Protest Time now complete – no Gold Fleet hearings
No hearings
….and the Ferraris had a late challenge from a GBR team (powered with an Esso Tiger in the tank?) to divide the dominators!
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Sunfish North American Championship Final Results
Bill Brangiforte Wins North American Championship
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Mattituck, NY, USA – One month ago, Bill Brangiforte withdrew from the World Championship because of tendanitis in his left elbow. Unsure he could compete in the North American Championship, he decided to come anyway and see how things went. He took a race by race approach and monitored his elbow closely.
This approach proved to be the magic formula for Bill. In the final race of the regatta, Bill had a clutch performance in the breezy conditions that threatened his elbow the most. He finished second overall in the race, to clinch the North American Championship. Bill narrowly beat his long time friend Mark May, who finished the regatta second, 5 points behind. Recently crowned Youth World and Junior North American Champion Jose Guitierrez rounded out the top 3.
Sailing Collegiate Dinghies Clinic at Harvard, 17-19 August 2010
Sailing Collegiate Dinghies Clinic at Harvard
Program:
Three-day clinic intended for high school and college sailors who wish
to learn collegiate sailing techniques and practice like one of the top
college sailing teams in the country. It will be a great opportunity
for sailing teams that need a little extra coaching boost to get some
additional instruction. All aspects of sailing the Collegiate FJ and
420 will be covered. Specific topics will include straight-line speed,
tacking, gybing, and boat handling for starting. Sailors will use the
drills and copy the techniques that helped the Harvard Sailing Team win
5 straight Fowle Trophies as ICSA Team of the Year. Please note,
strategies and tactics may be covered in the clinic, however the focus
will be on sailing the boats well. Sailing will take place in
Harvard’s fleet of FJs and 420s.
Cost: $185.00 per sailor
Location: Harvard Sailing Center, Cambridge, MA
Dates: August 17 (Tuesday) – August 19 (Thursday), 2010
Times: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Contact: info@CrimsonSailingAcademy.com
85-SAILING-1 (857) 245-4641
For more information visit us at www.CrimsonSailingAcademy.com/racing.html
Lightning Atlantic Coast Championship Final Results
2010 Lightning Atlantic Coast Champs – Severn Sailing Association, Annapolis, MD
Series Standing – 3 races scored
Information is provisional and subject to modification
Regatta results saved: Monday, July 26, 2010 9:54:22 AM EDT
Division: Lightning (38 boats) (top)
| Pos | Bow/Sail | Club | Skipper | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total Points |
Pos |
| 1 | 25/ 15425 | Starck, David | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 89/ 14589 | Taboada, Brian | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10.00 | 2 | |
| 3 | 12/ 15412 | Scanlon, Tim | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18.00 | 3 | |
| 4 | 40/ 15240 | SSA | Constants, Steve | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22.00 | 4 |
| 5 | 31/ 15131 | Phelan, Patrick | 12 | 6 | 10 | 28.00 | 5 | |
| 6 | 45/ 15345 | Brown, William | 17 | 7 | 5 | 29.00 | 6 | |
| 7 | 09/ 8330 | Patten, Caroline | 15 | 10 | 6 | 31.00 | 7 | |
| 8 | 30/ 15430 | Camarda, Andy | 28 | 5 | 2 | 35.00 | 8 | |
| 9 | 07/ 15367 | Harrington, George | 6 | 13 | 21 | 40.00 | 9 | |
| 10 | 36/ 14036 | Coplan, Justin | 2 | 4 | 39/BFD | 45.00 | 10 | |
| 11 | 51/ 15151 | SSA | Becker, Geoff | 1 | 39/BFD | 9 | 49.00 | 11 |
| 12 | 01/ 14881 | Egan, Daniel | 10 | 11 | 28 | 49.00 | 12 | |
