Lakewood Yacht Club’s Shoe

Lakewood Yacht Club’s Annual Shoe Regatta was held May 18 and 19 on beautiful Galveston Bay. The big bright Texas sun and moderate temperatures brought forth SSE winds in the 15-20 knot range with a few gusts to 26. Five J/105s battled it out in sometimes difficult but extremely close racing. The five competitors frequently finished within seconds of each other. Bill Lackenmacher’s Radiance held on to first place throughout the regatta finishing with 2,2,1,2,2,1,2. Monty Python’s Killer Rabbit, OOPS that’s Mark Young’s Killer Rabbit finished second with 1,1,4,4,1,2,3 followed by Bee Bednar’s Stinger with 3,3,2,1,3,5,1.