By Tufts Head Coach Ken Legler
Until this year, the Joseph Duplin Trophy at Tufts was the only event for women’s team racing. On NEISA’s opening weekend in early March, Yale ran the NEISA women’s Team Race. Though only five teams could make it, all the entrants were pretty good and the conditions were spectacular, at least in the afternoons. Let’s start with the five teams at Yale, then look at other NEISA teams participating in the Duplin, and consider other women’s teams around the nation that could have excellent all-women’s team racing squads.
Under the leadership of senior skipper Marly Isler, Yale won at home with some consistent speed and a few good moves. They were not invincible, losing two races to Bowdoin and close wins over Tufts but they might have been had their fastest skipper, Casey Klinger, been there instead team racing elsewhere that weekend with the Yale coed B team.
Bowdoin was paced by the speedsters Erin Mullins/Catherine Price in the rock steady ten knot Southerly sea breeze. They were the only team to knock off Yale and all three of their boats are fast, really fast.
Tufts struggled with the team racing plays the first day but rallied to go 5-1 on day two taking two close ones from Bowdoin although one of those was in the early morning crapshoot Northerly. Tufts did do two things well throughout; their team race starts were excellent and they too had good team speed.
Connecticut had a good team but found a bit of trouble getting into a rhythm when rotating different players in. Unfortunately they are not entered in the Duplin later this month. One of their better women skippers, Charlotte List, was also team racing elsewhere.
Brown was without Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick who, like Yale’s Klingler, was racing for the Brown coed B team. Meanwhile Lindsay Baab, a superstar in Radials, is still figuring out FJ speed. That was particularly noticeable against faster Bowdoin. Give Baab a little more FJ training and watch out.
Dartmouth, Boston College, Vermont and Northeastern will also play at the Duplin in Tufts brand new Turbo Larks. Dartmouth won the women’s AC’s in the fall and should be strong at team racing following spring break with Sarah Williams, Emily Petno, and Peggy Kilvert at the helm. Emma White is another skipper but is also an excellent crew.
Boston College has always enjoyed and done well at the Duplin and they likely will again. Allyson Donahue and Isabella Loosbrock are their lead skippers. Not sure who the third skipper will be but over half of their many female crews are also good skippers.
Vermont, like many women’s teams, has two great skippers but their sizable roster includes more women than men. Megan Yeigh and Amina Brown will lead the way.
Northeastern has not been ranked high in women’s sailing yet but they have players, are improving rapidly, and can start three experienced women skippers; Elise Gehling, Sarah de Silva and Victoria McGruer.
Other good NEISA teams such as Coast Guard, Boston Univ. and Harvard will be focusing entirely on fleet racing this year. Coast Guard in particular could put together a very good women’s team racing squad.
Stanford might have the best women’s team race unit in the nation. With four great skippers, Maeve White, Lily Katz, Julia Lambert, and Martina Sly, along with strong crews including senior Yuki Yoshiyasu; it’s too bad there isn’t a women’s team racing nationals already. Although they cannot make the cross country trip to the Duplin this year, they have in the past and will again. In the meantime they got to enter the McIntyre at home at tied for second. Their coed team won.
I’d like to see a women’s team from George Washington. Mirtanda Bakos and Hannah McNomee skippered to a win at the Fall MAISA women’s champs while India Johnstone alternates as skipper and also does really well.
Georgetown could be team racing with Mary Kate Mezzetti, Rose Edwards and Haddon Hughes at the helm. St. Mary’s College has Carolyn Smith, Greer Watson, and Marissa Golison.
Team Racing can be frustrating at first, particularly when you are focusing on fleet racing. Once you get over a certain hump on the learning curve, such as when your teammates thank you for advancing them in a play on the course, team racing becomes very rewarding. Top women’s skippers and crews are so fast that their coed teams often ask them to practice team racing against them. The Duplin Trophy at the end of March now gives motivation for these women’s sailors to express their team work in the form of team racing. Spring break in March is where much of this team racing training is happening. With the Yale Team Race kicking off the season, a few women’s teams now have a measure of their starting point. This has led to more accurate goals and expectations. There are no umpires at the Duplin. There are however, really cool team racing boats, great camaraderie and mutual respect among the various teams competing.
