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2011 12 Metre North American Championships

Ted Turner Wins: A Blast from the Past

NEWPORT, R.I. (Sept. 30, 2011) — Media mogul Ted Turner returned to the sport he mastered many decades ago when he helmed the iconic American Eagle — the 12 Metre he once owned and raced around the world — in the 2011 12 Metre North American Championships held in Newport, R.I. over September 23-25. Turner’s well-honed skills earned him first place in the Traditional division as well as the Pine Brothers Sponsor Trophy for Best Overall Performance.

“It’s great to see that Ted, at age 72, still has the touch and the love of the sport,” said Gary Jobson, who served as tactician for Turner just as he did when Turner’s Courageous won the 1977 America’s Cup. The regatta included nine 12 Metres (Victory 83, Courageous, USA , Intrepid, American Eagle, Weatherly, Columbia, Northern Light and Onawa) racing in three divisions (Grand Prix/Modern, Traditional, Classic) and drew several other celebrity yachtsmen as well, including America’s Cup veterans Dave Pedrick, Richie Boyd, Scott Perry, Andy MacGowan, Jim Gretzky, Reggie Pierce, Tom O’Brien, Richie Sayer, and Stu Argo and other notable sailors such as Jeff Johnstone, Michael Keyworth, Brad Read and Jud Smith

Ted Turner (middle) and Gary Jobson (sitting) reunite aboard American Eagle, overall winner at the 2011 12 Metre North American Championships (Billy Black photo)

“Each of the beloved historic 12 Metres were packed with the best-of-the-best on board for competitive racing, in the spirit they were designed for,” said Event Chair Cindy Delotto. Principal Race Officer Peter Gerard added that even though the conditions — sometimes dense fog, light breezes and a swell from offshore — proved challenging, “when we got to race, it was good, fair racing.” After five races over Friday and Saturday, scores were close going into Sunday, but light breezes led to postponement and eventually cancellation, leaving unfinished business between competitors. In the Grand Prix/Modern division only one point separated first place Victory ’83 from second place Courageous. American Eagle took top honors in the Traditional division over Weatherly, while in the Classic division Northern Light bested Onawa.

Bannister’s Wharf was home base for the yachts and crews, stirring memories of Newport’s America’s Cup days of the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, when 12 Metre battle flags flew boldly above the docks as crowds inspected these beautiful, historic boats as they laid at rest. And just as in 1977 and 1980, they thrilled to see Ted Turner mixing with sailors at the dock after a long hard day of 12 Meter racing.

The Awards Ceremony at Ida Lewis Yacht Club was high spirited despite the shortened race schedule, as so many of the 12 Metre teams have become as close as family over countless seasons of returning to 12 Metre sailing. As Jim Gretzky said, “the beauty of 12 Metre sailing is that is breaks down all social and age barriers and melds all players into one team.”

Herb Marshall, Vice President of the 12 Metre Americas Fleet, presented the awards, with special thanks to Regatta Sponsor Pine Brothers and Supporting Sponsors Sebago, Atlantis, Boston Beer and BAI.

This was the last 12 Metre event to be scored for the Ted Hood Championship Trophy, given for best performance over the 2011 season. This was awarded in the Grand Prix/Modern Division to Victory ’83; in the Traditional division to American Eagle; and in the Classic division to Northern Light.

This year’s event inaugurated the Ted Turner Trophy, awarded for an individual’s contribution to the 12 Metre Class on and off the water. To a standing ovation and thunderous enthusiasm from the entire fleet, Turner himself presented the magnificent trophy — designed by Dan MacDonald of Three Golden Apples in Newport — to Guy Heckman, who campaigns USA.

