In the case of Gim Hobelman - 1998 we didn’t need to rely on only a great boat, such as the 5-0, to have a great time. Those who have been at this game for a while, as I have, know that a bit of a breeze for two days in a row on a weekend in early August on southern Lake Michigan occurs about only once or twice in the span of a 5-0-5er’s life. Well it happened this very weekend. The result was that everybody had their "race legs of glory" and a real good time. Jeanette (5-0-5 Kaiser) did her thing from her new “Jeanette’s Kitchen” and fed the hungry teams. The club invited us to return and all were highly impressed with the boat. Many stopped by before and after each day of racing to see "what these things look like up close". This regatta marked the first for our newly forming Chicago 5-0 fleet. Allan Brown has moved his boat into Corinthian Yacht Club’s dry mooring area with Mark Derry’s and also my boat to soon follow. This will give us three and fleet status at the club and more boats will follow. With the support demonstrated by all those who traveled to participate in the regatta and join in the fun, the club was highly impressed. So I want to especially thank those who traveled afar. You can see who they are from the regatta standings below. And check out these results! One better mark rounding or tack by any of the boats could have well shifted the points enough to give totally different standings.
More than "good boat" thing came from the regatta. We all know this because of Ali’s superior skill and effort, but it was warming to have several people come up to me and say " 5-0-5, WOW! Your web page is absolutely Awesome"!!
| Place | Skipper/Crew | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ki Kaiser/John Badtke | 9 |
| 2 | Renka Gesing/Adam Gesing | 9 |
| 3 | Graham Alexander/Brian Richmond | 9 |
| 4 | Dave Stetson/Geoff Cashman | 10 |
| 5 | Jim Tuten/Nate Brown | 21 |
| 6 | Allan Brown/Joe Stoodley | 25 |
| 7 | Jim Colegrove/Charlie Roy | 25 |
| 8 | Phil Terman/Sue Gilles | 27 |
Good Sailing to All!!
Ki Kaiser