The Lido 14 dinghy was designed by W. D. Bill Schock, owner of the Schock Corporation, in 1958 in Newport Beach, CA. Now there are active sailing fleets in CA, WA, TX, LA, OR, UT, and OH. While designed to be a comfortable day sailor, avid Lido sailors quickly took to racing. The Lido 14 Class Association was formed to maintain the strict one design nature of racing Lidos and promote all aspects of family, fun Lido 14 sailing and racing.
At its inception the boat was a sleeper, a 14-ft. beamy low-performance centerboard day-sailor that rarely planed or capsized. Yet despite its unprepossessing appearance, the Lido-14 has grown to immense popularity within the competitive arena along the West Coast, with additional fleets in Texas, Ohio, and Utah. From the outset its simplicity has attracted beginners, juniors, families, and world-class competitors.
Lido 14 history begins with Barney Lehman, boat builder and designer. Barney, best known for his Lehman series of dinghies, had been in development of a 14-foot version of his successful Lehman 10 when he sold his business to W.D. “Bill” Schock. Bill, a successful small boat builder, completed the work that Barney had started by creating a fractional sloop rig, increasing the boat’s beam for stability, adding internal seat tanks for comfort and buoyancy, and providing a foredeck and a deck stepped rig rather than the Lehman’s traditional keel stepping.
What followed is nothing short of spectacular. Within three short years, almost 1000 boats had been built. By 1970 the total approached 3000. Of these, a very large percentage were involved in competitive racing around the nation. It was common for relatively minor regattas to have 60 or more boats and major regattas having limits of 100. As with all one-design boats of the era, the popularity of the Lido 14 peaked in the mid-70′s. By 1980, the total number of boats constructed had risen to nearly 5000 but the number of new boats was quickly decreasing. A testament to the quality of the construction is that boats built in 1960 are still actively racing and will continue to sail many years to come, given a little maintenance and loving care. Perhaps to the chagrin of W.D. Schock Corp., the availability of quality used boats sustains the popularity of the Lido 14, providing an unmatched entry into the wonderful world of small boat sailing.
By 1995, with more than 5000 boats built, the venerable Lido was almost 40 years old. It was then that Lido14 Association members formed a committee to create a modern version of the ‘old’ Lido to be called the ‘new’ Lido, a version that would be much less expensive to build yet remain competitive with the old boat. The tremendous effort of W.D. Schock Corp. to revitalize the Lido 14 for the 1990′s and beyond led to a reintroduced Lido 14 with a modern two-piece mold design that greatly reduced the complexity and cost of construction while simultaneously improving upon the safety, comfort, and longevity of the design. The “new” Lido 14 was showcased to the nation in the running of the 1996 U.S. Sailing Championship of Champions held in Newport Beach.
The Lido-14 continues to be the chosen boat for those wanting to enjoy sailboat racing at any level: from beginning novices to world and national class competitors. For beginners with their families and friends it is a very simple, safe and affordable entry into the world of sailboat racing with generous guidance from the fleet’s experienced members. For experienced racers there is the knowledge that this is a ‘tactical’ boat and that they can expect to find the most challenging tacticians competing on the race course.
Information taken From the Class Website
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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON WINS ICSA/GILL COED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 30, 2013
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St. Petersburg, Fla. (May 30, 2013) – Today was the last day of the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, the last of three high caliber Spring College Sailing National Championships. The events were co-hosted by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Eckerd College and the St. Petersburg Yacht Club on Tampa Bay. Windy and wavy conditions made for fast paced racing today. College of Charleston led the charge all three days of the event and won the national title.
The race officials, the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg and Eckerd College volunteers ran an incredible series of events. All three National Championships were expertly handled. Allison Jolly from the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, executed a stellar set of Championships with great decisions on and off the water.
Today, competitors hit the water for the first race at 9:45 a.m. The wind was already up to about 18 knots blowing from the East. It was windier and choppier conditions than yesterday. It was another warm day with temperatures in the 80s.
Eight races total, four in each division, were completed today making the event total 18 races in both A and B-divisions. College of Charleston was hot out of the gate and won the first race of the day in A-division. Both divisions sailed well for Charleston and finished in the top of the pack in all the races today.
Charleston’s solid sailing this regatta and consistency helped them win the Championship and the Henry A. Morss Memorial Trophy. The trophy was donated by a group of nationally known yachtsmen as a memorial to Henry A. Morss, a Boston yachtsman and 1907 Bermuda Race winner, as well as an MIT alumnus and benefactor.
“It was crucial to stay safe today and sail fast and conservative,” Greg Fisher, sailing director for Charleston says. It was Charleston’s plan all along to approach the racing conservatively and let other teams make mistakes.
