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SUMMER 2012
6 continents, 122 countries - the biggest adult and youth racing class in the world
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Officers
Lauralee Symes
Chairman
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Phone: (503) 274-2818
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Evan Lewis
Vice Chairman
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Toronto, ON M4E 3R8 Canada
Phone: 416-804-6048
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S U M M E R
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District Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Mind over Matter:Nerve Function and Performance . .10
NA Olympian Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-15
Regatta Reports
ACC’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Orange Coffee Pot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
District 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
U21 Worlds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
2012 Event Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Laser World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .center
District Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Membership Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Clay Johnson
Treasurer
26 River Bend Dr.
Toms River, NJ 08753
Phone: 732-330-7281
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Jon Deutsch
Secretary
3422 Blithewood Dr
Richmond, VA 23225
Phone: 804-305-1244
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Christine Neville
At Large
2321 Ransom Avenue
Oakland, CA 94601
Phone: 917-285-5869
[email protected]
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continents, 122 countries - the biggest adult and youth racing class in the world
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Sherri Campbell
Executive Secretary
2812 Canon Street
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone: (619) 222-0252
Fax: (619) 222-0528
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District 1
District 10
District 19
Danielle Dube, 8 Sunnydale Dr,
Glen Haven, NS B3Z 2T8
902-823-2802, [email protected]
Eric Reitinger
7908 Normandy Dr.
Mt Laurel, NJ 08054
[email protected]
http://d10.laserforum.org
Ken Swetka
27022 Koerber St., St. Claire Shores, MI 48081
248-635-5363
www.d19laser.org
District 11
Steve Dolan
21140 Chancery Ct. Brookfield, WI 53045
262-506-8879. [email protected]
http://d20.laserforum.org/
District 2
Philippe Dormoy, 385 Place Desmarest,
Ile Bizard, Quebec, H9C 2G8
514-620-8124
[email protected]
District 3
Nigel Heath
416-417-0193
D3 website: www.d3laser.com
Jon Deutsch
3422 Blithewood Dr., Richmond, VA 23225
http://www.laserdistrict11.org
District 12
District 20
District 21
Butch Mumma
[email protected]
www.d12.laserforum.org
Kurt Holtze, 710 Summer St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
621-281-1447 [email protected]
d21.laserforum.org
District 13
District 22
Antolin Rivera, PO Box 26674
Tampa, FL 33623
www.laser.org/m/_general/d13.asp
Mike Gilbert, 1620 Gerald Ave.
Missoula, MT 59801
District 14
Cal Herman, 7038 Catina St
New Orleans, LA 70124, 504-282-1770
[email protected]
Nick Ondrejka
PO Box 981897, Park City, UT 84098
[email protected], 415-748-6893
www.usdiscovery.com/laser
Andy Hunt, 111-2260 W 8th Ave,
Vancouver BC, V6K 2A7
604-733-9663. Hotline: 206-525-5788.
[email protected]
www.district6x.ca
District 15
District 24
Forest Atkins
[email protected]
214-686-7035
www.cerebus.winsite.com/Laser/districts/d15/
Nick Burke
[email protected]
www.technicalwizardry.com/d24laser/d24
District 7
District 16
Derek Stow.
28 Starlit Road
Tiverton, RI 02878
401-625-5973
[email protected]
Tim Fitzgerald, 2322 Bromfield Circle
Wichita, KS, 67226, 316-650-3636
[email protected]
Jorge Suarez, 7 Covina Ave,
Long Beach, CA 90803
groups.yahoo.com/group/nalaserdistrict25
District 17
District 26
John E. Coolidge, Jr., 1113 Hanover St,
Chattanooga, TN 37405, 423-309-1926
[email protected]
Guy Fleming, 44-392 Olina St. #6
Kaneohe, HI 96744-2617
District 4
Brigitte Smutny, Sail Manitoba; 409-145 Pacific
Ave. Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6 204-925-5647
[email protected]
www.sailmanitoba.com
District 5
Mark Lammens
510 Cynthia St. Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K7
www.sasksail.com
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District 8
Ted Cremer, 7 Maple Street
Blue Point, NY 11715.
www.laserd8.tripod.com
District 9
District 23
District 25
District 18
John Shockey
614-256-2254
[email protected]
Chas Williamson, 9 Lagrand Court
Ithaca, NY 14850
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President’s Notes
I am so pleased to have had the opportunity to serve on the ILCA-NA Executive
Committee with Tracy Usher and Eric
Faust over the last eight years. While I’m
sad to see them leave, I’m confident that
the Laser Class world-wide will be in
excellent hands with Tracy and Eric in
these key leadership positions.
As the interim chair, I plan to maintain
the momentum and continuity we have
worked so hard to build in the North
American region. Our mission will continue to be to maintain excellence and enjoyment in Laser sailing, facilitate the production of great regattas, and support a strong
Laser sailing community in North America.
If there is anything we can do to improve
your Laser sailing experience, please don’t
hesitate to be in touch.
My immediate focus as interim chair
will be on the great sailing season we have
ahead of us. All of the regattas are on the
calendar, the NORs are posted (or will be
soon), and our hosting clubs are ready to
offer you a stellar racing experience, with
great competition and camaraderie unparal
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leled in any other sailing class.
As members of the Laser class, you can
help in three very important ways:
Take your Laser out sailing!
Spread the word about the fun and
excitement of Laser sailing
Encourage your friends to join the
Laser Class Association
Please join me in welcoming our two
new Executive Committee members Jon
Deutsch and Christine Neville and congratulating Tracy Usher and Eric Faust on their
new roles within our Laser Class. I look
forward to seeing you on the water this
summer!
SUMMER 2012
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Mind over Matter: Nerve function and performance
EVAN LEWIS MSC. CSCS, CK
In the past six months, my views on
adaptations to training and sports performance have gone through a complete overhaul.
I feel the current training priorities and
thesis will be to examine how different type
methodologies are focused on metabolic
produce a muscle contraction, neuroof exercise can accelerate neuromuscular
and structural adaptations. Metabolic adapmuscular fatigue can occur from impairadaptations to exercise and reduce neurotations refer to your muscles’ ability to use
ments at any point along this pathway.
muscular fatigue.
energy from different sources (i.e. carbohyFurthermore, depending on the type, duradrates and fats) more efficiently at different
tion and intensity of exercise, different feaEvan is a PhD candidate at the
exercise intensities (for more information
tures along this pathway are more prone to
University of Toronto, Department of
refer to the Winter 2011 Laser Sailor).
fatigue.
Nutritional Sciences and is a founder of the
Structural adaptations refer to either
L2M Performance Group Inc. Please send
increases in muscle size (hypertrophy) or
Neuromuscular fatigue is classified by
questions and comments to evan@l2mperadaptations to other tissues (e.g. increase in
the region where it occurs: central neural
formance.com For more information and
heart size or lung volume).
fatigue (brain and spinal cord) and periphtraining tips follow @L2MPerformance or
While these adaptations are all neceseral neural fatigue (nerve stimulation and
visit www.l2mperformance.com
sary for achieving sporting
excellence, performance-lim“It does not matter how big or strong your musiting adaptations occur within cles are… without the ability to stimulate your muscles
the neuromuscular system,
to contract you will never be able to hike hard enough
the interaction between the
nervous system and muscles. to get your boat around the course”
1. Lepers R, Hausswirth
Essentially, it does not matter
C, Maffiuletti N, Brisswalter J, and Van
how big or strong your muscles are, or how conduction along the muscle). Central
Hoecke J. Evidence of neuromuscular
much fat you can metabolize to spare musfatigue results from fatigue or decreased
fatigue after prolong cycling exercise.
cle glycogen. Without the ability to stimumotivation. This directly reduces the ability
Medicine and Science in Sports and
late your muscles to contract to generate
to activate muscle(s) to perform a specific
the maximal amount of force required, you
exercise or movement. After a
will never be able to hike hard enough to
24h self-paced run, highly
get your boat around the course.
trained ultra-marathon runners
Human movement is regulated and lim- experienced a 40% loss in
ited by the neuromuscular system. During a quadriceps muscle strength and
movement such as a roll-tack, the nervous
a 33% reduction in central
system is heavily relied upon to coordinate
nervous system activation (2).
muscle activity to successfully execute the
This indicates central fatigue
tack. When a new skill is learned, such as
was a key factor in decreased
an improved roll-tacking technique, adapta- muscle strength. In contrast,
tions take place within the brain and skeleelite cyclists showed a reductal muscle to enable the proper execution of tion in maximal muscle force
this new movement. As a result, it has been
after two consecutive days of
suggested that adaptations within the neuro- racing. Interestingly, this was
muscular system may be the primary adapnot the result of central fatigue,
tation to exercise related asks with metabol- but instead the result of periphic and structural adaptations occurring as a
eral factors (3). This finding
secondary outcome. This concept has been
indicates training can reduce
Exercise 32: 1880-1886, 2000.
observed in weight training research, as ini- central fatigue in non-extreme exercise.
2.
Martin V, Kerherve H,
tial increases in muscle strength occur from
Peripheral fatigue is used to describe
Messonnier LA, Banfi J, Geyssant A,
learning how activate the muscles required
factors that cause reduced force production
Bonnefoy R, Feasson L, and Millet GY.
to produce force (Figure 1).
after a nerve stimulus has passed into the
Central and peripheral contributions to neuMuscle fatigue during exercise is
muscle. After two hours of cycling at 65%
romuscular fatigue induced by a 24-h treaddefined as a reduction in the maximum
of maximum oxygen uptake, recreational
mill run. Journal of Applied Physiology
force produced by a muscle(s). Muscle
cyclists had a 24% lower nerve conduction
force is generated by the synchronized convelocity along the muscle, compared to pre- 108: 1224-1233, 2010.
3.
Millet GY, Millet G, P., Lattier G,
traction of individual muscle fibres. To percycling, which caused a 15% reduction in
Maffiuletti N, and Candau R. Alteration of
form a muscle contraction, the brain must
strength (1). This could be the result of
neuromuscular function after a prolong
send a signal down the spinal cord to the
muscle damage disrupting signal transmisroad cycling race. International Journal of
nerve that stimulates a skeletal muscle. This sion or an issue within the muscle fibre
Sports Medicine 24: 190-194, 2003.
signal is then transmitted along muscle
causing a failure in contraction.
4.
Sale D. Neural adaptation to
fibres to specific nerve receptors, which
resistance training. Medicine and Science
then stimulate groups of muscle fibres to
It is clear the neuromuscular system is
in Sports and Exercise 20: S135-S145,
contract.
fundamental for human movement and
1988.
