June 27-28, 2009
Newport, RI
In only two weekends, the RI Team Racing Association will put on the 6th
running of the annual 2v2 “Random Pairs” team race regatta. Run out of
SailNewport, we’ll sail in the team race amphitheater that is Mackerel Cove
in Jamestown, RI. Saturday will feature 2v2 racing, whereby the race
committee will create new and different teams and opponents with each race.
Ideally you will sail with and against every other boat in the event. The
2v2 style races are simple but fast-paced and competitive through the finish
line. Sunday will feature team racing for the first time (opposed to fleet
racing) and teams for it will be created based on Saturday’s results.
Registration is online and open on www.ritra.org. Register now as the
regatta is limited to 24 entrants and is first come, first serve! The event
is sailed in BYO V15s, however charter boats are available for the weekend
and can be reserved online on the same website.
See you out there!
Joel Hanneman
Plant Manager
Vanguard Sailboats, LLC
Portsmouth, RI
Direct: 401 643 0852
Fax: 401 643 2921
www.laserperformance.com <http://www.laserperformance.com/>
ESPNU broadcasts the 2009 Gill College Nationals Sailing Championship presented by Rolex.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 3:00pm eastern time on ESPNU
For the fifth year ESPNU’s presentation of college sailing features the top young sailors competing for this trophy that dates back to 1937. Onboard cameras and microphones highlight the action of 123 sailors from the most competitive 18 schools in the nation. On the final day of racing the two front runners, St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Yale University, were separated by just seven points with only eight races left to sail. After several lead changes St. Mary’s College prevailed in dramatic fashion. All 36 races took place off the St. Francis Yacht Club in brisk winds.
Among the spectators was sailing champion Paul Cayard who talks about all aspects of the sport with host Gary Jobson. This one hour program is schedule to air on ESPNU on Saturday, June 20 at 3:00pm eastern time.
Reairs:
Wednesday, July 1 at 3:00am
Thursday, July 2 at 7:00pm
Friday, July 3 at 2:00pm
Friday, July 3 at 8:00pm
Thursday, July 9 at 7:00pm
Friday, July 10 at 3:00am
*all times eastern
YOUTH COACHING – HAS IT GONE TOO FAR?
Reprinted with thanks to and permission from SCUTTLEBUTT. Full text of article is here:
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/blog/2009/06/youth-coaching.html
It would be hard to imagine competing in a regatta and winning 7 out of 12
races… particularly a major championship. It would even harder to imagine
having that score line and not winning the event too. However, that was how
the U.S. Optimist Team Trials went for Bradley Adam, finishing 8th in an event
used to qualify which Optimist sailors would be sent to major events around
the world during the current season.
Inconsistency plagued his event (5-1-1-26-1-30-1-1-25-1-40-1), but Bradley
receives high marks for improving from 43rd the year before. As Bradley notes,
“My Dad runs a bunch of Opti clinics throughout the year and he has provided
much of my coaching since day one. We started sailing each weekend from the
first weekend in March through team trials. It is a small group of 8-10
sailors who are really good and help push one another to the limits. Sometimes
my sister Grace and I would go sailing after school without a coach for a few
hours. I go to a lot of Opti regattas without a coach and this helps in our
preparation. Neither Grace or I had a coach at Team Trials.”
While it was revealing to learn that Bradley did not have a coach at the Team
Trials, it was even more revealing to learn what some of the coaches were
doing. When asked about what happened in some of the races he didn’t win,
Bradley remarked, “Wind Shifts!!! I was on the wrong side of them. I found it
a little bit discouraging that some kids had coaches upwind and radioed back
to the starting line what the breeze was doing at the windward mark.”
What…coaches at the top of the course providing weather information?
Scuttlebutt eagerly awaits comments as to the prevalence of this practice at
the youth level, AND if anything is being done to manage it. Post comments
here: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/blog/2009/06/youth-coaching.html
Zim Sailing To Produce c420's FJ's and Optimist Dinghies
Zim Sailing Enters as New Competition in the Small One-Design Sailboat Market
WARREN, RI – June 3, 2009 – Zim Sailing emerges as the country’s third independent full-service small one-design sailboat manufacturer, specializing in production of Optimist and Club 420 dinghies. Unique from its competitors, Zim’s focus is to provide the best value for the customer with an emphasis on supporting the development of grassroots youth sailing.
