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Club 420 Association Announces New Winter Series

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North Kingston, RI (September 19, 2014) — The Club 420 Association today announced the new c420 Winter Series 2014 which will include the 2014 Orange Bowl Regatta, the 2015 Boomerang Regatta and the 2015 c420 Midwinters.
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Building on the success of the summer c420 series, The Triple Crown, the c420 Class has designed the 2014-15 Winter Series to bring some of the popular winter events together into a point series at three great venues.  The regattas counted towards the winter series will be the 2014 Orange Bowl (Dec. 26-30), the 2015 Boomerang Regatta (Late Jan.) and the 2015 c420 Midwinters (Feb. 14-16).  The regatta series will move north up the east coast of Florida each event from Miami, to Ft. Lauderdale and finally to Jensen Beach.
The c420 class is not only about providing great regatta opportunities but also about providing great access for our sailors to coaches and quality information for every sailor in the class to improve.  As a prelude to the new Winter Series, the c420 class is proud to present the Warm-Up Clinic, hosted by Biscayne Bay Yacht Club.  This clinic will be a three day (Dec. 21-23) educational experience where sailors will be exposed to great college coaches like Justin Assad (Dartmouth College), John Mollicone (Brown University), Kevin Reali (Eckerd College).  For more information on this great clinic go to www.club420.org
After getting some great coaching at the Warm Up Clinic sailors have three quality regattas to look forward to in three very different venues.  “What stands out to me the most about this series is the opportunity to race against the best junior sailors in the country in three very distinct venues” commented class director John Vandemoer.  “Club 420 sailors will have a chance to sail in beautiful Biscayne Bay, the home for many top level international regattas; in January the boats move north to Lauderdale to a fantastic ocean venue at Lauderdale Yacht Club with waves and great breeze.  To top it all off we head to the home of winter c420 sailing in Jensen Beach at the US Sailing Center of Martin County which can provide a little of everything.”
The Winter Series rules and regatta details will be announced at www.club420.org.  Registration has just opened up for the Orange Bowl regatta and there is a limit of 100 boats so register quickly to insure your place.  Boomerang and Midwinters will open up their registrations soon.
Orange Bowl: http://www.coralreefyachtclub.org/Waterfront/orange-Bowl-Regatta/COMPETITORS.aspx
Boomerang: http://www.lyc.org/web/guest/regattas
C420 Midwinters: http://www.usscmc.org
 
About The Club 420 Class Association
The Club 420 Association was established in 1980 to promote, foster, encourage and sponsor one-design sailing. The Association sponsors a class North American Championship, US and Canadian National Championships as well as regional championships for the class across North America while promoting the class to all ability and experience levels of youth sailing.   Since 2006, the class membership has more than doubled from 300 to its current 715 members.   The class offers many regional, national and North American championships in both fleet and team racing formats as well as clinics across North America.   Our Nationals / North Americans have had 175 boats attend, with all levels of sailors competing in some of the finest and socially fun regattas you will attend.
About The Club 420
The Club 420 is a two person dingy which forms the base of many local, high school and collegiate programs in North America.  Simple for beginning sailors and yet challenging enough for collegiate champions.   The Club 420 offers more learning opportunities than any other double-handed boat you can find. Over 5,000 Club 420s are sailed in youth, high school and collegiate programs all over the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
For more information please visit our website at www.club420.org or visit us on Facebook
Contact:
John Vandemoer, Executive Director
Email – [email protected]
 

