F18 2011 North American Championship Final Results
To view website results go here:
http://f18northamericans.com/index.php/results
1. |
25 |
|
C2 |
Robbie Daniel / Hunter Stunzi |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
[4] |
|
19.0 |
||
2. |
1 |
|
F 18 Nacra Infusion |
Mike Easton / Tripp Burd |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
[5] |
|
28.0 |
||
3. |
27 |
|
Nacra MKII |
John Casey / Dalton Tebo |
4 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
55/BFD |
7 |
3 |
[55] |
|
51.0 |
||
4. |
28 |
|
C-2 |
Nigel Pitt / Taylor Reiss |
9 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
55/BFD |
2 |
8 |
[55] |
|
68.0 |
||
5. |
9 |
|
F18 Infusion |
Pease Glaser / Jay Glaser |
7 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
55/OCS |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
[55] |
|
80.0 |
||
6. |
35 |
|
C 2 |
Bob Merrick / Jonathan Farrar |
5 |
10 |
5 |
13 |
55/BFD |
9 |
21 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
24 |
21 |
[55] |
|
127.0 |
||
7. |
43 |
|
C2 |
John Tomko / Ian Billings |
6 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
30 |
25 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
23 |
30 |
7 |
[30] |
|
142.0 |
||
8. |
15 |
|
AHPC C2 |
Chris Prentice / Patrick LaRoche |
10 |
5 |
18 |
21 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
21 |
55/BFD |
34 |
13 |
[55] |
|
164.0 |
||
9. |
29 |
|
AHPC C2 F18 |
Annie Gardner / Eric Witte |
39 |
16 |
34 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
30 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
5 |
[39] |
|
165.0 |
||
10. |
16 |
|
C2 |
Anthony Boueilh / Maxime Picard |
15 |
9 |
8 |
29 |
28 |
12 |
24 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
26 |
10 |
[29] |
|
174.0 |
||
11. |
17 |
|
C2 |
Matthew Lynch / Bret Moss |
16 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
32 |
55/OCS |
7 |
12 |
29 |
20 |
5 |
4 |
18 |
[55] |
|
181.0 |
||
12. |
3 |
|
AHPC C2 |
Ken Marshack / Ian Marshack |
11 |
20 |
28 |
19 |
25 |
7 |
15 |
29 |
20 |
14 |
25 |
6 |
19 |
[29] |
|
209.0 |
||
13. |
46 |
|
F18 Nacra Infusion |
Brooks Reed / Jeff Dusek |
29 |
25 |
22 |
16 |
12 |
27 |
16 |
36 |
18 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
[36] |
|
219.0 |
||
14. |
12 |
|
C2 |
Nicolas Dubé / Vincent Gagné |
25 |
15 |
13 |
28 |
35 |
8 |
10 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
30 |
32 |
12 |
[35] |
|
222.0 |
||
15. |
39 |
|
AHPC C2 |
John Hoag / Todd Christensen |
37 |
55/DSQ |
15 |
17 |
15 |
6 |
8 |
55/DNS |
12 |
5 |
24 |
8 |
27 |
[55] |
|
229.0 |
||
16. |
52 |
|
F 18 Nacra Infusion |
Guy Selsmeyer / JJ Johnson |
20 |
55/DNF |
55/DNC |
6 |
13 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
19 |
6 |
19 |
35 |
[55] |
|
231.0 |
||
17. |
45 |
|
F 18 |
Sandra Tartaglino / Trevor Burd |
18 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
12 |
9 |
18 |
13 |
10 |
22 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
55/BFD |
[55] |
|
238.0 |
||
18. |
37 |
|
Hobie Wildcat |
Olivier Pilon / Paradis Guillaume |
14 |
19 |
17 |
27 |
27 |
30 |
23 |
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19 |
23 |
12 |
28 |
55/DNC |
[55] |
|
250.0 |
||
19. |
48 |
|
F 18 Nacra Infusion |
Chris Titcomb / Sam Adelman |
21 |
28 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
23 |
31 |
37 |
24 |
40 |
11 |
16 |
32 |
[40] |
|
252.0 |
||
20. |
14 |
|
F 18 Nacra Infusion |
Kurt Korte / Chris Kennedy |
21/RDG |
21/RDG |
12 |
7 |
31 |
24 |
35 |
15 |
27 |
18 |
16 |
55/DSQ |
28 |
[55] |
|
255.0 |
||
21. |
30 |
|
Hobie Wildcat |
John Bauldry / Giselle Vaziri |
28 |
21 |
21 |
34 |
22 |
13 |
34 |
23 |
7 |
24 |
22 |
20 |
40 |
[40] |
|
269.0 |
||
22. |
22 |
|
C 2 |
Sergio Mehl / Nicolas Aragones |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
4 |
55/DNF |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/BFD |
6 |
[55] |
|
270.0 |
||
23. |
53 |
|
F18 |
Jean-Marc Proulx / Martin Boucher |
17 |
27 |
16 |
22 |
55/BFD |
21< /p> |
39 |
55/DNF |
17 |
27 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
[55] |
|
275.0 |
||
24. |
44 |
|
Narca Infusion |
Jim Zellmer / Joseph Valante |
26 |
32 |
20 |
26 |
16 |
55/OCS |
36 |
31 |
28 |
13 |
36 |
15 |
15 |
[55] |
|
294.0 |
||
25. |
42 |
|
C2 F18 |
Chris Tuckfield / Sebastien Gouin-Davis |
13 |
13 |
14 |
24 |
40 |
28 |
38 |
13 |
21 |
25 |
20 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
[55] |
|
304.0 |
||
26. |
8 |
|
Hobie Wild Cat |
David Stiemsma / Colin Caliban |
34 |
33 |
29 |
23 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
35 |
42 |
34 |
18 |
23 |
22 |
[42] |
|
304.0 |
||
27. |
54 |
|
Nacra Infusion |
Dan DeLave / Eileen Haubl |
32 |
23 |
24 |
46 |
29 |
32 |
44 |
27 |
15 |
12 |
19 |
31 |
17 |
[46] |
|
305.0 |
||
28. |
34 |
|
C2 |
David Ingram / Mark Herendeen |
23 |
24 |
25 |
33 |
23 |
20 |