For more information, contact Vice President Americas Fleet, Herb Marshall, at [email protected]

12 Metre North American Championships

Newport, R.I., Sept. 23-25, 2011

Final results

Grand Prix/Modern
1.Victory 83, 1,1,1,2,2; 7
2. Courageous, 2,2,2,1,1; 8
3. USA, 4,3,3,3,4; 17
4. Intrepid, 3,4,4,4,3; 18

Traditional
1. American Eagle, 2,1,1,1,1; 6
2. Weatherly, 1,2,3,2,2; 10
3. Columbia, 3,3,2,3,3; 14

Classic

1. Northern Light, 2,1,1,1,1; 6
2. Onawa,1,2,2,2,2; 9

2011 New England Laser Masters Championship Results

September 28, 2011 by Sail1Design Editor Leave a Comment

2011 Championships, 3rd Beach, Newport RI

Results for 09/24 (final)

Pos	Skipper	Sail#	Class	1	2	3	Total	Score
1	Benjamin Richardson	199554	A	6	1	2	9	18
2	lindsay hewitt	199755	GGM	10	3	8	21	21
3	Marc Jacobi	194582	M	1	21	1	23	29
4	Joe van Rossem	187735	GGM	3	24	4	31	31
5	Peter Seidenberg	189811	GGM	17	12	3	32	32
6	Bill Brangiforte	187390	M	5	15	7	27	33
7	Andrew Pimental	175126	M	8	13	6	27	33
8	britt hughes	183861	M	12	5	13	30	36
9	Steve Kirkpatrick	175233	A	14	4	16	34	43
10	David Frazier	161100	GM	7	17	20	44	47
11	brian fisher	199156	A	4	31	5	40	49
12	Lynne Shore	194228	M	13	9	23	45	51
13	Mike Hoffman	173699	A	21	8	15	44	53
14	John Harris	168412	M	29	10	11	50	56
15	Syd Sewall	162443	GM	32	7	18	57	60
16	Doug Merrill	182042	A	28	6	17	51	60
17	Dan Lent	168591	A	23	16	12	51	60
18	Matthew Doherty	189788	M	26	11	19	56	62
19	Tim Millhiser	194567	GM	27	19	14	60	63
20	Peter Shope	199551	M	9	2	46	57	63
21	Phiippe Dormoy	160929	GM	19	38	9	66	69
22	David Gray	511	GM	15	30	21	66	69
23	Chris Field	155643	M	16	25	22	63	69
24	Gary Werden	190453	GM	33	20	26	79	82
25	Hank Thorburn	158778	M	30	23	24	77	83
26	Dan Neri	199122	M	11	22	46	79	85
27	Eric Aker	133827	GM	34	18	33	85	88
28	Don Hahl	179132	GM	25	37	25	87	90
29	Wayne Colahan	192032	M	31	26	27	84	90
30	David Armitage	196049	A	2	36	46	84	93
31	Eric Siegel	195670	A	39	35	10	84	93
32	Gary Orkney	170776	GM	20	41	34	95	98
33	Dave Powlison	191499	GM	37	14	46	97	100
34	John Tagliamonte	189810	M	36	28	31	95	101
35	Andy Roy	196821	M	18	33	46	97	103
36	Scott Pakenham	130886	A	24	43	28	95	104
37	Bill Dickey	190221	M	22	32	46	100	106
38	Mark Nowakowski	195886	GM	38	42	29	109	112
39	David Ryan	196107	GM	35	29	46	110	113
40	Bill Dobson	167402	GM	42	34	35	111	114
41	William Daley	199586	M	40	39	30	109	115
42	Judith Krimski	191464	M	43	27	46	116	122
43	Atle Lohrmann	186380	M	45	40	32	117	123
44	Jack McVicker	17552	M	41	44	46	131	137
45	Robert Schmicker	129249	GM	44	46	46	136	139

Swan 42 NYYC Invitational Cup Video

September 27, 2011 by Sail1Design Editor Leave a Comment

2011 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex (September 13-17) hosted 22 yacht club teams – representing 16 nations from six different continents. Eleven races using identically matched NYYC Swan 42s were sailed on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay and there was no stealing the gold away from Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) on the final day of racing at the 2011 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex. For the fourth consecutive day RCYC flew the Rolex gold spinnaker indicating their position at the top of the standings. The Toronto-based team would convert their 10-point lead over the defending champions – New York Yacht Club – into a win by 20 points when they were first across the finish line in the 11^th race of the series.