44th Hobie 16 Open North American Championships and 2015 Pan Am Games Qualifier

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Lewes Yacht Club, Lewes DE
Pre-event Press Release
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Lewes, DE (September 17, 2014): 50 to 60 teams from all across North America will be descending on Lewes Delaware and the Lewes Yacht Club for the 44th Hobie 16 North American Championships. Racing is scheduled to begin Monday, September 22, 2014 on the classic Hobie 16 just off the beach in the Delaware Bay. Four to five races are expected to be held every day for 5 days with the champion being crowned on Friday. The event is also a Pan Am Games Country qualifier, with the top team from the top 3 countries (not including the host country, Canada) qualifying for the 2015 Pan Am games to be held in Toronto, Canada. The top finishing US team will qualify to represent the USA in the Pan Am games. Currently, teams from USA, Canada, Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Venezuela are registered. Many former North American Champions and other top sailors in the class will be in attendance so the racing will be exciting.
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In addition to the competitive racing scheduled, the event is highlighted by a presentation by Gary Jobson. Also, the Hobie Class Association in partnership with the Hobie Cat Co. will create a promotional video featuring Hobie 16 sailing to be filmed during the 2014 Hobie 16 North American Championships. Gary Jobson Sailing, Inc will create and produce the video.
About Hobie Class Association of North America: The Hobie Class of North America, as a regional association of the International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) carries on the “Hobie Way of Life” tradition that Hobie Alter started over 50 years ago. We organize regattas (including women’s and youth events), publish the quarterly HOTLINE magazine, organize Guest Expert Programs, provide grants to deserving youth sailors and a host of other services. For more information visit: http://www.hcana.hobieclass.com/
Lewes Yacht Club: http://www.lewesyc.com/ Pan Am games: http://panamsailing.org/
Event Media contact: Greg Raybon 732-939-5414, [email protected]
Hobie 16 North Americans Website
Event Chairs: Rich McVeigh – 301-526-6046, [email protected]
Mark Santorelli – 908-783-1915, [email protected]

2014 J/70 World Championship Final Results

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1. USA 2 Helly Hansen Tim Healy 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 13 4 8 2 [13] 28.0
2. USA 187 Catapult Joel Ronning 1 1 1 4 8 1 2 14 10 1 4 6 [14] 39.0
3. USA 96 Savasana Brian Keane 1 3 3 2 11 16 9 11 1 3 25 1 [25] 61.0
4. USA 246 New Wave Martin Kullman 6 24 6 3 2 3 7 28 4 13 1 14 [28] 83.0
5. USA 95 MUSE Heather/Joe Gregg Earl/Bardenheier 23 13 9 11 13 5 4 3 2 7 11 5 [23] 83.0
6. USA 86 Stampede//Pour Judgement Racing Patrick Wilson 7 12 13 5 14 15 3 6 19 11 6 4 [19] 96.0
7. USA 55 Joust Tim Molony 16 2 6 2 37 7 6 20 11 12 20 3 [37] 105.0
8. BRA 403 Bruschetta Mauricio Santa Cruz 5 6 4 3 1 25 31 24 17 19 15 10 [31] 129.0
9. USA 179 Africa Jud Smith 14 10 14 20 1 10 19 4 3 22 14 35 [35] 131.0
10. NED 69 Bliksem Pieter Taselaar 8 14 33 15 2 9 18 2 26 15 16 7 [33] 132.0
11. USA 353 Heartbreaker Robert Hughes 7 20 5 14 3 4 16 18 9 10 36 33 [36] 139.0
12. USA 45 Wild Child Henry Filter 17/SCP 1 7/SCP 6 4 19 27 9 14 24 39 18 [39] 146.0
13. USA 85 Dazzler Allan Terhune, Jr 28 35 2 12 7 6 11 10 29 20 10 11 [35] 146.0
14. USA 209 Trouble Peter McChesney 5 29 18 9 4 33 22 16 8 14 9 17 [33] 151.0
15. USA 217 Joint Custody Jenn & Ray Wulff 6 5 12 10 17 12 36 33 5 9 28 20 [36] 157.0
16. GBR 123 Team RAFBF Spitfire Simon Ling 2 10 11 7 7 20 28 39 6 16 35 25 [39] 167.0
17. USA 482 X Dan Cheresh 4 17 27 6 28 35 17 35 20 6 2 8 [35] 170.0
18. USA 69 USA 69 Joseph Colling / Lee Sackett 3 21 4 20 12 8 32 13 34 17 23 19 [34] 172.0
19. USA 326 Aquaholiks Martin Johnsson 28 12 11 13 9 17 10 5 21 21 41 26 [41] 173.0
20. USA 94 Lifted Jim Cunningham 10 4 1 11 15 22 33/SCP 12 43 23 37 22/ZFP [43] 190.0
21. USA 49 Relative Obscurity Peter Duncan 25 8 17 8 11 38 33 7 37 8 29 9 [38] 192.0
22. USA 48 Rascal Will Welles 3 14 19 33 40 24 5 8 31 29 13 16 [40] 195.0
23. USA 34 Perseverance Bennet Greenwald 24 9 13 22 38 14 14 15 24 2 43 23 [43] 198.0
24. USA 390 20/20 John Arendshorst 12 7 5 1 30 43 15 36 25 36 12 28 [43] 207.0
25. GBR 557 Boats.com Ian Atkins 4 23 3 5 24 32 40 23 16 25 31 22 [40] 208.0
26. USA 51 Black River Racing Doug Strebel 9 42/ZFP 26 15 6 23 12 44/OCS 18 5 24 31 [44] 211.0
27. USA 171 Running Wild Peter Vessella 13 3 23 24 20 13 13 30 12 31 42 39 [42] 221.0
28. CHI 680 Flecha Felipe Robles 26 8 14 25 10 26 34 17 36 32 3 27 [36] 222.0
29. USA 157 Spring Dave Franzel 15 7 12 12 9 29 42 34 30 30 32 12 [42] 222.0
30. USA 375 Lickity Split Stanley Edwards 8 18 27 10 26 21 26 29 38 27 5 29 [38] 226.0
31. MEX 690 Vincitore Erik Brockmann 18 16 7 17 6 36 21 38 15 35 40 24 [40] 233.0
32. USA 340 Rimette John Brim 22 15 8 25 22 27 8 41 22 18 33 38 [41] 238.0
33. USA 40 B Squared Bryan Cameron & Brian Elliott 12 5 20 24 22 28 25 26 23 40 17 40 [40] 242.0
34. USA 397 Hot Mess Rob Britts 13 11 24 13 15 34 30 19 42 38 7 41 [42] 245.0
35. USA 167 Kraken Gary Tisdale / Adam Burns 20 31 9 22 5 30 39 22 28 26 22 34 [39] 249.0
36. USA 11 Menace Kerry Klingler 11 44/ZFP 36 14 10 11 20 37 35 34 26 15 [44] 249.0
37. SWE 601 Rocad Racing Mikael Lindqvist 26 4 7 4 28 39 29 32 40 28 27 30 [40] 254.0
38. USA 26 Jungleland Chris and Carolyn Groobey 17 11 10 17 12 18 38 27 33 42 34 44/SCP [44] 259.0
39. USA 159 Torqeedo Chris Carroll 16 24 16 16 16 37 43 21 7 39 38 36 [43] 266.0
40. USA 389 Hooligan: Flat Stanley Racing Trey Sheehan 11 34 8 9 36 41 23 31 39 33 21 37 [41] 282.0
41. CHI 687 Windmade Juan Reid 17 6 16 30 30 31 37 25 41 41 18 32 [41] 283.0
42. MEX 526 Lampuga Roberto Escalante 14 35/ZFP 10 29 18 42 41 42 27 43 19 21 [43] 298.0

