2015 winter bow wave

January 2015

Gabe Ferramola and Melody Wong lead downwind in the 2014 Nationals at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club.

Nas Solanki Photo

2015 – 2016 GOVERNING BOARD Position

Name

Telephone

Email

President

Butch Michel

(209) 480-1970

kmm4rpm@yahoo.com

Vice President

Steve Klotz

(209) 327-8438

spklotz_2000@yahoo.com

Treasurer

Jeanne Smith

(949) 725-9780

dandjsmith@earthlink.net

Secretary

Terry Johnson

(562) 301-2585

tjsalgal@gmail.com

Chief Measurer

Tom Estlow

(310) 457-9691

cove179@hotmail.com

Director

Tony Billera

(206) 605-2650

tony.billera@gmail.com

Director

Bruce McDevitt

(530) 637-1761

walknsail@gmail.com

Director

Greg Boudreaux

(714) 514-4336

gmboudreaux@cox.net

Director

D. Martyn Bookwalter

(323) 401-8404

dmartynb@aol.com

Junior Director

Julia Jaynes

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Honorary Director

Tom Schock

(951) 277-3377

tom.schock@att.net

Past President

Steve Potter

(805) 208-7440

spotter6284@gmail.com

District I Secretary

R. Bruce Wasson

(562) 434-9864

rbrucewasson@yahoo.com

District II Secretary

Harold Ho

(408) 873-7912

haroldho@gmail.com

District VI Secretary

Mark Ohara

(541) 579-3982

mark4230@gmail.com

District VII Secretary

Kathy Muenz

(614) 325-3326

kbmuenz@columbusrr.com

Executive Secretary

Sharon Young

(714) 437-1370

shadowwoman@sbcglobal.net

Bow Wave Editor

Nathan Dalleska

(626) 755-5403

bowwave@fleetsix.org

Lido 14 Class Association www.Lido14.com

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT A New Chapter in My Lido Book I want to thank the membership for the opportunity to serve the Lido Class as your President. I will not even come close to filling the large shoes that have been left in front of me by all our previous class presidents. I can promise you all one thing; I will give this 110% of my best effort in moving forward. I also would like you all to know I'm just a spokesperson for all of you, as I want your wants and needs taken care of. As I think about this, if we all work as one, stand as one, together, we will continue making this, THE LIDO CLASS, a class for many to want to join and become involved!

As most of you know by now, I have grown up with the Lido class starting back in 1964, as a junior. I'm a second generation Lido sailor, and working on a 4th, who may be sailing in a few years. (as soon as she can reach the hiking straps :-). I also want to thank the Board members and volunteers for their service as well. It's a real pleasure watching all of our fleets working together to benefit the Lido Class. Our class has a rich history of people who have kept it active for over 58 years! Lido sailors are very competitive yet also enjoy the social part of our class. I have found, over the years, most Lido sailors have no problem sharing their secrets to success.

All of us know that change is a constant in our lives.

We always seem to be trying to make it better for future Lido sailors. During the last two Class Championships we have witnessed the growth of what I'm going to call our 19-39 year old group. We even got all those fine young adults to join us up front at the awards dinner when handing out the Grand-Master Award. Thank you guys! (I was told not to call you kids). To me, it is important and is what works in keeping the Lido Class strong. Hopefully we can make changes where needed, to continue growing our class. We all know we have a boat with a very special group of sailors. They are always willing to share knowledge, and help each other to go faster, while at the same time, having fun.

I would like to challenge all of you to travel to a new venue one weekend this next year. Traveling helps support your fellow Lido sailors and their clubs. Thank you to all of you who already do this, as we need to get traveling back in the class again. I love sailing with you all, and love seeing you at our different regattas.

Thank you for this extraordinary opportunity to serve you and our class. It is a privilege and most of all a pleasure. I look forward to further growth in our fine Butch Michel Lido family!

FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, In this issue we’ve tried to provide some coverage of the 2014 Nationals, remember some of our fellow Lido sailors who passed over the bar in the middle of the year, and document what some of our fleets were up to this year.

I’ve spent some time reflecting on what is the purpose of the Bow Wave and how does it fit into a world of websites and tablets, Tweets and Facebook posts. Back in the dark days of the last century most clubs relied on printed and mailed newsletters to tell their members about upcoming events and to report events as news.

Clever newsletter editors would create an attractive onepage calendar and grateful readers would put it up on their refrigerator – a family could easily plan all events around their club, church or school. Today most of us are using a “device” to view a calendar stored in the cloud. We learn of events by announcements pushed

out to us through Facebook and Twitter. With a newsletter that is on a quarterly cycle it becomes very difficult to transmit news of such events. Clinics and races are now conceived, scheduled, planned and executed in the time in between issues. Articles that show how to repair or sail your Lido have been largely supplanted by videos on Youtube. Even corporate documents such as election ballots and annual reports are distributed electronically.