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F18 2011 North American Championship Final Results

September 26, 2011 by Sail1Design Editor Leave a Comment

To view website results go here:

http://f18northamericans.com/index.php/results

1.	25	USA 282	AHPC C2	C2	Robbie Daniel / Hunter Stunzi	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	4	2	2	3	2	[4]	19.0
2.	1	USA 11	Ronstan	F 18 Nacra Infusion	Mike Easton / Tripp Burd	3	2	2	4	2	1	5	2	5	4	1	1	1	[5]	28.0
3.	27	USA 1523	Magic Marine	Nacra MKII	John Casey / Dalton Tebo	4	7	6	3	3	2	2	3	10	1	55/BFD	7	3	[55]	51.0
4.	28	USA 241	Mamanem	C-2	Nigel Pitt / Taylor Reiss	9	8	7	5	6	5	3	9	3	3	55/BFD	2	8	[55]	68.0
5.	9	USA 90	The Blue Boat	F18 Infusion	Pease Glaser / Jay Glaser	7	11	9	2	4	55/OCS	6	7	6	6	3	5	14	[55]	80.0
6.	35	USA 215	Rocket	C 2	Bob Merrick / Jonathan Farrar	5	10	5	13	55/BFD	9	21	6	2	7	4	24	21	[55]	127.0
7.	43	USA 240	2 Wire Sailing	C2	John Tomko / Ian Billings	6	3	4	20	30	25	11	4	1	8	23	30	7	[30]	142.0
8.	15	CAN 12	EastCoastCats.ca	AHPC C2	Chris Prentice / Patrick LaRoche	10	5	18	21	5	10	9	5	13	21	55/BFD	34	13	[55]	164.0
9.	29	AUS 244	Mojo’s Working	AHPC C2 F18	Annie Gardner / Eric Witte	39	16	34	11	8	11	12	30	8	9	9	12	5	[39]	165.0
10.	16	CAN 216	ECC	C2	Anthony Boueilh / Maxime Picard	15	9	8	29	28	12	24	8	9	11	14	26	10	[29]	174.0
11.	17	USA 32993	Epic	C2	Matthew Lynch / Bret Moss	16	12	11	15	32	55/OCS	7	12	29	20	5	4	18	[55]	181.0
12.	3	USA 192	ShackAttack	AHPC C2	Ken Marshack / Ian Marshack	11	20	28	19	25	7	15	29	20	14	25	6	19	[29]	209.0
13.	46	USA 753	USA 753	F18 Nacra Infusion	Brooks Reed / Jeff Dusek	29	25	22	16	12	27	16	36	18	17	13	13	11	[36]	219.0
14.	12	CAN 100	Anastasia III	C2	Nicolas Dubé / Vincent Gagné	25	15	13	28	35	8	10	17	16	16	30	32	12	[35]	222.0
15.	39	USA 7007	Shrek Jr	AHPC C2	John Hoag / Todd Christensen	37	55/DSQ	15	17	15	6	8	55/DNS	12	5	24	8	27	[55]	229.0
16.	52	USA 1028	Infusion	F 18 Nacra Infusion	Guy Selsmeyer / JJ Johnson	20	55/DNF	55/DNC	6	13	16	14	14	14	19	6	19	35	[55]	231.0
17.	45	USA 111	USA 873	F 18	Sandra Tartaglino / Trevor Burd	18	55/DNC	55/DNC	12	9	18	13	10	22	10	7	9	55/BFD	[55]	238.0
18.	37	CAN 31	Sextant Marine	Hobie Wildcat	Olivier Pilon / Paradis Guillaume	14	19	17	27	27	30	23	11< span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">	19	23	12	28	55/DNC	[55]	250.0
19.	48	USA 1405	Lil Evil	F 18 Nacra Infusion	Chris Titcomb / Sam Adelman	21	28	10	9	10	23	31	37	24	40	11	16	32	[40]	252.0
20.	14	USA 1544	Cat House	F 18 Nacra Infusion	Kurt Korte / Chris Kennedy	21/RDG	21/RDG	12	7	31	24	35	15	27	18	16	55/DSQ	28	[55]	255.0
21.	30	USA 194	Montador de Olas	Hobie Wildcat	John Bauldry / Giselle Vaziri	28	21	21	34	22	13	34	23	7	24	22	20	40	[40]	269.0
22.	22	USA 024	ARG 007	C 2	Sergio Mehl / Nicolas Aragones	2	4	3	10	7	14	4	55/DNF	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/BFD	6	[55]	270.0
23.	53	CAN 1567	Nacra Infusion	F18	Jean-Marc Proulx / Martin Boucher	17	27	16	22	55/BFD	21< /p>	39	55/DNF	17	27	15	10	9	[55]	275.0
24.	44	USA 685	Old School	Narca Infusion	Jim Zellmer / Joseph Valante	26	32	20	26	16	55/OCS	36	31	28	13	36	15	15	[55]	294.0
25.	42	USA 217	Young Frankenstein	C2 F18	Chris Tuckfield / Sebastien Gouin-Davis	13	13	14	24	40	28	38	13	21	25	20	55/DNC	55/DNC	[55]	304.0
26.	8	USA 129	Red Rover	Hobie Wild Cat	David Stiemsma / Colin Caliban	34	33	29	23	18	17	18	35	42	34	18	23	22	[42]	304.0
27.	54	USA 1467	Sweet Siren	Nacra Infusion	Dan DeLave / Eileen Haubl	32	23	24	46	29	32	44	27	15	12	19	31	17	[46]	305.0
28.	34	USA 242	Suicide Port	C2	David Ingram / Mark Herendeen	23	24	25	33	23	20	22	21	37	36	34	27	30	[37]	318.0
29.	41	USA 100	Rastahobie	Hobie Wildcat	Rob Jerry / Gustavo Pinto	41	29	19	25	41	26	17	26	33	31	27	55/BFD	16	[55]	331.0
