Sailing

 Participants can either enter the regatta through Cortez Racing Association or join one of the spectator yachts.

CORTEZ RACING ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR 18TH ANNUAL SHARP HOSPICECARE REGATTA

By: JORDAN B. DARLING

SAN DIEGO — Sharp HospiceCare announced that their 18th annual Sharp HospiceCare Regatta will take place on Aug. 27-28, the race will be sponsored by Cortez Racing Association at Coronado Yacht Club in San Diego.

The event raises funds for Sharp HospiceCare, a non-profit that provides endof-life care to patients via three hospice homes throughout San Diego County.

There are three components to the event beginning with a “Tommy Bahama” style event at the Marriott Marquis that will start at 6 p.m. on Aug. 27, tickets are $255 and include a full-course dinner, dancing, and a silent auction.

On Aug. 28 Cortez Racing Association will host a race and spectator event at the Coronado Yacht Club, festivities start at 10:30 a.m. The event is $150 which includes a yacht reservation, lunch, refreshments, and a post-race dinner party.

Participants will board a series of yachts that were donated for the event and go out into San Diego Bay where they will watch a regatta sponsored by Cortez Racing Association, after the race they will go back to Coronado Yacht Club for a post-race dinner and awards ceremony for the winners.

The race will start at 1 p.m. at the east end of Harbor Island, and racers will compete for the chance to take part in the 2021 Hospice Regattas National Championship in Charleston, South Carolina.

“The Sharp Hospice Care Regatta is probably the premiere summer event in San Diego, it supports a great cause,” said Vice President of Sharp HospiceCare Suzi Johnson.

The proceeds from the event will go towards Sharp HospiceCare’s Home for Hospice campaign, an initiative to build and maintain hospice homes in San Diego County. This year’s campaign is expected to raise over $3.5 million which will go directly towards purchasing and maintaining facilities, particularly a new facility, Mountainview Home, in Poway set to open in 2023, according to Johnson.

Sharp HospiceCare is celebrating their 29th year. The first home, Lakeview, was donated to Grossmont Hospital Foundation in 1996 and was licensed in 2001, on average the organization serves 425 patients every day according to Johnson.

For more information about Sharp HospiceCare or to purchase tickets for either the dinner or the spectator event visit https://grossmontfoundation.ejoinme. org/Regatta2021.

Registration for the race will go through Cortez Racing Association, race documentation should be going up on the website shortly for more information see http://www.cortezracing.com/calendar. html.

Two SoCal Sailors Make Finalized 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Roster

Riley Gibbs of Long Beach and Charlie Buckingham of Newport Beach are among the 13 sailors who will represent the United States in sailing events at the Olympic Games.

By: LINDSEY GLASGOW

BRISTOL, R.I. — On May 24, US Sailing confirmed the names of the 13 sailors who will represent the United States at the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo, Japan. The finalization of the team roster comes after nearly five years of campaigning by dozens of American sailors who were part of U.S. Sailing’s Olympic Team selection process.

“I know how much work it takes to earn selection to Team USA, and what a special honor it is to represent your country in the Olympics,” said Paul Cayard, executive director of U.S. Olympic Sailing, in a May 24 press release. “I’m excited to support this group of 13 talented athletes as they race in Enoshima.”

The Games of the XXXII Olympiad will take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Sailing events will be based on the island of Enoshima, approximately 35 miles southwest of Tokyo.

Team USA will have two locals competing in the games, Riley Gibbs of Long Beach will be competing alongside Anna Weis of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the Nacra 17 (Mixed Two-Person Multihull). The pair were Pan American Games Champions in 2019 and also earned bronze at the 2020 Oceania Championship. At the 2019 Worlds, they finished 14th. This will be the pair’s first career Olympics.

Charlie Buckingham of Newport Beach will compete in the ILCA 7 – Standard (Men’s One-Person Dinghy). This will be his second consecutive Olympic Games. The Laser North American Champion, twotime College Sailor of the Year, and Lima 2019 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist has had a strong run of recent results, including winning the 2020 Italian Olympic Class Championship, taking 6th overall at the 2020 Laser European Championships, and, 4th overall at the 2020 Kieler Woche.

Stephanie Roble of East Troy, Wisconsin and Maggie Shea of Wilmette, Illinois will compete in the 49erFX (Women’s Two-Person High Performance Skiff); Paige Railey of Clearwater, Florida will compete in the ILCA 6 – Radial (Women’s One-Person Dinghy); Luke Muller of Ft. Pierce, Florida will compete in the Finn (Men’s One-Person Heavyweight Dinghy); Farrah Hall of Annapolis, Maryland will compete in the Women’s RS:X (Women’s Board); Pedro Pascual of Miami, Florida will compete in the Men’s RS:X (Men’s Board); Stu McNay of Providence, Rhode Island and Dave Hughes of Miami, Florida will compete in the Men’s 470 (Men’s Two-Person Dinghy); and Nikole Barnes of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and Lara Dallman-Weiss of Shoreview, Minnesota will compete in the Women’s 470 (Women’s Two-Person Dinghy).

The onset of COVID-19, and the ensuing travel restrictions, only raised the stakes for all competitors worldwide, according to US Sailing.

“The pandemic created an interesting challenge for the world of Olympic Sailing,” said Luther Carpenter, Head Coach of the US Sailing Team. “Our sailors and coaches had to stay home or close to home, respect the virus, and brainstorm how to be productive. We worked to capitalize on the positives of the ‘zoom world,’ and we dove deep into all the things we never typically have time for. I am proud of our sailors for growing as a team, collaborating and interacting with experts and U.S. medalists from prior Olympic Games.”

