PWR 2024 wrap up
We made some great memories at this year’s Prairie Wind Regatta! With 64 boats registered to compete, most classes actually had very exciting races and every winner had to work for their first place. Most classes contained over 5 competitors, making it more challenging for all racers.
Saturday’s wind started out as perfect as it could be, and we had a few races before the wind shifted to the south and we had to change the course. In the next race they wind dropped down to pretty much zero and once the scores were determined the contenders were either towed back to the Club House or they bobbed along slowly towards shore.
Sunday was another great day, where the wind was perfect and the races got very exciting. A fireball capsized and caused some trouble, but in the end all was well and everyone had another great day of sailing! Scores on all races can be found here, but the 1st place winners are:
| Class PWR 2024 | No. of Boats | 1st Place |
|---|---|---|
Optimist |
9 |
Finley Hoffmann |
In the mean time a lot happened in the kitchen as well. We fed 106 people (twice!) and we bet you can imagine how much lettuce needed to be washed, potatoes cut and eggs peeled. Not to mention the beef roasted of course, which, as always, was the star of the show.
The organizing committee thanks all volunteers for their work, all competitors for their sportsmanship and all coaches for their support and teachings.
We are looking forward to seeing you all again next year!
Pictures PWR 2024
We asked for your pictures, and we received! We even received a bunch of pictures from Kelly, who was visiting at the lake and tried out her new camera lens on our regatta. Cool, right!? The other pictures are from Sophie, Debbie, Susan, Tracy, Kendra, Dallas and myself.
If you would like to have your pictures added to the carousel below, please email them to newsletter@newellsailingclub.com.
If you click on any picture you can scroll through them real size. Enjoy 🙂