| 13 | 97/ 14597 | Taboada, Keith | 13 | 25 | 12 | 50.00 | 13 | |
| 14 | 48/ 14548 | SSA | Guth, Jon | 16 | 17 | 17 | 50.00 | 14 |
| 15 | 16/ 15016 | SSA | Brickell, Jamie | 14 | 9 | 30 | 53.00 | 15 |
| 16 | 05/ 14855 | Benboce, Mavry | 11 | 28 | 16 | 55.00 | 16 | |
| 17 | 67/ 14567 | Allen, Mark | 8 | 24 | 25 | 57.00 | 17 | |
| 18 | 06/ 15406 | SSA | Keyworth, Tyler | 29 | 15 | 14 | 58.00 | 18 |
| 19 | 81/ 14581 | SSA | Friebele, Joe | 36 | 16 | 8 | 60.00 | 19 |
| 20 | 04/ 15351 | Barden, Pierce | 19 | 3 | 39/DNC | 61.00 | 20 | |
| 21 | 19/ 14719 | Bogardus, Bill | 7 | 27 | 29 | 63.00 | 21 | |
| 22 | 76/ 15276 | Lange, Philip | 25 | 18 | 22 | 65.00 | 22 | |
| 23 | 32/ 15132 | Gibbs, Brian | 39/OCS | 14 | 13 | 66.00 | 23 | |
| 24 | 27/ 14688 | Hayes, Brian | 34 | 22 | 11 | 67.00 | 24 | |
| 25 | 55/ 15055 | Hutchison, Hugh | 27 | 20 | 20 | 67.00 | 25 | |
| 26 | 53/ 15353 | Terhune, Allan | 18 | 39/BFD | 15 | 72.00 | 26 | |
| 27 | 20/ 14120 | Kirsy, Collin | 35 | 19 | 19 | 73.00 | 27 | |
| 28 | 88/ 14888 | Sengstackcan, Bob | 20 | 39/BFD | 18 | 77.00 | 28 | |
| 29 | 71/ 14174 | Shewfelt, Ann Marie | 24 | 30 | 24 | 78.00 | 29 | |
| 30 | 03/ 14553 | Welch, Rick | 32 | 21 | 27 | 80.00 | 30 | |
| 31 | 02/ 14942 | Moyer, Dick | 31 | 26 | 23 | 80.00 | 31 | |
| 32 | 08/ 14276 | Barney, Dale | 22 | 23 | 39/DNC | 84.00 | 32 | |
| 33 | 83/ 15083 | Werner, Jason | 21 | 32 | 32 | 85.00 | 33 | |
| 34 | 75/ MEX 14975 | De Rienzo, Aroldo | 23 | 33 | 34 | 90.00 | 34 | |
| 35 | 54/ 15054 | SSA | Lange, Jonathan | 26 | 31 | 33 | 90.00 | 35 |
| 36 | 22/ 14222 | Roberts, Russ | 30 | 29 | 31 | 90.00 | 36 | |
| 37 | 87/ 14287 | Lutian, Dave | 33 | 39/BFD | 26 | 98.00 | 37 | |
| 38 | 98/ 15232 | Hall, Robert | 37 | 34 | 35 | 106.00 | 38 |
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US Optimist National Championship Final Results from FIshing Bay Yacht Club
For Full Results, go here: http://optinationals2010.org/results/
by Lina Scott
July 24, 2010 (Deltaville, VA) – Since July 17, some of America’s best junior sailors, and several international sailors, have gathered in Deltaville to compete for the title of National Champion. Fishing Bay Yacht Club has been the host yacht club for the 315 sailors, their coaches, and their families. The championship regatta included Team Race Nationals, Girls Nationals, and Open Fleet Nationals. The event has been quite successful, with only a few postponements due to light air. It has been a great opportunity for young sailors to challenge themselves by competing against the very best. Open Fleet Nationals also gave new competitors some valuable experience by setting up a separate course, complete with experienced coaches, for the Green Fleet.
Team Race Nationals (July 16-19) – Team Racing consisted of 24 teams who competed in a Swiss League format, which set teams of four against each other on a short, tight course. The sailors completed 108 races over a course of three days. The format resulted in two divisions, with Gold being the top level and Silver the second. Going into the last race, LISOT Blue led Lauderdale YC 4 by 3 points. But the race, which counted 6 points was won by Lauderdale YC 4. As a result, first place in the Gold division went to the Lauderdale YC 4 Team, made up of Wade Waddell, Liza Toppa, Alie Toppa, Christopher Williford, and Duncan Williford. The LISOT Blue Team of Alexandra DelBello, Reiner Eenkema van Dijk, Drew Gallagher, Ty Ingram, and Harry Koeppel finished in 2nd place. In 3rd place were Andy Widmeier, Justine O’Connor, Ben Kern, Ian MacDiarmid, Nic Muller, and Wiley Rogers on Team M One. The LISOT Black Team, made up of Jared Gaynes, Matthew Kaplan, Will Logue, Jack Parkin, and Sean Walsh, came in 4th place.