Since there are many steps required to
sports performance. One focus of my PhD
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Going for Gold - our North American Laser & R
Danielle Dube
How long have you
been sailing in the Laser
Radial?
Since 2005 when I had
to switch from a Byte to a
Radial for the Youth
Worlds in Korea
What has been your
training heading to
Weymouth
?
Lots of training camps
at home and in Weymouth
with the other Canadian
Sailing Team girls, as well
as lots of time spent in the
gym, in the pool, and on a
bike. I’ve also had a busy
regatta season this year..
its been pretty full-on for
several months now.
What other boats have
you been racing in this
year? Did you consider
this cross-training and/or
what benefit did you
derive from that?
I have a J22 at home
but I’ve been away so
much sailing Radials that
its not even in the water
yet and won’t be until
August. So I can’t say I’ve
really cross trained on anything this year.
Probably a total of 3
weeks.
Besides the sailing,
what are you looking forward to in England?
I used to be a
Synchronized swimmer
and if I’m able to, I’d like
to go and watch some of
that after I’m done competing... Its one of several
sports that I’d like to see.
I’d also like to do touristy
things around London (like
see Big Ben) and maybe
even see my family when
they are there.
What are your plans
September 1, 2012?
I’ll probably go back to
University and coach sailing a bit on the side.
How many days have
you spent at home this
year?
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SUMMER 2012
& Radial Olympic Representatives - Canada
David Wright
How long have you been sailing
in the Laser Standard?
My dad had a Laser when I was
born and I used to sail with him
on it as a child. My parents
bought me my first laser in
1995.
Somewhere around
30 or 40. I generally
get about ten days
per month at home
which is important
for me to maintain
my training.
I have been sailing most of the
World Cup events and the
World Championship. I also to
plenty of practice in between
the events both at my home in
Toronto and in the Olympic
venue in Weymouth England.
My sister and her husband live
in England and they have a 1
year old son. It is going to by
nice to have the whole family
supporting me at the big event.
What has been your training
heading to Weymouth?
What other boats have you
been racing in this year? Did
you consider this cross-training
and/or what benefit did you
derive from that?
I did a Melges 24 regatta with
Richard Reid and his Zingara
team. I also did a few Star regattas last year with my good
friend Roger Cheer. They are all
fun and keep things fresh for
me.
How many days have you spent
at home this year?
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Besides the sailing,
what are you looking
forward to in
England?
What are your plans September
1, 2012?
I’ve decided not to worry about
that too much until after
the games. Laser sailing
has been a great challenge but I will have to
see what options are
available to me. I may try
a different Olympic class
or follow and entire new
career path. I do quite a
lot of coaching and hope
to be able to do more of
that in the fall.
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Going for Gold - our North American Laser & R
Paige Railey
How long have you been sailing in
the Laser Radial?
I started sailing laser radials at the
age of 13, but I got serious in them
when I turned 15. I was really
young when I made the decision to
campaign full time, but I didn’t let
what anyone said or did hold me
back.
What has been your training heading to Weymouth?
A LOT! I alternate between 2-3 sessions a day. Meaning I go to the
gym twice, one cardio session and
one weight session, and hit the
water for a minimum of 3 hours.
What other boats have you been
racing in this year? Did you consider this cross-training and/or
what benefit did you derive from
that?
I actually haven’t sailed any other
boats this year. We have been
mainly focused on improving my
radial sailing/strategy/tactics. In
2009 I sail the f-16 and f-18. I loved
the boats and they taught me a lot
about angles and broaden my horizons and knowledge on down-
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winds. I think it is very beneficial to
sail other boats because it teaches
you different aspects of sailing
which in turn makes you a more
diverse/knowledgeable sailor.
How many days have you spent at
home this year?
This is a great one…I believe being
in Florida from January 14 until the
end of the Olympics will be a total
of a month.
Besides the sailing, what are you
looking forward to in England?
I am looking forward to the opening ceremony. I am very proud to
represent the United States of
America, sailing team, sponsors,
family, friends, yacht club and
myself. I can’t wait to walk into the
stadium with my brother, see all
the flashing lights, people, and
smiles on everyone’s face. I’m
going ot walk in and give a HUGE
hoot and holler and scream, “We
did it Zach! We finally made it
together, now heres our chance to
show the world what the Railey
Family is all about!”
What are your plans September 1,
2012?
I’m going to start training for a half
ironman and get my brother motivated to loose weight so we can
sail together! Imagine that…..
SUMMER 2012
& Radial Olympic Representatives - United States
Rob Crane
How long have you been sailing in
the Laser Standard
How many days have you spent
at home this year?
I started sailing laser at 13 after
sizing out of the Optimist; First the
radial and then later the full rig. I
am 26 now.
I have spent just a little over 5
weeks at home since November
1st, 2011
What has been your training heading to Weymouth?
I have sailed in many of the World
cup events. Usually I get a week or
two of training in at each venue
before the event. In addition to the
numerous regattas I have spent a
lot of time training in Weymouth.
What other boats have you been
racing in this year? Did you consider this cross-training and/or
what benefit did you derive from
that?
I have raced mostly in the Laser. I
have had the opportunity to sail on
are a TP 52 (Decision) where I
called tactics. I also skippered a
Lightning one regatta. It is always
beneficial to get time on another
boat. It helps to gain perspective.
The most important sailing is that
that I have done in the laser.
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Besides the sailing, what are
you looking forward to in
England?
The whole Olympic experience
will be amazing. I hope to meet
some of the other athletes and
take in a few events.
What are your plans September 1,
2012?
As of now they are still up in the
air.
Clay Johnson Wins ACCs
LUKE MILLER
The 2012 ACC’s started for me when I
left school on Thursday, May 17th, headed
for Boston. The next morning I woke up to
the sunrise over the Charles River on a
beautiful New England spring morning. My
host family for the event, the Marshalls, set
me up with a great house and a boat in
Marblehead, which we drove to that morning.
I felt calm when I arrived to Eastern
Yacht Club and ready for the next few days
of sailing. Although the wind readings were
light for the practice day, the thermals in
the harbor tricked me into having hope of
more wind. We ended up drifting for most
of the day with the only source of wind
coming from the harbor puffs and a course
comprised of moorings. The breeze ended
up fading out so I headed to my host’s
house.````````
The next day I arrived to more people
and even less wind at the race site. I was
lucky enough that I didn’t spend my morning sticking twenty sail numbers on my sail
and an Opti sail number would have to suffice, I was number 1 for the weekend.
Besides being the laughing stock of the
masters I saw a few faces that I recognized
and took part in the sailor’s ritual of catching up on regatta day. In that group was
Clay Johnson who convinced me to go to
the event we waited about a half hour after
harbor start for an unofficial postponement,
which mostly consisted of listening to my
pre-regatta playlist, “Get Psyched!!!” We
launched and as the day before the group
drifted, paddled, and rocked. The wind
came in waves with the ominous flat spot
just at the horizon screaming at you, “I
won’t stay for long”
We finished three races all at different
times in those big waves of wind. My key
asset that day was my boat speed because
my starts were terrible in every race, coming around the top mark far from top ten. I
managed to fight back to a 6th place in the
first race after a start under the fleet at the
pin, and a penalty turn at the mark.
Disappointed with that result, I was eager
to succeed in the next race. I my dismay,
my wishes did not come true. I had a better
mid-boat start but I was forced to the right
side, which I had convinced my self was
the favored side because of the dominant
upwind current on the right side. But as all
sailors have experienced, the other side
came in and I rounded in the mid thirties.
With a very focused downwind I basically
caught the fleet rounding the bottom mark
in top ten. By then the wind shut off and
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we were in drift mode again. Five boats
passed me painfully slowly on the “drag
race” to the finish. Due to the lack of wind
we didn’t get are last race off until about
5:00 in which we got a highest reading of
about 5 knots. I still had a poor start at the
pin but managed to find clear air after the
first few boats tacked out. With my speed I
tacked and joined the leading group again
and finally got to concentrate on my speed
and top fleet tactics. Our boats barely created the first bits of load on the foils and we
started to accelerate which made it easier to
sail. With no major tactical decisions I
stayed around 7th throughout the whole
race. Because of the fleet being generally
inconsistent I ended up 4th after the day.
Clay Johnson stood in first with a 1, 1, 1.
Following with Matt Allen in second,
Lucan Adams of Brown in third, Luke
Muller (me) in fourth, and Ben Richardson
in fifth. The Radials only finished two races
with Phenix Cloutier Beaudoin from
Quebec in the lead.
Though unhappy with the day’s results,
I had to let it go and immerse myself into
the beautiful landscape. The rocks and
leaves reminded me of my trip to Sweden
back in my Opti days. I suddenly missed
traveling but I was happy to be in such a
great venue. With the long day behind me I
was very tired and after eating dinner I
went straight to bed.
On the second day, I woke up to the
same forecast and at that that point I was
just happy to be where I was. I tried a different approach of staying calm and
focused, telling myself that I would work
for every last boat in order to make up the
point gap that was made the day before.
The land felt hotter in the morning and
there were more clouds than the day before
so we all prayed for a early afternoon sea
breeze. Yet again we were wrong. The only
thing I remember about our way out to the
course was the constant melody of seagulls,
the crash of waves against Marblehead
rock, and the ringing of the close-by gong
channel marker.
The first race, I
again had difficulty
starting—an issue I
found throughout
the event. I rounded
the top mark in
mid-twenties. On
the second upwind
a nice welcoming
puff helped me pass
about five boats.
With five more on
the down-wind I
finished around
tenth. I felt quite tense at the end of the
race knowing that that result wasn’t good
enough but I knew releasing that stress
probably would have resulted in a rule 42
flag. After that race we sat around for the
next few hours placing fake bets on
whether or not we would get a second race
in. Looking out at the dwindling daylight
and the glassy water, my bet was no. But to
my surprise and delight, I was wrong. With
about 15 minutes remaining in the possible
start times the radials rebelled with an
attempt to force the general recall with 40%
of the fleet over but to no success. The race
committee was eager and started us as far
behind the radials as possible, which was
about three minutes. I finally decided that I
would get a good start in the regatta and I
started at the slightly unflavored boat. With
a good start and a clear lane for speed I
quickly separated myself from the fleet. I
took in the first shift out right then crossed
the fleet to round in second after Clay
played some professional top-of-the-course
moves. This time I used much simpler tactics in the top-group and stayed in top three
even after flipping at the second bottom
mark. I finished with a third, which wasn’t
good enough for my goal of top three. At
the end of the day Clay Johnson took it
home winning every race, Matt Allen and
Lucas Adams tied with 29 points and Ryan
Schmitz of Boston College recovered from
a bad race the first day after some killer
scores to tie with me with 41 points. Phenix
won the radials, with Gary Prieto in second,
and Hugh Macrae in third.