22 |
21 |
37 |
36 |
34 |
27 |
30 |
[37] |
|
318.0 |
||
29. |
41 |
|
Hobie Wildcat |
Rob Jerry / Gustavo Pinto |
41 |
29 |
19 |
25 |
41 |
26 |
17 |
26 |
33 |
31 |
27 |
55/BFD |
16 |
[55] |
|
331.0 |
||
30. |
6 |
|
Hobie Wild Cat |
Brian Hunt / Seamus Woodward-George |
35 |
26 |
30 |
44 |
26 |
33 |
28 |
18 |
32 |
32 |
21 |
33 |
20 |
[44] |
|
334.0 |
||
31. |
7 |
|
Capricorn |
Scott Miller / Patricia Miller |
55/RAF |
17 |
33 |
31 |
11 |
55/OCS |
27 |
32 |
11 |
22 |
55/BFD |
14 |
33 |
[55] |
|
341.0 |
||
32. |
26 |
|
F 18 |
Maxime Loiselle / Louis-Philippe Éthier |
8 |
6 |
55/DNF |
30 |
14 |
4 |
55/DSQ |
55/DNF |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
18 |
4 |
[55] |
|
359.0 |
||
33. |
5 |
|
F18 |
Karl Langefeld / Beth Langefeld |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
43 |
19 |
22 |
29 |
28 |
25 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
55/BFD |
[55] |
|
365.0 |
||
34. |
13 |
|
AHPC Capricorn |
John Giuliano / Peter Giuliano |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
26 |
32 |
21 |
44 |
47 |
33 |
41 |
26 |
10 |
25 |
24 |
[55] |
|
384.0 |
||
35. |
19 |
|
F 18 |
Chad Schwall / Joe Buchert |
12 |
14 |
55/DNC |
47 |
42 |
38 |
37 |
19 |
35 |
39 |
28 |
36 |
39 |
[55] |
|
386.0 |
||
36. |
51 |
|
AHPC C2 |
Wes Wilcox / Graham Walker |
19 |
55/DNF |
55/DNC |
14 |
37 |
55/OCS |
19 |
41 |
39 |
30 |
31 |
21 |
25 |
[55] |
|
386.0 |
||
37. |
24 |
|
Nacra F18 Infusion |
Ulrich Gollwitzer / Ela Sliwerska |
30 |
31 |
55/DNF |
35 |
17 |
40 |
30 |
42 |
36 |
38 |
26 |
38 |
26 |
[55] |
|
389.0 |
||
38. |
40 |
|
Hobie Cat Wildcat |
Todd Riccardi / Brendon Scanlon |
22 |
22 |
55/DNF |
37 |
34 |
34 |
40 |
25 |
43 |
37 |
32 |
43 |
29 |
[55] |
|
398.0 |
||
39. |
36 |
|
AHPC C2 |
Bo Kersey / Drew Carlyce |
42 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
38 |
39 |
19 |
26 |
16 |
23 |
28 |
55/BFD |
45 |
23 |
[55] |
|
409.0 |
||
40. |
10 |
|
F 18 |
Kelly Krueger / Dan Krueger |
33 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
18 |
36 |
15 |
32 |
22 |
30 |
45 |
35 |
39 |
55/BFD |
[55] |
|
415.0 |
||
41. |
31 |
|
Capricorn |
Alex Van Brunt / Christine Nevile |
27 |
35 |
55/DNC |
50 |
44 |
39 |
43 |
20 |
26 |
41 |
37 |
29 |
42 |
[55] |
|
433.0 |
||
42. |
32 |
|
Infusion |
Matt Krogstad / Thomas Poutays |
24 |
30 |
23 |
41 |
47 |
55/OCS |
41 |
24 |
31 |
29 |
40 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
[55] |
|
440.0 |
||
43. |
20 |
|
Capricorn |
Robert Todd / Mike McCloskey |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
40 |
20 |
31 |
33 |
40 |
40 |
35 |
29 |
40 |
36 |
[55] |
|
454.0 |
||
44. |
49 |
|
Nacra F-18 |
Bill Bartlett / Dennis Bedgood |
43 |
34 |
31 |
42 |
33 |
41 |
55/BFD |
38 |
47 |
44 |
38 |
37 |
31 |
[55] |
|
459.0 |
||
45. |
23 |
|
Nacra Infusion |
Michael Ferrara / Rex Denton |
40 |
36 |
27 |
49 |
45 |
36 |
55/BFD |
39 |
38 |
43 |
33 |
42 |
37 |
[55] |
|
465.0 |
||
46. |
33 |
|
Nacra I |
Kenneth Madsen / Tyler Burd |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
36 |
24 |
55/OCS |
25 |
34 |
34 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
44 |
34 |
[55] |
|
506.0 |
||
47. |
11 |
|
Hobie Tiger 18 |
Paul Krutty / Kimberly Krutty |
36 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
8 |
48 |
29 |
55/BFD |
55/DNF |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
22 |
41 |
[55] |
|
514.0 |
||
48. |
47 |
|
C2 |
Dino Garbero / Marco Garbero |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
52 |
49 |
42 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
33 |
17 |
41 |
43 |
[55] |
|
521.0 |
||
49. |
2 |
|
AHPC – Capricorn |
Gregory Vadasdi / Nicholas Comby |
55/DNC |
37 |
32 |
48 |
43 |
37 |
49 |
43 |
44 |
42 |
39 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
[55] |
|
524.0 |
||
50. |
38 |
|
F 18 Nacra Infusion |
Lisa Reid / Nate Reid |
31 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
45 |
38 |
35 |
42 |
55/DNF |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
35 |
38 |
[55] |
|
539.0 |
||
51. |
50 |
|
Hobie Tiger |
Blair Toland / Matt Knowles |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
39 |
46 |
43 |
46 |
55/DNF |
46 |
46 |
41 |
48 |
46 |
[55] |
|
566.0 |
||
52. |
18 |
|
F 18 |
Joe Bouchier / Ian Bouchier |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
51 |
55/DNF |
45 |
50 |
55/DNF |
48 |
47 |
55/DNC |
47 |
45 |
[55] |
|
608.0 |
||
53. |
21 |
|
Tiger 18 |
Richard Vilvens / Daisy Eng |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
53 |
50 |
46 |
48 |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
46 |
44 |
[55] |
|
617.0 |
||
54. |
4 |
|
C2 |
E.J. Foss / Peter Shope |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNS |
55/DNS |
55/DNS |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
55/DNC |
[55] |
|
660.0 |
2011 Farr 30 Worlds Video!
By Vince Casalaina.
