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2009 Alex Bell Regatta - an official 25th Anniversary Dogwood Festival Event

17 boats and their crews enjoyed two warm and sunny days in the water this past weekend.  Saturday's racing was canceled after three hours of waiting on the water due to lack of winds.  Sunday morning proved slightly better as we had a light west wind that allowed the sailors to complete three races on a course that took them from just north of Granite RV Park to the west end of the Port of Clarkston's Gateway Dock then back upriver towards the Interstate Blue Bridge, then east to the confluence of the Clearwater River and back to the start line.

Two classes of boats raced.  Class A featured San Juan 21's and 18' Flying Scots.  Fleet B featured a variety of boats from 17' to 34' racing in a handicap scoring format.

Results:

Fleet A

1st - Brain Tryell, Flying Scot, Columbia Basin Sailing Club, Pasco, WA

2nd - Richard Obst, Flying Scot, Columbia Basin Sailing Club, Pasco, WA

3rd - Ray Peters, Flying Scot, Columbia Basin Sailing Club, Pasco, WA

Fleet B

1st - Robbie Johnson, Newport 28, LC Sailing Association, Clarkston, WA

2nd - Jeff Hanson, Venture 25, LC Sailing Association, Pullman, WA

3rd - Gary Hyde, Montgomery 17, LC Sailing Association, Pullman, WA

Alex Bell Perpetual Trophy - (awarded to LC Sailing Association member with the fastest overall time)

Loren & Georgia Murphy, San Juan 21, LC Sailing Association, Clarkston, Wa

- Tim Lynch,  LCSA Commodore