Even though the wind was lacking I
think the race officials did a phenomenal
job with what they had to work with. I had
a great experience and met a lot of cool
people. All I know is that I am going to be
going back to Marblehead soon. To find the
full results go to http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/5249#_newsroom.
SUMMER 2012
Orange Coffee Pot Regatta
CLAY JOHNSON
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Every year, sailors from all over the east coast drive to Surf City,
NJ, in early June for the annual Jack Elfman Orange Coffee Pot
Regatta. This event is the longest running Laser regatta in the United
States, with a perpetual trophy—an actual orange coffee pot—that goes
back to 1972.
This year, forty boats descended on Surf City Yacht Club on June
2nd to sail for the coveted Orange Coffee Pot. We were met with temperatures in the low 70s, winds ranging from 6-16 knots, and a shifty
westerly breeze that made racing tricky for all.
Drew Lorenz showed that top young sailors can jump into the 4.7
and have success quickly by winning his division. Kelly McGlynn
exerted her dominance in the radial fleet by winning every race. And I
was able to hold off Kyle Rogachenko and a handful of other talented
guys in a deep full-rig fleet.
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I was thinking about three things that helped me at the regatta:
The wind was very puffy: sometimes I was in puffs in the mid-tohigh teens and other times I found lulls that were as low as five or six
knots. Downwind, I thought it was really important to look back and
try to set myself up for the next puff. When I did get the puff, I tried to
point my bow straight at the mark and milk it as long as I could. But if
I noticed my puff was almost gone, I quickly looked for the next one
and sailed over to it.
It was definitely a “cross them when you can” kind of day.
Most of the time, it paid to lead the group to the next shift, but a
few times, there were big winding puffs that lasted for an entire
leg. If I was ever down (in a light spot or a header), I always
looked over my shoulder to see if I could cross the guys on my
hip and re-position myself for the next puff. Watching the fleet
ahead of us was also a big tell-tale sign as far as what to expect.
Changing controls was huge on Saturday. With the wind
ranging more than 10 knots at times, I was constantly adjusting
my sail and tweaking my controls.
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But besides the great sailing, what makes the Orange Coffee
Pot so appealing?
Efficiency. Even though this event is a one-day regatta, the
Race Committee was able to bang off seven quality races in tricky
conditions. Each race was a twice around windward-leeward
course and took just less than half an hour. We got plenty of racing in!
Great Hospitality. Veteran regatta organizer, Newt Wattis,
ensures that everything runs smoothly; from the friendly volunteers, to the amenable RC who will run races the way the sailors
suggest, to the delicious food and drink after the race, thing went
off without a hitch.
The Awards. Great awards were provided from gift certificates to sailing parts. What made the awards cool was that not
only did everyone get an award, but they were also given out in
reverse order with the guys lower in the fleet getting first dibs at
what they wanted. It was pretty cool!
This event is definitely a “must-attend” if you are in the area.
It’s already on the calendar for next year, scheduled for June 1,
2013. Be there!
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District 8 Championships
TED CREMER
DISTRICT 8 SECRETARY
Sayville YC, Saturday/Sunday, June 9/10
Sayville Yacht Club once again hosted the annual
District 8 Grand prix and contrary to tradition, it was a
light air regatta! Friday night we welcomed back our
good friend District 11 Secretary Jon Deutsch and the
club set
up a bonfire to
welcome
him back
to town.
Kudo’s to Jon for this great shot!
In all 8 races were completed over the two days and PRO George Becza did a fine job
keeping the course square despite some rather dramatic shifts. The breeze was mostly
easterly . . . we live on a SW seabreeze here, so a lot of mark moving was needed over the
weekend. The tricky and fluky conditions ended up being to Ryan Schmitz’s liking.
Could it be all that
Charles River sailing that
Ryan is doing at Boston
College is starting to pay
off? Ryan sailed a perfect regatta dropping a
first. I had asked him what he had learned at BC this year “Sail faster
than everyone and make high percentage decisions”. Ryan had clean
starts and essentially sailed all the shifts up the middle of the course and
had great downwind speed. Ryan won last year’s regatta so he is our
only back to back winner we have had in recent history.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the regatta was how close second through fifth was. Past D8 Secretary Lindsay Hewitt and current
D11 secretary Jon Deutsch sailed a statistically even regatta with the tie
break being determined by who beat who in the last race! Lindsay’s 3rd
in Race 8 was the
deciding factor. Jon
gets the repeat third as he finished 3rd in 2011! The same applied to 4th and 5th
where it came down to Geoff Loffredo’s 2nd place finish in Race 8 to just pass Brian
Raney who finished 5th,
The radial fleet was dominated by LISOT sailor Roger Dorr who also sailed a near
perfect regatta dropping a 2nd. Sayville Yacht Club’s Kia Olsson was the top female
sailor of the event and she finished second, just ahead of Shelter Island’s Sydney
Mandelbaum. Special thanks to Sayville’s Aiden Campbell for racing on Sunday so we
could get the needed number of radials so the fleet could qualify for grand prix points.
In all a great event, and congrats to the winners!
The Master’s ACC’s is scheduled at Sayville for July 7-8th and that will certainly
be a great event! Hoping for the SW Sea breeze and you can count on Blue Point
White IPA on tap, some acoustic music on the deck, and an awesome barbeque! Please
make the trip . . . You won’t regret it!
Photos: upper left: bondfire.
Bottom left: Regatta winner Ryan
Schmitz;
Upper middle: Full rig winners: Jon
Deutsch, Lindsay Hewitt, Ryan
Schmitz.
Middle: Radial winners with Ryan
Schmitz; Lindsay Hewitt, Sydney
Mandelbaum, Kia Olsson, and
Roger Dorr.
Bottom: District Secretaries Jon
Deutsch and Ted Cremer.
Photo credits: Paul MacMenamim,
Steven Birkeland and Jon Deutsch.
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Reineke Wins U21 Laser Radial World Championships
First day of the 2012 Laser Radial
World
Championship
brought
America’s Reineke Erika on top of
the fleet standings. The US sailor
was
outstanding
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Boltenhagen waters in Germany
and with some impressive sailing
skills she was able to grab the leading spot in the event.
The second day brought some ideal
wind conditions over the racing
area and the participants were able
to complete the scheduled races on
time.
Reineke earned 81 points after
completing six races including a
discard. She began the regatta with
a 25th finish in the opening race
which seemed very poor start.
However, she bounced back brilliantly in the second race and hit a
fifth podium place in the second
race to move up in the standings.
Another 25th finish in the third race
troubled her standing position but
she continued to work hard and
overcome her weaknesses in during
the regatta which paid her back in
the end. The American sailor took
12thplace in the fourth race to
clinch the top podium place in the
overall standings.
Reineke was in a strong position in
the fleet and was aiming to retain
the top place among the Laser
Radial participants. However, the
fifth race did not go according to
the expectations and she again finished on number 25 but this finish
did not affect the overall results.
Radial Worlds - Overall Gold
8. Erika Reineke- USA
9. Paige Railey - USA
17 Isabella Bertold - CAN
35. Brenda Bowskill - CAN
48. Danielle Dube - CAN
51. Claire Dennis - USA
56. Erin Rafuse - CAN
Silver
17. Christine Neville - USA
34. Ingrid Merry - CAN
37. Christina Frost - USA
U21 Gold
1. Erika Reineke - USA
2. Brenda Bowskill - CAN
U21 Silver
15. Christina Frost - USA
A 14th podium finish and a discard
race in the sixth beat were enough
to keep her on the top podium.
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SUMMER 2012
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SUMMER 2012
2012 Schedule
Regatta
Laser
Radial
Laser 4.7
Masters
World Championship
Sr: Boltenhagen, GER
Women's:Boltenhagen, GER
May 4-10
Jr: Buenos Aires,ARG
April 8-15
Mens: Brisbane,AUS July 11-17
Youth: Brisbane,AUS June 28-July 4
Buenos Aires, ARG
March 31-April 7
Brisbane, AUS
March 9-17
Colombia Gorge, OR
July 19-22
www.CGRA.org
Colombia Gorge, OR
July 19-22
www.CGRA.org
Colombia Gorge, OR
July 19-22
www.CGRA.org
Richmond YC
Richmond, CA
July 27-29
Women’s Radial Champs
Standard Youth
CORK Kingston, ON
na
na
August 15-18
Lauderdale YC
www.lyc.org
February 2-5
ISAF Grade 1
Etobicoke YC
Toronto, ON
June 21-24
Etobicoke YC
Toronto, ON
June 21-24
Etobicoke YC
Toronto, ON
June 21-24
Royal Vancouver YC
Vancouver, BC
August 4-6
30 GP Pts, ISAF Grade 2
Houston YC
Shoreacres, TX
May 31-June 3
Houston YC
Shoreacres, TX
May 31-June 3
Houston YC
Shoreacres, TX
May 31-June 3
Brant Beach YC
Brant Beach, NJ
Sept 14-16
CORK
Kingston, ON
Kingston, ON
Kingston, ON
www.cork.org
www.cork.org
www.cork.org
30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1
August 18-22
August 18-22
August 15-18
Midwinters East
Clearwater, FL
Clearwater, FL
Clearwater, FL
www.clwyc.org
www.clwyc.org
www.clwyc.org
Feb 23-26
Feb 23-26
Feb 23-26
Midwinters West
Alamitos Bay YC
Long Beach, CA
March 23-25
Alamitos Bay YC
Long Beach, CA
March 23-25
Alamitos Bay YC
Long Beach, CA
March 23-25
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Sayville YC
Bluepoint, NY
July 7-8
ISAF Grade 1
NA Championship
40 GP pts. ISAF Grade 1
North American
Canadian
Championships
US Championships
30 GP Pts., ISAF Grade 2
Rolex Miami OCR
May 15-20
www.ussailing.org
www.ussailing.org
January 22-28
January 22-28
Atlantic Coast
Championships
Eastern YC
Marblehead, MA
May 19-20
Eastern YC
Marblehead, MA
May 19-20
Eastern YC
Marblehead, MA
May 19-20
Cabrillo Beach YC
San Pedro, CA
June 22-24
Cabrillo Beach YC
San Pedro, CA
June 22-24
Cabrillo Beach YC
San Pedro, CA
June 22-24
Texas Corinthian YC
Kemah, TX
May 19-20
Texas Corinthian YC
Kemah, TX
May 19-20
Texas Corinthian YC
Kemah, TX
May 19-20
No Coast
Championships
Royal Lake of the Woods YC
Kenorah, ON
Kenorah, ON
Kenorah, ON
July 28-29
July 28-29
July 28-29
Racine Yacht Club
Racine, WI
August 11-12
Racine Yacht Club
Racine, WI
August 11-12
Pacific Coast
Championships
Gulf Coast
Championships
Great Lakes
Championships
www.Laser.org
Melbourne YC
Melbourne, FL
Feb 17-19
Miami, FL (men only) Miami, FL (women only)
ISAF Grade 1
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Racine Yacht Club Crescent Sail YC
Racine, WI
Grosse Pt Farms, MI
August 11-12
June 23-24
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District Reports
District 3
Toronto
Nigel Heath
We have recently undergone a change of management within District 3, as I have taken over as the
D3 secretary for Rob Koci, who has retired from the
role. I have to thank Rob for his dedication to the
laser class here in Ontario and beyond. His energy
and ideas are an inspiration to all masters sailors. I
don’t have time to list all the things he did for the
district (trust me he did a lot), but creating the
Ontario Masters Sailing Team and arranging top
level coaching as we prepared for major regattas has
to be among his greatest achievements.
