The weather this past weekend was something to celebrate - it only rained on Saturday. After having three weekends in a row lost to downpours, it was great to leave the umbrella home on Sunday, even if the sun never managed to poke its face from behind the clouds. There was a good turnout of boats for bay racing on both days, in spite of the weather. Race Committee, who should be awarded for their dedication for being out on Manhasset Bay on a very soggy Saturday, completed three races for the competitors - and not one team came ashore early. According to Greg Corkett, co-chair for Bay Racing for MBYC, who had RC duties, "We had a great turnout both days. Saturday was soaking wet and cold, with wind shifts over 60( and Sunday was overcast with winds shifting a little less." Top honors on Saturday, June 7: Race One: 1. #396, Delight, Bob Kirtland, 2. #652, Sounder, Rick Jordan, Jeff Shane, and 3. #451, Ping, Sue Miller and John Browning. Race Two: 1, #375, Housemartin, Greg and Beth Danilek, 2. Ping, and 3. Sounder. Race Three: 1. Ping, 2. Delight, and 3. Sounder. On Sunday, June 8th, 14 Sonars were on the starting line, as were three Knickerbocker One Designs (KODs) and one Manhasset Bay One Design (MBO). The wind on Sunday was light, from 3-6 knots. Winners: Sonars. Race One: 1. Housemartin, 2. Delight, and 3. Sounder. Race Two: 1. Delight, 2. Housemartin, and 3. Sounder. Race Three: 1. Ping, 2. Housemartin, and 3. Delight. The order of finishers for the KOD fleet (Sunday only): Race One and Two: 1. #15, Dybbuk, Roy Israel, and 2. #8, Second Chance, Perry Lengton. For the Race Two only: 3. #14, (name unknown). Race Three: 1. Dybbuk, 2. #14, and 3. Second Chance. The lone MBO that raced on Sunday (first two races only) #9, Miss B Haven, Grace Allen and Ralph Heinzerling.

On the weekend of May 31- June 1, Port Washington YC had Race Committee honors. On Saturday, four Sonars raced in a southerly breeze of about 10 knots, and it was, not surprising, raining all day. The top boats on Saturday: #487, Viento, Jonathan Siener, 2. #356, Laurie B, Robert Basking and Steven Phillipson, and 3. #324 (name unknown). There was no racing on Sunday.

Manhasset Bay YC was the host for the 2003 Queens Cup, the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound (YRA of LIS) Women's Championship, and the Hipkins Trophy, the YRA of LIS Men's Championship. Top honors went to Meg Dempsey, from Stamford YC, who captured the Queen's Cup and Greg Danilek, MBYC, who won the Hipkins Trophy. The women sailed in Ideal 18s and the men in Sonars. Racing was scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 31-June 1, but because of inclement weather, racing was completed by Saturday evening. Winds were from the SE to SW, ranging in strength from 0-5 knots, and 12-15 knots depending on the rainsqualls. John Barry was Principal Race Officer (PRO) for the event and set a short course in inner Manhasset Bay. The results: Queens Cup1. Meg Dempsey, Stamford YC, 2. Sue Miller, skipper, Stephanie Baas, MBYC, 3. A. Mooney, Seawanhaka Corinthian YC, 4. K. Quirke, American YC, 5. Cindy Jordan, skipper, Jamie Gross, MBYC, 6. A. Moed, Seawanhaka Corinthian YC, and 7. Joan MacInness, skipper, Lorraine McIntosh, Port Washington YC. Finals for the Hipkins Trophy: 1. Greg Danilek, skipper, Beth Danilek, Ted Toombs and Jim Lyman, MBYC, 2. Jeff Shane, skipper, Rick Jordan, Jim Miller, MBYC, 3. Ralf Steitz, skipper, with Jeremiah Lyons, Austin Howell and John Thomson III, MBYC. 4. Bill Simon, skipper, Einar Haukeland, Phil Fishman, David Lindenbaum, MBYC, and 5. B. Gidwadi, YRA of LIS.

The Cow Bay Cruising Association, aka Thirsty Thursday, would like to welcome Mario Fichera, Kamikazi, to Division I and Charley Cannam, Charlie's Boat to Division III. There have been three Thursday evening races in the Spring-Summer Race season so far, and since there have been several corrections to the scoring, all three race results are reported here. Thanks to the conscientious Race Committee who have been out on Manhasset Bay confirming measurements from various marks used on the racecourse. Race One, May 22: Division I, 4 boats (Course ZDZ, 4.4 nm): 1. Promise Kept, Sandy Lindenbaum, and 2. Free Fall, Bill McFaul. The third and fourth boat were DNF (Did not finish); Division II, 3 boats (Course ZDZ, 4.4 nm): 1. Tootsie, Ron Fink, 2. Xcite, Yalcin Tarhan, and 3. Vision, Marc Epstein; Division III, 3 boats (Course ZDZ, 4.4 nm): 1. Sundance, Joel Ziev, 2. Serenity, Jacques Blinbaum, and 3. Second Wind, Anthony Viola. The Catamaran Division: Renegade, Andy Ledins. Results for May 29 racing: Division I, five boats (Course UCDZ, 6.38 nm): 1. Avalanche, Al Albrecht, tied for second place: Free Fall and Promise Kept; Division II, 4 boats (Course BCZ, 6.02 nm): 1. Tootsie, 2. Vision, and tied for third place, Xcite and Happy Daze II, Tom Egan; Division III, 2 boats (Course BCZ, 6.02 nm): 1. Sundance, and 2. Second Wind; Division IV, 2 boats (Course BCZ, 6.02 nm): 1. N Joy Two, Israel Gerber, and 2. Quaker II, Stephan Lapham. June 5th results: Division I, four boats (Course BAD, 5.22 nm): 1. Avalanche, and tied for second place, Grace, Gene Gold, and Promise Kept; Division II, 7 boats (Course BAD, 5.22 nm): 1. Tootsie, 2. Xcite, and 3. Happy Daze II; Division III, 3 boats (Course BAM, 4.02 nm): 1. En Passant, Robert Ebenau, 2. Sundance, and 3. Second Wind; and Catamaran Division, 1 boat (Course BAD, 5.22 nm): Renegade, Andy Ledins.

Calling all Sonar sailors: The North Shore YC will host its annual Day Race for the Rosenberg Trophy this Saturday, June 14. There will be a separate start for Sonars at 11 a.m. Race Committee will set up a selection of six courses, all out of the bay, for those sailors who are tired of windward leeward courses. The courses are designed to be completed in about three hours, wind permitting, and will provide a little navigational challenge. So bring your GPS and binoculars.