“We couldn’t be more proud,” Fisher says of the Charleston sailors. Juan Maegli ’13 and his crew in A-division was incredibly fast the whole regatta. Both Maegli and B-division skipper Ben Spector ’13 and his crew rarely finished a race out of the top 10.
Although Charleston finished the regatta 20 points ahead of second place, Fisher says the depth of competition and sportsmanship of all of the sailors in the fleet was incredible.
Sailing for College of Charleston was Juan Maegli ’13 with Septima McAdams ’16 and Corinna DeCollibus ’13 in A-division and in B-division Ben Spector ’13 sailed with Alicia Blumenthal ’15, Brooks Clark ’13, Sarah Somes ’13 and Jeffrey Aschieris ’13. Mac Mace ’13 also skippered in B-division.
Notable today was Stanford University who worked their way through the fleet over the course of the regatta moving up nine places. After the first day of racing they were in 15th place overall. After yesterday’s racing the team was in 10th place overall. The Cardinal sailors rallied today and finished in sixth place overall. Their B-division boat, Oliver Toole ‘14 and Helena Scutt ’14, finished second in the division after scoring three firsts and a second today.
Georgetown University won the Oxford University Trophy, awarded to the second place team in the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship. The Oxford University Yacht Club team and its captain Jeremy Thomas presented this trophy in 1954 on the occasion of the first of a continuing series of college regattas between British and North American teams held alternately in the United States and Great Britain every two years.
Georgetown also sailed a consistent regatta. Maintaining their second place position after yesterday’s racing. Going into today they were 16 points behind Charleston. After the first race they had lost some points against them in A-division, but had gained a lot in B-division. They were hoping Charleston might make a mistake to help give them an edge.
“Charleston was hard to beat in the conditions today,” says Mike Callahan, head coach for Georgetown. “If the winds had been lighter, maybe it would have been different,” he says. Due to the strong winds Georgetown ended up sailing people who had never sailed together before to get the proper weight and strength combinations in the boats.
Georgetown felt a little bit of pressure going into the sailing today as the defending champions of the event. “It would have been nice to have back-to-back wins,” Callahan says, “But I am really happy with how the event went.”
“It was a hard regatta. I am very proud of the team and they should all be proud of how they sailed,” he concludes.
Sailing for Georgetown was Chris Barnard ’13 with Katia DaSilva ’15, Hilary Kenyon ’15, Leslie Cowen ’13, Sean Golden ’16 and Daniel Eichler ’13 in A-division and Nevin Snow ’16 with Victoria Lynch ’13, Nancy Hagood ’14 and Sean Golden ’16 in B-division.
Dartmouth College came in third place winning the Metropolitan Sailing League Trophy, which was first presented in 1971. Dartmouth beat out Brown University for a podium spot today.
“We focused on executing today. We improved our starts in B-division throughout the regatta, so we focused on sailing well today and it paid off,” says Justin Assad, co-head coach of Dartmouth.
Dartmouth was lucky in that they did not have to make many crew changes today. “Our starting crews are fit and could hang,” says Assad. “Our team is well conditioned and I am really proud of how they performed,” he says. The Dartmouth Women’s team had success earlier in the week when they won the Sperry-Topsider/ICSA Women’s National Championships.
Sailing for Dartmouth was Matthew Wefer ’14 with Avery Plough ’14, Carissa Crawford ’14 and Ian Storck ’15 in A-division and Scott Houck ’15 with Margaret Wilson ’13 and Carissa Crawford ’14 in B-division.
The Robert Allan, Sr. and Robert Allan, Jr. Trophies are awarded to the low point “A” and “B” teams, respectively, in the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship. Juan Maegli ’13 with Septima McAdams ’16 and Corinna DeCollibus ’13 (College of Charleston) won A-division with 69 points, 41 points ahead of second place. Tommy Fink ’13 with Ashley Noble ’13 and Kristin Altreuter ’14 (Brown University) won B-division with 88 points.
For additional regatta information and results visit the event website: https://2013nationals.collegesailing.org/.
FINAL RESULTS
1. College of Charleston, 215
2. Georgetown University, 235
3. Dartmouth College, 256
4. Brown University, 265
5. Boston College, 291
6. Stanford University, 301
7. Roger Williams University, 309
8. Yale University, 313
9. Old Dominion University, 324
10. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, 336
11. U.S. Naval Academy, 345
12. Tufts University, 347
13. University of South Florida, 359
14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 366
15. SUNY Maritime College, 369
16. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 461
17. University of Virginia, 510
18. University of Wisconsin, 540
Gary Jobson filmed highlights of the three days of racing for the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, which will air on ESPNU Friday, July 12 at 6 p.
m. ET. This will be the ninth time the ICSA/Gill Coed Nationals have been covered on ESPNU.