The Farr 30 Class is making a comeback. This year they signed up to sail their World Championship as part of this year’s Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay.
They signed up twelve boats from North America and Europe to come to the regatta based on what a great event the Big Boat Series always is. It’s a prestigious event and every year sailors who know the Bay look forward to September. The strong winds and fog have mostly gone away and in their place there’s sun and moderate breezes.
Not this year. The temperatures were chilly and the winds were rarely below 20k. That’s a handful in a 30 foot boat and the sailors got a first hand look at just what the Bay can dish out. It wasn’t survival conditions, but it certainly put a premium on good boat handling skills.
You’ll see some great downwind rides here: boats running through chop with spray flying and the front third of the hull hanging over the top of the next wave. There’s also the requisite amount of carnage – sails so wrapped the only way to untangle it is with a knife.
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Deneen Demourkas, the Class president, won the regatta by sailing a really spectacular final day, beating out Scott Easam who had led the regatta for the first three days and Jim Richardson who jumped into the Class because the boats are so much fun and of course they have the owner driver rule in place.
We see great things in the future for this Class that’s been around for many years. Keep an eye out for their next World Championship and watch how they are building up a vintage Class.
Laurie Jury and Claire Leroy win the 2011 IASF Nations Cup in challenging final day conditions
Sheboygan, WI (September 19, 2011) – Open division Laurie Jury (NZL) and women’s divison Claire Leroy (FRA) won the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final in racing marked by strong winds and big waves on Lake Michigan.
Sunday’s conditions were brisk, with a strong onshore southeast 15- to 18-knot breeze with gusts to 20, and the seas built to 3 to 6 feet, with larger breaking waves roaring through the starting area, putting boat handling at a premium. “I was so impressed with how well the sailors handled the conditions, especially Claire in the final pre-start,” said Principal Race Officer Peter Reggio, who also took his fair share of green water over the race committee boat. “It was incredible boat-handling by the sailors in the breaking waves.”
Claire Leroy (FRA, crew Elodie Bertrand, Marie Riou) went 3-0 against Rita Goncalves (POR, crew Mariana Lobato, Diane Neves) in the women’s division, sailed in Elliott 6m’s. This is the third straight Nations Cup win for Leroy, a first in event history.
“We weren’t sure how well we would sail, with Elodie recently injured during training in Chicago,” Leroy said. “It was important for us to do well in the race, but to win was the cherry on the cake.”
“It was breathtaking, but really demanding conditions. I was very impressed with how well the sailors handled the boats in the rough conditions,” said ISAF President Goran Petersson, who watched the final racing on the water. “It is really unique in the history of the Nations Cup to have a three-time winner. Very well done for Claire.”
Leroy appreciated the rough conditions that may be similar to those found in Weymouth, Great Britain, during the 2012 Olympics. “We expected the lake to be light air, not like an ocean,” Leroy said. “We learned a lot about sailing the boat in heavy weather.”
Heavy weather picks up the pace of match racing tactics and raises the stakes for penalties, making them easier to incur and harder to clear because the competition stays so close, which were revealed in the final race of the open division.
With a 2-1 lead going into race four of the open division sailed in Sonars, Jury (crew Logan Frasier, Mike Edmonds) sailed clean while top-seeded Mads Ebler (DEN, crew Soeren Toender, Chris Keene Boye) was able to clear his first penalty, but received another at the final top mark during a luffing match. Jury was able to sail ahead to the finish to win.
“We are really excited to have won the Nations Cup. It is our first Grade 1 win,” said Jury, who is on a match racing streak, winning the U.S. Grand Slam Match Race Series consisting of four grade two events. “It was really tough to get here. We had to win against the best top-ranked New Zealand and Australia match racers.”
In the Petit Final for third and fourth place, Olivia Price (AUS, crew Lucinda Whitty, Nina Curtis) won 2-1 over Mandy Mulder (NED, crew Merel Witteveen, Shannan Marck) in the women’s division. In the open division, it was Henrique Haddad (BRA, crew Mario Trindade, Victor Demaison) 2-0 over Lucy Macgregor (GBR, crew Annie Lush, Kate Macgregor).
“We are very pleased with how well Sail Sheboygan, Sheboygan Yacht Club and the City of Sheboygan prepared for this event,” said Henry Menin, Chairman of the ISAF Match Racing Committee. “It was superb conditions, and the equipment held up so well in the challenging conditions. It is an example to other organizations on just how to run a match racing event.”
“I was very impressed how much the community was able to watch the races. Not many places can do that,” Petersson said. “Every one was so nice in Wisconsin. When you come down to it, it is about the people who make a successful sailing program and event.”
A closing ceremony awarding the Nations Cup trophies was held at Blue Harbor Resort in the afternoon. “We congratulate the winners of the Nations Cup,” Sail Sheboygan Executive Director Richard Reichelsdorfer said. “Every race organizer hopes for great conditions and great competitors. We had both.”
A non-profit organization, Sail Sheboygan, was formed in 2004 to promote national and international sailing competition and education. As one of only four US Sailing Centers, its mission is to develop sailing and seamanship at all levels, regardless of age, income, ability or disability.
For more information, including a schedule of events go to:
http://www.nationscup2011.org or www.visitsheboygan.com.
Follow the racing action at:
Daily Video Recap: http://www.t2p.tv/guide/nc11.php
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NationsCup2011
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nations-Cup-2011/226321360717717
Up to the Minute Results: http://www.matchracingresults.com/2011/isaf-nations-cup-grand-final/
Live Race Tracking: http://www.k
attack.com/webplayer/?raceGUID=b7a91806-a4d1-4288-ac35-b70cdad4b077
Photo Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sailsheboygan/
The (Lost) Art of Setting Reach Legs, by Ken Legler
“We want occasional reach legs” and “Reaches are parades” are two often heard phrases on Scuttlebutt. Most reach legs have become parades with few strategical options and as a result most big regattas are all windward-leewards. It didn’t used to be that way. Here is what happened. [Read more…] about The (Lost) Art of Setting Reach Legs, by Ken Legler
College Sailing 2011-2012 Season Outlook
Put together by Martha Pitt, with contributions from Ken Legler, Bill Healy, Brendan Healy, Ward Cromwell, and John Vandemoer.
