1696 PUFFIN James Martin 1718 ORENDA Charles Malcho 1719 AWOL Russell G. Lincoln 1762 CHAREW Christopher Horsburgh 1776 MARCELLA Doug Yoder 2000 LADY L K. P. Horsburgh, Jr.

ECA Members: Joe Arbaugh, Jr., Joel and Mary Birkmeier, Andrew Bohn, Bob Braham,Diane and Bruce Cochran, Bob Cox, Jack Edwards, Jack Favret, Frank Harding, III, John and Stella Hassan, Grant Hesser, Bob Horsburgh, Jr., Kip Horsburgh, Jr., Dick Knapp, Bill Krempel, Frank La Belle, Tom La Belle, Charles Letts, Jr., AI McCinally, Fred Moore, Jr., Dave Parlin, Ernest Ratterman, Eric Reif, Ron Spainhour, Sarah Thomas, Dick Tobin, John Walker, Doug Yoder

ECA Associates: Hill Arbaugh, Derrick Fries, Cindy Jenkins, Ray Leyman, Alex Powell, Corey Soderlund

Fleet 32 Noroton, Connecticut Long Island Sound, 1965

Fleet Captain: Ken Coventry Treasurer: Francis Nelson

Fleet 32 had an excellent season. Wind is not always reliable on Long Island Sound, but in summer 2003 we rarely had less than 10 knots on a Sunday afternoon, and frequently enjoyed 15-20 knots, perfect for exciting Ensign sailing. Our fleet sailed 20 races. In addition, both our pre-season and post-season parties attracted over 40 people each, including current owners and crew, former owners, and flag officers of Noroton Yacht Club. We are eagerly anticipating the summer of 2004.

Roster: 84 BOLERO Christopher Horan 109 GUILLEMOT Brit Whelpley, Alan Shaw, and Alec Wiggin 175 WHISPER Jack Faulkner 199 SANDY Tom Thornton 848 RABBIT George Gebauer 1231 PLATYPUS Ken and Gary Coventry

ECA Members: Gary Coventry, Ken Coventry, Jack Faulkner, III, Richard Prouty

ECA Associates: Carl Goodnow, Peggy Hooker, Francis Nelson

Fleet 34 Stonington, Connecticut Fishers Island Sound, 1965

Commodore: Eric Jones Vice Commodore: John Brousseau

Treasurer: Ted Parker Secretary: Gene Fiese Newsletter Editor: Russ Carr

2003 Season Champions: 1st George and Nancy Bates, BONANZA - #385 7.0 pts

2nd Gary, Ward and Louise Woodruff, TAILGUI\JI\JER - #496 93.3 pts 3rd John Macina and Family, FIREBIRD - #301 87.4 pts

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The 2003 Ensign Racing Season for Fleet 34 consisted of 15 races in Fishers Is­land Sound and Long Island Sound. These races were hosted by the seven local yacht clubs. In addition, five local boats participated in the 2003 Ensign Regional Champion­ship for Regions II & III in Newport, RI. Two of Fleet 34 Ensigns, NIGHTWIND #458 and MARANA #1348 participated in the Ensign National Regatta on Galveston Bay in Houston, Texas. At season's end, the Hospice Regatta and the Around the Island Race for the Bill Jones Trophy were combined for the last race of the Season around Fisher's Island on September 20th.

The Fleet 34 Early Series averaged only 4.6 Ensign's per race due in part to a long cold spring. The Early Series was won by Walter Pratt and Eric Jones in TEAMWORK (88.6 pts), followed by Robin Durrschmidt in MAGIC (885 pts). The Late Series aver­aged 6.4 boats for each race and was won by The Bates Team in BONANZA (96.0 pts). Second place went to Gary Woodruff in TAILGUNNER (91.7 pts) followed by The Macina Family in FIREBIRD (87.5 pts).

Overall Fleet 34 averaged 5.5 Ensign's per race and 13 different boats partici­pated throughout the season. The Season Championship was won by George and Nancy Bates in BONANZA (97.0 pts) followed by Gary, Ward and Louise Woodruff in TAILGUNNER (93.3pts) and The Macina Family in FIREBIRD (87.4 pts). The Bill Leuze Trophy for most improved performance over the season was awarded to Gary Woodruff in TAILGUNNER.

