The Laser Sailor Fall 2008 by Tracy Usher

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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

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Editors

Sherri Campbell & Jerelyn Biehl ILCA-NA

Officers

Tracy Usher Chairman PO Box 370701 Montara, CA 94037 Phone: (650) 340-1129 usher@slac.stanford.edu Eric Faust Vice Chairman 821 East 53rd Street Austin, TX 78751 Phone: (512) 791-8218 ehfaust@gmail.com

Ben Richardson Treasurer Phone: (978) 283-6983 benjaminrichardson@postharvard.edu Lauralee Symes Secretary 3576 SW Mt. Adams Drive Portland, OR 97239 Phone: (503) 274-2818 llsymes@comcast.net

Tommy Wharton At Large 705 King Street West, Unit 1514 Toronto, ON M5V 2W8 Canada Phone: 647-296-6544 twharton@sailing.ca

Sherri Campbell Executive Secretary 2812 Canon Street San Diego, CA 92106 Phone: (619) 222-0252 Fax: (619) 222-0528 admin@Laser.org

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District Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Membership Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 From the Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 2009 Qualification System for ILCA Worlds . . . . . . . .12

Calling all Owners of Vintage Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2008 Event Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

ILCA-NA Olympic Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Laser World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .center Masters Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

ISAF Youth Worlds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Regatta Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24 US Nationals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Heavy Weather Slalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 North Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 CORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Master North Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Grand Prix Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 District Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Membership Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Sailing Fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Cover photo: Olympic gold medalist Anna Tunnicliffe of the USA. Photo: Clive Mason/Getty ImagesÂŠ For more photos of Anna, see page 8 and pages 16-17 for all 4 NA Olympian post-Olympic summaries.

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Brian Mills, 71 Bristol Street, Fredricton, NB E3B 4W2 506-457-1580, bnmills@nb.sympatico.ca Denys Deschambeault, 5120 Du Havre, Trois Rivieres, PQ G8Y 5Y9 819-372-0842 denys.deschambeault@tr.cgocable.ca

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Robert Koci, 804 Sammon Ave. Toronto, ON M4L 2E8 647-407-0754. robert.koci@rci.rogers.com D3 website: www.d3laser.ca

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Kyle Ross, 106 River Pointe Dr. Winnipeg, MB 2RM 5N6 204-803-3834, wkpr1990@hotmail.com

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Mark Lammens 510 Cynthia St. Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K7 306-975-0833. sasksail@shaw.ca www.jdecm.com/laser

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Andy Hunt, 111-2260 W 8st Ave, Vancouver BC, V6K 2A7 604-733-9663. Hotline: 206-525-5788. athunt@vcn.bc.ca www.cycseattle.org/slf

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Sally Sharp, 39 Caleb Dyer Lane Enfield, NH 03748 603-632-4192. sally.sharp@dartmouth.edu D7 Newsletter Chris Morin abcmorin@maine.rr.com 207.775.5485 www.d7laserforum.org

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Ted Cremer, 7 Maple Street Blue Point, NY 11715. 631-363-8830, tcremer@optonline.net www.laserd8.tripod.com

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Chas Williamson, 9 Lagrand Court Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-0630. cw26@cornell.edu

John Shockey 614-256-2254 jshockna06@yahoo.com

Eric Reitinger er4599@gmail.com New Jersey

Sean Fidler Michigan smfidler@gmail.com

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Jon Deutsch 411 N. Blvd. Apt. 2, Richmond, VA 23220 804-305-1244, jon@laserdistrict11.org http://www.laserdistrict11.org

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Glenn Walker Doug Sherwood: LaserDistrict12@gmail.com Wrightsville Beach, NC www.d12.laserforum.org

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Meka Taulbee & Michelle Davis Dunedin, FL 34968 727-631-7005, meka@sailfit.com www.laser.org/m/_general/d13.asp

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Dave Abbott, 2129 West Shore Dr. Delafield, WI 53018 262-303-4084. sailmc1983@yahoo.com www.cerebus.winsite.com/district/d20/

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Mike Elson 2235 West 21st Street Minneapolis, MN 55405 621-377-8903 melson@visi.com www.cerebus.winsite.com/laser/district/d21

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Mike Gilbert, 1620 Gerald Ave. Missoula, MT 59801 406-327-7855, mike@gilbertarch.com

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Larry Arbuthnot PO Box 132, Nederland, CO 80466 www.sailtherockies.com

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David Lapier 408-525-6396, dlapier@cisco.com www.technicalwizardry.com/d24laser/d24

Cal Herman, 7038 Catina St New Orleans, LA 70124, 504-282-1770 callender.herman@wachoviasec.com Renee Ruais 512-266-7088 RMRuais@austin.rr.com www.cerebus.winsite.com/Laser/districts/d15/

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Tim Fitzgerald, 2322 Bromfield Circle Wichita, KS, 67226, 316-650-3636 timfitz@cox.net

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

District 24 District 25

Nils Andersson, 6929 Wyoming Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91942 619-463-6001. nilssail@cox.net groups.yahoo.com/group/nalaserdistrict25

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

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should also give a shout out to Zach Railey, who raced at the top of the North American Laser fleet for years, for giving Ben Ainslie (another former Laser sailor!) a real run for his money in the Finn fleet, and eventually bringing home the silver medal. Congratulations Zach!

President’s Notes TRACY USHER

Anna Tunnicliffe goes to the 2008 Olympics and comes home with a gold medal! As I’m sure many did, I stayed up late to watch the medal race live over the internet and was rewarded with one of the most exciting light air races I’ve ever seen, with high drama throughout and nail biting even down the final leg. I’m sure the video of that race is destined to become the classic for what can happen when, in the face of seemingly overwhelming adversity, one doesn’t give up and stays focused on the job at hand. As quickly as bad luck can put you down, staying in the game means you can take advantage of the breaks that go your way and put you right back in the

hunt. And that is exactly what happened! Congratulations to Anna for a job very well done!

While some of us like to downplay the importance of the Olympics in terms of racing Lasers, at the end of the day it really is the pinnacle of sports… and a tremendous spectacle! Each of the sailors from the North American Region had their own unique experiences, many of which they have recounted for us to read in this issue. Thanks to each, I’m sure you will find inspiration in each of their stories! While talking about the Olympics, I

In the meantime, its Fall already and yet another highly successful racing season has come to a close. This issue recaps most of the major events… which should be just what one needs to start getting psyched for the upcoming frostbiting events this Fall and Winter! We’ve tried to list as many as are scheduled by press time in this issue. For the complete list, be sure to visit the Laser Class website and check the calendar of upcoming events! See you on the water!

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Age Categories: • 555 Juniors (not 18 in 2008) • 1227 Masters (35+)

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Gender Categories: • 1998 Male • 335 Female • 7 “undisclosed”

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Laser E-Mall

Have you tried out the new Laser eMall? Now you can support the Laser Class of North America every time you shop online. Go to www.laser.org and click on the Laser eMall button. From there choose your online store. When you make your purchase, a percentage of your purchase total goes to the class association at no cost to you. Every time you make a purchase from a store through the eMall, the class gets a contribution from the retailer. You get the same products for the same price through the eMall, but eMall allows you to support the ILCA-NA, at no extra cost to you. www.Laser.org

From the Builder BRENT RICHARDS

What a summer it has been for the Laser community and LaserPerformance. Our class has continued to cement itself as the standard for world class singlehanded sailing in menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and youth sailing. One of the highlights of the year was certainly the Olympic Games in Qingdao, where the Laser Radial (women) was used for the first time alongside the Laser (men) in the single-handed dinghy category.

LaserPerformance is extremely proud to have sponsored team riders Anna Tunnicliffe, Paul Goodison, Andrew Campbell and Penny Clark. For all of us on the left side of the Atlantic, Anna exceeded all expectations with a #1 ISAF ranking and a Gold medal in Qingdao in 2008. Paul Goodison, three time Olympian was right there on the podium as well with a Gold medal in the full rig Laser.

I attended the Laser North Americans this summer at St. Francis Yacht Club in

San Francisco. Walking around the boat park there seemed to be a lot of misinformation and rumor relating to boat and parts. Spars were one item that came up often. There were two schools of thought amongst these Laser sailors about which builder was providing the stiffest spars. I made an effort to ask the international sailors what their feelings where and to my surprise they felt the opposite of what the US sailors believed. I guess the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence! First let me say that the Laser Builders Manual has tightly controlled specifications on the upper and lower mast sections and boom. All buildersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; source products that fit within the allowed tolerance and every batch is QCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d to make sure it is within that tolerance. Prior to the merger, Vanguard, PSE and the other Laser builders sourced their materials from different suppliers and this opened the door for much debate in the local boat parks. One of the opportunities that came out of the merger of Vanguard Sailboats and Performance Sailcraft Europe was the ability to select a

single source for all spars. This ensures that the products sold in Europe will be the same as in North America. The days are getting shorter and as we step into another season- the summer passed us by far too quickly. As sailors, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to another Fall and Winter frostbite season and for the more sane members of our community they will be putting their boats away for the winter or heading to warmer climates.

Follow some simple guidelines to keep your hull in good shape and ready for the next sailing season. Cover your boat with hull and deck covers, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a set, get them because it will pay big dividends in the long run. Make sure there are no areas where water can pool and freeze. Store your boat deck side down on foam blocks or use a couple of sawhorses with rack pads. If you need to leave it on your dolly make sure to flip up gunwale supports. Make sure the boat, lines and sails are thoroughly dried off before storing it. These simple tips will help you get back on the water faster and with less hassle.

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2009 Entry Details For ILCA World Championships

Please find below dates and entry details for the Laser Radial Men’s, Women’s & Youth Championships, Laser Senior and the Laser Masters Championships for 2009. ILCA will publish details about the 2009 Laser 4.7 World Championship as soon as they are confirmed. For further information on any of the above please contact the ILCA office at +44 (0)1326 315064 or office@laserinternational.org

Senior Worlds

Halifax, Canada August 17-26 (Registration 17-19) This is a restricted entry allocated championship. Sailors must first complete an application for entry. All applications will be ranked by the National Laser Class Associations adn then sailors offered places by email as they become available. •Application form opens September 15, 2008 •Application closes November 13, 2008 •District ranking will be completed and all sailors contacted by December 4, 2008 •First places offered on December 4, 2008 •Extra places will be offered to sailors from January 16, 2009 •Late application form opens January 16, 2009 •Final places offers will be sent latest July 3, 2009 •Entry cloases July 17, 2009 Championship information including place allocations can be found at: http://events.laserinternational.org/en/events/overview/100z36

Women’s Radial Worlds

Karatsu, Japan July 25-August 2 (Registration 25-27) This is a restricted entry allocated championship. Sailors must first complete an application for entry. All applications will be ranked by the National Laser Class Associations and then sailors offered places by email as they become available. •Application form opens September 8, 2008 •Application closes November 13, 2008 •District ranking will be completed and all sailors contacted by December 4, 2008 •First places offered on December 4, 2008 •Extra places will be offered to sailors from January 16, 2009 •Late application form open January 16, 2009 •Final places offeres will be sent latest June 2, 2009 •Entry closes June 26, 2009 Championship information including place allocations can be found at: http://events.laserinternational.org/en/events/overview/100z33

Men’s Radial Worlds

Karatsu, Japan August 3-10 (Registration 3 & 4) This is a restricted entry allocated championship. Sailors must first complete an application for entry. All applications will be ranked by the National Laser Class Associations and then sailors offered places by email as they become available. •Application form opens September 8, 2008 •Application closes November 13, 2008 •District ranking will be completed and all sailors contacted by December 4, 2008 •First places offered on December 4, 2008 •Extra places will be offered to sailors from January 16, 2009 •Late application form opens January 16, 2009 •Final places offeres will be sent latest June 9, 2009 •Entry closes July 3, 2009 Championship information including place allocations can be found at: http://events.laserinternational.org/en/events/overview/100z34

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2009 Qualification System For ILCA World Championships

Youth Radial Worlds

Master Worlds

Halifax, Canada August 27-September 5 (Registration August 27-29) This is a restricted entry allocated championship. Sailors must first complete an application for entry. All applications will be ranked by the National Laser Class Associations and then sailors offered places by email as they become available. Further information on the introduction of allocation of places for the World Laser Masters Championship can be found at: http://events.laserinternational.org/en/Masters/allocations •Application form opens September 15, 2008 •Application closes November 13, 2008 •District ranking will be completed and all sailors contacted by December 4, 2008 •First places offered on December 4, 2008 •Extra places will be offered to sailors from January 16, 2009 •Late application form opens January 16, 2009 •Final places offers will be sent latest July 10, 2009 •Entry cloases July 24, 2009

Championship information including place allocations can be found at: http://events.laserinternatioal.org/en/events/overview/100 z38

4.7 Worlds

To be published as soon as confirmed by ILCA

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Calling All Owners of Vintage Lasers

KITTY HAWK

BEN RICHARDSON

I had the privilege of sailing Laser #21 earlier this summer on Gloucester harbor. For a few years I had known that my friend Duncan had a very old boat, and for the last year or so he has been keeping on the beach from which I usually train. It is orange, and the spars are still stiff and straight. It does leak a bit and has all the old plastic cleats that don’t actually hold line (why did they put those on the boat anyway?), but all in all, it is in amazing shape.

As you can see from the picture, it was anything but windy, and the sail was quite brief. However, for someone who has sailed Lasers for twenty years, starting with what now sounds like a very old boat, #131461, sailing in #21 was pretty neat.

To paraphrase Duncan on the history of the boat, “It was bought by my father Angus (Sandy) McIntyre (who sailed for Harvard in the ‘70s) on Long Island and sailed out of the Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club for the first 5 years of her life. The boat lived on Long Island for about 10 years total and then spent about 25 years in Port Clyde, ME at our family place. It was stored in the boat shed and probably did not touch the water for 15 of those years. My father brought it out again to teach me to sail as a kid.”

The Laser Executive Committee thought this might be an opportunity for the class to profile those who still have truly old Lasers which we’ll define as the earliest 5% of hulls made, or the first 10,000 out of roughly 200,000. Please send Jerelyn your story about extant Lasers that qualify, and hopefully a picture of it still in use and we’ll publish them when we have enough. jerelyn@odmsail.com

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SUMMER 2008

Regatta

World Championship ISAF Grade 1

NA Championship

Laser

St. Margaret’s Bay, NS

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August 17-26

Crystal Beach, ON

2009 Schedule

Radial

Karatsu, Japan Women: July 25-Aug 2 Youth & Men: Aug. 3-10 www.laserinternational.org

Crystal Beach, ON

www.buffalocanoeclub.com

Canadian Championships

Ft. Lauderdale, FL www.lyc.org February 13-15

US Championships

Brant Beach, NJ

CORK

Kingston, ON

40 GP pts. ISAF Grade 1

North American

Women’s Radial Champs ISAF Grade 1

30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 2

30 GP Pts, ISAF Grade 2

30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1

June 25-28

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August 7-9 www.cork.org

August 22-26

June 25-28

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August 7-9

Clearwater, FL

Midwinters West

Marina del Rey, CA

30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1

30 GP Pts., ISAF Grade 2

Rolex Miami OCR

Feb 19-22

www.calyachtclub.com

March 27-29 Miami, FL

Crystal Beach, ON June 25-28 na

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Feb 19-22

www.calyachtclub.com

March 27-29 Miami, FL

Clearwater, FL www.clwyc.org

Feb 19-22

Marina del Rey, CA

Colombia Gorge, OR

ColombiaGorge,OR

D15

No Coast Championships

Great Lakes Championships

D19

25 GP Pts., ISAF Grade 2

Gulf Coast Championships

25 GP Pts, ISAF Grade 3

25 GP Pts., ISAF Grade 3

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July 17-19

Jan 25-31

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July 17-19

St. Petersburg, FL www.spyc.org

Feb 13-15

March 27-29

D11

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www.calyachtclub.com

D11

Pacific Coast Championships

May 15-17

August 7-9

D11

25 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 2

WrightsvilleBeach,NC

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Atlantic Coast Championships

August 27-Sept. 5

Brant Beach, NJ

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Jan 25-31

St. Margaret’s Bay, NS

www.buffalocanoeclub.com www.carolinayachtclub.org

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ISAF Grade 1

Masters

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August 22-26

Midwinters East

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Laser 4.7

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July 17-19

To celebrate our North American Laser Olympians we followed up after their Olympic experience to share some of their thoughts...