As we look forward to the 2011-2012 College sailing season, much remains to be seen regarding strength of many teams as last year’s graduating class held many of the top spots around the country. This year will show the importance of team depth as many sailors who have been waiting in the shadows will emerge; likewise, the new freshmen talent will have opportunities to make leaps and bounds and show their stuff on the race course.
MAISA
The largest thing of note for MAISA this year is its turnover in starting players from school to school. MAISA as a conference graduated its top five A-Division skippers, three of the top four B-Division skippers and several of its starting crews. 2011 graduates of note include College Sailor of the Year Charlie Buckingham and Scott Furnary from Georgetown, Rob Vann and Clark Hayes from Navy, Michael Menninger and Meghan Magill from St. Mary’s, Steph Roble from ODU, and David Thompson of Hobart. St. Mary’s returning women’s skipper Mimi Roller will also be taking the fall season off for a semester abroad. In addition to these skippers, MAISA graduated All-American crews Maddie Jackson (SMC), Ashley Phillips (Georgetown), Franny Kupersmith (SMC), and Meredith Powlison (SMC). Looking forward, expect Hobart to hit the ground running after a 2nd place finish in Gill Dinghy Nationals last year with returning skippers Sam Bluin and Austin Anderson and returning All-American crew Chris Klevan. With the rumored return of Evan Eras to Georgetown’s line-up, Chris Barnard joining the team again for his third season, and the return of All-American crew Rebecca Evans, expect the Hoyas to be firing strong out of the gates. Also returning for G-Town is MAISA’s only Women’s All-American skipper still standing, Sydney Bolger. St. Mary’s will most likely be starting Josh Greenslade who played a key role for the team last fall but took the spring semester off. For Navy, the loss of Clark Hayes and Robert Vann will sting but with the return of All-American crew Saverio Maldari and some young talent among the Midshipmen, look for Navy to be sailing strong this season. Old Dominion will be returning last year’s B-Division skipper Dillion Paiva and All-American Crew Emily Reich. Aside from these notable players, MAISA will be a very young conference with the expected continuing improvement of Cornell, Kings Point, Fordham, and SUNY Maritime.
NEISA
Like MAISA, NEISA graduated many notable sailors last spring, including three College Sailor of the Year Finalists Taylor Canfield and Tyler Sinks from Boston College and Cy Thompson of Roger Williams University. Other graduated heavy-hitters include Alan Palmer and John Stokes of Harvard, Fred Strammer of Brown, along with seven NEISA All-American crews. Nevertheless, the conference remains strong and characteristically deep. Some have questioned whether or not Boston College will continue as the powerhouse they have been for the past five years as reigning national champions, but without a doubt Coach Wilkinson as plans for Women’s College Sailor of the Year Annie Haeger, who still has one more year of college sailing, and junior Alex Cook. Steph Hudson has been quiet on the women’s circuit battling injuries, but will undoubtedly be a strong player in the next two years. The Eagles will also have veteran crews Emily Massa and Laura McKenna to lead the way, and key freshmen William Bailey and Domenic Bove. Dartmouth certainly had the best recruiting class in the conference, bringing in notables Scott Houck, Deirdre Lambert, and Ian Storck, among others. They are a team that is continuing their building phase and will soon be a force on the water. MIT, often close behind the leading competition, did not lose any key players and will surely show improvement throughout the season and beyond. Tufts graduated some excellent sailors from their women’s team, who will certainly be tough to replace, while their men advance on with Dan Nickerson and Alec Ruiz-Ramon as added depth. Unfortunately for the Crimson, the Harvard team lost all three of last year’s starting skippers and two All-American crews, but return Brendan Kopp and Emily Lambert with new freshman Gram Slattery. University of Vermont, a team that had begun to climb the rankings again, graduated Coleman Bowen and lost Johnny Norfleet to Hobart, and so we will see if they can continue the momentum. Just coming off their first national championship, Team Race Champs Roger Williams still have All-American Alec Anderson, Sean Bouchard and crews Kelly Stannard and Sophie Bellacosa. Joe Morris returns to the Yale team and will undoubtedly remain strong on the race course on the coed side, while Yale’s young yet incredibly talented women’s team including Claire Dennis, Emily Billing, and Marlena Fauer will be tough to beat for the next few years.
MCSA
University of Wisconsin is the only Midwest team that has been able to give the coastal districts serious competition in recent years. The Badgers have already come out very strong this year by winning the Harry Anderson at Yale, returning their top two skippers senior Joe Kutschenreuter and sophomore George Kutschenreuter, and top crews Molly Forbes and Meg Six, both seniors. Several freshman and sophomores are chomping at the bit as well including sophomore Michael Lee and new freshman Connor Trepton. Andrew Fox will once again be strong in the laser this year and is as fit as ever, ready to step onto the team race team. Northwestern returns much of last year’s team, including Max Clemons, Michael Cornew and Geoff Peodruck, all of whom went to Team Race Nationals, so their sailors have solid competition experience under their belts and will be ready to get into the rankings this fall.
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PCCSC
The PCCSC is gearing up for another great year. After hosting a successful Semi-Finals the PCCSC teams are hungry to make it to Semi’s and on to nationals. CMA and St. Francis are excited to host the 2nd Match Race nationals in brand new J22’s on the same venue as the upcoming America’s Cup. Leading the way on the west coast is Stanford, who had a talented young team last year both for the coed and women’s teams. Most of the key players will return including Mateo Vargas, Kevin Laube, Oliver Toole, Sally Mace, Molly McKinney and Eliza Richartz. Nick Dugdale will return for his senior year to lead the Match Race program and be a player in dinghies. The team lost two important crews, Hannah Burroughs and Hayley Tobin, but more great crews are on the way with freshman Haley Kirk and Natalie Urban joining sophomores Kelly Ortel, Yuri Namikawa and Helena Scutt. Other notable freshman joining the Cardinals are Kieran Chung, Hans Henken, and Michael Dahl. UC Santa Barbara will have a strong senior class this year returning with Ryan Sullivan, Nick Kaschak and Willie McBride. Also talented crews Morgan Renior and Keely Scates will be back , and may be seen in the back of the boat on the women’s race course. Rounding out this fast group is Caitlin Beavers. Look for the Gauchos to be on the rise! UCLA had a great year last year lead by now sophomore Judge Ryan. Judge will be back again and ready to make more improvement all the way to the national finals. CAL will have Cody Schevitz back to lead the Bears on the Coed Squad and new Freshman Kate Rakelly, Ida Lewis champion, should have a big impact on the women’s side. The USC Trojans return the heart of their team with Stephen Lue and Max Huthchison leading the coeds and Kelsey Rupp and Mallory Schluter leading the women’s team. Look for an improved USC team this year.
