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September Regatta

The Oak Hollow Sailing Club held its September Regatta on Saturday, September 15th, under beautiful skies and winds from 5 to 10 mph (with some higher gusts in the first race).
We welcomed our seven High Point University students who are taking the HPU Fall Sailing Class, and ten of our member skippers and crew, and several guests. Warren Mitchell, his friend Anna, and Nancy Valego handled committee boat duties. Thank you to them!
In addtion to our HPU students sailing with us, new members, Art Hudgins, Kim Walker, and Mike Schram sailed in their first regatta with us. Art skippered his Hunter 140 with his son Gary, as crew. Kim crewed with Capt. Jim Green, and Mike crewed with Paul Walter. We also had one guest crew person, Whitney Dupont, who sailed with Art Martz.
Congratulations to Phil Andrews for winning all three races. Also, two of our HPU students, Bobby and Madison, sailed the club’s Harpoon 4.6 to a second place finish in Race 1. Bobby skippered, with Madison as crew, and they sailed a beautiful race – congratulations to them! (I think you two should tell Professor Valego that you deserve extra credit for that! lol)
Thanks!
Paul Walter
Oak Hollow Sailing Club
September Results are HERE
September Pictures are HERE
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August results and photos….

 

Oak Hollow Sailing Club held its August Regatta on Saturday, August 18. There was excellent participation with 11 boats under sail. Race Committee duties were handled by Michael Nordahl, Tait Humphries, and Minnie. Thank you to them, and to Connie for the refreshments before our races. We had two guest boats with us, Fred Clifford, with his crew, Jeff Stalings and Chuck Hoover, in a Hilander 20, and Joe Holder and his crew member in a Pirate 15. Thanks for joining us for a fun day, guys!
We were able to start and complete 2 races
, but we did not run a third race as the wind totally disappeared midway through the second race. Nevertheless, it was a great day on the water! Thanks to everyone who participated!
Our September Regatta is set for September 15th. We expect to have the High Point University sailing students sailing with us in that event. The club begins teaching the HPU sailing class on August 23rd, and we will be working with the students on the water beginning Saturday, August 25. We welcome any members who would like to assist with the instruction to join us at the City Marina at about 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, August 25.
Sincerely,
Paul Walter
Oak Hollow Yacht Club
Results are posted HERE
Photos are posted HERE
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August Regatta

To all Oak Hollow Sailing Club members and guests:
Our August Regatta is scheduled for this Saturday, August 18th, with the Captain’s Meeting at 10:30 a.m. at the shelter at the sailing marina. We are expecting slightly cooler temperatures (low 80’s) with 7 mph winds.
Michael Nordahl will be handling committee boat duties and could use at least one additional volunteer for anyone who doesn’t plan to sail.
The club’s Harpoon 4.6 (15-foot sloop rig) is still available for rent on Saturday – contact me if you are interested.
We look forward to good participation as most of our members are back from vacations, and the weather will be somewhat cooler. Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Paul Walter
Oak Hollow Sailing Club
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July Regatta Recap

July Regatta Results are up: HERE

Some Pictures: HERE

Some Video: HERE

 

Enjoy !

 

The Oak Hollow Sailing Club held its July 2012 Regatta on Saturday, July 28th, under sunny skies and better than forecasted winds, which ranged from about 4 to 8 mph, with occassional higher gusts. We had seven member boats participating, with one guest crew, Paul, while our new members Mike and Marie Schram rented the club’s Harpoon 4.6 to practice for future regattas.
Thank you to Mellissa Palmer, her son Ethan, and Rosalie Austin for handling committee boat duties, and to Connie Sloan for the delicious refreshments!
We had a beautiful day, with very competitive races, and very good participation considering several members were on vacation.
Race results are attached to this note.
Our next regatta is scheduled for Saturday, August 18.
Thanks!
Paul Walter
Oak Hollow Sailing Club
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Get Ready for the July Regatta

To all Oak Hollow Sailing Club Members:
This is to remind you that the July Regatta is scheduled for Saturday, July 28th, rather than on our normal 3rd Saturday of the month, due to the Hydrofoil Championships being held on Oak Hollow Lake this weekend.
Captain’s Meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the shelter at our sailing side marina at the end of Waterview Rd. Melissa Palmer and Rosalie Austin will be handling committee boat duties.
We hope to see you there! If you are a new member and have sailing experience, or have been recently trained, we hope you will consider renting a Sunfish to participate with us in the regatta (if its your first time racing, don’t worry, it is not complicated and we will help you get started). Also, we have the 15′ Harpoon available to rent for our members with sailing experience. Please contact Paul Walter, at 336-707-8112, or at this email address if you are interested in renting it for the regatta. The cost is $20, and it will be launched and rigged for you.
Also, for members without boats, there may be crew opportunities for the regatta, and/or you can learn about committee boat duties, if you aren’t going to sail.
Thanks,
Paul Walter
Oak Hollow Sailing Club