In the Silver division, the LISOT Red Team of Matt Logue, Florian Eenkema van Dijk, Henry Fernberger, Travis Bobley, and Russell Clarida took 1st place Benton Cove Racing Team members Tyler Fleig, Noah Kelleher, Cameron Grubb, and Olivier Grubb finished in 2nd place. The Gnarly Red team, made up of KB Knapp, Peter Sterflinger, Ceci Wollmann, Chrissie Klinger, and Jack Budhill finished 3rd. The Loot Silver Team of Alec Chicoine, Joey Diamond, Mehvish Khan, Alyson Turner, and Amy-Katherine Turner came in 4th place.
Girls Nationals (July 20) – In this part of the event, 80 very talented girl sailors competed in three races on a 1.5-mile trapezoid course. Haddon Hughes of Houston Yacht Club came in 1st place, winning the girl champion title. She was followed by Eliot Caple of Naples Sailing Center in 2nd place and KB Knapp of Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club in 3rd. Martina Sly of Coral Reef Yacht Club finished in 4th place. After the day’s racing, the girls and the other competitors got to meet Anna Tunnicliffe, 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winner, 2-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year and 2009 World Sailor of the Year. She gave them some valuable sailing advice and signed autographs. She also posed for photos with the girls, who got to wear her gold medal. The young sailors really enjoyed meeting Anna and asking questions about how she achieved so much in their sport.
Open Fleet Nationals (July 21-24) – For the open fleet, Day 1 and Day 2 were scheduled for qualifying races that placed the sailors into Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Pearl Fleets. This format allowed the top sailors to compete against those with similar abilities. Day 2 did not have enough wind to race, so the qualifying races only actually took place on Day 1. On Day 3, the four fleets each got in 2 races. They completed 3 races on the fourth and final day of the regatta. In Gold Fleet, Nic Muller of US Sailing Center of Martin Co. came in 1st place. Richard Schuurmans of Houston Yacht Club came in 2nd place and Harry Koeppel of Larchmont Yacht Club finished in 3rd place. In 4th place was Eliot Caple of Naples Sailing Center. Girls overall winners were Eliot Caple of Naples Sailing Center in 1st place, Haddon Hughes from Houston Yacht Club in 2nd and Alexandra DelBello of American Yacht Club
In Silver, Alie Toppa of Lauderdale Yacht Club finished in first. She was followed by Ford McCann of Texas Corinthian Yacht Club in 2nd, Audrey Giblin of Shrewsbury Sailing and Yacht Club in 3rd, and Federico Jover of Uruguay in 4th. In Bronze, Jed Londrey of Fishing Bay Yacht Club won 1st place. Sophie Sole of Houston Yacht Club came in 3rd, Jensen Mctighe of Lauderdale Yacht Club came in 4th, and Matt Logue of Riverside Yacht Club finished in 4th. In Pearl Fleet, Gantt Shiflet of Davis Island Yacht Club finished in 1st place. Jillian Ticatch of Houston Yacht Club came in 2nd, Thad Hutcheson of Texas Corinthian Yacht Club came in 3rd, and Stephen Streater of Norfolk Yacht Club came in 4th.
View results, photos, video and more now on at the event website http://optinationals2010.org
About Fishing Bay Yacht Club
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is a private non-profit sailing club located in Deltaville Virginia, on scenic Fishing Bay in the mouth of the Piankatank River. FBYC promotes the art of sailing through Junior, One Design, and Offshore Racing and Cruising. FBYC could not present an event of this magnitude without the support of the USODA Partners (including Name Partner Layline) its Local Hosts Deltaville Maritime Museum, Deltaville Boatyard, Jackson Creek Condos, Harbor House Community, Norton Yachts, Chesapeake Yacht Sales, and Christchurch School, along with generous contributions from numerous sponsors listed on the event website at http://optinationals2010.org, a state of the art site replete with more information about the event. For more information on FBYC, please visit www.fbyc.net
Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships 2010 Final Results
Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships 2010 * Monday 19th July – Friday 23rd July 2010 * Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy
For Immediate Release: 3 Sad Old Blokes win Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships
Date: Friday 23rd July 2010
Competitors took to Lake Garda this morning for races 13 and 14 of the Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships. The Gold Fleet to the Yellow/Torbole course and the Silver Fleet to the Blue/Riva course. The fleet was full of tired but determined faces as the fleets cast off the pontoons. Hill (GBR) and Burlton (GBR) both “appeared” remarkably cool going into the final day of racing, with just 4 crucial points separating them, it seems appearances were deceptive.