Besides providing a faster route to spread news, these internet tools have another effect. They consume the time and energy of the people who might have been creating the newsletter back in the old days. It takes effort to write the email blasts and post dates and documents on websites. Keeping our website attractive and up-to-date lots of time, dedication and a high level of skill. The value is there for any organization – an informed and up-to-date membership is more likely to Continued on Page 6

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REGATTAS Fleet Six Founder Attends Class Championships Awards Back in the late 1950s a young man named Dale Berkihiser started sailing a new little fiberglass sloop on the waters of Alamitos Bay. “New ones kept popping up in different colors – like Easter Eggs” he says of the early days. Dale’s efforts resulted in formation of Lido 14 Fleet 6, and Dale was on hand for the awards ceremony at the National Class Championship regatta this past August. Dale sat at a front table where several Lido sailors were lucky enough to get to chat with him and hear his stories. He was obviously moved to see

so many people still so excited about sailing the boat he loved fifty years ago, that he rose and went to the front of the room to say few words to us. Here’s a note he sent to Ed Spotskey of Fleet 6.

g nvitin i r o f much y r at the e v y l l o a s y s ro ith the Thank g me w n i s tion, t r a i a t a e t n r . t s e s s p l d u a re . me an I was phy p Nation o n r 4 e t 1 ed on h e t o w h n t d t u i a o g L c th 2014 atchin adn’t ng is w i h h I d even t n h s g a c a i n i r h t w e s I ,w inn ere noon, r rience ving d e e An int emot a f p h a m x e p e y l u h n a t o a on m gr on emoti ck so cting whole a e n b a fl t e g r h g havin e and t brou m I o . h e I was c s a ien y life. ido 14 fter I w y the exper m L a f y o d a n t d A t ar cted b resen years ood p e p f t g f n e t a e h a t c e h e h ft mor rs of r ed wit ries o e s o c s fi e m f r e o y old imp the m d f s n o ries, m e a l l k d a le !A ally m e ccess h thril r t u o t s I b t . a ed re I am atulat at a g r h g n W o . ey are yc h l t h t g a Fleet 6 u th o I said e thor b n e o t h w are rever. d me y. r o p f a p e r a h e h l b al heart remem ailors l s l i e w h t they that sings, t s a e e h l p t b o s d e Ih emori ing an l i m a s g er r n i Fa rkihis maki e B e l Da

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FLEET REPORTS Fleet 6: Long Beach, CA Fleet Six efforts this year focused on making the Lido 14 National Class Championship Regatta a big success. Hosting the event in our home waters brought many local Lido sailors back out for our Thursday Twilite races, and absence of the High Sierra Regatta also boosted attendance at the ABYC 4th of July Regatta. The ABYC Lido Fleet provides the staffing for the Labor Day regatta, making sure all of the other ABYC Fleets get a fun weekend on the water. Fall brings us a steady stream of regattas including the

Charity Regatta in September and the Halloween Regatta in October. This year the Lido Fleet also staffed the ABYC Turkey Day Regatta to give the Cal 20 Fleet a “make-up” for having missed last winter’s sailing, a result of the ABYC basin and yard renovations. As always we close out the year with our craziest race of the year—the Boxing Day Pursuit Race. Where else can a Lido 14 go up against Naples Sabots, Cal 20s, and F-18s all in the same race?

Fleet 8: Sacramento, CA Fleet 8 had had a busy season with the Steele Cup, One-Design Series, and the Fleet 8 Championship.

Steele Cup, Folsom Lake Yacht Club The Lake Washington members raced at beautiful Rancho Seco Lake near Galt on a clear August Day. The variable winds of the lake provided a challenge.

Todd Craig and his wife Barbara as crew, led the pack throughout the afternoon. A wonderful potluck with BBQ finished the day. Congratulations Todd.

One Design Series At Lake Washington, our Lido Fleet 8 had the best turnout this year with a total of 8 boats participating.

There certainly were a variety of conditions to test the skills of the sailors. The second race had such strong gusty winds that a number of experienced sailors thought it best to stay ashore. Then races on day 4

had little to no wind. The dead spots dotted the lake so that sailors had to make their best guess of where to catch a puff. Bruce McDevitt with Butch Michel as crew duked it out with Steve Klotz and his daughter Olivia as crew for the lead. Bruce and Butch turned in the lowest score. Great Job! Fleet 8 Champions are Bruce McDevitt with Butch Michel.

A red L-14 will adorn Bruce McDevitt’s sails as he clinched the Fleet 8 championship for 2014. The best of 12 races gave Bruce the clear win with 17 points.

His win is a result of excellent sailing at Lake Washington. The competition in the next tier was close with Pat Sayer-Handley with 37, Michael Pascual with 39 and Matt Bailey with 41. We look forward to continued Pat Sayer-Handley friendly competition next year.

Fleet 20: Santa Barbara, CA Lido Sailing has been quiet on the American Riviera, but Fleet 20 is proud of our own Sarah Schaupeter for winning the 2014 Lido 14 Class Championships with her brother Mark. Lauren and Jon Bell welcomed Owen Cooper Bell into the world July 12. He is slated to start crewing as soon as his neck is fully developed.

Fleet 20??? forecasts a Class Championship for Owen sometime before 2032. Fleet 20 will begin a big push to get a massive turnout for the North/South Invitational in the spring. Until then we’ll be trying to hit the road and participate in other fleet’s regattas as often as possible.

Jon Bell

Owen Cooper Bell

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FLEET REPORTS Fleet 62: Fremont, CA One of Fleet 62’s founders, Doug Hamilton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the age of 91. Please see the article elsewhere from fellow Lido Sailor, Joe Davis, who put everyone’s thoughts into words so well.

Fleet 62 continues to thrive. We've had growing participation in local races and, as promised, a 100% increase in participation in this year's Nationals. Earl, Luke, Maria, and I had a great time at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. No matter what the winds or weather threw at us, we were learning and having fun. When

we caught up with Steve Klotz as he was leaving, he asked me if I had learned anything. "Oh yes, a lot!"