Lisa Ross - Canada

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Laser Radial

-what made this regatta so different than any other event (other than, duhhh - it was the Olympics…) The Olympics is an experience unto itself. We were fortunate, I think, at this Olympics that we had a venue separate from the main hosting city so we were able to focus on our own performance a little easier. But, it is still the Olympic Games. By that I mean that it is an event where every last sailor has one focus – to try and win a medal. -how can you compare the intensity level of a Laser Worlds compared to the Olympics At a World Championships, or other major event, there are varying focuses for athletes. Some could be in team selections, some could be trying to meet funding criteria, some could be in a trials situation, while others could be trying out new techniques or settings. Thus, it is only in a Games situation where everyone lays their cards on the table and goes for broke. This being said, the best way to win in that situation is to play the game as you do every other day. Take all the pressure and expectation, put it aside, and perform as you would at any other event. This means that you need to make sure that in your preparation, you have approached your other events as you would the Olympics. That same level of professionalism needs to be practiced over and over again, so when the time comes, elite level professionalism and performance is part of your regular routine. I am very happy that we were able to travel up to Beijing and attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. They were incredible shows… as I’m sure everyone is aware who watched them at home. To witness them in person was truly incredible. The Chinese sure know how to impress a crowd! Olympic Green and all the other venues that I was able to visit were incredible and hopefully they will be put to good use in the future. It will be interesting to see how the Olympic Marina will be utilized and if they will be hosting dinghy events. It is a tricky place to sail, that is certain, but when the breeze and swell kicks up, it is a lot of fun too. I would consider going back there to sail, perhaps at a different time of year, but I would definitely be checking the historical breeze data before I went! -Would you visit China again? Would you attend a sailing event in China again? I have visited China as a tourist before, and I would like to again in the future. They are a friendly and welcoming people and there is a vast amount of human history to see there. I think for the immediate future, I would like to do travelling in a place with a few less people and perhaps some good surf!

Mike Leigh - Canada Laser Standard

-what made this regatta so different than any other event (other than, duhhh - it was the Olympics…) The Olympics finished up a couple of weeks ago, and I must say it is a big relief to have it completed. Right now is my favourite time of the whole cycle as I am able to sit back and reflect on my performance and experience during the games and over the past four years. -how can you compare the intensity level of a Laser Worlds compared to the Olympics The biggest difference between the Olympics and any other regatta are the months leading up to the event. It is quite an emotional time having to complete your Olympic trials, and then get straight into your Olympic preparation, all to be followed by the Games. The scenery changes and most of your friends and comrades that used to be on tour and train with you are no longer there. Instead you are left with just a few people who have qualified, and you all know that in a couple months time, you will be racing each other at what will be the most important regatta of your lives. In terms of the overall event, the racing and regatta is very similar to racing a major grade one event in Europe, with the only exception being accommodation and food provided along with plenty of friendly volunteers to help you.

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Anna Tunnicliffe -

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USA Laser Radial

-what made this regatta so different than any other event (other than, duhhh - it was the Olympics…) I had a wonderful time over in China. The whole experience of the Olympic Games was truly one of the best experiences I’ll ever have I’m sure. The atmosphere of all the athletes there was different from any other event I have been to. Everyone there is there to compete, but there to compete in a positive atmosphere. It’s a huge accomplishment for anyone to make it to the Games, and everyone respects that and is excited about it, and the energy that comes from that respect and excitement is not one you often feel. Competing in the Games was also a different experience than the usual regatta that we sail in. The fleet was smaller...only 28 boats in the Radial fleet, so it was gold fleet racing all the time without as many possibilities to pass, but many possibilities to be passed if you made a mistake. The intensity level I think was quite a bit higher than that of a World Championships because this is the event that we all trained the last 4 years for, but the top 28 boats at a Worlds were not all competing in this regatta, so it was a different sort of intensity. -If you are going to do an other campaign, would you approach it differently? I am planning on campaigning in the Radial again, and there a few things that I plan on doing differently, things that I have learned from from this campaign. Mainly I will try to work with a coach more often, and of course be fitter. -Would you visit China again? Would you attend a sailing event in China again? I definitely plan on going back to China someday to do the toursity thing, but not for a couple of years I don’t think. Would I attend a sailing event in China again...depends, but probably. -If you are going to do an other campaign, would you approach it differently? Looking back on my preparation for the Olympics, I must say that I was extremely pleased with how the preparation went. Hindsight is 20/20, but knowing what I knew back in October 07, I made the right call. I was fortunate to have workhorse of a training partner in Abe Torchinsky, who pushed me hard in training for the last year. I also had a great coach, who not only did an excellent job coaching at camps and regattas throughout the year, but also helped manage the dynamic between Abe, Luke Ramsey(my other training partner joined us in the spring), and myself. If I had a chance to repeat everything, the only change I would have made would have been to head home after Kiel Week. In all my previous experience of racing Lasers internationally, time racing and training in Europe has had the biggest impact on my sailing. However, I have reached the point where completing solid consistent training will yield better results then race experience. My fitness at the Games would have Getty Images©Clive Mason also been better as I could not properly maintain it at peak levels as

the season progressed. -Would you visit China again? Would you attend a sailing event in China again? All in all, it was an absolutely amazing experience, and I urge anyone with the ambition and opportunity to give it a go as it was an amazing experience. Whether you qualify or not, the friends you make along the way, and the life experience you have are truly worth it.

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Andrew Campbell - USA Laser Standard

-what made this regatta so different than any other event (other than, duhhh - it was the Olympics…) The big difference for me is that the Olympics is such a small event compared to most regattas on the circuit. Usually Laser regattas that we go to are in the 150+ range for the Laser fleet along and probably as many Radials on site as well. It’s an eerie thing walking around the boatpark and not having all your regular buddies cruising around with you. The sense of camaraderie has to be built around each country’s in-house team and it’s a bit more stressful and less fun in that sense. It is a lot of fun getting to know those athletes from the other classes on your team as well as you do, but it is very different from your regular Laser regatta.

-how can you compare the intensity level of a Laser Worlds compared to the Olympics Personally, I think that a race in Gold fleet at the Laser Worlds is as intense and more difficult than at the Olympics. Granted there is often more pressure at the Olympics making the racing more intense, but the simple fact that there are 50 boats in Gold fleet at the Worlds and there are guys at the Olympics who have never made Gold fleet shows the difference. There is so much parity in the class and there are so many guys that could very well be top ten at the Olympics but cannot participate because they are the second or third or fourth best in their respective countries. -If you are going to do an other campaign, would you approach it differently? Can you share? I think I would approach it with more coaching. I spent most of the last eight years of Laser sailing with limited coaching especially compared to the rest of the guys on the circuit. I had great training partners and some great coaches for some of the events and a few training blocks on the way, but I think that the way to gain assurance breaking into the elite group for the Olympics, you have to have full-time elite coaching. That said, that won’t be the answer for everybody. There were a whole bunch of guys with great coaches who didn’t do all that well at the Olympic regatta, but I think that was the one place in the 18 months of full time sailing that was lacking in my campaign.

-Would you visit China again? Would you attend a sailing event in China again? I’m not in any huge rush to go back to China. It is a crowded place to say the least. However with the conscious effort that the Chinese are putting into their sailing and the hosting of a number major events in the not-so-distant future, I’m sure that we’ll be back before too long.

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FALL 2008

Masters Sailing

BILL SYMES

Looking Back

Can it be fall already? It’s one of the more distressing symptoms of Grand Masterhood that the seasons now seem to pass so quickly. Summer 2008 was a just a blur, albeit a warm, windy, happy blur, at least to the best of my memory (that’s the other thing that goes). I’m not ready to leave it behind just yet, not as long as it’s 90+ degrees outside and blowing 15 in the Gorge. But the major events of the season are mostly over now, and this would be good time to hail the Masters Champions of 2008, the folks who showed us the way around the race course and inspired us to go home and work harder on our S-turns. And the winners are: Great Grand Master World Champion: Peter (“The Great”) Seidenberg Apprentice Radial World Champion: James Liebl North American Champion: Scott Young US National Champion: Scott Ferguson Atlantic Coast Champion: Had Brick Pacific Coast Champion: President Tracy Usher Midwinters East Champion: John MacCausland Florida Masters Champion: Mike Matan California Masters Champion: Doug Hart and (this just in!) New England Masters Champion: Scott Ferguson (again!) And no 2008 winners list would be complete without mention of the phenomenal Al Clark, 4th in Radial Masters Worlds and winner of the Laser Radial North American Championships. That’s the open NAs, not just the old guys. As the coach of the Royal Vancouver YC sailing team, Al hangs out with a bunch of super fast kids, and it must be rubbing off on him. That, or we need to check his ID. Al, Peter, James, the Scotts, and the rest of them are Exhibit A for the quality of competition in the North American Laser Masters fleet today. It’s tough out there. So, to these stars of our sport, but also to all the rest of you who came out and competed, whether in a world championship or the Sunday afternoon club races, congratulations. Well done! Looking Forward We’re still working to firm up the major regatta schedule for 2009, but we’ve already got a few hot dates for your calendar: Feb. 7-8: 2009 Florida Masters Championships, West Palm Beach, FL Feb. 10-11: 2009 Masters Midweek Madness, Jensen Beach, FL Feb. 13-15: 2009 Masters Midwinters East, Sarasota, FL Feb. 21-22: Laser Masters @ SCYA Midwinters, Alamitos Bay, CA May 15-17: 2009 Masters North American Championships, Wrightsville Beach, NC Aug.30-Sept. 5: 2009 Masters World Championships, Halifax, Canada As you’ve probably heard by now, the 2009 Masters Worlds will be “restricted entry” with each region allocated a limited number of spots. This has caused some confusion, not to mention alarm, among Worlds hopefuls. The fact is, entry to Worlds has always been restricted, but until now it’s been on a first come, first served basis. Still, I’ve never heard of anyone being denied entry; ILCA and the organizing authorities always bend over

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backwards to accommodate everyone who wants to come. In recent years though, the number of entries at Masters Worlds has been pushing 400, and there just aren’t many venues that can accommodate that many sailors. Hence the new system, to ensure that, in the event that entries exceed the venue’s capacity, space will be allocated in a way that’s fair to everybody. So, if you want to go to Worlds, here’s what you need to do: first, file your application with ILCA (go to http://events.laserinternational.org/en/entry/application/100z 38/101z92). Then, send an email message to Sherri at ILCA North America (Sherri@odmsail.com) with a brief description of your Laser-related exploits. First dibs will go to those who have a) competed in a Laser World Championship (Master, Senior or Radial) in the past five years, or b) competed in a major North American Master’s event (North Americans, US or Canadian Nationals, MMWE, etc.) and finished in the top 75% of the fleet. If you lack the aforementioned, don’t despair; your chances of getting in are still pretty good (if the guy from the Cook Islands doesn’t show up, you’re in). But if you really want to go to Worlds and haven’t been to a major regatta lately, you might want to consider a midwinter vacation in Florida (see schedule, above). You’ll have a lot of fun, and a little preWorlds tune-up wouldn’t hurt either. As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions about Laser Masters sailing, please don’t hesitate to contact me or any of the other Masters Committee members (Peter Seidenberg and David Hartman on the east coast, Al Clark in Canada). You can reach us through the ILCA-NA website (Contacts>Masters Ex-Com), or dial me direct at wjsymes@comcast.net. I look forward to seeing you on the 3.375x4.625SUTAd 12/19/06 5:10 PM Page 1 water!

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North American Youths Shine at ISAF Youth Worlds

TINE MOBERG-PARKER CANADIAN YOUTH WORLDS COACH

The ISAF Youth Worlds took place in Århus, Denmark July 1019th. As a venue where many

international sailing events have been hosted before, the organizers did an outstanding job setting up a perfect World Championship for the sailors. Full time staff worked for years welcoming sailors from over 50 nations. This year the sailors competed in multihull (SL16), RSX boards (males and females), 29ers (males and females) and Laser males and Radial females. The sailors were staying at the best hotel in town and the breakfast was outstanding. After the Irish team accidentally turned the sprinkler system on and 3 stories were drenched, the hotel was still accommodating and amazing. It was a challenge drying wet sailing gear throughout the event especially due to the never ending rain and heavy wind day in and day out. The racing for the Laser and Radials took place on the course furthest from shore, making for some very long days. On the other hand, only 2 or 3 races one day allowed for quality racing with substantially long races often lasting close to 1 hour. The greatest devise was a GPS on all the boats which allowed for on line tracking of

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every single move the sailors did during every race. In addition, it was a great system to make sure all the sailors had returned to shore and sailed the proper course. The GPS’ also had one additional benefit and that was to be used in a protest hearing with regards to angles, ©Getty Images speed and distance among boats prior to and right when an incident took place. We are hoping that in the future, these devises will be more affordable and utilized all national and international events. It was great to have parents sitting at home in North America, watching every move their sailor make almost instantly, there is no question that the parents saw more right away than the coaches who were all on 2 boats anchored below the starting line for the entire event. Even good binoculars could not make out what was going on. The entire worlds brought “unseasonal” weather patterns, something which is so common when a big event starts. Easterly winds with some south in it, no seabreeze was the same

every day. It rained too, often a lot. From Canada, the two Laser sailors, Robert Davis and Isabella Bertold in the Radial were both returning athletes from the ISAF Youth Worlds in Kingston Ontario in 2007 as were the Americans, Luke Lawrence and Annie Haeger. All had spent considerable time racing and training which included events in Europe and North American events. Isabella and Robert train and race with strong training groups in their home towns, Robert in Kingston, Ontario and Isabella in Vancouver, BC. There is no question that sailing with good training partners on a weekly basis is necessary to compete at this level. Robert was returning to the ISAF Youth Worlds from a place in the teens in 2007 and with a great training camp and racing in Europe prior to the event, Robert started off in the top 10 on average despite a couple of challenging starts. As soon as the third race came and he got off the line with space and speed in front row, he flew and moved up the result list every day. Robert won a race and was top 3 with increasing downwind speed to FALL 2008

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Youth Worlds about? It is about racing, meeting sailors from across the world at your own age. Many sailors who are young train and race with older team mates and this event brings the younger sailors together and established friendships which will last a life time. ISAF Youth Worlds is also about meeting excellent race officials, jury and volunteers and hosting such an event is a great boost to the host nation and the area which it is held. It is mostly about the lasting memories of the racing, friends, and people the sailors meet and will continue to meet throughout their engagement in the sport. It is worth the hard work, effort and the many hours of training to be able to attend. 21

Regatta Reports

STEVEN SMITH

One Hundred and eighty three Laser racers from across the USA, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Russia, Bermuda and the Virgin Islands descended on Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) in Long Beach CA the weekend of August 8-10 for the 2008 U.S. Laser National Championship Regatta. Boats and sailors began arriving the preceding weekend and continued coming right on through Friday morning. This author was impressed by the number and size of the multi-boat trailers from as far away as Canada and Florida. Many of these and other sailors were attending the ABYC event after competing in the Laser North American Championship in San Francisco and Laser Pacific Coast Championships (PCC’s) in Monterey CA the successive preceding weekends.

