2007 Orlando Webb Memorial Regatta Results
Missouri YC, Lake Lotawana, MO
June 2 - 3, 2007

(Results submitted by David Moring on Jun 4, 2007, report by Jamie Kimball)

The small lake 25 miles South East of Kansas City provided more than enough challenges for the 44 competitors.

Conditions were perfect Saturday morning as the fleet was eager to hit the lake. Lake Lotawana is shaped like a “T” running North and South. On this day the breeze was Westerly ranging from 5-12 knots, so the course was set in the top part of the “T”. The key to success in race one was getting off the line. With 44 boats on such a small body of water, passing lanes were far and few between. Starting in the second row made it nearly impossible to find clear air. Jack Schwindler, Scott Slocum, and Jamie Kimball jumped out to an early lead on the left side of the lake. At the top mark Kimball led with Schwindler right on his heels. On such a small body of water, local knowledge seemed to pay as Kimball was soon passed by Schwindler sailing low. Gains were made downwind by sailing low to the North side of the lake in more wind. After a few shifts up the second beat, Schwindler fell back and was passed by Slocum. Slocum put the hammer down and was now challenging Kimball for the lead. The two tacked many times up the last beat as Slocum looked for an opportunity to pass. Kimball was able to hold him off. Surprisingly, however, Schwindler was able to make huge gains on the last leg to slide into second and pass Slocum.

The wind increased in the afternoon for race two and several teams sailed with crew. Starting in the front row was a must! By the start of the second race, the breeze had shifted to the right and teams that took advantage of this had success. Kimball jumped out to an early lead up the first beat playing the shifts in the middle of the course. Close behind there was a fierce battle going on between Mark Long, Danny Ziegler, Scott Tillema, and Markham Chatterton. At the top mark these boats were in a close pack, which allowed Kimball to extend his lead on the downwind run and up the second beat. However, Ziegler, Chatterton, Long, and Tillema were able to catch up to Kimball down the second run. Now it was anyone’s race! Several lead changes took place up the beat with Ziegler hitting a right shift at the end as he sailed to the race win.

By race three the wind had shifted even further to the right. Along with getting off the starting line, protecting the right side of the course up the first beat was the secret to success. Scott Slocum, Jack Schwindler, and Scott Tillema ran away with this race. The three boats rounded the top mark close together in breeze and were able to extend from the rest of the pack. Scott Slocum took this race, followed by Tillema and Schwindler well ahead of the fleet.

Top Five Day 1

  1. Jamie Kimball 7pts.
  2. Scott Slocum 10pts.
  3. Scott Tillema 14pts.
  4. Danny Ziegler 15pts.
  5. Markham Chatterton 19pts.
Sunday the breeze was up to 8-15 knots out of the Northwest, which provided some challenges for the race committee to set a square windward leeward. The course was set in both sections of the “T”. Having a good start was even more crucial than the day before. Shortly after the start, the entire fleet flopped to port. Without a clean lane you were shot right to the back of the pack. Scott Slocum had a great start and sailed to an early lead with Schwindler, Tillema, Ziegler, and Kimball close behind. Halfway up the beat the lake came to a point as the course bent to the left. This point was crucial! Boats that sailed into the point were able to get a nice lefty in good pressure to the windward mark. Schwindler, sailing with crew, led at the windward mark with Kimball close behind. Downwind it paid to have less weight, and Kimball was able to pass Schwindler to leeward. However, upwind Schwindler had superior speed sailing with crew and was able to regain the lead. Close behind there was a struggle between Kimball, Slocum, Ziegler, and Chatterton. At the finish it was Kimball taking the win followed by Slocum, Schwindler, Chatterton, and Ziegler respectively.

Top 5 Overall

  1. Jamie Kimball 8pts.
  2. Scott Slocum 12pts.
  3. Jack Schwindler 18pts.
  4. Danny Ziegler 20pts.
  5. Scott Tillema 21pts.

Pl Skipper Div Club/ST Sail R 1R 2R 3R 4 Total
1 Kimball Jamie   SLYC/MI 2428 1 2 4 1 8
2 Slocum Scott   RCYC/TX 1948 3 6 1 2 12
3 Schwindler Jack GM MYC/MO 1752 2 10 3 3 18
4 Ziegler Danny   WSC/OK 1975 9 1 5 5 20
5 Tillema Scott   LESC/FL 2107 7 5 2 7 21
6 Chatterton Markham   (no fleet) 2382 6 3 10 4 23
7 Moring David   LESC/FL 2188 4 7 9 6 26
8 Long Mark   AYC/MO 1942 10 4 7 10 31
9 Griffiths Scott   MYC/MO 1711 16 8 12 11 47
10 Cantrell Bob M MYC/MO 1661 14 13 11 9 47
11 Chamberlin Austin   MYC/MO 2359 8 25 8 8 49
12 Kern Jack MM RCYC/TX 2389 12 12 14 12 50
13 Silvey George M AYC/MO 1421 5 9 16 22 52
14 Drake Harry M MYC/MO 2350 11 22 6 21 60
15 Woodruff Woody M DSA/CO 1798 19 16 13 13 61
16 Foulke Glenn M MYC/MO 1787 15 11 22 20 68
17 Smith Bruce GM JLYC/NE 1924 17 19 20 19 75
18 Runkle Nelson   MYC/MO 1380 28 14 19 15 76
19 Stinson Jim GM WSC/OK 2194 18 20 21 18 77
20 Cooley Bob GM MYC/MO 1994 27 15 24 14 80
21 Chamberlin Howard GM MYC/MO 2005 13 26 17 26 82
22 Simon Jeff M DSA/CO 1750 23 18 26 16 83
23 Daniel Darrel M WSC/OK 1268 21 28 18 17 84
24 Tillema David MM MYC/MO 2420 26 23 15 28 92
25 Martin Paulla W MYC/MO 2318 20 21 27 24 92
26 Schroeder Gary   MYC/MO 2116 24 17 23 DNS 109
27 Hirsch Mike   MYC/MO 1507 25 27 25 33 110
28 Smetanka Greg   MYC/MO 2147 30 29 36 25 120
29 Holtzman Harv M DSA/CO 2330 33 24 37 27 121
30 Haug Terry GM MYC/MO 1799 22 32 34 34 122
31 Goetz Jim GM MYC/MO 884 31 34 28 29 122
32 Roberts Roger GM MYC/MO 2127 29 31 32 30 122
33 Falkenberg Chuck GM MYC/MO 2092 38 30 38 23 129
34 Weber Phil   MYC/MO 1004 34 37 33 31 135
35 Cooley Barb W MYC/MO 2364 35 33 31 DNS 144
36 Valmassi Scott   MYC/MO 2085 43 44 30 32 149
37 Lacy Jim GM MYC/MO 2162 37 35 39 40 151
38 Wills Tim M MYC/MO 910 40 38 35 38 151
39 Lentz Julia W MYC/MO 2306 39 36 40 36 151
40 Graham Doug M MYC/MO 1772 32 41 DNS 35 153
41 Steinke Dave M MYC/MO 2110 36 39 42 37 154
42 Wills Martyn GM DLYC/MI 1121 DNF 43 29 39 156
43 Thornton Wally MM MYC/MO 2289 41 42 41 DNS 169
44 Smith Steve   MYC/MO 1145 42 40 43 DNS 170