Some tips from the Gold (and Silver) sailors on how to point high, how to handle those wild gusts going to leeward, some go-fast tweaks to our Lidos. The list goes on and on. Steve responded, "So it was worth the trip?" Oh yes, without a doubt! We're looking forward to more from sailors from Fleet 62 joining us on next year's journey to Mission Bay.

Harold Ho

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be an active membership. But with all the Facebooking and Tweeting you might not have enough human resources to continue to produce that newsletter. There are easily 100 hours of work that goes into the production of the Bow Wave. This includes tracking down articles, photos and regatta results; editing and fact checking contributions; finding, selecting and preparing photographs; and finally laying out the publication and proofreading it.

So is there a purpose still served by a printed Bow Wave?

I think there is. There are many features I think belong in the Bow Wave. Articles about our Class Championships that many years later will tell us more than just who won.

They provide record how Nationals were run and who was there. Articles about other regattas are good too.

Have Lidos moved into new venues? We should feature profiles of the people new to the association and people who have been around long enough that the new people don’t know their history. And of course remembrances of those who have been part of making the Lido Class what it is, but are no longer with us.

Should we produce, print, and mail the Bow Wave to members four times per year? That’s the question the Board asked via a survey on the lido14.com. Unfortunately the survey got only 15 responses. So the Board and I are asking you to get on www.Lido14.com right now and participate in the survey. At the next monthly meeting of the Board a proposal that will be presented 6

by Terry Johnson and me to change the Bow Wave from a quarterly publication to a Yearbook produced after Nationals. Coverage of Nationals would be highlighted, as would District Champs and major events like High Sierra Regatta. Each fleet would have a page or two to share the accomplishments and good times. Terry and I would like to see pictures of as many of our Class members as possible included.

Please complete the survey by February 15th so that the board has your input. We need to know how best to get news of the class into your hands. Please bear in mind one of the driving issues behind whatever may happen is the limited availability of volunteer labor within the Class Association. I’m sure you recognize that statement as a prelude to a request for help.

I am extremely grateful for the work done by Kathy Weishampel in the production of this issue. She has taken the text and photos that I have collected from our contributors and put them all together creating a magazine that is greater than the sum of its parts. Kathy has done all of this for us but isn’t an active Lido sailor at the moment. She is a Sabot sailor at ABYC, but plans to join is in a Lido this summer. We thank her for helping a Class that is working to grow!

Likewise, if you like to write, edit, compose poetry, draw or take pictures we would welcome your contributions and help.

See you on the water, Nathan Dalleska

MEMORIES OF DOUG HAMILTON I am very saddened to hear about Doug's passing.

Fleet 62 and the Fremont Sailing Club will never be the same without him.

Doug is responsible for getting me into racing at the local pond. I had gotten my first Lido and had sailed it around for some time and could get from one end of the lake to the other without too much of a problem, but was intimidated by racing and was about to give up sailing and drop out of the club. He called one day and asked me to crew for him during our summer series many years ago. I sailed with him most of the summer and fall.

I learned a lot from him and got over my fear of racing. After that I spent many years in my own boat chasing him around the lake. When I started to catch up to him there was always an encouraging word.

When I started to pass him, he never was mad or unhappy, as he just loved sailing and wanted to be on the water.

He was always excited for you when you did well.

Doug was always willing to help but he also knew how to run the fleet. I remember once when my stint as Fleet Captain was over Doug stepped in to take over the fleet. I had problems during my tenure to get people to volunteer with putting on events, but at the first fleet meeting of the year he had everyone lined up for all the events of the summer. It was as if everyone stood up, saluted and said “yes, sir!�

Another time I had broken my centerboard and he called me over to his house and we spent the afternoon in his garage getting a new centerboard ready to go so I didn't have to miss any of the Lido sailing events. He

was a fountain of sailing information and always had an encouraging word.

He loved to sail and was always willing to go. Once at our Midwinters at the pond the wind had come up over lunch and was blowing really hard. In fact most of the FJ's even called it a day and were not going to go back out. I looked at Doug and he looked at me and off we went. My crew even mentioned that if we went out we might break something and Doug just laughed and said it was a very distinct possibility. We went out and during the second lap of the race, a huge gust went through. Doug lost a shroud and his mast came down. A few minutes later my mast bent under the strain and came down. Doug just shrugged it off and had his boat fixed up in time for the next race day.

Doug and Marlene

Doug, I will miss your upbeat personality and kind words. I will always go to a fleet meeting or club activity and expect to hear your laugh from across the room. We will miss you.

May you find fair winds in your travels wherever you may be.

Joe Davis, Lido 5121

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FLEET REPORTS Fleet 57: Powell, Ohio Four Lidos took to the waters of Leatherlips Yacht Club on Saturday, August 17, for the 23rd Annual Minton Regatta. The regatta is sailed in memory of Dr. Minton, who was instrumental in establishing the Lido fleet in the Midwest. The weather was perfect and the wind was fair—but very shifty at the West side of the course—coming usually out of the South West between 7 and 10 mph with some 15 mph gusts. The sailing kicked off at 11:30 am, with a schedule of four quick races. Our resident Comet fleet provided a race officer and rescue boat crews.

as the wind piped up. The fourth boat was sailed by Mike Clowes (he defected from the Daysailors again) and his daughter Molly who rolled straight into his boat from a redeye flight. Mike Bankiewicz returned to the water to crew for John Lawmon.

