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2013 Snipe Midwinter Regatta Report

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By: Terra Lee Berlinski

2013 Snipe Midwinter Regatta Report

 

The winter months bring a stronger breeze and for three days, 24 boats from five countries competed in six races in some of the best sailing Florida has to offer. From March 10-12 the Clearwater Yacht Club hosted the 2013 Snipe Mid Winters.

Sunday morning Eric Heim, Quantum San Diego, and I arrived to the Clearwater Community Sailing Center, puffy eyed and exhausted from racing the Miami Bacardi Cup the days prior. But the breeze at Midwinters gave us no mercy; she huffed and puffed throughout the regatta.

Races were held in the Gulf of Mexico, giving the race committee plenty of room to set a lengthy Olympic course to kick the regatta off with a bang. The easterly was strong enough to have some exciting reaches and waves to surf. The first race offered up some excellent foreshadowing for the outcome of this regatta: Bruno Amorim and Dante Bianchi started off with a win, with their fellow Brazilians, Mario Sergio de Jesus Jr. and Gabriel Portilho Borges, coming in second, and Augie Diaz with Julia Melton coming in third.

“This was my 4th consecutive year sailing in the Midwinter’s event and it has been gratifying to improve slightly each year,” Julia said.  “The open, deep water venue on the gulf and smaller fleet with sailors of varying abilities makes speed and kinetics through waves an important factor. In this varied wind we focused on ‘changing gears’ through puffs and lulls – I played the vang a lot and consciously rolled our tacks more or less depending on the pressure. We would re-heel a few more degrees and ease through the lulls, then get flatter in the puffs. These changes may seem obvious but premeditating how you are going to move in the boat is essential to marinating speed.”

 The day finished with a slightly shorter second Windward/leeward race.

Monday offered us a little relief with steadier conditions and smaller seas. RC took full advantage and ran three Olympic courses. The hard work paid off in the evening when the sailors gathered at the Clearwater Yacht Club for a wonderfully hosted dinner and grapefruits filled with your choice of either rum or vodka.

 A storm system brought overly heavy breeze and scattered showers on Sunday. Greeted by the AP flag upon arrival, sailors dispersed around the center to find ways to pass the time. Some tuned their boats and talked tactics, others used the time to take care of work while a few crews decided to stretch their worn bodies with a little yoga. AP down, gear up – or so we thought. It wasn’t soon after every boat had dawned their boots and neoprene that the AP flag was raised again due to fog. The afternoon sun finally cleared up the weather enough for one final big-wave course.

The San Diego Quantum loft keeps a roll of pink sail tape in stock, mainly for one pink boat. Hanna-Leena Lehtinen and Juha Lehtinen made the trip from Finland to the states to sail the three part winter circuit. The “easy-going people, great nature, great waters to sail and dolphins” keep the Fins hoping to return next year to do it all over again. Race conditions were not easy with the “crazy tide under the bridge,” Juha remembered.

The ripping current paired with the bounce back of waves made for an eventful downwind return through the inlet. How we didn’t capsize is still a wonder; behind us was a particularly large wave rolling in. I gave Eric a look. We were quickly on top of it with our bow being buried into the wave ahead of us. Somewhere in the scramble for the high side we were able to blow the sails and get the boat back under control. A few nervous laughs later we continued towards the beach.

As the awards commenced that evening, along with honoring the top placing boats, Steve Lang from fleet 801 was also recognized with the Sportsmanship award, for actively recruiting so many new crews for the regatta and into the snipe class.  Julia Melton’s final thoughts on the regatta are key words for any sailor to remember: “I feel very lucky to sail with such talented skippers. Always take notes and love the learning opportunities Snipe competition has to offer!”