“For many youth sailors and their parents, the lack of quality and affordability in the small one-design sailboat market has served as the most significant factor decreasing participation in the sport,” said Steve Perry, Founder and President of Zim Sailing.
Perry, an operations veteran with mass production experience, brings over 20 years of boatbuilding experience to his new role. Perry, a Canadian native, previously served as Vice President of Operations at Vanguard Sailboats and began his career building Tornado catamarans at Sailcraft of Canada.
“We’re excited to share our commitment to provide the highest quality products to the small sailboat market at the best value for the end consumer,” said Perry. “Our goal is to deliver unparalleled competitive advantage to youth sailors by providing technological know-how and quality construction at an unmatched price.”
About Zim Sailing
Zim Sailing, based in Rhode Island, provides one-design sailboats, accessories, and services to the North American market. To learn more, visit www.zimsailing.com.
CONTACT:
Bobby Martin
Zim Sailing
609-220-1165
Gecko Marine, LLC
84 Cutler St Suite 14
Warren, RI 02885
College Sailing FINAL Championship Results & Reports!
Dinghy National Champion: St. Mary’s College
Women’s National Champion: Yale University
Team Race Champion: Boston College (defends title)
ST. MARY’S WINS
2009 ICSA/GILL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
San Francisco, Calif. (June 2, 2009) – All the pieces were in place today
for an exciting finale to determine the 2009 ICSA/Gill National Championship
on San Francisco Bay, from warmer air and sea conditions, to good breeze, to
a close contest between the two frontrunners for the title – St. Mary’s
College (St. Mary’s, Md.) and Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) – who were
separated by just seven points with only eight races left to sail. When all
was said and done, after 36 races over three days contested by 123 sailors
from the most competitive 18 schools in the nation, the St. Mary’s Seahawks
had won the title for the third time in school history.
A-Division was up first and Yale’s junior skipper Thomas Barrows (St.
Thomas, USVI), alternating crew between sophomore Blair Belling (Newport
Beach, Calif.) and junior Marla Menninger (Newport Beach, Calif.), posted
finishes of 9-2 to eliminate the seven-point lead St. Mary’s had over Yale
when the day started. St. Mary’s junior skipper Jesse Kirkland (Warwick,
Bermuda), with crew sophomores Madeline Jackson (Bainbridge Island, Wash.)
and Megan Magill (San Diego, Calif.), finished 13-5, and while the schools
were now tied on points, St. Mary’s had the edge on a tie-break.
The lead then took another swing as St. Mary’s regained ground over Yale
after the first set in B-Division put them ahead 157 to 166, before a photo
finish in A-Division’s final race of the day, during which Yale and St.
Mary’s rounded every mark 1-2, went to Yale and moved the Elis back into the
lead 169-172. It was now down to B-Division to settle the score.
With the breeze gusting into the 20s, St. Mary’s sophomore skipper Michael
Menninger (Newport Beach, Calif.) and senior crew Jennifer Chamberlain
(Alexandria, Va.) posted a 6-1 to the 14-16 of Yale’s freshman skipper
Joseph Morris (Annapolis, Md.) with junior crew Michael Hession (Milton,
Mass.), earning St. Mary’s the win by 20 points over Yale.
“It was a little too exciting for the coaches,” said St. Mary’s coach Adam
Werblow joking that his heart had to be restarted a few times. “Our
B-Division team had a rough start in the second-to-last race, but then won
the start in the last race had a clear lane and were able to go fast. Yale
battled really hard. We thought we could hang with them in A and beat them
in B. We were blessed. We brought seven, all seven sailed and they worked
really hard, prepared for this venue and did enough right to win.”