Once everyone was registered and found a spot to store and rig their boat, we conducted our Competitor’s Briefing and began launching the fleet. Imagined nightmare scenarios of launching and retrieving 183 Lasers from the single ABYC ramp had been on the mind of this author, but my worst fears were never realized as volunteers kept the lines going, launched the racers and neatly stored the dollies on either side of the launch ramp.

Our Principal Race Officer, Mark Townsend and his team, set a trapezoid race course about a mile and a half offshore and southeast of the cities Seal Beach and Surfside beyond an oil drilling platform in the area. Considering the number of boats, Mark decided on a split-start line with ABYC’s Race Committee Boat in the middle and whalers marking the ends and

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watching for premature starters. By ensuring square lines and extra eyes looking for OCS racers, Mark was able start the fleet on time Friday in a fresh 12 knot breeze.

Fleet starts were alternated and assigned either the inside or outside portion of the trapezoid course ensuring minimal mixing of the fleets. Wind on Friday continued to build to 18 knots accompanied by chop and swell making for challenging and wet racing. Canada was well represented in the Laser fleet with Abe Torchinsky representing the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (RVYC) posting two firsts and a third on Friday. Abe must be getting used to ABYC, as he won the Laser class at our 2007 Labor Day Holiday Regatta. Finishing next in order was; Lee Parkhill representing the Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC), Luke Ramsey from RVYC and one half-point behind Luke was Derick Vranizan from the Seattle Yacht Club and top ten finisher in the last U.S. Olympic Sailing Trials.

In the Radial fleet, from the Lauderdale Yacht Club, Sarah Lihan - who finished just behind Anna Tunnicliffe and Paige Railey in the U.S. Olympic Sailing Trials last fall – posted two firsts and an eleventh to lead on Friday. Sarah was followed by Marco Teixidor representing Club Nautico San Juan Puerto Rico and Chris Barnard representing Newport Harbor YC & ABYC was tied with Ryan Hoeven of King Harbor Yacht Club for third. Ryan has also won some ABYC hardware, winning the Laser Radial class at our 2007 Labor Day Holiday Regatta. Cameron Hall of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club was unbeatable in the 4.7 class

with three bullets on Friday. He was followed by Jack Swilkart representing SSYC/CRYC and Abby Featherstone representing Sarasota Youth Sailing. Saturday started with a lighter 8 knot breeze that did build throughout the afternoon. The different conditions did cause a reshuffling of the leader board in all classes. In Lasers, Lee Parkhill moved into first as he was able to drop a potentially disastrous 79 points for OCS. A mere one point back, Chris Dold from the RCYC moved up to second with a 1st, 2nd & 3rd, while Abe Torchinsky dropped back to third. A new leader emerged in the Radial fleet as Ryan Hoeven took a 1st & 3rd and discarding a 25th. Mateo Vargas from the St. Petersburg Yacht Club moved from 5th to second, while Sarah Lihan survived a scare dropping a 52nd to hold third place. In the 4.7 fleet, Cameron Hall continued to dominate, while Jack Swilkart and Abby Featherstone switched places with Abby now in second.

With scores close and three more races scheduled for Sunday, things were going to be interesting in all three fleets, but first the sailors gathered on the club patio for a Burger Bash and entertainment from the ABYC Junior Program Director, Brad Schaupeter. Also during the Burger Bash, regatta sponsors and ABYC members Art & Tiffany Vasenius representing Sailing Pro Shop held a generous raffle of Zhik® dinghy booties, hiking pants, hiking straps and other slick sailing accessories. Art even began tossing hats into the crowd making it look like baseball fans trying to catch a foul ball into the stands. Thank you Art and Tiffany!

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Hoeven had to settle for fourth with Isabelle Bertold representing RVYC, finishing fifth.

Day three began with the lightest breeze of the weekend. First and second places in both the Laser and Radial fleets were separated by a mere single point as PRO Mark Townsend started the races with only the shortest postponement. In the Laser fleet a duel was shaping up between Chris Dold and Lee Parkhill. The breeze did build into the teens as the afternoon progressed, so the sailor able to adjust to the conditions would prevail, but wait…Chris Dold dropped out of the penultimate race due to a foul giving him 79 points. Apparently Chris wasn’t rattled by this as he came back with a final fourth place finish, dropped his 79 points and took a two point victory over Lee Parkhill who finished the last race in seventh place. Rounding out the top five places in order was; Luke Ramsey, Abe Torchinsky, – a sweep for Canada – and Derick Vranizan. In the Radial fleet, a single point separated Ryan Hoeven and Mateo Vargas with others in striking distance and strike they did, as Phillip Alley from Lauderdale Yacht Club who sat in fourth place the previous two days, put together a 4th, 1st and 3rd to finish second overall. Taking the overall title by one point over Philip was Mateo Vargas. Chris Barnard finished well enough to take third place while Ryan

Unlike the Lasers and Radials, the 4.7’s contested only two races Sunday. Cameron Hall continued his winning ways with two more bullets, while Jack and Abby traded places again, separated by only one point, Jack taking second, Abby third. Rounding out the top five in order were; Kayla Gibson from the Houston Yacht Club and Tyler Macdonald representing Newport Harbor YC & ABYC.

Seeing 13 registered and 12 Laser 4.7’s competing in this regatta gives this author encouragement for increasing participation of ABYC Juniors in this class. In addition to Tyler, other ABYC members competing in 4.7’s were; Derek Landeau, Dugan Farrell, and Patrick Griley.

Traditionally in major Laser regattas, competitors of a more ripened vintage are recognized for their performance. This year in the Laser class, the first Apprentice was ABYC’s Mark Juranek. First Master was Jay Renehan of the Seattle Yacht Club. First Grand Master was ABYC’s Jim Kirk and our first Great Grand Master was our own Laser District 25 Secretary, representing Mission Bay Yacht Club, Nils Andersson.

In the Laser Radial class; first Apprentice was Dave Leuck of Mission Bay Yacht Club, first Master was Scott Deardorff from the Santa Barbara Yacht Club and first Grand Master was your author. As with all regattas at ABYC, we could not function without our volunteers and club staff. ABYC Club

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Manager, Kelly Whitlow and his staff were tireless and courteous making sure all were welcome, watered and well fed. I think Kelly said they served a record number of pounds of pasta to this young and hungry group.

From the volunteer side, I must thank the Co-Chairmen for this event. Chuck Tripp, sacrificed his opportunity to compete in the regatta to remain ashore and ensure a smooth running event for the rest of us. Vann Wilson also sacrificed, passing on his last day of racing (and possibly the Laser Master award). Both Chuck and Vann were responsible for staffing, t-shirts, visors launching & retrieving boats as well as myriad other details too numerous to mention, but essential to run a successful event. For Race Management, we must thank

Mark Townsend and his team on the water. Mark and the Race Committee conducted 26 starts with only one General Recall and recorded 1,562 finishers. I was told by a coach from Texas as I left the club Sunday, “Your race committee sure knows how to change a course. They really know what they’re doing”.

This regatta also enjoyed and wishes to acknowledge generous support from sponsors; LaserPerformance providing charter boats and dollies, Sailing Pro Shop for the raffle mentioned previously, The Pro Design Group for trophies, SPEED&Smarts™ for providing copies of their newsletter and ABYC’s Jon Robinson for cool, custom-printed water bottles competitors received in their Welcome Packs. We enjoyed the assistance and hard work of numerous volunteers both on and off the water for the 2008 Laser U.S. National Championship. I was pleased to be a part of it and wish to thank all for making this a memorable event! photos by Merle Asper

Laser Heavy Weather Slalom

MIKE KALIN AND TRACY USHER

I’ll set the scene: brilliant sunshine, 25 knots steady (gusting to 30), a packed race deck “ooohhing and aawwwing” every death roll and yard sale, two Lasers going head to head sailing a windward leeward survival race off St. Francis Yacht Club. You will hear the stories of how windy and how awesome it was at City Front on day two of the slalom. I’ll confirm that: it definitely was! Standing on the race deck and surveying the whitecaps all over the place, you could tell that it was pretty windy. It wasn’t until you actually tried to bear away at the top mark and immediately go into a tight gybe that you realized “this is totally nuts!”. St. Francis Yacht Club and West Coast Sailing teamed up to re-live the glory days of the 1980s. The 80s: Larry Bird’s Celtics did battle against Magic Johnson’s Lakers. Ronald Reagan was making friends with Gorbachev to bring peace on earth. The Laser was in its pioneer days. Local legends with last names of Bertrand, Sylvestri, Madrigali, Cayard, Van Duyne, and Healy did battle in the simple 14’ ironing board with wooden tillers, 3:1 boom vangs. Their hiking pants weren’t made by SEA and they didn’t have re-inforced battens – they were made by Levi’s and they were denim and they were cut to mid-thigh (or higher, depending on their mood). Spray tops were made of wool, not gore-tex. The SPF level of your sunscreen was simply the length of your beard and scraggly hair. Control lines? To hell with that, they just reefed their sails when it got windy. The hotshot Laser sailors were in attendance. They included recently crowned North American Champ David Wright, Australian Laser legend Brendan Casey, young Canadian star Abe Torchinsky, and the incredibly talented Bradley Funk. With PRO Jim Taylor and St. Francis Race Manager John Craig cueing up the competitors and keeping the course square — and the comedic genius of Ryan Minth providing us with running commentary, the platform was set to have these seasoned heavyweights battle it out. However, the Cinderella story of the 2008 Heavy Weather Slalom came in the form of 200 lb Ian “Giant Killer” Elliot. Hailing from Calgary, Alberta and dressed in a Wool sweater, headband and furnishing a long beard, Ian won over the race deck crowd with his fearless gybes and deft boat handling skills. Ian took down many accomplished Laser veterans and eventually lost by a foot to NA Champion David Wright.

Well done Ian! Tracy Usher’s summary of the event: “The final day of the Heavy Weather Laser Slalom saw the fog in and the breeze averaging upper teens... light air compared to the previous day. There were lots of really good races where nailing the tacks and jibes were the most important, but also the luck of the puff did play into it... and this is where if you got the puff it was to your disadvantage! After more than 60 races it came down to up and comer Abe Torchinsky against newly crowned North American champ David Wright. Abe had come in through the loser bracket, having lost one race, David came in undefeated. This meant that if David won, regatta over but if Abe won then David would get one more race for the crown. The first race was epic but David had trouble bearing off onto the last run and this was all Abe needed to take the race in a close race and set up the do-or-die final race. On the final race the breeze had come in with puffs back into the mid-twenties but a couple of “light” spots to make it interesting... David had a great start on the outer course, on port tack with a big left shift and looked to be launched. But Abe battled back on the inside course and they crossed each other at the top more or less even. Down the run saw some incredible execution of heavy air jibes. Abe held a slight lead out of the mark rounding, now on the outside course with David charging up the inside. David crossed Abe on the top with probably about 2-3 boat lengths. To make matters worse, it looked like a local charter fishing boat, the “Bass Tub” was motoring hard up the chain of buoys to arrive at the top mark at the same time... and indeed they did! But Abe was able to use what looked like a show stopper to his advantage, somehow bearing off and throwing in his first jibe on top of the wake and getting launched down the course, putting him even with David. Both executed near perfect heavy air jibes around the next two marks, heading for the finish neck and neck. Somehow Abe managed to hook a wave, or something, and was able to get across the line just ahead of David for a thrilling finals finish! The whole event was great fun to watch. There were tons of photos taken by Patrick Goodman of West Coast Sailing and Erik Simonson (all photos here by Erik: www.h2oshots.com), including lots of “trick” sailing photos of Brad Funk riding the rail and other impossible feats. Thanks to the photographers for letting us live the Slalom through their lens’.

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160 Competitors at 2008 North Americans: Wright, Reyes & Clark Rule Ben Richardson

Despite scheduling conflicts with European events, cold water, limited charter availability, a venue with Manhattan-bigcity prices, fog, strong current , cold air (which famous American said, “the coldest winter I ever spent was the summer I spent in San Francisco?”), 160 competitors in all three versions of the Laser converged on St. Francis Yacht Club in July for the North Americans, the first of a three weekend (five if you count the Master’s PCCs held the weekend before elsewhere on the Bay and the Master’s NAs in the Gorge later in August) West Coast series of big regattas and were treated to four days of tricky conditions and typical first class St. Francis YC regatta hosting. Based on past experience, the race committee decided that the trapezoid would not work because of the active shipping lane and a good old windward-leeward would be employed. This along with the fact that the Radial fleet’s size necessitated a qualifying/finals format meant that we had two very disparate start times, one at 10am and the other 3-4 hours later. Tough transitions from early evening finishes to early morning starts as the Radials and full rigs traded the early start every day. However, this schedule proved far better at mitigating the huge logjams that would have occurred on the launching ramps if all 160 boats were trying to leave en masse every day, not to mention the traffic on the race course. Two other events were scheduled alongside and amongst the regular evening feasts that St. Francis provides competitors, the ILCA-NA annual general meeting and a send-off party for the US Olympic Sailing Team. The meeting is a typically under attended, although admittedly under promoted, opportunity for the members in attendance at the NAs to discuss the present and future of the class with members of the Executive Committee and usually a builder’s representative (see minutes of this meeting elsewhere in TLS). The Olympic team went through processing (the final stop in the US on the way to the Olympics or Pan Am Games where you get your uniforms and other gear) in the Bay Area and spent Friday night at the club. There was a private event with people from Alphagraphics which is the new title sponsor the US Sailing Team, then an event where the team was introduced to the regatta competitors and associated folks, and finally a dinner. It

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was a pretty special evening for the team and hopefully a tangible and inspiring moment for the next few generations of Olympic hopefuls to see our 18 best sailors in the best shape of their life (and in many cases probably as light as they have been in years- Campbell and our 49er sailors looked emaciated) in their Polo outfits on the eve of their departure for Beijing. On the water, the racing was tricky. The breeze was a bit more southerly than usual (meaning that it was coming over the hill rather than through under the bridge) and the current was relatively weak meaning that sometimes you actually had to tack on wind-shifts rather than almost exclusively playing the current. In the full rig fleet I am not sure if there has been quite so dominating of a performance at the NAs. Dave Wright from Toronto won 5 of the first 9 races, didn’t finish out of the top 4 but once in the others (Dave came in 10th a race won by the venerable Mike Kalin wearing a Lakers color yellow and purple drysuit, a green Red Sox ski cap, and a water skiing life jacket) and clinched the regatta with 2 races to spare. Dave came out sailing on Sunday anyway, perhaps something to do with the steep charter prices, and won the first race before retiring. The burgeoning 4.7 fleet, which had its own race course just outside of the marina entrance, was won by Diego Reyes from South America. Cameron Hall was the first-placed North American in second. The Radial fleet was won by Al Clark, fresh off of a victory at the Canadian Nationals. Al is a very long time competitor in the Laser class as well as the head coach of the successful Royal Vancouver Yacht Club team. Al is also a Masters sailor, and for this he got some grief. Let me say this for the public record: the radial is no more a junior boat than it is a girls’ boat, it is a boat for people who weigh less than 165 pounds or more than 135, or people who find the full rig too much to handle for whatever reason. Al is definitely talented enough to have found his way around the race course in a full rig, but people should welcome the competition, whether it is a talented masters sailor or a talented lighter full rig sailor. Will we continue to win Gold Medals in the Radial if we stifle the level of domestic competition? I digress. Everyone should consider coming to the North Americans at Buffalo Canoe Club next June. They last hosted the NAs in 2000 and have a beautiful spot and great sailing conditions (most of the time).

sent the fleet in with three on the scoreboard. Brad Funk (USA) got off to great start scoring a 1-2-1 with Abe Torchinsky (CAN) not too far back with a 2-4-2. In the Radials, three sailors jumped out ahead of the fleet, each one point apart, with Nick Dugdale (USA) leading Claire Merry (CAN) and Jennifer Spalding (CAN) despite Spalding taking two bullets for the day. Mary Hall led the 4.7s.

