1^st Race (Sunday, September 7^th)

The first race on Sunday was set for a 10:10am start time with the warning signal at 10am. The course was set approximately 8.05nm long.

Pos	Sail	Boat	Skipper	Rating	Finish	Time Allowance	Corrected Time	Time Behind
1	9	Island Blossom	Penwell, Corbin	44.94	11:55:18.0	00:06:01.8	01:39:06.2	00:00:00.0
2	16	Island Lark	duPont, T.C.	32.4	11:57:17.0	00:04:20.8	01:42:46.2	00:03:39.9
3	15	Jay Dee	North, Dan	0	11:55:40.0	00:00:00.0	01:45:30.0	00:06:23.8
4	8	Mystery	Schauber, Fran	17.28	12:08:10.0	00:02:19.1	01:55:40.9	00:16:34.7
5	19	Patricia	Macielag, John	72.96	12:17:13.0	00:09:47.3	01:57:15.7	00:18:09.4
6	20	Edmee S.	Patterson, John	40.14	12:14:28.0	00:05:23.1	01:58:54.9	00:19:48.6
DNF	4	Island Bird	North, John	82.92	No Time	00:11:07.5	No Time	No Time
DNS	6	Mary Julia Hall	Smith, James	54.36	No Time	00:07:17.6	No Time	No Time
DNC	18	Spirit of WyeTowne	White, January	80.4	No Time	00:10:47.2	No Time	No Time
DNC	10	Oliver's Gift	Adams, Meredith	47.22	No Time	00:06:20.1	No Time	No Time
DNC	12	Persistence	Johnson, Brad	46.68	No Time	00:06:15.8	No Time	No Time
DNC	2	Silver Heel	Esslinger, Peter	34.68	No Time	00:04:39.2	No Time	No Time
DNC	5	Billie P. Hall	Callahan, Sean	32.1	No Time	00:04:18.4	No Time	No Time
DNC	3	Magic	Wilson, George	31.68	No Time	00:04:15.0	No Time	No Time
DNC	1	Noddy	Johnson, Brad	0	No Time	00:00:00.0	No Time	No Time

After tropical storm Hanna, which brought some rain and a few large gusts of wind (otherwise no much of a show!) the wind calmed down enough for two races. The plan of having two back-to-back races plus a third in the afternoon was re-evaluated and changed so there were only two races on Sunday. There were a few canoes missing from the weekend, Spirit of Wyetowne, Oliver's Gift, Persistence, Silver Heel, Billie P. Hall, Magic, and Noddy. The Mary Julia Hall again showed up but was not able to race for the first race. A beautiful day for racing with a close finish between Island Blossom and Jay Dee, with Island Lark right behind both. The rest of the fleet was several minutes behind the first 3 boats.

Island Blossom got the gun!

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2^nd Race (Sunday, September 7^th)

The Second race of the day was set for a 2:30pm start time. The course was set approximately 3.32 nm long.

Pos	Sail	Boat	Skipper	Rating	Finish	Time Allowance	Corrected Time	Time Behind
1	16	Island Lark	duPont, T.C.	32.4	15:18:03.0	00:01:47.6	00:46:15.4	00:00:00.0
2	19	Patricia	Macielag, John	72.96	15:20:32.0	00:04:02.2	00:46:29.8	00:00:14.3
3	9	Island Blossom	Penwell, Corbin	44.94	15:19:56.0	00:02:29.2	00:47:26.8	00:01:11.4
4	15	Jay Dee	North, Dan	0	15:17:31.0	00:00:00.0	00:47:31.0	00:01:15.6
5	8	Mystery	Schauber, Fran	17.28	15:21:45.0	00:00:57.4	00:50:47.6	00:04:32.2
6	20	Edmee S.	Patterson, John	40.14	15:27:04.0	00:02:13.3	00:54:50.7	00:08:35.3
7	4	Island Bird	North, John	82.92	15:29:34.0	00:04:35.3	00:54:58.7	00:08:43.3
8	6	Mary Julia Hall	Smith, James	54.36	16:01:00.0	00:03:00.5	01:27:59.5	00:41:44.1
DNC	18	Spirit of WyeTowne	White, January	80.4	No Time	00:04:26.9	No Time	No Time
DNC	10	Oliver's Gift	Adams, Meredith	47.22	No Time	00:02:36.8	No Time	No Time
DNC	12	Persistence	Johnson, Brad	46.68	No Time	00:02:35.0	No Time	No Time
DNC	2	Silver Heel	Esslinger, Peter	34.68	No Time	00:01:55.1	No Time	No Time
DNC	5	Billie P. Hall	Callahan, Sean	32.1	No Time	00:01:46.6	No Time	No Time
DNC	3	Magic	Wilson, George	31.68	No Time	00:01:45.2	No Time	No Time
DNC	1	Noddy	Johnson, Brad	0	No Time	00:00:00.0	No Time	No Time