Two of the boats were skippered by regular Leatherlips Lido sailors: John Lawmon and Kathy Muenz. Patrick Kapps, who has recently been crewing in a Lido, borrowed a club boat and sailed it with his brother Alec for the first three races and later singlehandedly

A delicious spread prepared by Carol Lawmon provided an excellent end to a great day’s sailing, and accompanied a social hour and the prize presentations.

Table 1 John Lawmon Mike Clowes Kathy Muenz Patrick Kapps

Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Points 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 9 4 2 3 3 12 3 4 4 4 15

Race officer Dick Harmon kept track of the wind and adjusted the start line and temporary marks to follow the wind and provide excellent sailing on a beautiful day with the marks variously positioned in the Southern end of the reservoir as shown in Figure 1. The final results are shown in Table 1.

John Lawmon

Place 1 2 3 4

Figure 1 Sailing area for the 23rd Annual Minton Regatta.

Figure 3 Second placed Mike Clowes with Commodore Kevin Flanagan.

Figure 2 Commodore Kevin Flanagan, John Lawmon, and Mike Bankiewicz with the Minton trophy.

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Figure 4 Third place Kathy Muenz and crew Susan With Commodore Kevin Kevin Flanagan.

SEA SCOUT LIDO REPAIR Leatherlips Yacht Club (LYC) has an active Sea Scout’s pack that has sailed many of the boats at the club. They recently offered to help to repair one of the four club owned Lidos in return for fiberglass tuition to help them with “rank” advancement. Known structural damage, to one of LYC’s four Learn to Sail Lidos, shown in Figure 1, provided the basis for a training class.

paper (Tip: Resin does not penetrate the brown paper before it cures) that had been attached to the Lido hull as a temporary work surface.

Figure 4 Pre-wetting of the fiberglass mat

Figure 1 Starboard side damage with remnants of protective duct tape.

Recognizing that it was not practical to provide the scouts with protection from flying fiberglass particles the area was pre-prepared, as shown in Figure 2, using an industrial random orbit sander and 60 grit paper.

The repair was completed by stippling multiple layers of mat to position with consolidation at every step with a “ridged” roller as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 2 Pre-Prepared surface after acetone wipe down.

Figure 3 John Lawmon demonstrating how to tear fiberglass mat.

Figure 5 Final mat consolidation. (Tip: Buy a roller with metal rolling elements as they can be more easily cleaned than one with plastic wheels).

The final part of the training was to discuss finishing and mix fairing filler with resin to help them develop a feel for different consistencies.

Dan Mitchell and Ariel Hunt (figure 3) were shown how to tear fiberglass mat, to create a thin feathered edge, to help improve the final surface profile. Both scouts took turns wetting out the mat on a sheet of brown

At completion the sea scouts taking part had moved another step forward in their rank advancement. Sea Scout Ariel Hunt now only needs to complete a 48hour cruise to become a quartermaster (the marine equivalent of an Eagle Scout) and is planning to complete this at the Sea Scout base in Florida this summer.

Sea Scouts is part of Venturing, which is part of Boy Scouts of America, and girls are allowed to join.

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TEAM RACING Let’s Start Lido Team Racing! – Mark Ryan, #2506 If you’re lucky enough to have sailed in college, you have probably done some team racing. Team racing is an exciting part of our sport and it would be wonderful if we could bring it into our beloved class. It will take some time, planning, and a clinic or two, but I hope in the near future we can have some friendly team racing against one another in addition to our regular fleet race regattas. Team racing can be rather confusing but I’ll give it a shot in explaining it here. I’ve only sailed in a handful of team race regattas for Long Beach State, but it is definitely fun, fast paced and exciting.

Out on the race course if your teammate is in last place, you're losing the match even if you are in first place.

In the simplest version, team racing is two boats against two boats. The team with the lowest combined finishing points wins a race, or match. For example, if Team Dodgers finished 1st and 2nd against Team Giants with 3rd and a 4th, then team Dodgers wins the match because their combined score (3) is lower than team Giants (7). So does a 1st and 3rd finish beating a 2nd and 4th finish, too. You’ve probably already spotted a problem with the other combination. If Team Dodgers has a 2, 3 finish then team Giants has a 1, 4 finish. Both teams have 5 points. The Racing Rules of Sailing, Appendix D Team Racing solves this dilemma for us. RRS rule D3.3 states “The team with the lower

total points wins the match. If the totals are equal, the

Three-on-three team racing has more combinations, but if your team score is ten points or lower you’ve won the match. team that does not have first place wins.” Out on the race course if your teammate is in last place, you're losing the match even if you are in first place. You need to figure out how to get your teammate up one place before crossing the finish line! So what do you do? You drop back and use the rest of the Racing Rules of Sailing to slow down one of your opponents enough to put them in last place!

Three-on-three team racing has more combinations, but if your team score is ten points or lower you’ve won the match. If you lock up 1st and 2nd places, or 1st and 3rd places you’re golden!

Most college team racing occurs on a N shaped course. There is a normal upwind start and you sail the first leg to weather. However, you round the weather mark to starboard unlike normal fleet racing.

Believe it or not, the Lido Class once had a Team Race Championships (see the Bow Wave, Summer 2006 for a Team Race article written by Dave Carroll).

