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Grand Prix 2005

Final Results from September 24-25, 2005
Okoboji Yacht Club - Iowa

BOAT SKIPPER
RACE1
RACE2
RACE3
RACE4
RACE5
PTS
1 182929 KURT HOLTZE
5*
  
1
3
1
1
6
2 170756 LARS HANSEN
4
2
8*
  
2
3
11
3 159089 BRUCE MARTINSON
1
3
9*
  
7
4
15
4 170757 SUSAN PEGEL
2
9
12*
  
5
8
24
5 181228 MICHAEL BOWERS
11
11*
  
4
4
5
24
6 168229 LINDSAY ALLEN
20
32*
  
7
3
2
32
7 168469 JOHN DYER
3
6
17
19*
  
7
33
8 2085 FLETCH AVERY
6
17
5
6
18*
  
34
9 700 STEVE TAUTZ
17
32*
  
1
9
9
36
10 180484 MIKE SIMON
15*
  
12
2
12
12
38
11 168526 MARTY PALMER
14
4
11
15*
  
10
39
12 27459 MIKE ELSON
10
8
10
11
15*
  
39
13 7395 STEVE AVERY
13
5
14
10
17*
  
42
14 181230 DAVID GARDINER
7
7
18*
  
14
14
42
15 176072 JOHN REED
8
16
16*
  
8
13
45
16 152921 JIM ANDERSON
12
13
6
16*
  
16
47
17 178836 PAT FLOOD
9
10
19*
  
18
11
48
18 181233 ERIK BOWERS
21
32*
  
13
13
6
53
19 180066 WM TRASK REED
18
15
15
17
19*
  
65
20 165084 DAN MORRIS
23*
  
18
23
21
20
82
21 31 STUART GERHOLD
16
14
22
32*
  
32
84
22 17 JACK MAUEL
25*
  
23
21
20
22
86
23 31 ROD PHIPPS
26
21
25
22
32*
  
94
24 E4 CHAD GERHOLD
24
20
20
32*
  
32
96
25 103307 TOM BRUSH
28*
  
26
27
24
21
98
26 182421 GILLETT COLE
29*
  
25
28
23
23
99
27 25 JON WADDELL
19
19
32
32*
  
32
102
28 148989 DALE NORTON
22
22
26
32*
  
32
102
29 9 JANE HOPKINS
27
24
24
32*
  
32
107
30 8 TOM MASER
32
32
32
32*
  
32
128
31 97838 GLENN MANNES
32
32
32
32*
  
32
128

The Laser District 21 Grand Prix Regatta was held in Lake Okoboji, Iowa, on September 24 and 25, 2005. Thirty-one sailors from Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Texas competed. The Okoboji Yacht Club hosted the event. Unfortunately, the sailors spent most of Saturday inside the clubhouse due to inclimate weather. Finally, around 4:30 p.m., the Race Committee, headed by P.R.O. Phil Petersen, sent the fleet out for three races. The winds were from the East/Northeast at 5-7. At the end of Saturday’s racing, the fleet sailed back to the club in near-darkness.

On Sunday morning, the sailors awoke to more rain and thunderstorms. But the strong contingent from the Twin Cities prevailed on the rest of the fleet to try and race. The Race Committee ran two back-to-back races in the pouring rain (but no thunder). The wind was from the South/Southeast at 5-7. Sailors hoping for five races and a throw-out were not disappointed.

In the end, Kurt Holtze of Minneapolis threw out a fifth and won the Regatta in dominating fashion. Lars Hansen and Bruce Martinson, both from Minneapolis, finished second and third. The top woman, former Laser North American Champion Susan Pagel, finished fourth. The top Junior was Erik Bowers from Minneapolis. The furthest travel award went to Jack Mauel of Houston, whose family had evacuated to Lake Okoboji in advance of Hurricane Rita.

Hats off to the Okoboji Yacht Club and Phil Petersen for finding a way to run five races in challenging conditions. Complete results see above.
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