Conditions were lively on both race courses, with a constant 18 knots of wind at the start of racing. The Gold Fleet, enthusiastic as ever to get race 13 underway were recalled having jumped the line with 15 seconds to the gun. With the well worn black flag raised, and the course re-set after a 20 degree wind shift the Gold Fleet were underway for their penultimate race of the Championship. Ian Ainslie (RSA) and crew pulled out a great lead on the fleet in the first lap of the windward leeward course and finished the race over a minute ahead of Geoff Carveth (GBR) in second place. Jerry Hill (GBR) finished eighth, Luca Rodion (RUS) finished ninth and Craig Burlton (GBR) finished tenth. It was all to play for in the final race.
Yet again the fleet were recalled on the first attempt of starting the final race of the championships and only got away after the black flag was hoisted. The glorious Garda sunshine finally ran out as the fleet beat to the windward mark, the black clouds burst and the wind dropped to 8 knots and swung back 30 degrees. The Race Officer was in a quandary; finish the race in unstable conditions or shorten the course after the first lap? As the fleet were making their final approaches to the leeward gate, the race committee raised the Tango flag and signalled to the fleet to finish. Unfortunately for many of the fleet, the flag was not recognised and only a canny few held their kites and carried on to the finish line.
Adrian Peach, Niall Myant, Nathan Batchelor and Ian Mills (GBR) won the final race of the Championship. “I think that half the fleet didn’t read their sailing instructions! I was sailing with 3 coaches, who had ALL read the SI’s! My tactician, Nathan used to coach the Topper fleet, and immediately recognised the “T” flag!” explained Peach. “My son has been on the phone asking me to get him a bullet; I didn’t think it was going to be possible but it was a great way to finish the event!”
32 boats in the Gold Fleet did not react to the Tango flag and continued to sail the course leaving them outside the 15 minute time limit for the Championship and as a result added a “Did Not Finish” (DNF) results to their score sheet. As the fleet came ashore and realised their mistake, their faces feel and disappointment soared. A disappointing finish for many Championship campaigns.
Ben Saxton, Tim Saxton, Nicola Brook and Matt Rainback (GBR) the young crew onboard Rola-Trac were scored DNF in the final race, but in spite of this, finished the Volvo Laser SB3 World Championship in third place, a fantastic achievement considering this is the crew’s first season in the boat. Rola-Trac will be a boat to be watched in the future and we look forward to seeing them on the podium this evening.
Ian Ainslie, Roger Hudson and Adam Martin (RAS) from Proximo finished in second place. “A hatrick of second’s for me at the SB3 Worlds!” claimed Hudson. The South African’s are always a favourite at SB3 events, will their luck change in time for the UK Worlds?
After 14 races, with scores including 3, 5, 1, 4, 1, 11, 1, 1, 27, 18, 1, 2, 8, 9 Jerry Hill, Joe Lewellyn and Grant Rollerson (GBR) are World Champions in the Laser SB3 Class. Catching up with Jerry Hill after racing, he explained, “We’ve been fast all week and we’ve sailed really well together. We’ve had 5 first and lots of other top 5 results. Our problem at previous World Championships has been carrying “big results”. I have to admit, I was in pieces this morning and I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to hold it together, I really didn’t think I could cope. But we sailed really well today, we didn’t have a great start to the first race today, we found ourselves quite deep, but we pulled back places and managed to get in front of Craig [Burlton]. Going into the last race we had 6 points on Craig [Burlton] and 8 points on Ian [Ainslie]. We sailed really well up wind and stayed with Ian [Ainslie] and Craig [Burlton]. At the leeward gate we saw the “T” flag, but also saw that nobody was going to the finish, so we headed up wind and tried to find the Sailing Instructions…they were soggy, but when we saw some of the back markers of the fleet sailing for the finish, we hoisted the chute. Our World Championship title rested on this decision. I am ecstatic that we were right and I am looking forward to celebrating tonight!”
The Silver Fleet is won by Vincenzo Graciotti who racked up an impressive 6 first places in the finals.
With 14 races completed and a great time had by all, the 2010 Volvo Laser SB3 World Championships concludes this evening with the prize giving ceremony at the Circolo Vela Torbole.
In 2011 the Laser SB3 World Championships will be hosted by the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay, UK from Monday 16th – Friday 20th May.
Championship website with full results, images and video can be found at: http://worlds2010.lasersb3.com