Having won the Canadian Masters Championships
and US Masters Championships last year, it is terrible to see good talent go to waste, but unfortunately
Rob’s bad back has kept him out of the laser since
last year.
I am happy to confirm that the Fogh Gold Cup
series will continue this year, with Fogh Marine providing the best prizes in North America, a new sail
for the winner of the Laser fleet, a sail for the winner of the Radial fleet and a third sail that will rotate
each year between the top female (in Radial fleet),
the top junior (Radial fleet) and the top master
(Laser fleet). In 2011 the third sail was awarded to
the top female, so in 2012 it will be awarded to the
top junior sailor. Next time you are at Fogh Marine
picking up supplies, but sure to thank Morten for the
great prizes. District 3 will also be providing Fogh
Marine gift certificates to the runners up. As a
reminder, you must be a Laser Class member to win
one of these prizes, so sign-up or renew your membership now at nalaser.org.
District 3 is looking for help in running the various
functions that go on behind the scenes. Contact me
if interested and visit the D3 website for the regatta
schedule and all the info about the district at
d3laser.com.
Sail it flat
District 6
Vancouver, BC
Andy Hunt
Greetings to all District 6 Laser, Laser Radial and
Laser 4.7 sailors.
Since my last report in the Spring edition of The
Laser Sailor, lots of sailing and racing has been happening in District 6.
The spring regatta schedule really started to pick up
with the Flights of Spring Regatta. The Jericho
Laser Fleet hosted the regatta at the Jericho Sailing
Centre on April 21 and 22. Winds were moderate
and thanks to the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club’s
race team, there were 8 Lasers and 11 Laser Radials.
There were three races on Saturday and four races
on Sunday. The top four Laser Radial sailors were:
Natalia Montemayor, RVANCY, 10.00; Alexander
Fritz, RVANYC, 13.00; Fillah Karim, WVYC,
24.00; Miranda MacGillvray, RVANYC, 31.00. The
top three Laser sailors were: Andriy Kanyuak, VSC,
13.00; Peter Woytkowiak, JSCA, 14.00; Jacek
Suski, JSCA, 16.00. The complete results can be
found at: (www.jsca.bc.ca/racing).
The next regatta was hosted by the Royal Vancouver
24
Yacht Club on April 28 and 29. Winds were very
light on Saturday, so much so that there was no racing. On Sunday, winds were light but enough to get
four races. There were 20 Lasers and 24 Laser
Radials. Sailors came from all over BC and
Washington State. This regatta was called the Kitten
Cup and is the first regatta of the BC Sailing /
Helly-Hansen Youth Circuit. The top five Laser
sailors were: Bob Britten, RVICYC, 16.00; Dominic
Fritz, RVANYC, 16.00; Thomas Roehrl, RVANYC,
22.00; Tony Martin, JSCA, 24.00; Sebastian Fritz,
RVANYC, 28.00. The top six Laser Radial sailors
were: Natalia Montemayor, RVANYC, 12.00; Fillah
Karim, NSST, 21.00; James Bone, RVANYC, 25.00;
Reese Myerscough, RVICYC, 29.00; Rebecca
Power, RVANYC, 34.00; David Brink, SYC, 36.00.
The top six Laser Radial sailors were: Natalia
Montemayor, RVANYC, 12.00; Fillah Karim,
WVYC, 21.00; James Bone, RVANYC, 25.00;
Reese Myerscough, RVICYC, 29.00; Rebecca
Power, RVANYC/RNSYS, 34.00; David Brink,
SYC, 36.00. There were no Laser 4.7s sailing.
Complete results can be found at:
www.royalvan.com (under previous events).
The next regatta on the District 6 schedule and the
next regatta on the Helly-Hansen / BC Sailing Youth
Circuit was the Spring Dinghy Championships.
This regatta was held at the Royal Victoria Yacht
Club and was on May 5 and 6. If memory serves,
winds were fine and there were enough races to
have a throwout race. As I am typing this report,
the website for the Royal Victoria Yacht Club is
unavailable so I cannot report on the results. If you
are interested, please go to:
www.rvyc.bc.ca.
Although I did not manage to go to Kelowna for the
Springtime Regatta, I checked the results on their
website. The Springtime Regatta is hosted by the
Central Okanagan Sailing Association and was on
May 19 and 20. Seven races were completed which
meant that there was a throwout race. The Laser
4.7s (2) showed up for this regatta. It seems as
though the Laser 4.7s are not that popular in District
6 as they don’t show up for a lot of regattas. I think
that a lot of Laser sailors and their families have
Optimists or Laser Radials instead. There were 17
Laser Radials and 15 Lasers at the Springtime
Regatta. Sailors came from all over as is usually the
case with the youth events. The top two Laser 4.7
sailors were Thish Rajapakshe (5) and Zoe Roberts
(10), both from the host club. The top four Laser
Radial sailors were: Fillah Karim, WVYC, 11.00;
Alex Fritz, RVANYC, 29.00; Miranda MacGillvray,
RVANYC, 31.00; Natalia Montemayor, RVANYC,
35.00. The top five Laser sailors were: Dominic
Fritz, RVANYC, 14.00; Max Gallant, RVICYC,
16.00; Adrian Vlasic, RVANYC, 18.00; Trevor
Owen, KSA, 23.00; Chris Wilson, NSST, 33.00. I
am grateful that the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club’s
race team, led by their two coaches, Al Clark and
Chris Cowan, continue to travel to regattas. Without
their contribution, regattas would not nearly be as
successful.
The next regatta was the Big Brothers Regatta. This
regatta was held at the Cultus Lake Sailing Club and
was organized by Chris Carberry. For whatever reason, only one Laser sailor and no Laser Radial or
Laser 4.7 sailors. The winds were very light on
both days when the racing was scheduled to occur.
Unfortunately, the winds showed up on Saturday
after most of the boats were put away and racing
was over for the day. The lone Laser sailor, Tony
Martin, only stayed for one day and therefore I have
no results to report. This regatta was on May 26
and 27.
The following weekend, June 2 and 3, there were
two conflicting regattas. One was the Sockeye Cup,
which is new to the Helly-Hansen / BC Sailing
Youth Circuit and the other was the Jericho Classic.
There were lots of Radial sailors (18) and not a lot
of Laser sailors (6) at the Sockeye Cup. It looks
like it was another low wind weekend at Cultus
Lake as there were only four races for each fleet.
The top five Laser Radial sailors were: Graham
Harney, 4.00; Fillah Karim, 7.00; Miranda
MacGillvray, 8.00; Alexander Kroitzch, 11.00; Ellie
Shaw Unger, 13.00. For the Lasers, the top three
sailors were:
Adrian Vlasic, 3.00; Chris Wilson, 6.00 and Thomas
Hardy, 9.00. I would be remiss if I did not mention
Myles Hagen. Myles is a Laser 4.7 sailor who was
the only 4.7 sailor at the Sockeye Cup but he competed in two races. Good for him.
The Jericho Classic was hosted by the Jericho
Sailing Centre and had a mixed fleet of Lasers (8)
and Laser Radials (2). One of the Lasers and one of
the Laser Radials sailed only one day. The winds
were all over the place and the race committee committed several errors for which I, as head race officer, apologize. There were 8 races in total. All of
the sailors with the exception of Mark Fitzsimmons
(SSC), were local Jericho sailors. The top four
sailors were: Andriy Kanyuka, 15.00; Peter
Woytkowiak, 18.00; Tony Martin, 21.00; Sascha
Smutny, 24.00.
Since The Laser Sailor won’t be available until mid
to late July, the only summer regatta that I would
like to mention is the 2012 Canadian Laser Master
Championships. This regatta is being hosted by the
Jericho Laser Fleet and the Jericho Sailing Chentre.
The regatta will be on August 4 – 6, 2012. It looks
like there will be between 20 and 25 competitors.
Now that I have finished with the regattas, I would
like to remind everyone that the local clubs are having weekend and weeknight racing programs. These
programs are an excellent way to get introduced into
fleet racing. I would encourage all sailors to check
out what their local clubs have to offer. Since
Glenmore Sailboats left Vancouver, some of the
slack has been taken up by Blast Sailing. Blast
Sailing is selling a lot of the gear that Glenmore
used to sell. Please check out Blast Sailing at:
www.blastsailing.com.
I hope that all sailors have a good summer and I
hope that the winds will improve. Also, I would
like to thank Bob Britten for maintaining the District
6 website (www.district6x.ca)
District 7
Derek Stow
Tiverton, RI
In my first report as the new Laser District 7
Secretary, let me express my thanks on behalf of all
sailors in the district to Kim Ferguson for her sterling work as D7 secretary for the last three years.
We especially appreciate the way she has continued
to perform the role in the last year as her husband
Scott’s work for the Oracle Racing America’s Cup
team took them away from New England for much
of the time. Best wishes to them both in their relocation to the West Coast.