Snipe 2014 Western Hemispheres Regatta Report & Results

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Rios steals championship with a single point
By Airwaves writer Katelyn Montero
When sailors talk about a close competition, it’s hard to imagine one that came closer than the Snipe Western Hemisphere and Orient Championship. Forty-three teams from 12 different countries competed in the biennial event hosted by the San Diego Yacht Club, and in the end it all came down to a single point.
Puerto Rican skipper Raul Rios and his crew Fernando Monllor were one of three teams going into the final day of the regatta with a shot at first. By the end of the day, they won the championship by a single point.
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The California regatta featured two different courses: one inside of South Bay San Diego and the other out on the Pacific Ocean. Each location was meant to showcase a different skill set for Snipe sailors, and the two courses proved essential in differentiating the top pack of the fleet from the rest of the scoreboard.
The majority of competitors came into the regatta with more experience in bay sailing, and the relatively flat waters on both bay days made speed a top priority. With more chop and slightly bigger breezes, the ocean course required smart, tactical handling in order for boats to get the top scores.
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In order to do well in this regatta, competitors needed to demonstrate mastery on both courses, as well as extremely consistent scores across the board. Champions Raul Rios and Fernando Monllor, the sole entrants from Puerto Rico, knew that coming away with first place wouldn’t be easy.
“We knew it was going to be a tough day, but we just had to focus on one boat at a time, one leg at a time,” said Rios. The skipper knew the boat to watch would be the Argentina team of Luis Soubie and his crew Diego Mini Lipszyc. After a poor performance on day four, Rios lost his top spot and fell down to third place. Soubie and Lipszyc held the lead going into day five, but couldn’t hold on to No. 1 during the last two races of the regatta.
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“Today was a disaster,” Soubie said of Race 9 and Race 10. “We ended the day feeling like we didn’t do much racing at all today. We were constantly in an emergency or getting away from trouble.” Both races ended up being throw out scores, but Soubie’s consistent campaign in the first four race days left them well poised for a podium finished.
No surprise to the podium’s third place spot was the Brazilian team of Breno Bianchi and Flavio de Castro. While the top two teams each had their own bad day, the Brazilians  sailed evenly across the five-day regatta, with their throw-out scores just barely making double digits.
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This regatta also functioned as a qualifier for Toronto’s Pan American games in 2015. Many coaches made the far trek across international waters to insure that their country could qualify in time to compete in PanAms to be held in Canada. Puerto Rico, USA, Cuba, Ecuador and Colombia have all qualified during this regatta, while the Bahamas and Mexico remain unqualified.
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At the end of the day, Soubie decided that if he was going to lose to anyone, he was happy it was Raul Rios. “He’s the future of the Snipe Class,” Soubie said. “He’s only 20 years old. He’s going to make this class proud.”