Thank you to the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg and Eckerd College for the daily text and photo updates for all of the Championships. Thank you to Chris Love Productions for the live media feed and video coverage presented by LaserPerformance.
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American Youth Sailing Force — What Will it Take to Win?
SAN FRANCISCO, California May 29, 2013 – The American Youth Sailing Force (The Force) has been practicing hard on the AC45 and making significant fitness progress with the help of Oracle Team USA’s trainers. They know you can’t win without both of those elements working in sync.
The AC45’s demanding nature requires time on the water practicing in conditions like those that will be present during the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (RBYAC). Team Manager, Ian Andrewes notes, “The boats are pretty wild in all wind conditions but when the breeze is on, the boat becomes a different animal. You have to be on top of everything and the forgiveness factor is way down. One small mistake can ruin everything.”
This is why it is so important to have an Oracle Team USA (OTUSA) coach on board when The Force is practicing on the extreme catamarans. Force member Cooper Dressler sees huge benefits in this, “We generally sail with our OTUSA Coach, Darren Bundock. Having Darren riding on the back allows him to observe our crew work and then provide really useful feedback during our de-briefs when we get back on shore. This is a really important part of our program.”
Yet, without an extreme physical training program, time on the AC45s is wasted. OTUSA coach, Ryan West and others have worked with The Force for the last six months to assure their physical ability while sailing the AC45’s. Andrewes continues, “Fitness is key obviously, our access to not only the gym on Pier 80 but the trainers as well is huge. This is probably the most sophisticated and technologically advanced gym for sailing in the world and these trainers are so knowledgeable about all aspects of sailing these boats and are able to train and condition us so specifically. Besides access to the AC45, this is the single greatest asset our team has going forward into September.”
In the weeks to come, The Force will wear many hats. Not only will they be training to sail the AC45s, but come August, they will be preparing, launching, sailing, and repairing their own AC45. This tremendous responsibility falls on a team that is more mentally and physically prepared than ever before. They know what’s needed to win.
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2013 Baker High School Team Race National Championship Results
Point Loma wins 2013 National Championship in last race over Antilles School!
Female College Sailor of the Year!
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May 24, 2013
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QUANTUM WOMEN’S COLLEGE SAILOR OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED AND ICSA WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICAN TEAM HONORED AT FINAL BANQUET
St. Petersburg, Fla. (May 24, 2013) – The Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year award and ICSA Women’s All-American Team were announced at the final banquet for the Sperry Top-Sider/ICSA Women’s National Championships in St. Petersburg, Fla. at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.
The Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year award annually honors an individual who has performed at the highest level of competition in district and national championships. The ICSA All-America committee evaluates with great detail all of the finalists’ results and calculates the winner. Quantum believes that women sailors should receive the same recognition that male sailors receive in the sport to acknowledge women’s’ excellence in sailing and continue to foster its growth.
Past winners of this award include Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Tunnicliffe (Old Dominion University) a 2013 U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider member of Team Maclaren and Annie Haeger (Boston College) also a 2013 U.S. Sailing Sperry Top-Sider Team member.
The finalists this year were Mary Hall ’15 (Seminole, Fla.), Deirdre Lambert ’15 (Cumberland, Maine) and Erika Reineke ’16 (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). All of these women sailors are young and have had an incredible year of competition.
Reineke, who just completed her freshman year, won Women’s Singlehanded Nationals with ease. “She has been the best women’s B-division skipper this season,” says John Vandemoer, head coach for Stanford University and a member of the ICSA
All-America committee. Reineke is also a member of the 2013 U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider in the Laser Radial class.
Lambert and Hall have consistently been strong competitors in women’s A-division this season, with Lambert winning A-division in every event she sailed except for one. This women’s Championship was no exception as she won A-division by 37 points. All three honorees have also competed in coed regattas and been involved in team race events as well.
This year, Lambert’s results spoke for themselves and she has been named the 2013 Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year.
“It is really a great honor,” Lambert says of winning the award. “My success has really been a whole team effort,” she says. Winning the award, however, reminds her that there is still work to do with the team over the next few years.
Lambert started sailing at the age of seven at Portland Yacht Club in Maine. She fell in love with it and has been sailing ever since. Both her sisters and parents are sailors as well. Her older sister, Emily, competed in college sailing and helped peak her interest in sailing at the college level.
Lambert is studying biomedical engineering at Dartmouth and has two more years of studies and college sailing to look forward to.
The guidelines for All-America selection evaluate a competitor based on their competitive record in conference and North American Championships. Beyond that the committee analyzes how this record compares to fellow competitors, the quality of the competition the record was achieved in, the span of the record over the fall and spring seasons, results achieved with different crews, and how the record compares to previous All-American winners in previous years.
