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Elon University, Elon, NC
By: Cameron Hunt – RD
The 23 Captains attending the Twenty-nineth Annual Century Cup Regatta held by The Piedmont Model Yacht Club at Elon, NC on June 12-13, 2010 were blessed with weather in the mid 90′s and enough wind, though light at times, to race 22 heats. The 2 fleet promotion relegation heat system was used. Each captain sailed in 2 seeding heats and at least 9 fleet heats. Their best finish in the seeding heats was carried forward and one additional throw out for the fleet heats was allowed.
Eight captains registered twelve bullets and eight scored second places. Gerry Cobley at the end of Saturday’s sailing maintained his lead on Sunday with Joe Walter advancing from being fourth to second. Finishing just out of the plaques was Eric Olson in sixth place.
We had light and variable wind from the South for most of the heats. The changing winds of Elon gave all points of sail as the boats traveled down the course.
Thanks to all the skippers, wives and girl friends for making this a fun event. Also a big thank you to Frank Angel for all his preliminary work, expertise, and acting as starter; to Linda Angel for being an excellent caterer, being in charge of lunch and putting up with “Uncle” Frank. Thanks to Paul Bowen and Alan Morris for being mark observers, George Morris and Steve Carpenter for helping with the finishes. I also want to thank Chris Kakavas for setting and removing the marks from the pond, thereby saving a trip to the hospital for Frank and me.
All in all, the fleet was very close with only 14 points separating the top 3 finishing positions as the scores below reflect.
Finish Captain Score State
1. Gerry Cobley 24 NC
2. Joe Walter 29 FL
3. David Brawner 38 NJ
4. David Ramos 43 MD
5. Robert Dudinsky 48 FL
6. Eric Olson 56 GA
7. Mark Rinehart 59 DE
8. Chris Kakavas 62 NC
9. Tony Shoaf 63 NC
10. Carl Olbrich 69 NC
11. Skip Allen 80 GA
12. Scott Vernon 89 GA
13. Rick West 91 CA
14. Bob Szczepanski 116* NC
15. Ernest Freeland 116* MD
16. Bob Mersereau 116* NC
17. Ronald Kellerman 135 NC
18. Mervin Jones 139 SC
19. Dick Gerry 148 SC
20. Tom Evens 160 GA
21. Robert Donnellan 162 NC
22. Jim Rutherford 163 GA
23. Jerry Fernald 179** NC
24. Danny Thomas 000*** MD
* Tie Breaker Used
** Did not sail Sunday
*** Got hit in the head with a baseball and did not come to regatta