The Laser Sailor -Fall 2018 by Jerelyn Biehl

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Ofﬁcial publication of the International Laser Class Association North American Region US Postal Service: Please return undeliverables to: ILCA-NA 2812 Canon Street San Diego, CA 92106 USA Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608 Please return undeliverables to: Bleuchip International PO Box 25542 London, ON N6C 6BC

Editors

Sherri Campbell & Jerelyn Biehl ILCA-NA

Ofﬁcers Andy Roy Chairman 15 Claudette Court Peterborough, ON K9J 7Y7 Canada 705-750-0189 aroy187740@gmail.com Meka Taulbee Vice Chairman Dunedin, FL USA 727-631-7005 meka@sailﬁt.com Eric Reitinger Treasurer 7908 Normandy Drive Mt Laurel, NJ 08054 609-206-2973 er4599@gmail.com

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District Contacts .....................................................................................................6 President’s Report....................................................................................................8 2019 Laser Radial Youth Worlds Information..................................................10 ILCA Hall of Fame Induction...............................................................................12 A Glimpse into the Remarkable Life of Peter Seidenberg............................13 Regatta Reports Great Lakes Championship.....................................................................14 Paciﬁc Coast Championship...................................................................15 CORK..........................................................................................................16 US Master Nationals................................................................................18 Master North Americans.........................................................................20 North Americans.......................................................................................22 Master Worlds............................................................................................24 CORK Fall..................................................................................................32 2019 Event Schedule .............................................................................................19 District Reports.......................................................................................................27 Why Join the Laser Class?....................................................................................34 Membership Applications.....................................................................................35

John Long Secretary 4707 Sierra Madre Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110 805-705-1435 jlonginsb@yahoo.com Al Clark Member at Large 337 E 6th North Vancouver, BC V7L1P7 604-988-4799 al.clark@shaw.ca Sherri Campbell Executive Secretary 2812 Canon Street San Diego, CA 92106 USA phone: 619-222-0252 fax: 619-222-0528 sherri@odmsail.com

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District 1

Claire Sears 506-650-8821 clairesears1@gmail.com

District 2

District 9

District 18

District 10

District 19

Peter Bushnell Cazenovia, NY 13035 315-655-4671- peter.bushnell@carrier.utc.com

John Shockey 216-386-1920 johnrshockey@gmail.com

Eric Reitinger 7908 Normandy Dr Mt. Laurel NJ 08054 Er4599@gmail.com http://d10.laserforum.org

District 20

Nigel Heath 416-417-0193; nigel_heath@manulife.com D3 website: www.d3laser.com

Jon Deutsch 3422 Blithewood Dr, Richmond VA 23225 804-305-1244, jon@laserdistrict11.org http://www.laserdistrict11.org

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District 4

District 12

Philippe Dormoy, 385 Place Desmarest, Ile Bizard, Quebec, H9C 2G8 514-808-0753 Pdormoy62@gmail.com

District 3

Shelby Williams Sail Manitoba; 409-145 Pacific Ave. Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6 204-925-5647 sailing-admin@sportmanitoba.ca www.sailmanitoba.com

District 5

Mark Lammens 510 Cynthia St. Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K7 306-975-0833, sasksail@sasktel.net www.sasksail.com

District 6

Andy Hunt, 111-2260 W 8th Ave Vancouver BC V6K 2A7 604-733-9663, hotline: 206-525-5788 athunt@vcn.bc.ca www.district6x.ca

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District 11

Stanley Hassinger stanley.hassinger@gmail.com www.d12laserforum.org

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James Liebl gamedayparking@yahoo.com www.laser.org/m/_general/d13.asp

District 14 District 15

Griffin Orr Griffin.orr@me.com https://groups.google.com/ forum/?fromgroups#!forum/txLaser/

District 16

Christine Neville Laserd7@gmail.com

Tim Fitzgerald, 2322 Bromfield Circle Wichita KS 67226, 316-650-3636 TIMFITZ875@gmail.com

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District 17

Marguerite Koehler info@dinghyshop.com - 631-264-0005 www.LaserD8.org

John E. Coolidge, Jr., 1113 Hanover St Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-309-1926 jc@chattprint.com

Ken Swetka 27022 Koerber St., St Claire Shores, MI 48081 248-635-5363 www.d19laser.org

Sean Lennon 920-573-1922 spatricklennon11@gmail.com Facebook: Laserd20 Matthew Thompson D21.sec@gmail.com D21.laserforum.org

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Kurt Hoehne, 524 N 67th St Seattle, WA 98103 206-335-8776 kurthoehne@gmail.com

District 23

Geoff Hurwitch Geoffh437@yahoo.com

District 24

Stephen Aguilar 1809 Brier Way, Carmichael, CA sailsteve55@gmail.com 916-968-3554

District 25

Jorge Suarez, 5 Covina Ave Long Beach, CA 90803 562-260-8116. jorgesuarez0@yahoo.com Groups.yahoo.com/group/nalaserdistrict25

District 26

Guy Fleming, 44-392 Olina St. #6 Kaneohe, HI 96744-2617 808-955-4405, guynsyd@hawaii.rr.com

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President’s Report BY ANDY ROY Many of us in the NA Masters community had an enjoyable time in Ireland last week at the Laser Masters Worlds, sailed in Dublin Bay off Dun Laoghaire (pronounced “Dun Leary”). It was just a great event. The 350 entrants were treated to five windy days of racing and a lighter wind day, excellent race management, local volunteer support and hospitality that was second to none, superb facilities and overall event management. The event was sponsored by three local yacht clubs and also the Dun Laoghaire county council. Quite a few Master sailors who have attended numerous past Masters Worlds remarked that this was the best Worlds they have attended. Interestingly, with 66 races completed (11 races x 6 fleets), there were no protests filed and just sixteen Rule 42 infringements called. The GM Standard fleet was very competitive. It featured four previous Olympic sailors, including three Gold medalists! Several North American sailors finished in the money, with the following making the top 5 in their respective divisions: Bill Symes (1st GGM Radial), Peter Seidenberg (1st Legend), Tim Woodford, Gord Welsh, Peter Hurley, Rob Hallawell, Andrew Holdsworth, Caroline Muselet, Lindsay Hewitt and Jay Winberg. One of the sponsoring clubs in Ireland, the Royal St. George Yacht Club, held a dinner event 8

where they allowed the ILCA to label the event as the Hall of Fame Dinner where I was pleased to announce the establishment of the Laser Class Hall of Fame and its inaugural inductees (see article in this issue). From a North American perspective I was proud to announce at the dinner the induction of three North Americans into the Hall of Fame: Ian Bruce, Bruce Kirby and Peter Seidenberg. Starting in 2019 class members are welcome to submit nominations to the Hall of Fame. I also attended the US Laser Masters held at Brant Beach, NJ in late August. The Brant Beach folks are the best and they put on a superb event both on and off the water. Brant Beach YC will be hosting the 2019 North American Championships, and I’m confident it will be a well-organized and competitive event with the fantastic local hospitality provided by the BBYC and its team of volunteers. On the World Cup sailing scene a big story of late has been the meteoric ascendency up the ranks of the Laser Radial fleet by Canada’s Sarah Douglas. Sarah finished a very impressive 6th overall at both the World Championships in Denmark and also recently at a World Cup regatta sailed off Enoshima, Japan, site of the 2020 Olympic sailing. Congratulations also to Paige Railey for her very solid 5th at the World Championships, and to Erica Reineke and Charlie Buckingham for both finishing 11th overall at the Worlds. The US is now qualified both a Laser Men and Radial

Women spot in the 2020 Olympics, with Canada qualifying in the Radial, but with still some work to do to qualify a spot in the Laser (Men). A few bullet remarks to sum up the 2018 NA Laser season: • We saw very strong turnouts at the major NA Laser regattas this year; • It’s important that district regattas have proper event planning and that the organizers (and District Secretaries when they can) enforce class membership as an entry requirement; • We had a nice surge in 4.7 activity across Canada in comparison with prior years; • Looking ahead, 2019 is expected to see a nice increase in activity in both the Radial and 4.7 ﬂeets, as two World Championships are being held at CORK, Kingston, Ontario; and, • The 2019 regatta calendar is nearly ﬁnalized and on the website – start your planning now!

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2019 Laser Radial Youth Worlds The 2019 Laser Radial Youth World Championship and 2019 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championship will be held at CORK - Kingston, Ontario Radial event is scheduled for Wednesday 24 July 2019 - Wednesday 31 July 2019. 4.7 championship will be Friday 16 August 2019 - Friday 23 August 2019. If you’re a young sailor in North America, are you wondering how to participate? Here are the steps to take:

FIRST: sign up as soon as possible to become a current member of the Laser Class through the North

American region. The link to do that is here. If you are already a member, be sure that your membership extends through the last day of the World Championship. You can check you expiration date by using that same link and checking via the renewal process.