It is possible to select fifteen winners between the All-Americans and Honorable Mention All-American skippers, however 13 were honored this year. Below is a list of the honorees.
Honorable Mention All-American Women Skippers (3)
Marlena Fauer ’14, Yale University
Abby Featherstone ’13, University of South Florida
Natalie Salk ’13, Tufts University
All-American Women Skippers (10)
Claire Dennis ’13, Yale University
Nancy Hagood ’14, Georgetown University
Mary Hall ’15, U.S. Naval Academy
Stephanie Hudson ’13, Boston College
Morgan Kiss ’15, Yale University
Deirdre Lambert ’15, Dartmouth College
Kayla McComb ’13, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Erika Reineke ’16, Boston College
Mimi Roller ’13, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Lauren Turner ’13, Cornell University
Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year Finalists
Mary Hall ’15, U.S. Naval Academy
Deirdre Lambert ’15, Dartmouth College**
Erika Reineke ’16, Boston College
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Yale Wins TR Nationals!
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May 27, 2013
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YALE UNIVERSITY WINS ICSA/APS TEAM RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Petersburg, Fla. (May 27, 2013) – Today was the third and final day of the ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship on Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla. This event is the second of three collegiate sailing national championships co-hosted by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Eckerd College and St. Petersburg Yacht Club this spring. After three days of racing excitement Yale University came away with the Championship title winning the Walter C. Wood Trophy.
The day began with completing the top eight round robin. Competitors sailed in FJs on digital N courses. Thirteen races were completed in the top eight round today. The morning saw steady wind conditions from the Northeast about 12-15 knots with higher gusts. Temperatures stayed warm in the 80s all day.
There was a three-way tie after the round in which Brown University, College of Charleston and Georgetown University had a sail-off to determine the third and fourth teams to go on to the final four round.
Normally, under college sailing rules, this tie would be broken with their records of wins and losses, however because this is a National Championship, Nationals conditions apply and require a sail-off between the teams. It took a lot of work from ICSA umpires and officials to determine how the sail-off would be structured, but they mapped it out and racing continued.
Unfortunately the winds began to lighten up and the conditions were the most variable during the sail-off. The racing staff led by University of South Florida, St. Petersburg coach Allison Jolly and the ICSA umpires worked tirelessly to manage the event well and helped put on excellent racing.
Charleston needed to win their two races and Georgetown needed to lose a race for Charleston to advance to the final four. However after some close racing they did not advance to the final four and finished the regatta in fifth place.
Leading into the final four round the conditions improved slightly, but they were still variable with big shifts.
There were six races in the final four round. Yale was leading with a record of 16-4 followed by St. Mary’s with 14-6 and Georgetown and Brown both with 13-7 records.
Bill Healy, assistant coach for Yale University says that this was probably the best he has seen the Yale team sail together. “They executed perfectly and gelled together as a whole,” he says. Yale had one loss today in the top 8 round and only one loss in the final four round.
They lost their last race of the finals against St. Mary’s after waiting while races before them were getting called off due to the patchy conditions and then their race was re-started due to the winds as well. Despite their loss, they raced consistently the whole regatta and came away the champions.
This is Yale University’s first ever ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship title. They will be awarded the Walter C. Wood Trophy at the awards banquet tonight, held at Magnuson Resort Marina Cove at 7 p.m.
The winning team members are: Graham Landy ’15 (Norfolk, Va.) with Heather May ’13 (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Eugenia Custo Greig ’14 (Miami, Fla.), Cam Cullman ’13 (Rye, N.Y.) with Marlena Fauer ’14 (New York, N.Y.) and Christopher Segerblom ’14 (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Katherine Gaumond ’15 (Mill Valley, Calif.).
St. Mary’s placed second at the Championships for the second year in a row. “We were a couple of moves away, but the Yale team sailed great and they deserved the win,” says Adam Werblow, head coach for St. Mary’s. Werblow explains that although it is hard to place second for the second time, each year this regatta is hard and there are a lot of dynamics that go into it.
“This was the best team racing of the year for us,” Werblow says. St. Mary’s had a good team racing season this spring, but they were not always at the top of their game. “To sail our best at Nationals feels good,” he says.
St. Mary’s had a good race today against Yale taking the win in the last race of the day and they also sailed great races against Brown, who they beat three times in this regatta.
St. Mary’s team members include Jacob La Dow ’15 and Ainsley Thomson ’13, Fletcher Sims ’14 with Mimi Roller ’13 and Kelley Merryman ‘14, Joshua Greenslade ’14 and Kayla McComb ’13 and John Wallace ’14 and Katherine Gluskin ’13.
