25 July 2026-  Some of the best sailors in the area showed up on a beautiful day at Northern Maryland Model Yacht Club's home lake in Frederick, Maryland for the Maryland State Championship.  All together the competitors held 10 National Championships and countless regional and state victories.  Danny Thomas started well and won the first two races.  Walter House put the pressure on him by winning 4 of the next six races. Between the two of them they won every race and the crowd favorite, Bart and Mahi could only muster as high as second place.  Alan Krusinger and Dick White were also able to take a second, but Walter and Danny took all the rest.   Those two may have had the fiercest battle we have ever seen.  When all the scoring was completed they had both tied on points. It had to go to the tie-breaker rules. So it counted who had the most 1st place finishes, they tied.  Then it went to who had the most 2nds, they tied again.  Finally, it went to the most 3rd place finishes, they tied again.  Then, something we have never seen, it all came down to who won the last race.   The croud was silent and then erupded!  Walter had won and was crowned the 2026 State Champion!