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Official publication of the International Laser Class Association North American Region US Postal Service: Please return undeliverables to: ILCA-NA 2812 Canon Street San Diego, CA 92106 USA Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608 Please return undeliverables to: Bleuchip International PO Box 25542 London, ON N6C 6BC
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District Contacts ....................................................................................................6 President’s Report ..................................................................................................8 Working with Regatta Network..........................................................................10 Regatta Reports District 10 Radial & 4.7 Championships............................................11 Chesapeake Bay Masters........................................................................12 District 25 Championships.....................................................................14
Editors
Sherri Campbell & Jerelyn Biehl ILCA-NA
O’Day Championships............................................................................16
Officers
Great Lake & Great Lake Master Championships...........................18
Andy Roy Chairman 15 Claudette Court Peterborough, ON K9J 7Y7 Canada 705-750-0189 aroy@bell.blackberry.net
2013 Event Schedule.............................................................................................21
Meka Taulbee Vice Chairman Dunedin, FL USA 727-631-7005 meka@sailfit.com
Membership Applications....................................................................................29
District Reports......................................................................................................22 Why Join the Laser Class?...................................................................................28
Eric Reitinger Treasurer 7908 Normandy Drive Mt Laurel, NJ 08054 609-206-2973 er4599@gmail.com Lauralee Symes Secretary 6901 SE Oaks Park Way, Slip 27 Portland, OR 97202 503-274-2818 llsymes@comcast.net Al Clark Member at Large 337 E 6th North Vancouver, BC V7L1P7 604-988-4799 al.clark@shaw.ca Sherri Campbell Executive Secretary 2812 Canon Street San Diego, CA 92106 USA phone: 619-222-0252 fax: 619-222-0528 sherri@odmsail.com
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Cover: District 25 Full Rig sailors out on the Pacific Ocean. Steven Leuck rounds in 204231. Photo by David Schack.
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District 1
District 9
District 18
District 2
District 10
District 19
Danielle Dube, 8 Sunnydale Dr Glen Haven, NS B3Z 2T8 902-823-2802, danielle_dube947@hotmail.com Philippe Dormoy, 385 Place Desmarest, Ile Bizard, Quebec, H9C 2G8 514-620-8124 Philippe_dormoy@steris.com
District 3
Nigel Heath 416-417-0193; nigel_heath@manulife.com D3 website: www.d3laser.com
District 4
Brigitte Smutney, Sail Manitoba; 409-145 Pacific Ave. Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6 204-925-5647 sailing@sportmanitoba.ca www.sailmanitoba.com
District 5
Mark Lammens 510 Cynthia St. Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K7 306-975-0833, sasksail@sasktel.net www.sasksail.com
District 6
Andy Hunt, 111-2260 W 8th Ave Vancouver BC V6K 2A7 604-733-9663, hotline: 206-525-5788 athunt@vcn.bc.ca www.district6x.ca
District 7
Derek Snow 28 Starlit Road Tiverton RI 02878 401-625-5973 Laserd7@gmail.com
District 8
Ted Cremer, 7 MapleStreet Blue Point, NY 11715 631-363-8830, tcremer@optonline.net www.laserd8.tripod.com
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Chas Williamson, 9 Lagrand Court Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-0630 cw26@cornell.edu
John Shockey 216-386-1920 johnrshockey@gmail.com
Eric Reitinger 7908 Normandy Dr Mt. Laurel NJ 08054 Er4599@gmail.com http://d10.laserforum.org
District 20
Jon Deutsch 3422 Blithewood Dr, Richmond VA 23225 804-305-1244, jon@laserdistrict11.org http://www.laserdistrict11.org
District 21
District 11
District 12
Rob Bowden Rbowden707@gmail.com www.d12laserforum.org
District 13
Antolin Rivera, PO Box 26674 Tampa, FL 33623 813-837-3013, shipajoyo@yahoo.com www.laser.org/m/_general/d13.asp
District 14
Cal Herman, 7038 Catina St New Orleans, LA 70124 504-282-1770
District 15
Forest Atkins 157833@gmail.com 214-686-7035 https://groups.google.com/ forum/?fromgroups#!forum/txLaser/
Ken Swetka 27022 Koerber St., St Claire Shores, MI 48081 248-635-5363 www.d19laser.org
Steve Dolan 21140 Chancery Ct. Brookfield, WI 53045 262-506-8879, dolan@mcw.edu http://d20.laserforum.org/ Erik Ahlquist D21.sec@gmail.com D21.laserforum.org
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Kurt Hoehne, 524 N 67th St Seattle, WA 98103 206-335-8776, kurthoehne@gmail.com
District 23
Geoff Hurwitch Geoffh437@yahoo.com
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Nick Burke nburke@skysail.com http://skysail.com/sailing/d24/
District 25
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Jorge Suarez, 7 Covina Ave Long Beach, CA 90803 562-260-8116. jorgesuarez0@yahoo.com Groups.yahoo.com/group/nalaserdistrict25
District 17
Guy Fleming, 44-392 Olina St. #6 Kaneohe, HI 96744-2617 808-955-4405, guynsyd@hawaii.rr.com
Tim Fitzgerald, 2322 Bromfield Circle Wichita KS 67226, 316-650-3636 TIMFITZ875@gmail.com John E. Coolidge, Jr., 1113 Hanover St Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-309-1926 jc@chattprint.com
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President’s Notes ANDY ROY I’m writing this on September 25th, the day Oracle Team USA took the America’s Cup in an unbelievably exciting 19-race showdown. Once again, the involvement from past Laser champions in the Cup is notable. Olympic gold medalists Ben Ainslie, Tom Slingsby and Russell Coutts of course played major roles in Oracle’s win. Emirates Team NZ’s skipper, Dean Barker, is also a past Laser champion. And, I would be remiss not to mention a major contributor to Oracle’s win. Scott Ferguson, Oracle’s lead wing design engineer, is well known to all of us as a World Masters Champion and all around great guy. I was also very impressed with Larry Ellison’s answers to questions in the post-award press conference, and particularly one of his closing remarks. “I think the regatta was absolutely spectacular”, said Larry, “and if a bunch of kids watched this regatta on television and are inspired to go out and start racing Lasers, then I’m a happy guy”. Right on, Larry!! So with the Cup racing over and the days getting cooler here in the great white north, sadly it’s time to wind things up for the sailing season for many of us. Looking back on 2013 the highlight on the Laser schedule had to be the North Americans in Kingston, with a fantastic 250 sailors (73 Standard, 162 Radial and 15 4.7 rigs) competing out of the CORK Portsmouth
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Olympic sailing centre. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to be there, but I understand it was a successful event. Congratulations go out to Lee Parkhill for a hard fought win in the Standard Rig, to Erika Reineke with a narrow one point win over Brenda Bowskill in the Radials, and to Macey McCann for taking the 4.7 fleet. I did manage to get to the Fall CORK regatta, and the turn-out was strong and very competitive for a mid-September regatta. What impressed me was seeing so many youth sailors having fun out on the race course (despite the cold rain on Saturday!), with kids as young as 12 competing right up at the top of the Radial fleet. A special congratulations goes out to sons of two good sailing buddies of mine. Noah Collinson, just 13, finished tied for 4th in the 36-boat radial rig fleet at Fall CORK, and Matti Muru, aged 15, won the Canadian Youth (under 19) single-handed (Radial) fleet sailed in Vancouver in August. Holy cow, 13 and 15, what are you feeding those kids Scott and Rob? The Radial fleet continues to be a true success, and there’s been a bit of growth in the 4.7 fleet in North America, although it would be nice to see more and hopefully one day see fleets approaching the size of the massive Laser 4.7 entries in some European events. There are no major updates to report on the Laser legal case (Bruce Kirby, Laser Performance, ILCA and ISAF), is moving to the “discovery” phase. ILCA representatives will be continuing to try to get the parties to reach an out of court settlement.
The last major event on the schedule for Master sailors is the North Americans in Newport, Rhode Island in mid-October, hosted by the New York Yacht Club. Should be a good one. Finally I draw your attention to a page in this TLS issue where we have reprinted from the NA Class website: “Why join the Laser Class Association?” This is to remind members some of the reasons why a strong class association is important, and that “Your membership dues are used to keep the Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 as THE singlehanded dinghy to sail and race in North America and throughout the world!” Have a great autumn!