Rounding out the top five finishers were Georgetown University (Washington,
D.C.) in third with 231 points, followed by Old Dominion (Norfolk, Va.) with
262 and Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) with 315. Complete results
are available at http://www.collegesailing.org/nas/spring09/coedresults.asp
The Format: In the ICSA/Gill National Championship each school fields a
separate A and B division team with, weather permitting, each division
sailing 20- to 30-minute fleet races in rotation. A team’s final score is
determined by the combined results of its sailors in A and B divisions.
Stanford University co-hosted the championship with St. Francis Yacht Club,
with racing taking place from the club utilizing Stanford’s fleet of FJs.
Yale University Wins
2009 ICSA Women’s National Championship
San Francisco, Calif. (May 27, 2009) – Yale University has won the 2009 Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Women’s Championship for the second time in school history, repeating a feat the Elis first accomplished in 2004. Coming into the final day of the championship Yale led the overall standings by just six points over Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.). However, by the second race of the morning, it was apparent that senior skipper Jane Macky (Auckland, New Zealand) and junior crew Marla Menninger (Newport Beach, Calif.) were doing their utmost to keep the title within their grasp. Putting together a 4-1-1-7-2-2-1-1 scoreline today, they moved from third to first in A-Division, while their teammates, senior Kate Hagemann (Marion, Mass./Naples, Fla.) and junior Sarah Lihan (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), with sophomore Liz Brim (New York, N.Y.) and juniors Grace Becton (Deer Isle, Maine) and Rebecca Jackson (Newton, Mass.), struggled in B-Division and dropped from second to seventh.
“It was down to the last race,” said Head Coach Zach Leonard. “Conditions were very windy and challenging and we didn’t have a heavy air crew for A-Division so Jane and Marla sailed every race. They worked so hard. To come through right at the end when they were exhausted and to see them handle the pressure and win is just great.”
In the end, Yale’s combined score of 148 points was nine points better than College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) who had moved from fifth to second overall as a three-way battle that included ODU went back and forth over the course of the racing. ODU was second for much of the day, but double-digit finishes in the final two races in A-Division paved the way for both Charleston and Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) to sneak by. After hammering the competition in B-Division, BC finished third overall with 165 points — just one point ahead of ODU with 166. Brown University rounds out the top-five with 197 points. Complete scores are available at: http://www.collegesailing.org/nas/spring09/womensresults.asp
Conditions on the race course were chilly, to say the least. Air temps of 53 degrees and water temps of 55 degrees and the threat of stronger breeze for the day led many of the teams to go with their heavy air crew as a lighter downwind flood meant more wind across the sails from the start of racing.
Stanford University and St. Francis Yacht Club are co-hosts of the championship, with sponsor support from Luminaria Medispa. Each school fields a separate A and B division team and, weather permitting, each division sails 20- to 30-minute fleet races in rotation. A team’s final score is determined by the combined results of its sailors in A and B divisions.
Boston College Wins
2009 ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship
Eagles Successfully Defend Championship Title
San Francisco, Calif. (May 31, 2009) – The Boston College Sailing Team has won the 2009 ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship, successfully defending the title won a year ago on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, marking the third collegiate sailing national title the Eagles have won in school history.
For three days, the top 14 schools in the nation – as determined by their performance in one of the seven Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association conferences to which they belong – raced for the championship title from the Treasure Island Sailing Center hosted by California Maritime Academy and the University of California, Berkeley. The event pits each college’s three-boat team against another’s in a round-robin series of matches and starts with the 14 teams divided into two groups. The top four finishers from Group 1 and 2 move on to the “elite eight”
(a.k.a. the Gold Round), before the “final four” to determine the champion.
In Group 1, Georgetown University’s win of the first race of the event started the Hoyas on a winning streak which saw them conclude round one undefeated. Also moving on to the next round from Group 1 were College of Charleston, Harvard University and Yale University, all with 4-2 records.
Racing in Group 2 got really interesting on the second day of competition after St. Mary’s College (6-0) and Boston College (5-1) qualified to move on while Stanford University, University of South Florida and SUNY Maritime College went into triple overtime to break a three-way tie. Ultimately, while USF lost the battle and Stanford and SUNY moved on to race in the elite eight, USF would go on to win the consolation round with a 5-0 record.