SCIRA 2014 WESTERN HEMISPHERE, ORIENT CHAMPIONSHIP & HAYWARD WESTERN HEMISPHERE TROPHY
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Series Standing – 10 races scored

Information is final.
Regatta results last updated: Friday, September 12, 2014 5:11:24 PM CDT
Click on race number to view detailed race information.

Pos,Bow/Sail, Boat, Skipper, Yacht Club, Results, Total Points 
1. 05 / PUR29841, PUR 29841, Raul Rios/Fernando Monllor, FVPR, 9-1-1-3-3-4-[15]-[26]-6-3- ; 30
2. 15 / ARG28701, ARG28701, Luis Soubie/Diego Mini Lipszyc, YCO/CNZ, 3-8-8-2-1-2-2-5-[25]-[10]- ; 31
3. 37 / BRA30997, Cachorrão, Breno Bianchi/Flavio de Castro, Rio de Janeiro IC, 6-2-7-1-2-11-5-[12]-11-[13]- ; 45
4. 07 / BRA31004, Guarda Patrimonial, Rafael Gagliotti/Henrique Wisniewski, Iate clube de santos, [27]-[27]-10-4-5-5-9-4-3-9- ; 49
5. 42 / BRA31151, , Alexandre Tinoco/Alexandre Niederauer, RCRS Ribera, 12-4-5-10-[17]-9-3-6-[31]-8- ; 57
6. 43 / USA30759, 30759, Brian Kamilar/Enrique Quintero, Coral Reef YC, [23]-6-14-5-6-[30]-11-15-5-4- ; 66
7. 47 / USA30288, Danilu, Augie Diaz/Aine McLean Fretwell, CRYC/CGSC, 5-7-17-7-[20]-10-[28]-8-16-2- ; 72
8. 30 / USA29941, , Doug Hart/Ryan Hopps, MBYC, 1-5-15-[23]-[44/DNS]-18-20-14-7-1- ; 81
9. 18 / JPN31054, Charter Boat, Koji Kamiya/Tatsuya Yamauchi, NTT East YC, 15-[31]-2-12-23-[44/DSQ]-4-21-2-6- ; 85
10. 32 / USA28687, C Cannibal BB-EE-JE, Chuck Sinks/Robbie Dean, SDYC/SFYC, 7-[30]-6-17-4-20-19-7-10-[24]- ; 90
11. 06 / USA28854, , Randy Lake/Kate Sheahan, SDYC, 2-3-19-16-[24]-[44/OCS]-6-16-18-15- ; 95
12. 19 / CUB31038, , Raúl Díaz Herrera/Rafael García Granados, Cuba, 17-12-[21]-6-13-17-10-1-20-[27]- ; 96
13. 45 / USA31188, Jibe Tech, Andrew Pimental/Nikki Bruno, Sail Newport, 21-9-4-30-22-[31]-1-3-[35]-7- ; 97
14. 27 / USA31130, , Ernesto Rodriguez/Eduardo Mintzias, NA, 16-[22]-[25]-20-18-12-14-9-4-5- ; 98
15. 39 / USA30860, Spidey, Carol Cronin/Kim Couranz, Severn SA, 4-16-18-19-[30]-8-8-[31]-13-14- ; 100
16. 20 / BRA31066, , Mateus Tavares/Jonathan Lherke, YCe da Bahia, 25-19-13-14-11-7-[44/OCS]-11-1-[35]- ; 101
17. 34 / USA30109, , David Tillson/Rebecca McElvain, MBYC, 8-14-12-8-[31]-21-[24]-13-8-19- ; 103
18. 01 / JPN30924, , Takuya Shimamoto/Keisuke Kushida, Waseda U., [28]-10-[28]-15-12-14-7-23-24-17- ; 122
19. 46 / USA30800, Green Flash, Rick Arneson/Diana Waterbury, San Diego YC, 13-[32]-22-22-9-19-13-20-12-[30]- ; 130
20. 31 / ECU31027, El Desleal, Edgar Diminich/Eduardo Viteri, CVL/FEY/MDD/SYC, 19-[36]-16-[28]-8-28-22-10-19-11- ; 133
21. 03 / JPN28732, HITACHI Sailing Team, Ryohei Doi/Keiichiro Itagaki, Japan SF/Hitachi, 32-13-3-11-15-3-[36]-29-33-[36]- ; 139
