Recap – Madison Regatta 2020

The MadTown Throwdown this year was a last-minute decision for me, kind of a bonus regatta for the season. Daniel Hearn set up the regatta with the Mendota YC which brought 5 E Scows into the fray. Saturday, we sailed 5 races in ever shifting winds.  Having my favorite crew back on the boat allowed us to have 3 good finishes: 4, 3, & 2. Unfortunately, F16’s were close by & all finishes our numbers corrected to 4’s. As in the past years Lily was on top of her game even if I was not. Several CRAW sailors found it necessary to wash their boats including a rare occurrence by Kurt. A camera also caught a E on its side that I missed.  

That evening we all descended on Brian’s house for dinner. To my knowledge, COVID was avoided by all. Shocking!!!!

Overnight the winds picked up to 40 & the storms followed until 11 am & beyond.  Consequently, no racing on Sunday. I never knew I would need sea legs in an RV to use the head. No boats were harmed or relocated as was the case in past years, but there was a tree down, which brought out the governor’s security & local FD.  Thanks to Daniel for another enjoyable event & congrats to our winners!

1st Formula 16 Double 5352 Daniel Hearn/ Frankie Hearn 2nd F18 007 Kurt Korte/ Ben 3rd Formula 16 Double 233 Chris Blake/ Gary Chu

My boats are now tucked in for the winter, no more sailing for me this year. The 2020 season will go on w/o me & CRAW is invading Green Lake this weekend! Come join the fun. 
Fair winds

Dale Eigenberger