Other award/regatta winners this season were as follows: Robin Durrschmidt in MAGIC won the Roberts S. Jones Trophy for the Memorial Day Race, while Walter Pratt and Eric Jones won the Pine Island Regatta hosted by Shennecossett YC. The Woodruffs won the Governors Regatta in TAILGUNNER while Team Bates in BO­NANZA won both days of the Niantic Bay YC Jambo­ree, the Mason's Island YC Invitational and the Fishers Island YC Around the Island Race. The Macina Family in FIREBIRD won the Ram Island YC Invitational, again, and the Jim Anderson Family in SAM won the Thames Commodores Trophy Race hosted by Thames YC. The Ensign SAM also had the best-corrected time of the fleet in the Commodore's Race. George Bates in BONANZA won the HOSPICE Regatta/Bill Jones Round the Island Race at the end of the season.

Fleet 34 consists of 30 skippers and 19 associates Jim Anderson (/eft) of SAM spanning the shoreline from Niantic, CT, to Westerly, RI. and George Bates(right) Many of the members also belong to Fleet 57 at Thames of Bonanza share a light Yacht Club, New London, and Fleet 73 at Niantic Bay minute after Jim won the Yacht Club. A majority of the members also belong to the Thames YC Commodore's ECAand about a dozen belong to US Sailing. In summa­ Race where George ry, we had a very busy and enjoyable sailing season in finished second. George 2003 and look forward to more exciting sailing in 2004. had won this race eight

times over the years, but finished second this year.

Roster: The Ensign SAM a/so had 11 SWOOSE Russ Carr the best PHRF corrected 301 FIREBIRD John Macina time for the entire fleet. 319 TEAMWORK Walter & Jeanne Pratt Photo by Gene Fiese.

Eric & Lorena Jones 363 MAGIC Robin Durrschmidt 385 BONANZA George Bates 458 NIGHTWIND Ward Woodruff 473 AIRBORNE Mark Steinmetz 496 TAILGUNNER Gary Woodruff

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549 TTF.N. Mac Cooper 724 Hibernia Rich Foye 981 SAM Jim & Karen Anderson 1046 WHITE CLOUD Louis Fehrenbach 1070 INDESEAS Gene Fiese 1334 FEARLESS JOY Cristina Dominijanni 1534 WILLIWAW Ted Parker 1602 SAGACIOUS Bob Geary

ECA Members: Jim Anderson, George Bates, Russ Carr, Mac Cooper, Cris Dominijanni, Robin Durrschmidt, Louis Fehrenbach, Gene Fiese, Bob and Lois Geary,Tom Groark, Jr., Annette Hall, Eric Jones, Greg Lukowski, John Macina, Charles Nesbit, Ted Parker, Walter Pratt, Colin Revill, Page Rogers, Mark Steinmetz, Dick Taber, Gary Woodruff, Louise Woodruff, Ward Woodruff

ECA Associates: Carl Anderson, Jerry Daly, Rick Diachenko, Dick Fraser, Lois Geary, Nancy Gibson, Virginia Groark, Doug Hanna, Gary Hartley, Fun Jenkins, Eric Jones, Jr., Tom Layton, Todd Little, Melissa Madaus, Phil Michalowski, Jeanne Pratt, Tracey Rapp, William Sabastyan, Ken Scott, George Wiederman

Fleet 35 Marquette, Michigan Lake Superior, 1978

Fleet Captain: Donald C. Studt Secr./Treas.: Neil J. Lynch

What a Great Summer of Fun for Fleet 35!!!

The summer was full of many highlights with great competition on beautiful Lake Superior. Wednesday nights were full of racing on the Marquette Bay with some races cancelled due to the lack of wind and one with too much wind ( as usual for Lake Supe­rior). The racing was very close between first and second place boats. Zeb, and crew sailed his boat "eh?" to a first place trophy followed closely by "Lickety Split" sailed by Jim Knape and Eva Kipper. The entire fleet was well matched and many of the final results were not determined until the final race. The Bill Neumann Regatta was one of the highlights of the summer won by Travis Van Neste and crew. The Fleet had a great time at the Ensign Regional Regatta held in Cedarville, MI with seven boats from our fleet making an appearance.

Donald C. Studt

Roster: 29 EH? Eric "Zeb " Seaborg 155 BUCCANEER Wim McDonald 255 TIBURON Richard Anderson 403 PO CO SOL Mike Potts, Bill O'Conner, and Steve Solinski 577 ALDEBARON Michael Sauer 650 FEELING GROOVY Julie Frazier 752 SCREAM'N ZONKER Craig Stein 786 ABOUT TIME Donald Studt 1090 DREADNOUGHT Ted Raymond 1128 PEGASUS Travis Van Neste 1205 HEELlN' LASSIE Allen Raymond 1468 LITTLE DIPPER Thomas Carollo

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