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In 2006, ILCA-NA partnered with Regatta Network to provide on-line membership database services and expanded to include regatta reporting and the overall Grand Prix scoring. Since then, over 75% of our 2000 members have joined or renewed their memberships through the on-line system. A huge advantage of RN’s regatta registration/scoring modules are that they are tied in to the membership database, making it a snap to verify class membership at regatta registration. RN also provides a quick and easy on-line registration solution for fleets that may not have the resources to set up their own system. However, as with any new system, there are some quirks. Here are some of the more frequent questions we’ve seen over the years:
Membership
I’m a member trying to renew, but the database search doesn’t find me? What’s up? The search is stupid. No, really! First of all, try just using your last name or city (leave the other two boxes blank). If you’ve got a name suffix (like “Jr” or “III”,) try putting your last name plus the suffix in quotation marks (“White Jr”). The search is not case sensitive, so don’t worry about that. Be consistent. If you go by a nickname, either remember to use your legal name for all registrations or just your nickname. It has to match year-to-year to pick up the prior year. Do I have to be a US Sailing or Canadian Sailing Assn. Member? Why are you asking for my USSA or CANSail membership number? You don’t have to be a US Sailing or CSA member – just leave the box blank if you aren’t. If you are a USSA or CANSail member, then Regatta Network can autopopulate the data fields by pulling your info from their databases. I’ve already renewed on-line, but I forgot to add a family member. Can I add one on-line? Unfortunately, no. You can email the information to: Sherri@odmsail.com and send a check or use a credit card (see page 31 of this issue) for $25 for each additional member. I renewed my membership, but something happened before I could pay. Now it says I’m current and won’t let me pay? Don’t worry – you show up as “unpaid” in the administrator’s Membership Inbox. Within a week or so, you’ll get an e-mail with a direct link for payment. Just follow the link to pay on-line or send us a check.
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When I try to register for an event, it says I need a valid ILCA-NA membership – but I renewed already! The program is very sensitive to how your name is in the membership database – it has to be a perfect match. “Dan Williams” does not equal “Daniel Williams.”
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We want to run an event using Regatta Network. How do we get started? There are two ways to go about it. If you have a bank account already set up for your fleet or club, go to www. regattanetwork.com, click on “LOG IN” and then the “SIGN UP” button. Fill out the form on-line and submit it to Regatta Network. You’ll be contacted within a couple of days with your account log-in info. The other way to do it is through the ILCA-NA’s account. Just contact ILCA-NA Executive Director Sherri Campbell (sherri@odmsail.com) OK, we’re set up – how much does it cost and when do we get paid? Regatta Network charges 7% of registration fees and 4.5% of other fees. They send out a reconciliation on the 1st and 15th of the month along with a check for the net amount. If you are using the ILCA-NA’s account, we’ll send you one check just before the event with the proceeds collected to date and one check after the event with reconciliation. How do we make sure that everyone registering is an ILCA-NA Member? In the Event Information screen, make sure to check the “Ask for Class Association Member Number” box is checked and choose the ILCA-NA in the “Verify Against” drop-down list.
I need to change my address. Can I do that on-line? Sorry, but the only time you can edit your membership record is when you renew. If you need to change anything mid-year (address, email, etc.), just send an email to: sherri@odmsail.com and we’ll take care of it.
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District 10 Radial and 4.7 Championships ERIC REITINGER The Districts were held at Brant Beach August 17-18. This had the largest turnout for both fleets I’ve ever seen (I have records dating back to 1999) which was great news, 32 radials and 6 4.7s. After a later start on Saturday, 3 races, either W/L 3 or 5 legs were completed in a light 5-8mph out of the north east. Andy Widmeier proved the most consistent of the day winning 2 of the races and had his sister Maddie, only a few points behind. In the 4.7s sailing the same courses and number of races. Max Voellinger sailed very consistent taking the lead for the day. Day 2 brought better winds from the same direction. This time the velocity was up to 10-15mph with gusts giving the sailors 4 great races. Andy solidified the win with another solid day of racing, finishing in the top 3 every race. Margaret MacCormack scored a picket fence to take the win for the 4.7s. Top 5 Radials Andy Widmeier (Brant Beach) Richard Gordon (Cedar Point) Mack Bryan (Yacht Club Stone Harbor) Maddie Widmeier (Brant Beach) Dante Rienzi (Brant Beach) Top 3 4.7s Margaret MacCormack (Toms River)
Christian Neuman (Riverton) Shannon Kearney (Toms River) Just a note, you probably saw in last issue that the D10 full rig champs happened early in the season. I decided to split the events up this year based on how Laser sailing works in our district. I was fortunate to schedule the event just after programs ended, which to me gave more juniors a chance to sail. I was very impressed with the turnout and hope this weekend will be used in years to come and get more juniors sailing in a local class event. Photo by Beth Reitinger
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Bob Tan wins 2013 Chesapeake Bay Masters Championship Regatta JON DEUTSCH It was a great weekend for a regatta and a great regatta was held at Fishing Bay Yacht Club for 42 Laser Masters Sailors. Winning the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship Regatta for his second time – Bob Tan from Severn Sailing Association emerged as the 2013 champion. Saturday morning the competitors arrived to mostly clear skies and a nice 8 knot breeze out of the south. The breeze was supposed to die in the late morning, but that only happened once the sailors were sent out after postponing ashore for a bit. Upon returning to shore, Margarett Podlich and Mike Toms organized paddle board team relay races which were a big hit to kill some time. By mid-afternoon the breeze started coming out of the east and we sailed 3 races in 7-11 knots. In the 3 races Dan Herlihy [A] (FBYC) was the most consistent with a 1-3-5 to lead the day. Mike Schmidt [M](MRSA) followed in 2nd with a 3-4-7. Glen Walker [A](CYC-NC) got a bullet in the two-lap 2nd race to be top 5, while Bill Lawson [M](SSA) finished first in the 3rd race. Saturday evening the sailors gathered around the projector to watch the replay of the America’s Cup match between Oracle and Team New Zealand that had taken place earlier in the day. That was followed by a spectacular Alain Vincey dinner of crabcakes and steak attended by 65 sailors and guests including a special guest of honor – former FBYC Laser Fleet Captain, prior event chairman, past FBYC commodore and masters sailor – David Hazlehurst. Sunday’s forecast was for similar conditions to Saturday with the wind expected to die around 11:30. The earlier start at 10 got us a solid light-air race in the Piankatank. Gavin O’Hare [A](EYC) won the heavily contested boat end and won the right on the first beat to lead the fleet to a win in the race. Going into the final race any of the top 5 were in contention. Unlike the first race of the day – it was the left that paid off big. Finn Hassing [GGM](ODC) was at the pin and caught a nice lefty to fetch the first weather mark in first. As the fleet made their way down the run the wind just about shut off. Progress was slow, but the fleet was able to make it to the finish of the race. Finn kept his lead for the race to take the bullet, but it was Bob Tan [M](SSA) who jumped up the leaderboard after dropping a 19th in the 3rd race to take the overall title by 4 points. Bob is now a two-time winner of the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship having previously won the regatta in 2003.
Grand Master 1. Eric Johnson (SSA) 2. Darrell Van Hutten (DCYC) 3. Don Hahl (BBYC) Master 1. Bob Tan (SSA) 2. Mike Schmidt (SSA) 3. Bill Lawson (SSA) Apprentice 1. Dan Herlihy (FBYC) 2. Gavin O’Hare (EYC) 3. Luke Shingledecker (SSA) This regatta went incredibly smoothly and that could not have been accomplished without plenty of help. Our race committee gave us some great races and got us on an off the water at optimum times. Thanks PRO Rick Klein along with David Clark, Cathy Clark, Becky Dale, Debbie Cycotte, Ric Bauer, Sharon Bauer & Ruthanna Jenkins on the signal boat. They had John Beery, Mosby West and Roger Carver on the weather mark boat while Mike Dale and Ron Jenkins helped on the line/gate boat. Alain put on a great dinner and we want to thank the the rest of the fleet members for their help with the land program – Len Guenther, Mike Toms, Brad Squires, Frank Murphy and Dan Herlihy. On behalf of Fishing Bay Yacht Club – we’d like to thank everyone for coming and hope you join us again next year for the 33rd Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship – most likely in October 2014.