ICSA Team Race Rankings, 3/13/2016
Sponsored by Dynamic Dollies, the first installment of the 2016 ICSA Team Race Rankings is now live! Panelists include Ken Legler (Tufts University), Ward Cromwell (College of Charleston), Clinton Hayes (Stanford), and Johnny Norfleet (Fordham). We missed Bill Healy (Yale) this week, but expect his return to the team soon.
S1D Dinghy Brokerage is Here!
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Zim C420 Advanced Racing Clinic @ College of Charleston
C420 Advanced Racing Clinic
June 23-26th, 2016
Clinic: This four day clinic is primarily focused on the fundamentals of racing a Club 420 necessary to compete at the elite level. Classroom debriefs along with video footage of boat handling and speed drills will take your sailing to the next level.
https://www.sail1design.com/event/c420-advanced-sailing-clinic/?instance_id=8646
Boats: Please bring your own boat. A limited number of charter boats are available to those traveling long distances. Contact Chris at [email protected]
Cost: $675 per sailor, $300 for non-sailing adult chaperones payable to College of Charleston Sailing via Marketplace at http://sailing.cofc.edu/.
Housing and Meals: Participants will stay aboard the legendary WWII aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown, steps away from the C of C Sailing Facility at Patriot’s Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Chaperones are encouraged to stay but it is not necessary.
Transportation: Charleston is 20 minutes from an international airport. Sailors will be picked-up and dropped-off by clinic organizers.
Activities: Clinic attendees will have an opportunity to meet special guest speakers including past national champions/CofC Alumni, physical trainers, and Olympians.
Space is limited! Applications may be submitted to [email protected]
Club Profile: Great Harbor Yacht Club
News Flash: GHYC is Hiring a Full-Time Waterfront Director!! Great Harbor Yacht Club, situated on picturesque Nantucket harbor, offers its members exceptional recreational opportunities and dining options while making sure to immerse our members in Nantucket’s unique locale. GHYC offers a full complement of activities for our members and their guests to enjoy. Between the Clubhouse, waterfront facilities, state-of-the-art tennis & swim complex and fitness center & spa, GHYC offers something for every recreation and Nantucket enthusiast. As Nantucket’s newest and most extraordinary club, Great Harbor Yacht provides our members and their guests with unparalleled access to the water, offering the most beautiful waterfront Clubhouse and dining rooms on Nantucket, marine facilities, tennis and swim complex and a state-of-the-art fitness center and spa.
Nantucket island, 30 miles out to sea, has a rich maritime history. Soon after the English settlers arrived in 1660, off shore whaling began. From the mid 1700’s to the late 1830’s Nantucket was considered the whaling capital of the world, with as many as 150 ships making port in the Harbor.
When the whaling era ended, Nantucket was rediscover as the perfect destination for the new American tradition of summer vacations. Today, Nantucket is considered a world class resort island. News Flash: GHYC is Hiring a Full-Time Waterfront Director!!
Sailing Fitness: The Importance of Proper Stretching
Stretch It Out
Stretching, we all have done it, but have you thought of doing it before going sailing? If you have that’s great, your one step ahead of everyone else! If you haven’t, why not? Sailing is a sport just like any other, however, we see many sailors forgetting this very important step of getting ready. Stretching is essential in helping your body get ready for the workout about to come your way as well as make injuring yourself less likely. I am here to guide you on the importance of stretching before and after sailing, and the best stretches you can do for better performance on and off the water.