SECOND step is to process an application for the World Championship you wish to enter as soon as that

process activates with the International Laser Class office. The page to watch is this one: https://sailing. laserinternational.org/public/site/event-list You’ll see that right now, the news post is that additional details will be provided at a later date. We will post the news of activation on our website www.laser.org, our Facebook page, and Twitter as soon as it goes live. Once the application period closes, the list of North American (all CAN and USA) sailors will be sent to the class office. We’ll verify your class membership and then use the process as outlined on the 2019 World Qualification System to rank the list. We realize that some of you didn’t realize that it was important to earn Grand Prix points in 2018 for the ranking but that’s okay, you might still be able to participate. Just be sure to get your application in a soon as possible once the process opens up. If you don’t have any Grand Prix points, we’ll use the time stamp on your application for ranking. We don’t know how many berths will be allocated to the North American region. That allocation is based on a ratio of our total NA membership as of 8/31/18 to the global membership total. We will be given an initial allocation based on that ratio and then additional berths will be reallocated every couple weeks during the entry process as berths aren’t taken by other countries. We’ll try to get as many as we can. It’s all very transparent on the ILCA website as the wait list is posted there and it’s clear about where everyone stands on the list. There is a good list of FAQ for sailors on the ILCA website. If you, your parents, or coaches haven’t read through that, we recommend doing so. Here is the link to that page: https://sailing.laserinternational.org/public/ site/faq/sailor We hope that all helps but if you still have questions, don’t hesitate to check in with the class office. Sherri Campbell sherri@odmsail.com 619-222-0252

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Peter Seidenberg Inducted into ILCA Hall of Fame The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Laser Class Hall of Fame and its inaugural inductees. The Hall of Fame has been established to recognize individuals who have contributed signiﬁcantly to the Laser’s international standing and ongoing success.

served at every Laser World Championship, except for the ﬁrst one in 1974 in Bermuda, where he attended as a competitor! Peter Seidenberg is a true Laser legend, having won 12 Laser Masters World age division titles, and is competing here in Ireland in his 36th straight Masters World Championships. A truly

The Hall of Fame Jeff Martin, Peter Seidenberg, Andy Roy will include builders of the class and champion sailors who have made an remarkable achievement.” extraordinary impact. The six (6) inaugural members were announced at the Laser Masters World Championships Roy continued by saying, “I’m also pleased to be being held in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland at Royal St. George honouring as inductees the two creators of the Laser, Ian Yacht Club. The inductees include: Ian Bruce (Canada), Bruce and Bruce Kirby. When they launched the first Bruce Kirby (Canada), Jeff Martin (Great Britain), Robert Laser, initially called the “Weekender,” I’m certain Scheidt (Brazil), Peter Seidenberg (USA) and Marit they could never have imagined where the Class would Söderström (Sweden). be nearly five decades later, with over 215,000 Lasers produced and the boat used as an Olympic singlehanded The ILCA World Council established the selection criteria boat continually since 1996 (Men’s Laser Standard) and for entry as individuals who, over the course of their sailing 2008 (Women’s Laser Radial). careers, made an outstanding impact on the Laser Class and the sport of sailboat racing by virtue of the excellence Our fifth inaugural inductee has often been called, “Mr. of their achievements as sailors and/or contributors to Laser.” Brazil’s Robert Scheidt won an incredible nine competitive sailing through technical expertise, design, Laser World Championship titles, two Olympic gold writing or vision. Inductees receive a unique Hall of Fame medals and one silver medal in the Laser. “Robert set the Laser Cube and recognition on a dedicated Hall of Fame standard for the skill, determination and fitness it takes web page on the Class web site. to reach the pinnacle in sports. He’s been an inspiration and role model for many young sailors around the world,” At the announcement in Ireland, Andy Roy, North remarked Roy. American Laser Class President, stated: “On behalf of the ILCA World Council we’re extremely pleased to be “We are also pleased to be inducting Sweden’s Marit recognizing these outstanding contributors to the Laser Söderström. She won a combined total of 10 sailing world Class. I’m also proud this evening to be presenting titles, including 2 Laser Women’s World Championships, directly to two of the inaugural inductees, Jeff Martin and and 4 titles as the top finishing woman in the Laser Open Peter Seidenberg. I’ve known both gentlemen since the World Championships. All of Marit’s Laser titles were 1970s, and it’s great to be recognizing their significant sailed in the larger Standard rig, before the introduction of contributions to the Laser. the Laser Radial. Marit also captured a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in the 470 double-handed dinghy.” To many people in the sailing community, the name Jeff Martin is synonymous with the Laser class, where he Beginning in 2019, annual nominations to the Hall of worked as Executive Secretary of the Class for decades, Fame are welcomed from any Laser Class member, with a starting not long after the Class was formed. Jeff has selection vote to be taken.

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A Glimpse into the Remarkable Life of Peter Seidenberg 1937

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Born in a little village in East Prussia near the Lithuanian border, then part of Germany, now part of Russia. Family of 4 moved soon to Magdeburg in the center of what became East Germany after the war. Father was drafted when Peter was 4 and became MIA at the eastern front. Left behind wife and 2 children who never saw him again. Peter’s early childhood was impacted by first hiding in bomb shelters, then by fleeing the city to the countryside with mother and younger brother where they witnessed the end of the war with the occupation of the village by, first US, then Russian forces. Family of 3 returned to the heavily damaged city and back to their apartment which miraculously had survived the destruction unscathed. Completed his schooling with a high school diploma. 2-year apprenticeship as a steel shipbuilder on a local shipyard. Studied naval engineering in Rostock on the Baltic Sea coast and earned a degree in naval engineering and welding. Worked as naval design engineer on a shipyard in Rostock on the Baltic coast. Fled East Germany with a friend by paddling in a 2-man kayak 30 miles across the Baltic Sea from Warnemünde, East Germany to Gedser, Denmark. Worked as naval design engineer on a shipyard in Hamburg, West Germany. Emigrated to Canada and settled in Toronto where he lived for the next 24 years. Made his living by working as a mechanical/ structural design engineer in various companies, mostly on a sub-contractual basis which gave him the flexibility to pursue his sailing interests. Transatlantic crossing on a 35 ft. yawl with 2 friends and wintering in the Caribbean. Purchased his first Laser, with the sail # 11003. Married his wife, Fran, a then Chicago resident. Regatta coordinator for Laser District 3, which encompasses all of Ontario. Sailed in his first Laser Masters Worlds Championship. Has sailed in every Masters Worlds since then: 35 out of 36, winning 13. Formed the North American Laser Masters committee together with the late Bob Saltmarsh and Jack Swenson. Still serves on this now 4-member committee, being responsible for scheduling Masters regattas on the east coast from Georgia to Maine. Saw the need for a better Laser launching dolly and began designing, in his spare time, the very popular “Seitech Dolly”, not only for Lasers, but for any dinghy up to 400 lbs. Founded the “Seitech Dolly” company in partnership with his wife and began manufacturing dollies and racks for storage and trailers. Grew the company in 12 years of ownership from 0 to 10 employees. Relocated his business from Toronto to Portsmouth, RI. Sold the Seitech company to “Vanguard Sailboats” and worked there for 3 years to help in the transition. Retired at age 67. Co-founded a second dolly company: Dynamic Dollies & Racks LLC, with 2 partners to meet the unfulfilled demand for dollies and racks over the last few years. Innovative features, incorporated in the new design, add to the new Dynamic Dolly’s reliability and popularity. It has become the new bench mark for this product line. I am convinced and delighted to say that both the old Seitech and the new Dynamic Dollies have made a considerable contribution to the popularity of dinghy sailing in North America. Retired again at age 78.

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Regatta Reports 2018 Laser Great Lakes Championship Royal Hamilton Yacht Club September 8th to 9th

BY DIANE CRAWSHAW Photo by Barry Gray - Hamilton Spectator

The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club (RHYC) located at the head of Lake Ontario was excited to host the 2018 Laser Great Lakes Championship in conjunction with their Cornish Hen Dinghy Regatta September 8th and 9th. The club offered warm hospitality to competitors and their families but unfortunately the weather was problematic as our regatta was scheduled the same weekend as tropical storm Gordon chose to pass near our sailing area. Gordon brought high winds, high gusts and a very confused sea state. The waves were approximately 3 – 4 feet in height and very short and choppy all weekend. We were able to run races on Saturday but not on Sunday. The initial winds averaged between 18 – 22 knots with gusts to 25 knots. Due to the high winds, confused sea and the visible tiredness of the competitors, the Laser ﬂeet completed two races and then were sent ashore with an AP over A (postpone to another day). The next day, the winds had not abated. The sea state had worsened overnight. There were quite a few competitors who wanted to race, but the winds had increased to 27 knots sustained with the forecast for the winds to increase. It was decided that the races could not be conducted safely, and the AP over A was hoisted for the day. Unfortunately, the weather prevented us from racing Sunday. The Laser Standard class was won by Brett Slykerman from the Water Rats Sailing Club in Toronto, he is a regular at the annual Cornish Hen Regatta. The Laser Radial class was won by Dale Whitmore of RHYC, 2nd place went to Colin Davies followed by Lucas Fogh in third. A hearty congratulations to the 117 sailors in the Laser, Radial, 420 and Optimist classes that came out for this blustery weekend!