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TEAM RACING Let's Start Team Racing – Mark Ryan, #2506 (Continued from Page 10)

Then there is a short reaching leg and the next mark is also passed to starboard. Then a downwind leg to a port rounding and a second reaching leg to another port rounding. The course ends with a weather beat to an upwind finish line. The three minute starting sequence common in college sailing is also when team racing, but you can’t ‘engage’ with your opponent until the two minute horn.

To make it easier to see who’s on which team, many team races have different colored sails to distinguish teams. A fleet could purchase jibs of different colors, or even just one color and white for the other team.

Different colored t-shirts that can go over life jackets also make it easier tell which boat is on your team during a match.

Believe it or not, the Lido Class once had a Team Race Championships (see the Bow Wave, Summer 2006 for a Team Race article written by Dave Carroll). In fact, there is still a team race trophy. The last winner was Fleet 7 in the 1980s. The Deed of Gift associated with the trophy states that the team race championships

are to be sailed using 3 on 3 team racing with each team consisting of a single fleet’s members.

I would love to see a team race event on the Friday before the High Sierra Regatta with short courses!

The Lido 14 Team Racing Trophy is sitting in my garage at this very moment, waiting to be raised in victory once again! If some grass-roots interests develops in trying team racing at the Fleet level, maybe one day we could have a Team Race Championships linked to the National Championships. I would love to see a team race event on the Friday before the High Sierra Regatta with short courses! If we can’t muster enough participants for 3 vs 3 would could just do 2 vs 2. Team racing is fun to watch and even more fun to sail! Let’s get the e-mails, texts and phone calls blasting on this and try team racing out at the local level.

FROM THE FACTORY Ahoy Fellow Lido Sailors!

Life in Lido Land is getting better every year. The factory shipped 14 brand new Lidos in 2014. Parts and repair orders were up which means those carefully preserved vintage Lidos stored in side-yards are getting refurbished and going sailing again.

In addition to the 14 new Lidos out on the water, the Factory donated 10 used school Lidos to the Lido Class. These Lidos were beautifully maintained and ready to sail. The Lido Class leadership has distributed these Lidos to appropriate Sailing Programs. These 10 school Lidos are now in programs throughout Lido Land. This means that hundreds of new sailors will be getting their introduction to sailing in Lidos every year!

The number of active Lidos grows every year in every region of Lido Land.

W. D. Schock dealers are also supporting Lido Fleets in their respective regions. Mel Morrison’s Inland Sailing in Sacramento is making a big push to help support the Lido Fleets in Northern California. Steve Orsini’s

One Design Plus continues his support of Lido Fleets in the Pacific Northwest. These dealers are the go-to experts for all things Lido. Their support helps make a lot of things happen in your Fleets.

W. D. Schock looks forward to another year of evergrowing Lido Love. What a great time to be sailing!

Fair winds and following seas, Sascha

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2014 LIDO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Fleet Six Hosts 2014 Class Championship at Alamitos Bay The 2014 Lido 14 National Class Championship Regatta (NCCR) was a great success, but it wasn’t the regatta that Fleet 6 proposed to the Board of Directors in 2013. The problems started with uncooperative weather. Not the usual dinghy sailor’s complaint of either too much or too little wind. Instead, it was a complaint heard more often from skiers. That complaint was “not enough snow.”

Fleet Six had proposed to host the NCCR at Huntington Lake in California’s Sierra Nevada. Nestled in a valley at almost 7000 feet above sea level, Huntington Lake is the product of snowmelt and the ingenuity of early 20th century civil engineer John S. Eastwood.

A finish line upwind from the course enabled one flight to start while the other was still finishing.

The water that we sail on in Huntington Lake isn’t being stored there, it’s really just passing through. That’s because the main purpose of Huntington Lake is not water storage, it’s high-head (i.e. big vertical drop) hydroelectric power generation. Edison keeps the lake level constant by matching the flow into the lake, through the Ward tunnel, to the flow out of the lake.

The outflow passes through a tunnel that drops 2131 feet to Big Creek Powerhouse No. 1. The Sierra snowpack is what stores the water, and a deep snowpack can keep Huntington Lake full into September. But no snowpack can mean a nearly empty lake.

The announcement from Southern California Edison that the lake would not be filled came at the end of March. Fresno Yacht Club would have to cancel their High Sierra Regatta, and Fleet Six would have to relocate the NCCR. Fleet Captain Amanda Wayne had been monitoring the situation and knew there it was a high likelihood that the regatta would be cancelled. “My brother’s girlfriend works for the forestry department and was very close to the info. She told me that Edison had decided not to fill the higher lakes with water, as it was needed for agriculture in the Valley. So I had already been working with ABYC at a high level regarding dates just in case.”

Putting a regatta with 50 boats in the relatively small Alamitos Bay posed a big problem. How would everyone fit? “When we knew we were going to be in 12

Alamitos Bay we asked Bruce Golison to be part of the team. Bruce came up with a two part solution. First, run short races so that enough races could be completed with only one flight racing at any time. Second, the course was modified to add a weather offset mark and a leeward gate to reduce the inevitable congestion of a large fleet on a short course. A finish line upwind from the course enabled one flight to start while the other was still finishing. Although there were some objections to the collegiate-like nature of the format, there were also obvious benefits: each flight would get a long enough break for lunch and using the restroom.

Another innovation in the regatta structure was allowing sailors to opt into the Silver Flight, skipping the qualifying round. This was a boon for those unable to miss work on Friday, and for those not inclined to sail three days in a row. At the same time it reduced the number of qualifiers on the water, easing the job of the race committee and crowding on the course.

