Racing wrapped up Sunday for the 2016 Samson Women’s, Junior, and Master Lightning North American Championships at the Rochester Yacht Club. The Masters fleet ended the series with 4 total races, while both the Women’s and the Juniors finished theirs with 5. Two races were sailed on Friday for each championship in medium to heavy wind before storms rolled into the area for the afternoon. Saturday not a single race was ran despite the race committee’s best efforts due to a combination of unsettled breeze and more thunderstorms. On Sunday, however, the weather cooperated to allow for races 3, 4, and 5 for the Women and the Juniors, and races 3 and 4 for the masters.
Debbie Probst sailed an impressive regatta, winning the Women’s Championship by 7 points. Probst won four of the five races sailed, only letting one race slip by her thanks to a keelhauled spinnaker sheet. The Women’s Championship also had the event’s youngest skipper, Sabrina Starck (10), and the event’s youngest competitor, Jamie Starck (8).
The Junior fleet was won decisively by Doug Wake who took first place in all five races. He was followed by Ben Folds from the Buffalo Canoe Club with 14 points and Robbie Robinson, also from the Buffalo Canoe Club, with 16 points overall. In the Masters division, local sailor Mark Sertl took first place finishing the event with two firsts and two seconds, 8 points in front of Marvin Beckmann who finished second. David Peck finished third just one point behind Beckmann. Both Team Peck and Team Sertl were all family boats, as was the fifth place Masters finisher, Tom Allen.
Thank you to the Rochester Yacht Club for putting on a wonderful event and the race committee for getting races off in trying conditions. Congratulations to all the competitors!
2016 Buzzards Bay c420 Championship Report & Results
New Bedford, MA (August 7, 2016)- The first ever Buzzards Bay c420 championship was one of the biggest c420 regattas, 173 Boats, the class has seen in it’s history. The massive fleet was stored away in the beautiful Ft. Taber Park with The Community Boating Center of New Bedford running the show. Executive Director Andy Herlihy and
his team of volunteers and staff were top notch in providing a great venue, beautiful racing, and a welcoming atmosphere.
The Regatta was a three day event with the first two days sailed in a qualifying series and the last day was a Gold and Silver fleet final. Day 1 saw a classic Buzzards Bay Sea
Breeze with a nice build all day maxing out at 15kts. The Race management team
pushed the sailors for 4 races knowing that the next day could bring thunderstorms. The
racing was tight in both fleets and the stage was set for a day 2 final day of qualifying.
Day 2 arrived with big breeze starting in the morning left over from a front that had
passed through in the night. Steep waves ruled the racecourse as the breeze eased and
settled in a bit. Day 2 saw an average breeze of 10-15kts but with puffs much higher in
the 20’s, so the sailing was challenging. The fleet battled the conditions well and the
qualifying series ended with a tight regatta especially for the top 5 spots. On the final day
the fleet was greeted with a nice NW breeze but the fleet knew that it would not last long
and the best bet for racing was for the sea breeze to fill. The NW breeze died off to glass
and the fleet floated in the bay until 11:30am when the sea breeze trickled in and slowly
built. The sea breeze provided beautiful 12-15 kt conditions under sunny skies. At the
end of the day Luke Arnoe and Mariner Fagan continued their consistency for the whole
event with a solid 1, 4 last day helping them come from behind to win the first c420
Buzzards Bay Championship.
The c420 Buzzards Bay championship is the biggest stop in the Triple Crown series this
year and the top points will make the series interesting going into the final event, North
Americans in LA, next week. The Community Boat Center of New Bedford did an
incredible job hosting this large fleet and putting on some classic Buzzards Bay races.
The fleet left the park happy and excited for next year’s event.
2016 c420 Buzzards Bay Championship Top 5
1. Luke Arnone/ Mariner Fagan 22pts.
2. Connor Baylies/ Kimmie Leonard 25pts.
3. Truckie Greenhouse/ Jack Denatale 25pts.
4. Jack Brown/ Kelsey Slack 34 pts.
5. Jack Johansson/ Claudia Loaicono 36 pts.
2016 505 World Championship Results
In a strong position coming into the last day, Mike Martin and Adam Lowry put in another superb performance to take the 2016 505 World Championship crown.
Michael Wilson and Phil Hardisty took the inaugural Classic Championships, having put in two strong performances in the windy weather to overhaul the early leaders.
Congratulations to them and all the other sailors, who have enjoyed an excellent week of sailing at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Thanks too to the army of volunteers, on and off the water, who made the event so good.
FULL RESULTS
2016 CJ Buckley Team Race Results
Congratulations to “Winter is Coming” for winning the 2016 CJ Buckley TR Regatta. Names of competitors can be found HERE
Notice of Race: Chix Only Team Race @ Tufts
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Tufts is hosting the Chix Only Team Race on Sunday, September 4, 2016.
