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Show JUNE 24, 1986 L, I Lancer coach has hobie hobby! By KEITH DUNCAN - There arent too LAYTON many things in life that please Layton resident Russ Jones more than coaching preps in track and field. Perhaps the only thing that could top it is a sunny Saturday afternoon with his wife Karen atop their THE INDIANS OF the ll league include, front row, 1 to r, Stewart Brough, Mike Mitchell, Chad Harris, Joshua Lewis, Jason Harwood, Bo Miller and Bryce Ritter, Back row, 1 to r. Coach David Harwood, Kevin Lewis, Greg Flint, Kelly Kariger, Shelly Ritter, Nathan Gonzales, Daniel Roundy, Brock Day and Coach Kent Whittaker. T-ba- hobie sailboat going down the stretch en route to another first place in a competitive race. I love to help kids reach their potential in track," said Jones who has coached at Layton High School for the past six years. There just arent too many things around that can satisfy you when you see medicore kids rise up and be somebody. But when I'm not coaching, to get on my hobby is the next best .thing in life. And Jones isnt just wasting words either. He and his wife adore the sport of sailboating and have become avid competitors in local competition gradually through their five or six years of picking the summer Cardinals include, front row, 1 to KAYSVILLES r, Ryan Watkins, Sam Renie, Jason Edwards, Brenndan Saline, Benjamin Smith and Matt Moore. Back row, 1 to r, Billy Long, Alden Weyer, Tyler Moore, Cameron Jacobson, Jason Bodily and Katie Long. Coaches for the Cardinals include Mike Watkins and Jim Moore. sport up. It was seven years ago that Jones went to Bear Lake with a friend and described that first ride as kinda fun. Not soon afterwards, another friend purchased a hobie and after the second ride he depicted it as a lota fun. Ill admit that it began to grow with me. At the time I was dating my wife and because we began to get so caught up in it, we decided to go in and buy a sailboat. It was slow learning at first, especially after we were promised lessons and never got any. We just picked things up as we went. Sometimes wed make a friend out of a stranger by just asking him a few pointers. Many of those strangers are now very good friends' of ours. After fooling around with sailboating for two years, we decided to enter some races. The first one we entered was the Miller and Combusters race at Pineview Reservoir. We thought wed get killed but we ended up taking fifth place. The next year we took things a little more serious and got involved with Fleet 67, a sailboat organization mostly made up of Salt Lake City residents. Were about the only people who are members of that group who are from the Ogden area. Being involved with Fleet 67 helped boost us into the Saturday series which is a collection of races at Deer Creek Rer-long servoir east of Provo. Every other Saturday we head up to Deer Creek for races that will keep you on the water for as many as five hours at a time. The Jones soon began to pick up racing techniques from people within the club and soared from steady fifth or sixth place finishes to where now they are constant first place finishers in various races. The hobie lifestyle gripped the couple. They admit sailboating changed their lifestyle from an easy going weekend to buying a truck and camper and never hardly spending a weekend home anymore. They are gone on Friday night and usually are back by Sunday. summe- THE PIRATES OF the organization are as follows, front row, to r, Justin Miller, Trace Olsen, Nick Finner, Christian Olsen, Brent Walker, and Cody Naylor. Back row, to r, Mark Spence, Sara Kimball, Heather Young, Jared Ragland, Michelle Gilmore and Jeremy Carlson. Coaches include Jim Spence, Jeff Naylor and Ryan Walker. ll 1 1 We love it, said Karen who is a manager of an Ogden financial services firm. We will probably continue to do it until it isnt fun anymore. Russ chipped in that the reason they can go so often is because of the cost consideration. Once . youve bought the unit, there really LAYTONS RUSS AND Karen Jones have a new adventure nearly every weekend with their hobie sailboat. It started out as an innocent investigation but has now developed into a very competitive lifestyle. They belong to Fleet 67, a sailboat organization with very few members that live north of Bountiful. isnt a whole lot of money in- motorhomes driving in for the many boats have been wiped out. volved. weekend. Luckily Karen and I havent had But I believe the factor that has kept us in it is the competitiveness in us. There are a lot of people who are content to go to Pineview each weekend and just mosey around but there is something in Karen and I that makes us want to speed across the water and cbmpete against others. Two people can ride the hobie the Jones have, perhaps the most popular kind of sailboat in this area. In races there must be 16-fo- ot minimum body weight of 285 pounds and if the weight doesnt meet that requirement folks must strap on extra weight to their craft. will run abA new hobie out $4,500 to $5,000. The surprising thing about sailboating our style is that most of the people are either middle or lower income type people. Some think its a sport for the rich, but its quite the opposite. When we go there are very few motorhomes. Most folks are camped out in campers, in shells on their trucks and in tents. There are very few big er I wouldnt say that the sailboating sport is thriving, but a few more people are purchasing one each year and a few of those are joining the racing circuit, continued Jones. The competitiveness of the sport lures people like the Jones, but theyll also admit that when their boat is skipping along the waves at 20 to 25 knots its described as a genuine thrill. It does take skill, said Russ, sort of Its not as thing. Youve got to be able to judge the wind on the water and knowing your boat is really critical. It can be a dangerous sport too. There are people who have been hurt or even killed on them and easy-goin- g too many close calls. Its fun doing it with Karen, even though it can tax our relationship at times. Overall I believe Ive grown closer to my wife since picking up the sport but once youre on the boat youve got to be able to take criticism. There might be of the racers who are husband-wife teams. But some wives just wont race with their husbands because of how grueling it gets at times. Life is different for many. While some are content to sip a drink under the shade tree others like the Jones are out putting a little more adventure into life. Whatever you like, its there for the taking. Davis Hi h sets basketb all clinic By KEITH DUNCAN - THE MARINERS OF the Kaysville league are as follows: Back row, 1 to 4, Dean Clifford, Byron Burch, Clayton Brown, Kyle Willoughby, and Robbie Patane. Front row, to r, Parker Covioe, T. J. Baine, Brian Allen, Chris Jensen, Jason Weidauer, Nathan Meier and Phillip Holland. Missing from the picture were Chris Bowman and Robert Hunsaker. ll 1 KAYSVILLE Coach John Robison of Davis High announced today plans to conduct the 1986 Davis High youth basketball camp. The basketball mentor who helped lead the Darts to an impressive 4 record during the 6 basketball season, said the summer cage camp would begin Monday, June 30 at which time firsttime registration would be performed. The camp, which will also include instruction from Russ Zaugg, Robisons assistant and two Davis 18-- 85-8- varisty basketball players, will run July 1 , 2 and 3 and then through the following week from July The cost of the camp will be $20 which will include a Well be teaching all the fundamentals of the game," said Robison, Anything that kids would want to know about the game. Last summers camp was termed a great success by many. Eighth and ninth graders will be a.m. Sixth instructed from and seventh graders will attend from 9: 30 1 1 a.m. and finally fourth and fifth graders will come in from 1. PARTICIPANTS IN THE Crestview Elementary Talent Assembly included, from left, Amy Faerber, Brig Day 'and Jennifer Welty. |