For the qualifying races boats were split into three flights – blue, black and yellow. Two flights would race together while one flight had a bye. So races of blue and black, black and yellow, and blue and yellow would be held. Repeating this cycle gave every boat 4 races.

If another race was signaled by the race committee and even one boat chose to race, all not racing would be scored DNC. The qualifying round was tense for those aiming for Gold Flight and a shot at the Championship. An OCS or penalty turns could cost a race and possibly be a sentence to the Silver Flight. But everyone relaxed when Friday evening festivities were started with a keg of beer sponsored by Gresham Boards. This paved the way for Lido Sailors from all the different Districts and Fleets represented to get to know each other. Many moved their conversation to the bar or other locations around the club to talk about racing Lidos and many other kinds of boats.

Saturday was a serious day of racing with many sailors still adjusting to the size of the fleets and the length of the starting line. After the boats were put away for the night most attended the annual meeting of the class association. Nobody looks forward to these as much (Continued on Page 13)

2014 LIDO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Lido 14 National Championships (Continued from Page 12)

as they do a day on the water racing, but the spirited discussion was kept brief and none was late for dinner.

Sunday brought beautiful weather and newly sharpened fleet racing skills onto the water. Rotations between Gold and Silver were smooth with no conflicts between fleets. As the day drew to a close there was straw poll held among the Silver Flight as to whether or not a final race should be held. There was time for one more race to be started before the scheduled close of racing at 3:30, but many were tired and some wanted to get on the road. A luke-warm vote in favor of this plan was followed by a stern warning from Judge Latham Bell. If another race was signaled by the race committee and even one boat chose to race, all not racing would be scored DNC. Most sailors scurried back to their boats and headed for the starting area.

Those who did were rewarded – or perhaps punished – with some of the strongest winds of the regatta. This did result in a couple of unplanned swimming adventures, but most stayed relatively dry while getting their adrenalin shot!

After the boats were back on trailers, most sailors gathered in the ABYC clubhouse for the awards ceremony.

There they were treated to meeting perhaps the original Lido 14 sailor of Alamitos Bay, Dale Berkihiser.

“There is no way we could have done it without Bruce Golison” said Amanda Wayne.

Besides congratulations for the victors, there were warm rounds of applause thanking all of those who made it happen.

“There is no way we could have done it without Bruce Golison” said Amanda Wayne. “Bruce came up with the unique format of weekend, short course racing that attracted 44 boats. Bruce’s expertise, experience, and reputation are what kept it running from behind the scenes. On the water Martyn and the team of volunteers kept everything moving so we got in enough races. My special thanks also go to Mark and Robin Townsend, Jennifer and Steve Kuritz, Steve Schupak and Butch Michel.”

Champions National Champions.............................. Mary Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter Silver Flight Champions........................ Gabriel Ferramola / Melody Wong Team Champions................................... Christophe Killian / Jack Martin ............................................................... Bill Moore / Derek Buczynski Junior Champions.................................. Sawyer Gibbs / Haley Thompson Women's Champions............................. Kathy Reed / Cindy Heavrin Grand Master Champion (>65).............. Steve Klotz

Race Winners

1st Race................................................. Bob / Lisa Little 2nd Race................................................ Chris Raab / Scott McKeiver

3rd Race................................................. Chris Raab / Scott McKeiver

2014 2nd Junior Race..................................... Sawyer Gibbs / Haley Thompson Lido National Class Championship Perpetual Trophies

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Lido 14 National

Alamitos Bay Yacht Club / Fleet 6 Special Trophies Championships August 1 ­ 3, 2014 Roy Woosley Trophy............................... Jeanne Smith

Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Fleet 6 Mark Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter

Gabriel Ferramola / Melody Wong August 1 - 3, 2014 Christophe Killian / Jack Martin PERPETUAL TROPHY Bill Moore / Derick Bucrynski

WINNERS

Bob and Lisa Little Chris Rabb / Scott McKeiver Chris Rabb / Scott McKeiver

Most Ballast........................................... Harold / Maria Ho (55.4 lbs) First Family............................................ Mark Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter ............................................................... (Brother / Sister) First Woman........................................... Terry Johnson Furthest Distance Traveled.................... Steve Klotz / Andrew Klotz Barbara Carol Award (First Female Jr Skipper)....................... Not Awarded This Year 13

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Silver

Gold

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

Sail No. USA 4732 USA 3883 USA 2506 USA 4072 USA 2665 USA 6134 USA 4794 USA 6300 USA 4706 USA 4339 USA 6297 USA 5024 USA 3747 USA 6288 USA 3734 USA 2720 USA 6337 USA 4537 USA 4310 USA 4029 USA 6277 USA 1255 USA 5086 USA 3547 USA 4827 USA 4756 USA 872 USA 4986 USA 4509 USA 3166 USA 4141 USA 6276 USA 6157 USA 6171 USA 5066

Boat Name LG One Short Bus Orin B 4072 2665 66 ANGRY ANGEL Man Cave Classic Close Shave Wassail Full Tilt Boogie 26 in Spanish Lido Love Blue Nui Pilikia Lido Mosquito 4537 Dodge This Click!