By the conclusion of the Gold Round only BC, St. Mary’s, Georgetown and Yale remained in contention for the title. And when the dust settled, the 13-4 record amassed by the BC Eagles had won them the title. (Final standings for the final four: St. Mary’s 12-6, Georgetown 10-7 and Yale 9-8.) Complete results are available at: http://www.collegesailing.org/nas/spring09/teamraceresults.asp
Senior skippers Brian Kamilar (Miami, Fla.) and Adam Roberts (San Diego, Calif.) sailed every race for the Eagles, while Taylor Canfield (St. Thomas, USVI) ‘11, Parker Dwyer (Stuart, Fla.) ’09 and Tyler Sinks (San Diego, Calif.) ’11 split up the skipper duties in BC’s third boat. Crewing were seniors Carrie Amarante (Wayne, N.J.), Lauren Gilloly (Wyckoff, N.J.) and Andrew Schneider (Newport, R.I.), juniors Evan Cooke (Andover, Mass.), Christian Manchester (Barrington, R.I.) and Sandy Williams (Chicago, Ill.), and sophomore Danny Bloomstine (Erie, Penn.).
Up Next: The centerpiece of the three Intercollegiate Sailing Association national championships, the ICSA/Gill National Championship will be held June 1-3, hosted by Stanford University and St. Francis Yacht Club, with racing taking place from the club.
Congrats
Way to go! How many other teams have won both in the same year?
Newport Harbor High School Wins BOTH Mallory and Baker National Championships!
Fresh off of a dominating win at the US High School Sailing National Coed Dinghy Championship…. http://www.spyc.org/club/scripts/view/view_clubannouncement.asp?pg=PY&GRP=4561&AID=52031&NS=PY&APP=58
……Newport Harbor High School just won the Baker Trophy, High School Sailing’s Team Race National Championship Trophy!!
For full results see here: http://www.pcisa.org/Baker2009Results.htm
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Quantum Womens College Sailor of the Year Competition Heats Up!
Check out the current results here!!!
http://www.collegesailing.org/nas/spring09/womensresults.asp
The battle for the top award in Intercollegiate Women’s Sailing, Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year, is red hot as we head into the national championship semifinals to be held May 25th at St. Francis Yacht Club, hosted by Stanford University, with the Finals to follow May 26-27.
The depth of the competitive field has never been greater. Amazingly, twenty-three different sailors representing thirteen different colleges have won divisions at major national competitions this year–an unprecedented number. As the women’s national championships approach, the guessing games begin: Will stand-out freshman singlehanded national champion, Anne Haeger, earn a starting spot on the defending champion team from Boston College? Will the consistency of Yale’s Jane Mackey continue to the very end? Western Washington University’s Molly Jackson has won every one of the NWICSA Conference’s coed & women’s championships. Can she now repeat her winning ways on the national stage as she did at the same venue just one month ago? (St. Francis Women’s Intersectional)
Regardless of the outcome, two tremendously exciting regattas, likely to be held in very windy conditions, will determine the Quantum Woman’s Sailor of the Year, which will be announced May 27th…
MASSA Baker Team Race District Championship
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Sailing Collegiate Dinghies Clinic at Harvard
August 18-20, 2009
Program
This three-day clinic is intended for high school and college sailors who wish to learn collegiate sailing techniques and practice like one of the top college sailing team in the country. It will be a great opportunity for sailing teams that need a little extra coaching boost to get some additional instruction. All aspects of sailing the Collegiate FJ and 420 will be
covered. Specific topics will include straight-line speed, tacking, gybing, and boat handling for starting. Please note, strategies and tactics may be covered in the clinic, however the focus will be on sailing the boats well. Sailing will take place in Harvard’s fleet of FJs and 420s. Space will be limited. It will be limited to 20 sailors on a first-come firstserved
basis. A minimum of 10 students is required for the clinic to proceed. The clinic will be expanded to a maximum of 36 sailors and a second coach if at least 34 or more sailors register. No housing is provided.
