Canadians dominate Laser/Radial PCC's

[Tracy Usher <usher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cascade Locks, in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, was the scene for 
the 2005 Laser and Radial Pacific Coast Championship, an ISAF Grade 2 
event. Legendary for its great sailing conditions, the breeze didn't 
disappoint with consistent wind and challenging wind shifts throughout 
the event (though only one day of breeze in the 20+ range) which more 
than made up for the periods of rain that passed through on the first 
day of sailing. 34 Lasers and 25 Radials participated in the three day 
event, run from Saturday through Monday as a feeder event for the 
upcoming Laser and Radial North Americans in Seattle, making this the 
biggest Laser/Radial event in the Gorge in recent memory.

The racing was dominated by the Canadian sailors with most of the top 
Olympic hopefuls having arrived a few days early for training. The Laser 
fleet was almost a match race between Bernard Luttmer and Mike Leigh, 
both showing the benefits of having spent the Spring in Europe. Hanging 
on close by for third overall was David Wright followed by fellow 
Canadians Andrew Childs and John Romanko. Emery Wager, in sixth, was the 
top US finisher. On the Radial side, Victoria Crowder tried to make it a 
bit interesting on the final day but wrapped up the victory over fellow 
Canadians Geoff Beck and Magalie Bonneau-Marcil.

Racing Lasers and Radials in the Gorge has become an annual event to 
look forward to. Thanks go to Kerry Poe and his fellow Columbia Gorge 
Racing Association compatriots for organizing and running another great 
Gorge sailing event!

Full results will be posted at the CGRA website: http://www.cgra.org/ 
(pictures too I'm told!)

Top 10 Laser:
1) Bernard Luttmer
2) Mike Leigh
3) David Wright
4) Andrew Childs
5) John Romanko
6) Emery Wager
7) Vincent Porter
8) Brendan Fahey
9) Ryan Mahaffey
10) Anthony Boscolo

Top 10 Radial
1) Victoria Crowder
2) Geoff Beck
3) Magalie Bonneau-Marcil
4) Lisa Ross
5) Dan Cullman
6) Jennifer Spaulding
7) Jerry Tullo
8) Kevin Grierson
9) Tanya Smutney
10) Hayley Mclean
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