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2018 Laser Paciﬁc Coast Championships BY BILL SYMES Photos by Maria Swearingen

Seventy-eight Lasers turned out for the 2018 Pacific Coast Championships, August 3-5 in Cascade Locks, Oregon. Competitors who came from as far away as Annapolis, Chicago, Houston, Fort Lauderdale, and Sydney, Australia, to experience the legendary sailing conditions of the Columbia River Gorge were not disappointed: the Gorge, and host club Columbia Gorge Racing Association, delivered three days of bright sunshine, warm hospitality, excellent racing, and, of course, epic breeze. The action kicked off Friday with winds bumping up to 20+ knots in the Ian Elliott early going before mellowing back down to mid-teens for the final race. PRO Mark Townsend cracked off three champagne races for all fleets and we were back on the beach drinking beer and sharing lies by 3:30 pm. The first day leaderboard showed John Owen from Victoria, BC, narrowly leading the 15-boat full rig fleet, Caleb Yoslov from San Francisco atop the 52-boat radial fleet, and Seattle’s Abby Carlson dominating the 11boat 4.7 fleet with a 1-2-1 score line. Day 2 started in modest breeze before soaring into the mid-20s for an afternoon of yee-hah Gorge Laser sailing. After four more races and one discard, Ian Elliott had reeled in John Owen in the big rigs to take a one-point lead over his Royal Vic YC teammate and equal points for first with Ali Fuat Yuvali of Santa Cruz. Cameron Feves from Cabrillo Beach YC scored two bullets to leap to the head of the radial fleet, and Abby Carlson finished the day undefeated to extend her lead in the 4.7s. A tired but happy gang of Laser sailors retreated to the park for a feast of BBQ pork and chicken, plus assorted salads, desserts, cold beverages and other well-earned carbohydrates. Sunday dawned hot and placid, but after an hour’s postponement ripples started to appear downriver, and the sailors headed out to the course in a 10-knot westerly. PRO Townsend managed to reel off two good races in the lighter air, which saw a fair bit of churning in the finish order. Nevertheless, the leaders hung on to the podium positions, with Ian Elliott prevailing over John Owen and Ali Fuat Yuvali in the full rigs, Caleb Yoslov climbing back to first ahead of Cameron Feves and Seattle’s Talia Toland in the radials, and Abby Carlson gliding to the finish in front of Portland sailors Casey Pickett and Conrad Miller in the 4.7 fleet. A great big thank you to Mark and Robin Townsend for the superb race management, to Craig Daniels and his expert judging team, to CGRA’s Susan Winner for her masterful orchestration of the shore side and social functions, and to everyone on the CGRA volunteer team for once again delivering a very memorable Gorge sailing experience. For full results, go to http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/16482#_home.

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CORK - 2018 BY KIM GARRETT Photos by Luka Bartulovic - Sailing Shot CORK/Sail Kingston at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour in the City of Kingston has always been an popular venue for the Laser class. 2018 was another exciting summer with CORK hosting 3 events for the Laser class throughout the summer season. The first regatta was the Laser Master Canadians in July. CORK continued the summer with the annual August events: CORK International, followed by the CORK Olympic Classes Regatta and Sail Canada Senior Championships. The Laser Masters Canadians was the first event of the summer. Many returning competitors from across Canada and the USA completed in 9 races over 3 day weekend regatta. There was plenty of wind and plenty of excitement. This competitive fleet is always action packed! After winning 5 races the overall champion went to Ernesto Rodriguez of the USA. The Top Apprentice Gord Welsh CAN Laser Masters 1st-Ernesto Rodriguez USA 2nd-Osvaldo Padron CAN 3rd-Ray Davies CAN Laser Grand Masters 1st-Dave Chapin USA 2nd-Andy Roy CAN 3rd-Bruce Clifford CAN Laser Great Grand Masters 1st-Nabeel Alsalam USA 2nd-Richard Roberts CAN 3rd-Jacques Kerrest USA Kingston’s Freshwater Sailing Festival continued in August starting with the youth event CORK International. Athletes participating from the USA, British Virgin Islands, Great Britain and Canada The competition was fierce for the Radial youth athletes with 125 Radials vying for that top position in the gold fleet. Challenging conditions throughout the week tested all abilities with light breeze for the first three days of racing and heavy wind on the final day. Ontario Sailing Team athlete

Hunter Dejean (ABYC) persisted by winning the overall with a one point separating between herself and 2nd place Harrison Bruce. 1. 2. 3.

Hunter Dejean CAN Harrison Bruce CAN Benjamin George CAN

The Hans Fogh trophies presented to the top Canadian athletes went to the following: Top Canadian Single Handed Male Hans Fogh Trophy was awarded to Harrison Bruce (Radial) CAN Top Canadian Single Handed Female Hans Fogh Trophy was awarded to Hunter Dejean (Radial) CAN The Laser 4.7 was a great ﬂeet at CORK International! The 17 boats competing found many athletes who had recently moved up from the Optimist ﬂeet. After 4 days of competition the decisive leader was Spencer Leman (RCYC) winning all 7 races! The race between 2nd and third place was much tighter with 2 points of separation between second place Alexander Roy and 3rd place Isabel Foy. 1. 2. 3.

Spencer Leman CAN Alexander Roy CAN Isabel Foy CAN

This emerging Canadian 4.7 ﬂeet will be an exciting one to watch! The last event of August was the CORK Olympic Classes Regatta and Sail Canada Senior Championships Fantastic conditions for both the Laser Standard and Radial ﬂeets! Four race days, ten races completed for both Olympic classes. As always this event attracted many seasoned athletes with the top athletes from Canada and the USA at this World Sailing 100 point event.

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Laser Standard Fleet competive as always with local CST member Robert Davis decisively winning the regatta on the final day with two bullets! 1. Robert Davis CAN 2. Alexandre Boite FRA 3. Malcolm Lamphere USA In the Radial fleet the competition between the top two was a tight one. OST member Clara Gravely edged out CST member Coralie Vittecoq with only two points separating them on the leaderboard. 1. Clara Gravely CAN 2. Coralie Vittecoq CAN 3. Lauren Ehnot USA That’s a summer wrap up! The final event of the season at CORK is the Fall Regatta Sept 21st-23rd. The Laser 4.7, Radial and Standard

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Laser US Master Nationals BY ERIC REITINGER 89 boats descended from all over North America and several other countries to Brant Beach August 24th to 26th for the Laser Masters Nationals. This served as a great preparation for Masters Worlds which took place 2 weeks after this. Friday we were greeted to little or no wind (the opposite of the previous day where the sailors were practicing in beautiful 10-15mph). After a postponement till early afternoon, the fleet went out in hopes of wind. photos by Beth Reitinger Sadly after a few hours, they were sent in even with a light steady wind filled in. The sailors were treated to a dinner with food ranging from 5 different countries and no one left hungry. Saturday the wind did fill in offering sailors very tricky north east to east winds where they were offered 4 windward leeward 5 leg courses ( 2 laps with small reach to finish). Sunday the sailors were treated to the best conditions of the regatta. It started off light out of the south east then moved over to the standard sea breeze direction and clocked into a steady 19mph. 4 races were completed and enough to get 2 throw-outs and make up for the first day. Thanks to everyone who attended and to the 50+ volunteers who helped make this regatta happen! Standard Rig: Overall 1st Ernesto Rodriguez 2nd Peter Hurley 3rd Scott Furguson AM 1st Jon Deutsch 2nd Scott Williamson 3rd Chris Henkel M 1st Peter Hurley 2nd David Heibert 3rd Ray Davies GM 1st Scott Furguson 2nd Peter Shope 3rd Dave Chapin GGM 1st Don Hahl 2nd David Frazier 3rd Mark Bethwaite 18

Radial Rig: Overall 1st Mike Schmidt 2nd Lidnsay Hewitt 3rd Peter Seidenberg AM 1st Bengamin Sternberg 2nd Natalya Gontcharova M 1st Chad Coberly 2nd Monica Wilson GM 1st Mike Schmidt 2nd Jean Fillion 3rd Ken Swetka GGM 1st Lindsay Hewitt 2nd Peter Seidenberg 3rd Amnon Gitelson

