Sunday in a stiff breeze Sunday. Through good competition Pierre and Tom dominated the day scoring bullets in every race earning them first place in the regatta. Second place went to Bill Strath and Dave Munro and third place to Jason Magder and Floris Van Vugt.

It was great to see some people out on the course that aren’t usually sailing Fireballs. A couple of scholarship boats were out sailing. Sleeping Beauty had Ryan Stowe on the helm with Julie Hobbs crewing and JT Kelly was helming Men in black with Annalyn Tardy crewing. Thomas Harries was also out helming both days but with different crew on Saturday (Laska Leonard) and Sunday (Jon Driver). 

Thank you to everyone who came out to sail in the regatta. A big thanks Tom Bird for organizing the event, a task made even more difficult than usual when held this late in the season. And a huge shout-out to our Race Committee Luka Bartulovic, Francois and Freddy Fortier, Bill, Stas, Biliana and Melis. Despite being short-handed, especially on Sunday, they did a fantastic job!

Write-up by Dave Munro

This event was held at Maple Bay Yacht Club and had 5 Fireballs competing as Division 7. Conditions at this event were miraculous for Maple Bay, a venue known for light, shifty winds and convergence zones. The wind on Saturday was a glorious 9-12 knots and Sunday was lighter, more typical of that bay.

Organization was wonderful with solid committee work by yacht club volunteers and a great dinner in the burn your own steak format. Rob Thompson/ Francis Westlake won Division 7 with Mark Cummings/ Ryan Jmaef coming in second and Dean Greentree/ Eric Diller getting third. Rounding out the fleet were Evelyn Chishom/ Allan Weber and Art Taylor/ Liana Stammers.

– Written and submitted by Eric Diller