So why stretch for sailing? In sailing just like any other sport you are using your muscles. So before heading out on the water it is essential to get the muscles you are about to use warmed up. Most of the time sailors are heading out sailing in the morning when their muscles are still tight. By stretching those tight muscles you can avoid injury while out on the water for a regatta or practice. Stretching has also shown to help improve athletes performance during competition. Just as it is important to add stretching to your routine before heading out sailing, it is also just as important when you get off the water. Stretching after sailing will help reduce muscle fatigue, increase your flexibility, and help improve your circulation. Now that you can see why it’s important to stretch before and after a sailing session lets check out the different stretches you can do, and what is best for before and after sailing.
First lets start with the different types of stretches out there.
- Self Myofascial Release or Foam Rolling: This form of stretching is done by rolling a piece of foam on different trigger points on your body. You are massaging away restrictions to your muscles to improve your soft-tissue extensibility.
- Static Stretching: This is done while your body is at rest. You use different movements to lengthen your muscle to an elongated position and hold it for at least 30 seconds.
- Active-Isolated Stretching: During this stretch you are moving your joint through a full range of motion. Hold each stretch for 2 seconds then repeat for 5-10 repetitions.
- Neuromuscular Stretching or Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: This stretching involves a Sports Performance Professional moving your limb until the first resistance barrier.
- Dynamic Stretching: This form of stretching is using your force production and body momentum to go through a full range of motion.
So of these five stretches what is the best for before and after sailing?
Before Sailing: Most people may turn to static stretching as being the best before any physical activity. However, static stretching has been shown to decrease athletes performance if used before competition. The best form of stretching before heading out on the water or any sport is dynamic stretching. Dynamic stretching is the best for several reasons; it activates the muscles you are going to be using, it helps improve your range of motion, and it has shown to enhance your performance during activity.
Check out the list of my favorite dynamic stretches then check out the video of these stretches below:
- Walking Straight Leg Kicks
- Knee to Chest
- Lunge with a Twist
- Hip Stretch with a Twist
(Perform these stretches by having a starting point go in that direction for 20-30 feet, then turn around and repeat that same stretch. Then go on to the next dynamic stretch.)
After Sailing: After you finish up your day sailing you should also do some stretching. This is where static stretching, active-isolated stretching, and foam rolling come in. All three of these can be used or combined to help reduce muscle fatigue, increase your flexibility, and help improve your circulation.
Check out my list of my favorite after sailing stretches:
- Hamstring Stretch
- Hip and Thigh Stretch
- Active Side Lunge
- Shoulder Stretch
- Tricep Stretch
- Foam Rolling of Legs and Back
Adding stretching to your routine will not only make your body thank you, but you will see your sailing performance improve. Stretching before you go sailing is an easy way to warm your muscles up for the workout to come and avoid injury. When you stretch after sailing you help your body reduce muscle fatigue, increase your flexibility, and help improve your circulation. Add stretching to your before and after sailing routine NOW for better performance out on the water! Check out the stretching video below for a better understanding of how to do the above stretches.
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Club Profile: Park City Sailing (Utah)
When the town of Park City is mentioned it brings to mind the 2002 Olympic Games, 3 world class ski resorts and an eclectic funky community. Just outside of the town and under the slopes of the Deer Valley ski resort the State of Utah constructed the Jordanelle Reservoir within a State Park. This created a 6 square mile body of water at 6200’ in elevation. South east of the reservoir is Provo Canyon and the city of Provo. The summer heat in the valley creates a reliable thermal breeze and the combination has become the ideal setting for Park City Sailing.News Flash: Park City Sailing is Hiring!!
It turned out that Park City is the home of a large number of sailing refuges who relocated to live a unique mountain town lifestyle. With the creation of the Jordanelle the pieces began to fall into place during the summer of 2008. The rest is history.
Park City Sailing sails at the Jordanelle State Park – between Park City and Heber City, Utah. The lake is about a 10 minute drive from downtown Park City. The lake is 6 square miles at 6200’ elevation. The Jordanelle was created in 1995 as a future water supply for Utah.