22. 26 / BRA30996, La Maquina, Felipe Sabino/Bernardo Sarzedas, rio yatch club, [37]-25-26-24-7-[44/DSQ]-18-2-30-16- ; 148T
23. 22 / ECU31037, , Jesus Bailon Reyes/Iberth Constante, Manta YC, 10-18-[31]-18-[33]-26-21-22-21-12- ; 148T
24. 08 / CUB29517, , Raúl Faura Nieto/José Piña Nieto, Cuba, [36]-21-20-[37]-19-1-12-25-28-26- ; 152
25. 24 / BRA31113, LORD, Helio Lyra de Aquino Jr./João Pedro Moreira, ICRJ/IC Rio de Janeiro, 29-28-[30]-9-10-15-[37]-28-14-22- ; 155
26. 23 / USA30337, Quantum Racing, Eric Heim/Aimee Heim, San Diego YC, 22-23-9-13-[28]-27-23-24-15-[33]- ; 156
27. 14 / JPN30353, , Kosuke Demichi/Shun Yanagibayashi, DUYC, 18-15-23-36-[44/OCS]-13-17-19-[39]-21- ; 162
28. 10 / JPN31134, , Motoharu Nishii/Tomohisa Nakamura, CYUBU, 11-20-11-32-[34]-[36]-16-17-32-29- ; 168
29. 25 / JPN30722, JPN30722, Genya Ozaki/Kawano Motomichi, Konan Univercity, 14-29-35-[38]-21-6-29-36-17-[41]- ; 187
30. 04 / USA29778, Batura, Roberto Guaragna/Andre Guaragna, Miami, [40]-11-29-33-14-32-26-18-26-[39]- ; 189
31. 28 / COL30718, , Esteban Echavarria/Juan Esteban Restrepo Vera, Federation Colombia de Vela, 20-[44/DSQ]-27-25-16-29-[35]-33-22-18- ; 190
32. 33 / PER31150, , Diego Figueroa/Alonso Collantes, Club Regatas Lima, 33-17-32-[38/ZFP]-25-22-25-27-[37]-25- ; 206
33. 21 / JPN30844, , Kento Hashimoto/Kazuki Murayama, Ritsumeikan Univ, 24-33-[40]-26-37-16-30-[40]-23-20- ; 209
34. 09 / USA28858, Seagle, Nicholas Kaschak/Krystal Treiberg, San Diego YC, 26-24-[39]-34-26-24-39-[44/OCS]-9-31- ; 213
35. 41 / USA30903, , Cameron Fraser/Elizabeth Glivinski, Medford BC, 31-[35]-34-21-29-25-31-30-[36]-23- ; 224
36. 36 / USA29013, , Chris Wright/Lauren Wright, Mission Bay YC, 30-[34]-24-27-[35]-33-34-34-34-32- ; 248
37. 17 / BAH28811, Breaking Wind, Jimmie Lowe/Don Bedford, Royal Nassau SC, 34-26-36-[40]-36-23-33-35-[44/OCS]-38- ; 261
38. 35 / COL29651, , Carolina Ponton/Nicolas Hernandez, Club de V. Cartagena, [42]-[38]-37-31-27-35-27-37-38-37- ; 269
39. 11 / BRA31159, , Matheus Franca/Daniel Seixas Claro, Rio YC, 39-37-38-39-32-34-[44/DNF]-32-27-[40]- ; 278
40. 40 / MEX30330, , Alfonso Garcia Bringas/Javier Garcia Bringas Rivera, Porto Bravo, 38-41-41-35-38-[44/DNF]-41-[42]-29-28- ; 291
41. 44 / ARG31222, Quimera, Alejandro Triggiano/Mariana Safar, CR Guemes Salta, 35-[42]-33-42-[44/DSQ]-38-32-38-40-34- ; 292
42. 02 / USA28470, Red Lady, Stephan Irgens/Monica Irgens, CCSA, [43]-40-42-41-40-37-40-39-41-[43]- ; 320
43. 38 / CAN29318, Mister Bear, Christopher Hains/Barbara Mann, Guelph Comm. BC, 41-39-[43]-[43]-39-39-38-41-42-42- ; 321
 