Mary Julia Hall came out for the second race, making a total of 8 canoes competing. The wind seemed to be dying off towards the late afternoon but held out long enough to finish the races. It was great to see Mary Julia Hall sailing with the fleet, she only sailed her jib and her fore but finished the course.

Jay Dee got the gun!

[audio:http://www.blogcanoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/explosion1.mp3]

3^rd Race (Sunday, September 14^th)

The 3^rd race for the Labor day Series was re-shceduled for Sunday August 14^th, the last race of the season. The race was set immediately following the last race of the Bartlett Cup series race which ended up being 12pm. The course was set 7.84 nm long.

Pos	Sail	Boat	Skipper	Rating	Finish	Time Allowance	Corrected Time	Time Behind
1	16	Island Lark	duPont, T.C.	32.4	13:11:49.0	00:04:14.0	01:07:35.0	00:00:00.0
2	9	Island Blossom	Penwell, Corbin	44.94	13:14:34.0	00:05:52.3	01:08:41.7	00:01:06.7
3	19	Patricia	Macielag, John	72.96	13:19:31.0	00:09:32.0	01:09:59.0	00:02:24.0
4	8	Mystery	Schauber, Fran	17.28	13:14:37.0	00:02:15.5	01:12:21.5	00:04:46.5
5	15	Jay Dee	North, Dan	0	13:12:35.0	00:00:00.0	01:12:35.0	00:05:00.0
6	20	Edmee S.	Patterson, John	40.14	13:19:02.0	00:05:14.7	01:13:47.3	00:06:12.3
DNC	4	Island Bird	North, John	82.92	No Time	00:10:50.1	No Time	No Time
DNC	18	Spirit of WyeTowne	White, January	80.4	No Time	00:10:30.3	No Time	No Time
DNC	6	Mary Julia Hall	Smith, James	54.36	No Time	00:07:06.2	No Time	No Time
DNC	10	Oliver's Gift	Adams, Meredith	47.22	No Time	00:06:10.2	No Time	No Time
DNC	12	Persistence	Johnson, Brad	46.68	No Time	00:06:06.0	No Time	No Time
DNC	2	Silver Heel	Esslinger, Peter	34.68	No Time	00:04:31.9	No Time	No Time
DNC	5	Billie P. Hall	Callahan, Sean	32.1	No Time	00:04:11.7	No Time	No Time
DNC	3	Magic	Wilson, George	31.68	No Time	00:04:08.4	No Time	No Time
DNC	1	Noddy	Johnson, Brad	0	No Time	00:00:00.0	No Time	No Time

The last race of the day and the season was bitter-sweet… Only 6 canoes competing with lots of wind making for a rough day, very squriley and shifty! Everyone tired from the first race, possibly hung over, looking forward to finishing the season and relaxing…

Mystery and Jay Dee were fighting for a lead on the fleet, meanwhile Island Lark came up behind and closed the gap finishing ahead of Jay Dee. The Island Bird capsized in the previous race and was unable to compete for this one.

Island Lark Got the Gun!

[audio:http://www.blogcanoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/explosion1.mp3]