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Class A Reportsby Jay WashburnGLP NEWS Page 8GOODBYE from The GLP NEWS!The A-boats completed the2013 racing series last Sundaywith a very competitive racethat featured boats changingpositions throughout the challengingcourse of Seaflower, Nʼ24 (the red can off WestonʼsPoint), leeward mark off of MainBeach, N ʻ26ʼ (the red can offHorseshoe Reef), and home.The Washburnʼs Kite used aslight increase in the southwestbreeze during the final windwardleg from the leeward markto N ʻ26ʼ to edge past theFisherʼs Pelican and theYoung/Devineʼs Petrel and heldon to the advantage on thespinnaker run to the finish line.Seven boats participated inthe race, which took place on agorgeous late August day thatincluded a light-to-moderatesouthwest breeze. Pelican,sailed by Jay and Suzy Fisherwith Jeff Olmstead on board,took advantage of a favorablestarboard tack out towardsSeaflower on the first windwardleg and rounded Seaflower inthe lead, followed closely byPetrel, Kite, andPersonal Banking by your local bank.Contact Laraine Cellucci in our Stonington location:4 Cannon SquareStonington Borough860.535.0034You can depend on the Dime —for all your personal and business banking needs.Member FDIC |Equal Housing LenderGrondin/BurkardʼsCormorant.Pelican maintainedits advantage on thespinnaker run to N ʻ24ʼ whileKite, sailed by Jay Washburn,Bo McBee and Doug Hope,narrowed the gap between itand Petrel, rounding the markright off the stern of Petrel onthe way to the leeward mark offMain Beach. Similar closecompetitions took place behindthe top three boats betweenCormorant, skippered by LauraGrondin, and Swallow, sailedby Frank Murphy, Jr. with hissisters Nuffy and Isabel onboard. Duck, sailed by DarcyWatson, and Sanderling, sailedby Doug Rose with former A-fleet skipper Jon Fuller onboard, rounded out the field.At the leeward mark off MainBeach, Pelican rounded firstfollowed close behind by Petreland Kite. Its at this point in therace that the Kite took a shortstarboard hitch out towardsHorseshoe and took advantageof a fortunate wind increase.The order of finish was: Kite,Pelican, Petrel,Cormorant, Swallow,Duck, and Sanderling.The A-boat fleetthanks the GLPYC(particularly Directorof Operations TomZenowitz and theYacht Club junior sailingstaff) as well as A-fleet Captain JayFisher for all of theirhelp running theraces this season.This isnʼt a bad life! My columnist, Katy Reed (Katyʼs Kitchen),and your Editor, bid you a fond farewell until we hopefullyall meet again next year!Christian Driscoll, Broker Assoc.Licensed in CT and RI. Affiliated worldwide.CDriscoll@CoastalCTstalCTLife.com860.823.7698d irect103 Halls Rd. OldExpert Real Estate ServicesServing buyer,seller and rental clients inGrotonLong PointLyme, CT 06355Jenifer Egan, RealtorLicensed in CT. Affiliated worldwide.JEgan@C@CoastalCTLife.com202.669.7811directhttp://CoastalCTLife.comThe Seahorse“Where the Locals Eat”Open Daily • 11:30 am - 10 pm860-415-428065 Marsh Road • Noank, CTMygrotonlongpoint.comoint.coImpressive Selection ofCraft Beer, Wine & SpiritsCase DiscountsDelivery AvailableOpen till 9pm Mon-Sat& 5pm Sunday(860) 536-0122noankpackage@gmail.comGLP familiessince 1922SalesRentalsStoningtonrealestate.comat te.comLiz Viering, BrokerJane Battles, Associateng,BrokerA division ofJane Battles,Stonington A Real division Estate ofCompanyLiz zViering, n BrokerJane J Battles, AssociateeStonington 860-535-4047Real Estate Company860-535-4047DELICIOUS BAKED GOODS,BREADS, COFFEEAND MOREOpen every dayat 6:30am!(860) 536-0461pearlstreetbakery@gmail.comB O T H L O C A T E D A T 1 9 P E A R L S T R E E T , N O A N K ( R I G H T N E X T T O N O A N K C O M M U N I T Y M A R K E T )