Brown University beat out Georgetown in a tie and placed third in the event. Their team members include skippers: Colin Smith ’13, Judge Ryan ’14, Tyler Rice ’14 and Tommy Fink ’13 and crews: Louisa Chafee ’14, Kristin Altreuter ’14, Ashley Noble ’13 and Michael Yanagisawa ’13.
For complete results and regatta information visit the regatta website: https://2013nationals.collegesailing.org/.
Final Results (top eight) – wins and losses
1. Yale University, 18-5
2. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, 16-7
3. Brown University, 14-9
4. Georgetown University, 14-9
5. College of Charleston, 13-7
6. Stanford University, 12-8
7. Roger Williams University, 11-9
8. U.S. Naval Academy, 9-11
Racing continues tomorrow with the first day of the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship. The top eighteen collegiate teams in the nation have qualified to compete in this stellar event. The competitors’ meeting is set for 9:15 a.m. and racing will begin around 10:45 a.m.
Gary Jobson will be filming highlights of the three days of racing for the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championships , which will air July 12 at 6 p.m. on ESPNU. The coverage will also be aired on additional dates this summer. This will be the ninth time they have been covered on ESPNU.
Follow live media coverage of the Championship by clicking on the Live Media link at: https://2013nationals.collegesailing.org/. The University of South Florida, St. Petersburg and Eckerd College will provide daily text and photo updates.
2013 ICSA/APS Team Race Nationals Preview; Changed Regatta Format!
By Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt
With the Sperry Top-Sider Women’s National Championship wrapping up on Friday, the APS Team Race Championship is just around the corner, spanning the three days of Memorial Day weekend. Over a span of five weeks earlier in the spring, fourteen teams from the seven college sailing conferences bested their conference rivals to qualify for the opportunity to compete in the event. Historically, the event has started with the teams seeded into two separate qualifying round robins to determine the top eight teams, but earlier this week the ICSA Board and the Competition Committee decided that the qualifying round would instead be a full fourteen team round robin to ensure that every team had a fair shot at the top eight. This way, all of the teams compete at least once, and all scores are able to carry through the event. The top eight teams from this group will then sail another round robin to determine the top four teams to sail in a final single round robin to decide the champions.
OVERVIEW:
Qualifying Round: 14 Teams Round Robin, determines places 9-14
Gold Fleet Round: Top 8 Teams Round Robin, determines places 5-8
Championship Fleet Round: Top 4 Teams Round Robin, determines places 1-4
All single round robins; scores from all rounds count in final points.
Though there are the obvious team racing powerhouses who have been successful at inter-conference team race regattas all season, we will also be seeing a few teams from some of the smaller conferences for the first time. The pressure of nationals can mix up the field a bit, so no team is counted out – usually strong teams have been known to crumble, while sleeper teams can come out of the woodwork. According to MIT Coach Matt Cohen, the strong performances at the national championship generally come from the teams who have the most depth and strongest team unity, but also those who have had the best practices leading up to the championship. I haven’t been following the practice schedules of each of the qualifying teams, but you can be sure that they all have been working hard and getting as much practice and high competitive exposure over the last few weeks. Many teams like St. Mary’s and Roger Williams have been known to call in some talented alumni and well-seasoned team racers to practice and push the team through the post-season. The last team racing that we saw was the first weekend in May, and a lot can change in that time for some of these late-blooming teams this season!
PREDICTIONS:
Since practice and regular exposure to high level team racing seems to be the key to success, the teams that we haven’t seen much on the team racing circuit this spring are going to need to dig deep to beat some of these powerhouse teams in the Qualifying Round. University of Hawaii has definitely become a strong team and has the speed and skills to take away some wins from some of the hot-shot teams, but the disadvantage of not being able to compete at many of the big inter-conference regattas will prove to be a challenge for them in the qualifying round. Texas A&M University of Galveston and the University of Washington will have a similar struggle but they have surely been working hard to get up to speed and may have a trick or two up their sleeves.
There are a few teams that will need to fight hard for a spot in the top eight. University of Wisconsin is a team that has pulled out some great performances in recent years to knock some big-name teams out of the top eight for a spot of their own in the Gold Fleet, but they will have to sail better than they have all season to make that happen this year. Hobart and William Smith will certainly be in the hunt for a spot in the Gold Fleet, but they have not been as strong this year as they have in past years, and will need to put all of the pieces together to push past some teams into the top eight. Navy has been gradually finding their speed throughout the season and may be ready to turn it on to make the top eight group, but they will have to make it past some other heavy hitters. The Midshipmen are a disciplined team racing team, however, so should never be counted out. Roger Williams University has had a few bumps in the road throughout the spring season, but have surely been pushing themselves and each other to train over the past few weeks in preparation to make the top eight, and hopefully for them, the top four. The Hawks kept things interesting at the Fowle Trophy, and senior Alec Anderson brings the experience to the table for this young team. Their speed in FJs should make a big difference down in Florida.