Overall: Bob Tan (SSA) Great Grand Master 1. Jacques Kerrest (PRSA) 2. Roger Link (WRSC) 3. Finn Hassing (ODC)
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2013 District 25 Championship Regatta STEVEN SMITH The Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) Labor Day Holiday Regatta in Long Beach CA was also our venue for the 2014 Laser District 25 (Southern California and Las Vegas) Championship for Lasers and Laser Radials. Also contested that weekend was the first event of the 2013-2014 Southern California Youth Yacht Racing Association, Ullman /Frost Series for Laser and Radial sailors 19 years and younger. Combining the three events attracted sixty three racers from as far away as Oregon, Arizona, San Francisco Bay Area, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Diego. All these sailors must have known something, as ABYC hosted another successful regatta and Long Beach served up perfect racing conditions. If you lived away from the Southern California coast you were roasting in unseasonably hot temperatures the days leading up to the regatta. The warm weather greeted everyone at ABYC as well Saturday morning and the drooping signal flags did not presage much relief as the numerous fleets drifted or were towed to the traditional ABYC race area in San Pedro Bay. Thankfully a breeze filled in, allowing the Race Committee (RC) to start on time, the first of six separate fleets that would share the race course. Lasers started before Radials on a twice around windwardleeward course in marginal hiking conditions. In a freshening breeze, the RC shortened the course to once around in second race, but several of the eventual top Radial racers did not notice the change and had to return to finish after sailing nearly the entire windward leg in error. Keeping things interesting, the RC even threw in reaching legs for race three in Force Three to Four breezes. Laser fleet winners: Oliver Toole, Richard Didham, Matthew Long, Stephen Long (with Perpetual), Michael Bradley. Photo by John Gresham
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On the water photos by David Schack
Back at the clubhouse; Laser racer Michael Bradley from ABYC/Long Beach YC was first followed by Stephen Long from Santa
Barbara YC (SBYC)/Cabrillo Beach YC and Pat Toole from SBYC. Despite high scores in race two; Radial racer Lola Bushnell from San Francisco (SFYC)/St. Francis YC (StFYC) was in first, followed by Cooper Weitz from Cal YC/ABYC, tied with Wills Johnson from Newport Harbor YC. Conditions greeting us Sunday morning left no doubt we would not be reft of breeze as we sailed out to enjoy full hiking conditions in solid Force Four winds all day. PRO Martyn Bookwalter and his RC team ran races for all six fleets in quick succession all weekend with no General Recalls, all the while adjusting the length of the starting line to accommodate the large Laser and Radial fleets vs. the smaller fleets. Also on Sunday, ABYC ran races for Kiteboards which are becoming increasingly popular along the Long Beach shoreline. Despite the Kiteboard course being close to the Gate Mark of our course, they were not a distraction; however, one would occasionally blast through our fleets on our downwind legs. Once ashore we were treated to a generous and welcome buffet of snacks upstairs in the clubhouse as we awaited trophy presentations. In the Laser Fleet; Stephen Long nipped Michael Bradley by a mere two points to win the ABYC Labor Day Regatta and the Laser District 25 Perpetual Trophy. Michael was followed by Stephen’s brother, Matthew Long, Oliver Toole from SBYC and Richard Didham from San Diego YC.
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Radial fleet winners: Cooper Weitz, Chris Weis, Lawson Willard, Lola Bushnell. Photo by John Gresham
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Photo: Johnson/ Jacobi/Long, 1st/2nd/3rd. Photo credit: Marc Jacobi
Day 2 saw a cold front sweep in, with a phasing 7-15 knot northwester blowing against the southerly rollers left over from the prior day. Johnson again showed mastery, scoring another 4 bullets. Long and Jacobi’s duel continued, with both competitors having an equal day on points allowing Long to remain in 2nd Overall. Further back in the fleet, Glen Dickson (Bay Head, NJ) solidified in 4th, with Eric Reitinger (Mt. Laurel, NJ) and Mike Rossum (Washington, DC) tied on points in 5th/6th, Day 3 was chilly, the puffy northwesterly a bit less vigorous and the seas flattened from 24 hours of of the northwester blowing them down. Johnson remained dominant in the first race while Long and Jacobi tussled mid-fleet, swapping positions at least 10 times in tacking duels before Jacobi took control on the final run to finish ahead by 3 feet! Dickson stumbled a bit in this race, raising the hopes of Rossum, who had his best finish of the regatta in 2nd. The final race was a nail-biter. Johnson was clearly, untouchably in first but Long’s lead over Jacobi had dwindled to one point. Jacobi started at the boat, Long further down the line and quickly in dirty air. Jacobi held 2nd throughout the race; while Long rounded the first mark a distant 6th before making an inspired charge through the fleet, closing to within 10 lengths of Dickson in 3rd. It wasn’t quite enough: Long’s 4th place finish allowed Jacobi to nab 2nd overall by 1 point after 10 races. Dickson’s 3rd finalized his 4th overall standing, with Rossum nudging Reitinger out of 5th. Manasquan River Yacht Club ran a superb event on and off the water: RC work was great, the membership and staff were welcoming, and the open-ocean conditions were a welcome change from flat bay or sound sailing. Hopefully the class
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2014 Schedule Regatta World Championship ISAF Grade 1
Laser SR: Santander, ESP Sept 8-Sept 21 JR: Douernenez, FRA Aug 16-23
Radial
Laser 4.7
Masters
Karatsu, JPN Aug 8-15
Hyeres, FRA Oct 3-12
Women’s: Douernenez, FRA Aug 21-23
Mens: Gdynia, POL July 19-25
Youth:Gdynia, POL July 26-Aug 3
NA Championship
40 GP pts. ISAF Grade 1
Alamitos Bay YC June 12-15 www.abyc.org
Alamitos Bay YC June 12-15 www.abyc.org
Alamitos Bay YC June 12-15 www.abyc.org
Canadian Championships
Royal Vancouver YC Vancouver, BC July 25-27
Royal Vancouver YC Vancouver, BC July 25-27
Royal Vancouver YC Vancouver, BC July 25-27
US Championships
St Francis YC San Francisco, CA July 31-Aug 3
St Francis YC San Francisco, CA July 31-Aug 3
St Francis YC San Francisco, CA July 31-Aug 3
Rochester YC Rochester, NY Sept 11-14
CORK
Kingston, ON www.cork.org August 16-20
Kingston, ON www.cork.org August 16-20
Kingston, ON www.cork.org August 11-14
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Midwinters East
Clearwater, FL www.clwyc.org Feb 20-23
Clearwater, FL www.clwyc.org Feb 20-23
Clearwater, FL www.clwyc.org Feb 20-22
Sarasota SS Sarasota, FL Feb 14-16
Midwinters West
Richmond YC Richmond, CA March 28-30
Richmond YC Richmond, CA March 28-30
Richmond YC Richmond, CA March 28-30
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Rolex Miami OCR
Miami, FL (men only) www.ussailing.org January 25-Feb 1
Miami, FL (women only) www.ussailing.org January 25-Feb 1
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Atlantic Coast Championships
District 1
District 1
District 1
TBD
Pacific Coast Championships
Santa Barbara YC Santa Barbara, CA June 27-29
Santa Barbara YC Santa Barbara, CA June 27-29
Santa Barbara YC Santa Barbara, CA June 27-29
Gulf Coast Championships 25 GP Pts
Ft Walton YC Ft Walton Beach, FL June 21-22
Ft Walton YC Ft Walton Beach, FL June 21-22
Ft Walton YC Ft Walton Beach, FL June 21-22
Ft. Walton YC Ft. Walton Beach, FL May 17-18
No Coast Championships
District 21
District 21
District 21
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Great Lakes Championships
District 18
District 18
District 18
TBD
30 GP pts. ISAF Grade 2 30 GP Pts, ISAF Grade 2
30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1
30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1
30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1
ISAF Grade 1
TBD
TBD
25 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 2
25 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 2
Jericho Sailing Centre Vancouver, BC July 18-20
25 GP Pts
25 GP Pts