Finals Results From Clearwater Yacht Club

Sail

Skipper

Yacht Club

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

 

Total

Pos

30111

Bruno Amorim/
Dante Bianchi

ICRJ/ ICRJ

 

1

[5]

3

3

1

1

 

9

1

31126

Mario Sergio de Jesus Jr/
Gabriel Portilho Borges

GVI/ ICRJ

 

2

1

2

2

[4]

4

 

11

2

30288

Augie Diaz/
Julia Melton

Coral Reef Yacht Club/

 

3

2

[5]

1

3

3

 

12

3

30473

Ernesto Rodriguez/
Megan Place

NA/

 

10

3

1

[12]

2

2

 

18

4

29112

Kevin Reali/
Ashley Reali

Snipe Fleet 801/

 

4

4

4

8

6

[28/DNF]

 

26

5

29442

Peter Commette/
Bruno Mello

Lauderdale Yacht Club/

 

5

6

[28/OCS]

4

5

7

 

27

6

30337

Eric Heim/
Terra Lee Berlinski

San Diego YC/

 

9

9

6

5

9

[10]

 

38

7

15790

Pietro Fantoni/
Pere Puig

Circolo della Vela Muggia/

 

6

7

11

10

[12]

6

 

40

8

30287

Kathleen Tocke/
David Hughes

Buffalo Canoe Club/

 

14

[17]

8

6

8

5

 

41

9

31007

Henry Filter/
Christian Filter

Severn Sailing Association/

 

8

8

9

[14]

10

11

 

46

10

30391

Eric Reinke/
Sandy Westphal

Severn Sailing Association/

 

7

10

7

11

13

[28/DNS]

 

48

11

30090

BIRGER JANSEN/
Jeanette JANSEN

BEARUM SEILFORENING/ n/a

 

12

13

[28/DSQ]

13

7

8

 

53

12

29965

Claus Carpelan/
Freddy Wegelius

HSK/ n/a

 

11

14

14

[22]

17

13

 

69

13

30860

Carol Cronin/
Kim Couranz

Severn Sailing Association/

 

[28/DNF]

28/DNF

12

7

14

9

 

70

14

28686

Willy Crary/
Lara Dallman-Weiss

White Bear/

 

16

12

15

17

[20]

12

 

72

15

30741

Sharon Seymour-Johnson/
Martha Parker

Lauderdale Yacht Club/

 

15

[28/DNF]

16

9

15

18

 

73T

16

30832

Esteban Echavarria/
Juan Esteban Restrepo

INDEPORTES ANTIOQUIA/

 

[18]

14/SVP*

17

16

11

15

 

73T

17

30942

Don Hackbarth/
Amy Benner

Atlanta YC/ n/a

 

17

15

10

[18]

16

17

 

75

18

29441

Jensen McTighe/
Kyle Pond

Lauderdale Yatch Club/

 

13

16

13

[20]

18

16

 

76

19

28470

Stephan Irgens/
Monica Irgens

CCSA/

 

19

18

18

19

[22]

19

 

93

20

30262

John Coolidge/
Brielle Haynick

none/

 

[28/DNS]

19

28/DNS

15

19

14

 

95

21

29963

William Lang/
Tom Hamby

SPYC/

 

20

20

[28/DNS]

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

 

124

22

30833

HANNA-LEENA LEHTINEN/
JUHA LEHTINEN

HSK Helsinki Finlandia/ HSK

 

[28/DNS]

28/DNS

28/DNS

21

21

28/DNS

 

126

23

30928

Chris Jankowski/
Jimmy Jankowski

SSA/

 

[28/DNS]

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

 

140T

24

30551

Martin Bebb/
Gina Robichaux

Windycrest Fleet #68/

 

[28/DNS]

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

 

140T

24

29673

Halvor Poulsson/
Edel Poulsson

Baerum Seilforening/ Baerum Seilforening

 

[28/DNS]

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

 

140T

24

24702

Jerry Thompson/
Mandi Smith

ABYC/ ABYC

 

[28/DNF]

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

28/DNS

 

140T

24

 

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Lido 14

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The Lido 14 dinghy was designed by W. D. Bill Schock, owner of the Schock Corporation, in 1958 in Newport Beach, CA. Now there are active sailing fleets in CA, WA, TX, LA, OR, UT, and OH.  While designed to be a comfortable day sailor, avid Lido sailors quickly took to racing.  The Lido 14 Class Association was formed to maintain the strict one design nature of racing Lidos and promote all aspects of family, fun Lido 14 sailing and racing.