30.	6	CAN 92	Team Storm	Hobie Wild Cat	Brian Hunt / Seamus Woodward-George	35	26	30	44	26	33	28	18	32	32	21	33	20	[44]	334.0
31.	7	USA 7	Angry Waitress	Capricorn	Scott Miller / Patricia Miller	55/RAF	17	33	31	11	55/OCS	27	32	11	22	55/BFD	14	33	[55]	341.0
32.	26	CAN 769	AHPC C2	F 18	Maxime Loiselle / Louis-Philippe Éthier	8	6	55/DNF	30	14	4	55/DSQ	55/DNF	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	18	4	[55]	359.0
33.	5	USA 676	Lola	F18	Karl Langefeld / Beth Langefeld	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	43	19	22	29	28	25	15	8	11	55/BFD	[55]	365.0
34.	13	USA 94	Capricorn	AHPC Capricorn	John Giuliano / Peter Giuliano	55/DNC	55/DNC	26	32	21	44	47	33	41	26	10	25	24	[55]	384.0
35.	19	USA 99	Widespread Panic	F 18	Chad Schwall / Joe Buchert	12	14	55/DNC	47	42	38	37	19	35	39	28	36	39	[55]	386.0
36.	51	USA 246	Wes Wilcox	AHPC C2	Wes Wilcox / Graham Walker	19	55/DNF	55/DNC	14	37	55/OCS	19	41	39	30	31	21	25	[55]	386.0
37.	24	GER 623	Konfusion	Nacra F18 Infusion	Ulrich Gollwitzer / Ela Sliwerska	30	31	55/DNF	35	17	40	30	42	36	38	26	38	26	[55]	389.0
38.	40	USA 354	Sturgis Boat Works	Hobie Cat Wildcat	Todd Riccardi / Brendon Scanlon	22	22	55/DNF	37	34	34	40	25	43	37	32	43	29	[55]	398.0
39.	36	USA 220	Salva Vida	AHPC C2	Bo Kersey / Drew Carlyce	42	55/DNC	55/DNC	38	39	19	26	16	23	28	55/BFD	45	23	[55]	409.0
40.	10	USA 91193	C2	F 18	Kelly Krueger / Dan Krueger	33	55/DNC	55/DNC	18	36	15	32	22	30	45	35	39	55/BFD	[55]	415.0
41.	31	USA 28	Water Bison	Capricorn	Alex Van Brunt / Christine Nevile	27	35	55/DNC	50	44	39	43	20	26	41	37	29	42	[55]	433.0
42.	32	USA 564	99 Problems	Infusion	Matt Krogstad / Thomas Poutays	24	30	23	41	47	55/OCS	41	24	31	29	40	55/DNC	55/DNC	[55]	440.0
43.	20	USA 151	Fetch	Capricorn	Robert Todd / Mike McCloskey	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	40	20	31	33	40	40	35	29	40	36	[55]	454.0
44.	49	USA 851	Lira	Nacra F-18	Bill Bartlett / Dennis Bedgood	43	34	31	42	33	41	55/BFD	38	47	44	38	37	31	[55]	459.0
45.	23	USA 1025	Jaypro Sport	Nacra Infusion	Michael Ferrara / Rex Denton	40	36	27	49	45	36	55/BFD	39	38	43	33	42	37	[55]	465.0
46.	33	USA 1	Poseidon	Nacra I nfusion	Kenneth Madsen / Tyler Burd	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	36	24	55/OCS	25	34	34	55/DNC	55/DNC	44	34	[55]	506.0
47.	11	USA 2576	Candied Yams TPQ	Hobie Tiger 18	Paul Krutty / Kimberly Krutty	36	55/DNC	55/DNC	8	48	29	55/BFD	55/DNF	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	22	41	[55]	514.0
48.	47	USA 245	Bravata	C2	Dino Garbero / Marco Garbero	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	52	49	42	45	44	45	33	17	41	43	[55]	521.0
49.	2	USA 147	147	AHPC – Capricorn	Gregory Vadasdi / Nicholas Comby	55/DNC	37	32	48	43	37	49	43	44	42	39	55/DNC	55/DNC	[55]	524.0
50.	38	CAN 1084	Infusion	F 18 Nacra Infusion	Lisa Reid / Nate Reid	31	55/DNC	55/DNC	45	38	35	42	55/DNF	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	35	38	[55]	539.0
51.	50	USA 1152	Sub-Mission	Hobie Tiger	Blair Toland / Matt Knowles	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	39	46	43	46	55/DNF	46	46	41	48	46	[55]	566.0
52.	18	USA 81< /a>	F 18	F 18	Joe Bouchier / Ian Bouchier	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	51	55/DNF	45	50	55/DNF	48	47	55/DNC	47	45	[55]	608.0
53.	21	USA 5150	Gettin’ Tacky	Tiger 18	Richard Vilvens / Daisy Eng	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	53	50	46	48	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	46	44	[55]	617.0
54.	4	ITA 77	Team ETD	C2	E.J. Foss / Peter Shope	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNS	55/DNS	55/DNS	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	55/DNC	[55]	660.0

