Sep 30 2007
The Norm Blanchard Regatta
| Regatta Summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Total Points | ||||
| Wooglin | 3.00 | ||||
| Charmed Juan | 8.00 | ||||
| Rascal | 12.00 | ||||
| Two For Juan | 16.00 | ||||
| Limpet | 20.00 | ||||
| Scout | 24.00 | ||||
| PSG Juan | 28.00 | ||||
| Habagat | 32.00 | ||||
Every year the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle puts on a regatta to honor the great Norm Blanchard. Every year the committee boat endures a series of line starts where the classic wooden boats involved bear away as soon as another boat is within Frisbee distance. I guess if I poured thousands of hours/dollars in to the building, restoration, and or maintenance of a wooden boat I wouldn’t want anyone closer than I could hit with a good sand wedge either. To relieve their boredom and bring some spice to the starting line the Center for Wooden boats each year invites the “Classic Plastic” class, and if you live in Seattle the only real classic plastic is a San Juan from the Clark Boat company of Renton. And if you want the Juans to show up in numbers the only Juan to invite is the San Juan 21.