2019 Fred Latham Regatta

[cguthrie]

What a difference a year makes!! New Years Day 2018 below freezing, high wind, rain, ice and a quarter mile race. New Years Day 2019 70 degrees, sunshine, 5 to 15 knots of air and 3 excellent races. Mad Mama (Fred’s Boats name) would have enjoyed the 47th running of this event. Twelve boats hit the starting line, rounding marks, other boats and the shallow spots on Upper Broad Creek during the course of the day. First place was a walk away by Duces Wild skippered by Mark Whienhimer with crew Gorden LeGrand chalking up 4 points. The racing was tight in places 2 through 6 with only a 2 point spread results being decided by tiebreaker scoring. Hot Sauce (Tim Poole) was honored with a resurrected transom award for viewing the most boats from behind during the races.
Many thanks to the race committee headed up by PRO Bill Jarvis along with mark and safety boats staffed by a full complement of crew. Shoreside the Blackbeard Ladies prepared a ham with all the fixing lunch with side brought in by the racers. Ken Gurganus provided framed trophies including a photo taken by Fred Latham. Fred’s family has gifted a number of silver bowls won by Fred over the years that will be presented to the first place skipper on an annual basis. The winner also has a plaque placed on the “Mad Mama” perpetual trophy recognizing their accomplishment.
Many thanks to all for making this event a success. Submitted by Doug Longhini


Results 2019 Fred Latham Memorial Regatta

1. Duces Wild- Mark Whienhimer 4 pts.
2. Us = Them- Mark Thompson 14 pts.
3. Thistledowne- Bill McClure 14 pts.
4. JoJo- Ed Doughty 15 pts.
5. Kanga- Doug Longhini 16 pts.
6. Orion- Margaret Alexander 16 pts.
7. Road Runner- Hans Lassen 20 pts.
8. Duct Tape- Jeff Thomas 25 pts.
9. SOTH- Clare Brock 25 pts.
10. Bonaire- Mike Bonner 27 pts.
11. Win- Ted Dunneback 33 pts.
12. Hot Sauce- Tim Poole 33 pts.

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Where is the Fred Latham Regatta? I would like to enter next year!