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US Sailing Releases Nominations for Women’s Olympic Sailing Team”
VILAMOURA, PORTUGAL— The third and final stage of the US Saling Team’s Olympic Selection series for the Women’s 470 concluded the weekend of March 11.
United States Coast Guard Lieutenant Junior Grade Nicole ‘Nikki’ Barnes (28) and Lara Dallman-Weiss (32) ended with 97 points and a seventh-place standing that guarantees them a nomination from the US Sailing Team as the potential representatives in the Women’s 470 for the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The third stage was held at the 2021 470 World Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal hosted by Vilamoura Sailing.
The qualifier was followed by a medal race on March 12, with the top ten teams from each division where Barnes and Dallman-Weiss finished in seventh place for the women’s division with 109 net points and 12 points from the medal race alone.
Dallman-Weiss is from Hugo, Minnesota and, found her love for competitive sailing at Eckerd College where she graduated in 2011 with a degree in nutrition, according to the US Sailing website. In 2010 Dallman-Wiess took third place at the Women’s Nationals and earned awards as crew and skipper. She raced on the professional circuit for five years before campaigning full-time for the 470 class. Dallman-Wiess is the crew for the pairing. Barnes is from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and started sailing at six-years-old.
In 2011 Barnes took third place in the ISAF Youth Worlds, and in 2017 was named Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year, Sportsman of the Year, and was a three-time All-American Sailor. Barnes is a commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard graduating from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2017.
She has been granted a Support Allowance Billet which will let her train full-time through the end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics according to the US Sailing Team website. Barnes is the skipper for the pairing.
On March 24, 2020, IOC President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō pushed the games back to the summer of 2021, with the date set for July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021, according to the Olympics website. Barnes and Dallman-Weiss came in 7th place at 2021 470 World Championship in Vilamoura Portugal.
San Diego Yacht Club to Host One Design Weekend in April
The yacht club’s April One Design Weekend regatta is set to be held April 24 and 25.
again host a One Design Weekend regatta on April 24 and 25.
All ODW regattas are open to any one-design fleet and are subject to any county, state, or federal COVID-19 guidelines stipulating specific rules for social distancing and gatherings.
A maximum of nine races are scheduled but the race committee reserves the right to add or remove races each day to stay between the time allotted between the first warning signal and the last warning signal each day.
The series is governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing.
A boat’s score in individual ODW regattas will be the total of her race scores. There are no awards given for any of the ODW regattas.
There is no entry fee but there may be other membership requirements, fleet dues, or entry fees required by a specific class to be eligible for a series comprised of one or more ODW regattas. Refer to the Notice of Race for each respective fleet series for details. Boats interested in racing must complete an online entry form at www.sdyc. org/race. Online registration will close on the Friday prior to race day. Late registrants may enter after 4 p.m. Friday by submitting their entry information to the Race Chair Signal Vessel for that day prior to leaving the dock.
Official Sailing Instructions will be available at the Notice Board no later than 5 p.m. on April 23.
The One-Design Weekend regatta series began on Jan. 16 and was scheduled to be held once per month (except for March) throughout the year.
For more information, contact regatta manager Jeff Johnson, at 619-758-6310 or by email at sailing@sdyc.org.
Sailors race in Los Angeles Yacht Club’s Breakout Regatta Series.
Los Angeles Yacht Club to Host Breakout Series
Races will be held on April 10, May 7, and June 19.
By: LINDSEY GLASGOW
SAN PEDRO— Los Angeles Yacht Club will kick-off its 2021 Breakout Regatta Series on April 10. There will be three races in the series, race two will be held May 7, and race three on June 19.
This series is open to yachts possessing a current Southern California PHRF handicap, with a maximum allowable PHRF rating of 72. The Area “C” Random Leg Rating will apply. According to the Notice of Race, it is intended to start four classes; Class A, PHRF -30 or faster, and Class B, between PHRF -30 and 72, Class C, double-handed, and Class D, single-handed. Classes C and D will have a rating higher than 115, and a length of 27-feet or longer.
The entry fee for the entire three-race series is $150. Registration must be complete by 6 p.m. on April 8 and all entries must be accompanied by a current PHRF certificate. Late entries will only be accepted with the approval of the race committee chairman. Registration can be completed at layc.org or through Regatta Network. Participants are asked to upload a current PHRF certificate when registering or email the certificate to kpcnut@aol.com.
This series will be governed by the “rules” as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2021-2024.
The Notice of Race said the event is being held and organized in compliance with all the current state and local requirements, policies, restrictions, and procedures related to COVID-19. According to the Notice of Race, unless there is a substantial improvement in the health procedure guidelines, registration will only be offered online at layc.org; There will be no gathering at the clubhouse before or after racing; Trophies will be handled separately after the event; Protests will be handled either outside with the participants adhering to social distancing protocols or online as a zoom meeting; Unless the entire crew of a boat has already had the COIVD-19 vaccination, the crew must wear face-covering or masks and attempt to follow other re-mediating procedures while onboard; And the person in charge of each boat is responsible for providing the race committee with contact information for each crew member to enable individuals to be traced for any reason during or after the event.
The time and place for trophy presentations will be decided at a later date. For more information on the 2021 Breakout Series, visit layc.org.
On the Horizons
2021 BYC 66 SERIES OLD TRADITIONS-NEW COURSES
Join the 60th running of the “66” series at Balboa Yacht Club. The third race of the four-race series will be held on April 10 in the San Pedro Channel with the start and finish line at the Newport Pier. The race is governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing and participants will need to register no later than 5 p.m. the day before the race. There is a $20 entry fee and interested parties can sign up, and find the NOR and course charts at the Balboa Yacht Club website.
WELLINGTON REGATTA
April 10 marks the second race in the three-race Wellington Regatta hosted by the Coronado Yacht Club. The first race was held on March 27 and the third race will be on May 1. The race will be held in San Diego Bay and is open to all members of yacht clubs and sailing associations recognized by US Sailing. To register see the Regatta Network website. Entries must be submitted before 9 a.m. the day of the race.
DANA POINT YACHT CLUB SPRING SERIES
On April 17 Dana Point Yacht Club will host the second race in their spring series. The series began on March 13 and will run through June 12 with six races. The series is a part of the larger Dana Point Yacht Club Series 2021 consisting of 12 races from March through October. The race is open to any members of an SCYA member yacht club or an organization affiliated with US Sailing. Entry forms must be completed online at www.regattanetwork.com, the entry fee is $40 for an individual race, $150 for the spring series, and $200 for the entire series which includes the fall series. There will be three fleets for racing PHRF Fleet and two classes for Non-Spin Fleet and an overlapping Double-Handed class. To learn more see the Dana Point Yacht Club website.
LUCHSINGER MEMORIAL SERIES
Oceanside Yacht Club will be hosting the Luchsinger Memorial Series on April 17. The regatta will follow The Racing Rules of Sailing and is open to all PHRF rated sailboats with a 2021 rating certificate. There will be three classes, PHRF A and B Spinnaker and a non-spinnaker cruising class. The entry fee is $25 for members of the Oceanside Yacht Club and $35 for non-members. To learn more about the race see the Oceanside Yacht Club website.
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