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2016 Optimist National Championship Results
Pixel
The Pixel is a boat for the new century. It is stable, roomy, fast and self-bailing – a giant step into the future of small boat design. It is designed as a junior trainer, but has the legroom and capacity for adult enjoyment as well.The 13′ 9″ sloop was designed by Bruce Kirby, who also designed the Laser, a series of highly sucessful International dinghies, the Sonar and the Ideal 18.
As a fun, fast boat that has the best that modern technology and design can offer, the PIXEL appeals to a wide range of sailors. The stable, self –bailing open cockpit is comfortable and easy to move around in keeping sailors feeling safe and in control. The epoxy hull is both lighter and stronger than traditional polyester fiberglass giving better performance and greater longevity. The carbon fiber mast means lighter weight aloft for better performance without reducing sail area. It also makes it easier for smaller sailors to rig and de-rig. Whether a “seasoned salt”, beginning sailor or somewhere in between, the PIXEL has something to offer everyone!
“The PIXEL was designed to teach kids how to sail together, how to work together, and how to interact in making the boat sail at its best.” Bruce Kirby
Learn more about the Pixel HERE
Isotope
The Isotope Catamaran is a registered Formula 16 boat!
The hulls meet the 16ft LOA requirements of the Formula 16HP class. The strong points of the Isotope are that its balanced helm allows it to out point any other catamaran to windward. An Isotope meeting the One Design class specifications can be raced as a single handed Formula 16 boat. An Isotope with a spinnaker can be raced with crew in the Formula 16 one up class.
Learn more about the Isotope catamaran HERE
2.4 Meter (Norlin Mark III)
The 2.4 meter is 13 feet 8 inches long. Designed for competitive sailing, it is easily handled, trailered, launched and stored.
The 2.4 meter is perhaps the best, most fun single handed boat you will ever sail. It can be as tactical, technical, and fast as you want it to be. In many ways, it is like sailing your own small 12 meter. Anyone who has sailed a 2.4 meter will tell you that they are exciting to sail, very competitive to race, and offer loads of FUN…
The class includes former Americas Cup sailors, one-design champions, disabled sailors, cruising class sailors, and people of all ages and genders who love to sail. The best thing about the 2.4 meter is that each sailor competes on an equal level of sailing ability – not agility. Some have called this boat “the great equalizer” because it really levels the playing field for sailors of all ages and abilities.
Learn more at the 2.4 Meter Class Association
Rhodes 19
The Rhodes 19 is a 19-foot-long (5.8 m) sailboat, designed by Philip Rhodes and originally manufactured by O’Day Corp.. Currently, the Rhodes 19 is built by Stuart Marine Corp. To date, approximately 3500 of the boats have been built.
Available with either a fixed keel or with a retractable centerboard, it is used primarily as a day sailer or for one-design racing. The Rhodes 19 is still actively raced throughout the United States, with active fleets in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Orleans, LA and Chicago, IL.
Learn more about the Rhodes 19 Class Association!
LOA 19 ft 2in
Beam 7 ft
Draft 3 ft 3in (keel)
4 ft 11in (centerboard)
Sail Area 112.5sqft
60.5sqft
326sqft
Ideal 18
The Ideal 18 keelboat was designed by Bruce Kirby as a strict one-design, accessible to sailors of all ages, weights, skill levels, and competitive backgrounds. The emphasis is on strategy, tactical skills, and boathandling, rather than tuning or special rigging.
The 3/4 fractional sloop rig has no permanent or running backstays; instead, rig stability is generated by 15 degree swept spreaders and a large cross-section mast. Most sailors prefer to keep the upper and lower shrouds fairly loose up to 15 knots. Upper tension ranges from about 180 lbs. up to 300 lbs.; lowers are one or two turns above hand-tight until 12 knots; thereafter, usually about 75% of upper tension.
The jib is self-tacking and roller-furling. When sailing to windward, the jib has a sheeting angle of about eight degrees. The spinnaker is small for an 18 foot boat, and easily handled by any size forward crewmember; with standard twings, topping lift, foreguy, and Spectra sheet/guy. The spinnaker is stored in a mesh bag on the port side of the cockpit.
No hiking straps are provided or allowed; in fact, sailors are required to keep their legs inside the boat. Because of the no-hiking rule and the heavy keel, a larger range of weights is competitive than in most one-designs. In 5-15 knots, any weight is competive.
Keels and rudders are identical with no fairing allowed, the mast steps and partners locations are fixed, and headstay lengths are the same.
Learn more about this boat HERE
Notice of Race: Etchells Atlantic Coast Championship & Lobster Bowl
CASCO BAY ETCHELLS FLEET 27
2016 ETCHELLS ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS AND LOBSTER BOWL
Portland Yacht Club
40 Old Powerhouse Rd
Falmouth, ME 04105
SEPT 23 LAUNCH
SEPT 24 & 25 RACING
GREAT ONE DESIGN RACING AND POST RACE FESTIVITIES.
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