St Francis Kite Race Series kicked off this Thursday. A perfect summer evening, warm winds, flat water and big smiles. we only got two races in as the wind tapered quickly at the end of the second and the boats were busy fishing some folks out of the water. Johnny Heineken took the night (1,1), showing that he is again race ready for a fast season, Johnny was followed by out of towner Denis Taradin (2,3) showing that even your average Thursday night is an international event. Seth Besse (4,2) rounded out the top three, followed closely by John Von Tesmar (3,4) and Ariel Poler (7,7). Top contenders missing from the podium include Stefanus Viljoen, who broke a line the first race and didn’t quite make it out for the second, and Joey Pasquali who was on race committee tonight nursing a brused/broken rib for one more race before jumping back in the saddle.
Per usual the fleet all got together after racing to enjoy beers and sunset on Crissy Field.
Race Results – Thursday April 20, 2017
Photos: Kelly Wetherington
Schedule: April 20, May 4 & 18, June 1, 15 & 29, July 13 & 27, August 10 & 24, September 7 & 21, 2017
For more information, schedule, registration, notice of race, entry list, race committee, etc… visit the StFYC website: www.stfyc.com.
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