A great fleet of 17 Etchells and 13 Stars headed out for some wonderful fall racing on the Chesapeake. A shifty Northerly breeze and a funky current made for two challenging races for both the sailors and the race committee.

Annapolis Yacht Club again put on a delicious buffet to finish out the evening.

Sunday was predicted to be light easterly breezes and those of us from the Chesapeake were hopeful but not convinced that we would get a race off. In the end the RC called it a day early enough for the travellers to get back on the road.

Trophies and, of course, great food including a birthday cake for Jack Lynch capped off a great weekend.

Thanks to all who travelled to the event, thanks to the Etchells fleet for having us, thanks to AYC for doing a great job all around.

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Report by John MacCausland
All good things must come to an end. So the 2004 Star sailing season ended in Annapolis, Maryland with the fall Star/E-22 regatta. Annapolis Yacht Club traditionally runs very good events and they did not disappoint the sailors this weekend.

Saturday we had two races on a windward – leeward course, with five to ten knots of shifty north easterly winds. The racing was very challenging. Aaron Serinis with John Avis lead at each of the first two marks only to be passed by John MacCausland with Brian Sharp and Tom Price with Will Wagner on the last quarter of the second windward leg. On the run to the finish the top three places stayed the same. What looked like the end of the wind just at the start of the second race turned into the best breeze of the day. MacCausland and Sharp lead wire to wire on the six legged windward – leeward course. Serinis, Price and Kling had a good race for second thru fourth. By the finish Serinis prevailed with Tom Price third and Steve Kling fourth.

Not only does Annapolis Yacht Club run good races they also put on a great dinner. The Star Fleet and the E-22 Fleet had dinner together. There were plenty of stories to go around.