Race Day Two: A similar forecast for the day was not what the sailors found out on the water. Fog cleared and had upper single digit breeze for show time. The RC had a square line set to 295 breeze (think the fleet will crush the pin?) but this time, they packed their Black Flag. They also wisely altered the SIs so that it was possible, under most conditions, to pass through the now more appropriately sized starting line. Although lighter conditions prevailed, the racing was more even with these changes.

One major exception during one Laser start, the breeze went left almost thirty degrees and instead of abandoning the start, they let it rip. Rip it did! The carnage at the pin was insane with the RRS breaking down after foul piled upon foul. Eventually, a few boats cleared, maybe someone penalty circled, and the fleet left eventual top Apprentice Master and Olympic Medalist Steve Bourdow with a basketball sized hole in his bow in their wake looking for a rescue and tow to shore. Overall, the breeze lightened as it shifted dramatically throughout the day. The final race left the Radial Fleet bobbing in huge twelve-to-fifteen foot swells in less than two knots of breeze. Fun. Funk continued his reign with a 13-1 string, now looking untouchable. Spaldingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-2-11 was enough to separate her from the fleet close behind as they were carding large drop scores. Hall continued to build her picket fence

score-line in her 4.7 rig, also looking tough to beat in her fleet.

Race Day Three: Yawn. Another classic California race day with clear skies, sea breeze, and oneside-obviously-advantaged conditions. No one could touch Brad Funk. His 5-4-1 left him winning with a race to spare (but why not sail that last bullet anyway?). He scored fewer than half the points of Torchinsky in second. Spaldingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 32-4 left her in the same shape ahead of Mateo Vargas (USA), who held it all together to rise to the silver finish. The 4.7 fleet scored eight races and Hall won seven of them. Full results may be seen at URL:

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2008 Laser Performance NA Grand Prix Results

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First Name

Barnard Chris Vargas Mateo Alley Philip Merry Claire Lezin Ben Wallace John Lihan Sarah Dennis Claire Dugdale Nick Leon Colin Hope Kristyn Cloutier-Beaudoin C. Bougie-BastienG. Adams Sky Bertold Isabella Railey Paige Scott Jon Kiss Mitchell Mace Sally Prokop Joanne deLisser Arielle Stocke Chris Swikart Jack Finneran Dylan Dube Danielle Hoeven Ryan Vittery Alanna Crain Philip Billing Emily Smith Colin Lihan Marissa Snow Nevin Bastet Nicole Toole Oliver Alfonso David Soto Julian Spector Ben Heausler Ian Archibald Matthew McClatchy Bo Robitaille Jean-Luc Smutny Tanja Clark Allan Lopez Max Russom Michael Summers Cameron Schalka Michael Shea Maggie Samson-DoMyriam Wright Caroline Merry Ingrid Renehan John Nickerson Dan Paine Olin ZonnenbergMichael Rafuse Erin Anderson Alec Bertrand Alex Taylor Chris Stubbs Emily Hartman Colleen Abel Geoff Haegar Anne RichardsonHeather Scanlon Alex Coudert Lexi Dallaire-LagaceV.

Standings through September 22, 2008 # of Events

6 6 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 2 2 5 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3

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Last First Name Name Shea Drew Bussin Isaac Dominique Wright Blouin Sam Curry Jasper Laube Kevin Lawrence Luke Spalding Jennifer Doane Justin ZimmermannAlex Hill Emily Jamie Bone Cremer Christian Meyrick Tyler Abels Fred Arrington Patrick Morgan Caroline Coolidge John Holtzworth Ian MontemayorRicardo Voss Nick Carson Ira Hassing Finn Morris Matthew Ryan Judge Spevak Walt Paul Wefer Boome Chris Dair Greg Leverich Kent Menninger Tyler Norwood Carlisle Racine Dominique Rafuse Ben Roble Stephanie ChristopherJim Hagood Nancy Hatton Wade Mori David Samson Paule Hache Anais Herbst Roger LaPier David

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Hall Cameron FeatherstonAbby Swikart Jack Wallace Caroline Ranum Alex MontemayorNatalia Chen Gina Hartman Colleen Thompson Daniel Rossi Annie Rubin Nate Gibson Kayla Strammer Teal Hayes Megan McDonald Tyler Kendrick Marten Patterson Al Keenan Henry Richnow Cody McKinney Molly Hernandez Laura Woodworth Curtis Landeau Derek Hall Mary Farrell Dugan

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Dold Chris 5 Lewis Evan 6 Grierson Kevin 7 Torchinsky Abe 4 Parkhill Lee 4 Ramsay Luke 4 Wong Andrew 5 Vranizan Derick 4 Brikis Paul 6 Kelly Sean 6 Clunies Greg 4 HeinzemannAlexander 7 Bourdow Stephen 3 Lamphere Gordon 5 Wilton Brendan 6 Clark Alan 3 Crane Rob 3 RogachenkoKyle 3 Paine Caleb 3 Davis Robert 3 MontemayorRicardo 4 Funk Brad 2 Boueilh Anthony 3 Fox Andrew 4 Shockey Kevin 3 Scott Ben 5 Plutenko Roman 3 Usher Tracy 3 BuckinghamCharlie 2 Brosky Tom 5 Hoeven Ryan 3 Porter Vincent 2 Gagnon Maxime 3 Shockey John 3 Reynolds Mike 3 Brick Had 3 Robitaille Dominique 3 Anderson Niklas 3 Hancock Cleve 3 Howard Will 3 Lawrence Luke 2 Norwood Carlisle 3 Himler Tedd 2 Horowitz Zeke 2 Roberts Carlos 2 Wright David 1 Luttmer Bernard 1 Matan Mike 2 Raney Brian 2 McLaughlinEvert 3 Robitaille Martin 2 Summers Cameron 2 Hatton Cole 2 Neilson Terry 2 Reitinger Eric 2 Coolidge John 2 Cutting Ryan 5 RichardsonBenjamin 1 Breder Dave 2 Dakin Kyle 3 Gagnon Vincent 2 Pegel Susan 2 Vessella Peter 2 Davids Keith 1 Hernandez David 1 Lozier Philip 2 Woodworth Matthew 3 Bowers Erik 1 Hahl Jeff 2 Minth Ryan 1 Palmeter Alexander 1

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129 128 117 116 111 105 102 100 99 97 89 88 80 79 78 78 77 77 75 68 67 63 60 58 55 55 54 53 51 50 49 49 48 48 47 46 45 43 43 43 42 42 40 40 40 40 39 38 37 35 35 35 34 33 32 31 31 39 38 38 37 37 37 26 26 26 25 24 24 24 24

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Weber Royce Hemming Rob Geoff Abel Rodriguez Ernesto Roehrl Byron DeschambaultDenys Alistair Duke Fuller Sam Grossman Perry Hartrandt Randall Zack Marks Toole Pat Biskaborn Brad Faust Eric Hartman David MacCauslandJohn Morgan Ted Oetgen Eric Barry Tee Tulk Eric Bugiak Mark ChristopherJim Davis Michelle Josh Garber Hesse Erich Kern Doug Strilky Rick Martin Willard Brown Don Hart Doug Jean-P Kiekens Ouellette Travis Reinke Eric Sevinc Mehmet Abels Fred Mineev Alex Peckover Doug Pierce Chalmers Roy Andy Swenson Kyle Deutsch Jon Drysdale Brennan Elliot Ian Fink Tommy Gray Allie Kirk Jim Martinson Bruce McAndrewsBrendan Swetka Ken Tulip Chris Weston Jonathan WurtzebachPaul Bell Simon CruickshankKeith Leibowitz Ben Rudolph Gavin Schmid Mike Usher Charles Yamamoto Harumitsu Cremer Ted Dexter David Hahl Don Hillmyer Dave Lammens Mark LaPier David Martin Niall ShingledeckerLuke Burke Nick Elliot David Gilbert Matthew Graef RJ Hewitt Lindsay Link Roger Lojek Chris

1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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2008 CORK Regatta 16-20 August 2008

Youthfest

14-25 August 2008 MATTHEW MORRIS III

CORK was my first regatta outside of California. The regatta was held at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbor sailing center in Kingston Ontario, on the north shore of Lake Ontario. This sailing center was used during the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Kingston is an incredible place and about as different from Southern California as a place can be. It is the oldest community in Canada with two-hundred-year-old historic limestone buildings and many open parks surrounded by lush green forests.

The annual CORK regatta is advertised as being the best fresh water regatta in the world, and it certainly lived up to its billing. I looked forward to my first time sailing on the Great Lakes were the conditions are more like an ocean due to their enormous size. The lake water itself was surprisingly clear and warm. I liked not having to wash the salt off the equipment after each day of sailing or having to rinse the salt taste in my mouth.

The seven days of sailing were split into two events: a two day Youthfest for sailors 18 and under, followed by the main regatta open to sailors of all ages. The volunteers, race organizers and people of Kingston really made a Southern California sailor feel welcomed. There was plenty of help and a great package of gifts for competitors during registration. Sailors ate together in the main area of the sailing center where lunch and many of the dinners were provided. This was an opportunity to meet and get to know fellow sailors from all over the world. The sailing center itself was better than any facility I had been to in Southern California. There are four different locations in the center to launch boats. The grounds surrounding the harbor allow enough room to store hundreds of boats competing in the events.

The Youthfest had 200 competitors sailing Lasers, Radials, 4.7s and five other one-design fleets. 21 Lasers and 65 Radials sailed. During the two days of racing, the event was continually interrupted and boats were called back to shore as large thunderstorms moved through the area. Several races were started, however only

one race was actually scored. Excellent coaching was provided for the Youthfest competitors during the regatta. Jason Saunders from New Zealand won first place in Lasers. Connor Stein from RCYC came out on top in the Radial fleet.

the last day because there was not enough wind. Being from Southern California, I had been in races called for not having enough wind, but seldom for having too much wind and never because of a lighting storm.

The main event hosted a total of 600 competitors sailing in nine different fleets on five courses. There were 91 Lasers and 164 Radials, making the Radial the largest single class of boat at CORK this year. Fleet selection took place on Thursday and Friday to divide the Laser full rigs into Gold and Silver fleets. The Radial class was split into Gold, Silver, and Bronze fleets. A small fleet of three 4.7s competed also.

CORK is an ISAF Grade 1 competition and a Grand Prix event for the Laser and Laser Radial classes. Lee Parkhill from RCYC won the standard gold fleet. Chris Barnard won the Radial gold fleet. Gabrielle La Force won the 4.7 competition.

Congratulations and thanks to the Kingston Yacht Club, the regatta organizers and volunteers, for their hospitality and for putting on a well-run and successful event.

Sailing on Lake Ontario introduced me to many new aspects of sailing, such as thermals, storm fronts and cloud patterns. In the same day, wind conditions varied from two to twenty knots, along with 180 degree wind shifts, making for a very challenging regatta. As my understanding of the conditions improved, so did my performance. The Laser and Radial gold fleets managed to get three full days of racing in. However, the other fleets did not race on the first and last days of the regatta; the first day there was too much wind, and

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You want to be a part of this! We had seventy seven different competitors enjoy seven days of sailing in a nine day period in Florida in 2008 This year, without the draw of The Worlds in Australia, you could be having fun sailing with a hundred or so of your closest friends. And if you are really dedicated, and wise, you’ll also sail in the Caribbean Laser Midwinters in Cabarete. That will make you eligible to be King of the Masters for 2009. The circuit starts in Cabarete with the 7th Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta www.midwinterregatta.com. The three other events are Florida Masters at Palm Beach Sailing Club www.pbsail.org , Midweek Madness at USSCMC, Jensen Beach www.usscmc.org , and Masters Midwinters East at Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquad.com . Each event will run under the Master handicap system. Sailors will be allowed to alternate between Radial and Full Rigs as specified for Masters events. The ‘King of the Masters’, will be the sailor with the best overall position in the four events. The King (or Queen) will be crowned at the last event, the Masters Midwinters East held this year at Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Several Masters sailors have expressed desire to have a Radial only fleet. If we can get 15 pre-registered Radials by January 21, a separate start will be organized for the Radials. This will not affect the rig swapping rule in the Standard fleet. Dates for the events are: Caribbean Laser Midwinters Jan 16 – 18 Florida Masters Feb 7 – 8 Midweek Madness Feb 10 - 11 Masters Midwinters East Feb 13 - 15 Notice of Race (NOR) for each event with additional local information will be on the ILCA – NA website http://www.nalaser.org as well as each sponsoring organizations site.

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District Reports

District 1 Brian Mills Fredricton, New Brunswick

Those who have read the last few District reports in this magazine, will be familiar with the various initiatives and efforts your District Secretary has undertaken to encourage Masters (over 35 years of age) sailors to participate in regattas here in the Atlantic Provinces. Another initiative was to promote more Interprovincial participation in regattas.

The work has produced some very good results over the course of the summer. For example, the ARC regatta in Bedford Basin had two Masters racing. Two of the three New Brunswick regattas each had 2 Masters sailors on the water. The third New Brunswick regatta, held in Shediac Bay, which was the also the District Championship and the Atlantic Canada Masters Championship attracted 4 Master racers. It is obvious that the Laser Class Association website is a very valuable tool for local racers as well as international sailors looking to find regattas to sail in while traveling in the Atlantic region. Evidence of this was the many email inquiries from sailors and the participation of at least one American in each of the three New Brunswick regattas.

One of the sayings on the District poster that was distributed to all yacht clubs in the spring said ”Are you twiddling your thumbs for 2 days watching your junior sailor race in a regatta?”…if so .. “Master Laser racing is for you!!!” Guess what!!! It actually happened!!! David Wells from Rothesay NB brought his teenage son Fraser to the District Championships and also sailed in the regatta himself. Dad did not do too badly….he won the Laser portion of the regatta and the District 1 Championship.

Speaking of the District Championships, it was held in conjunction with the Subway 9th Annual Able Sail Multi-class Small Boat regatta. in Shediac Bay on July 26 and 27. The regatta was also used to determine the Atlantic Canada Masters Laser Championship and was the final selection race for the 2009 New Brunswick Canada Games sailing team. Over 30 boats were registered for the regatta including three Lasers from Nova Scotia and one Laser from the United States. The top five places are as follows: Laser 1 David Wells Alexander Palmeter Leland Shatford Chris Thomas Radial Catherine Richards Jill Landry Brian Mills Marc-Andre Bourgeois Masters

1 Brian Mills 2 David Wells 3 Gerry Giffin 4 Hollis Caffee

Complete results to most regattas can be found on the Provincial Sailing Associations’ websites . These websites as well as the North American Laser Class Association’s website are a valuable source of information for all sailors in all classes of boats and should be checked on a regular basis.