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District Reports District 1 Danielle Dube Nova Scotia, CAN This past summer was a very successful one for District 1 laser sailors. The local regatta circuit consisted of the usual suspects (Spring Series out of RNSYS, ARK in Bedford, and the SMSC Bay Wind Regatta), as well as the Laser Canadians held at SMSC. Most sailors then moved on to either compete in smaller local regattas (LYC Sailfest, and the Bamse Cup held in Dartmouth), or to bigger venues across Canada and the United States. The big highlights from this season were of course the Canada Summer Games (more on this later), and the Youth World Championships in Cyprus, where Corinne Peters of RNSYS placed a very respectable 25th out of 40 against a tough fleet of youth competitors from across the globe. Before getting into the nitty gritty of results, I just want to say that having been fortunate enough to do some coaching this spring and summer out of the Royal NS Yacht Squadron, I was very impressed to see the level of sailing improve quite rapidly, and it was a joy to see sailors work hard in training and reap the rewards of hard work with breakthrough performances in competition. We certainly have a lot of talent out here on the east coast! Chronologically ARK was the first official regatta of the season, and this year it also served as the Canada Games qualifiers. In the radial class, Will Jones of RNSYS came away with the win, closely followed by Corinne Peters and Luke Ruitenberg, both of RNSYS. With Corinne finishing as first female, this granted her a berth in the 2013 Canada Summer Games. In the standard class, Fraser Wells of New Brunswick (sailing for RNSYS) took the top spot, followed by Henry Machum and Bryant Wood of RNSYS. In the Nova Scotian trials, this meant that Henry Machum would represent the province at the Games in Sherbrooke. Next was the Laser Canadians held in St. Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia. In the radial class, Malcolm Lamphere of the United States finished first, followed by Luke Ruitenberg of RNSYS, and Carsten Faubel of CRYC. In the laser class, Sandy Beatty took the top spot, followed by Marek Zaleski of Noroton Yacht Club and Alexander Palmeter of RNSYS. At this point, LYC Sailfest (Lunenburg, N.S.) and the Laser North Americans in Kingston, Ontario coincided, with some sailors choosing to stay and race closer to home. In the final results of LYC, Henry Lockyer (RNSYS) edged out teammate Spencer Dalzell for the regatta win. At the same time in Kingston, conditions were tough for our sailors, though Luke Ruitenberg, Will Jones, and Alec Chicoine, (all of RNSYS) managed to find their way into the gold fleet. From there it was a struggle in the light and flukey air, but the last day brought windy conditions and our sailors were finally able to put in some great performances. In the laser class, Fraser Wells finished 18th, and Henry Machum 27th (both gold fleet). Next was the Buzzards Bay regatta in Massachusetts. In the radial class, out of 99 boats, Nathan Dunn (RNSYS) finished 4th, and Will Jones 5th. Alec Chicoine (from Ohio but sailing for RNSYS) finished
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12th, and Luke Ruitenberg finished as unlucky number 13 after experiencing gear failure in the penultimate race. For the girls, Meghan Henneberry (RNSYS) finished 22nd overall, Claire Sears (of New Brunswick, but sailing for RNSYS) finished 28th, and Antonia Lewin-LaFrance (RNSYS) came in 30th. In the standard rig, Jack Bignell of RNSYS had a fantastic regatta and finished 3rd out of 57. Bryant Wood finished in 7th, and Alexander Burke (RNSYS) in 15th. At the Canada Games in Sherbrooke, Fraser Wells, sailing the laser standard for New Brunswick, came away with the Gold medal! Henry Machum of N.S. placed 6th, Nick Gauvreau of Newfoundland finished 8th, and Zach Chaisson of PEI finished 10th. In the radial class, Corinne Peters of Nova Scotia collected a silver medal, Jill Landry of NB finished 6th, and Madeline Tweel of PEI 7th. Next on the list was Cork International. In the radial class, 6 of the top 10 sailors (out of 122) sailed for RNSYS. Luke Ruitenberg won the event handily, followed by Corinne Peters in 4th, Nathan Dunn in 5th, Will Jones in 6th, Alec Chicoine in 7th, and Meghan Henneberry in 9th. Antonia Lewin-LaFrance finished in 16th, Claire Sears in 30th, Henry Lockyer in 40th, and Lauren Sullivan in 49th (all in the gold fleet). In the 25 boat standard fleet, Thomas Balk (RNSYS) finished 4th, followed by Max Seward (RNSYS) in 5th.
Fewer sailors took part in Cork OCR. In the radial fleet, Corinne Peters finished 13th overall, and in the standard fleet, Fraser Wells finished 14th, Sandy Beatty 18th, Henry Machum 20th, Bryant Wood 22nd, Alex Burke 26th, and Jack Bignell 28th. Finally some D1 sailors competed in the Youth Nationals in Vancouver, Canada. In the women’s radial fleet, Antonia Lewin-LaFrance finished 5th, Meghan Henneberry 6th, Lauren Sullivan 9th, Alannah Peters 10th, and Claire Sears 12th. In the men’s radial, Luke Ruitenberg finished 11th, and Nathan Dunn 15th. So while apparently long winded, these are the results from July and August in a nutshell!! It was a busy summer and here in D1 we will continue sailing long into the fall. Happy sailing everyone! District 3 Nigel Heath Ontario, CAN This past summer in D3 will definitely not be remembered for its strong winds, but hey what can you do? Check out d3laser.com for the results of the Fogh Gold Cup series. Congratulations to all the winners. Prizes are available for pick up at Fogh Marine. Master sailors take note, we will be re-activating the Ontario Masters Sailing Team in 2014 as we up our game in preparation for the Masters World
Championships in Kingston in July 2015. Details still to be worked out but we will likely have two teams and will encourage anyone interested to come and participate. District 4 Brigitte Smutny Manitoba, CAN Another busy summer comes to an end. With 7 nearly new Lasers, imported from West Coast Sailing in Portland, the Laser fleet in Manitoba is slowly growing. Besides the usual team training on the weekends Sail Manitoba offered 5 training camps and 8 regattas for Laser sailors. A highlight was the two Qualifiers and the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrook, QU. The Laser District 4 Championships was run by Falcon YC and the first place went once again to Kyle Ross. For the first time we hosted the Manitoba Master Championship, which consisted of 2 one day regattas, one at Falcon YC and one at Gimli YC. Winner of the series was Bill Dawson, a grand master. Our last day of training is scheduled for October 12 and we do hope the snow and ice is holding off until then. District 6 Andy Hunt Vancouver, CAN Please accept my sincere apologies for not submitting a report for the Summer edition of The Laser Sailor. Due to health issues, I have not been sailing my Laser recently and, therefore, have been out of touch with the Laser community. Activities in District 6 have started to slow down now that summer is almost over. Since June 15 (the deadline for the Summer edition of The Laser Sailor), there has only been a few local regattas. The first three regattas had good numbers participation wise but the fourth regatta had very few boats. Things started out with the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club hosting their annual WAVES regatta. This regatta continues to draw competitors from around BC and Washington. There were 18 Standard Rigs and 21 Radial Rigs. Unfortunately, I am unable to find the complete results on the RVYC website or anywhere on the internet. The regatta itself was held on June 28 - 30. 2013. The Lasers and Radials sailed on their own course. Based on results from June 29, local RVANYC sailors and RVICYC sailors were dominating in the Laser and Radial fleets. The next regatta was the BC Youth / BC Laser Master / Kamloops Invitational Regatta. This regatta was held at the Quilchena Sailing Centre on Nicola Lake on July 6 and 7. The winds at Nicloa Lake did not cooperate and there were only 3 races on Saturday and no races on Sunday. There were a total of 12 Standard Rigs (9 Masters, 2 Youth and 1 Open), 2 Radials (both youths) and 2 Laser 4.7s (youths). After the master handicap system was applied, Doug Honey (Master) was declared the winner, Second place in the master division was Mark Fitzsimmons and third place went to Jacek Suski. In the youth / open division, Sascha Smutny (open) was first and Max Lauretta was second while Thomas Hardy was third. In the Laser Radial Fleet, Graham Brown was first and Carson Prefound was second. In the Laser 4.7 Class (which has really never caught on in District 6), Selkirk Engman was first and Matthew Stranaghan was second. The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club hosted the 2014 Sail Canada (formerly Canadian Yachting Association) U-19 Canadian Youth Championships.