2011 Farr 30 Worlds Video!

September 22, 2011 by Sail1Design Editor Leave a Comment

By Vince Casalaina.

The Farr 30 Class is making a comeback. This year they signed up to sail their World Championship as part of this year’s Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay.

They signed up twelve boats from North America and Europe to come to the regatta based on what a great event the Big Boat Series always is. It’s a prestigious event and every year sailors who know the Bay look forward to September. The strong winds and fog have mostly gone away and in their place there’s sun and moderate breezes.

Not this year. The temperatures were chilly and the winds were rarely below 20k. That’s a handful in a 30 foot boat and the sailors got a first hand look at just what the Bay can dish out. It wasn’t survival conditions, but it certainly put a premium on good boat handling skills.

You’ll see some great downwind rides here: boats running through chop with spray flying and the front third of the hull hanging over the top of the next wave. There’s also the requisite amount of carnage – sails so wrapped the only way to untangle it is with a knife.

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Deneen Demourkas, the Class president, won the regatta by sailing a really spectacular final day, beating out Scott Easam who had led the regatta for the first three days and Jim Richardson who jumped into the Class because the boats are so much fun and of course they have the owner driver rule in place.

We see great things in the future for this Class that’s been around for many years. Keep an eye out for their next World Championship and watch how they are building up a vintage Class.

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