To ensure I get feedback for all the Provinces on their Laser related activities , I am looking for one or two volunteers from each Province to assist me in this regard. If you are interested or know anyone who might be interested please let me know. See my contact information at the end of this article.

If you have not renewed your Laser Class Association membership, this would be a great time to do so that you continue to receive the Laser Sailor magazine and continue your support to Laser Class Association.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me , Brian Mills , at bnmills@nb.sympatico.ca or 506 457 1580.

District 2 Denys Deschanbeault & Louis Beauregard Trois Rivieres, Canada

This summer marked a turning point in D2. Our newly created Quebec Laser Circuit was well attended and things are really looking up for 2009. There is a strong buzz in the air about Laser sailing and long time enthusiasts are coming out of the woodwork and buying boats. The simplicity and one-design nature of the Laser is once again proving to be the winning formula. And to think that the creator of the Laser lives only a few blocks from where I write these lines...

District 3 Rob Koci Toronto, Ontario

“Annus Horribious,” is how our dear Queen described one of the worst years of her reign. It was, I think, a year of death (Dianna’s) and scandal, and the stain of Her Royal’s near-scatological moniker was well earned.

I will borrow her term to describe the summer of sailing in the Loyalist colony of District 3, but hasten to comfort by assuring that there was no actual death in the fleet in this horrible year, and if there was scandal, I am sure it was more delicious than horribilous. In fact, our horror was quotidian by contrast, but no less horrible to those of us who tried to sail in its effluent.

Our horror was in the wind. There was none. There was too much. There was wind that would not settle. Wind chaos was our horribilious, and there was a lot of it, and most often at our prized Gold Cup (GC) regattas. The first GC as usual was the Toronto Sailing and

Canoe Club (TS&CC) Icebreaker. There was no wind, and then there was lots, and then there was none, and then, where there was, it shifted and made the course a muddle. We did get four races in two days, but no drop. The fleet was small and as good as the wind was bad. The Master turnout was excellent with the return to serious sailing of Terry Neilson and the presence of Andy Roy, fourth at the most recent Masters Worlds. The two of them were the Great Canadian One-Two Punch of the 1882 Open Worlds (Terry first, Andy second). They are geriatric now, of course, but still seem to know the pointy end from blunt. Andy finished second, while Terry spent some time catching up, then swimming, then auctioning his boat from the podium of his centerboard in frustration (He did finish a respectable 9th). The winner of the regatta was our young gun Robert Davis. Another Master, Morten Fogh, was third. The Radials podium included Nicole Bastet first, Joanne Prokop second and Krystin Hope third. The second GC in Sarnia was breathless debacle on the first day, just with more boats. The second day was better and another four-race regatta made it to the books. Oliver Darroch won the full rigs with Evert McLaughlin second and Greg Clunies third. The Radials were led by Cam Mason, EJ O’Mara and Dirk McLaughlin.

Ahh. Number three, Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC). In most SIs, we are told that one race constitutes a regatta. It’s a low bar, but not low enough for this horrible summer. The regatta was a dud. No races and lots of rain. Buckets of it, straight down. The fleet hovered over their beached boats like rats around a sewer hole on the Sunday and drowned in misery as the windless, drenching rain persisted for the entire day. Since the Saturday saw only enough wind to send us out but not enough to race in, the regatta ended as it had begun, with all competitors tied for both first and last. Every Annus Horribilous has it’s cleansing bidet, and District 3 had its, with a none-GC regatta in Brockville and—for the Masters—the Ontario Masters in Sturgeon Lake. The wind blew, mostly from one direction with useable shifts, and we raced and raced and raced till we couldn’t stop smiling. The regattas were a reminder of how good life could be on the water. Brian Feeney won the well-contested Brockville regatta in the Fulls and I won the Ontario Masters.

Back to our constipation—to Ottawa for GC 4 and the National Capital Regatta, which came and went in the spirit of our year. There were six races, but three were parades as the puffy, shifty wind moved to the left and made it impossible to cross on starboard, impossible to pass on any leg, and impossible to have fun. The other races were better. Sort of. Bill Fuller, Master of the mighty Ottawa River and environs, won the regatta, with Andrew Furey second and Brad Biskaborn third. The Radials were led by Amy Cada, Kim Preston Thomas and Taylor Cada. Hamilton never disappoints. The oddly named Cornish Hen regatta at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club (someone explain please) was lined up as our 5th GC and gave us hope. Evan Lewis, a regular attender, couldn’t remember the last bad one. Well, it will be easier for him now. The first day was wiped out. The fleet never left the dock but merci-

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fully was heated to delirium rather than soaked to the skin a la PCYC while it waited for wind. The second day, there was enough for three races, none of which required hiking straps (Joe Van Rossem, a tower in the District, wondered aloud if he had touched his hiking strap all year). Brad Biskaborn won the Full Rig fleet. Oliver Darroch was second, which put him in first place in the overall GC title race, and Evan Lewis followed in third. There were 32 Radials and Samantha Rae, Tyler Meryick and Joanne Prokop lead them all.

There is something left of the season, and much to hope for. The last GC is in Mecca (Kingston, Ontario to the unchurched). The forecast so far is for a hope to spring eternal and the universe to unfold as it should, not as it has.

One more thing. The suites at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) decided this year to abandon their keel bulbs and golden parachutes to become men in tights and hikers. The club launched an instant Laser fleet this summer to much success. The turnout for the Monday night racing was such that the jeans and sneakers at the Water Rats downriver wondered if it was time for a stock-taking challenge between the clubs. A home-and-home regatta may be in the offing for next year to see whose stock is really on the rise. In negotiations for the contest, the Rats have made only one rule—no government bailouts.

District 5 Mark Lammens Saskatoon, SK

SK Laser Provincials, 8 races and thunder...............Eric Tulk, the big “E” came with a new sail, new attitude and his old speed, to win the SK Provincial championships. 10 pts plus pace. Paul Lagace and Ian Hern finished tied but Lagatchie won the tie breaker. Hern had the best starts, at least in 7 of the 8 races. Top youths are Payton Byrns who made a strong bid and won the last race to finish 2 points from 2nd, 4th overall, 2nd youth-Hannah Meers, the “first to hike” sailing full rig and 3rd-Billy Ross back after the Western Canada Games. In the grey hairs, Ben Pickford 1st, Pat Byrns 2nd and Lewis Otereulo 3rd. Thank you to the BSC for another great event, and thank you to Mike Heseltine and Patty Coons.

SK Short Course, The 17th Annual SK Short Course Championships were contested on the weekend at the infamous inland sea known as Redberry. 10 races on the Saturday and 3 really light races on the Sunday. Regatta winner Ian Elliot, who must be interviewing for jobs with his new clean cut image set the standard leading the regatta from race 6 till 13 with 9 races in the top 3. 2nd place Payton Byrns with 7 races in the top 3 managed to pass Zak overall in the 12th race. Zak Grove was winning the regatta after race 5, and was very consistent with all of his races in the top 6, until race 12 when he had a 12, to finish 3rd. Ben Pickford beat Lewis Otereulo by a point. Lewis finished 8th after ever race he won, 4 times, 4 points in his 4 best races added to 37 pts in his 4 worst

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races. Scoring in a regatta is like scoring in a round of Golf. Eagles and Birdies are great as long as you stay out of the sand trap and water hazards on the other holes.

Paul Ross would have tied Lewis if he did not hit the finish mark in the last race, in sloooooooow motion.

David Elliot and Paul Lagatchie tied on pts with the tie breaker going to David. 29er sailors Kristine Coons, Tanys Byrns, Kendal Ross and Jordon Guillou got in the mix and had to learn/relearn some of the significant differences between the 2 types of racing, specifically lasers tack more for shifts, and lasers never accelerate like a 29er, the downwind thing, and less standing. Race Wins, Lewis and Ian had 4 wins, Zak had 3 wins and Payton had 2 race wins. Book end award, Dick White had a 2nd/14th, Longest drive, the 4 sailors from Alberta,

Masters Ben 85 pts, David 110 pts, Lewis 112 pts Paul 116 pts Dick 118 pts

Women Sydney 117 pts Dominique 124 pts Kristine 154 pts Tanys 203 pts Youth Payton 51 pts Kendal 111 pts Jordon 178 pts Tanys 203 pts

Thank you to Mike, Patty Coons, Michelle Loewen, and Terry Pugh for running the races

District 6 Andy Hunt Vancouver, BC

Greetings to all sailors in the Pacific Northwest. This past summer has seen lots of racing in District 6. I have included a brief summary of some of the more important regattas. I would like to thank Bill Symes for his report in 48 degrees North which is the basis for my report on the Laser North American Masters Championships. That report will be later on in this report. The 2008 District 6 Grand Prix was part of the annual WAVES regatta. 2008 marked the 21st. anniversary of WAVES. WAVES is hosted by the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and is held over 3 days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). The exact timing of the regatta depends on what day Canada Day falls under (this year it was on a Tuesday). The dates for the 2008 WAVES regatta were June 27 - 29. The wind was very nice on Friday and Saturday (12 - 15 knots on Friday and 12 - 18 knots on Saturday). However, the wind was not as nice on Sunday. There were 4 races each day but on Sunday three of the races were held in 8 - 12 knots while the other race had 5 - 9 knots. There were 38 Lasers and 48 Laser Radials but no

Laser 4.7s. Tide and current were a factor each day. In fact, most of the Lasers and Radials were overstanding the windward mark on each day. This was not just limited to the Laser course as 29ers and Martin 16s (one sailed by yours truly) were also overstanding the windward mark on their course. There were several general recalls and OCSs throughout the regatta. There were some on-thewater judges on the Laser course and some of the sailors were flagged for RRS 42 violations. The top ten Lasers were: Al Clark, RVanYC, 17.00; Kevin Grierson, RVanYC, 26.00; Alexander Heinzemann, RVanYC, 36.00; Derick Vranizan, SYC, 47.00; Ben Scott, RVanYC, 68.00; Andy Wong, RVanYC, 69.00; Ricardo Montemayor, RVanYC, 79.00; Geoff Abel, RVicYC, 79.00; Chris Tulip, RVanYC, 89.00; Jacek Suski, JSCA, 96.00. The top three juniors were Alexander Heinzemann, Ben Scott and Ricardo Montemayor. Top Master was Al Clark and top Grand Master was Jacek Suski. The top ten Radials were: Isabella Bertold, RVanYC, 14.00; Diego Reyes, RVanYC, 25.00; Alanna Vitteray, RVanYC, 28.00; Tanya Smutny, Winnipeg Yacht Club, 36.00; Jon Scott, RVanYC, 44.00; Reid Cannon, RVicYC, 101.00; Mark Pataky, RVanYC, 101.00; Molly Jackson, PMYC, 107.00; Thomas Roehrl, RVanYC, 107.00; Jamie Bone, RVanYC, 107.00. On the weekend following WAVES (July 4 -6, 2008), the Royal Victoria Yacht Club hosted the 16 and under National Championships aka CYA Sail West. There is also an eastern version of the regatta called CYA Sail East. Sail West is hosted by one of the four western provinces. Sailors came to the 2008 edition of CYA Sail West from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. There were 37 Laser sailors (including some sailors who were over the age of 16), 39 Laser Radial sailors and 1 Laser 4.7 sailor. There were 6 races over the three days for each class. Top ten Lasers were: Ricardo Montemayor, RVanYC (16 under), 15.00; Geoff Abel, RVicYC (open), 16.00; Greg Miller, RVicYC (open), 21.00; Ryan Cutting, RVanYC (18 under), 22.00; Alexander Heinzemann, RVanYC (16 under), 26.00; Mike Cannon, RVicYC (Master), 29.00; Kevin Grierson, RVanYC (open), 29.00; Chris Tulip, RVanYC (18 under), 32.00; Robert Britten, RVicYC (master), 39.00; Doug Honey, SSC (apprentice), 40.00. The third 16 and under Laser sailor was Paul Ross from PASC. The second 18 and under sailor was Philip Round from the Royal Victoria Yacht club who finished 11th. overall. The third 18 and under sailor was Karl Jensen, also from the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Karl was 12th. overall. The third master sailor was Ken Pohl from the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Top Grand Master was Doug Bell and top Great Grand Master was David McBride. Top ten Radials were: Elisha Allen, Glenmore (open), 23.00; Alanna Vitteray, RVanYC (open), Reid Cannon, RVicYC (16 under), 28.00; Jamie Bone, RVanYC (open), 30.00; Gina Chen, RVanYC (open), 32.00; Thomas Roehrl, RVanYC (16 under), Peter MacDougal, Glenmore (Grand Master), 37.00; Hannah Meers, Calgary Yacht Club (16 under), 39,00; Aiden Koster, RVicYC (open), 52.00; Tanya Smutny, WYC (open), 54.00. The Kamloops Sailing Association, based at Nicola Lake, hosted their annual Kamloops Invitational / BC Laser Master Championships on July 12 and 13th. Sailors had to wait a couple of hours before

the winds at Nicola Lake made it worthwhile to go out racing. When the wind did arrive, it was between 15 and 18 knots. There were 5 races on Saturday. Sunday saw winds of between 20 and 25 knots. There were also 5 races on Sunday. Junior Ben Scott, from the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, was first overall dominating the competition. Ben was first junior and Marshall Strodl, from the Kamloops Sailing Association, was second junior. Jon Scott, Ben’s brother was first Radial Open and Joanna Moore, from the Eagle Harbour Yacht Club, was first junior Radial. In the masters division, Jacek Suski, from the Jericho Sailing Centre, was first master. Doug Honey, from the Surrey Sailing Club, was second master and Trevor Owen, from the Kamloops Sailing Association, was third master. Cascade Locks, on the Columbia Gorge, hosted the 2008 edition of the North American Laser Master Championships. This regatta was held on August 15 - 17. Winds were not up to usual Gorge standards but the sailors still had lots of racing. There were 7 races in total. There were 40 Sailors and they came from all over Canada and the United States. Defending champion Scott Young, from Texas, successfully defended his title. Tracy Usher (ILCA NA Region President) was second overall and second master. Dan Falk, from Seattle and an apprentice, was third overall. Doug Honey, another apprentice, finished fourth overall. Tim Landt, a master, was fifth overall. Complete results can be found on the CGRA website (www.cgra.org). Finally, I would like to welcome Glenmore Sailboats as the new Laser (and Vanguard Sailboats) dealer to Vancouver. Glenmore opened up a new shop near Commercial Drive and Powell Street. Please visit their website (www.glenmoresailboats.com) for more information. PS District 6 will have a new webmaster by the time the winter edition of The Laser Sailor is published. Thanks to Michael O’Brien (from Seattle) for taking on the task.

