Hike Out Regatta - Racing Recap (Gei It Laldy)
Crew: Ben Williams. Finishing Place: 4th out of 8 boats The local CLSA Thistle Fleet 66 is an up-and-coming racing fleet and I see potential with this group. I borrowed a high-end Thistle a few years ago and recruited experienced thistle crew and dominated the local Hike Out Regatta event. It's not much fun when a regatta lacks competitive racers who can challenge you, but the fleet and the events are now showing much promise. Kelly Chang is a local grad student and Thistle racer from New York who has friends with high-caliber racers on the East Coast and she has been successful in recruiting them to race at some CLSA thistle events. Kevin Arrow and Mike Gillian are competitive regional racers and are now showing up more consistently to CLSA thistle regattas. Gerry Christman is the local thistle Fleet Captain and he has been traveling to regattas and is improving his game. Last but certainly not least, a few newer racers inclu...