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2019 Schedule Regatta

Standard

Radial

Laser 4.7

Masters

World Championship

TBD U21: Split, CRO Oct 26-Nov 2

Women: TBD Youth: Kingston, ON July 24-31 Men: TBD

Kingston, ON, CAN Aug 16-23

Port Zelende, NED September 5-15

NA Championship

Brant Beach YC

40 GP points

Brant Beach, NJ July 18-21

Canadian Championships

District 6

US Championships

Lauderdale YC Ft Lauderdale, FL Jan 11-14

CORK

Kingston, ON www.cork.org August 16-21

Kingston, ON www.cork.org August 11-15

Midwinters East

Clearwater, FL www.clwyc.org Feb 21-24

USSCMC Jensen Beach, FL Mar 12-15

Midwinters West

California YC Marina del Rey, CA March 22-24

Miami OCR

Miami, FL (men only) www.ussailing.org January 27-Feb 3

Miami, FL (women only) www.ussailing.org January 27-Feb 3

Atlantic Coast Championships 25 GP points

Monmouth BC/Sandy Hook Bay CC Atlantic Highlands, NJ May 18-19

Pacific Coast Championships

District 6

Gulf Coast Championships

Pass Christian YC Pass Christian, MS Sept 21-22

No Coast Championships

CORK Kingston, ON Sept 21-22

Great Lakes Championships

Chicago Corinthian YC Chicago, IL June 29-30

30 GP points

Royal Lake of the Woods Kenore, ON August 16-18

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Beyer and Holdsworth Win Laser Masters North American Championship BY AMANDA WITHERELL Photos by Chris Ray

Trophies go to Brett Beyer in Laser Standard Fleet and Andrew John Holdsworth in the Radial Fleet, at the Laser Masters North American Championship at St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, California, July 20-22, 2018. The two led their respective divisions going into the third day of competition and maintained momentum all the way to the podium after ten races. Twelve-time Masters World Champion Brett Beyer, sailing for Woollahra Sailing Club, dominated the Standard division with only one blemish to his perfect score line. NHYC’s Charlie Buckingham and Peter Hurley, sailing for Mantoloking YC, traded up seconds and thirds throughout the regatta. “There was quite a battle behind [Beyer] with Charlie Buckingham besting Peter Hurley in the final race to edge him for second overall,” said Regatta Chair Tracy Usher. Holdsworth, sailing for StFYC, racked up a number of bullets, but not all. A thrilling capsize about 100 yards from the finish during one of the final races threatened his overall standings, but he sailed back into first place during the ninth race, edging out Bill Symes of NHYC by one point overall. Emilio Castelli of Richmond YC took third place. “Andrew Holdsworth demonstrated that practice does pay off and managed a nice score line to take the title. He needed all those bullets, too, since he had to give handicap points to two-time Masters World Champion Bill Symes, due to their 20-year age difference,” said Usher. “The overall title came down to the last race where Bill had to restart due to being over the line early and was not able to get back to the fifth place finish he would have needed for the title. Great racing in both fleets!” “Both winners finished the regatta strong and were dominant in their fleets,” said PRO Scott Mason, who ran slightly shorter courses on Sunday while competitors enjoyed winds in the 10-12 knot range, 20

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gusting to 18 – more manageable conditions than the low to mid-20s gusts that opened the regatta on Friday. “I think the competitors had a good event and enjoyed sailing at St. Francis,” said Mason. Mike Couture, the only competitor visiting from Canada, sailing for Gimli YC, agreed that after the “rather rude intro” of the first day of racing, he enjoyed the lighter conditions that finished out the weekend. “It’s not as fun when it’s survival and you’re just hanging on.” The regatta opened with the infamous Laser Slalom, run on Wednesday, July 18, with competitors one-on-one racing a short, slalom-style course within close view of the StFYC Clubhouse. Beyer was again a top finisher, coming in third after 29 elimination rounds. Malcolm Lamphere and Chris Barnard faced off in the final round, with Lamphere ultimately dominating. Ali Yuvali, a UC Santa Cruz student who at 19 years old was one of the youngest competitors, made it through 27 rounds, losing to Beyer, one of his sailing heroes. “I was very lucky to have a chance to race against him,” said Yuvali, adding that the event “was so much fun, especially when it got windy.” “I was excited for the concept because it’s very unique. We need more fun events like this,” he said.

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Kirby Cup for Buckingham, Radial Trophy for Bowskill Moorings Laser North Americans at ABYC BY BETSY CROWFOOT Photos by Tom Walker After four days of lively racing – in breezes that built to the high teens Friday and Saturday, before tapering off to more moderate, southerly winds today – The Moorings 2018 Laser Class North American titles have been decided. Charlie Buckingham, USA, has won the Bruce Kirby Cup; with Brenda Bowskill, CAN, the North American Radial Champion. Brisk conditions kept racers on their toes during the July 12 to 15 regatta, hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (ABYC). By Saturday afternoon, at the end Race Nine, ‘the wheels were coming off,’ one observer remarked. There were collisions, general recalls, knock-downs, dismastings … the recipe for adversity ‘one part conditions, one part aggression, one part fatigue’ as rivals tried to unseat the frontrunners, who have had a steady grip on the podium since Thursday. But it was a classic case of the rich getting richer. Olympian Charlie Buckingham, USA, who has dominated the Laser Standard division since Day One, triumphed for the 2018 Bruce Kirby Cup. With half his finishes in the regatta first-place bullets, the four-time Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association AllAmerican, from nearby Newport Beach, held off an attack by three-time North American Champion Chris Barnard, USA, and Olympian Bruno Fontes, BRA, who finished second and third. At the top of the leaderboard in the daunting 80-boat Laser Radial fleet is Olympian Brenda Bowskill, CAN, 22

who never relinquished her clutch on first place. Bowskill sailed for Canada in the 2016 Olympic Games and her exquisite form had opponents noting she was ‘one with her boat.’ Fellow Canadian Sarah Douglas, another Olympic hopeful, took a solid second; followed by Joseph Hou, USA. Hou, 18, is a member of host club ABYC, a solid competitor and “a really big asset to me, on the water,” said his brother Erik Hou, 15, who placed third in Laser 4.7. “This is my first international regatta, so it’s been great competing against people from other regions and countries, and seeing how they sail,” added Erik. “It’s been really tiring but a really great experience, and I’m having a great time. And my brother helps me out, giving me some tips.” That paid off – putting Erik on the podium in the closely raced 4.7 fleet. In that class, Abbie Carlson, USA, and Spencer Leman CAN, were tied or trading places throughout the regatta. In the end, Carlson edged out Leman, for the Laser 4.7 honors. Today had begun slowly, but not only because competitors FALL 2018

were pooped. The final moments of World Cup soccer were being broadcast, and sailors clustered around TVs at the breakfast buffet and race office. As France took the Cup, the weary sailors moved on – with Race Chair Ed Spotskey congratulating French competitors John Bernard Duler and Luc Chevrier for their nation’s win. Then it was back to business: to wrap up the final day of racing for The Moorings 2018 Laser North American Championship titles. More than 160 competitors travelled from 26 nations to compete in this well-run event, overseen by Principal Race Officer Mark Townsend “What makes me most proud, as Race Chair for an event of this caliber, is all the teams from around the world and the US who make a point to come up and tell us what a wonderful event this is, and how terrific the hospitality is at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club,” said Spotskey. “They truly appreciate being here, competing at and enjoying this awesome venue. That makes us feel pretty special. That’s why we do this.” Spotskey lauded the competitors, as well as ABYC’s army of volunteers, and sponsors, including title sponsor The Moorings. Tom White, representing The Moorings, added, “It’s an honor for The Moorings to be a part of the International Laser Class 2018 North American Championship, hosted by the beautiful Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. We could not have asked for a better platform to showcase our yacht charter vacations.” With a global field of people who love to sail, from tweens to septuagenarians, the Laser class an ideal

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alliance. “All of us at The Moorings look forward to working with the ILCA again in the future.”

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LASER STANDARD Charlie Buckingham Chris Barnard Bruno Fontes Henry Marshall Juan Maegli LASER RADIAL Brenda Bowskill Sarah Douglas Joseph Hou Ricky Welch Maura Dewey LASER 4.7 Abbie Carlson Spencer Leman Erik Hou Katherine Nelson Sammy Farkas

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Masters Worlds 2018 BY ROB HALLAWELL

Preamble...I’m literally on the flight home from the 2018 Laser Masters World Championships held in Dun Laogharie Ireland. I coached Lasers and Laser Radials for about ten years but “retired” from coaching a few years ago and have been competing at both Masters and open Laser events. I started off in the full rig but have been losing weight and last winter made the decision to switch to the radial for my first Laser worlds as a competitor. I flew to Dublin on Sunday September 1st arriving early morning on Monday the 2nd. I practiced Tuesday through Friday but skipped the practice race and gave my body Saturday off. There were two races per day (each one right about 47 minutes long) Sunday to Tuesday and then Thursday and Friday. Two races were scheduled for yesterday but after one was abandoned, we only had time for one final race. I ended up third in the Masters division... age group 45 to 54. I feel very good about that result but also motivated to do better. I’ve been a coach before and I know what to do. I have to look at what went right and what can be improved. I have to take an objective look at the event and learn. So... let’s look at the lessons learned! 1. Actually train. I didn’t. I had sailed one day in the previous four months. In a full rig. I hadn’t raced a radial in a year. Not ideal at all.

put mine on for me. Very nice! Also, I use a bow mounted C Vane and barely remembered to bring the mount... thank goodness as I can’t sail downwind without it now! Yes I’m addicted. 3. Rig your boat properly and have back up equipment. Ok, this took me almost three and a half years but before this event I ﬁnally took the time to rig my boat right and build a second “everything”. I brought two identical vangs, cunninghams, outhauls... everything! I can’t tell you how nice it is to know that you have a backup in case something doesn’t work when you are 4000 miles from home. And... ummmmm... how nice it is to sail upwind in breeze with a cunningham that actually works. Hanging head in shame...