At its inception the boat was a sleeper, a 14-ft. beamy low-performance centerboard day-sailor that rarely planed or capsized. Yet despite its unprepossessing appearance, the Lido-14 has grown to immense popularity within the competitive arena along the West Coast, with additional fleets in Texas, Ohio, and Utah. From the outset its simplicity has attracted beginners, juniors, families, and world-class competitors.
Lido 14 history begins with Barney Lehman, boat builder and designer. Barney, best known for his Lehman series of dinghies, had been in development of a 14-foot version of his successful Lehman 10 when he sold his business to W.D. “Bill” Schock. Bill, a successful small boat builder, completed the work that Barney had started by creating a fractional sloop rig, increasing the boat’s beam for stability, adding internal seat tanks for comfort and buoyancy, and providing a foredeck and a deck stepped rig rather than the Lehman’s traditional keel stepping.
What followed is nothing short of spectacular. Within three short years, almost 1000 boats had been built. By 1970 the total approached 3000. Of these, a very large percentage were involved in competitive racing around the nation. It was common for relatively minor regattas to have 60 or more boats and major regattas having limits of 100. As with all one-design boats of the era, the popularity of the Lido 14 peaked in the mid-70′s. By 1980, the total number of boats constructed had risen to nearly 5000 but the number of new boats was quickly decreasing. A testament to the quality of the construction is that boats built in 1960 are still actively racing and will continue to sail many years to come, given a little maintenance and loving care. Perhaps to the chagrin of W.D. Schock Corp., the availability of quality used boats sustains the popularity of the Lido 14, providing an unmatched entry into the wonderful world of small boat sailing.
By 1995, with more than 5000 boats built, the venerable Lido was almost 40 years old. It was then that Lido14 Association members formed a committee to create a modern version of the ‘old’ Lido to be called the ‘new’ Lido, a version that would be much less expensive to build yet remain competitive with the old boat. The tremendous effort of W.D. Schock Corp. to revitalize the Lido 14 for the 1990′s and beyond led to a reintroduced Lido 14 with a modern two-piece mold design that greatly reduced the complexity and cost of construction while simultaneously improving upon the safety, comfort, and longevity of the design. The “new” Lido 14 was showcased to the nation in the running of the 1996 U.S. Sailing Championship of Champions held in Newport Beach.
The Lido-14 continues to be the chosen boat for those wanting to enjoy sailboat racing at any level: from beginning novices to world and national class competitors. For beginners with their families and friends it is a very simple, safe and affordable entry into the world of sailboat racing with generous guidance from the fleet’s experienced members. For experienced racers there is the knowledge that this is a ‘tactical’ boat and that they can expect to find the most challenging tacticians competing on the race course.
Information taken From the Class Website
Read our Airwaves One-Design class profile on the LIDO 14!
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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON WINS ICSA/GILL COED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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May 30, 2013
Contact: Jen Vandemoer Mitchell | Toile à Voile for ICSA | media@collegesailing.org | 763-234-8286 m.
Photo credit: John Payne, johnpaynephoto.com

St. Petersburg, Fla. (May 30, 2013) – Today was the last day of the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, the last of three high caliber Spring College Sailing National Championships. The events were co-hosted by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Eckerd College and the St. Petersburg Yacht Club on Tampa Bay. Windy and wavy conditions made for fast paced racing today. College of Charleston led the charge all three days of the event and won the national title.

The race officials, the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg and Eckerd College volunteers ran an incredible series of events. All three National Championships were expertly handled. Allison Jolly from the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, executed a stellar set of Championships with great decisions on and off the water.

Today, competitors hit the water for the first race at 9:45 a.m. The wind was already up to about 18 knots blowing from the East. It was windier and choppier conditions than yesterday. It was another warm day with temperatures in the 80s.