SEISA
SEISA has suffered greatly from the drought with most lakes in Texas and Oklahoma very short on water or closed completely. Hopefully teams will be able to recover from these unfortunate circumstances and continue racing. Tulane who won all three Conference championships in SEISA last year is gaining a solid women’s Radial sailor in Alec Paine from Florida, who should help the program get back to nationals this year. Texas is into full-on preparation to host the spring 2012 national championships, facilitating the sale of its current fleet and the purchase of a new one.
NWICSA
Univ Oregon looks strong, returning are co-ed skippers Phil Gordon, Elliot Drake and Andrew Balter. Elliot is a good bet for the NW berth to singlehandeds in Chicago and after a respectable showing at the Semis and Team Race Nationals, the Ducks will be hoping to add Miami and Austin to the itinerary as well. Oregon State picks up a strong freshman, Brian Hickman, who should help keep the program alive and may keep the Beavers in the hunt for the Match Race berth along with older brother Jeff Hickman and Senior Carl Fixen. Portland State returns their entire Women’s team, including All-NW skipper Leila Whitney, who are all eager to make a return to nationals next spring. A few freshman recruits from the NW high school programs may help out their chances at Coed’s as well. University of Washington graduated captain and All-NW Skipper Glen Stellmacher last spring but remain a threat with a strong incoming class. Taylor Smith and Lilly Grimshaw come to NWICSA off of strong high school programs and will likely lead the NW freshman class. Karl Haelsig returns to the conference after a year at St. Mary’s and could help the Huskies at Co-eds next spring. Western Washington looks to be strong this fall, returning skippers Pat Taylor, Paul Foley, Ashley Vincent and Erika Vranizan. Erika is a favorite to win the women’s singlehands qualifier to be held in the Gorge and she will lead the Viking girls in their efforts to return to the Women’s Nationals next spring. A continually large roster is likely to bring in fresh talent that will help keep the Western program a top NW team this season. Look for Pat Talyor to lead the Vikings at a run for both the Match Race event this fall and the Co-eds next spring.
SAISA
Look for the University of Charleston Cougars to be strong on the coed side returning seniors Zeke Horowitz, Sam Stokes & Erik Bowers and juniors Ben Spector, Mac Mace, and Chris Banholzer. The real strength of the coed team comes from the talented crews of seniors Alyssa Aitken, Perry Emsiek, and juniors Cory DeCollibus & Brooks Clark. On the Women’s side expect Corey Hall, Sarah Scudder, Grace Lucas, and Sarah Somes to show continued improvement. Also watch out for freshman Nick Johnstone and Allie Blumenthal to show up on the circuit sometime soon. The Clemson Tigers will be fast after sailing a lot this summer at the College of Charleston. They return seniors Reid Cabiness, Drew Lasicki, and Andrea Sassard. At Eckerd, the Tritons are rebuilding after lossing some key players from last year. They will be looking to sophomores Robert Savoie, Wes Byrne & Walker Banks to fill the void. Look for seniors Emilie Mademann to lead the Tritons on the women’s side. After just missing the nationals finals last year, the Florida Gators to be hungry this spring. We should see Juniors Max Famiglietti and Ian Heausler returning on the coed side and Michelle Thomas and Caroline Wright leading the Gators on the women’s side. UMiami has a strong senior class of Nick Voss, David Hernandez, Alex Olt, Nicole Popp, Nikki Bruno and Amy Gaylord as well as juniors Liam Munzenmaier, Chelsea Carlson, and Brogan Abernethy, all members of the team that qualified for the nationals in 2011. Miami has added three new women’s skippers in freshman Laura Hernandez, Christine DeSilva, and Taylor Scheuermann. Miami is looking forward to hosting the 2012 National Semi Finals as part of the 2012 Volvo Ocean Race stop in Miami. The South Florida Bulls should get off to a good start with returning senior Sean Ross, Hillary Noble, Abby Featherstone & junior Will Stocke. Chris Stocke has been added to the roster and should make a quality impact on this squad, especially in the Laser. The Bulls also welcome freshman Ben Mohney, Emily Johnson, Matt Whitehead & Dominique Wright.
Oakcliff Sailing – MBA of Sailing
I just wanted to make sure readers were aware of another path after college. Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay NY is designed to take promising sailors to the next level. Check out the web site and specifically the acorn program at http://www.oakcliffsailing.org Acorns are trained in every position on the boat, every job in the shop as well as the front office. It is a full time tuition based program which lets you pick a specialization from match racing, offshore, short handed, fleet both handicap and level racing. Essentially an MBA on and around boats. Applications are being taken for the 2013 class.
When Sailboats Get Big: A College Sailor Makes the Transition to Keelboats
By Elizabeth Dudley, Airwaves Writer
Sail1Design is excited to introduce our newest team member, Elizabeth Dudley. Elizabeth grew up sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. She went to The Gunston School where she sailed and was captain of the Varsity Sailing Team. Elizabeth also attended and graduated from Boston College in May 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She sailed for the Boston College Varsity Sailing Team all four years on the women’s circuit as a crew and was twice named to the NEISA First Crew Team. Elizabeth is now living and working in the Maryland/DC area, and joins the Airwaves team as a writer and reporter. Enjoy her first piece below. |
You have been a dinghy sailor all of your life, but as you get older, and especially after college, there are fewer occasions to sail dinghies. So do you continue to search for dinghy sailing opportunities? Maybe look to enter a different one design class? Or, do you look towards something bigger?