The laser fleet sails out of the Personal Watercraft Ramp (PWC) area – there’s a 40′ storage container and fenced area for laser storage. The Jr. Sailing Program operates out of the Beach House.
The Park City Sailing Association’s fleet has grown each season. From a borrowed power boat in our first summer 2008 the membership has worked tirelessly to raise funds to develop a fleet that will permit us to expand our sailing programs to met the wide needs of our community.
8 x Elliot 6m’s in 2013
During the spring of 2013 PCSA received a donation of a fleet of 8 Elliot 6 Meter boats. The donor was the Sailing Educational Association of Sheboygan (SEAS). The Elliots are identical to the boats used during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. So far the fleet was been used to support Wounded Warrior programs as well as a Thursday Night Racing Series.
1 x Rhodes 19
Through the generosity of one of our families, PCSA received a donation of a Rhodes 19. This sturdy 19 footer became a popular family boat as she is stable and very comfortable. She also sits on a mooring to keep her user friendly for intermediate sailors.
2 x J22 Sailboats
In the summer of 2011 we acquired our first J22 keelboat which permitted us to establish both our Charter Sailing Program and our Adult Sailing Program. Due to the popularity of both programs we acquired our second J22 keelboat for the 2012 season. The J22’s also permit us to host special day and weeklong sailing camps for other summer youth programs in our community.
13 x Optimist Dinghies
Our Junior Sailing Program is supported by our 13 club owned Optimist sailing prams. The “Opti” was selected by our Board due to its ideal trainer characteristics as well as the fact that in any given year there are over 150,000 Optis being sailed in over 100 countries. In addition to our club owned boats, there are 8 privately owned Optis in our program.
6 x Club 420’s
For the 2012 season we acquired four Club 420 sailboats. These 14 foot two person boats are ideal for teenagers and they are one of the most frequently raced boats on the inter-collegiate circuit. Our 420’s are rigged with a trapeze and spinnakers that provide both a physical and advanced experience for the intermediate young sailor. In 2014 we acquired 2 more Club 420’s to support our expanding program with group such as the University of Utah and the Park City High School Sailing Club.
50+ Lasers sailing on the Jordanelle
Our adult sailing members privately own 42 Laser Class Olympic sailing dinghies. The majority of these boats are stored in our secured facility on either racks or owner provided dollies. The spars and sails for the Lasers are stored in our 40’ cargo container, which is 100 yards from our paved launching ramp.
PCSA’s 17′ Boston Whaler + Others
Our primary race committee and safety boat is a 17 ‘Boston Whaler Montauk. Complementing it are our two smaller power boats which are a two 13’ Boston Whalers and a 11′ Boston Whaler. These fast and unsinkable boats support our Adult Racing Program as well as our Junior Instructional Programs. News Flash: Park City Sailing is Hiring!!
Club Profile: Tarrantine Yacht Club of Dark Harbor
The Tarratine Club of Dark Harbor was founded on September 2, 1896 in Islesboro, Maine for the purpose of “promoting boating, golfing and kindred interests.”
Now more than 100 years later the club maintains its traditions and high standards along with excellent golf, tennis, sailing, tots and dining facilities.
A distinctive culture has grown out of the clubs’s long history. The qualities most important to members include congeniality, low-key atmosphere, family orientation, friendliness and small size.
Simple and unpretentious club facilities are key to maintaining this culture.
Tarrantine Club of Dark Harbor is Hiring for 2016!!
The Tarratine Club of Dark Harbor – located in Islesboro, Maine, a 14-mile long island in the heart of picturesque Penobscot Bay – seeks to hire several sailing instructors for its 2016 Junior Sailing program.
Founded in 1896, the club enjoys a strong tradition of racing and recreational sailing, as well as tennis and golf. The club currently operates five classes of boats: Turnabouts, Optimists, 420s, Herreshoff 12s and the renowned Dark Harbor 20, a classic 30’ racing sloop designed by Sparkman & Stephens that is unique to the Tarratine Club.