Eight races total, four in each division, were completed today making the event total 18 races in both A and B-divisions. College of Charleston was hot out of the gate and won the first race of the day in A-division. Both divisions sailed well for Charleston and finished in the top of the pack in all the races today.

Charleston’s solid sailing this regatta and consistency helped them win the Championship and the Henry A. Morss Memorial Trophy. The trophy was donated by a group of nationally known yachtsmen as a memorial to Henry A. Morss, a Boston yachtsman and 1907 Bermuda Race winner, as well as an MIT alumnus and benefactor.

“It was crucial to stay safe today and sail fast and conservative,” Greg Fisher, sailing director for Charleston says. It was Charleston’s plan all along to approach the racing conservatively and let other teams make mistakes.

“We couldn’t be more proud,” Fisher says of the Charleston sailors. Juan Maegli ’13 and his crew in A-division was incredibly fast the whole regatta. Both Maegli and B-division skipper Ben Spector ’13 and his crew rarely finished a race out of the top 10.

Although Charleston finished the regatta 20 points ahead of second place, Fisher says the depth of competition and sportsmanship of all of the sailors in the fleet was incredible.

Sailing for College of Charleston was Juan Maegli ’13 with Septima McAdams ’16 and Corinna DeCollibus ’13 in A-division and in B-division Ben Spector ’13 sailed with Alicia Blumenthal ’15, Brooks Clark ’13, Sarah Somes ’13 and Jeffrey Aschieris ’13. Mac Mace ’13 also skippered in B-division.

Notable today was Stanford University who worked their way through the fleet over the course of the regatta moving up nine places. After the first day of racing they were in 15th place overall. After yesterday’s racing the team was in 10th place overall. The Cardinal sailors rallied today and finished in sixth place overall. Their B-division boat, Oliver Toole ‘14 and Helena Scutt ’14, finished second in the division after scoring three firsts and a second today.

Georgetown University won the Oxford University Trophy, awarded to the second place team in the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship. The Oxford University Yacht Club team and its captain Jeremy Thomas presented this trophy in 1954 on the occasion of the first of a continuing series of college regattas between British and North American teams held alternately in the United States and Great Britain every two years.

Georgetown also sailed a consistent regatta. Maintaining their second place position after yesterday’s racing. Going into today they were 16 points behind Charleston. After the first race they had lost some points against them in A-division, but had gained a lot in B-division. They were hoping Charleston might make a mistake to help give them an edge.

“Charleston was hard to beat in the conditions today,” says Mike Callahan, head coach for Georgetown. “If the winds had been lighter, maybe it would have been different,” he says. Due to the strong winds Georgetown ended up sailing people who had never sailed together before to get the proper weight and strength combinations in the boats.

Georgetown felt a little bit of pressure going into the sailing today as the defending champions of the event. “It would have been nice to have back-to-back wins,” Callahan says, “But I am really happy with how the event went.”

“It was a hard regatta. I am very proud of the team and they should all be proud of how they sailed,” he concludes.

Sailing for Georgetown was Chris Barnard ’13 with Katia DaSilva ’15, Hilary Kenyon ’15, Leslie Cowen ’13, Sean Golden ’16 and Daniel Eichler ’13 in A-division and Nevin Snow ’16 with Victoria Lynch ’13, Nancy Hagood ’14 and Sean Golden ’16 in B-division.

Dartmouth College came in third place winning the Metropolitan Sailing League Trophy, which was first presented in 1971. Dartmouth beat out Brown University for a podium spot today.

“We focused on executing today. We improved our starts in B-division throughout the regatta, so we focused on sailing well today and it paid off,” says Justin Assad, co-head coach of Dartmouth.

Dartmouth was lucky in that they did not have to make many crew changes today. “Our starting crews are fit and could hang,” says Assad. “Our team is well conditioned and I am really proud of how they performed,” he says. The Dartmouth Women’s team had success earlier in the week when they won the Sperry-Topsider/ICSA Women’s National Championships.

Sailing for Dartmouth was Matthew Wefer ’14 with Avery Plough ’14, Carissa Crawford ’14 and Ian Storck ’15 in A-division and Scott Houck ’15 with Margaret Wilson ’13 and Carissa Crawford ’14 in B-division.