The aforementioned teams will have a tough time taking a Gold Fleet spot away from any of the following teams, and any of these could be in contention for the championship title. Yale and St. Mary’s both have a long tradition of strong team racing and should never be counted out of the Championship Round, but both have proven that they aren’t invincible and have missed out on some big opportunities earlier in the season. Those adverse experiences, however, may make them even hungrier and stronger this time around and may help to push them to into the top group. Despite their struggles at the NEISA Champs, Yale is Tufts Coach Ken Legler’s top pick from the New England group. Cohen also put these guys in the top three coming out of the event, with a very good squad and some excellent crews. Georgetown has a very strong team lead by 2012 College Sailor of the Year Chris Barnard, and has remained strong after their early qualifying win at the Prosser Cup back in April. The Hoyas are definitely contenders for a spot in the top four and for the title if they can keep sailing as they have been all spring. But as Legler points out, Georgetown, along with St. Mary’s, does not have the depth that they have had in past years, though both do surely benefit from a long and busy season of training and regattas. We haven’t seen the College of Charleston team as much as usual this spring on the team racing course, but as defending title champions with a squad of fast sailors, the Cougars dominated their conference champs and are sure to be in contention for a top spot in the final round. Though they lost a few key members from last year’s nationals roster, they have some great new speed and young talent that could make the difference. Brown has been picking up the pace all season and proved themselves by winning the very competitive NEISA qualifier with an experienced team of juniors and seniors. No doubt that the Bears will come out strong in the Qualifying Round and make the Gold Fleet, but they will definitely be competing with local rivals Boston College for a spot in the top four. BC has a young team with not as much team racing experience as some of the more veteran teams, but with the pure speed that they bring to the race course, they certainly are capable of winning races and have proven that time and time again this spring. The experience of the team comes from the crews who will surely be a key factor in the Eagles’ success. Finally, few could doubt the pure success of Stanford this season. The Cardinal went undefeated at their conference champs, have dominated many of the spring team race events with a number of different teams and boat combinations, and have a large core group of talented sailors who have been practicing together and building momentum for a few years! If Stanford can look past the pressures of coming in on top and just sail the way that they know how, they will surely be a tough team to beat in the f
inal round for the championship title.
So there you have it: fourteen teams, each starting racing tomorrow with an equal shot at the national title! Over the course of the three days, the field of competition will be weeded down to the top four teams in the country, and by the afternoon on Memorial Day, ICSA will have its 2013 APS Team Racing National Champions.
COMPETING TEAMS:
Georgetown
St. Mary’s
Navy
Hobart & William Smith
Brown
Boston College
Roger Williams
Yale
Stanford
University of Hawaii
College of Charleston
University of Wisconsin
University of Washington
Texas A&M University of Galveston
EVENT LINK: https://2013nationals.collegesailing.org/aps-team-race-championship/
Sail1Designers of the Month: Antilles School Sailing Team
By Airwaves Editor Martha Pitt
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Earlier this month, twenty of the top high school sailing teams from around the country traveled to Chicago, IL to compete in the ISSA High School Doublehanded Championship for the Mallory Trophy. The event was a true test of sailing ability, endurance and patience; the challenging conditions on Lake Michigan showed the sailors the range of seas and winds that Chicago can present! The unseasonably cold temperatures also tested the sailors to brave both the cold water and air. One would think that the cold might slow down some of the teams hailing from warmer climates, but The Antilles School Hurricanes proved that they could overcome the cold and still sail as fast as they do down in the islands! Through most of the event, the Hurricanes were battling for the top spot with Cape Cod Academy, and by the end of racing were ahead by just four points for the title. For full results click here: https://www.sail1design.com/airwaves-sailing-news/high-school-college-news/1107-mal2013
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The sailors who traveled to Chicago to represent the team were Ian Barrows (’13), Agustina Barbuto (’14), Ian Coyle (’13), Alec Tayler (’13, captain), Jordan Ladd (’13), Isabelle Teare (’13), Taylor Ladd (’14), Serena Cipullo (’13), and Kyle Brego (’13). These sailors have been a part of this winning culture for a few years, adding this sixth national title to the team’s record since its start just ten years ago. In recent years and with many of these same sailors, the team placed 1st at the 2011 Mallory Championship and 5th at the Baker Team Race Championship. Last year, they placed 3rd and 4th at these same two events, respectively. They have been dominant in their SAISA conference, winning the SAISA Championship/Mallory Qualifier the past four years in a row, and this year won the Team Race Championship/Baker Qualifier. They have sent sailors to the Cressy Singlehanded Championship held in the fall for the past three years in a row, placing 7th in the Full Rig in the 2013 championship, 2nd and 10th in the Radial in 2012 (also held at Chicago Yacht Club), 1st in the Radials and 5th in the Full Rig in 2011, and 1st in 2010. T. Ladd and Fredey also recently won the 2013 SAISA Girls’ Championship.