SUMMER 2012
The 2012 regatta season started off with a bang as
the Newport Fleet closed out their frostbite season
with the Peter Milnes Regatta on April 29. “One for
the ages,” according to Moose McClintock (but he
was on race committee.) “Really horrendous,”
according to one of the sailors who regretted not
sailing it in a Radial and who went swimming three
times. There were 30 knot gusts. There were huge
shifts. There were too many capsizes to count. 40
sailors entered but the fleet had dwindled to only a
little more than half that number by the time of the
last race. Congratulations to those who stuck it out
to the end and mastered the conditions…
The top 5 were
1. Peter Shope
2. Steve Kirkpatrick
3. Lucas Adams
4. Peter Follansbee
5. Ted Hood
Conditions were a little more mellow for the two
regattas the next weekend. At the May Madness
Regatta at Quannapowitt YC in Wakefield MA on
May 5, 14 sailors enjoyed 8 races in northerly winds
of 3 knots veering to an easterly of 6 knots.
Results...
1. Peter Seidenberg
2. Stu Nickerson
3. Chris Hufstader
4. Gary Orkney
5. Mike McCaffrey
The second half of the weekend “double-header” on
May 6, the New Hampshire Sea Coast Spring
Regatta, was hosted by the Great Bay Yacht Club.
11 boats sailed 6 races in winds that went from east
to south and from 3 knots to 10.
Results
1. Peter Follansbee
2. David Frazier
3. Hank Thorburn
4. Stu Nickerson
5. Peter Seidenberg
Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport CT held their
Spring Regatta on May 12, and this was also the
Area B Semifinals for the US Sailing Singlehanded
Championships. The regatta took place in sunny
weather and a SW wind of 6-14 knots with 10
Radials and 28 Standard Rigs racing.
Standard Rigs
1. Colin Kennedy
2. Marc Jacobi
3. Glenn Dickson
4. Peter Seidenberg
5. Mike Mattan
Radials
1. Jay Lurie
2. Megan Spurling Marsh
3. Sara Hatsell
4. Emma Davis
5. Richie Gordon
Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead MA was the
home of the 2012 Laser Atlantic Coast
Championship on the weekend of May 19-20. Peter
Seidenberg sent me this report on the day after the
www.Laser.org
regatta.
Sailing was barely kept alive by a SSE sea breeze of
0-5 knots. But we had to wait for it on both days,
before the first race and between subsequent ones.
The RC was very patient and determined, keeping
us out on Saturday until 6:30 to get 3 races in, and
starting the second and last race on Sunday at exactly the deadline of 3:30 which turned out to be the
race with the best wind all weekend. We had a great
dinner at the Eastern Y.C. on Saturday and wonderful clam chowder for the road on Sunday. The
slightly better wind (when it blew) on Sunday
helped me to my best finishes of two 5th. I’m now
suffering from muscle aches in my thighs because of
all that crouching. Still, I’m happy I went - all the
waiting for wind on shore and on the water, as well
as the dinner, gave all of us the chance for socializing. And what better place to be on a sunny weekend than on the water off the coast of Marblehead!
The top 5 in the 39 boat Radial Fleet were…
1.Phenix Cloutier Beaudoin
2. Gary Prieto
3. Hugh MacRae
4. Hannah Lynn
5. Marie-Pier Alary
And in the 47 Standard Rig Fleet the winners
were…
1. Clay Johnson
2. Matt Allen
3. Lucas Adams
4. Ryan Schmitz
5. Luke Muller
And thanks to Hilary Carr for this report on the All
Souls Hospice Regatta in Maine on May 20.
The second annual All Souls Hospice Regatta took
place on May 20th in Thomaston, ME setting out
from the fleet’s gathering place at the sail loft home
of Chris Biggart. It was a warm and balmy summer
day without too much wind when 15 laser racers
crossed the starting line. Five races were run, with
Peter Clapp and his team, Jeff Dinse and his daughter, Amber, setting the courses. Trophies were
awarded to the winners, Tom Jamieson of Belfast
taking top honors. George Haselton of Rockport
captured second place and Colin Gowland of Belfast
took third place. Fourth and fifth places were taken
by Mark and Mike Gaffney, respectively.
Congratulations along with soups, chowders and
sweets awaited the fleet, as well as a silent auction.
We had one very enthusiastic female participant,
who raced in the event last year. We anticipate the
participation of students from the Rockland
Apprenticeshop school sailing program in our next
regatta.
Details of upcoming regattas are on the schedule on
the District 7 Website at www.laserdistrict7.com.
There is also a District 7 blog at http://laserd7.wordpress.com and a Laser District 7 Facebook page
which is handy for keeping folk informed of upcoming events and for those “Who wants to sail this
Tuesday evening?” type of discussions.
You can contact me about any district matters at
[email protected]. I look forward to hearing from
you.
District 8
New York
Ted Cremer
Happy Summer District sailors!!! Please look for an
additional write up on the D-8 Grand prix that was
held on June 9-10th at Sayville YC in this edition.
Kudos
My sincerest thanks to Marianne Nash for running
such a great winter sailing series. Her dedication to
Seawankha’s winter program is evident by the clear
success of the series. I also need to recognize David
Trinder for his commitment to keeping all the scores
in order, and for getting the newsletters pushed out
to the distinct. I also want to recognize Lindsay for
his continued dedication to the sport , , , the kids he
has influenced have moved on to be successful on a
regional and international level. Lindsay’s personal
sailing successes are impressive, but I get the sense
he appreciates Kia Olsson’s success this season at
deeper level. I have seen Lindsay leading in a race,
only to peel off and work with a fellow competitor
to help them improve. His leadership qualities make
him one of the most admired people in the class.
Eric Johnson also deserves a shout out for his rules
seminars and for sailing real well! 7 bullets one day,
right!!!! Congratulations to Fred Abels! I was
pleased to see him sail so well this season and to
come back “home” and support our series. On a personal note, it means a lot to me as I’ve known him
since my sunfish days even. I tend to see Fred more
at places like Wrightsville Beach, or Mallets Bay
Vermont. He is a great supporter of the regional and
national regattas and even heads over to England to
visit family and train. He is an exceptionally talented laser sailor and a friend to the district. In the past,
Fred has supported many of my Sayville YC events,
and I hope to see him at the Master ACC’s at
Sayville weekend of July 7th and 8th. Final thanks
to my faithful webmaster Bob Terry! My guess
100% attendance, and really fast in the light tricky
stuff, all while capturing every moment on video!
The website is beyond awesome and Bob really
cares about the success of the district., Thanks and
congratulations to all the sailors that came out this
winter!
THE MASTERS ACC’S AT SAYVILLE YC
The Laser Masters ACC’s will be held at Sayville
YC on July 7th and 8th. There will be on-line registration and you can get that link from the District 8
website or on Sayville YC’s site shortly. We look
forward to having everyone come on out and race!
Summer means sea breeze here on Long Island’s
south shore…This will be FUN!
SUMMER EAST END LASER SCHEDULE COMPLIMENTS OF MIKE DURAN AND LYNN SEXTON:
Hello Laser racers!
Back for the 7th summer season, we are pleased to
announce the 2012 East End Series. Last year, 59
racers enjoyed 37 races during 7 regattas on Long
Island’s East End. For 2012, the EELS is again
scheduled for 8 afternoon regattas at 8 beautiful
venues. Thank you to all the venues.
Sat, June 23, Old Cove YC, New Suffolk
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Sat, June 30, Southold YC, Southold
Wed, July 4, NBIBCLRA, North Haven
Sat, July 7, Westhampton YS, Remsenburg
Sat, July 21, Shelter Island YC, Shelter Island
Sat, July 28, Breakwater YC, Sag Harbor, racing off
Havens Beach
Sat, Aug 4, Southampton YC, Southampton
Sat, Aug 11, Devon YC, Amagansett
Except where noted, the skippers meeting is at 1300,
racing at 1400, 5 to 7 races and no start after 1700.
The East End Laser Series is open to all racers, all
sail sizes, all ages and all abilities. For more details,
please see national and district websites.
During the July 14 break, we encourage Laser racers
to consider the Race Around Shelter Island.
Great South Bay Yacht Racing Association Summer
Schedule – All Multiclass Regattas on the Great
South Bay Contact [email protected] with any
questions
June 30, Babylon YC, 10am
July 7, Westhampon YC, 10:30
July 16, Wet Pants SA, 10:30
July 21, Unqua YC, 10:30
July 27-29, Bellport YC 10:30
Aug 4-5, W Sayville, 10:30
Aug 11-12, Bay Shore YC 10:30
Aug 18, Sayville YC 10:30
Sept 1-2, Bellport YC, 10:30
Spring Race Reports:
Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club, Saturday, June 2 Ten racers responded to the last-minute barrage of emails & got to the starting line. A shifty, on and off
breeze - but don’t let anyone convince you that
thare’s never any wind on the North shore! The
breeze, about 10 kt most of the day, did catch most
of us on the wrong side at one time or another. That
is, all but Ryan Schmitz, who always seemed to
know where to go. (His seventh place was when he
decided to give his sister Becky a ride around the
race course. He passed me anyway!) Thank you’s to
Karen Doherty on Race Committee, and Chris and
Becky Schmitz on mark boat. Another thank you to
Lindsay Hewitt, who put the race together at the last
minute. If you haven’t been getting e-mails in the
past week, send me an e-mail at [email protected] and I’ll get you on the list.
The Results:
Ryan Schmitz
Lindsay Hewitt
Matt Doherty
Geoffrey Loffredo
David Trinder
Ed Beremblum
Mark Feck
Bob Terry
Bob Blanco
David Kruse
Seawanhaka Spring Fling, Saturday, May 26 - Four
racers showed up for this year’s season opener - lots
of e-mail responses, but unfortunately, lots of scheduling conflicts, quite a few people sent “regrets.”
That didn’t stop it from being a nice day out on the
water, with sun, mild warmth, & water just cool
enough to be refreshing. The 20 degree windshifts?
Well, they hit us all & each of us had a chance to
play “catch up” after picking the wrong side. The
racing was so close (with Lindsay telling the leaders
to do 360’s when they got too far ahead!) that we
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wound up with a three-way points tie for First place!
Kudos to the race committee for working out all the
different levels of tie-breaking. It seems a three-way
tie is a different order of magnitude over a two -way
tie.
Race results:
Bob Terry
Lindsay Hewitt
Wyz Mooney
Frank Seckler
District 9
New York
Chas Williamson
Welcome to 2012 Sailors in D9! This season we
have had four lovely regattas, two of which comprised enough wind for good action, but with
incredible wind shifts - westerly winds blowing
across North-South lakes !! Two other regattas provided very challenging racing in zephyr wind conditions ! Our four main regattas have been Ithaca,
Newport YC (Rochester), Willowbank, and Saratoga
Lake yacht clubs.
