PLYC Racing Information
Summary of Weekly Races Check here for winds
All Races start at 11:00am except for the 4th of July, which is at 1:00pm.
7/18/10 A nice breeze out of the NW at 10 to 15 mph brought out 9 boats in
the Open Fleet at 3 boats in the C Fleet. In the C Fleet, Burgum
Family/LP1 won both races and in the Open fleet, Mike Ostbye/Pursuit won both
races. Of special note, Kent Deardorff came in 2nd in both races of the Open
fleet in just his 3rd time out and Thysells won their 1st race in the Handicap
series.
Here's Kent doing an excellent job of keeping up with some of the faster boats!
7/11/10 Gusty winds out of the North from 10 to 20 made for interesting
racing. Both fleets ran a double windward-Leeward course with each race
taking about 40 minutes In the C fleet, Gary Ostbye/LP7 won both races in
a 3 boat fleet. There were 9 boats in the open fleet. Peltiers won
the 1st race while Mike Ostbye won the 2nd race in which 4 boats finished within
45 seconds of each other.
Everyone is in the thick of it during the 2nd race!!
7/4/10 The only info I have is from the Score sheet. Looks like in the C Fleet, there were 4 boats racing and Steve Foss won the C Scow Cup Race. In the Open Fleet, there were 9 boats and Mike Ostbye won the Open Cup Race. Sorry, no pictures from that day.
6/27/10
Today's winds of 15 to 20 out of the NW made for quick racing. In the C
fleet, 3 boats showed up for the 1st race which Gary Ostbye/LP7 won and two
boats raced the 2nd race which Roger Stadum/P5 won. In the Open fleet,
there were 6 boats with Reed and Kent Deardorff winning the 1st race on their
1st time out and in the 2nd race, it was Brad and Carol Schlossman taking top
honors. For the 2nd week in a row, there was about one second between
finishes of a couple of boats. As a reminder, next Sunday will be the 4th
of July Cup race starting at 1:00pm and this will be the only race.
Dan Sprouls has his grand daughter, Mady (9) and her friend Baylee (10) out on the race course, making them the youngest crew out there.
6/20/10 Light winds out of the SE made for a relaxing race. In the C
fleet, Gary Osbye/LP7 showed up late and alone, but since he was the only boat
in the fleet, easily took both races. There were 6 boats in the Open
fleet, Mike Ostbye/Pursuit won both races. Not quite the turnout of
Saturdays "Sail Fest", which had 13 boats.
Gary is a little bored with no one else in his fleet, but gets to watch his brother Mike put up a spinnaker.
6/13/10 Winds started out brisk, but dropped to 10 mph out of the NW early on in
the 1st race. With the pin end hugely favored, boats were piling up at the
pin end during the starts (sort of the opposite of last week) to keep things
interesting. There were 3 boats in the C fleet competing for the Ostbye
Cup which went to Gary Ostbye/LP7. Jeff Schlossman/LP2, being late for the
start of the cup race, started on time for the 2nd race and won that one.
The Open fleet had a turnout of 8 boats with Mike Ostbye winning both of those
races.
Can you tell which end of the starting line was favored?
6/6/10
A healthy breeze out of the NW at 15 to 20 mph made for fast racing and multiple
tip-overs. Gary Ostbye was the 1st to go over, not to be outdone by Tommy
Stadum who topped it off with a full "Turtle". Great way to get the boat
cleaned up for the season!!! Jeff Schlossman (LP2) won both of the C fleet
races while in the Open fleet, Mike Ostbye (Pursuit) won the 1st race with the
second race going to Brad and Carol Schlossman (Zing).
Here Tommy is with a front row seat for watching the races. Not sure where Roger went, but maybe for some popcorn and refreshments.
5/29/10 2010 got off to a much better start!!! The Memorial Day race was actually run on Memorial Day with a nice breeze out of the west. There were 5 boats in the Open Fleet with Mike Ostbye/Pursuit coming in 1st. In the C Fleet, there were 3 boats with Burgum Family/LP1 coming in 1st.
Sorry, no photographer on duty that day.