4. Arrive early. In my humble opinion, if an event is more than three hours off your normal body clock time, get there early! Ideally at least one day per hour 2. Plan the event. I got lucky with a nice Airbnb time zone difference. It took a few days for the cob close enough to the venue to walk but I probably should have researched more. Did the Airbnb have all webs of jet lag to fully leave my body. Having almost the amenities I would need? What did I need to bring a full week to adjust to Ireland time was huge. for my charter boat? Were there any coaching clinics 5. Get into a routine as early as possible. The start going on that I could join? Any available coaches at of the ﬁrst race every day was at noon. The second the regatta? There are probably a few thousand more race started around 1:30. So during the event I was questions that I didn’t think to ask... on the water from 11 to 3. My practice days? Same schedule. So from pretty much my ﬁrst full day in Important note here. For those not used to chartering Ireland I had a simple routine. a Laser... you get the hull and spars obviously. You need to make sure about everything else. Normally 8:00 wake up you need to bring your own main sheet block and traveller. We aren’t used to pulling those off our boats 8:30 get out of bed after reading about the Red Sox win last night. Go Sox! so don’t forget! I was lucky and brought my own 8:45ish breakfast of oatmeal yogurt and some hiking strap. The charter people took theirs off and 24

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eggs. Two cups of coffee and a bunch of water. 9:30 walk to venue. Work on boat or socialize with other sailors. 10:30 gear up to sail 11:00 -3:00 Sail. I ate a banana right before sailing and a few bars on the water. I took two water bottles with me each day 3:30 De-rig and start eating recovery food. Change into warm dry clothes. 4:00 Walk back to Airbnb while drinking water. Note... I really would have liked to have a bike for this “cool down” period. 4:15 Eat what felt like as much food as my body could handle. (I was eating leftovers from the previous day’s dinner but there are many scientific “recovery meals”. Do whatever works for you). Drink more water. 4:30 Shower, rinse out wet gear, and hang it out to dry. Stretch. 5:00 - 6:00. Nap. I didn’t actually sleep every day for an hour but I did lay in bed. And most days I got some sleep. I felt that this “recovery time” was incredibly important during the long, mostly heavy air event. 6:00 - 8:00. Prepare, eat and clean up dinner. 8:00 - 10:00. Relax time. Anything I wanted to do that wasn’t strenuous. Which generally meant looking at my cell phone while watching tv. Not ideal but once again... I’m addicted. 10:00. Bed time It felt really good to have a routine that centered on preparing for and then recovering from four hours of intense sailing. Of course, being in shape would have helped also. See #1. 6. Don’t be stupid. This was my mantra throughout the racing. With twelve races scheduled and only one throw out, I knew I didn’t want any big scores or, more importantly, any flags early on. Every race started with a U Flag and the black flag went up immediately after a General recall. I normally push the line but I made a conscious effort to be conservative in Ireland. Almost as important as staying behind the line was avoiding a yellow flag for a rule 42 violation. I’ve coached enough Laser events to have seen how devastating an early yellow flag can be as it changes the way you sail from that point on. I didn’t feel like I had to change how I sailed upwind or downwind, but I don’t practice reaching enough and felt slow on some of the reaches. I reminded myself a www.Laser.org

few times “not to be stupid” in my desire to compete on the reaches. Being stupid also meant being too leveraged to one side on the first beat. My tactics are usually good on a second beat but I often play my side a bit too hard on a first beat. Knowing that the difference between heroism and stupidity is whether or not your shift comes in is not smart sailing. Thank goodness I was able to come back well in those races! 7. Have a few mental (or better yet written!) checklists. Things to leave the Airbnb with (hikers AND pads!) Things to check while rigging (plugs!) Things to check as soon as you launch (rudder fully down!) Things to check before each race (course, line sight, line bias, upwind for pressure, and, for the love of all things pure and good... check that your traveler line is cleated! And yes, I’m once again hanging my head in shame) 8. Plan the race. I’ve been a fairly good coach. And a fairly good sailor. But what I’ve never been good at is coaching myself. It seems way too easy to tell your coach to “pound sand” (think much stronger wording) when your coach is...you. But at this event my inner sailor finally (with many exaggerated eye rolls) started to listen to my inner coach. Knowing I was only sailing the outer loop course, I went there to sail downwind and check the current. I spent more time looking upwind and less time socializing before the starts. I tried to get my body moving and ready to sail when we were about five minutes from being in sequence (orange flags up). And, most importantly, 25

I tried to learn actual lesson from one race to the next. And then plan the race I was about to sail rather than focus on the score that just happened. 9. Cut up harder when surfing downwind. This seems to be one of those “easier said than done” things for me. I know I should up cut hard onto a tighter broad reach than I normally do. But it’s hard to actually do it and stay upright. For me at least. I started committing to a hard, fast up cut, with lots of main sheet trimming, to the point where I had to hike out to keep flat. Wow.... Fast! 10. I still have a LOT of work to do. Scott Leith from New Zealand has won a bunch of masters world championships and he has competed at a high level in open radial events. He beat me in 10 of the 11 races (only one of those 11 were close... want to try to guess which one?) and was miles ahead of me in another that was abandoned. It was more than just training and being in better shape. He sails the boat better than I do. A lot better. And there are kids and pro women who sail the boat better than he does. Better is out there. MUCH better is out there. I have to work to find it. I have to get a LOT better!

finishing in 5th in what I saw as the most competitive fleet (standard masters) despite a yellow flag in race one was as impressive display of racing as I’ve seen in a long time. Other notable North American results were Ray Davies and Mike Matan finishing in 7th and 8th in the standard masters, Caroline Muselet finishing top female in the Radial masters, Andrew Holdsworth one spot behind me in fourth in the radial masters, Timothy Woodford and Robert Britten finishing 3rd and 5th in the Radial grand masters and Bill Symes winning the Radial great grand master division. But the highlight of the “team” was in the Legends fleet where not only did Americans take four of the top five spots, but winner Peter Seidenberg was named to the inaugural class of the ILCA Hall of Fame. Peter dominated in winning his umpteenth Laser masters world championships and was followed this year by runner up Lindsay Hewitt and Steve Avery in 4th and Jay Winberg in 5th. A very impressive showing for the American Legend sailors! Radial Great Grand Masters l-r: Jean-Luc Dreyer 4th (SUI), Christopher Boyd 3rd (IRL), Bill Symes 1st (USA), Lasse Wastesson 2nd (SWE), Hilary Thomas 1st female (GBR). photo by Lauralee Symes

Postscript. I went into the final race with a chance to finish second and a lot of points between myself and fourth. I felt good. I gave it a shot but rounding the first mark of the race and looking up to see the Brit leading the race. Yes the one who I had to not only beat but put a few boats between he and I. Wasn’t likely to happen. At the next mark I heard the dreaded whistle of a yellow flag indicating a rule 42 violation. Pointed at... a group of us! Not wanting to chance a DNE (do not exclude) I spun circles and retired from the race. The French sailor who had actually been flagged also retired. Sailing in, knowing I had quit a race for a yellow flag that was not even mine, I was... happy. My first worlds and I had earned a “cube”. I’ll reread these notes a few thousand times and get better. At least that’s what I am telling my inner coach. As for the rest of the team we had some very good results. I thought Peter Hurley 26

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District Reports

District 3 Nigel Heath Ontario We expect to have the 2018 Fogh Gold Cup results available soon so check out www.facebook.com/ d3laser for all the details. Once again Fogh Marine is offering up some awesome prizes to the series winners, with help from D3. Going forward we will be discontinuing the old d3laser.com website. It has served us well over the years, but our Facebook site is more efficient to update, anyone can post on it and its functionality is so much more flexible. So if you are “old school” and not yet an FB user, its time to get “new school” and open a FB account. Ya ya, I know FB is also considered old school by many now, including my kids who continue to remind me that I am “so old school”. That’s called being a master in sailing terminology, and speaking of masters, we had some awesome masters events this summer, including the Inland Championships at Britannia and the Canadian Masters Championships at Kingston. Great fun, awesome competition and a great bunch of old (and new) friends to hang out with for a weekend. Masters sailing is amazing, so if you are not there yet, keep trying, one day you will make it. Once again John Sykes from Australia was hanging out at the Water Rats this summer and doing numerous regattas in the area. John is great to speak with because he brings such a different perspective on laser sailing. Being from Adelaide where there are no lakes to sail on, only the ocean, he is amazed whenever he comes to Ontario to sail because of the abundance of freshwater sailing locations within a short drive from home. We have great flat water sailing for younger kids to learn on but also higher wind and wave conditions on the larger lakes. The concept of evening racing is totally foreign to him. It reminds me how lucky we are to live in Ontario near the Great Lakes and so many smaller lakes. Of course at some point top sailors need to head to elsewhere in search of greater competition, but for the sailing masses we have it pretty good here in Ontario. Looking forward to sailing well into the fall.

