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Sunfish 2010 World Championship Results
Tuscany, Italy – Jonathan Martinetti of Ecuador has won the 2010 Sunfish World Championship. On the last day of the regatta there was a single race planned. Martinetti entered the day with a narrow 5 point lead of David Mendelblatt. Mendelblatt went on to win the final race, while Martinetti was 6th – creating a tie on points. By virtue of his 3 first place finishes, Jonathan won the tie breaker.
Both Jonathan and David are to be congratulated for sailing an amazing regatta. In addition, the youth of our Sunfish Class have demonstrated that they will be a force to be reckon with for many years as Junior sailors took six of the top 10 positions overall!
Thank you to the Italian Sunfish Class for hosting the event. Get ready for Curacao in 2011!
LaserPerformance runs World Open Regatta on both sides of the pond, simultaneously!
LaserPerformance runs World Open Regatta on both sides of the pond, simultaneously!
LaserPerformance North America and LaserPerformance Europe will host the inaugural LaserPerformance World Open Regatta June 26th – 27th, 2010 with US racing held at Sail Newport in Newport, Rhode Island and European racing held at SailLaser Weymouth, England and Portland National Sailing Academy. When the scores are in an overall LaserPerformance World Open Champion will be selected using a scoring matrix that takes into account the size of the fleet and finishes.
The event will bring together the Laser, Laser Radial and Sunfish classes for a weekend of top level competitive racing. The Bug class will enjoy “fun races”, suitable for less experience sailors as well as budding youth sailors. LaserPerformance and Sail Newport have a number of Bugs available for charter, so even if you’re not a boat owner, there are plenty of opportunities to get afloat and get involved, no need to be a landlubber!
US Entry fee is a bargain at $70.00 including food and entertainment.
Event website for all information including NOR, registration, charter information, lodging etc: http://na.laserperformance.com/special-events/worldopen
I have attached the full press release with more information and images. As always, if you would like more information, have questions or would like additional quotes or an interview, we are at your service, and of course if you would like press access to the event and access to a press boat we would love to have you!
Sail Legendary,
Yours,
Sarah H. Schaill
PR Executive
LaserPerformance North America
T (203) 663 4576 M (843) 327 2325 www.laserperformance.com
shark 606
I owned shark 606 “windrift for mant years sailing out of RoyalHamilton yacht club. She was built in 1967. Ibought her in 1972′ My wife and I raced her with modet success, But also cruised her extensivly on lake ontario. We logged 6,168 nautical miles before trading up to a c&c 25 in1976. Thank you so much for the article and many memories it brought back We sailed both coasts of the lake in all weathers with only one or two moments of dismay
what could go wrong
Ken, Great piece you share with the world. Advise for sailors of all ages, team or fleet should take to the race course every time. “Mast fouling” new to us old guys. Splendid RPODR last weekend. See you next year at AYC. Cheers, Robie Pierce