These are full-time, seasonal positions, including occasional evenings and weekends, reporting to the club’s Sailing Master. Instructor responsibilities include:
- Day-to-day instruction in the junior sailing program including all levels of sailing and seamanship instruction;
- Day-to-day coaching in the afternoon racing program including inter-club and intra-club series racing;
- Supervising and mentoring the Club’s teenage Junior Instructors;
- Occasional weekend Race Committee duties; and,
- An interest in racing Herreshoff 12s and Dark Harbor 20s when not occupied by teaching responsibilities.
Candidates should be mature, enthusiastic sailors with strong backgrounds in instruction and racing. Participation in a structured 420 racing program (college, high school or summer club racing team) featuring weekly practices and regattas will be preferred. A demonstrated ability to teach sailors with varied skills and interests is required.
The club offers a competitive salary, housing, shift lunch, and the potential for a year-end merit bonus.
To apply, visit here.
Company Profile: Stiletto Catamarans
Stiletto Catamarans Are More Than Just A Boat !
Stiletto is not just a boat. To us, its an icon of a way of life. Not only did Stiletto Manufacturing founder, Jay Phillips, start a 30 year charter and performance sailing career with a Stiletto Day Sail Charter Business, but he and his wife sailed a Stiletto right up to their beach wedding on North Captiva.
Stilleto Manufacturing is HIRING full-time Multihull Captains & Coaches
Brothers, Ron and Andy Nicol have been with Stiletto from the beginning working in the original FORCE engineering team and later buying the brand. Together, they have been supplying refit Stiletto Classics and parts to Stiletto owners for nearly 35 years.
COMMITTED TO PRODUCE PERFORMANCE BOATS AND PERFORMANCE SAILORS
The exhilarating Stiletto has bred some of the best sailors in the sport today such as Brad Reed, Tucker Thompson, and Dave Calvert. Stiletto believes that our mission is not only to produce attainable fast sailboats but to help make great sailors. That’s why teaching is such an important part of our brand.
COMMITTED TO INNOVATION
As much as we believe in educating the next generation of sailors, we commit to staying on the cutting edge of technology. When Stiletto was first introduced, it was the lightest, fastest boat on the market. We’re committed to maintain this same level of excellence and innovation with any new Stiletto Models.
We aim to be responsive to customer inquiries, and support the owner community by facilitating regional events, publishing regatta information, and promptly responding to parts and warranty needs for the new Stiletto X Series. As a continued commitment, Stiletto Manufacturing aims to further the innovation on all models by publishing great owner-contributed ideas, upgrades, and modifications here on SailStiletto.com within the Wildjibe Newsgroup and Yachtrodding Blog.
Stilleto Manufacturing is HIRING full-time Multihull Captains & Coaches
Exciting News From Selden Mast!
Rollin’ a Fatty It’s no mistake that today’s boat builders offer furling masts on nearly all models. Cruising sailors choose the configuration because of the ease of use when it’s time to set our douse the main sail. Rolling the main along the long edge means less work for the crew and less time to transition between sailing and non-sailing modes.
The tradeoff has been that with in mast furling, the sails are less able to utilize a powerful leech profile. If the 2015 Annapolis Boat Show is any indicator, it would seem most savvy cruisers choose the convenience of using their main sail often over the slightly higher performing conventional sail profiles.
“In mast furling has been available for years but sailors are always torn between the convenience of in mast furling and the performance of a conventional main sail. Now you can have it all!”, said Scott Alexander of Seldén Mast USA with a grin. He continued, “It’s really because of the sail Elvstrom has built and the way we build our rigs. Both are top performing products and by putting them together, now performance furling main sails are reality. It’s in the details. For example, Seldén is the only mast builder that suspends the main sail luff rod at the top of the mast to create a tensioning effect. We’ve built our masts this way for years, but now the payoff is a furling mast that performs so well that it can handle the higher performance Elvstrom sail. Now you can have in mast furling convenience with the performance of a conventional rig”.