District 7 Scott Pakenham, Chris Bollinger, Christine Neville New England

http://laserdistrict7.blogspot.com/ Photo on next column from Buzzards Bay Masters Regatta! Oh summer 2018, Where did you go? Even though last week was 95 degrees it is September and the AC’s are about to be plucked from their windows. For some of us its time to pull our boats out to sail in the snow! For others its time to rejoice about warm waters and sweet victories. You don’t have to win for it to be a victory. Last month I met former World Champ podium ﬁnisher (3rd in 1982!) Mark Brink at the Masters Nationals in Brant Beach. His

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return to the Laser was a Happy experience, so happy that he decided to wing it over to Ireland for the Masters Worlds. As of this writing he is sitting as top American in 6th for the Grand Masters class!!! Go Mark!! Back to the point at hand, Summers over, where did you sail? Who did you meet? Let’s see… John Bentley Regatta- New Bedford Yacht Club- The first regatta Mark Bear has been an influencer for so he can wake up late on a regatta day!! 14 sailors, a father vs son showdown, a boyfriend vs girlfriend showdown, young (15) takes on wiser (80) it was a regatta to be envied! Bear took home 3rd thanks to being well rested, D-7 Co-Secretary Christine Neville kept the pressure applied to grab second with 14 points, Peter Shope held firm to 1st with 13 points. Newport Regatta- Sail Newport- 14 seems to be the magic number as that’s how many boats this regatta drew as well. Race Committee here was ON POINT! 15 races were completed in the waters that have been sailed by the world’s best! Has Ben Richardson proved that letters are no good in sailing scores, he finished 5th with a handful of results that I wish I could afford on the black market. 1st and 3rd were owned by Aquidneck Island residents by Shope and Steve Kirkpatrick respectively. Even with all those races Richard Gordon still kept close by posting 25 points to miss 1st by only 4 points! The Father/ Son grudge match continued on at this regatta where youngster Jack Fisher reeling in his father Brian to only a 10-point lead, the finished 8th and 7th. Great Job! The yearly faceoff for Laser sailors continued between the Hyannis Regatta and the Marblehead Nood. Those with a 3-day Hall pass went off to the Cape for Hyannis, a who’s who in Masters sailing showed up only to be put in their place by Cape local Ben Rizika, 10 races over the 3 days and a drop of a 7 kept him out front. The 2nd 3rd duel, Shope/ Kirkpatrick. Scott Ferguson, yup that one, and Dave Chapin, aren’t you a little far North? rounded out the top 5. 17 boats filled the full rig division, but with huge numbers the Radial fleet showed that they were the bosses. Battling with 32 other sailors James Paul of Stamford Yacht Club took home the big silver plate over John Eastman and Jordan Bendura. Back on the North Shore, Sailing World and Helly Hansen threw a party and we all brought our boats, the Marblehead NOOD hosted the Massachusetts Laser Championships for 31 full rigs and 11 radials! 5 races on Saturday and one on Sunday the Race Committee did their best to summon the wind gods but it was not to be. Ben Richardson tossed out a 4 to take the Full rig honors over Bryce Andreasen and Bill Rothwell. Me? I got 5th!!!!!! Nice right?!!!!! Judith Krimski got 9th, Faye Flam made the best out of her full rig for 15th and Steven Kosacz came down from Maine for 19th. James Collins, Hannah Lynn, and Alex DiCenso went 1, 2, 3 in the Radial fleet. Light shifty conditions tested all on the water. The 46th running of the Buzzards Bay Regatta was significant on many levels, the first was that this was the second stop of the Mark Bear sleep-in series (yeah, I know another regatta in his backyard!).

Second it was a Masters Only division, and Third it seemed to draw lots of heavyweights! Florida Imports Dave Chapin and Ernesto Rodrigues were amongst the registrants, as were Olympic medalist Lynn Shore and Finn Campaigner Andy Pimental. Mike Matan came to New England for a stop on his World tour and Don Hahl Jeeped it up from Jersey. As we loaded up Dan Neri and I looked at each other and lamented how we were about to work really really hard for last place. I would share results except I still and in shock over how cool Andy’s new Van is! The regatta was a bunch of fun and RC work was spectacular. Yes, we would love to return. Back to Cape Cod for the Stone Horse Yacht Club Laser regatta. Back from the dead this popular regatta helped bring local fast guys out on the water. Dave Penfield bested a rusty local, Peter Hopple (fresh off of diaper doody) to take 1st place, Hopple 2nd and RI out of towner (and D-7 Co-Captain) Chris Bollengier took 3rd, and Peter Hallemier got 4th. What’s the secret of these guys? Hmmm, maybe its where they winter? These diehards are part of the Newport 413 Mafia, every Sunday November to April come out to Sail Newport for some awesome sailing. Once again, we had 2 regattas on one weekend, the District 7 Champs were decided at Duck Island Yacht Club while the 69th Massapoag Regatta hosted a number of fleets. Gage Schoenherr is the 2018 D-7 Champ, Richard Gordon and my ex roomie Britt Hughes tied for 2nd. Dave Frazier Grabbed 5th while regatta organizer Ben Russell posted up in 4th. Rumor has it Duck Island YC had an amazing regatta with 11 races. I can’t wait to see what they have on their schedule for next year. Massapoag had their hands full with 5 classes but they managed to hand victory to the sailor that felt the need to throw out a 2, Dave Crawley, Aleksei Semeniuk, and Faye Flam took 1-2-3. This regatta is famous for their off the water activities and meals. Sailors- Upcoming- Masters New England’s Sept 22 and 23 , Fat Boyz November 3rd , Hyannis Octoberfest October 7th and Frostbiting. See what is close and join in. Cedar Point, Marblehead, Newport, Bristol, Grab a friend and carpool! Any sailors that want to head to Newport, bring your warm clothes and come borrow a boat Fleet 413 of Newport has 4 excellent Fleet boats that we want people to use, come and try it out! http:// newportlaserfleet.org/ Fleet Captains- If you want more of a report of your event please contact us. Thanks and enjoy your Fall

District 8 Marguerite Koehler New York 8 bells...Sadly, we lost Woody Glenn. Woody was a longtime Laser sailor (as well as Ravens, Shields, his beloved classic Herreshoff, I don’t know how many other classes) and was not only a great competitor, but was always ready to help those who needed a hand, as well as those of us who didn’t think we needed a hand! He certainly helped me get started in the class, and I’m sure many of us have similar stories to tell. Of course, he always brought his great sense of humor to the water. He was certainly an inspiration and will be sorely missed.

District 8 Grand Prix, Sayville Yacht Club August 11-12, 25 Laser sailors invaded the Sayville YC to do battle in the renowned warm lumpy waters of Blue Point, undeterred by the rainy forecast for the weekend. The lightning held off long enough for Saturday, with four races completed in ten to fifteen knots of breeze. Sunday greeted the early arrivals with a drenching sunshower, but sunscreen was needed by race time. The wind came back at eleven to fourteen. Prior champions Mike Matan and Lawrence McGrath went at it, with Mike coming out victorious by one point. BTW, the club also hosted the district championship for the Sunfish class, the very capable race committee sending Lasers, Radials, and Sunfish around the course with no interference. The folks at Sayville know how to party - Saturday night featured a tasty BBQ, beer provided by the South Bay Brewing Company, and live music by the Urge. If you missed the action this year, make this one a must-do for next year! 2018 Ward Bell Memorial Regatta, Hempstead Harbour Club, August 18: A great turnout of 22 sailors met with a typical north shore summer breeze - from 10 kts dropping down to straight up, to sudden blasts, sunshine to rain squalls, shifts & holes rewarded the most versatile sailors. This club saw a good turnout of its own members - a good example! Visiting sailors enjoyed the great hospitality that this club always offers. Many thanks to the good folks at HHC for a fun regatta. These Laser D8 sailor competed in the 2018 LASER MASTERS NATIONALS at Brant Beach: Full Rig. Mike Matan Matt Doherty Rick Wood Bill Heintz Radial Rig Lindsay Hewitt Jean Ives Fillion Ryosuke Sakai Natalya Gontcharova That’s all the news for now. The Dinghy Fall Series Begins next weekend Saturday September 8th and runs for 6 weeks.

