First Annual Port Alberni Regatta

Hi Shorty,

The first Annual Alberni Puddle Duck Regatta was a huge success. We had 17 boats in the harbor for the event - in a town where there were no ducks at all until February this year. I hope that these pictures give you a flavor of the day. You will see that we had very little wind! Good thing the PDRacer is so easily moved in almost no wind. We managed two races before the heat and calm conditions combined to cut the event short by an hour. There was a crowd of several hundred watching from the pier and shoreline. We have been told that our crowd was the largest of the day's centennial events.

The event was won by the Miller family team in "Kind of Blue", second place went to Alexander Miller (no relation) and Peter Ferguson in the "Red Baron", third place was Edwin Knight in "Canada A".

All entries were from boats built in town - most at our two hatches. Four out of town boats from elsewhere on the Island were not completed in time for the race. We are hoping to see some of them at our next event at Harbor Days on August 18th.

David

Race Results:

Boat #	Owner	Regatta Skipper	Regatta Crew	Final Place
678	Miller Family	Barry Miller	Nathan and Matt Miller	1
680	Alexander Miller/Peter Ferguson	Alexander Miller/Peter Ferguson	Peter Ferguson/Alexander Miller	2
636	Rick Bonell	Edwin Knight	Jacob Salvage	3
652	Sea Cadets	David Prestage	None	4
674	Navy League	David Luckett	Katie Luckett	4
679	Amanda Salvage	Amanda Salvage	Jessica Salvage	6
649	Sea Cadets	David Cox	None	7
623	David Whitworth	David Whitworth	Cindy Solda	8
702	Sea Cadets	Steve Prestage	Kennedy	9
673	Sea Cadets	Louis Charland	??	10
651	Sea Cadets	Dave Zyrd	Joshua Zyrd	11
677	Finlayson Family	Chris Finlayson	Calvin Finlayson	11
645	Kenn Whiteman	Kenn Whiteman	Gracie Craig	13
648	Trina Cote	Paul McDougal	Trina Cote	13
650	Bob Sparrow	Ed Fougner	??	13
675	Sea Cadets	Mik Mann	??	13
676	Carolyn Ness	Carolyn Ness	David Ness	13