Maple Bay Regatta August 31 – September 1, 2024

Rob Thompson and Francis Westlake – photo credit John Van Den Hengel

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

photo credit John Van Den Hengel

photo credit Evelyn Chisholm
In the photo left to right: Eric Diller, Dean Greentree, Ryan Jmaef, Evelyn Chisholm, Allan Weber, Mark Cummings, Rob Thompson, Liana Stammers, Art Taylor, Francis Westlake. photo credit John Van Den Hengel