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There were Standard Lasers as well as a male and female division in the Laser Radial Class. The event was on August 28 - September 1, 2013. The race committee ran 12 races over the four days of racing. Competitors came from all over Canada with the majority coming from BC, Ontario and Quebec. There were 14 sailors in the Standard Fleet, 18 female Laser Radial sailors and 30 male Laser Radial sailors, There were no Laser 4.7s. Matthew Sherar (Ontario) was first in the Laser Standard Rigs while Max Gallant (RVICYC) and Nick Smith (RVICYC) were second and third. Adrian Vlasiic (RVANYC) was fourth. In the Laser Radial (male) division, Matti Muru (Ontario) was first. RVANYC sailors Alexander Fritz, Graham Harney and Fillah Karim were second. third and fourth. Philippe Pasquin (Quebec) was in fourth place. In the Laser Radial (female) division, two US based sailors but who are members of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, took first and second places in the event. Hanne Weaver was first and Ellie Shaw Unger was second. Third place went to RVANYC sailor Miranda MacGillvray. Fourth and place went to Quebec sailor Coralie Vittecoq while fifth place went to Holly Antonia Lewin-Lafrance who hails from Nova Scotia. The last regatta was the Rocky Point Youth Circuit Regatta. By all accounts,the parents (volunteers) made this regatta a great success. There were 17 Laser Radials (both female and male) and 5 Lasers. The regatta was held in Port Moody at the Rocky Point Sailing Association on September 14 and 15. Fillah Karim was first, Alexander Fritz was second, Miranda MacGillvray was third and Harper Eskuri was fourth. In the Laser Full Rigs, Adrian Vlasic, Dominic Fritz and Chris Wilson were first, second and third. All of the local clubs have now ended their evening racing programs. Due to lack of wind on some nights, some of the races were cancelled. The only two clubs (and I apologize for not researching more) that I know that host evening races are the Jericho Sailing Centre and the Surrey Sailing Club. Casual evening racing is a good way for the novice sailor to learn how to race without the stress of major competition. Everyone has to start somewhere and somehow. Good luck and HAVE FUN. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments. FYI There are plans to have a mini west coast circuit (for masters) next summer. Regattas would be the 2014 Pacific Coast Laser Masters (July 18 - 20), the 2014 Canadian Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 Championships (July 25 - 27) and the US Laser, Laser Radial Championships (July 31 - August
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3), The PCC Masters (JSCA) and the Canadian Championships (RVANYC) will be in Vancouver while the US Championships are at the St. Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco). District 7 Derek Stow Tiverton, RI One of the things that makes Laser sailing in New England so rewarding is its variety. There are small local regattas with fleets of 10-15 sailors, mediumsized events with 20-30 sailors that attract many of the best sailors from the district, and huge multiclass events like the Hyannis Regatta, the Newport Regatta, and the Buzzards Bay Regatta that draw much larger fleets with sailors coming from all over North America. There are one day, two day and three day regattas. There are events on bays and sounds and rivers and big lakes and little puddles. Whatever your preference you will find something to your liking. And this summer has been no exception. On June 22-23, New Bedford YC hosted the first annual John Bentley Regatta for the Saltmarsh Trophy which was was also the area qualifier for the US Singlehanded Championship. The regatta was named in honor of one of District 7’s most popular Laser sailors, John Bentley, who passed away in December last year. The regatta is a continuation of a regatta that John ran for many years from nearby New Bedford Community Boating. Different place but same spirit. The winds on Saturday were somewhat variable and shifty but on Sunday we had perfect Buzzards Bay conditions with 15-18 knots from the SW. Things got a bit emotional at the awards ceremony with several sailors speaking of their favorite memories of John. Mark Bear reminded us that John, never one for ceremony, had blown off his planned memorial service by arranging for Superstorm Nemo that day, and then had fixed the perfect sailing weather for us on the last day of this regatta. What better memorial! Laser Results 1. Brian Fisher 2. Mark Bear 3. Peter Follansbee Laser Radial Results 1. Sophie Naughton 2. Ariana Kwoh 3. Christina Persson
The Lipton Cup at Squantum YC on July 6-7 is the perfect example of one of those smaller local regattas that usually attracts the local sailors. Except some years some ringer from out of town shows up and gives the locals a lesson, as Thomas Gallagher of Larchmont YC did this year with almost a clean sweep of first place finishes to win the regatta. Second and third in the full rigs were Gary Werden and Eric Aker. Peter Girard was first in the Radials and Kyle Easton was first 4.7 rig sailor. Hank Thorburn hosted the first regatta in the Maine Series on July 6th in Harpswell, Maine. 13 boats enjoyed 7 races with a light wind. Food and drink followed. Congratulations to the top three, Peter Follansbee, Colin Gowland and Dave Frazier. The Newport Regatta on July 13-14 was plagued by light winds on the first day that challenged some of the best sailors in the fleet. But better conditions on Sunday allowed the cream to rise to the top. Congratulations to Jack McGuire of Camden YC who dominated the Full Rig fleet on both days. Arianna Baker was first Radial. Laser Results 1. Jack McGuire 2. Britt Hughes 3. Lynne Shore 4. Peter Seidenberg 5. Peter Follansbee The ever popular Stone Horse Regatta on July 20 attracted almost 30 sailors this year. David Alfonso of MIT won the full rig fleet followed by Mark Bear and Peter Follansbee. The first three in the Radials were Anoush Longerstaey of the home club followed by Bradley Brown and Jeff Morgan. The Casco Boat Laser Fleet at Portland YC in Maine boasts on their website that they sail “where the beautiful scenery of Casco Bay takes a backseat to some of the best Laser sailors in the world.” They could be right. The second regatta in the Maine series was hosted by Portland YC on July 21 and the best Laser sailors in the world on Casco Bay that day were Arthur Blodgett, Colin Gowland and Ed Rowe who all finished within 3 points of each other for the top 3 places. About 60 Laser and Laser Radial sailors enjoyed a long weekend on Cape Cod on July 26-28 at the 71st annual Hyannis Regatta. This regatta draws people from far and wide with Laser sailors this year representing clubs in California and Hong Kong, and a very strong contingent from District 11.
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Laser Results 1. Brian Fisher 2. Peter Vessella 3. Jack McGuire Laser Radial Results 1. Zach Hill 2. Matthew Schofield 3. Leo Boucher The Buzzards Bay Regatta on August 2-4, hosted by New Bedford YC this year, was the largest Laser regatta in the district this summer with an entry of 57 Lasers and 97 Radials. The Radial fleet was so large it had to split into two fleets sailing two days of qualifiers for gold and silver fleets on the final day. Buzzards Bay was also the District 7 Championship and Grand Prix Regatta for Radials this year. Laser Results 1. Daniel DelBello 2. Mark Bear 3. Jack Bignell 4. Peter Vessella 5. Steve Kirlkpatrick Laser Radial Results 1. Clay Broussard 2. Jack Marshall 3. Hugh Macrae 4. Nathan Dunn 5. Will Jones The Light House Regatta on Lake Cobbosseecontee in Maine was held on Sunday August 4. It was a classic lake sailing day with winds varying from 10 knots to 1 knot with big shifts followed by a finale of a storm front with 25-30 knots which capsized most of the boats and drenched all the sailors. Everyone dried out while they enjoyed lobsters, burgers, hot dogs, salad and corn followed by Evelyn Kieltyka’s world famous freshly baked blueberry cake. Congratulations to the winners Arthur Blodgett, Max Jennings and Syd Sewall. On Saturday August 17th the Maine Series held the third of its five regattas in Belfast. The event was the Come Boating! Small Boat Regatta and was part of the Belfast Harbor Fest. Besides Laser racing there were rowing races, a wooden boat show and a competition to build an 8’ skiff in 4 hours or less, plus music and food. The Laser sailors racing represented US, Canada and England as well as 4 states CT, MA, NH & ME. The fleet enjoyed a shifty 5-12 mph out of the west with 20 degree shifts to the
southwest. All in all, 7 short windward/leeward races were sailed allowing 1 throw out. Bill Rothwell of Lynnfield, MA had things sewn up early with bullets in the first 4 races. A late charge by Sally Sharp who won the last 3 races was not enough to catch Bill and so she finished second and was the first woman. Local, Colin Gowland finished third.