ITHACA YC - 26 May 2012
Our first regatta started in sunshine and zephyrs, and
for three races we struggled. Chas Williamson managed to win the zephyr-fest races, with Chris Wilson
tacking and gybing beautifully into second place,
followed by Chippy Williamson in third position
with a 3-6-6 placing, in the fleet of 15 boats. Skylar
Munger (from Rochester) came fourth, followed by
Pedro Bushnell and Dave Filiberto. Once we got
ashore, Joe Miller and Christen Bonacci brought in
the pizza and beer, to end a marvellous day on the
water. Many thanks to Richard Stephens of the
esteemed Weta fleet for running the regatta in the
most beautiful and considerate manner, with helpers
Jason Kahabka, Keith of the Wetas and team. The
final places were: 1. Chas Williamson; 2. Chris
Wilson; 3. Chippy Williamson; 4. Skylar Munger;
5. Pedro Bushnell; 6. Dave Filiberto; 7. Luke
Miller; 8. Wes Britton; 9. AJ Murphy; 10.
Steven Leach; 11. Tom Shaw; 12. Peter Britton;
13. Joe Miller of the Brothers; 14. Kenny
Fourspring; 15. Clare Fewtrell.
WILLOWBANK YC - 2 June 2012
Willowbank had a Westerly with huge windshifts,
and moderate wind strength up to 10-15 knots. A
surprisingly good fleet of 22 boats came to the start
line, the biggest fleet for some time ! Doug
Kaukeinea has just joined the Laser fleet from bigger boats, and sailed very consistently, winning
three races! Ray Cudney of the host club put together a very fine series to take second place. AJ
Murphy put it together well also to finish third, winning race 2. Brendan Cook was fourth, followed by
a struggling Chas Williamson who mixed good bad,
and sometimes ugly races. Dave Filiberto struggled
uncharacteristically, and so he needs to practice
more with me at Ithaca - Doctor’s orders. Thanks
so much to Peter Bushnell for the awards, to be
worn with pride over my pyjamas. The final places
were: 1. Doug Kaukeinea; 2. Ray Cudney; 3. AJ
Murphy; 4. Brendan Cook; 5. Chas Williamson;
6. Eric Magnusson; 7. Alex Steo; 8. Peter
Bushnell; 9. Lee Davis; 10. Thomas Shaw; 11.
Skyler Munger; 12. Dan Lawless; 13. Peter
Fleckenstein; 14. Campbell Woods; 15. Dicky
Bird Mitchell. 16. Steve Leach; 17. Dave
Filiberto; 18. Dave Whiteaway; 19. Mike
Johnson; 20. Joe Miller of the Brothers; 21.
Eduardo Solessio; 22. Mike Mueller.
NEWPORT YC (Rochester, NY) - 9 June 2012
This year the regatta was held in light winds with
huge windshifts owing to the Westerly prevailing
winds blowing across Irondequoit Bay, and sometimes the wind even came from the North as the sea
breeze from Lake Ontario tried to take over.
Whatever wind blew, it never lasted throughout a
complete race! Dan Lawless sailed very well in
some close racing with place changing going on
through each race. AJ Murphy continued his good
form from Willowbank to take second place ahead
of Chas Williamson, and Griffin Orr. Thanks to
Kenny Fourspring for organising the event and to
the Race Officer who was very kind to run the event
for the sailors. The final places were: 1. Dan
Lawless; 2. AJ Murphy; 3. Charley Williamson;
4. Griffin Orr; 5. Luke Miller; 6. Steve Leach; 7.
Skyler Munger; 8. Kyle McGraw; 9. Kenny
Fourspring; 10. Joe Miller; 11. John Boettcher; 12.
David Maier; 13. Matthew Lawless.
SARATOGA DERBY REGATTA - SLSC - 16 June
2012.
Allan Miller arranged a light wind on the wonderful
sunny Saratoga Lake, which almost disappeared at
times, and then he sailed beautifully well to take
second place behind ex-NY Maritime hot sailor Dan
Hesse. Chas Williamson was just behind, in a series
of two very long races (90 minutes), where the
places were surprisingly close. In the second race
any one of three people would have won overall depending on which direction the final zephyr came
in on the last run to the finish. Chas banked on the
left side and of course the zephyr arrived from the
right. Allan Miller ghosted across the finish line to
lock up second ! Dave Nicol from Georgetown
came in fourth, followed by Skyler Munger, who is
competing very well this year. Past winner Mike
Kitner came in 6th overall. This venue is one of the
most beautiful ones of the year, and the club is
someone’s country house. We are always treated
extremely well by the hosts and especially by Al
Miller - we love you Al ! The final places were: 1.
Dan Hesse; 2. Allan Miller: 3. Chas Williamson;
4. David Nicol; 5. Skyler Munger; 6. Mike
Kitner; 7. James Nicol; 8. Wes Britton; 9. Joe
Miller of he Brothers; 10. Dave Burtis; 11. Lois
Hagner; 12. Luke Miller; 13. Peter Britton; 14.
Melissa Hatch-Tkal; 15. Peter Czajxezski.
District 10
New Jersey
Eric Reitinger
Marsh Creek Sailing Club
31st Annual Philadelphia Sailing Championship for
Lasers
Tony Iacono
SUMMER 2012
assisting with dollies and launching.
Twenty two Laser sailors eager to get the 2012 season off and running met at Marsh
Creek in Downingtown PA Saturday morning April
14. 2012. Competitors came from
D-10 Jersey and Pennsylvania, and D-11 Maryland
and Delaware.
Marsh Creek has held the annual event for 31 years
and this year it was sponsored
by Annapolis Performance Sailing.
As Had Brick, who drove in from the Jersey Shore
to race, said, he remembers back
when a former local John Wright ran the event
before his America’s Cup days with
Dennis Conner. Of course most of the younger competitors did not have a clue. John
MacClausland said he always likes to come to
Marsh Creek, the District 10 season
opener, and it is where he and his father sailed when
he was a kid.
Marsh Creek sailors love having guests come to
compete in our one design sailing
events. The lake is beautiful year round and especially so in Spring. We really
appreciate John’s annual attendance often after winning the Championship of
Champions in the three regatta Florida Laser
Masters circuit. He often cleans our
clock as he did again this year with a winning score
of 5 in the six races one throw
out regatta.
Sun, warmth and a clean grassy launch area greeted
sailors, but the lake was placid,
when we arrived. After about a 15-minute delay and
a continental breakfast, a
light Easterly came in. By the Start it worked South
and the eager fleet had two
general recalls due to a heavily favored boat end
which was the result of a breeze
that kept rapidly moving right.
For the first start the wind settled into the forecasted
WSW around 8 kts for Race 1
and built to 12 kts with occasional slightly higher
puffs over the day.
Local Sunfish sailors Bill McLaughlin and Fred
Glaiser, as RC ran windward /
leeward courses and quickly adjusted the start line
and marks as conditions
warranted. They successfully started all races very
quickly.
Local youth sailor Mike Rabbetts showed his stuff
with a second place finish and top
junior award. Had Brick scored 3rd which secured
the top Grand Master award. Faye
Flam started strong with 4th and 5th place finishes
in the first two races and was the
top Woman. George Lewis from Corsica River, MD
was top Master and Randy Blough
of Marsh Creek took home a nice bottle of Pinot
Giorgio for his mid-fleet finish.
In addition to the light breakfast before the start
other niceties included; hoagies,
salads and drinks after the races, free T-shirts and
our Commodores wife Colleen
www.Laser.org
Marsh Creek will be hosting races on Sundays
throughout the season check the web
site for the schedule. www.mcsailingclub.org Mark
your calendar for the annual Fall
Regatta on October 13, 2012 and we look forward to
the 32nd Annual Philadelphia
Sailing Championships for Lasers in 2013.
Full Results:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?
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Photos:
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Monmouth hosted their annual spring regatta with
light winds and shifty with 6
races completed. Attached are the results.
Congratulations to Christian
Hinkel for winning the 10 boat fleet.
Lavallette hosted their annual regatta the Saturday
of Memorial Day weekend. There were 15 + boats
in all 3 fleets. First race was light but then picked up
to a solid 15 with gusts for the last 4 races. Once
again a great thanks to Dave Magno and LYC for
running a great event!!
Top 5:
Clay Johnson
Glen Dickson
Mike Russom
Eric Reitinger
Dave Magno
Thanks to Clay for writing the article about the
Orange Coffee Pot that you see earlier in this issue.
- Island Heights hosted District 10 Championships
this year (June 9-10) with 14 full rigs, 11 radials and
3 4.7s racing. Day 1 we had light wings out of the
general westerly direction. This prompted the RC to
race us in the Toms River around the area of the
Toms River Yacht Club. This created some very trying conditions, making it tricky for the RC as well
as the sailors. The wind was very puffy and shifty
forcing you to keep your head out of the boat and be
able to get to the next puff. Joe Paggi was able to
stay consistent over the 5 race W/L 4 leg courses to
lead day one by four points. Dinner was a nice BBQ
after racing at the club.
Day 2 we arrived to glass and warm temperatures.
We waited a few hours for the seabreeze and around
11:30 we departed to the Wanamaker course on
Barnegat Bay. The wind took a little time to lock
into a south east direction at about 5-8mph. With the
choppy conditions, keeping the boat moving was
critical. 3 races were run (1 was a 4 leg W/L and the
other 2 were 6 leg W/L), and in the full rigs, Eric
Reitinger won all 3 races which clinched him the
championship.
Final results are posted on regatta networks but the
top few in each fleet:
Full Rigs:
Eric Reitinger Brant Beach YC
Joe Paggi Ocean Gate YC
Had Brick (also 1st master) Island Heights YC
Radials
Malcolm Lamphere Lake Geneva YC
Connor Swikart Shrewsbury Sailing and YC
Daniel Kraus Island Heights YC
4.7
Scott Meggitt Surf City YC
Full results can be found here: http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php
?regatta_id=5284&show_divisions=1
Here is the summer regatta schedule for our district
and as always http://d10.laserforum.org has the most
updated schedule and our email list.