The Robert Allan, Sr. and Robert Allan, Jr. Trophies are awarded to the low point “A” and “B” teams, respectively, in the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship. Juan Maegli ’13 with Septima McAdams ’16 and Corinna DeCollibus ’13 (College of Charleston) won A-division with 69 points, 41 points ahead of second place. Tommy Fink ’13 with Ashley Noble ’13 and Kristin Altreuter ’14 (Brown University) won B-division with 88 points.

For additional regatta information and results visit the event website: https://2013nationals.collegesailing.org/.

FINAL RESULTS
1. College of Charleston, 215
2. Georgetown University, 235
3. Dartmouth College, 256
4. Brown University, 265
5. Boston College, 291
6. Stanford University, 301
7. Roger Williams University, 309
8. Yale University, 313
9. Old Dominion University, 324
10. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, 336
11. U.S. Naval Academy, 345
12. Tufts University, 347
13. University of South Florida, 359
14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 366
15. SUNY Maritime College, 369
16. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 461
17. University of Virginia, 510
18. University of Wisconsin, 540

Gary Jobson filmed highlights of the three days of racing for the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, which will air on ESPNU Friday, July 12 at 6 p.
m. ET. This will be the ninth time the ICSA/Gill Coed Nationals have been covered on ESPNU.

Thank you to the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg and Eckerd College for the daily text and photo updates for all of the Championships. Thank you to Chris Love Productions for the live media feed and video coverage presented by LaserPerformance.

*To view or purchase photos of the action from any of the National Championships, visit the link for photographer John Payne: johnpaynephoto.com

*The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. Visit www.collegesailing.org to learn more. Sperry Top-Sider (www.sperrytopsider.com), Annapolis Performance Sailing (www.apsltd.com) and Gill North America (www.gillna.com) sponsor the ICSA National Championships. Supporting sponsorship is from LaserPerformance (www.laserperformance.com) 

American Youth Sailing Force — What Will it Take to Win?

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SAN FRANCISCO, California May 29, 2013 – The American Youth Sailing Force (The Force) has been practicing hard on the AC45 and making significant fitness progress with the help of Oracle Team USA’s trainers. They know you can’t win without both of those elements working in sync.

The AC45’s demanding nature requires time on the water practicing in conditions like those that will be present during the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (RBYAC). Team Manager, Ian Andrewes notes, “The boats are pretty wild in all wind conditions but when the breeze is on, the boat becomes a different animal. You have to be on top of everything and the forgiveness factor is way down. One small mistake can ruin everything.”

This is why it is so important to have an Oracle Team USA (OTUSA) coach on board when The Force is practicing on the extreme catamarans. Force member Cooper Dressler sees huge benefits in this, “We generally sail with our OTUSA Coach, Darren Bundock. Having Darren riding on the back allows him to observe our crew work and then provide really useful feedback during our de-briefs when we get back on shore. This is a really important part of our program.”

Yet, without an extreme physical training program, time on the AC45s is wasted. OTUSA coach, Ryan West and others have worked with The Force for the last six months to assure their physical ability while sailing the AC45’s. Andrewes continues, “Fitness is key obviously, our access to not only the gym on Pier 80 but the trainers as well is huge. This is probably the most sophisticated and technologically advanced gym for sailing in the world and these trainers are so knowledgeable about all aspects of sailing these boats and are able to train and condition us so specifically. Besides access to the AC45, this is the single greatest asset our team has going forward into September.”

In the weeks to come, The Force will wear many hats. Not only will they be training to sail the AC45s, but come August, they will be preparing, launching, sailing, and repairing their own AC45. This tremendous responsibility falls on a team that is more mentally and physically prepared than ever before. They know what’s needed to win.

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Vince Casalaina

vince@americanyouthsailingforce.com

(510) 504-2605

americanyouthsailingforce.com

 

 

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Contact:                                                                                    

Vince Casalaina

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(510) 504-2605

americanyouthsailingforce.com

 

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