Julie Rathsack Finishes 1st and 3rd
at
Same Regatta!!!
SCOW AP- Julie Rathsack of the Lake Fenton C Scow
fleet accomplished a rare and unusual feat at the
Indian Lake C Scow regatta, June 23rd & 24th. She
skippered a race for first place finisher Joe Schaub
and crewed two races for third place finisher Chris
Craig. Joe Schaub from Lake Maxinkuckee Yacht Club in
Indiana faced a tough dilemma going into the regatta,
he wanted to sail, but he had to work Saturday morning
as well. Fortunately for Joe he had two things going
for him, his place of work is only 30 minutes away
from the regatta, and Julie Rathsack. Joe decided to
bring his boat over on Friday night and let Julie and
his wife Jackie sail the morning races, then he would
take over from there. The rest of the C Fleet thought
this was a great idea, anything to get the 6th ranked
sailor in the C fleet out of his boat sounded good.
The first race turned out to be a very light air race
that lasted over two hours so Joe was able to watch
the finish. Julie surprised the fleet with a great
start and rounded the first mark in third place. By
the first downwind mark she was able to fight through
Chris Craig and Indiana Clears' John Cochrane to take
the lead. She held her lead to the next windward pin
before finally falling back and finishing a close
third. Joe, having avoided the intense heat of the
first race, was able to add a 3rd and a 1st place
finish to take a commanding lead into Sunday. Sunday
was a battle for 2nd and 3rd between John Cochrane and
Chris Craig as Joe added two more bullets to run away
with the regatta. The real hero of the regatta however
was Julie. Joe could not of won the regatta without
her skipper skills and Chris would not have finished
third without her crewing skills. She was able to go
to the trophy podium with both the first and third
place boats a rare feat indeed!! The final top five
were as follows: Joe Schaub Maxinkuckee, John Cochrane
Clear, Chris Craig Fenton, Marty Zacherich Clear, and
Karl Lanka Spring.
Local Club Members Chris Craig and Julie Rathsack
taking it easy at the 2000 C-Scow Nationals in
Maxinkuckee, In.
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