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This team has a tremendous amount of talent and depth, and so it is no surprise that they were able to add one more national title to their team history! Below are some comments from the sailors themselves about the event and their season, and what is in store for the future!
How has your season gone thus far, prior to this nationals?
Alec Tayler: It couldn’t have gone any better prior to nationals; we won both our qualifiers and learned a lot from both as well. We definitely feel that we gained more this year from our qualifiers than last year.
Are you able to compete very often, being so far away from much of your competition?
Agustina Barbuto: A lot of the teams outside of high school sailing compete in international events in the laser, International 420, and Club 420s, which provides valuable experiences. Other than that we can only fund raise enough money to attend the qualifiers the national championships, and occasionally the Coast Guard Larry White Trophy in the Fall.
Serena Cipullo: In terms of team racing, we just team race ourselves all year, and we organize 2 clinics a year with college coaches. This year Zack Leonard from Yale and Bern Noack from Harvard came down to run team race clinics, both were a lot of fun.
What kind of preparation, both on the water and off, did you do for this event?
Isabelle Teare: We practice 3 days a week all school year and schedule a few weekend practices in the spring. A big part of our preparation and being on the team is participating in fundraising. We have one mom, Amy Tayler, who dedicates her time to organizing our fundraisers. We wouldn’t be able to compete or travel anywhere without her fundraising efforts.
Taylor Ladd: Even though we don’t get to practice against other schools, we have a lot of sailors on our team. It’s great to see, for example, the freshman challenging the seniors, and I feel like everyone really pushes each other to do their best.
What did you think of the conditions in Chicago?
Agustina: These were among the most difficult conditions we have ever seen. Some races it was crucial to play the shifts, but other races you would have to consistently pick a side that had more pressure.
Ian Barrows: They were cold and unpredictable, and really challenging. It seems as though the cold water/air didn’t slow you down much. Was adjusting to the climate tough?
Team: We often say “suns out guns out,” but after getting to Chicago we knew this wouldn’t be effective.
Ian Coyle: I was really cold, but we were able to stay focused despite it.
Alec: We come from the warmest temperature and had the least amount of gear, but this didn’t really affect our racing.
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What was Sunday like for you guys, jockeying back and forth with Cape Cod Academy for the top spot? How did you manage to stay focused and get it done?
Isabelle: Alec had a really good attitude about understanding that it came down to every single boat, and even if we weren’t going to win the race, it was important to pass as many boats as possible to gain points on the B division leader.
Alec: The day was really stressful, but the team stayed positive, and I just went for it each race.
Ian B./Ian C./Agustina – everyone else on the course seemed to have trouble staying consistent, but you
managed to finish in the top 2 in 2/3 of the races; how were you able to remain so consistent and successful on the race course through the wide range of conditions that we saw this weekend?
Agustina: We kept analyzing what the wind was doing before the race started and throughout the race as well. It kept changing, and we just kept responding to every single change.
Ian B: Take it one race at a time.
Any other comments about the weekend that you would like to share?
Serena: These competitions are a blast since the team knows a lot of the other competitors which adds to support system.
What’s next?
Next is Team Race Nationals in Tampa May 25-26. Team racing is definitely the preferred mode of sailing for our team, so we are looking forward to having a great time at nationals. Most of our practices all year revolve around team racing, so we feel pretty prepared.
Where are your seniors going to college? Is everyone planning on sailing?
Everyone is planning on sailing! Ian Barrows is going to Yale, Alec Tayler is going to Fordham, Kyle Brego is going to Mass Maritime, Isabelle Teare is going to Georgetown, Serena Cipullo is going to Connecticut College, and Jordan Ladd is going to MIT. Expect big things out of this group in college.
For full results click here: https://www.sail1design.com/airwaves-sailing-news/high-school-college-news/1107-mal2013
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S1D Brokerage New Listing: X-treme 25
New Listing with Sail1Design: 2008 G-Force Yachts X-treme 25. An incredible performance sailboat!