Details of upcoming regattas are always on the schedule on the District 7 Website at www. laserdistrict7.com. You can contact me about any district matters at laserd7@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.
up the facilities at Sodus Bay into a first class sailing center. In the next report, we shall also include Seneca YC, and the Deathroll Regatta at Willowbank, and a regatta at Cooperstown. The District 9 Championships, at Sodus Bay JSA (13-14 July 2013), was held in light winds throughout the sunny weekend, sometimes with reasonably large windshifts, favouring the lighter sailors in the light wispy winds. Somehow on day One Chas Williamson had speed in the choppy waves (from the relentless motorboats), and led at the end of the first day, counting thowout race, from Scott Possee, always fast at Sodus ! Chas started off with a first just pipping Scott, followed by Danny Lawless, and Chris Wilson, after catching up from 6th at the first mark. The top 5 of the 20-boat fleet was rounded out by Chippy Williamson. Race two saw Danny Lawless sail beautifully to win from “Lucky” Luke Miller, and Tom Shaw from Cazenovia. Chas was down in tenth, but followed this with a 2-3-2, to lead over night. On day Two Chris Wilson won the first race followed by Scott and Chas. The final race saw Chas first around the windward mark but his “rocket-speed” (according to Dan Fien) did not materialise and he was only fourth round the leeward mark, overtaken by Scott and Alana Macdonald, as well as Chippy Williamson. Chas went right on the beat and lost touch with Scott, who went left, won the race and championships. Chippy got second in the race and top Junior in the regatta. Overall, great job by Scott Possee, followed by Master sailor Chas, just in front of Danny Lawless, and Chris Wilson, always fun to race with. Luke came in 5th in front of Brendon Cook and Masters trophy winner Dan Fien. Well done Father and Son Teams, Chas and Chippy Williamson, Luke and Joe Miller, and Wes and Peter Britton ! Final placings were: 1. Scott Possee; 2. Chas Williamson; 3. Daniel Lawless; 4. Chris Wilson; 5. Luke Miller; 6. Brendon Cook; 7. Daniel Fien; 8. Chippy Williamson; 9. Alana Macdonald; 10. Alex Grassl; 11. Alex Steo; 12.. Thomas Shaw; 13. Peter Britton; 14. Wes Britton; 15. Max Odena; 16. Justin Reisch; 17. Kyle McGraw; 18. Griffin Lange; 19. Joe Miller; 20. Nicholas Egloff.
District 9 Chas Williamson Ithaca, NY
District 10 Eric Reitinger New Jersey
As for last year, this summer in upstate New York, we had a very nice balance of moderate breezes and light weather, but no really wild weather that we raced in. I include here the results of the District 9 Championships at Sodus Bay. Mike Foley did an outstanding job of running this regatta, and building
My yearly summer report always could be read as a novel since we have so much sailing but as usual I like to cut it to keep it short. We have a lot of sailors that travel all over the world sailing I figure I will mention all the venues and what kind of sailing we have going on locally.
On the weekend of September 7-8 Sail Newport hosted the New England Laser Masters. 48 sailors battled it out in 10 races run north of the Newport Pell Bridge on the Eastern Passage of Narragansett Bay. As well as most of the top Masters sailors from New England and other East coast states, the competition was enhanced by visitors from Canada and the Dominican Republic. On Saturday, racing started in a SW breeze of 10-15 knots which increased to 16 knots gusting to over 20 by the end of the day leading to exciting reaching conditions and some spectacular wipeouts at the windward mark near the bridge. On Sunday, racing started in a lighter westerly breeze which shifted to the NW and freshened to over 15 knots for parts of some of the later races. Congratulations to Marc Jacobi on winning the overall 2013 New England Laser Masters Championship. First Apprentice - Steve Kirkpatrick First Master - Marc Jacobi First Grandmaster - Andrew Pimental First Great Grandmaster - David Frazier Thanks to everyone who sailed in the district this summer. I know some regattas had significantly higher turnouts than last year. At a time when everyone seems to be bemoaning the decline of sailing it is gratifying to see that our small corner of the sport is strong and even growing.
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Travel events include: North Americans US Sailing Youth Champs US Sailing Jr. Women’s Singlehanded US Nationals Pacific Coast Championships Buzzard’s Bay Regatta District 7 Champs European Radial Champs New England Master’s Championships US Sailing Adult Singlehanded As for local events, the various YRA’s, LBIYRA, MAYRA and BBYRA all had weekly Jr. Interclubs for juniors. Club races also took place at various clubs all summer. BBYRA also held events like the Iron Man which was boys only and the Powder Puff which was girls only. The Jr. Olympic Regatta is always the highest attended event of the summer. Clay Johnson continued his regatta winning streak this year by taking the O’Day Championships at Manasquan River Yacht Club. The regatta was sailed in the ocean and a lot of fun. Look for us to host a District Championships there in the near future. As we approach the fall, events not listed below already happened and will be mentioned in the next report. Clay Johnson has brought back the Toms River Fall Series which had a great turnout last year and hopes to grow this year. The winter brings the fun frostbite series for those who don’t want to put their boats away for the winter. Cooper River and Monmouth are the two major series we have. If you’re in the area, bring your boat and enjoy the sailing in the winter. October 6, 13, 20, 27 Toms River Fall Series October 12 Marsh Creek Fall Regatta November 3,10.17,24 December 1,8,15 Monmouth Frostbite November 3, 17, 21, 24, December 1 Cooper River Frostbite District 19 Ken Swetka Michigan Michigan’s summer season had some great regattas. As of this writing the fall regattas were just beginning. Below are some regatta reports. D19 Championship Regatta by Tom Trautman On June 22nd and 23rd, Harbor Springs was home to the 2013 District 19 Laser Championship Regatta. This event was hosted by Irish Boat Shop and the Little Traverse Sailors. Top Laser sailors from across
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the state competed for the District 19 title on Little Traverse Bay. Two days of racing were scored with 3 races on Saturday, 3 races on Sunday and one throwout. We had a total of 16 boats on the water, a few less than we hoped for, but the talent was high which made for some tight racing around the marks. In the end, sailing with the Irish Fleet, it was Harbor Springs own Polk Wagner who finished in 1st place and took home top honors. Polk had a low score total of 11 points after the one throw-out was allowed. Another summer resident and Irish Fleet competitor, Mac Jacob, finished in 2nd place with a total of 17 points. 2nd, 3rd and 4th positions were all within one point of each other. With 18 points it was District 19 Manager, Ken Swetka, taking 3rd place and nudging 4th place finisher with 19 points, Aras Karaitis from Kalamazoo off the podium. The winds were light on Saturday and light to medium on Sunday, but even without heavy winds the competitors enjoyed the venue and were treated to a barbeque and awards ceremony at Irish Boat Shop. Other sponsors we would like to thank and who helped make the event happen were Little Traverse Sailors, Petoskey Brewing, the Bob-In and Shaggy’s Skis. The event was so successful and the venue so perfect it was decided that next year’s District 19 Championship will be held in Harbor Springs again. Full results can be found online: Pl Competitor 1 Wagner, Polk 2 Jacob, Mac 3 Swetka, Ken 4 Karaitis, Aras 5 Savage, Leigh 6 Dohan, John 7 Hanson, Bruce 8 Miller, Graham 9 Farrell, Patrick 10 Gulyas, Evan 11 Karaitis, Yvtenis 12 Raderbaugh, Cole 13 Peet, George 14 Axelson, Jim 15 Bosch, Thomas 16 Fisher, Greg Lake Lansing Annual Regatta by Doug Carlson Saturday, August 17, 2013. Sailed in light, variable wind, the 2013 Lake Lansing Laser Regatta was nevertheless a big success. And, thanks to Avon