Charlie Buckingham of Newport Beach competes in the Laser Men category for team USA during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Buckingham will compete in his second consecutive Olympic Games this year in the ILCA 7 – Standard (Men’s One-Person Dinghy) category.

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ON THE HORIZONS

By: LINDSEY GLASGOW

Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy Regatta, June 19-20

„ Organized by Santa Barbara Yacht Club, this single-class regatta will be held in the Santa Barbara Channel, within 2 miles of the entrance to the Santa Barbara Harbor. Prizes will be awarded to the top boats overall and the winning skipper and crew will have their names engraved on the Santa Barbara Yacht Club’s Sir Thomas Lipton Perpetual Trophy to remain on display at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. Vessels must meet the rules of the International Star Class. Registration can be completed with Santa Barbara Yacht Club prior to 10 a.m. on June 19 or online at sbyc.org/ lipton-star-regatta.

2021 Around the Oil Islands Series, June 19, July 24, August 28

„ Organized by Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, this event is a three-race series around the mid-channel oil islands. It is open to all members of PHRF of Southern California with a current, valid PHRF rating. The entry fee is $45. Take-home prizes will be given out after each day of racing and perpetual trophies will be awarded after the last day of racing. For more information visit bcyc.org.

Laser Midwinters West, June 25-27

„ Organized by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, this event is open to all boats of the ILCA 7 (Standard), ILCA 6 (Radial), and ILCA 4 (4.7) classes. This event will be used as a selection event by US Sailing’s International Selection Committee for the US representatives in the One Person Dinghy (ILCA 6- Radial) at the World Sailing Youth World Championships 2021 (Youth Worlds). Eligible boats may enter by completing the online entry form at regattanetwork.com and paying the $215 entry fee by June 23. Additional information regarding accommodations, travel, boat charters, equipment services, and area recreation is available at abyc.org.

California Cup Regatta, June 25-27

„ California Yacht Club will host the J/70 class for the 52nd running of the California Cup invitational regatta. The regatta is open to boats that have registered for the 2021 J/70 World Championship held at CYA later this summer from Aug 7 – Aug 15. For more information visit calyachtclub.com.

Jack & Jill Series, June 27, July 25, August 29

„ Organized by Dana West Yacht Club, this regatta is open to all members of yacht clubs affiliated with SCYA or clubs affiliated with US Sailing. The crew is limited to one man and one woman. Entries may be made through Regatta Network at regattanetwork.com. Entries will be accepted until 9:30 a.m. on June 27. The entry fee for the entire series is $30.

The June 4 race started at 1 p.m. off the coast of Newport Beach.

Dana West Yacht Club Holds Annual Charity Race

“The best little yacht club on the west coast” hosted their 24th annual charity regatta the weekend of June 4.

By: JORDAN B. DARLING

DANA POINT— June gloom held on to the Southern California coast on Friday, June 4 but good winds greeted racers as they raised their sails for the regatta Sailing for Life, the 24th annual charity race through Dana West Yacht Club, for the American Cancer Society.

The first race started just off the coast of Newport Beach between the bright orange flotation device, fondly called the tetrahedron for its series of angles, and the Race Committee boat at 1 p.m. on June 4.

Out of the 18 boats that entered the series only 12 boats entered the Friday race marked by pink and blue ribbons to indicate their classes.

The race ended off the coast of Dana Point and racers were greeted by not just the race committee but an audience of local sea lions who were resting on the finish line.

The first boat to cross the finish line at 3:30 p.m. was Getting Off skippered by Walter Folsom who took first place in the Cruising Fleet A class with 1 point and corrected time of 2 hours and 7 minutes.

Skipper Jim Barnes aboard SHOT took first place in the PHRF B class with a corrected time of 2 hours and 4 minutes.

Cruising Fleet B was led by skipper Jock Mcgraw in the bright yellow TEKEELA with a corrected time of 2 hours and 17 minutes.

In a class of their own Freestyle, skippered by Jerry Wetzler came in with a corrected time of 2 hours and 13 minutes.

The Friday event ended just after 4:40 p.m. when the final boat crossed the line with a corrected time of 3 hours and 5 minutes.

The next two days of races added an one design Beneteau class for the first time, Roger Salway previous race chair and director of Dana West Yacht Club said that the class will become a permanent fixture.

There were four boats in the Beneteau class, Kraken skippered by Thomas Shepard from Oceanside Yacht Club took the overall series with 9 points.

In the PHRF B class, Firewater skippered by Rick Bennet from the Lake Mission Viejo Yacht Club was top in the series with 11 points. Skippers Sue Griesbach and Bob Langan took first place in the Cruising Fleet A class with a total of 5 points aboard Tomol.

Finally in the Cruising Fleet B class Skipper Jock Mcgraw of TEKEELA from Dana West Yacht Club and American Legion Yacht Club took first place with 5 points. This year racers raised over $12,000, according to Salway, this is the most raised by just the boaters.

Greisbach and Langan, the skippers on Tomol broke the record for the most raised by a single boat, raising $3,800.

The previous record is $2,200 raised in 2019. There are web auction items up through June 12 at 6 p.m., the bidding has raised $9,000 so far and it’s predicted that the club will raise between $27,000 and $30,000 by the end of the week.

For more information or to bid on the items see http://dwyc.org/.