View our listing: https://www.sail1design.com/marketplace/browse/sail-boats/25-30/g-force-yachts-x-treme-25-for-sale-35-000-used-grapevine-texas-l379.html
The concept
A new racer – a new approach to sailing! With a retractable keel and rudder this 25 racer is holding its own against the best. With an estimated weight of just 850 kg this sportsboat will be easy to transport and can be easily launched and rigged without the use of a crane. In addition, the X-Treme 25 is designed with value for money in mind! The new X-Treme 25 is the ideal combination between a flat-out racer and a fast and easy to sail daysailer.
The design
Designed by the renowned Lutra studio in close co-operation with G-Force Yachts, top performance and easy handling were the ultimate goal whilst creating this sportsboat. The boat can be easily trailed and launched and even short-crewed sailing is not a problem.
With a symmetrical spinnaker, 105% jib, a furling code 0 on a fixed bowsprit and spectacular specifications this boat is a high performance racer and at the same time an easy and fun daysailer.
With a weight of only 850 kg (excluding sails) this sportsboat is easy to handle and does not require a 4×4 vehicle for transportation.
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The building process
Due to the state-of-the-art specifications only the finest, high-quality materials are used during the building process.
The X-Treme 25 is built entirely in a high quality vacuum bagged Epoxy-based sandwich construction.
The performance
The X-Treme 25 surfs at speeds over 20 knots. The light hull weight and the powerful sail plan makes this sportsboat extremely fast under all wind speeds and angles.
As part of the unique sail plan, the X-Treme 25 has a symmetrical spinnaker, a Code 0 on a fixed bowsprit and a 105% jib which will make easier and faster handling for optimal performance possible under all conditions.
Due to it’s outstanding performances the X-Treme 25 is widely considered as the fasted sportsboat on the market.
The deck layout is designed in such a clever and simple way that it is an absolute pleasure to step aboard and cast off. The end-result is a very powerful, super-fast sportsboat which can perform equally in down- and upwind conditions – ideal for inshore, round buoy racing as well as day sailing.
View our listing: https://www.sail1design.com/marketplace/browse/sail-boats/25-30/g-force-yachts-x-treme-25-for-sale-35-000-used-grapevine-texas-l379.html
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The Byte CII: Built for the Modern Olympic Age
Submitted by Zim Sailing
The fastest growing North American builder prepares the next great singlehanded class for a packed summer schedule of championship regattas and clinics. The Byte CII has taken off over the past few years, with more sailors looking to compete at the international and Olympic levels. The boat was selected for the Youth Olympic Games in 2010, and selected again for the 2014 Games. This provides young sailors an opportunity to participate in Olympic sailing at a much earlier age. With the push to improve results at the Olympic level, the class is poised to take over as the singlehanded boat of choice in the United States.
Last year, US Sailing selected the Byte CII for the US Women’s Singlehanded Championship and the US Sailing Chubb Junior Championship. Not only is the boat again featured in these prestigious events, but it will also have a barrage of advanced racing clinics and a North American Championship, all leading up to the World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island this summer. The World Championship is anticipated to be a high level international event, with five boys and five girls qualifying their countries for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. A Continental Qualifier, to be determined, will follow the World Championship, qualifying individuals from eligible countries for the Youth Olympic Games.
Don’t let the legal system bog you down this summer. Go sailing on a boat built for the modern Olympic age, and take part in the historic rise of the next great singlehanded class in the United States. For more information on the Byte CII, or how you can participate in any of these events, please contact Zim Sailing.
Byte CII Schedule
One-Day Clinics:
May: 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27 – Newport, RI
June: 1, 2, 8, 9 – Newport, RI
Brooke Gonzalez Clinic:
June 13-16, Newport, RI
Byte CII North American Championship (Newport Regatta)
July 13-14, Newport, RI
US Sailing’s Chubb Junior Championship
August 5-9, LaPorte, TX
Byte CII World Championship:
August 24-28, Newport, RI
US Women’s Singlehanded Championship
September 13-5, Brielle, NJ
Continental Qualifier
February 27 – March 2, 2014
USA Team Selection Regatta
May 2014 New Jersey
Youth Olympic Games (2014)
August 16-28, Nanjing, China
Annapolis Yacht Club to Host 2 Youth Clinics
Annapolis Yacht Club will host 2 top youth clinics this summer:
OPTI CLINIC
3 Days with International coaches and world class training.
Friday June 14 begins at 3:30 saturday and Sunday June 15 and 16 will run from 9-4
FMI: https://www.sail1design.com/component/eventlist/details/698-ayc-optimist-racing-clinic?Itemid=117
ADVANCED LASER CLINIC
Two days to work on boat set up, boat speed and boat handling with World Class Coach John Pearce
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day
FMI: https://www.sail1design.com/component/eventlist/details/699-ayc-advanced-laser-clinic?Itemid=117
