The first Lake Fenton Laser Regatta and EJ O'Mara Fundraiser was a great success! The support I received from the LFSC club members, friends, and family was amazing!
The number of boats that showed up to sail was a little on the light side but,those that made it had a great day of sailing and enjoyed a wonderful homemade breakfast thanks to my mother's excellent cooking. A delicious lunch served on the water, which made it possible for Dave Nickels to get off six solid races. They were efficient and very well run. The weather cooperated very nicely with sunny skies and an 8-12 knot North-Westerly. At the end of the day I had the honor of handing out some beautiful pictures, compliments of my sister, as competitor's trophies. Speaking of my sister, Ariel, she made my day when I happened to look back just in time to see her tack, and get hit with some extra wind just at that moment. With her considerable athleticism she jumped to the high side to flatten out the tipping boat. However in her excitement, she forgot to put her feet under the hiking strap and with the force of her jump, not stopped with her feet being secured under the hiking strap she sailed right off the side of the boat straight into the water! The spectators were very entertained that she got right back up on her boat and continued sailing. However for me it was simply one of the funniest things to date I have seen on the water.
Special thanks go out to my family, the Olsund family, Dave Nickels, and the Beckmans without their help this event would not have been possible! And again thank you to each person that came out to support me and my dream of going to the Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! And for all of you who missed out and would still like to participate in the fundraiser please contact me at ejomara@gmail.com. And I do plan on scheduling another one of these regattas so you can also just come to the next one!
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