June 16 Shrewsbury Spring Regatta
June 29 Feed the Need Jr Regatta @ Pine Beach YC
July 11 Jr. Smythe qualifiers @ Toms River YC
July 12 Iron Man Jr Regatta @ Shore Acres YC
July 13 Powder Puff Jr Regatta @ Metedeconk
River YC (fills up quickly)
July 16-17 Team Race @ Lavallette YC
July 23-24 Jr. Olympics @ Island Heights YC
August 2 Jr. Summer Sailing Classic @ Ocean Gate
YC
August 20th Jr. Regatta @ Shrewsbury Sailing and
Yacht Club
August 25 Jr Annual Regatta @ Surf City YC
September 8-9 Annual Regatta @ Surf City YC
September 14-16 Laser Master’s Nationals @ Brant
Beach YC
September 16, 23,30 BBYC Fall Series
September 22 Monmouth Fall Regatta
September 23-24 District 11 Champs @ Severn
Sailing Association
September 29 Philadelphia Cup @ Penns Landing
October 6-7 Laser MidAtlantics @ Brant Beach YC
October 13 Fall Laser Regatta @ Marsh Creek
District 11
Virginia
Jon Deutsch
Our spring season has gotten off to a great start.
Severn Sailing Association hosted their Sunshine
Open regatta in April. Luke Shingledecker (SSA)
put up mostly 1s and 2s to win the standard Rig
fleet over Eric Reinke and David Schoene. The
Radial fleet was led by Dorian Haldeman followed
by Kim Couranz and Sandy Westphal.
At the beginning of May Corsica River Yacht Club
hosted their inaugural Spring Regatta and had everything but wind. The 14 boats there were still able
to get in 2 races in the Corsica River. Jacque
Kerrest (PRSA) and Mike Schmidt (MRSA) traded
bullets in the two races and tied for 1st, but Mike
won the last race and thus the tiebreaker.
With two 3s Nicholas Place (CRYC) was 3rd.
SSA Held 12 races over two race days for their
Spring Series with 22 boats taking part in the
Standard rig fleet and 8 in the Radial.
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Matthew Schofield’s (SSA) consistent top 5 finishes
in all of the races put him on top with Bob Tan
(SSA) and Jerry Smith (SSA) finishing 2nd and 3rd
respectively. In the Radial fleet it was Phillip
Schofield (SSA) over Ellen Thomas (SSA) and Kim
Couranz (SSA).
Fishing Bay Yacht Club’s Spring Laser regatta saw
9 standard rigs and
6 radials. 5 races were sailed in a light to moderate
breeze and Keith Davids won the day. James Jacob
(FBYC) finshed 2nd and Brad Squires (FBYC) was
3rd. In the Radials it was Austin Powers (FBYC),
Conrad Roos (FBYC) and Erin Jacobs (FBYC).
Six boats were out for West River Sailing Club’s
Dave Irey Regatta.
Roger Link (WRSC) was the overall winner.
Don’t forget our District Championship will be
September 22-23 at Severn Sailing Association in
their just-recently renovated clubhouse.
Our Annual District meeting will be held at the
event after dinner Saturday night. Please plan to be
there for both the regatta and the meeting so we can
talk about plans for organizing the district in the
future.
As always, our schedule and the latest news are
online at http://www.laserdistrict11.org
District 12
Carolinas, Georgia
Butch Mumma
There seems to be a changing of the guard in
District 12. For the past 8 plus years or so it has
always been a master that has won our D-12 championship regattas. But the winds are changing. This
year we started in Charleston with a win by John
Mellnik, who has just graduated from college. Our
next two events were in Beaufort and Savannah
where Nick Valente, a high school student, won both
events.
Two of Nick’s cohorts are Avery Fanning and Rolfe
Glover. These three spend a lot of time together on
and off the water. No matter where they are or what
they are doing they seem to always be pushing to
outdo the other, especially when it comes to sailing.
The end result is D-12 has some very promising
young guns rising up through the ranks.
While the master division of D-12 is happy to see
these young guns doing well, they are not ready to
hand the torch over just yet. Peter Gamble, Martin
Willard, Charlie Usher, and John Potter are still in
the hunt and will be doing all the they can to show
they are still the kings of District 12.
District 13
Florida
Antolin Rivera
One model to copy:
In order to increase Laser events and highlight our
sweet sailing platform around, there is a nice model
to follow. Both the SunCoast Laser Fleet and the
Treasure Coast Laser Fleet have adopted this successful pattern invented by the Treasure Coast folks.
We have a set schedule of “regattas” through the
year. These regattas are held only on Saturdays, as
many races as we can push between 1300 and 1630,
trinkets for awards, ten or five dollars entry fee, a
standard set of NOR and SI and a traveling circuit.
In my side of the coast (Tampa) we have races this
year at Davis Island YC, Clearwater Sailing Center,
Boca Ciega YC, Sarasota Sailing Squadron and
Tampa Sailing Squadron. We all get to sail with
friends, travel around a little and showcase the Laser
at different venues. The folks at Lake Eustis and
Clearwater Sailing Center have standard schedules
of races where everybody associated with them can
plan on being there as often as they want. All of
these offerings also count with a “cheerleader”/organizer/email person. That person handles their email
announcements and or web page announcements.
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going...it goes almost on its own.
I ask of the whole State of Florida to visit our Laser
district 13 web page www.laserdistrci13.org It continues to be a work in progress but with every
body’s contribution it will continue to expand, grow
and serve even more Laser sailors.
District 15
Texas
Bruce Moore
We had 22 Full Rigs and 5 Radials in light to moderate conditions that provided lots of wind shifts.
Results are posted at
http://www.cscsailing.org/race_results.html. PRO
Steve Bell and his team got in five races on
Saturday and three on Sunday in conditions that
were trying at times. The regatta chairman, Mike
Lipari, did a great job delegating meals so no one
got stuck doing the whole thing, with breakfast
tacos on Saturday morning, subs for lunch, honey
baked ham and turkey for dinner saturday, home
made sweet rolls on Sunday morning and pizza for
lunch on Sunday. Special thanks to Mike’s wife for
a great ham and turkey dinner on Saturday night.
The competition was quite close; 8 points separated
4th through 9th place. There were several mark
roundings where the conversation midway down the
leg was “this is going to be a huge raft-up,” but
there wasn’t much yelling and bumping. There
were no protests that made it all the way to a hearing. I think just about everyone had a great time.
District 19
Michigan
Ken Swetka
GTYC Spring Regatta (story by Tom Babel)
The 2012 GTYC Laser Spring Regatta was held on
May 12, 2012. The racers were greeted by a light 510 mph Northerly breeze under sunny skies. Over a
dozen Radial and standard rigs sailed in the five
race, no throw-out series.
The standard rig fleet was dominated by Jamie
Stuursma (GTYC) with a total of six points. His
boat speed, solid tactics and great starts proved
unstoppable by the remainder of the fleet. Jeff
Ragains (Chicago) sailed a strong series to finish
second. Past spring champion Jon Forton (GTYC)
finished third.
In the radial fleet, Dirk Phelps sailed strong to win
the gold medal. He was followed by Ryan Clulo and
Colton Gerber in second and third respectively. For
complete results go to the Laser page at
www.gtyc.org.
Special thanks to Jordon Owen (PRO), Jim Sorbie
& crew (support, pictures), Team Phelps (on the
water support) and Bob Clark (on the water support).
After racing, the fleet was treated to cold refreshments and hot dogs from WARES FROSTIE
TREAT.
Results
1.Jamie Stuursma
2.Jeff Ragains
3.Jon Forton
4,Tom Babel
5.George Peet
6.Rob Lovell
7.Patrick Gerber
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8.Ted Lockwood
9.Pete Kerby-Miller
10Dirk Phelps
11.Pieter Sheridan
12.Ryan Clulo
13.Colton Gerber
14.Obi Fahrni
15.Thomas Bosch
16.Katy Zimmerman
17.Alex Anderson
Oct 15 Pumpkin Head Regatta - Grand Rapids
It is still early for Michigan but as you can see from
the schedule the next article should be packed! We
hope to see some of you travelers at our regattas and
we hope to travel to yours!
District 22
Montana
Mike Gilbert
D22 Montana is suffering through - or enjoying - a
great deal of the NW weather pattern, which we get
a day or two behind Seattle. LOTS of rain, chilly,
but very green and beautiful. All signs point to a
beautiful late summer here. Perfect for August sailing on beautiful Flathead Lake in NW Montana.
U of M Spring Regatta - June 17th
Not dampened by the prediction of thunder storms,
seven boats were on the starting line for the annual
Spring Laser Regatta at Base Line Lake in Dexter,
MI. We borrowed PRO George Griswald from his
duties on the college racing circuit. His work was
cut out for him to set a fair course in the changing
weather patterns. Jim Meyer showed his local
knowledge and boat speed winning the first two
races with club member Carey Jones giving him a
close chase. The fleet was closely packed during
these conditions until a spring squall hit. The survivors of these conditions placed in the top of the
fleet as the wind dropped during the heavy rain. We
all retreated to the clubhouse for a fabulous grilled
lunch provide by Robert Parker and waited for the
rain to clear. The brightening sky brought no wind
so the two morning races determined the finishing
order:
1.
Jim Meyer
2.
Carey Jones
3.
Tim Ryan
4.
Jane Tucker (tie)
5.
Tom Hernick (tie)
6.
Jeanne Bisanz
7.
Fernando Leon
Please join us for our Fall Laser Regatta, Sunday
September 16, 2012.
Details are available on the Michigan Sailing Club
web site:
http://www.umich.edu/~sailclub/regattas/laseroct.ht
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2012 D19 Schedule
June 23-24 Great Lakes Masters Championships Crescent Sail YC, Grosse Pointe, MI - Ken Swetka
June 29
Muskegon YC Dick Tillman clinic - Bob
Harvey / Bruce Hansen
June 30 - July 1 D19 Championships - Muskegon
YC - Bob Harvey / Bruce Hansen July 16-17 Leland Laser Regatta - Leland YC Allen Northcut
August 18 Lake Lansing Annual - Lansing SC Doug Carlson
Sept 16
UofM Fall Regatta - Michigan SC Baseline Lake, just North of Ann Arbor
Sept 29 No Sweat Regatta - Portage YC
Sept 29 GTYC Fall Regatta - Traverse City - Tom
Babel
Oct 6
Frosty Mug Regatta - Irish Laser Fleet,
Little Traverse Bay, Harbor Springs, 2pm start
www.Laser.org
The District 22 Championship and Flathead Laser
Championship will be held August 18-19 at the
north end of Flathead Lake, within sight of Glacier
National Park. Sturdy early thermals, seasonal
breeze, and a spectacular setting should make it an
enjoyable event. A 4.7 class will be included in this
year’s event. The event will be generously hosted
by the North Flathead YC in Somers, MT. Camping
is available on site, or lodging in the nearby resort
towns of Bigfork and Lakeside, as well as the City
of Kalispell.