Blue Phoenix Orca Lanakila Blitz 4827 NEMO firefly Taylor Renee 4509 Flip - Flop None Psychotic Penguin Inigo Montoya Lido Shuffle Superfandango

Skipper/Crew Chris Raab Kevin Thomas / Amanda Wayne Mark Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter Bob Little / Lisa Little Bruce Golison / Dina Corsi Mark Golison / Jennifer Golison Chris Vilicich / Greg Dair Steve Klotz / Andrew Klotz Kevin Kirk / Susannah Kirk John Gresham / Tessa Bookwalter Porter Killian Kevin Taugher / Katie Taugher Chuck Clay / Gavin McJones Walter Johnson / Jessica Keith Ives / brooke jolly Terry Johnson / Scott Munch Charles Smith / Joanna Warren Smith Stephen Mueller / Liz Perry Grant Hill / Tyler Webster Tracy Conn / Mark Stanifer Paul Makielski / Jacob Makielski Daniel Gilboa / Mike Shea Jeff Merrill / Pam Merrill Harold Ho / Maria Ho Gabriel Ferramola / Melody Wong Kathryn Reed / Susan Lanoe Nathan Dalleska / Lindsay Mais Timothy Zimmermann / Dan Avina Roger Hinton / Anne Hinton Butch Michel / Julia Jaynes Tom Estlow / Karmen Estlow Kim Adam / Daniel McBrearty Paul Ogier / Denise Ogier John Williams / Sara Williams Damon Kunkle / Jeff Ives 20 23 22

21

14 17 18

13 10 11 15

8 12 16 19

4 9

3 7

6

1 5

Race 1 2

24

19

17 22 23 18 20 21

15 16

12

14 11

9 10

3 5 6 7 8

4 13

Race 2 1 2

22 23

20 13 21

19

16 14

11 10 18 17 12

7 8

4 2 1

9 6 15

3 5

Race 3

20 23 22

21

18 14 17

13 15 19 11

10 5 4 12

16 9

8 7

2

6 1

Race 4 3

24

22

21 14 15 16 18 23

13 19

9

10 20

6 7

5 12 3 11 17

4 2

Race 5 1 8

21 23

17 22 19

20

13 18

8 12 9 11 15

10 14

5 7 16

1 4 6

2 3

Race 6

TO [3] [8] [6] [5] [13] [6] [15] [12] [7] [11] [17] [16] [9] [10] [14] [14] [20] [19] [12] [18] [17] [19] [15] [19] [18] [21] [22] [23] [21] [20] [23] [21] [23] [22] [24]

Qualifiers for 2014 Lido National Class Championships - August 1, 2014 Total 4 7 9 9 12 12 14 16 16 16 17 21 24 24 26 27 31 31 31 35 36 38 39 45 46 48 49 54 55 55 56 59 64 65 70

15

2506

3883

5100

4072

4732

2665

6134

4794

5024

4706

4339

3747

6288

6300

4310

6297

3734

6277

4029

6337

4537

1255

2720

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Orin B

Nui Pilikia

Orca

4537

LidoMosquito

Click!