District 7 Sally Sharp Enfield, NH

Another hectic summer season is wrapping up here in New England. Last weekend was the New England Masters in Newport, RI, a well-attended and very competitive event again this year. After just two frustrating light air races on Saturday, Sunday brought rain, a 15-20 knot southerly and mighty big waves so things got a lot more interesting! Scott Ferguson and Peter Seidenberg tied on points but Scott won the tiebreaker to repeat as regatta champion and 1st Master; Peter was 1st GGM, Marc Jacobi was 3rd overall and 1st Apprentice, while Gary Orkney won the GM division in 6th place. Kim Ferguson had two top 5 finishes on Saturday and did well to complete two races on Sunday, easily securing the Top Woman award. Many thanks to Peter and Fran Seidenberg for organizing a fine regatta, and to Charley Cook for heading up the RC in such tough conditions. At the NE Masters skippers meeting, Bob Adam of the Vanguard Sailing Center of RI presented a brand new Radial sail to the winner of the 3-regatta District 7 Radial Series - Peter Seidenberg! Peter

won the radial divisions of both the 2008 Newport Regatta and the Hyannis Regatta, and finished second at BBR. The “old guy” is certainly having a great season, he’s in the running for the D7 (full rig) Super Series as well. Hopefully co-leaders Peter Follansbee, Nick Burke and all the other qualifiers will come out to the Fat Boys regatta on Oct. 25 and give Peter a run for his money! A huge thank-you to Bob Adam for VSC’s generous sponsorship of both D7 championship series this year.

The rest of this report highlights activities of the many fleets around our District, including regatta reports, along with some information on the various frostbite fleets along the coast. The complete D7 fleet list can be found at http://d7.laserforum.org along with a fall/winter schedule of events - Chris Morin continues to do a terrific job keeping the D7 website current, thanks Chris!

Starting in Connecticut, from fleet captain Steve Fisk comes the scoop on the incredible Cedar Point YC Laser frostbiting program in Westport CT. “It all starts Oct. 12th, first race at noon. We go for ten consecutive Sundays for ten weeks. Our Fall Regatta is Saturday Nov. 15th (replaces that Sunday). We offer a winter membership for nonclub members and the entrance fee covers storage for the winter (and drinks, and prizes, and giveaways). Our Annual Hangover Bowl Regatta, held on New Years Day is also included and it gets a good turnout. We average over 35 boats per day and get in some great college style racing. It is a great way to stay in shape and have a wonderful time racing against a good mix of sailors, everything from Olympic caliber to beginners. We have daily prizes and winner chalk talks at the end of the day. This year we are having a separate Radial start for the Radial fleet, something we are very excited about. I believe it is a first in CT, in District 7 and on LI Sound for a Frostbiting program. Please let all your Radial friends know. The junior programs on LI Sound have been notified and we are expecting a good turnout!” And at Stamford YC, Rick Bannerot reports that their frostbite program starts Oct. 18 with an orientation session. The following weekend is the SYC Halloween Regatta (Oct. 25). ”Then every Sunday through January, pending too much ice around dock, no sailing in February, resume first weekend in March assuming we can get off the dock due to ice...”

Saturdays with the first gun at 1300 hours and, weather permitting, attempt to complete 6 to 8 races. Lasers can be dry sailed either at Wadawanuck or SHYC’s Sailing Center. Moving on to Rhode Island, Fleet 413 in Newport will start frostbiting on Sunday, Nov. 2; more details will be posted on their website newportlaserfleet.org. And Bristol YC will host “Fat Boys” on Oct. 25 - it’s the final D7 Super Series event of the year so it’s sure to be a good one! Next the Mass. fleets. Jeff Ward sent news from Stone Horse YC in Harwich Port: “We were happy to host 56 sailors at our annual Laser regatta held in August. Congratulations to Peter Seidenberg, Philip King, and Chris Hufstader on their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes for the Standard class and to Anoush Longerstaey, Kevin Cassidy, and Sarah Fuller on their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes in the Radials. Thank you to all of our participants and volunteers and we hope to see everyone again next summer.” At Beverley YC in Marion, Gian Luca Fior reports that their frostbite series started on Sept. 6 and will run until Nov. 16 or 23 depending on participation. “We meet at the Beverly YC at 9 am to start racing at 10. We try to race 4-6 short races so we are finished by noon. Visitors can leave their boat at the club during the sailing season free of charge but we appreciate a “voluntary” contribution for our PRO.” Cottage Park YC in Winthrop, MA will host their start their third annual “Pre-Freeze” Laser regatta and BBQ on Sunday Nov. 9; then their Sunday afternoon frostbite series will run through April.

And on the North Shore, I heard from Chris Hufstader that Sail Salem (a new community sailing program located on Winter Island) will be hosting a fall Laser series on Sundays from Oct. 12-26. Oct. 19 is also the first annual Founders’ Cup Regatta, open to Lasers, Radials & 4.7s.

The Stonington Harbor Yacht Club (SHYC) in conjunction with the Wadawanuck YC hosts a Fall and a Spring Frostbite series for Lasers. Jack Gorby reports that this year’s Fall series starts on Sept. 27th and runs through Nov. 29th. They race on

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New Quannapowitt (Wakefield MA) fleet captain Jay Livingston writes: “The QYC Laser fleet has had an active summer with a regular Laser start for our Sunday club racing, a fun spring regatta and the scheduled Oct. 11th Last Blast regatta. For each of the last couple of years we have had two or three dedicated Laser sailors join our fleet. Most Sundays we have former collegiate sailors, experienced sailors who have switched into the Laser and a few of us old ones chasing them or occasionally being chased around the lake. The racing is close, competitive and fun, and there is lots of learning going on. Lake Quannapowitt sailing is a perfect way to be introduced to the Laser, and a real training ground for reading wind shifts and developing boat handling skills. We still have a few empty spaces on the Laser racks so consider checking us out at the regatta on Oct 11th.”

Up in Vermont, Al Russell recently sent news of the Malletts Bay fleet: “The Chiott (Vermont Open) went off well, 26 boats, including a small but ambitious radial class. Theo Ingram won it all, holding off 3 time All American (a few years ago...) Nick Burke from Marblehead. Sally Sharp set the pace for semi-locals, taking third overall, and top woman. Theo is back at 7th-ranked UVM as a Senior, a part of the strongest sailing team that anyone ever dreamed of. Kolby Kruger won the Radial fleet easily, in his first ever Laser regatta. The Fall Laser series has gone well. No sign of the 21 boat peak that we saw in July, but nice racing every night. Too-tall Baker still dominates the scorecard, but plenty of others have won a race or two. Mike Hoffman in second, Robin Doyle in third.” And over in Manchester, Maine, Syd Sewall’s Cobbossee Sailing Fleet had a great summer, with a dozen regulars racing every Thursday evening, plus another 7 sailors coming out on occasion. Syd leads in the standings there, with Bill Harwood and Kelly Palmer close on his heels. And rumor has it there’s a new fleet in Thomaston, they sail on the river every other Sunday morning (tide dependent).

Finally, here in New Hampshire our Mascoma fleet completed a move over to the (state-owned) “old motel land” on Main Street in Enfield, where our Shaker Village Sailing Club has built a stockade fence enclosure to house Lasers and club equipment. So we’re back in business, and expecting a good turnout for our annual fall regatta coming up on Sept. 20. Clearly our District 7 fleets are thriving, it’s great to see so many sailors involved at the local level. And

sailing year-round too, talk about a hardy bunch - or crazy?

In closing, we just learned that Grandmaster David Frazier was involved in an accident last week that had him hospitalized with a broken ankle and other serious injuries. He’s now back home, and we send him our best wishes for a speedy recovery.

D7 2008 Fall schedule: Oct 11 - QYC Last Blast Laser Regatta - Wakefield MA. Oct 19 - Sail Salem Founders’ Cup Regatta - Winter Island, MA Oct 25 - Fat Boys Regatta - Bristol YC - Bristol RI. D7 Super Series #5 Nov 9 - Pre-Freeze Laser Regatta & BBQ - Cottage Park YC - Winthrop, MA. Nov 15 - Cedar Point YC Fall Regatta - Westport CT. Lasers, Radials.

District 8 Ted Cremer Blue Point, NY

First, KUDOS!!! once again to Michael Duran and Lynn Sexton who once again put together our East End 2008 Laser Series. Their focus and commitment to fleet growth and development has been awesome! A record 42 Lasers completed 21 races over 5 regattas at 5 clubs on 5 Saturday afternoons in the 2008 East End Laser Series. Congratulation to all sailors, and thank you to our host clubs. Old Cove Yacht Club - July 19 Shelter Island Yacht Club - July 26 Breakwater Yacht Club - August 2 Devon Yacht Club - August 9 Southampton Yacht Club - August 16

The top finishers for the series were 1. Matt Dougherty 2. Doug Mercer 3. Michael Duran 1st Female – Lynn Sexton Saturday, July 19th was the largest fleet in East End Laser Series history! Congratulations to all the racers. 26 sailors converged on charming Old Cove YC and enjoyed racing in a steady 12 knot southerly. The fleet was 18 full rigs, 6 radials and 2 4.7s – 21 boys and 5 girls – 3 juniors, 10 open, 12 masters and a great grand master. Thanks to Old Cove Yacht Club for their terrific hospitality. Sayville Yacht Club 2008 District 8 Grand Prix June 14-15, 2008 Sayville Yacht Club once again graciously hosted the D-8 Grand Prix. We were lucky to have in our presence sailors from other districts that used our regatta as a practice for the US Masters Nationals that were held the following weekend in District 7. Congratulations to John MacCausland, 2008 Star NA Champion, who schooled all of us in a variety of conditions. Sailing Legend Susie Pagel was the top female competitor, and our top Radial sailor was Sayville Yacht Club’s own Michael Burns. Cool regatta hats were given out to the winners and first 20 registrants. We look forward to having everyone back next year at Sayville, which once again will host the D-8 Grand Prix.

Full-rig Lasers John MacCausland 11; Mike Matan 22; Brian Raney 28; Fred Abels 34; Brendan McAndrews 38. Radials Micheal Byrnes 12; Jack Swikart 15; Spenser Olsson 18; Daniel DelBello 29; Geoff Craz 33. Spring Sailing Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club - June 7—Its sloooow good! Bob Blanco took 1st in the light air one race event. Bob is the master of picking up a 30% lefty when there was absolutely no indication that anything was happening! Southampton YC - May 31 - Saturday was FULL ON racing with really strong winds from the south. Ten hearty sailors competed and we did a total of seven races in gusty and rainy conditions. Blake Marriner from Cedar Point YC took first for the day, with Christian Cremer being the top Radial and Junior sailor finishing third, just behind his dad in second. Due to a mix up on my end, most of the fleet arrived early. Special thanks go to Lindsay Hewitt for leading some on the water coaching and keeping everyone psyched for the day. Southampton YC are EXCEPTIONAL hosts . . . the spread after sailing is the best I have seen anywhere! Special “thanks” need to go to Kent Rydberg and the good doctor, and to Malcolm and Jim for racing. Dinghy Shop, Amityville May 17 - Last Saturday started out NW, and shifted over to the WSW and really picked up. The sailing sebago team from Brooklyn came out and thanks to Brooklyn James for running our races! Unfortunately, my whaler broke down and thanks to Chris Schmitz for towing us in on his jetski and for moving the marks for us. My friend Blake Marriner from Cedar Point YC came down and taught us all how to sail downwind and was the winner for the day, followed by me in second, and Lindsay Hewitt in third. Ryan Schmitz was our top junior.

Dinghy Shop, Amityville May 10 - A great start to the new season! All in all a fun day on the water. When we all arrived, it was blowing hard out of the north, and then the southerly tried to come in and it did a good job of shutting down the northerly. In total, we had 10 sailors, and we were able to get off 6 races. Lindsay and I shared RC duties and he even loaned me his boat for 2 races.... Lindsay, thanks, as always, for everything that you do for the district. Keith Hennessey tied with Bob Blanco on points, but Keith’s two bullets gives him the lead for the day. I had the better average, but given that I only sailed in two races, I say Keith gets the win for the day. I want to welcome the newcomers to the group. -Keith Hennesey, from Manhattan, and Holly Sears from Brooklyn who both sail a full rig in breeze so strong that the numbers fly off sails! -Chris Dager, Ryan Schmitz and Victoria Stivanello, all junior sailors with new radials! I’ll have more for you in the fall with Frostbiting reports from Seawanhaka Yacht Club!!!! Everyone, pull out your boats and lets get out there and SAIL!

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District 10 Eric Reitinger New Jersey

First off, it’s sad news to report on the loss of Faye Bennett. Faye was very active in US Sailing and did many firsts for women in the sport. She was also very active all over our district, one of the major players and founders of LBIYRA; she helped in many junior events and could always be seen around offering her help and judging events. Faye will be missed. District Champs were held at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club June 28-29. 10 full rigs, a record 20 radials and 1 4.7 arrived to great conditions. Wind was out of the SW ranging from 8-18 mph, plenty of waves to surf and the weather couldn’t get any better. Over the 7 races Had Brick (Island Heights YC) prevailed by two points over Brian Raney (Cedar Point YC). Both were able to constantly stay in front of the fleet, creating a 10 point gap between 2nd and 3rd. Jeff Hahl (Brant Beach YC) was 3rd. In the radials, Fred Ables (Sayeville YC) dominated the fleet winning all but one race. Arielle deLisser (Barnegat Light YC) was 2nd and Dylan Finneran (Toms River YC) was a point behind in 3rd. Kayla Ellis was the only 4.7 in the fleet and sailed every race with the radial fleet. Brant Beach held the ACCs July 12th and 13th. 175 total boats arrived to some great conditions and a 815mph out of the SW. In the 63 boat Full Rig fleet, Kyle Rogochenko (Toms River YC) won by 6 points over Royce Webber (Bay Head YC). Some other district finishers in the top 20 include Randall Hartrandt (Ocean Gate YC) in 5th, Eric Reitinger (Brant Beach YC) in 10th, Had Brick (IHYC) in 12th and first Grand Master, Dave Breder (Corinthian YC of Cape May) in 15th and first Master, Mike Reynolds (LEHYC) in 17th, and Jeff Hahl (BBYC) in 20th. Little Egg’s website has the full results. In the 95 boat radial fleet, David Alfonso (CNSJ) won by over half the points of the 2nd place boat Max Lopez (Monmouth Boat Club). Some other D10 members in the top 20 include Dylan Finneran (TRYC) in 3rd and Mike Russom (Greater Wildwood YC) in 10th. In the 17 boat 4.7 radial fleet there were 3 D10 members sailing. Kayla Ellis (BBYC) was in 9th, Liam Finneran (TRYC) was in 13th and Zach Scura (TRYC) was 17th. Full results can be found at BBYC’s site. Dave Breder summed up the weekend in a few paragraphs, here’s what he said:

“Brant Beach Yacht Club on Long Beach Island, NJ hosted the Laser Atlantic Coast Championship last weekend in perfect weather - 8 to 12 knots and sunny both days. 63 full rig laser and 95 radial lasers and 17 4.7 rigs competed. They had hundreds of volunteers and ran an unprecedented event.

First, they did food right. The whole weekend was an all you can eat affair of healthy foods. All the food cost nothing extra for sailors and cheap for non-sailors. Breakfast each morning was eggs, sausage, bagels, cereal, and bananas. At breakfast, they have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich-making station for you to make and take with you if you wish. On the water, you get unlimited water, fruit and energy bars. The hardest working people were

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the ones on the catamaran snack boat. After the finish, a flock of lasers would reach over like hungry seagulls and attack them. They furiously passed out plums, water, energy bars and collected trash like a buffet line moving at six knots. The Saturday night dinner and Sunday afternoon awards barbeque were nice, also, all you can eat.

