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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