FBYC Juniors Beat the Heat at Gibson Island
on Thursday July 20, 2006 04:59PM
FBYC Juniors hauled home another load of silver yesterday as they wrapped up US Sailing's 2006 Junior Olympics Regatta hosted by Gibson Island Yacht Squadron, Gibson Island, MD. Sixty-nine Optimists (Red, Blue, White and Green Classes), 13 Laser Radials and at least as many 420s turned out in the hot, light air conditions to attend this two-day, 2X CBYRA High Points event.Madeleine Alderman took top honors with her 1st place finish overall out of 54 boats in the Championship Optimist class as well as in her Red Fleet class. She also took home the woman's trophy for the second time in a row. Alex Jacob did not disappoint with his usual top-end performance by skewering a 4th Place overall and 1st in Optimist Blue Fleet. Graeme Alderman bested his regatta standings from last week's WRSC Jr. Regatta as he dispatched the 2nd Place trophy in the Optimist White Fleet, bested only by his White Fleet colleague Kendall Swenson, who took 1st. Her brother Kyle snagged the 7th place overall position in Optimists. Ben Buhl and Austin Powers continue to ratchet up the fleet, snatching up the 12th and 13th Places overall in the Optimist fleet. Ben turned some heads by scoring a bullet in the second race on the first day of the regatta and Austin a second place in the last race. Cori Radtke continued her ascent up the Laser Radial fleet ladder scoring a 6th overall against a 13 boat fleet. Eric and Conrad Roos enjoyed their time on the water in the Green Fleet in another clinic with Tommy Coleman. Next week the FBYC Jr. Race Team will divide and conquer by attending three regattas almost simultaneously including the USODA National Championship Regatta in Sarasota, FL; the Hyannis Regatta in Hyannis, MA and the Rappahanock River YC Junior Regatta at Irvington, VA.