Sailboats for their sponsorship, many sailors went home with valuable door prizes - if not a trophy. Overall winner Doug Carlson, of the Lansing Sailing Club, combined two firsts and two seconds to set the stage for his regatta victory by staying close to the second place sailor in the final race. Runner-up was Rob Linden of Columbus, Ohio who also won two races on the afternoon. Steve Johanson was third overall. First among the women competitors was also a LSC member: Susanna Tellschow. Competitors were generous in their praise of the Race Committee and Regatta overall which finished with a terrific Steak and Chicken BBQ with Corn on the Cob, Baked Potatoes, Coleslaw, Baked Beans and ice-cream. Brenda Maynard got well deserved kudos for her work to make the BBQ such a success. For Regatta pictures taken by Stephen Wagner go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/lansingsailing/ sets/72157635112644611/. Detailed results can be found at http://www. lansingsailing.org. Place Skipper 1 Doug Carlson 2 Rob Linden 3 Steve Johanson 4 Jim Meyer 5 Mike Moody 6 Peter Johanson 7 Susanna Tellschow 8 Jo McGlew 9 Gary Marx 10 Susan Peters 11 Bob Miller 12 Scott Watkins 13 Ken Swetka 14 Olav Messerschmidt 15 Meghan Walter 16 John McEnhill Also on September 7 – 8 the Laser Great Lakes and Masters Great Lakes were held at Lake Muskegon. They did a great job hosting and there is a separate regatta report for that. That’s all for now from D19 (Michigan)! As always check www.D19Laser.org for more reports and photos! District 20 Steve Dolan 198003 dolan@mcw.edu Fall is around the corner and with it comes the conclusion of another great summer of Laser racing
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here in the land of District 20. Still a few more events on the calendar so get out there before the ice comes in. Frostbiting to start soon at Belmont Harbor and Lake Pewaukee next month. Stay fit and see you all out on the water. Below is a recap of what went down on the regatta circuit this summer and a fleet report for the up and coming Pewaukee Lake Laser Fleet Vlad Kobal. Chicago Yacht Club, Belmont station May 4-5. 15 boats. Sunny skies 8- 12 knots from the Northwest. Matt Woodworth took first. Roman Plutenko 196151 second and Rick Strilky 176078 third. Ice Breaker. Pewaukee Yacht Club May 18. 7 Boats. 3-6 knots, large shifts, flat water and a few fishermen to contend with. Beautiful sunny day. Dave Poquette 187723 took first followed by Steve Dolan 198003 in second and Kent Jones 193968 in third. June 2. Dinghy Regatta at Milwaukee Yacht Club. 7 boats two fleets. Cold cloudy day. Wacky westerlies bouncing off the adjacent buildings 10-12 knots. Sailed inside the government break wall. Dave Poquette 187723 took first in the Standard Rig and Kent Jones 193968 first in the Radial Rig division. July 6-7 Summerfest Regatta at Milwaukee Community Sailing Center. Sailed on Lake Michigan with sunny skies and an airshow overhead both days. 6-8 knots from the north each day with larger (2-3) foot waves on Sunday. 8 boat fleet. Mark Kastel 66263 took first, Paul Todd Merrill 116222 second and up and coming youth rock star Pieter van den Kieboom 177349 third. Aug 10-22 Al Henning Memorial Regatta at Racine YC. A bust. No Lasers showed. Aug 17-18 Gin Hobelman Memorial Regatta. Chicago Corinthian YC. 10 boat fleet. Roman Plutenko 196151 took first. Rick Strilky 1706078 second and Andrew Aronson in third. Here’s Andrew’s regatta report: “SE 5-10 knots both days. Smooth water. Chicago Air Show as a distraction in between races. Chicago Corinthian YC was an excellent host and awarded 1.75 rum bottles as prizes. Finally they found what motivates Laser Sailors!” Aug 31 End of Summe r Regatta at North Shore YC. Cancelled. YC closed due to extensive renovations on site. Sept 7 Titletown Regatta at Windjammers SC Sumaico, Wisconsin. Cancelled, Venue undergoing dredging – no ramp access. Sept 14-15 District 20 Champs at Milwaukee YC. 14 boat Full rig and 4 boat Radial divisions. Many talented juniors schooling the rest of us. Three Minnesotans traveled down south to join us. Sunny skies 6-8 knots from SSW on Saturday. Large unpredictable 30 degree shifts on Saturday. Mind numbing for the back of the packers like me. Usual rock stars had it all figured out however. Sunday brought the same 6-8 knots breeze with occasional larger puffs. More consistent oscillations with smaller shifts. Rain was the theme for the day. In the Radial division.l Lawson Levine 199796 took top prize followed by Max Joyce 183848 in second and Kent Jones 193968 in third. In the Standard rig,
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Roman Plutenko 196151 returns to the District 20 Champs winners circle. In second and top Junior was Malcolm Lamphere 182029 and in third Bruce Martinson 159089 hailing from Minnesota. Here is what’s happening in Pewaukee: This summer’s Pewaukee YC Laser fleet was a great mix of talent with lots of very competitive sailors. There were almost 19 people in this mix this summer with the normal turnout for our Pewaukee Lake Wednesday night Laser series being in the 10-16 range. This year has also seen the wonderful addition of a number of junior sailors (14-18) into the fleet. The new sailors have spent planty of time in Opti’s and X-boats and have given the fleet new energy and a serious challenge. Once they gain a few pounds (full rig is tough at 120#s) they will become tough to beat! Unfortunately the weather has not been kind to us on Wednesday nights! We had only 26 races in for the season, about 60% of the races we normally do. Unfortunate weather timing made for too many race nights cancelled due to storms moving through or no wind. Our regular race committee did a great job, and deserves many thanks for making the right decisions concerning the weather! Despite the storms, we’re all still having a great time getting out in our Lasers. A few of the canceled race nights gave an extra chance for a few of us to do some speed testing and practice sail adjustments together while keeping a close eye on the storm movements. Congratulations on the final PYC season standings go to Matt Webber in 1st, Jordan Kaerek 2nd, Kent Jones 3rd, David Perrigo 4th, Susan Sternkopf 5th, and JP Friend 6th! District 22 Kurt Hoehne Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho Once again the Columbia River Gorge and its Columbia Gorge Racing Association provided the summer highlights for Northwest Laser sailors. Celebrity coach Rulo Borojovich conducted well-attended racing clinics for both oldsters and youngsters. In between clinics, CGRA hosted the legendary Laser Gorge Blowout and Laser Pacific Coast Championships. The Blowout, an 18-mile downwinder from Cascade Locks to Hood River, was epic with Derick Vranizan stretching out and setting a new record, followed by Dan Falk of CYC-Seattle and Christine Neville of Richmond YC. Some uncharacteristically light air races made the PCCs a good all around test for both the Standard and Radial fleets. Vranizan dominated the standard rig fleet over Stephen and Matthew Long of Santa Barbara. The 52-boat Radial fleet was handled easily by Malcolm Lamphere of Lake Geneva, WI. The Montana crowd enjoyed a great Flathead Lake Laser Championships on stunning Flathead Lake in the middle of August. The regatta was well attended and a novel approach was taken to encourage more attendance. Competitors could choose to be in the “gold” or “silver” fleet, depending on their competitiveness and confidence in skills. By all accounts it was a success. (results?) Mike Poulos once again made the Dale Jepesen One Design Regatta one of the highlights of the Northwest Laser sailing. This year the wind cooperated well enough on Saturday for good
racing, and cooperated even better on Sunday. The RC did a good job getting races off and Seattle sailors populated the podium, with Michael O’Brien putting in a dominating performance to walk away with the win, followed by the up and coming Adam DiDomizio second and Derek Bottles third.
