The Indian Summer Regatta at Saratoga Lake, NY

Just got home after spending a fine weekend at the Indian Summer Regatta at Saratoga Lake. Here are some scenes from a very fine club and a very fine lake!

(Remember, click on any picture for a bigger image).

The Saratoga Lake Sailing Club clubhouse.

The mooring field:

A Flying Dutchman: Sneak peak at the inside of a Dutchman:

The Dutchman has controls!!:

A Kestrel:

A Flying Scot looking at the air moving in:

Turns out this is the top finishing Scot team:

A classic boat. The Ensign. Saratoga has a big Ensign fleet.

The Ensign fleet gathered at the end of the weekend to help each other remove their masts for the winter:

A Scot heading out of the harbor:

I haven't seen a laser in this fine condition in a very long time:

Another shot:

And another:

This great race committee did a very fine job!!

From left to right....Laser, Y-Flyer, top Ensign finisher, Ensign, Ensign:

Left to right: Y-Flyer (from Lake Lashaway Sailing Club), Nacra (from the Mayfield Yacht Club):

Top finishing Flying Crow:

Feeling quite at home, this club member was on regatta clean up duty:

The top Thistle team!!!:

The top Flying Dutchman team. You've got to be very athletic to race a Dutchman:

A picture of the clubhouse taken from a dock:

My Y-Flyer crew since 1975, doctor j, relaxing after telling me where to go all weekend:

A fantastic weekend!!!