We are planning the Whitefish Lake Regatta for July
14-15. Whitefish is located near the base of Big
Mountain ski resort in NW Montana. Races are
held right off the City beach with a post-race brunch
and fun a block up the hill at a home overlooking
the water. Last year we ran short-course racing with
some races only 12 minute long…it’s all about starting! There were starts with the whole fleet over the
line! We had a nice group of Albertans joining us
last year and we welcome them all back.
The sun is just starting to peek through the Portland
cloud cover, but Laser sailors have been churning up
the Willamette River for months now. Seventeen
boats toughed out Willamette Sailing Club’s Sunday
afternoon winter series, with Bill Symes landing on
top, followed by Jeremy Lynn and John Purdy.
Symes and Lynn retained the top two spots in the
24-boat spring series, this time followed by Dave
Sexton.
WSC’s new middle school Laser team wrapped up a
successful first season June 1 with a youth regatta
and gala awards party. Sean Grealish finished first,
followed by Alexa Ripple and John Ped. Watch for
these names in the future!
The 2012 traveling season kicked off June 2-3 at
Vancouver Lake Sailing Club’s annual regatta. The
wind gods smiled on Saturday, delivering 10-12
knots all day for four great races, but frowned on
Sunday, giving up a meager <1 knot for one very
slow race. Bill Symes prevailed, with John Sturman
and John Purdy filling out the podium.
The annual migration of Laser sailors to the
Columbia River Gorge begins next week with
CGRA’s WIND Youth Clinic (July 10-12) and
Regatta (July 14-15). Celebrity coach Javier “Rulo”
Borojovich heads an all-star coaching staff for
WIND as well as for the Gorge Laser Performance
Clinic July 14-16. Next up is the infamous Laser
Gorge Blowout July 17, which is drawing rock stars
from around the country to try to break Emery
Wager’s record time for the 18-mile burn from
Cascade Locks to Hood River. For anyone left
standing, there’s the grand finale July 19-22, the
2012 Laser North American Championship.
To find out more, register for all CGRA events, and
get a copy of the spectacular new 2012 Gorge
Sailing calendar, visit CGRA on the Web at
www.cgra.org.
Our friends in Billings, in the eastern part of the
state, are having success in building a youth sailing
academy on nearby Lake Elmo. Tim Sauer, Dennis
Muri, Greg Bleyer, and Harold Gilliam teach sailing
theory, basic boat handling, sailing, and racing technique to local kids free of charge, with Lasers provided. Several of them will be competing in the 4.7
class at the District Championship.
D22 West
District 23
Utah
Nick Onkrejka
Park City Sailing Association (www.parkcitysailing.org)
The 2012 season kicks off for the Park City Sailing
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Association (parkcitysailing.org) the first Tuesday
night in June. The fleet has hit critical mass and
word now spreads very rapidly on the existence of
the program, available boats, and the clinics/coaching. The PCSA continues its efforts at expanding its
available storage within the Jordanelle State Park,
just outside of Park City, UT., and those efforts are
paying off with an agreement nearly inked, allowing
far more than the 35 boats that the group currently
has space for, to be stored. That will allow us to up
our nightly racing average from its current number
of 22 to a hoped 25-27 boats per night. The PCSA
is also excited for the return of the District 23
Championships on the weekend of September 2223, 2012 where we hope to surpass the 30 boat
fleets we’ve fielded in the past.
Denver Sailing Association (www.communitysailing.org and www.usdiscovery.com/laser)
Denver Sailing Association hosted the first regatta
of the season on May 19 & 20 at the Cherry Creek
Reservoir. The Shootout/ Hornblower Regatta
attracted over 50 racers from all over the region and
5 Junior Sailors from the CSC Race Team. All
Juniors competed in the adult Laser Fleet with over
15 racers. The first day of racing came with rain,
cold temperatures and lots of wind! All the Juniors
battled the conditions on Saturday and were rewarding with a beautiful day of sailing on Sunday. Great
job to all the Junior Racers and wish them luck as
they prepare for the 2012 sailing season.
Summer is here and our Junior Sailing Program
kicks off this week at the Cherry Creek Reservoir.
We offer Learn To Sail, Intermediate and Advance
Sailing Camps for ages 8-17 years old through
August 17. Also, our Little Puff Camps are great
for 5-7 year olds who are just getting into the sport.
CSC is also excited to announce that we will be
offering Week-long Youth Learn To Sail Camps at
the Union Reservoir in Longmont, CO. More information below. We hope to see all of you on the
water this summer!
The Aspen Annual regatta is in July at beautiful
Lake Rudi and the Aspen Yacht Club. Wind can be
light to 20 knots. Wind direction is predictable
enough that the starting line is permanent.
The Colorado Laser Championships at the Grand
Lake Yacht Club is our biggest and exclusively laser
regatta in mid August. The Grand Lake Yacht Club
is an awesome venue at the scenic edge of Rocky
Mountain National Park.
District 24
Nor Cal
Nick Burke
District 24 Champs
Elvstrom-Zellerbach Regatta
May 5-6, 2012
St Francis YC
The wind instrument at Anita Rock shows the
Westerly started building at 1030 on Saturday May
5. Starting from 3-5 knots it had been blowing since
8am, it passed through 10 knots at noon, and peaked
at steady 20 knots gusting to mid 20s from 2pm to
6pm. Sunday was similar, but peaked at steady 15
gusting to 20. Both days were flood going to ebb.
The sun was shining and there were no clouds in the
sky !
There were 14 boats in the standard fleet and 16
boats in the radial fleet. Each fleet had 6 races. In
the radials, Christine Neville won, showing great
consistency with all first places. A one point difference separated second place Lola Bushnell from
third place Kyle Larsen. In the standards, it all came
down to the last race. Peter Vessella won, followed
by Charlie Buckingham and Tracy Usher.
District 24 Grand Prix
In 2006, Ken Crawford and Ralph Pombo created a
summer series for district 24. They included regattas
over a wide geographic area, and on lakes in the
mountains as well as events on SF Bay or the
Pacific Ocean. District 24 covers a lot of diverse
sailing environments, and they designed the series to
encourage people to sample all of them. They found
a sponsor, Svendsen’s Boat Works.
The winners to date are:
2006 Walt Spevak
2007 Walt Spevak
2008 David Lapier
2009 Mike Bishop
2010 Radial Christy Usher
2010 Standard Tracy Usher.
The next event in the series is the High Sierra
Regatta at Huntington Lake, at an elevation of 7000
feet. You can follow this series here: http://svendsens-grand-prix.myfleet.org/
Laserpalooza
Ryan Nelson is the two time champ of the Treasure
Island Thursday night Laser series. Ryan is also the
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Marine. Ryan organized and hosted a bring-yourown-boat hands-on rigging workshop in West
Marine’s parking lot Saturday June 2. There were
stations for drilling out rivets, washing and polishing hulls, gelcoat, etc… and there were West Marine
rigging staff to offer advice. Ryan & West Marine
also invited their competitor Svendsen’s Boat Works
to participate, as they are the local official parts
dealer. The weather was great, the free BBQ was a
hit, and some new faces showed up to check it out.
Masters North Americans
The next major regatta in district 24 is the Masters
North Americans. This will be held July 27-29 at
Richmond Yacht Club, and raced on the Berkeley
circle area of the central SF Bay. The NOR and
other information can be found at http://richmondyc.org
District 25
SoCal
Jorge Suarez
Through this past winter and spring, District 25 has
been the location of non-stop Laser racing! From
the ISAF Youth Qualifier in Radials in January,
Master Midwinter’s in February, and Laser
Midwinter’s West in March, there is no lack of
Laser Sailing for all ages! Go to www.abyc.org for
results.
District 25 stretches along the Pacific Coast from
the Mexican border to the South to Santa Barbara to
the North, or some 200 miles of the best sailing in
North America! On one weekend, May 5th & 6th,
Lasers raced in three venues along these 200 miles.
The Laser California Masters Championship was
held at Mission Bay Yacht Club in San Diego.
Master sailors came from as far as Colorado,
Arizona, and Northern California to compete in the
shifty winds of Mission Beach. Local Knowledge
was key as the top finishers are San Diego locals:
Laser California Masters Results
Doug Hart MBYC – Grand Master
Dave Leuck MBYC – Master
Conor Gallagher MBYC – Apprentice Master
David Wyllie – 1st Great Grand Master
On the same weekend Santa Barbara Yacht Club
held its annual Cinco de Mayo regatta hosting several One Design fleets including Lasers and Laser
Radials. This regatta also was enjoyed by traveling
from Los Angeles and San Francisco. Here are the
top finishers;
Cinco de Mayo Regatta (Santa Barbara) Top Lasers
and Radials
Standard:
Steven Long – SBYC
Matt Long – SBYC
Devin Walsh – SBSC
Radial:
Kristopher Swanson – SFYC
Simone Staff – CYC
Cooper Weitz – CYC
On that Sunday, Lasers had regular fleet races at
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, CA, in
preparation for upcoming events this summer
www.Laser.org
including the Pacific Coast Championships at
Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club, June 22-24
(www.cbyc.org); Laser North American
Championships at Cascade Locks, OR, July 19-22
(www.cgra.org) , and the Masters North American
Championship at Richmond Yacht Club July 27-29
(www.richmondyc.org). Finally, the District 25
Championships will be held in conjunction with
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club’s Labor Day regatta on
September 1-2 (www.abyc.org).
sailors to contact their respective clubs and volunteer!
17 Lasers also raced at ABYC Memorial Day
Regatta on May 26-27. Winter and spring gave very
fickle wind conditions since the beginning of the
year, so it was refreshing to have the typical Long
Beach 15-18 knots on both days of the regatta!
Racing also included inside the Bay racing for racers who prefer to be on flat water and lunch breaks
on shore. Here are the op finishers:
ABYC Memorial Day Regatta
Vann Wilson – ABYC
Chuck Tripp – ABYC
Jorge Suarez – ABYC
Top Bay Standard – Chris Crosley ABYC
Top Bay Radial – Kristina Miller NHYC
Vann Wilson dominated with five straight bullets!
And, it should be noted that the top two racers are
Grand Masters!
Finally, one of the best things you can do as a racing
sailor is to volunteer for race committee. It not only
makes you a better racer, but the satisfaction of contributing your mind and muscle to help other sailors
reach their goals is boundless! I encourage all Laser
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