Eligibility
• Must be of high school age. (14+ years)
• Skippers may sign up alone. Although it
is highly recommended that you attend
with your crew for a more productive
clinic.
• Crew must sign up with their skipper.
• Must be able to pass the Harvard
Recreational Boating Swim Test, which
involves swimming 100 yards
consecutively with no assistance.
Coach
Bern Noack has been a collegiate coach for 20 years. He has coached more than 30 All-Americans and 4 College Sailors of the Year. As the Harvard Assistant Sailing Coach, Bern led the Crimson to the 2002 and 2003 Intercollegiate Sailing Association North American Team Racing Championship and to the 2003 Men’s Single-Handed Championship. In 2005 the Crimson won their 5th consecutive Fowle Trophy as ICSA’s “Team of the Year.” In addition, Bern coaches many high school and junior
sailors at clinics nationwide.
Schedule
Items Times Location
Swim Test August 18, Tuesday, 10:00 am Blodgett Pool
Corner of North Harvard St and Soldiers Field
Rd in Boston, MA
(617) 495-1789
Clinic August 18,Tues, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
August 19,Wed, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
August 20,Thurs, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Harvard Sailing Center
45 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA
(617) 495-3434
Drop off / Pickups
• First day: Students must first go to pool for
the swim test. After the test, the students must
provide their own transportation to the Harvard
Sailing Center. Pick up is at 4:00 PM at the
Harvard Sailing Center.
• Second & Third day: Participant should be
dropped off at or drive to the Harvard Sailing
Center and be picked up at 4:00 PM at the
Harvard Sailing Center.
Bring to Clinic
Please bring the following personal items to make the
experience more enjoyable.
• appropriate sailing clothes required (for Spring clinic
wetsuit or drysuit is required)
• a bailer (laundry detergent
jug with bottom cut off)
• bathing suit for swim
test is required
• sunglasses • sunscreen
• a hat • change of clothes
Food
Please bring lunch. Refrigeration is available.
Lunchtime is sometime between 12:00 – 2:00 pm.
Valuables
Valuables may be stored in lockers at the sailing
center. You must provide your own padlock.
Application Deadline
The four-page application form must be completed
and a check made out to Bern Noack must be
submitted by August 1, 2009. Please send the
application form and check to Bern Noack at 42
Watson Rd, Belmont, MA 02478.
Housing
This is a day clinic only. No accommodations are
provided.
Fee
$175.00 per sailor. Please send a check payable to Bern
Noack with the registration.
Contact Information
Telephone: (617) 489-3987 Email: [email protected]
Address: 42 Watson Rd, Belmont, MA 02478
COLLEGIATE COACHING SPOTLIGHT: INTERVIEW WITH BILL WARD
College sailing has become progressively more organized over the years, largely due to the increased presence of full time coaches. This past week, I sat down with one of the best – Bill Ward of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Bill’s coaching resume includes five national championships, Team USA at the Beijing Olympics, the BUSA tour, and the Pan Am Games.
You put together yet another great fall season – tell us a bit about the team and how you achieved this success.
Our team is smaller this year and we don’t quite have the depth we’ve had the last two years. Having said that, we do have a talented, motivated group that is hungry for success. We spend most of our time in the Fall building fundamental skills that will hopefully enable us to have improving results throughout the season. We also devote a significant amount of time to preparing for the Fall nationals, with the goal of qualifying for all the nationals.
You had an outstanding spring with last year’s team, and then what I can only assume was a somewhat disappointing nationals. Were you left scratching your head, or can you pinpoint what happened?
Last year’s Nationals was disappointing for our team. We were the defending champions in Women’s and Team Racing and we had really strong results throughout the Spring season. We were in contention to repeat as champs, but had bad last days and ended up 6th at both regattas.
College Sailing is so competitive that you can’t expect to win any particular regatta. We had some injuries leading up to Nationals that really affected our preparation. We also caught a few bad breaks during the competition and that’s all it takes to knock you off the podium. I don’t think it was too much of a mystery to us as to why we didn’t perform up to our expectations.