It seems now we may be welcoming a time when sailors no longer have to choose between convenience and performance, but instead can enjoy both due to the exceptional performance of the Seldén furling mast and Elvstrom FatFurl performance main sail.
Photos courtesy of Elvstrom Sails, UK on a Hallberg-Rassy yacht.
More information can be found at the Seldén and Elvstrom sites:
Selden Mast: www.seldenmast.com
Elvstrom Fat Furl: http://www.elvstromsails.com/cruising/main-sails/furling-main/fatfurl-in-mast
Zim Sailing Expands!
Huge news! Actually 24,000 square feet of news! After 7 years on Cutler street Zim Sailing has moved to double the space and now our manufacturing has joined the rest of the company under one roof. We have also added thousands of dollars of gear to make our retail store a one stop shop for all your sailing needs. We have the most extensive inventory of Gill, Magic Marine and Neil Pryde to go along with our abundance of parts.
One Design Class Profile: Viper 640
By Airwaves writer Brendan Healy
The Viper 640 Class will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, and even after two decades on the water, the class is experiencing more growth than ever before. Both the number of events hosted by the class and the attendance levels per regatta are on the rise, making 2016 a very promising year for the class. With its first ever unofficial world championships, labeled the “International Championships” scheduled for mid-November in Bermuda, and already 51 boats registered, now is certainly the time to check out this exciting little sport boat.
The boat was designed by Brian Bennett in 1996 as a 3 to 4 crewed affordable sport boat for the amateur and experienced sailor alike. It’s simple to rig and tune, and yet is athletically challenging to sail, making it an awesome platform for the weekend warrior to hit the road, as well as for the experienced “pro” teams to grind it out at championship level events. 
The class enjoys a relatively packed schedule with events all over the country (as well as internationally), at both the local and national level. This past year’s North American Championship was the most heavily attended regatta in the class’s history with 53 boats on the starting line. Hosted by the Larchmont Yacht Club in mid-October, this event saw a full range of conditions over the 4 days of sailing ranging from near drift conditions to upwards of 30 knots mid-regatta. In addition to 2015’s successful NAs, the Viper also hosted its second annual Winter Series, with over 25 boats at each event. The series consists of three regattas (one in December, January, and February), and is hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron on the Gulf Coast of Florida. A unique format, in which each boat may drop 30% of their cumulative scores, makes it possible (although difficult) for the overall winner to compete in only 2 out of the 3 regattas. The squadron does a phenomenal job of hosting the fleet with a very laid back atmosphere at the boat park. This, coupled with PRO Ron Pletch’s “bang-em-out” approach to running races, guarantees that sailors get their money’s worth both on and off the water. In addition to the individual regattas, North Sails One Design rep, Zeke Horowitz, also led a clinic for any and all Viper sailors prior to the first regatta of the series this year. Following the Winter Series, the Viper’s next major event is the Bacardi Miami Sailing Week in early March. With 27 boats already registered, this event is becoming the largest single winter regatta for the class, to be followed up in April by the greatest one design regatta of the year, Charleston Race Week. In addition to all of these awesome events, the Gulf Yachting Association has recently chosen the Viper to become its official boat of the Capdevielle beginning in 2018, thereby replacing the Flying Scot, making for an exciting few years to come for the Gulf Coast.
The Viper offers an awesome experience for any skill levels and age range of sailor, from the weekend warrior to the pro team, from novice keelboat sailor to one design champ. With its numbers on the rise, it’s proving to have a strong national presence and a very bright future. The Bermuda Worlds in November will certainly be a highlight in the class’s path to success as 2016 promises to be a year to remember in the 20-year history of this exceptional small sport boat.