As a recent college graduate, I have been asking myself that question quite a lot this summer. How can I keep myself sailing? I no longer have mandatory practices four days a week and college regattas on weekends. So when the opportunity to sail a “big boat”, a SR 33 in the A2 class during Annapolis Race Week, presented itself I was on board. It would be my first “big boat” experience. I was not sure what to expect.
I asked the owner of the boat what my job would be and he told me “you will probably just be an extra set of hands until you work yourself into a more permanent position”. An extra set of hands? How much could there possibly be to do? Apparently enough to warrant having ten people on board. And since when did I have to earn a job on a boat? So long to my college sailing days where the skipper drove and played the main while the crew did everything else. Turns out, a “big boat” is comparable to an organism. Everyone has his or her specific job that must be performed in a specific order. If jobs are not executed in the proper sequence problems arise all too quickly.
So I arrived at the dock Saturday morning feeling nervous and apprehensive, assuming my day would consist of staying out of the way and being rail-meat. I feel confident in saying that I can hold my own on a sailboat, but I have spent my entire sailing career on boats under fifteen feet. I was about to sail a boat twice that size and with eight more people than I was comfortable with. I was not even sure what to do to help rig. For the first time in a long time, I felt out of my element around a boat. When I asked what I could do to help, I was handed a grocery bag full of meat and bread and was sent to make sandwiches. I was clearly the low man on the totem pole. I had become the new guy in my own sport. Great.
After a long motor out to the race course it was time to raise the main. To me, it was a massive 374 foot main which took several people to hoist. It was no longer the one person job I was accustomed to and my goal was to continue to stay out from under foot. But then the racing started; the same racing I have been participating in since I was eight. I immediately started to feel more comfortable, at least after the start. I am not sure I have ever been in a scarier boat-on-boat situation. There were a lot of big boats in a small space. In an attempt to calm the chaos around me I made myself official time keeper. I yelled louder than I ever have on any boat and apparently even that was not always loud enough. However, I had created my first job and my second was soon to follow. I was asked, as a dinghy sailor, to call puffs. A simple enough task but crucial for the main trimmer who can not necessarily see them coming. It was also good to keep the rest of the crew in the loop. Calling puffs was something I was very familiar with but I was worried that they way I had always done it was wrong for “big boats”. Turns out, consistency is all that really matters.
As sailing goes, there are a lot of different ways to do just about everything on a boat. Just because you do something differently than someone else does not mean that either of you are wrong. You have to figure out what works for you and your boat. This goes for all aspects of sailing, including planning out a route across the boat during tacks and gybes. There is a lot going on and a lot of hardware/people to step on/fall over. It may also be prudent to take a look at the rail and attempt not to be the person that gets stuck sitting on the twing block for the majority of the upwinds. I was not so lucky and the back of my legs still hate me.
On this boat, my upwinds became much more focused on the one task of calling puffs. That alone was my responsibility. It almost felt more stressful than sailing a dinghy where the crew has a few more tasks on their list. But I was involved and that felt great. When we turned downwind, we needed someone to fly the pole, so I volunteered. Although I did make sure to announce that, like everything else on this boat, I had never done it before. But I had in fact done it before. It is the exact same concept as flying a spinnaker on a 420, just on a larger scale and with a winch. It took a little bit more coordination than I was accustomed to but again, it was not completely foreign. I was contributing and it felt good.
I was the new guy on a boat filled with people who had known each other and had been sailing together for at least a season. It was intimidating. But I tried to be involved as much as possible, without over stepping my “new guy” status. Sailing with ten people has a completely different feel than sailing with just two. There are so many moving pieces and everyone has to work together to make the boat move forward. It is really cool to be a part of that.
It is impossible to know everything that there is to know about sailing. But almost everything carries over from one aspect of the sport to another. If you know how to sail one boat, odds are you can figure out another with time. Just because you are a dinghy sailor and have never stepped foot on a boat over 15 feet, does not mean you have to limit yourself to small boats. The sailing world is a small world, we
all know that. But it is often times bigger than you think and there are plenty of opportunities. So take a chance and expand your horizons.
You can reach Elizabeth at : [email protected]
World’s Top Match Racers Compete in Nations Cup Final Sept 13 – 18
Sheboygan, WI – Crowning the world’s best match racing nation, the Grand Final of the ISAF Nations Cup comes to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA from 13-18 September.
Hosted by Sail Sheboygan, the competition will see some of the finest sailors from across the globe mixing it up along the Lake Michigan shore in identical one-design class sailboats for this culmination of a series of eight match racing regattas that started in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on 24 March.
The ISAF Nations Cup is a global competition to find the world’s top match racing nation in open and women’s events, while also promoting and developing the sport of match racing in sailing, which pits one boat against another. Gaining popularity, women’s match racing will make its debut as an Olympic Sailing event for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The 2011 Nations Cup included seven regional finals, from which the top teams will compete in Sheboygan. The Grand Final will be sailed in the Sonar class for the open event and the Elliott 6m for the women’s event.
Ten teams will compete in the women’s event, and ten entries have been confirmed in the open event. In the women’s event, two-time defending champion and number one ISAF ranked women’s match racing skipper and #4 in the world, Claire Leroy (FRA) and her crew will go up against the American team led by Genny Tulloch, ranked #11, and Olympic medallist Mandy Mulder of the Netherlands, ranked #17. Further competition is expected from the Brazilian team led by Nations Cup veteran Juliana Senfft.
The open event will see American Shawn Bennett and his crew of Dave Perry and Craig Healy take on the Danish team led by Mads Ebler, ranked #8 in the ISAF open match racing division rankings, and New Zealand match racing winner Laurie Jury and his team. Racing for Poland will be three-time Polish match racing champion Przemek Tarnacki. Teams representing Australia, Great Britain, South Africa, France, China, Pakistan, Greece, Turkey and Canada will also be sailing for the cup.
Antonio González De Le Madrid, ISAF Competitions Manager, said, “We are delighted that some of the world’s best match racers will be making the trip to Sheboygan for the ISAF Nations Cup. There are some very experienced sailors lining up alongside those who are in the early stages of their development. Nonetheless it should make for a fantastic few days of match racing action.”
