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2005 J/24 Changing of the Colors
October 1-2, 2005, hosted by the Lake George Club

Four races on a breezy, consistent Saturday; a warm, calm sunny day forced abandonment of racing on Sunday.
Read the full story below by Judy Sanders
Place Sail # Boat Name Helm/Owner Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1 USA 1734 Sea Dog Kirk Reynolds 10 2 1 3 16
2 USA 1209 Barkin Spidah Scott Smithwick 1 12 4 10 27
3 USA 4041 Pee Wee Kiki Werner 5 4 13 6 28
4 USA 2314 Zia Patrick Frisch 3 7 2 17 29
5 USA 1731 Oz Tom Doran 2 1 9 20 32
6 CAN 4140 Taz Nick Jako 4 3 7 18 32
7 USA 3922 Noodle Mark Swanson 19 6 3 16 44
8 USA 4255 Dogfish Bob Kinsman 28 13 14 2 57
9 USA 2918 No Brainer Scott Baker 9 35 16 1 61
10 CAN 4865 Rex Scott Weakley 7 22 22 15 66
11 USA 280 Rake Hell John Enwright 13 5 46 4 68
12 USA 2785 AL Mark Klein 18 8 20 22 68
13 USA Downtown Ray Harrington 35 11 6 24 76
14 USA 4687 Eraserhead Bob Matthews 17 24 8 29 78
15 USA 5284 t Tom Selfridge 14 10 35 21 80
16 USA 78 Buschwhacker Dan Busch 44 25 12 7 88
17 USA 3290 Elvis Steven Lopez 15 9 54 11 89
18 USA 4276 Crackerjack Jon Brodie 6 53 18 13 90
19 USA 3499 Epic Moment Kevin Logue 24 23 24 19 90
20 USA 49 Ice Cube Mike Quaid 25 28 10 27 90
21 USA 4177 Significant Other Russ Cook 29 16 28 26 99
22 USA 3151 Joint Venture Todd Salzman 11 41 17 31 100
23 USA 2736 Taxi-Dancer Rob Connerney 38 18 30 14 100
24 USA 3361 Bad Apple Bruce Morse 22 31 11 36 100
25 USA 2535 ShockWave John Heretyk 12 15 41 33 101
26 USA 2598 Witch Way Alfie Merchant 8 33 25 37 103
27 CAN 2250 Whiplash Brandon Lambert 46 36 15 9 106
28 USA 3300 Last Kid Picked Alan Ouellette 34 42 27 5 108
29 USA 3126 Blue Scoop Caleb Sloan 52 17 31 8 108
30 USA 1587 Xingu Bob Kraemer 26 14 26 44 110
31 USA 4014 Air Jordan Jerome Jordan 23 30 19 42 114
32 USA 3916 London Calling Caroline Ross 33 21 32 30 116
33 USA 1916 Spirit Rodger Voss 20 38 37 23 118
34 USA 1930 Seaweed Charlie Krylo 16 32 38 34 120
35 USA 1029 Surprise Ed Gardner 21 29 33 43 126
36 USA 648 Trucken Steve Woiler 31 20 23 54 128
37 USA 4586 J/Tripper Tom Raes 48 26 34 25 133
38 USA 2714 Uncle Ludwig Kyle Lavoy 32 45 29 28 134
39 USA 1359 Shifty Martin Gallagher 40 37 21 40 138
40 USA 2325 Bellbuster Keith Roland 27 27 42 46 142
41 USA 41 Uninsured John FitzGibbons 50 19 36 39 144
42 CAN 2345 Nautical Disaster Brad Fertile 37 43 39 35 154
43 CAN 2767 High Strung Dave Cobbett 39 39 40 38 156
44 USA 5290 Hot Air Tom Chapman 41 34 51 32 158
45 CAN 3248 Dynamite Robin Pattinson 36 40 45 47 168
46 CAN 3782 Varmint Cyrille Vittecoq 42 44 44 41 171
47 USA 3957 Flying Circus Kenneth Herd 30 46 49 49 174
48 CAN 3943 Crazy Colt Gary White 51 50 43 45 189
49 USA 2738 Jag Stephen Honeybill 49 47 47 48 191
50 USA 1273 Peddler Rich Hacku 45 48 50 52 195
51 USA 541 Stinger Fred Merchant 43 51 48 55 197
52 USA 2305 Secundum Artem Harold Weisberg 47 49 52 50 198
53 USA 4126 Knight Errant Tim Nolan 53 52 53 51 209
Lake George boats highlighted in yellow

