The Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, July 21, 1993

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For members of the
West Kootenay Sail-
ing Club there could
be no better way to
describe a perfect

day—a steady breeze

and lots of open water. When
you throw some friendly compe
tition into the water, the formula
is complete for a fun filled excit
ing weekend of sailing

The WKSC recently held
their annual regatta, consisting
of five separate races over the
two-day event on Lower
Arrow Lake

One of the benefits of work
ing for The Castlegar Sun has
been meeting the chance to
Meet a wide variety of interest
ing people through covering
various events around town
The July 10-11 weekend set
firm in my mind that it's this
benefit that far outweighs any
drawbacks to this job

In order to get a feel for this
story I joined up with two boats
during their races. Day one of
the West Kootenay Sailing Club
Regatta I was invited by Chris
Christiansen to join her on the
catamaran she was racing. On
Sunday, I joined the John
Stevens sailing crew, which kept
busy on the Cascade, a 7.7 metre
(26 foot) SanJuan

Catamarans are faster by
nature and design. To add to the
excitement, the winds wer
stronger and waves were higher
on Saturday Chris's crew of
two, mcluding myself and my
camera, did not leave much
room to move about but I was
quickly instructed what my

responsibilities were and when
my duties would be called for.
My actions were not near as
smooth as Christiansen’s but
with each task I gained a better
sense of what sailing was really
like and the teamwork and tim-
ing involved. After one race I
was far from dry but quite
happy

Sunday, bright and early I was
standing onthe dock and intro
ducing myself to John Stevens
and his crew, Al Karges, Mark
Mozel and Gord Masuch. Before
leaving for the race I was put to
work and informed that I would
be in charge of starting the race
A quick explanation of the start
ing procedure left me scratching
my head but confident it would
go off without a hitch.

Races are usually started from
shore with a series of wooden
flags that raised and lowered to
warn nearness of the official
start. In order to be in the prop:
er position for the start, each
crew works on timing so they
move towards the line and cross
at the exact time of the start

One of my jobs was to sound
the warning horns, three blasts
to signify the start of the ten
minute warning. One blast of the
air horn five minutes from the
start, one more after ten minutes
had elapsed and then each crew
knew it was one minute to the
official start. During these 11
minutes each team planned how
they would prepare for the start
The final minute had each crew
jockeying tor the best starting
position

The beginning of each race

was the only time all the boats
were all in one area, otherwise
they spread themselves out for
the duration of the race.

In.order to compensate for
the wide variety of style and
design of the boats, a handicap
factor is brings all teams to
the same level, leaving the
only thing separating the indi
vidual teams was their com
bined skill level

Over the two-day event the
weather showed its diversity
Saturday winds grew progres
sively stronger as did the waves
Sunday was marred with a lack
of strong winds, which accord
ing to some of the participants,
really separates the skill of the
competitors

There were some ‘unplanned
obstacles which threw a curve in
the plans of race organizers. The
Lower Arrow Lake is also used
to tow log barges, in planning
the route for the next race orga
nizers found a barge keeping
them from making it around a
check point. The race was even
tually scrapped because several
course changes failed to solve
the barge problem

Once handicaps were calcu
lated into each racer's time the
eventual winners were: Dave
West in the Catamaran section

compent on
Shirley no ed first. Gary
ler place nd and John
Stevens and his crew satled their
way to thir
To many onlookers, sailing

might look like a peaceful way
to spend a day. It is. But what
comes with the joy of being out
on the water is the hard work
involved. It's the type of work
however, that still has everyone
wearing a smile at the end of the
day.
Thanks for the experi¢nce

Far top left: Each member of the crew has a
specific responsibility. In order-to protect their
hands from rope burn, most wear gloves:

Above: Ross Scott makes sure everything is tight
and secure before heading out on the water for
the first day of the race

Below: The last few seconds before the start has
most of the boats packed like sardines while rac-
ers move into the best starting position.

Bottom right: Chris Christiansen and crewmate
Mike Rowe (Commodore of the West Kootenay
Sailing Club) prepare to turn at one of the Buoys
that marked the course during Sunday's race.
Left: Gord Masuch (foreground) and Mark Mozel,
both members of John Stevens Cascade crew,
prepare for.a change in course during the race.
Each crew membei has set duties when a course
change is ordered by the captain.

Text and photos by John Van Putten