According to Sail Sheboygan’s, Executive Director, Rich Reichelsdorfer, said, “Sail Sheboygan is excited and honored to be hosting the Grand Final of the Nations Cup. We have assembled a top-class race management team backed up by a dedicated corps of volunteers for this premiere match-racing event and we can’t wait to show the world our facility. With dozens of the best match-racing sailors in the world coming to Sheboygan, the ISAF Nations Cup will be a spectacle to be enjoyed both by sailors and spectators alike. The racing is sure to be fast and furious and the onshore activities will be equally fun.”
A non-profit organization, Sail Sheboygan, was formed in 2004 to promote national and international sailing competition and education. As one of only four US Sailing Centers, its mission is to develop sailing and seamanship at all levels, regardless of age, income, ability or disability.
Event Sponsors Include: Blue Harbor Resort, Plenco, HSA Bank, Festival Foods, GrandStay Residential Suites, Harken, North Sails, Edgewater Boats, Southern Spars, Bemis Mfg. Co., Harbor Centre Marina, Vollrath Co., SAILING Magazine, Coca-Cola, Vinyl Graphics, Johnsonville Sausage, Sheboygan Tourism (www.visitsheboygan.com) and Wisconsin Department of Tourism (www.travelwisconsin.com).
For more information, including a schedule of events go to:
http://www.nationscup2011.org or www.visitsheboygan.com.
Follow the racing action at:
Daily Video Recap: http://www.t2p.tv/index.php
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/NationsCup2011
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nations-Cup-2011/226321360717717
List of Competitors:
Open Division
Mads Ebler Denmark
Laurie Jury
New Zealand
Przemek Tarnacki Poland
Henrique Haddad Brazil
Stratis Andreadis Greece
Shawn Bennett USA
Peter Wickwire Canada
Yasar Celal Tümsen Turkey
Rauf Zahid Pakistan
Lucy Macgregor Great Britain
Women’s Division
Claire Leroy
France
Genevieve Tulloch USA
Juliana Senfft Brazil
Mandy Mulder Netherlands
Rita Gonçalves Portugal
Olivia Price Australia
Katarzyna Pic&
nbsp; Poland
Ru Wang China
Dominique Provoyeur South Africa
Sharon Ferris-Choat Canada
2011 Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship Results
US SAILING’s 2011 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship
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J/22 (36 boats) (top)
Series Standing – 11 races scored
Information is provisional and subject to modification
Regatta results last updated: Thursday, September 01, 2011 5:41:00 PM CDT
Click on race number to view detailed race information.
Pos,Bow/Sail, Boat, Skipper, Hometown, Country, Results, Total Points
1. 32 / USA1466, Lucy, Cory Sertl/Amy Moran
Annemarie Cook
Jane Mastrandrea, Rochester, NY, USA, 6-[14]-8-2-1-1-3-8-1-6-3- ; 39
2. 26 / TBD, Team Maclaren, anna tunnicliffe/Debbie Capozzi
Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer
Liz Bower, plantation, fl, USA, 1-10-2-7-8-2-1-3-8-[18]-2- ; 44
3. 03 / 1575, , Sally Barkow/Annie Lush
Alana O’Reilly
Jacqueline Campbell, nashotah, wI, USA, 3-4-1-5-18-4-5-2-4-8-[37/DSQ]- ; 54
4. 05 / 1589, , Carol Cronin/Margaret Bonds Podlich
Karina Vogen Shelton
Kim Couranz, Jamestown, RI, USA, 9-1-10-1-6-13-7-4-[15]-3-4- ; 58
5. 36 / 1098, Instigator, Kirsten Werner/Samantha Webster
Brandy Cocoroch
Katelyn Thompson, Rochester, NY, USA, 11-3-5-10-7-9-8-1-5-1-[12]- ; 60
6. 08 / 1060, Leading Edge, Jo Ann Fisher/Lynda Hiller
Linda Epstein
Lesley Cook
Terry Hamilton, Mt Pleasant, SC, USA, [12]-8-3-9-5-5-2-6-12-5-6- ; 61
7. 04 / USA1649, , Allie Blecher/Alyssa Aitken
Molly Robinson
Sarah Somes, Fullerton, CA, USA, 4-7-[22.2/ZFP]-6-11-11-10-5-6-10-5- ; 75
8. 33 / 1466, , Katja Sertl/Merritt Moran
Julia Wiesner
Christine Moloney, Rochester, NY, USA, [25]-2-12-11-10-15-6-7-11-4-1- ; 79
9. 10 / 1291, , anne haeger/Stephanie Roble
Maggie Shea
Darby Smith, lake forest, il, USA, 8-9-7-4-[19]-8-9-13-7-11-9- ; 85
10. 23 / NED-1141, , Marieke Poulie/Renske Verbeek
Bregje Lodewikus
Leontien Benders, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NED, 5-13-13-12-[24]-3-4-10-13-9-8- ; 90
11. 31 / 1050, WWJD, Donna Faust/Joy Martin
Jennifer Norton
Sarah DePeters, Webster, NY, USA, 2-11-6-15-2-10-16-9-[19]-12-11- ; 94
12. 17 / 1643, , Kristen Lane/Molly Carapiet
Jennifer Morgan Glass
Genevieve Tulloch, Tiburon, CA, USA, 10-16-[26]-3-9-7-18-11-2-7-16- ; 99
13. 07 / 1, TBD, Sharon Ferris/Alison Rowe
Joanne Prokop
Martha Parker, Toronto, Ontario, CAN, 16-5-[20]-8-16-6-13-19-10-13-10- ; 116
14. 16 / 908, #5, Meghan Jordan/Kelly Jordan
Lauren Cotta, East Amherst, New York, USA, 7-15-18-13-12-[20]-11-15-3-15-15- ; 124
15. 21 / CAN980, Double Deuce, Katie Coleman Nicoll/Clarity Nicoll
Rachel Furness
Briar Robertson, Etobicoke, Ontario, CAN, 15-12-21-14-13-17-14-[22]-14-2-14- ; 136
16. 28 / USA 1469, bob, Bridget Wiatrowski/Christa Georgeson
Jessica Claflin
Michelle Morphew, Winchester, MA, USA, 20-6-4-17-[36/SCP]-12-12-21-22-16-7- ; 137