Another nice touch - pictures. A club volunteer took everyone’s picture as we rounded the weather mark, developed and printed the pictures, put them into plastic frames and displayed them on a table in order by sail number. We took the pictures after the awards. Now that must have been a lot of work!

We sailed on Barnegat Bay, which usually delivers and strong sea breeze and chop that beats you up. We had an easier time with the lighter wind last weekend. The bay has eelgrass that can be challenging to learn to deal with for new comers but might have been good practice for the Olympic sailors in China who may clump across algae. Do not miss a regatta hosted by Brant Beach!”

Island Heights hosted the Mid Atlantic Jr. Olympics on July 28-29. Out of the 12 women, Kelly McGlynn took first place pretty convincingly over the entire fleet. Overall, Max Lopez (MBC) took the win with the top 4 boats within 3 points of each other. Women’s champ Kelly McGlynn was 3rd and Austin Neuman (Riverton YC) was 5th. Full Results can be found at IHYC’s site. Here are some other results from D10 members over North America: Canadian Youth 16 and Under Eastern Intermediates Radial Jack Swikart (USA, SSYC) 1st Canadian Nationals Radial Mike Russom, 7th GWYC (Greater Wildwood); Jack Swikart 10th (SSYC); Morgan Russom 38th (out of 61) (GWYC) North Americans Jack Swikart 4th in 4.7, Joe Lepis 48th in Full (LYC) Smythe Finals Jack Swikart (SSYC) 5th, Mike Russom (GWYC) 13th Pacific Coast Championships Full Rig Joe Lepis (LYC) 13th Nationals Jack Swikart (SSYC) 2nd in 4.7s; Kyle Rogachenko (TRYC) 6th in Full, Joe Lepis (LYC) 65th in Full; Ashley Love 63rd in radials (MYC) Leiter Cup Morgan Russom (GWYC) 14th, Chelsea Katz 41st (YCSH) Congratulations go out to Arielle deLisser (BLYC), the 2008 Leiter Cup Champion CORK Kyle Rogachenko (TRYC) 4th in Full, Joe Lepis (LYC) 30th in Full, Randy Hartranft 33rd in Full (TRYC); Alyssa Ayres 2nd in 4.7 (SBYC); Dylan Finneran (TRYC) 10th in Radial Gold, Jack Swikart (SSYC) 18th in Radial Gold. Master’s ACCs Had Brick (IHYC) 1st Surf City’s 60th Annual regatta was held just as Hannah went over the Jersey Shore. SCYC canceled Saturday’s racing but sailors who were there on

Sunday got a treat. The weather couldn’t be better, it didn’t look like a tropical storm went by (except for the huge surf at the ocean, which still was around when the regatta was over). 7 Full rigs and 10 Radials arrived to a up and down breeze that was quite shifty. 5 races were completed with Eric Reitinger (BBYC) in 1st, Dave Magno (LYC) in 2nd and Mike Hecky (RYC) in 3rd. In the radials Mark Sorbo (Manasquan River YC) was 1st, Kelly McGlynn (LEHYC) in 2nd, and Nick Pro (RYC) in 3rd. As for the upcoming schedule, here’s what’s on tap: - September 14th, 21st, 28th, and October 5 – BBYC Fall Series (http://www.bbyc.net/) - October 4th – Marsh Creek Fall Regatta (http://www.ussailing.net/mcsc/) - October 18th – Monmouth Boat Club Fall Laser Regatta (http://www.monmouthboatclub.org/) - October 18th – Cooper River Fall Regatta (http://www.cooperriveryc.org/) - November 9th, 16th, 23rd, 27th, and 30th – Cooper River Frostbite Series - Every Sunday starting November 2nd till river freezes – Monmouth Boat Club Frostbite Series (http://www.monmouthboatclub.org/) - June 20-21, 2009 Laser District 10 Championships, Lavalette Yacht Club

Jon Deutsch District 11 Richmond, VA http://www.laserdistrict11.org

District 11 has had a busy summer with sailing almost every weekend. The season is winding down with just a few more events left this fall. Several fleets will start Frostbiting in November so check out the District 11 website for more information as that time nears. Our biggest event this summer was our District 11 Championship held at Deep Creek Yacht Club. 40 full rigs and 8 radials sailed in good wind on Deep Creek Lake. The folks at Deep Creek Yacht Club put on a great regatta. The dolly chix even lined up our dollies in numerical order by sail number to ease retrieval upon our return to shore. Ted Morgan from Severn Sailing Association won 3 out of 5 of the races to take the overall title. Danielle Prior won the radial fleet. Top 5 were: 1. Ted Morgan (SSA), 2. Erich Hesse (PRSA), 3. Eric Reinke (SSA), 4. Kyle Swenson (FBYC), 5. Brennen Drysdale (MRSA). Radials were 1. Danielle Prior, 2. Sam Dobbs, 3. Carrie Dodd. In other sailing in the district West River had two days of racing in June that started light, but saw more wind later in the day during the Dave Irey Regatta. 1. Brennen Drysdale, 2. Roger Link, 3. Jon Deutsch Rock Hall Yacht Club hosted their Summer One

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Design Regatta June 21-22. 13 sailors saw some close racing in 8 races – all of the sailors except Bob Tan who finished 1st with 7 bullets. Mitch Grieb (2), Jon Deutsch (3) and Brennen Drysdale (4) all battled for the next few spots and were only 3 points apart in the final standings. Danielle Prior led Sam Dobbs in the 4-boat Radial Fleet. A number of District-area sailors made their annual pilgrimage to the North Carolina Masters in Oriental North Carolina. D11 sailors took 7 out of the top 10 spots: 1. Mike Schmidt (MRSA), 2. Henry Amthor (HYC), 3. Eric Reinke (SSA), 4. Bob Tan (SSA), 5. Ted Morgan (SSA), 6. Frank Murphy (FBYC), 10. Kim Couranz (SSA), 13. Jane Schmidt (MRSA) Corsica River Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta at the end of July had one of the best fleets of the year and one of the largest at this event in recent memory. 36 full rigs and 13 radials came out for winds in the 1015 knot range on Saturday and a little lighter wind on Sunday. Brennen Drysdale did a great job keeping the boat flat and going fast through the small chop in the river. Brennen (Miles River YC) finished 1st followed by Nicholas Place (Corsica River YC) and Roger Link (West River YC). The Radial fleet was led by Ben Sturmer (SSA), followed by Nicole Hause (TAYC) and Michael Gorman (GSA). At the beginning of August Ware River Yacht Club held the Virginia Governor’s Cup. This regatta has had a growing laser fleet over the past few years and saw a few first time visitors from the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area. 1. Jon Deutsch (FBYC), 2. Frank Murphy (FBYC), 3. Steve Wirt (FBYC). The 4-boat 14 and under fleet was won by Carl White. Had Madelaine Alderman not been kicked out of the 14 and under fleet after racing on Saturday for being 15 years old, she probably would have beat all of the other adults sailing full rigs in her radial. The Annual Oxford Regatta at Tred Avon Yacht Club had 10 full rigs and 8 radials racing in light winds on Saturday and a little heavier winds on Sunday. The party and trophy presentation were top notch as usual. In the full rig fleet Bob Tan finished 1st followed by Brennen Drysdale and Logan Phillip. In the Radial fleet Kyle Swenson finished 1st followed by Lauren Schoene and Nicole Hause. While the Annual Oxford Regatta was going on at the upper end of the bay, Fishing Bay Yacht Club was hosting their 69th Annual Regatta at the South end of the bay. The light and shifty winds in the Piankatank gave sailors fits all weekend. They at least had a better fate than the larger boats who went out into the bay and didn’t get any racing on one of the days. 1. Erich Hesse, 2. Brad Squires, 3. Jon Deutsch. In the Radial Fleet: 1 Madelaine Alderman, 2. Cori Radtke, 3. Tom Stokes Tropical Storm Hanna had it in for the sailors attending the Laser Masters Atlantic Coast Championship. The storm blew through all day Saturday with winds in the 40-knot range and rain coming sideways for much of the day – racing was obviously out of the question. Although the storm didn’t do any damage, it did decimate the fleet and keep more than a few boats from coming down to sail on Sunday. The fleet of 28 boats got in 3 races on Sunday in a dying breeze. Had Brick (Island Heights YC) had 3 consecutive second place finishes to take the overall title. Mike Miller (FBYC) finished 2nd followed by 3. Mike Schmidt (MRSA), 4. Chris Legg (SSA), 5. James Jacob (FBYC). With the frostbite season coming up on the horizon, District 11 has a lot sailing left between now and

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District 12 Glenn Walker & Doug Sherwood Wrightsville Beach, NC

WOW what a summer, what a great series we’re having in D-12! There has been no shortage of sea-breeze at each of

our championship regattas and no shortage of competition either. Participation is up as we are averaging 39 boats at each of our D12 sponsored regattas. Our dedicated host yacht clubs have supported us to an incredible level, we are truly blessed with outstanding volunteers. Thank you race committees’! Our third regatta and Radial Grand Prix was held in Charleston SC by the Carolina Yacht Club. Congratulations to Jenny Garvais for winning the Radial Grand Prix. Our fourth championship regatta was run by the pros at CYC-NC. They delivered on the sea-breeze with a nice swell and three grueling races on Saturday and shifty light conditions on Sunday, which shook-up the leader board. Eric Oetgen held on to win the full rig fleet while Chris Stang worked the Radial fleet into shape. On the sound side, (CYC has racing in the ocean and in the sound) the 4.7 fleet was ruled by Dana Rhode. Feedback from sailors participating in our championship series appreciate the separate starts our

host clubs are providing for each fleet. Our Radial fleet is growing with both junior and senior sailors. Our next regatta is hosted by the Carolina Sailing Club at Lake Murray SC. With a brand new club house, great camping, and facilities I am sure it will be a regatta that you won’t want to miss. Join us in Charleston for our last hurrah of the championship series, as we crown a new champion in each fleet. CYCSC is pulling out all stops for us this year so come out and show your support! FALL CALENDAR CSC-SC- Lake Murray: Championship series #4, (all rigs) 09/27-28th CYC-SC- Charleston: Championship series #5, & Annual Meeting (all rigs) 10/25-26th CYC-NC: Fall Series 10/4, 11/1, 12/6, & 1/1/09 Check our website regularly for calendar updates, photos, and now LASER VIDEOS. www.d12.laserforum.org

District 13 Meka Taulbee & Michelle Davis Dunedin, FL

Summer is the off season in Florida. It’s hot. The wind is light. There’s lightning. Plenty of D13 folks hit the road this summer, with some fantastic results. Most of the important open events this summer were on the West Coast, so several trailerloads of Floridians made the long drive out.

First off was the windy North Americans in San Francisco where Brad Funk and Luke Lawrence duked it out in the top of the full rig fleet, with Brad eventually finishing 3rd and Luke getting a 5th. In Radials Philip Alley got 5th overall with Colin Smith finishing15th in the very competitive 43-boat Gold fleet. Cameron Hall and Abby Featherstone managed the breeze and current well to finish 2nd and 5th respectively in the 4.7 fleet. The famous fog held off for most of the regatta, making the Cityfront reasonably warm for Floridians. The water…another story.

Niklas Anderson made it to the second to last bracket in the Heavy Weather Laser Slalom (held immediately afterwards) before being taken out by David Wright; beating, among others, Brendan Casey AUS to get there in what he described as one of the funnest regattas he’s ever done.

The Pacific Coast Champs in Monterey featured much lighter wind than San Francisco, with seals and sea otters swimming about the place. It drew around 120 boats on their way down the coast between NA’s and Nationals. Brad Funk dominated the fullrig fleet, while Mateo Vargas and Philip Alley were 2nd and 4th, respectively, in the Radial fleet. Cameron Hall took 1st and Caroline Wallace 2nd in the 4.7 fleet.

The final West Coast summer event was the US Nationals at ABYC, where D13 folks continued their winning ways. Zach Marks made the top ten in the fullrig fleet, while Mateo Vargas took a 1st and Phillip Alley a 2nd overall in the Radials. Cameron Hall…what can you say….1st in the 4.7’s.

Luke Lawrence had an excellent summer on the Youth racing circuit. He got 4th overall at the US

Youth Nationals in San Francisco in late June, an event that he would have won easily except for 2 OCS’s. This was followed by second overall at the ISAF Youth Worlds in Arhus, Denmark in mid July. Watch for this guy in 2012!

Some of our more ‘mature’ sailors headed up to the Masters US Nationals in New Bedford Mass. on June 20-22, where Tim Landt finished 6th overall and Dave Hartman was the top Great Grand Master in the 58-boat fleet. In Dave’s own words: “John Fox, Tim Landt and I represented D13 at the US Masters sailed on Buzzards Bay from New Bedford YC. The most impressive and memorable part of the regatta was that one of the founders of Samuel Adams is a member of NBYC and graciously donated more kegs of beer then we could drink! This is a really neat setting and great place to sail. For the three days of sailing, conditions were ideal — seabreeze of 8 to 16 kts. Tim’s time on the water in Cabarete is paying off. He had a great regatta, finishing 6th overall. He was just in the wrong age group as Masters took the top 4 overall positions. John had a great time visiting with grandkids, but discovered that a leaky boat is not fast! He now has a new hull which should eliminate that excuse. I put my hex on Peter Seidenberg on Sunday to win the top GGM trophy thanks to Peter’s screwups (OCS & DSQ) -otherwise Peter may have finished in the top ten overall!”

Meanwhile, back on the home front…. People of all ages and with all rigs are encouraged to join in the Treasure Coast Series. Once each month a one-day event is held, starting in April at Lake Eustis and continuing through November, in Melbourne; with stops at Jensen Beach, West Palm, Titusville and Ft Pierce along the way. It’s a great way to get out and mingle with all your sailing buddies once a month. Cheap fun, and you still have time to mow the lawn on Sunday. The venues are a nice mix: some ocean, some lake, some intracoastal waterway acting like a lake. Dodging lightning does seem to be the eternal constant, at least for the midsummer events.

Treasure Coast Series # 4 was in Titusville on July 13. First was Hal Gilreath, second Dave Hartman and third Michelle Davis as around 16 mixed rigs got in one race due to the afternoon storms. Treasure Coast Series # 5 at Jensen Beach on Aug 9 threatened to be another rainout, but we persisted and got in a full afternoon of racing in three fleets when the storms passed. James Liebl, Dave Chapin and Dave Hartman were top three in the fullrig fleet; Mike Zonnenburg, Conner Blouin, and Michael Booker topped the Radial fleet; and Mike Popp, Ryan Hardy, and Joshua Dempsey were 1, 2, 3, in the 4.7’s.

TCS 6 WPB Sept 13...hasn’t been sailed yet as of this writing but there’s a break in the tropical weather and the forecast sounds superb for playing on the ocean this weekend!

I’m forgetting something here…some other regatta going on this summer…oh yeah ! That one in China! Anna Tunnicliffe won the Gold in the Laser Radial and Zach Railey, former Laser sailor won Silver in the Finn. All that hard work paid off. Congrats!!!!