8/23/09
Finally some nice weather! South winds at about 10mph and mostly sunny
skies was a pleasant change. The C fleet started with 5 boats and Ben
Burgum (LP1) won both races. In the Open fleet, 6 boats started. Bob
Leonard was on a roll after winning his 1st race last time out, he won the 1st
race today. In the Second race Brad and Carol Schlossman came in 1st.
Linda Ostbye was out on the race course today (it's been awhile) Unfortunately about 10 seconds after this picture, something broke at the top of the mast and they had to retire.
8/9/09
Today brought light breezes out of the west. Of course it was the most
steady before, after and between races!!! There were 7 boats in the Open
Fleet and 3 in the C Fleet. In the C Fleet, Rick Burgum (M9) won the 1st
race and Burgum Family (LP1) won the 2nd race. In the Open fleet, Bob
Leonard won the 1st race (That was his first win....Congratulations!!!) and
Chris Bredlow won the 2nd race sailing his Laser. At 75,
he's the oldest person to win a race on Pelican Lake!!!
Chris Bredlow, going downwind in the 2nd race. Standing up to see past the cruisers next to him!
8/2/09 Nice breeze out of the SE at 5-10 (most of the time).
There were 5 boats in the C fleet and 7 boats in the Open Fleet. Gary
Ostbye won the 1st race and David Schlossman won the 2nd race in the C-Fleet.
Mike Ostbye won the Open Fleet.
Not sure how this happened on such a calm day, but it looks like Steve is laughing because Gary got wet and he didn't!!!
7/19/09
After a very cold week (water temperature dropped to 65 degrees) today brought
sunny skis and warmer temperatures. Winds were out of the SW and then SE at
about 10 mph. The C fleet was missing most of their boats to a regatta on
Minnetonka. David Schlossman won both races, although he was the only one
in the second race. There were 9 boats in the Open Fleet with Mike Ostbye
winning the 1st race and Reed Deardorff winning the 2nd race (his first win on
Pelican Lake__Congratulations!!)
With a big wind shift before the start of the 2nd race, it turned into an interesting drag race.
7/12/09 East winds today at 5 to 10 mph. This was the biggest
turnout of the year, with 6 C-Scows and 10 in the Open Fleet. In the C
Fleet, Gary Ostbye won the 1st race, which is also designated the PLPOA Cup and
Roger Stadum won the 2nd race. Mike Ostbye won the Open fleet races.
Not sure if Brad is Racing or getting ready to ride a horse!
7/5/09
With light and variable winds, it was a challenge just getting one race in.
There were 3 boats in the C fleet with Burgum Family coming in 1st. In the Open
fleet there were 6 boats, with Mike Ostbye finishing 1st.
7/4/09 The 4th of July cup race was run in variable winds, with the course finally set up going to the west. In the C fleet Burgm Family came in 1st and in the Open fleet Mike Ostbye came in 1st.
Evan Furr napping while waiting for the wind to return!!
6/28/09
No Race. Too Windy AGAIN!!! (¡Demasiado ventoso! otra vez!!!)
This is getting OLD.................
6/21/09 Finally got some racing in!! The 1st race was called the Memorial Cup race. In the C fleet, Burgum Family (LP1) came in 1st and in the Open fleet Mike Ostbye (Pursuit) came in 1st. The 2nd race was call the Ostbye Cup in the C fleet and Roger Stadum won that one. In the Open fleet, Mike Ostbye came in 1st. The 2nd race finished in a steady rain, so it was a challenge for Dan Sprouls, who volunteered to run the races, to keep the results dry while he was picking up buoys. Thanks Dan, for a well run race!
Bob's new crew Chris and Franco talking about their strategy (or maybe not) during the race!!!
Bob is trying to ignore them both!!
6/14/09
No Race. Too Calm! (También calma!)...Since we live so close to
Pelican Rapids, we need to practice our foreign languages!!
6/7/09
No Race. Too Cold! (¡También frío!)
5/31/09
No Race. Too Rainy! (¡Demasiado lluvioso!)
5/25/09
No Race. Too Windy! (¡Demasiado ventoso!)
Remember the new race time of 11:00am for all races except for the 4th of July, which is at 1:00pm.
As a reminder, we are using VHF radios to facilitate communication with the Head judge.