17. 01 / 1536, Hot Ticket, Sandy Adzick/Hilary Armstrong
Sue Mikulski
Debbie Gibbons-Neff, Haverford, PA, USA, 13-21-[27]-19-21-18-15-14-9-14-13- ; 157
18. 22 / 1646, Sundog, Kathy Parks/Sarah Phelps
Regan Weaver
Lisa Simpkins, Shady Side, Maryland, USA, 17-26-9-16-4-16-17-17-17-[29]-20- ; 159
19. 15 / CAN789, Spaceball, Margaret Hurley/Michele Cimon
Linda Schmalz
Sarah Case, Ottawa, ON, CAN, 19-17-21.2/ZFP-27-23-14-22-[33]-16-17-19- ; 195.2
20. 30 / 354, Lola, Sarah Enwright/Vicky Jo Neiner
Marcy Lake
Barbara Gold, Rochester, NY, USA, 14-19-11-18-15-26-19-27-[28]-23-25- ; 197
21. 20 / 1058, Hey Sue, Susan McIntyre/Tamara Savrin
Beverly Keeler
Kelly Bechard, Lakewood, OH, USA, 21-27-19-30-[36]-24-20-20-18-22-17- ; 218
22. 34 / 75, Trophy Wives, Dawn Shumway/Linda Gardner
Lisa Dorsey
Jennifer Olney, Rochester, NY, USA, 22-20-17-25-20-23-26-24-23-28-[29]- ; 228T
23. 27 / USA 1090, Stellar Jay, Susan Mattis Turnham/Connie Bloom
Ann Heimbach
Amy Marincel, Duluth, MN, USA, 24-18-24-20-25-[27]-23-18-27-26-23- ; 228T
24. 02 / USA1205, Your Mom, Elizabeth Barker/Kate Keane
Taylor Robinson, Rocky River, OH, USA, 18-28-22-32-3-[33]-25-28-31-24-18- ; 229
25. 25 / 51, Dream Ticket, Tonja Sanchez/Gayle Finster
Susan Cassidy
Linda Bays, Denton, TX, USA, 26-23-16-[37/SCP]-17-25-27-25-32-25-26- ; 242
26. 18 / USA 1026, Jaime Mack, Jaime Mack/Kass Bergstrom
Susan Sutherland
Kateri Lohr, White Salmon, WA, USA, 28-22-[37/SCP]-21-14-31-32-37/DNS-20-19-22- ; 246
27. 29 / 263, Shark Sandwich, Linda Bowen/Louise Gleason
Victoria VanVoorhis
Heide Van Voorhis, Webster, NY, USA, [35]-24-32-33-29-19-35-16-24-20-30- ; 262
28. 13 / 815, Toni Hobbs, Toni Hobbs/Lynne Logan
Janice Graham-Foscarini
Paula Foscarini, Toront
o, ON, CAN, 23-33-30-24-26-30-24-31-21-[36]-28- ; 270
29. 06 / 166, , Kayla Ellis/Emily Raleigh
Ange Nissen
Amanda Attardi, New Gretna, New Jersey, USA, 29-25-28-23-30-28-21-26-[36]-31-34- ; 275
30. 11 / 1610, , Catherine Harris/Femke Le Duc
Cynthia Shinn
Bianca Grohmann, Hudson Heights, Quebec, CAN, [37/DNS]-37/OCS-34-31-31-32-29-12-30-27-21- ; 284
31. 12 / 1011, tung & groove, Kellie Hawkins Schaffner/Mindy Sminchak
Hilary DiCenzi
Meredith Dreshar, Avon Lake, OH, USA, 27-30-33-28-28-22-28-30-35-30-[37/SCP]- ; 291
32. 24 / 1416, , Jennifer Princing/Jaime Vanderhovel
Caroline Longshore
Kirsten Corneliussen, Saginaw, MI, USA, 30-29-23-22-32-[34]-33-29-34-33-33- ; 298T
33. 09 / 238, Eve ‘n Keeled, Jennifer Grant/Faye Black
Kerrie Serpa
Leslie Anderson, Destin, FL, USA, 31-31-31-35-27-[36]-36-23-26-34-24- ; 298T
34. 19 / 629, Frosty, Linda McDavitt/Ann Kitzmiller
Michelle Cyr
Chantal Pittman, Austin, Texas, USA, 34-32-25-34-34-21-[37/SCP]-32-33-32-31- ; 308
35. 14 / 1234, loose cannon, Anna Huebschmann/Elisa Schneider
Marsha Waite
Lucy Adams, youngstown, new york, USA, 32-34-[35]-26-35-29-34-34-29-21-35- ; 309
36. 35 / 745, Discovery, Lisa Smith/Penny Weller
Robin Rudy
Laney Johnson, Rochester, NY, USA, 33-[37/OCS]-36-36-33-35-30-35-25-35-32- ; 330
Notes
– Scoring System is ISAF Low Point 2009-2012
– Finishes in [brackets] denote throwouts
– Click on race number to view detailed race information.
Information is provisional and subject to modification
St. Francis Yacht Club Heavy Weather Laser Slalom 2011
From Vince Casalaina
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PDRacer upcoming World Championpship Race
PDRacer upcoming World Championpship Race
The Puddle Duck Racer is a fast growing sailboat club where members build their own boat and then compete with them in fun and goofy ways, and sometimes in very serious conventional buoy racing. The Puddle Duck Racer is the easiest boat in the world to build. All the hulls are alike, but the rest of the details of sail rig and underwater fins are up to the builder creating a unique hybrid between one design and open development type racing. Free plans, free club, everything you want to know about the duck is at:
Our Class Website: http://www.PDRacer.com
The annual PDRacer World Championship race is right around the corner, this year it is being hosted at Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma, USA on October 8, 2011. Many puddle duckers have already signed up for the race with over 40 hulls scheduled to compete in the main race. There will also be other sailboat games and fun activities during the 3 day event. For more information about how to participate, see the info page at PDRacer.com:
http://www.pdracer.com/world-championship-race/
The class also has a monthly newsletter featuring the latest articles & links that feature Puddle Duck Racers. The latest newsletter is available here: http://www.pdracer.com/news/news03/
The PDRacer is so easy to build, if you work hard for 2 weekends, you can go sailing on the third. So if you are interested in participating in this year’s main event, there is still time to build your duck and get involved !! Entry to the main race is free to anyone with a registered puddle duck, and registration is free.
Hope to see you on the water !!