Let me just slip in and say that the District 13 Champs are December 13-14 in Sarasota and we welcome anyone to come and sail with us in FLorida!!!-meka

District 18 John Shockey

District 18 oddly enough takes a “break” in the schedule during the summer months as most the Laser sailing is dedicated to Junior Sailing. The kickoff for the summer was the District 18 Grand Prix which was described in the last issue titled, ‘The way I did it.’ Out of the 40 boats that came out, 14 Juniors came out with Kyle Mclaughlin as the top junior. Kevin Shockey of Vermilion Boat Club won followed by Chicago’s Roman Plutenko, and myself trailing in at 3rd. There were a number of juniors that competed for US Sailing’s Junior Singlehanded trophey throughout the summer months with Tim Zacher of Vermilion Boat Club emerging as the top D18 junior finishing 2nd in the Smythe Championship hosted by Chicago Yacht Club. As his coach, it was an exciting journey for everyone as his hard work paid off. Hopefully more D18 juniors in the future continue to excel on the national level! Congrats to Anna Tunnicliff-Funk for taking the Radial Gold in China. She grew up in the junior sailing program at North Cape Yacht Club just north of Toledo. Junior sailing in the D18 has produced some great sailors over the years and may the tradition continue! This fall the district can look forward to Laserlips Laser and Force 5 regatta September 13th and 14th at Laserlips Yacht Club. Results will be posted on the website. There are a number of people within the district trying to purchase lasers, so if anyone would like me to coordinate this just shoot me an e-mail at jshockna06@yahoo.com That about raps it up for this report, but I encourage all pictures, results, and stories be sent to me so I can share your story with the rest of the District. On a side note, the Orange Bowl Youth Regatta begins December 27th 2008; this is a regatta everyone should experience, especially if you want to test your skills on the national level. Daiquiris in Cocoanut Grove watching your youth blast around on a Laser, what more could you ask for? Signing off.

District 21 Mike Elson Minneapolis, MN

District 21 has Laser racing three evenings at week, hosted by Wayzata Yacht Club, Calhoun yacht Club, Bald Eagle Lake Yacht Club and White Bear Yacht Club. Yes, there is double booking on Wednesdays. But the biggest mid summer Laser event is Calhoun

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Yacht Club’s Aquatennial Regatta. Aquatennial is Minneapolis’ summer festival and the regatta is its’ oldest continuous event, other than the parade. The PRO accommodated the 19 Lasers by running shorter courses than the C scows so the Lasers got 5 races on Saturday. The Sunday races were abandoned because of no wind. Lars Hansen placed first, Brendan Boylan was second, Mike Woldum was third in a borrowed boat and Kurt Holtze was fourth. The first weekend in August there is a well attended Art fair that blocks access to Lake Calhoun, so CYC hosts a one day Laser only event, the Northstar Games. The games are staged at the opposite end of the lake. Thirteen Lasers participated in eight races. The overall winner was Brendan Boylan, second was Hugh Harris, third was Mark Kastel and fourth was Matt Thompson. CYC finishes its’ racing season with a one day Low Key (no fee, no protests) regatta for C scows and Lasers with the main focus on getting in as many races as possible. This year there were 9 Laser races and Kurt Holtze won 8 of them in rather challenging winds. Obviously, Kurt was first. Bruce Martinsen was second, Mike Schmid was third and Dannielle Lindeman was fourth. The District 21 Grand Prix will be this weekend at (you guessed it) Lake Calhoun and I’ll give you the results in the next TSL issue. Frostbiting will continue Sunday mornings in October at Wayzata Yacht Club and one of the Sundays will be expanded to constitute District 21’s N.U.M.B. regatta. I’ve forgotten exactly what the acronym represents but it is almost intuitive. And last on the schedule it the traditional Thanksgiving Day regatta which will be sailed just to say we did it.

District 22 Mike Gilbert Missoula, MT

District 22 had a successful Grand Prix points regatta August 23-24 at North Flathead Yacht Club in Somers, Montana. We had a good turnout of 17 boats, the best representation in 10 years. Sailors arrived from four western states and one Canadian province, some traveling 1000 miles, for which we are very grateful. Several no-shows due to schedule conflicts would have made an even better event. We will work on them next year, as well as work on local sailors intimidated by their lack of racing experience. It is our goal to provide good competition for experienced sailors, and a learning environment to welcome new or out of practice sailors. One of our sailors has been a deck crew on a big offshore boat but had never sailed a Laser. He had a great time, sailed well, and learned a lot, using “all the parts of the boat I don’t normally get to touch!” The racing was off to an early start both days to take advantage of the strong morning thermal that blows off the north shore and down 30-mile Flathead Lake. Whitecaps as well as the sun rising above the Swan Range greeted the fleet. The racecourse was set up two to three miles out into the northern end of the mountain lake. Eric Tulk of Calgary shot off to an early lead in the first day’s races with three firsts, followed by Jim Christopher, Ian Hern, Alex Mineev, and Ian Elliot in the hunt. In what other sport and what other boat can you experience good, tight racing between a twenty-something and a seventy-something? It was

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fun to watch their skill from the back of the pack. Sunday the thermal was back as usual, with four races completed before a mid-day lull. In light of long trips home, the fleet was brought in to the club for late lunch and awards. Eric Tulk again showed how to sail this boat well, with his single second place finish being the throw out race. Eric finished the regatta well ahead of the pack with 6 points, followed by Jim Christopher of Eureka, CA, Ian Hern from Calgary, Alberta, Alex Mineev of Seattle, Ian Elliot of Edmonton, Alberta, and 6th went to upand-coming Junior Hannah Meers of Calgary. Everyone had a good time, with dinner outside on the deck Saturday night, beautiful weather and clear skies. Thanks to the North Flathead Yacht Club, Race Steward Scott Galbraith, and our sponsors SailMontana.com, LaserPerformance, West Marine, and Zhik. District 22 is proud to report we have tripled our ILCA membership in the last year! (to 3...shhhh) We are climbing back out of extinction, are building more Laser awareness, and hope to start some club activity and weekly racing in the future. We hope to be involved in racing at the spectacular big lakes of the northern Rockies - Flathead, Canyon Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Coeur d’Alene. If there are ANY sailors down there in Wyoming, let us know. We have no frostbite schedule as of printing, but there are many weeks of beautiful fall sailing left, and Flathead lake’s temp stays in the 50’s through the end of October. If anyone is interested in late season sailing, please contact me through the ILCA directory or website.

District 24 David Lapier Nor Cal

District 24 sailors enjoyed another great summer of sailing in northern California. We had record fleets at a wide range of events for sailors of all ages.

Scott’s Flat Lake is a lovely reservoir surrounded by pines in California’s historic gold country. The “Go For the Gold” regatta is their annual event. The sailing is fun and the camping and party are great too.

Results: 1) Dan Ouellet, 2) Richard Leland, 3) Tony Dahlman, 4) Drake Jensen, 5) Brian Schyberg, 6) Max Brodie, 7) Scott Penfield.

Treasure Island Sailing Center hosted the Summer Sailstice regatta. It’s a true multigenerational event that raises funds for sailing outreach programs. The race course is east of Treasure Island, with a strong current running perpendicular to the wind. There were some scoring challenges, but PRO John Super did a great job on the water. Honorable mention goes to Chris Boome, who had several top finishes.

Results – Adults: 1) David LaPier, 2) Mike Rutledge, 3) Eric Wilson, 4) Mike Bishop, 5) David Adolphs. Youth: 1) Mike Lazaro, 2) Chris Humphries, 3) Mike Scott, 4) Michael Radziejowski. Radial: 1) Dominc Bove, 2) Chloe Lepert, 3) Megan Hayes, 4) John Olson, 5) Lawrence Jau, 6) Kate Anderson, 7) Annie Rossi.

The High Sierra Regatta at Huntington Lake is a summer classic that draws competitors from all over California for the great breese, senery, and camping.

The 55th running brought our good friend Dave Leuck up from San Diego and Jim Christopher down from Eureka – 800 miles separate their homes. Bay area attendance was also strong. Results: 1) Dave Lueck, 2) Jim Christopher, 3) Tom Burden, 4) Richard Leland, 5) Roger Herbst, 6) Drake Jensen, 7) Simon Bell, 8) Murray McLeod, 9) JB Duler, 10) Tucker Strasser.

The Masters Pacific Coast Championship was held at the Bayview Boat Club, located just South of Pac Bell Park. We sailed two long races Saturday and then joined the huge party at the club on Saturday night. Sunday’s racing saw shifty conditions, with only a breakdown preventing Chris Boome from winning the Don Trask Trophy away from repeat champion Tracy Usher. At the awards, Great Grandmaster Champ Jim Christopher put it all in proper perespective when he said, “I would like to apologize for the demise of my competitors.” Results: 1) Tracy Usher, 2) Peter Phelan, 3) Chris Boome, 4) Mark Halman, 5) David LaPier, 6) Mike Bishop, 7) Jim Christopher, 8) Roger Herbst, 9) Veijo Suorsa, 10) Eric Wilson.

The North American Championship, the Laser Slalom, and Pacific Coast Championships were really memorable for all that participated. It was fun to meet sailors and their families from across Canada, as well as from Florida, Michigan, and New Jersey. Special thanks to the many volunteers that made these events a success, especially Garth Hobson at Monterey Peninsula YC and Tracy Usher at the Saint Francis.

The “Dinghy Delta Ditch” is a 30 mile downwind cruise up the Sacramento River organized by the Lake Washington Sailing Club.. Each year the event grows with more competitors in different classes of small boats. Lasers were well represented as usual. Results: 1) Michael Rohde, 2) Dave Neilsen, 3) James Parker, 4) Dan Ouellet, 5) John Rodgers, 6) Jeff Cook, 7) Ralph Pombo, 8) JB Duler, 9) Scott Hinkley, 10) Greg Rohde, 11) Scott Penfield.

Bay Area Youth Sailing (BAYS) conducts a highly competitive youth championship series. Events were held around the bay at Encinal, TISC, Sequoia YC, and San Francisco YC.

Results – Full Rig: 1) Peter Jesberg, 2) Chris Humphreys, 3) Mike Lazzaro, 4) Mike Scott, 5) Matt Van Renseeler. Radials: 1) Jessica Bernhard, 2) Dominic Bove, 3) Megan Hayes, 4) Chloe Lepert. Laser 4.7: 1) Max Brodie, 2) Tom Parker, 3) Sam Heller, 4) Matthew Deveny, 5) Sterling Dryer.

Alas, the summer came to an end with Lake Tahoe Yacht Club’s Laser Championship. Results: 1) Stan Eriksson, 2) Roger Herbst, 3) Don Blyhte, 4) Todd Jackson, 5) Buff Wendt-Pullen, 6) Doug Pierini, 7) Richard Leland, 8) Luke Frederick, 9) Dan Hauserman, 10) Drake Jensen.

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By the time you read this the Olympics will be over and most everyone will have had what I call “Olympic Fever” This is when you watch the Olympics and get so pumped up and excited that you vow that you are starting your Olympic Campaign today. For the next week you train like crazy. Then as a few weeks go by you start to tell yourself that you’ve got 4 years so why rush. Does this sound familiar? Well, I hate to say it, but it takes years to build up to the athletic levels of many of the competitors in Beijing. So don’t put off today what you think you can do tomorrow. Before I go on I want to recognize some people who are prime examples of years of training in their sport. Congratulations to Anna Tunnicliffe for achieving what so many dream of. A gold medal at the Olympic games. Andrew Campbell is an amazing competitor and person. He’s an excellent role model of how a campaign should work. Mike Leigh is a sailor Canada should be extremely proud of. He is relentless in his work ethic and another great role model.Lisa Ross is another sailor Canada should be proud of. Aside from just being a great person she has put in a lot of hard work and dedication and is someone female sailors can really learn a lot from. Thank you Anna, Andrew, Lisa, and Mike for all of your hard work and for representing the North American Laser Class so well. For those of you who don’t have Olympic goals in mind, but rather just the next regatta the same applies. Many times people come up to me three days, a week or even one day before the regatta and say, “What should I do to be in shape for this regatta?” Sorry to say, starting your fitness program the day before the regatta begins is not the way to go. Just being in good shape for an event is not a healthy option. Adopting a healthy lifestyle will make each regatta easier and much less painful. A steady, consistent approach is the best way to reach and maintain your optimal performance levels. For example if you wanted to lose weight and keep it off the recommended weight loss rate is two pounds per week. It is unnatural for your body weight to have big swings up and down, not to mention very unhealthy. When you gain or loose weight too rapidly it has just as rapid an impact on your organs or bones. If you gain rapidly you are constricting everything inside and most times when you gain to

rapidly it is fat and not muscle you are gaining. This leads to a whole host of other complications. For example elevated blood pressure and cholesterol levels. If you loose too rapidly it puts the natural support system in your body in a weakened state. By taking things at a consistent pace your whole body can adjust to the changes and become stronger and healthier. Beijing was expected to be a very light air venue. Many of the sailors were at the lowest weight they have seen since they were junior sailors. In order to achieve their optimal weight they did not just starve themselves the week before the Olympics began. Well at least I hope they didn’t! The sailors needed to be able to maintain their strength and agility in the boat as well as being at a lighter weight. When your weight fluctuates it changes how you sail the boat. You may sail the boat differently at a higher weight than at a lower weight and vice versa. For example if you lighter you would have to depower your sail sooner as opposed to if you weighed more. As the fall & winter sailing season approaches I would like to suggest that everyone start getting ready for the next regatta now. Even if it’s not until December or February and especially if you live up north where the sailing season is coming to an end, now is the time to start. Remember slow and steady progress is the key. Let me break it down to 3 levels. First, start by spending a few weeks being more aware of what you are eating. NOT DIETING. Just by being more aware you will start to make better food choices naturally. Substitute 2 cans of soda per week with a bottle of water. Trade the bag of chips with lunch one day for an apple or piece of fruit. Eat Breakfast! Most times we don’t even realize that we grabbed another handful of chips in the break room or a candy bar at the checkout until it is in our mouth or gone! When you start to pay attention you start to make different choices. Then these choices become the tendency and not the conscious decision. Second, spend the following few weeks adding stretching to your daily routine. Stretching is great because you can do it at work, at your desk, in the shower, while watching TV or even in bed. Then try adding in some sort of physical activity once a week. It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you get your heart rate up. Walking, running, swimming, rowing, Basketball, tennis, weight training, it doesn’t matter just get out there and do it! After adding this activity in just once a week

you’ll find that it will then become easier to add in additional sessions. Shoot for two or three times a week. Remember to change it up. Don’t always do the same activity for the same amount of time in the same place. You’ll get bored and never want to do it again. Make it fun for yourself. If you have a dog you can take the dog for a walk or run. Make it a family affair and include everyone or get a group of friends together. Third, put it all together. By now healthier eating habits should be becoming more second nature, you have incorporated injury prevention by stretching and some cardiovascular conditioning. If you find you are really getting into it and enjoying yourself you may try incorporating some additional weights or adding in more activities. Most people think that working out will make them tired. On the contrary, it will give you more energy. You should find that the combination of all of these things will make you sleep better, have a more positive attitude and feel energized. That alone will help boost your sailing performance. Now when you go to the next regatta you are prepared. You may not do any other activities other than sailing during the regatta and your eating habits may slip a bit, but you will already have a good base to work from. It is hard to make the most nutritional choices when you are traveling but if your body has a solid platform to begin with it is easier for it to digest and make up for what it is not getting. The one thing to try to keep up at every regatta is stretching. It will help get your muscles warmed up and loosened up. Whatever your goals may be just take it step by step and you’ll get there. Don’t be afraid to ask others and see what they are doing. A lot of times you can get good ideas that you can incorporate into your own program. I can’t wait to see you all at the next Olympic trials! As always, if you want to hear about a certain topic or have any questions about this experiment feel free to contact me. You can always find me at www.sailfit.com or email directly to meka@sailfit.com. I look forward to hearing from you

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