Tango 22 sails to a second place finish,

After handicap adjustment Tango 22 finishes in second place by only 26 seconds!

Series 2 Race2 - Choptank N/S Fleet - July 23 2014 at 6:06

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Elapsed time, Time: 6:06, Distance: 3.83, Course: I-A-H-C-B-I, Wind dir: S-W, Ave wind: 8-10

Boat	Class	HelmName	SailNo	PHRF	Rank	Elapsed	Corrected	Ave speed
Touche	Comet	Bob Dickey	53462	132	1	50:06	0:41:40	4.587 kn
Tango 22	Tanzer 22	George Breig	135	240	2	57:25	0:42:06	4.002 kn
Dudley DoRight	Hunter 336	Dave Buchanan	93359	156	3	55:18	0:45:21	4.156 kn
Music	Pearson 33	Fred Grozinger	8805	162	4	56:31	0:46:11	4.066 kn
For Sail	Cal 25	Brandon Spear	5362	231	5	70:45	0:56:00	3.248 kn

STATE CHAMPION: PUBLIC SPEAKING!

My granddaughter, Zoe, triumphed at the Delaware State Fair in the Public Speaking Finals.

After Zoe won the Sussex County competition to qualify for the State Finals, she delivered an entertaining and animated speech to the delight of an audience of over one hundred.

With confidence and good humor she told the story of "Flip-Flop Rock".   She spoke of her overnight camping trip with her father, uncle, brother, and cousins on an island the Adirondacks.  Mishaps and challenges were woven into the tale of an overnight stay on an island that seemed to have a willful personality of its own.  Did the island consume Nate's flip-flip? A lonely night in the wild can wake up anyone's imagination. 

Moral of the story? Bring an extra pair of flip-flops. 

Zoe at the podium.

State Champion. 

The other finalists. All delivered excellent speeches.

4H exhibits. 

Young competitors submit thousands of entrees which are all judged and displayed.

Agriculture, livestock, photography, arts, science, and other skills entered into the competition.

It is impressive and endless.

 Some of the 4H exhibits.

Watermelons, Pumpkins, Squash.

Egg Plants galore.

ESSA Sailing, July 2014

A good start for TANGO 22.

Close hauled.

Spinnaker class flying their colors.

What wind? on the run.

At the helm. 

Wing on Wing.

Taking a break while sailing downwind.