 
 

2014 Viper 640 North American Championship Final Results

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Brad Boston (Sarnia, Ont.), sailing with Curtis Florence (Cleveland, OH) and Chad Corning (New Rochelle, NY) sat in third place after 11 races over three days of sailing from Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. That trio executed a classic come-from-behind finish on the fourth and final day to claim the 2014 Viper 640 North American Championship. Boston presided over a sailmakers’ boat handling seminar Friday night and was overheard commenting how it was unusual for him to be only four points off the lead without having won any of the 11 races sailed over the first three days. That quickly changed as the fleet of 35 Viper 640s headed out through the breakwater for the final day of racing.
ABYC PRO Steve Kuritz wrapped-up his successful regatta with the following overview: “In the end, it was four great days of racing, and it was really interesting to see how the positions of the top six boats changed from race to race. In the end, Brad Boston “thanked” me for calling him OCS on the day’s first start as it allowed him to quickly restart at the favored boat end and take off to the right side and win his first race.”
Boston’s middle crew, Chad Corning, commented that “It was good going into today with only four points separating the top three boats. We were able to play the favored right side all day and it paid off (line scores 1-1-3). In the end, Brad showed how he can be cool under pressure, keeping the mood on the boat light, and we made our moves to put us into the lead after today’s first race. From there, as the wind continued to build, we just tried to sail in the same neighborhood as Kevin Taugher and Jeff Grange.”
After the third day, Taugher and Boston were tied at 30 points just four points behind Grange who had lead in the scoring from the very first race. In the end, however, it was Taugher who finished second and Grange in third.
This year’s win is Boston’s fourth North American Championship (’09, ’10, ’11) and Corning was the middle crew for Jason Carroll’s NA victory last year in Houston.
The members and staff of the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club put on a spectacular four days of racing and shore-side hospitality. Tim Carter, ABYC Event Chairman, said “I’m glad it’s over…from an event task perspective; but I’m sorry to see all these great competitors leaving ABYC for their home ports across the country and across oceans, too.” All the competitors expressed their gratitude and appreciation for “Timbo’s” as, without all his efforts, the Championship would not have been such a glowing success.
Results of the Championship can be found at: http://www.abyc.org/upload/2014_Viper_NA3.htm. Photos from Bronny Daniels and Peter Howson are available to view at www.joysailing.com and www.yachtracing.us, respectively.
Next year’s Viper 640 North American Championship will be hosted by Larchmont (NY) Yacht Club in October 2015. Final results can be found on the ABYC website.
The Viper 640 North American Championship is a qualifier regatta for the EFG Viper Pan-American Championship. Also helping make this regatta a success are Ullman Sails, Doyle Sailmakers, North Sails, Quantum Sails, Goslings Rum, the Belmont Brewing Company, Rondar Sailboats USA, Sailing Pro Shop, and Rooster.
Final Results: http://www.abyc.org/upload/2014_Viper_NA7.htmviper_logo_with_text