District 9 Peter Bushnell Upstate New York We’ve had a busy summer with lots of great racing in district 9. Here’s a brief report. July 14-15, CENTRALS ON SODUS, Sodus Bay Junior Sailing Association, Ten Radial sailors raced ten races over the weekend on Sodus Bay. Final results: (1) Matthew Lyons [12pts], (2) Adam Strobridge [19], (3) Siri Schantz [23], (4) Bobby Dodge [44], (5) Billy Kedley [44], (6) Matthew Humbert, (7) Clementine Matzky, (8) Maxine Palmerton, (9) Aditya Mansury, (10) Alexander Humbert. Thanks to all of the racers, and thanks to Mike Foley and the teams at SBJYA and SBYC for hosting this regatta. July 21, SENECA YC, Doug Wisor Memorial Laser Regatta, Geneva, NY. Six races in sunshine, 80F and wonderful 15-20kt south breeze with nice rolling waves for downwind surﬁng. Beautiful sailing by Nicholas Bornling with a clean sweep of bullets. Results with 1 throw out: (1) Nicholas Bornling [5pts], (2) Doug Kaukeinen [10], (3) Peter Bushnell [15], (5) Ray Cudney [22], (5) Tom Dunne [24], (6)

10-12. Turnout for the regatta was a bit light, but competition and camaraderie were great. We had to wait around Saturday until about 3PM for the wind to come in, but ended up having some nice late day races. Brilliant sailing and congratulations to Aaron Holland as the 2018 District 9 Grand Prix Champion (photo). Results: (1) Aaron Holland [15pts], (2) Doug Kaukeinen [22], (3) Chris Wilson [30], (4) Chas Williamson [31], (5) Peter Bushnell [32], (6) Dan Hesse, (7) Jim Gindling, (8) Tom French, (9)

Brad Dunn, (7) Chas Williamson, (8) Steve Leach, (9) David Filiberto, (10) Max Ofer, (11) David Burtis (Radial), (12) Tom French, (13) Kurt Ofer. Thanks to Bill and Carol Wilson for hosting this fantastic event. It was really perfect in every way! July 28-29, ROCHESTER YC, Junior Olympics, Rochester, NY. Eight races sailed in strong NW breeze with one throw-out. Final Results: (1) Jordan Oszlak [15pts], (2) Robert Nicholson [19], (3) Siri Schantz [20], (4) Matthew Lyons [33], (5) Adam Strobridge [34], (6) Delaney Goodfellow, (7) Helios He, (8) William Askew, (9) Olivia Corasaniti, (10) Aiden Harig, (11) Cylas Dolye, (12) Clementine Steve Leach. Thanks to Bill and Carol Wilson for Matzky, (13) Maxine Palmerton. Awesome job to all. hosting this super nice event! July 28, THOUSAND ISLANDS PARK YC Regatta. September 8, WILLOW BANK YC, Death Roll Tom French organized this regatta that brought Regatta, Cazenovia, NY. Good turnout with 18 together sailors at all levels from district 9 and sailors including Mike Lorenz from PA and Jack district 2 (Quebec), sailing Standard, Radial and Lahey (Radial) from NJ. Five races were held in 4.7. The kids at TIPYC were really enthusiastic, and there was so much support and camaraderie by all of the sailors. Conditions were excellent and challenging with NW Breeze in Best prices on Dinghy sails, parts and gear! the 15-20kt range with quite a bit of chop. There were several Back to basics on price without capsizes and a few racers retiring compromising performance! with equipment problems. Final results in standard rig: (1) Philippe Laser • Dormoy (CAN) [7pts], (2) Robin Optimist • Lagraviere (CAN) [9pts], (3) Peter Bushnell [15], (4) Tom King Bic O’Pen • [17], (5) Brad Dunn [18], (6) Sunfish • Ray Cudney, (7) David Filiberto, C420 • CFJ • (8) Max Ofer, (9) Joe Vay, (10) Kurt Ofer, (11) Peter Gould, (12) JY15 • Tom French. Radial results: (1) Flying Scott • Mary Jane Pennington, (2) Hanna Vanguard • Baker, (3) Robert Morgan (tie Rhodes 19 • breaker). 4.7 results: (1) Toby Pennington, (2) Julia McKinley, Pico Zuma • (3) Lee McKinley. Awesome and more sailing everyone and special thumbs up to the 4.7 sailors as they placed 9,10 and 11 overall! Thanks to Philippe and Robin for joining us from district 2. Thanks Tom and the TIPYC team for once again making this one of the most enjoyable events in the district! August 11-12, D9 GRAND PRIX, Seneca YC, Geneva, NY. Nine races were in NE winds ranging from 3-5 and up to

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We now move into the fall with a few events before we move into frostbite season in the winter. Keep up to date with the latest information by emailing me or like the D10 Facebook Page. September 29 Fall Regatta @ Monmouth Boat Club October 13th Laser Fall Regatta @ Marsh Creek SC October 20th Fall Regatta @ Shore Acres

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5-10kt North / Northeast breeze that never really settled in. Finding the right lanes with pressure was important. Thanks to all of the newer WBYC Laser sailors for getting out and joining in this regatta. Final results: (1) Ray Cudney [5pts], (2) Peter Bushnell [6], (3) Peter Gould [13], (4) David Filiberto [17], (5) Mike Lorenz [20], (6) Paul Martelock [21], (7) Eduardo Solessio [23], (8) Brad Dunn, (9) Joe Miller, (10) Jack Lahey (Radial), (11) Tom Harig, (12) Tom French, (13) Todd Harrington, (14) Susan Light Olson (Radial), (15) Tom Costello, (15) Jon Kogut, (16) Jeff Friedman. Thanks very much to Carl Boller for running the races and thank to Adam Wallburger for his support.

District 10 Eric Reitinger New Jersey

Er4599@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ groups/1384665518239646 As usual it was a busy summer for District 10. It’s mostly junior events, but they had a lot of places to sail. The Annual Powder Puff was sadly canceled due to high winds. Iron Man @ Shore Acres YC Radial (7 boats) 1st – Patrick Modin 2nd Aidan Sharpe 3rd Christian Lambie 4.7 (13 boats) 1st Jack Leahy 2nd Luke Zylinski 3rd Robbie Lomer Pine Beach Feed the Need Radial (5 boats) 1st Aiden Sharpe 2nd Emma Coakley 3rd David Ward 4.7 (12 boats) 1st Jack Leahy 2nd Luke Zylinski 3rd Robbie Lomer Junior Olympics @ Island Heights Radial (18 boats) 1st Michael Pinto 2nd Tom Green 3rd Lauren Ehnot 4.7 (27 boats) 1st James Iorio 2nd Jon Bishop

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District 12 Stanley Hassinger North, South Carolina, Georgia It’s been a busy Spring and Summer for D12. We pulled off some of our biggest events in years and had some outstanding competition. On June 2nd and 3rd Savannah Yacht Club hosted our second event of the year. It’s a fantastic venue with wonderful hosts and warm southern hospitality. On the water we had arguably our strongest turnout in the last decade or more. Every D12 Champion for the last 10+ years was in attendance. The regatta went to Lucas Sawin of Hobcaw Yacht Club in Charleston, SC! Eric Oetgen and Colin Porter took second and third, respectively. This year James Island Yacht Club in Charleston, SC hosted our third event – and second of our summer

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District 13 James Liebl Florida District 13 sailors are taking over the World! Yep, I’ve been giving the once over to some of the summer international/national results and see D13 folks all over the place-Marina Geilen (49 of 77 in the silver fleet), Chris Purcell (16 of 69 in bronze fleet), and Humberto Porrata (44 of 68 in the emerald fleet) at the 4.7 Worlds in Poland. Several folks heeded the “go west young man/ woman advice” and sailed the US Nationals in Houston. These included Luke Welker in the standard, Guthrie Braun (1st Place!!!!) and Ethan Danielson (2nd) in the 4.7, and a good contingent of Radial folks. Conner Nelson rose to 8th in a big Radial fleet. The west bound road trip went further that way with Katherine Nelson (4.7), Conner Nelson, Sophia Reineke, and Heather Kerns (Radials) all trekking out to Cali to race the North Americans in Long Beach. Katherine was 4th, Conner achieved 8th. Spinning the compass to the north, several Master fellows made their presence known at the Canadian Masters-Ernesto Rodriguez (1st Place!!!!, wait, do they give the Canadian Champion trophy to an American born in Cuba? Ha!), Dave Chapin (3rd), Dave Hiebert (6th), and Tim Landt (15th). Looks like Gage Wilson found his way north as well to race open CORK (No way is Gage anywhere near Master age). So, all these folks, and probably more whose names I mistakenly missed (sorry about that) went adventuring off to race in other lands because the sailing season in D13 slows down a bit in the summer. Thinking ahead, the season here in Florida doesn’t have to get as slow as it does, mainly because the summer can be one of the best times to sail. With the long days and seabreeze, there’s no better place to spend a late afternoon or early evening than on the water. With that in mind, we’d like to build the “Treasure Coast Series” into a consistent series of once a month, one day regattas. The concept is a low key event for the RC, later afternoon starts to ensure the seabreeze is fully up, and spread around the District. Events that ran like this for 2018 included the Hugh Elliott Regatta at Davis Island, the TC Race Day at US Sailing Center in Martin County, and the CGSC Open. If you’re interested in hosting a “Treasure Coast Series” event for summer 2019, let me know so we can get it scheduled. Again, think low key for the host club, and yep, it’s fine to piggy back the event on an existing regatta so you don’t have to organize a separate RC if you don’t want to. And speaking of the Treasure Coast Series and D13 specific events, check out the results from this summer: Treasure Coast Series, US Sailing Center Martin