The Co-ed Dinghy Nationals, however, went well for our team. We were in contention to win up until the very end of the regatta. In this sport, that’s a successful event. So taken all together, last year’s Nationals was still a good result for our team.
Every program has its own culture and identity. How would you describe these in regards to your program? What kind of sailors are a good fit with this program?
We try to be a program that pushes people to excel. We want to improve our sailors in all aspects of the game and not just College Sailing- specific skills. The kind of sailors that are a good fit for St. Mary’s have a passion for the game and a strong desire to improve.
What are some of the biggest adjustments you see that junior sailors need to make to be successful in the collegiate game? What habits do you tend to have to break?
High School Sailing has gotten so big, that many sailors come to College with a lot of experience in the type of racing we do. The boathandling is more refined at this level and team racing is much more advanced. The toughest bad habits to break usually are in fundamental areas like boathandling.
College sailing has evolved a lot – just in the time that you and I have been a part of it. What are the highest impact changes you observed, and where do you think we’re headed?
There are more good teams with funding and coaching. That’s the biggest difference- growth. Hopefully that will continue with more schools deciding that sailing is a worthwhile sport to invest in.
What are you able to take back from your personal sailing to coaching, and vice versa?
I take a lot back and forth from sailing to coaching. I still love to play the game and there is no substitute for experiencing the real thing when you are trying to help other people prepare for competition. As a coach, you see the big picture and that can only improve your sailing.
You’ve coached at a wide range of levels. What are the main differences and how do you adapt? Did the Beijing Olympics feel like just another day on the water?
Different sailors are working on different issues. At higher levels, usually you are trying to solve more complicated problems. We tried to make the Olympics feel like just another day, but it didn’t.
What do you enjoy most about coaching, what drives you?
I like helping people achieve their personal goals and the thrill of competition. I feel like I am always challenged and that drives me.
Thanks for your time Bill, and best of luck in the Spring.
Dan Rabin
Assistant Sailing Coach
Brown University
The Fan Pier Team Racing Challenge
Presented by the Boston Sailing Center
May 4-5 and 7, 2009
Notice of Race
Rules- The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the (2009-2012) Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), Appendix D. and the prescriptions of US Sailing.
Eligibility and entry- This regatta is a 3 on 3 Team Racing Event in Solings with spinnakers and 3 persons per boat. All boats will be supplied by Boston Sailing Center. The regatta is open to the first 12 Team entries, fully complete with payment. Regatta entry is available on the
following website:
https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=2137
Fees- The entry fee will be $50 per team. Each skipper is also required to pay a refundable damage deposit of $250. The deposit will be collected at check-in on May 4th and 5th.
Schedule-
May 4th- 3:00pm First Warning for Full Round Robin, 6 Teams
7:00pm Refreshments and Food available at The Fan Pier
May 5th- 3:00pm First Warning for Full Round Robin, 6 Teams
7:00pm Refreshments and Food available at The Fan Pier
May 7th- 3:00pm Finals for the 4 Qualifying Teams from May 4-5
7:00pm Awards Ceremony- Refreshments and Food available at The Fan Pier
Sailing Instructions- The Sailing Instructions will be available online prior to the event. Venue- Racing will take place off the Fan Pier Pavilion and will be visible from shore. Spectators are encouraged to come down to the Fan Pier to watch the races.
Format- Two separate qualifying rounds will be conducted, the first on May 4, 2009 and the
second on May 5, 2009. Each round will have 6 teams competing for a spot in the finals. Time
permitting we will attempt to complete a full Round-Robin, however, more races will take place
if time permits. The two best finishers from each qualifying round will return May 7, 2009 for
the Finals.
Safety- All competitors shall wear a U.S.C.G approved PFD at all times on the water.
Disclaimer of Liability- The captain of each team must acknowledge the liability waiver on the
entry for the entire team.
Further Information- Please contact Chris Lash, [email protected]