Changing of the Colors Regatta

Story by Judy Sanders

Regatta photos by Tom Stocki, Amy Hart & Becky Bonn

“I’ve come here for 25 years, and it’s the best club of anywhere we go. I can’t think of a better place,” said winning skipper Kirk Reynolds of Skineatelas, New York. He and his crew on “Sea Dog” picked up the winner’s trophy at Sunday’s awards ceremony with just 16 points in four races, including one bullet. Reynolds beat out his nearest rival by 11 points in the 2005 “Changing of the Colors,” even though his crew had never raced together before. The other winning boats were “Barkin Spidah” with skipper Scott Smithwick placing second; and “Pee Wee,” helmed by Kiki Werner, placing third. The 53-boat J/24 regatta took place on the waters adjacent to the turn-of-the-(last)-century Adirondack lodge, the Lake George Club, October 1st and 2nd.

Not only is this private club gracious and welcoming with its large fireplaces, rustic beams and friendly staff, but its location on the west shore of the lake offers access to sailors at the most desirable point. The lake itself is known as the crown jewel of the Adirondacks. The mountains, usually russet and gold at this time of year, were green due to the uncharacteristically warm weather, with temperatures hovering around 80. Crystal-clear blue skies by day turned to star-filled nights that served to encourage those who party as hard as they sail.

Racers from up and down the eastern seaboard, and as far north as Ontario and Quebec in Canada, sailed in winds that built to 15 knots on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, the wind Gods of Sunday were less than generous as the entire fleet drifted in zephyrs on an otherwise startlingly beautiful morning. The committee threw in the towel at noon in favor of more fine food and drink at the Club. The early end allowed the 44 visiting boats to be hauled in time for the awards ceremony. As usual, Yankee Boating Center, run by the Brodie family, lent a gratefully appreciated helping hand.

This was an aggressive competition, illustrated by the nine starts required to get off four races on Saturday. Local boat “Jag,” with regatta chairman Stephen Honeybill at the helm, led the pack over the line ahead of the gun on two of the starts. The usually polite skipper said jokingly that, as chairman, he shouldn’t be called over early, but...” “But” meant placing near the back of the fleet, a position he justified by saying it gave him a good rear view to keep an eye on things.

While Honeybill was dipping back around the pin, another Lake George J-24, “t” with skipper Tom Selfridge, shot out to win honors as best local boat. He’s been sailing on Lake George since 1973 and gave credit to his veteran crew. He said, “It’s due to the great teamwork that sailing requires.”

Fun on the lake was only the half of it. Fun at the club started Friday night with a chili and beer party in the “Grotto”, what used to be the boathouse beneath the Club. The party continued as soon as the crews came off the water on Saturday afternoon on the south terrace with more complimentary beer to get the taste buds going in preparation for dinner. As usual, Saturday night’s sit-down dinner was served by the ever-efficient Lake George Club staff and followed by a six-piece band rocking the rafters till midnight. Sunday’s non-event on the water was sweetened with a buffet brunch of shrimp, chicken, salads and homemade desserts, and of course fine beverages to wash it all down.

The Lake George Club celebrates its centennial year in 2008 and intends to build this always exciting regatta to a crescendo in that year to mark the 30th running of the “Colors.” Just to prove how exciting the “Changing of the Colors” really is, 23 boats have already registered for next year’s regatta. You can sign up for the “Colors” by downloading the entry form here.