Blue Phoenix

Blue

Wassail

Dodge This

Man Cave

Lido Love

26 in Spanish

Close Shave

Classic

Full Tilt Boogie

Angry Angel

6134

2665

LG One

4072

White Star

Short Bus

Terry Johnson / Scott Munch

Daniel Gilboa / Mike Shea

Stephen Mueller / Liz Perry

Charles Smith / Joanna Warren Smith

Tracy Conn / Mark Stanifer

Paul Makielski / Jacob Makielski

Keith Ives / brooke jolly

Porter Killian / Jack Joslin

Grant Hill / Tyler Webster

Steve Klotz / Andrew Klotz

Walter Johnson / Jessica

Chuck Clay / Gavin McJones

John Gresham / Tessa Bookwalter

Kevin Kirk / Susannah Kirk

Kevin Taugher / Katie Taugher

Chris Vilicich / Greg Dair

Mark Golison / Beth Golison

Bruce Golison / Dina Corsi

Chris Raab / Scott McKeiver

Bob Little / Lisa Little

Christophe Killian / Jack Martin

Kevin Thomas / Amanda Wayne

Mark Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter

20

10

15

19

24/OCS

12

13

17

21

9

8

18

24/OCS

6

7

4

11

16

3

1

2

5

14

Race 1

16

14

18

15

12

20

22

24/OCS

4

7

19

11

8

17

13

21

10

2

1

6

5

9

3

Race 2

18

21

17

19

23

20

10

9

22

14

7

16

15

8

6

13

5

3

1

11

2

4

12

Race 3

10

20

15

16

14

13

18

24/OCS

24/OCS

24/OCS

12

19

9

11

17

6

3

5

7

4

8

1

2

Race 4

23

14

21

13

18

19

11

7

22

15

6

4

10

16

9

17

20

5

3

12

2

8

1

Race 5

Gold Flight Results

17

20

13

18

21

16

11

19

10

9

8

3

7

4

14

15

12

1

24/OCS

6

24/OCS

2

5

Race 6

19

13

17

22

21

16

24/DNF

18

20

14

9

15

11

1

6

3

5

10

7

4

2

8

12

Race 7

22

16

21

17

18

20

24/DNC

19

13

14

12

9

5

15

3

11

1

4

10

8

7

2

6

Race 8

20

23

22

18

5

12

13

8

6

16

21

11

7

10

19

3

2

15

14

1

4

17

9

19

23

13

16

21

10

20

4

11

2

9

12

15

22

17

3

7

18

1

14

5

8

6

19

23

22

21

14

15

17

18

2

11

16

5

20

13

10

6

7

3

12

9

8

1

4

22

21

19

17

18

20

10

16

6

24/DNS

14

15

5

13

9

1

11

7

3

4

8

12

2

225

218

213

211

209

193

193

183

161

159

141

138

136

136

130

103

94

89

86

80

77

77

76

Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Total

16

5066

6157

4562

5051

19

20

21

22

6171

18

4511

12

4963

3547

11

17

6276

10

4509

2999

9

16

872

3650

3166

7

8

15

3579

6

4141

4986

5

6125

4756

4

13

5086

3

14

4827

5011

1

2

4827

Gabriel Ferramola / Melody Wong

Peter Beale / Lisa Baertein

Nathan Dalleska / Lindsay Mais

Butch Michel / Julia Jaynes

Paul Button / Ian Button

Timothy Zimmermann / Dan Avina

Kathryn Reed / Susan Lanoe

Jeff Merrill / Pam Merrill

Bill Moore / Derick Buczynski

Earl Thomas / Luke Rosener

Paul Ogier / Denise Ogier

Damon Kunkle / Jeff Ives

John Williams / Sara Williams

Jim Drury / Bruce Wasson

Roger Hinton / Anne Hinton

Greg Boudreaux / Joe Ridenour

Steve Cole / Melinda Howell

Tom Estlow / Karmen Estlow

David Foster / Mark Easterbrook

Harold Ho / Maria Ho

Shenanigans Too Tracey Kenney

Lynndee

Inigo Montoya

Superfandango

Lido Shuffle

4963

4509

Homer

Luff & Laff

None

Bandito

Blitz

Psychotic Penguin Kim Adam / Daniel McBrearty

2999

firefly

Flip - Flop

Beazer

Taylor Renee

NEMO

Lanakila

Perfect Match

23/DNC

21

16

19

2

18

17

15

20

12

14

7

10

9

11

8

6

13

3

5

4

1

Race 1

23/DNC

21

20

19

16

17

15

5

9

7

18

13

10

8

14

11

6

2

1

4

12

3

Race 2

23/DNC

19

18

21

15

13

17

4

12

14

20

11

8

7

16

5

10

6

9

2

3

1

Race 3

23/DNC

21

17

20

16

11

15

19

13

18

12

14

3

7

2

10

4

5

9

1

6

8

Race 4

23/DNC

16

21

14

18

3

17

19

13

20

10

2

15

9

12

8

5

6

7

11

1

4

Race 5

Silver Flight Results

23/DNC

17

21

19

15

13

18

20

11

16

7

14

9

5

6

12

4

10

3

8

1

2

Race 6

23/DNC

21

18

15

13

16

7

19

20

17

12

14

9

8

11

10

6

5

3

4

2

1

Race 7

23/DNC

21

16

19

20

18

13

14

11

12

15

17

6

3

8

7

10

9

5

2

4

1

Race 8

23/DNC

18

16

17

19

21

8

7

9

6

20

11

14

13

2

4

10

15

5

3

1

12

Race 9

23/DNC

13

23/DNF

11

23/DNF

23/DNF

23/DNF

23/DNF

23/DNF

12

6

8

10

23/DNF

5

9

23/DNF

7

1

2

3

4

Race 10

230

188

186

174

157

153

150

145

141

134

134

111

94

92

87

84

84

78

46

42

37

37

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2014 14 Lido National Class Championship Perpetual Trophies Lido 14 National Alamitos Bay Yacht Club / Fleet 6 Championships August 1 ­ 3, 2014

Alamitos Bay Yacht Club

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Mark Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter Nas Solanki, R. Bruce Wasson, Gabriel Ferramola / Melody Wong and Jim Staub Photos Christophe Killian / Jack Martin Bill Moore / Derick Bucrynski

er ner er

Bob and Lisa Little Chris Rabb / Scott McKeiver Chris Rabb / Scott McKeiver

Trophy Jeanne Smith Harold and Maria Ho ­ 55.4 lb Mark Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter ­ Brother/Sister (>65) Steve Klotz

Terry Johnson ance Traveled Steve Klotz / Andrew Klotz

hamp Sawyer Gibbs / Haley Thompson d Jr Race Sawyer Gibbs / Haley Thompson

ol Award (First Female Jr Skipper) ­ Not Awarded this year

ional Champ Kathy Reed/Cindy Heavrin

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2014 14 Lido National Class Championship Perpetual Trophies Lido 14 National Alamitos Bay Yacht Club / Fleet 6 Championships August 1 ­ 3, 2014

Alamitos Bay Yacht Club

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Mark Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter Nas Solanki, R. Bruce Wasson, Gabriel Ferramola / Melody Wong and Jim Staub Photos Christophe Killian / Jack Martin Bill Moore / Derick Bucrynski

er ner er

Bob and Lisa Little Chris Rabb / Scott McKeiver Chris Rabb / Scott McKeiver

Trophy Jeanne Smith Harold and Maria Ho ­ 55.4 lb Mark Ryan / Sarah Schaupeter ­ Brother/Sister (>65) Steve Klotz

Terry Johnson ance Traveled Steve Klotz / Andrew Klotz

hamp Sawyer Gibbs / Haley Thompson d Jr Race Sawyer Gibbs / Haley Thompson

ol Award (First Female Jr Skipper) ­ Not Awarded this year

ional Champ Kathy Reed/Cindy Heavrin

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