Lido 14: A Class of its Own

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By Airwaves writer Tyler Colvin Lido14_6329_Profile
Hand building boats is an art overlooked by many.  Many of today’s sailing dinghies were originally hand crafted in garages, barns and basements before they hit high volume assembly lines.  The Lido 14 is no exception.  Originally built by legendary boat builder Bill Schock, the Lido 14 came to life out of his Newport Beach shop in early 1958.  A year later, over 600 hulls had been cast and the one design class, as we know it today, started.  There are currently over 6000 hulls with more on the way.
The Boat: A Local Legend
There are many boats who’s popularity is solely location based.  How many Cape Cod Mercuries do you suppose are sailing around Penobscot Bay? Likewise, the intensely Southern California concentration of Lido 14s is most likely due to the locality of the designer and boat yard, Newport Beach.
The Lido 14 stands a stately 14’ long with a 6’ beam at the widest point.  Dry hull weight is 310lbs, making it downright portly compared to the C420 or CFJ.  Not designed as a racing boat, the Lido 14 gained popularity amongst racers in California, Oregon and Washington State as well as several other smaller groups spread across the country.  It has a total sail area of 111 square feet between main and jib.
Designed for cruising, the Lido 14 comfortably sits 6 on its wide bench seats in a roomy cockpit.  Races are a two person affair however, similar to many other small sailing dinghies of its size and vintage.  Beamy and very difficult to capsize, it cruises comfortably and is very easy to set up.
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In 1995 the Lido 14 was updated to reflect the progress in technology and update the pre-1960s hardware.  These new Lidos, referred to as the 6000 series boats (as to that date, approximately 6000 hulls had been cast), were designed to be as similar as possible to the now “Classic Lido” with only updates to the construction and hardware on the boat.  Because of the effort to keep the boats as similar as possible, both Classic and 6000 series boats are still very competitive on the racecourse.  In fact, one of the first of the Classic Lido hulls won Lido 14 Nationals in 2014 (hull #2506, Cal State Long Beach Sailing Team standout Mark Ryan and crew Sarah Shaupeter).
Set Up and Sailing
The set up is straightforward and intentionally easy on the Lido 14.  Designed to span many age groups and abilities, it comes together quickly and can either be disassembled after use or stored on a dock, mooring, or cradle.  The deck-stepped mast is easily erected and stayed into place by two or more people.  On Classic Lidos, the boom slides into a track on the mast and should be fixed in place by either a stopper inside the mast track, or a pin through the front of the mast.  6000 series boats have a fixed gooseneck that is fairly straightforward.
Tuning the Lido is also not complicated.  Mast rake is the most easily adjusted mechanism and controls the power and helm of the boat.  A reliable tuning guide from Ullman Sails can be found here (http://www.lido14.org/).  Once your rig is set to the proper settings, the boat can be launched, sails raised and centerboard lowered.
Sailing upwind the Lido 14 has what is known as “weather helm”.  Weather helm refers to the phenomenon where when sailing in a straight line on close-hauled, the tiller will tend to want to pull down and boat to head up.  This is completely normal for many boats including the J24.  As breeze increases however, this weather helm may become too strong and the boat should be depowered to decrease this pull.
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Downwind the Lido 14 is sailed wing on wing when breeze allows.  In racing conditions the centerboard can be raised slightly to help reduce drag on the hull.  The jib is put on a whisker pole to allow it to fly out and catch more wind like a spinnaker would in the same situation.  It is fast to heel the boat to windward slightly in order to rotate the main up higher and power up more.
Class Association
The Lido 14 class association (http://www.lido14.com) is an organized and helpful organization for such a relatively small racing community.  Class championships are popular and provide a mix of Classic and 6000 series boats, as well as sailors young and old.  The current Lido 14 National Champions, Mark Ryan and Sarah Shaupeter are perfect examples of a Classic boat with a young crew.  Mark and Sarah sailed the oldest boat in the fleet #2506, previously owned by their grandfather.  A recent graduate and Cal State Long Beach Sailing Team standout, Mark has a passion for Lidos and it is great to see a young skipper taking such interest in an older boat.
Why Sail?
Young, old, new or veteran, the Lido 14 has possessed the ability to maintain its status as one of the classic small dinghies in the United States.  Competitive fleets on the West Coast keep racing alive; while countless others are cruised on lakes, rivers and ponds across the Midwest.  Easily set up and easily sailed, the Lido 14 offers accessible sailing to many ability levels and age groups all over the country.

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