District 24 Nick Burke Nor Cal Summer Weeknight Short Course Racing By the time this issue reaches you, all six of the D24 summer weeknight short course fleets will have ended racing for this year. This issue may not have reached you before the Short Course Championship at Richmond YC on Sunday Oct 13. Sign up at richmondyc.org. Winter Racing The past several winters there have been racing opportunities every Sunday at Richmond YC. The first Sunday of the month is the Small Boat Midwinters. Other Sundays, people have been invited to scrimmage with the RYC advanced juniors thanks to Mark Halman. Last year, there was Laser sailing at Santa Cruz YC on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. And Encinal YC has a Small Boat Winter Series. Details of winter events will be communicated over the D24 email list. You can get on that list here http://stanford.io/1eYneOA. Francis Chichester Memorial Circumnavigation of Alameda As part of 2013 Sailstice, June 21, Encinal YC helped resurrect a classic district 24 race. Kurt Wessels won going the right way (clockwise) and Jim Christopher was 2nd finisher going the wrong way. There is a good report at norcalsailing.com found here http://bit.ly/15zboqL. Svendsen’s Grand Prix There are 10 regattas in district 24 as part of the 2013 series. To see scores for individual events and overall standings, check http://svendsens-grand-prix.myfleet. org/. There are also photos and regatta reports to be found there. Kip LaRieu Lake Tahoe Laser Fleet Championship Sept 7-8, 2013. Stampede Reservoir, elevation 5,949 feet. Report filed by Buff Wendt. Despite the forecast of light winds, the first day of Stampede Tahoe Fleet Championships delivered the classic strong and blustery winds that seem to arise from nowhere in the tiny alpine lake. “I felt that the windward mark was always slightly left of center but the shifts were large enough that it seemed to be
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On a high after being presented with the Whitey Cup, Rick’s starts were much better the next day which was far lighter, shiftier, and unpredictable. “I kept having these amazing races only to find myself in the clash of the titans and losing spots in their crazy tacking duels.” Rick was referring to Nick and Peter who had discovered that they were tied with 11 points each the night before. Given that the next best score was in the twenties, they immediately went into match racing mode. This and the fact that Christine and Joe had other commitments and could not sail Sunday opened the door for other sailors to grab some bullets. Stan Erickson and Dan Hauserman quickly grabbed the opportunities to mix up the results with some of their own first place finishes. Also noteworthy was new laser sailor Ben Tallarigo beating a few people on Sunday in a borrowed “buddy boat” after not completing one race the day before. Ben also won favorite adult for his “snowmobile monster game” from the massive group of camping small children in our fleet. If you are wondering what that game is, come sail with us next year!
working” said race committee officer Stacy Conner who knocked out six races for the fleet on Saturday. None of the sailors were complaining as the sailing was very competitive and the winds were shifty and strong in the 15 knot range . Battling it out in the top half of the 11 boat fleet was Peter Shope, Nick Pullen and Christine Neville, sharing the bullets for the day. Mixing it up on the first day were also Mike Gillum, Buff Wendt and Joe Denton for the top five spots. We learned that Mike had stepped out his Thistle to visit us in the Laser, and neither his lack of Laser time nor his large straw hat seemed to slow him down one bit as he sailed very consistently in rather challenging conditions. Equally important at Stampede is the social time around the campfire, which has always cherished by our fleet. The regatta is named the Kip LaRieu
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memorial for a fallen fleet member that always brought lots of energy and every toy possible to the regatta. In the past we were usually completely spent after a morning of Kip teaching us water skiing on glassy water only to have the wind come up for us to sail already quite exhausted. Always right there in the fun was Eric Conner and it is in his memory that we award the “Whitey Cup” every year to the member that goes above and beyond in their enthusiasm for fun and laser promotion for our fleet, both on and off the water. This year Rick Raduziner was awarded that cup for his devotion to our fleet, producing a fun Master’s PCC’s, his innovative buddy boat program which allows visitors/new sailors to try two lasers that we keep at our sailing site, and for everything he brought to make sure that the campers were having a stellar weekend. Our fleet would not be nearly as successful without Rick’s tireless enthusiasm.
After four more races Sunday, the top five places went to Peter Shope, Nick Pullen, Mike Gillum, Stan Erickson and Dan Hauserman in that order. Impressively Christine Neville placed 7th without sailing the second day. There were two throw outs. Finally we would like to remember other fleet members no longer with us: Mia Eriksson, Shana Eriksson. Tony Dahlman, and most recently Marilyn the much beloved wife of Steve Aguillar. Besides being Steve’s soulmate, she loved nothing more than to hear the stories of his sailing adventures. This story is dedicated to her. Photo above: Liz Croft’s photo of Emma Drejes sailing uip a wave during a Santa Cruz YC winter series event. Photo below: Shoreline fleet captain Roger Herbst took this photo of Josh Lindsay waiting for the water-droping fire-fighting helicopter to leave the weathe rmark after refilling.
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Why Join the Laser Class? What are some of the benefits of a strong class association?
A strong class association means lots of boats to race against, near you and around the world!
A strong class association with lots of racing attracts the world’s best sailors - giving you the best racing possible!
A strong class association means major events scheduled at the best sailing locations and moving all over the North American Region - there will always be a big event near you!
points when sailing in major events, ranking you against your fellow competitors and making you eligible for end of the season prizes, like new sails, carbon tillers, etc.
You get direct benefit by joining the Laser Class!
What does the class association do with your membership dues?
The first $14.00 of your membership dues go to pay the North American staff who work incredibly hard to: make sure our North American events get scheduled every year and that these events follow the high standards of the Laser Class, to publish our quarterly newsletter, etc. Importantly, that money also makes sure that if you ever have a question you can simply pick up the phone, or send an email, and a knowledgeable person will answer you right away.
Depending on exchange rates, the next $9.00 of your dues goes to the International Class where they use the money to pay their staff to make sure world level events get scheduled, ensuring all the boats are the same by inspecting the builders to make sure they are complying with the Laser Construction Manual, keep track of rules changes proposed by members, interfacing with ISAF on various levels, including keeping both the Laser Standard and Laser Radial as Olympic equipment, etc.
You receive the annual Laser Class Handbook with the current class rules, interpretations of those rules, class constitution, guidelines for events, useful information for keeping your boat in good shape, contact information for your district, etc.
A little over $7.00 goes to the quarterly assembling, printing and mailing of The Laser Sailor to you for the year.
Around $5.00 goes to support and promotion, ranging from direct support of the districts and regattas to the website.
You receive the International Class Association’s quarterly publication “Laser World” which gives a roundup of international events sailed around the world, as well as information from the international office.
You receive the North American Association’s quarterly publication “The Laser Sailor” which is loaded with regatta reports, technique articles, fitness and nutrition tips, sailor profiles, reports from each of the North American Region’s 26 Districts and much, much more. In addition, the magazine also contains advertising from Laser dealers selling Laser specific gear and aimed entirely at Laser sailors - if you are looking for something for your boat you will see it advertised here!
Most of the remaining $5.00 goes to all the things it takes to running an organization of 2400 members, from Executive Secretary travel costs, to federal income taxes all the way to mundane office expenses. Your membership dues are used to keep the Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 as THE singlehanded dinghy to sail and race in North America and throughout the world!
A strong class association means solid class rules making all boats as identical as possible - you are competing against other sailors, not their pocket books!
A strong class association means lots of people looking to buy boats keeping the resale value of your boat high.
A strong class association keeps an eye towards the future and works with the builders to make improvements where needed while preserving as well as possible the competitiveness of older boats.
To be strong, a class association needs the support of its sailors!
What are some of the direct benefits of membership?
Why should you join the Laser Class?
To enable the Laser Class to remain a strong class association and continue to make the Laser the pre-eminent singlehanded dinghy of our time.
You will have access to the class website at www.laser. org containing all the latest news as well as the up to date calendar of events, complete with maps to show you how to find the events. And you can also find archived copies of The Laser Sailor as well as useful articles on how to sail your boat faster.
To gain the benefits of membership outlined above.
To protect your investment in your boat, making sure that if the time comes to sell then you can be certain that the high demand driven by a strong class will enable you to get the best price for your boat.
Your membership makes you eligible to sail in any of the 50+ major Laser Class regattas scheduled every year throughout the North American Region, including open, masters’, youth and women’s events.
The International Laser Class Association, North American Region is what it is today because of the support of its members. Keep that tradition alive, join or renew your membership TODAY!
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