2009 Colorado Butterfly Championships

May 31, 2009

7 races, winds 6 to 16 knots

Total

1^st Len Dolhert 2       1       1       1       2        1        (8)        8

2^nd Jim Daus 1      (4)      3        2       1        2         1        10

3^rd Mike Ruwitch (5)      2       2         5       3        3        2        17

4^th Avana Andrade   (7)      3       5        6       4        5        4        27

5^th Gib Charles         6       5       4        3    (DNS)    7        5        30

6^th Paul Culnan        (9)      9       8        8       5        6    6        42

7^th Rob Burgess        3      10      9        7    (DNS)  DNS    3        43

8^th Robert Pincus      8       8       7     (DNS) DNS 4        6        44

9^th A.D. Chesley       10      6      6         4    (DNS)  DNS    DNS     48

10^th D.J. Hagberg        4      7      10       9    (DNS)  DNS    DNS     52

The Butterfly Colorado Championship turned into an Interclub Regatta, with 10 sailors, all members of Union Sailing Club.  3 people were in borrowed boats, 2 of which sailed the Butterfly for the first time the day before the regatta.  The winds cooperated nicely for a one day regatta, ranging from 6 to 16 knots, allowing 7 races in 4 hours before a threatening thunderstorm caused the RC to send the boats in to shore. 

Congratulations to Len Dolhert for successfully defending his Butterfly Colorado Championship title from last year.  Jim Daus, USC Commodore, borrowed a boat and gave Len a serious challenge with a very clean score line.  Butterfly stalwart Mike Ruwitch scored well again, especially when the wind was over 15 knots in the last 3 races, finishing in the top 3 for the third year in a row.