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Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association Series, Miami, 2017-2018 Season Final Results (Top 5) 1. Roberto Porter 2. Francis Hawley 3. Marcello Correa 4. Roberto Laub 5. Steve Schwartz Unfortunately, the Sarasota Sailfest Regatta was cancelled this year because of water quality worries with the red tide. Since you can’t cry over spilled milk, I’ll simply move on to the future (and I’ll stay off the soapbox about what needs to happen in Tallahassee to start changing poor water quality). And looking at that sailing future, I’ll note that the US Nationals will be HERE in the District for 2019. Yep, Lauderdale Yacht Club is hosting the 2019 US Nationals in mid-January. And looking a little closer at the calendar, here’s a perfect set of regattas to give you a ramp up to that event: October 20-21 Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Melbourne October 27-28Coconut Grove Sailing Club Halloween Howler (Youth Only), Miami November 3-4 Gulf Coast Masters Champs, Jacksonville December 1-2 District 13 Champs, St. Pete December 26-30OPEN Orange Bowl Regatta (ANYONE CAN SAIL, not just youth), Miami December 26-30 Youth Orange Bowl, Miami January 11-14 US National Champs, Ft. Lauderdale And once you’ve done those events, start thinking about 2019 with these: February 21-24 Midwinters East, Clearwater March 8-15, Masters Week, Palm Beach and Jensen Beach These are only a few of the events in the District for the fall/winter. To see the complete schedule, check out the calendar on the Laser.org website. Make search you check the “District 13” box when you run the search. Are you having an event and don’t see it on either list above or the Laser.org calendar? Well, you can ﬁx that by posting your event to the Laser.org calendar. It’s child’s play to list it. If you have a problem getting it posted, get in touch with me and I’ll help you. Okay, gotta go to the sailing to get ready for the US Nationals…4 months and counting! See you on the line or in the line up,

District 15 Grifﬁn Or Texas Though summer in Texas is hot, we did have two fantastic regattas on our circuit, the Seabrook Summer Solstice and the Arlington Laserpalooza

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Regattas. On day 1 of the summer solstice, conditions had winds from the south at 15-20 with 1-3 foot waves which provided some very exciting reaches and downwind legs offered by the Olympic courses. Wipeouts were a plenty across the ﬂeet, with those able to sail a clean race all but guaranteed a top half ﬁnish. Day 2 was much the same with two more Olympic courses with some more drastic shifts that made no lead guaranteed. Rounding out the top three overall were Doug Peckover, Craig Berleme and Fred Shroth. We were also fortunate to have a local nationals, held at Houston Yacht Club. A variety of conditions were sailed and the Texas district was well represented, especially in the full rig masters and junior radials divisions. Next, we moved onto the Arlington Laserpalooza Regatta, which showed us very light conditions with only pirate games on Sunday due to lack of breeze.

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beautiful Canyon Lake the ﬁrst weekend of November for our last regatta of the year and district championship. See y’all on the Water!

District 20 Sean Lennon Wisconsin, Illinois

spatricklennon11@gmail.com Hello Laser Sailors! I am finishing this article in the middle of competing in the annual Red Flannels regatta at Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club. The event has been exciting and the competition has strong. This summer has been great here in District 20. We have had a number of events and we have seen participation grow at local events. Lasers standard and radials have become very popular with our youth sailors in the district. It has been great to see young Laser sailors competing in both the Laser and US Sailing events. Carlyle Sailing Association, Troy Tolan, Fleet Captain: Volunteers at CSA are putting together the final plans for the largest event held annually at our club. The Whale-of-a-Sail Regatta typically draws 50 plus boats of many types from clubs around the Midwest. Similar to last year, I have taken on the task of running the Junior Divisions which includes setting a separate race course and scoring the races. In addition to Optis and Open Bics, we have a number of Lasers entered. Over the past few weeks, we have been holding half day Laser clinics to work on a number of boat handling skills, race instructions and on-water drills in preparation for this event. Everyone agrees the most fun drill is sailing upwind on the same tack stacked two boat lengths apart. It took some time to get them able to do the drill, but when they are all doing it, it’s awesome. After the racing, we have activities planned such as gutter races with toy ® sailboats done in a relay fashion. We will also have a dunk tank which will help generate funds for our Junior Program. I was totally fine with having a bounty on my head and ! Y A D T TO entering the dunk tank for I T E G a good cause, until I found out they are filling it with .00) ice water! I’m not a fan of 0 5 3 . cold water! (REG Which brings me to my final message, which is an invitation to all Laser sailors to attend the 5th Annual Carlyle Fall Laser Regatta this October 13 – 14. Come join us and sail in the warmest water in the district! Delavan Lake Yacht Club will be hosting the Great Lakes Masters Championship on September 29th and 30th. I hope to you there. Milwaukee Yacht Club will be hosting the District 20

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District 22 Kurt Hoehne WA, OR, ID, MT As I’m writing this, the results are coming in from the Laser Master Worlds in Ireland where the Paciﬁc Northwest had an exceptionally strong presence. Bill Symes again won the Great Grand Master Radial division and Jay Winberg was 5th in the 75+ Legends class. Bob Britten of Victoria sailed to a 5th in the Grand Master Radial Division. In an impressive return to Worlds racing, Mark Brink ended up 7th in the Grand Master Standard Division. There were a total of at least a dozen Northwesterners including: Walt Spevek, Diedre Webster, Michael Goldfarb, Andrew Holdsworth, Rob Hodson, Jorge Suarez, Peter Woytkoviak, Dave Jursik. Hope I didn’t forget anyone. It was another successful Columbia River Gorge summer, culminating in the Paciﬁc Coast Champs which saw 15 Standard Rigs, 55 Radials and a dozen 4.7s competing. The ascension of the 4.7 has been remarkable. Earlier in the year at one of CGRA’s WIND youth regatta, 19 were signed up! Other events included the traditional downwind Blowout and a couple of International Sailing Academy clinics. There are a number of highly dedicated and successful young Laser sailors in the area. Hanne Weaver of Gig Harbor and Isabella Berthold of Vancouver had strong Aarhus World Sailing regattas, while Abbie Carlson and Owen Timms competed, respectively, in the Leiter Cup and US Youth Champs. The District 22 Championships will be held in conjunction with Corinthian Yacht Club’s (Seattle) Turkey Bowl Regatta November 17-18, and it promises to be well attended.

CORK Fall Regatta BY KIM GARRETT The final event of the season at CORK is was the CORK Fall Regatta Sept 21st-23rd. The Laser 4.7, Radial and Standard all have strong fleets competing. If you have room to add the following blurb about the Fall Regatta: 230 competitors from 4 countries made the CORK Fall Regatta a great success! The first weekend of fall brought tough conditions for the CORK on water volunteer team with the wind shifting iat some point to almost every direction. In the end Two great days of racing challenged all participants! The Overall Standings for the CORK Fall Regatta are as follows:

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55 boat ﬂeet had an extremely competitive ﬂeet 1st Colin Davies CAN (Royal Canadian Yacht Club / Ontario Sailing Team) 2nd Coralie Vittecoq CAN (Canadian Sailing Development Squad -Point Claire Yacht Club) 3rd Stephanie Devaux-Lovell LCA 4th Aidan Dennis CAN (Port Credit Yacht Club) 5th Harrison Bruce (Ontario Sailing Team / Port Credit Yacht Club)

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1st Coralie Vittecoq CAN (Canadian Sailing Development Squad -Point Claire Yacht Club) 2nd Stephanie Devaux-Lovell LCA 3rd Hunter Dejean CAN (Ontario Sailing Team /Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club)

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1st Matti Muru CAN 2nd Justin Norton CAN (Britannia Yacht Club) 3rd Liam Bruce CAN (Ontario Sailing Team / Port Credit Yacht Club) That's a wrap for 2018! CORK would like to say thank you to all of the competitors, coaches, parents and volunteers for travelling to Kingston throughout the 2018 season! Extra special thank you to all of the volunteers out on the water and ashore who make this possible! Hat's off to the best team in sailing!

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