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Revised February 13, 2017
Harlem YC is in the process of creating a smallboat membership and have a core group of Laser Sailors who are actively trying to promote Laser sailing in the NYC area. Harlem YC currently hosts the local Sea Scouts, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Hudson River Community Sailing. The Harlem YC, located on City Island, has recently revised it’s By-laws making small boat membership readily affordable. Those of you that currently belong to a YC or boat club need not read any further. For those that are non-affiliated and would like a place to keep and use your Laser and would be interested in Laser racing on Eastchester Bay might want to check out this opportunity. For those that have never sailed on Eastchester Bay it is an ideal location for dinghy racing. If interested go to www.hyc.org however please ignore the section on membership choices as it has not been updated to reflect the recent By-law changes. You may contact me directly at jeepers2@optonline.net for further details. They frostbite, have evening and weekend sailing.
Thank-you
Jeep Califano
Harlem Yacht Club
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Race Report:
2016 Almost Labor Day NBIBCLRA Regatta
Another Great
Day on the Water yesterday. Twenty Five Lasers raced in 8-12kts from the NE
in Noyac Bay. Because of the wind direction, we explored the far reaches of
the bay where only the most intrepid sailors go.
Our excellent
RC Marty Knab, and his team (MaryAnn, Sarah, Dan and Naomi) did a superb job
of getting off six races. Steve Tedeschi and his Drone Team took video from
high above and will shortly share the results.
And special
thanks to Cynthia and her team for a great spread and to Izzy and Carlina
for excellent work getting all the scores in order.
Congratulations to the winners:
Overall:
Julian Barrowcliffe, David Berridge and Ryosuke Saki
Radials:
Ryosuke Saki, Rudy Ratsep and Jim Vos
Women:
Rachel Gruzen, Sara Nightingale and Joan Butler
4.7: Connor
Rust and Joan Butler
Juniors:
Jake O'Brien, Connor Rust and Jean Michel
The full
results:
NBIBCLRA Almost Labor Day 2016 Regatta |
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Rank |
Skipper |
Rig |
M/F/J |
Sail
No |
3
Digits |
Race
1 |
Race
2 |
Race
3 |
Race
4 |
Race
5 |
Race
6 |
Total |
Final |
1 |
Julian Barrowcliffe |
|
|
170369 |
369 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
2 |
David
Berridge |
|
|
7 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
12 |
3 |
Ryosuke Saki |
R |
|
1888886 |
886 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
28 |
19 |
4 |
Rudy
Ratsep |
R |
|
145667 |
667 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
29 |
21 |
5 |
Tim
Culver |
|
|
206085 |
085 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
35 |
26 |
6 |
Steve
Tedeschi |
|
|
209364 |
364 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
34 |
26 |
7 |
Jamie
Rogers |
|
|
174562 |
562 |
14 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
42 |
28 |
8 |
Bob
Terry |
|
|
156 |
156 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
10 |
50 |
38 |
9 |
Jim
Vos |
R |
|
194 |
194 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
57 |
43 |
10 |
Rachel Gruzen |
R |
F |
131614 |
614 |
25 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
7 |
73 |
48 |
11 |
Graham Hagger |
R |
|
399 |
399 |
10 |
13 |
5 |
14 |
11 |
13 |
66 |
52 |
12 |
Mark
Webber |
R |
|
190446 |
446 |
16 |
12 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
11 |
69 |
53 |
13 |
Bud
Rogers |
R |
|
188581 |
581 |
12 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
73 |
56 |
14 |
Aytug
Unaldi |
R |
|
bagel
bouy |
bb |
17 |
10 |
20 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
92 |
72 |
15 |
Jake
O'Brien |
|
J |
170369 |
369 |
21 |
20 |
11 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
100 |
79 |
16 |
Richard Skeen |
R |
|
182637 |
2637 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
25 |
106 |
81 |
17 |
Sara
Nightingale |
R |
F |
186474 |
474 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
25 |
25 |
107 |
82 |
18 |
Frank
Seckler |
R |
910 |
910 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
108 |
83 |
|
19 |
Connor Rust |
4.7 |
J |
Racer
X |
none |
18 |
15 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
25 |
111 |
86 |
20 |
Peter
Heinbockel |
|
|
11165 |
165 |
8 |
22 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
15 |
115 |
90 |
21 |
Jean
Michel |
|
J |
130382 |
382 |
22 |
19 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
116 |
94 |
22 |
Joan
Butler |
4.7 |
F |
182637 |
637 |
19 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
17 |
127 |
103 |
23 |
Everett Cook |
|
|
full |
full |
24 |
25 |
22 |
21 |
18 |
19 |
129 |
104 |
24 |
Denise Fenchel/Doug |
R |
F |
173650 |
650 |
20 |
21 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
129 |
105 |
25 |
Fernando Gonzalez |
|
|
173655 |
655 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
19 |
25 |
25 |
136 |
111 |
Race Report: Laser District 8 Grand Prix 2016
The good folks at Sayville Yacht Club really know how to host a major event!
A weekend of racing, August 20-21, saw a range of conditions in the legendary lumpy waters in the Great South Bay off of Blue Point. Saturday saw gusts of up to 14 kts., dropping down as the day went on. Five races, the 1st three taking about 50 minutes, the last two taking about 30 minutes each. We sailed in hte sunshine while the cool air blew nrth over Long island & formed monster thunderstorms to the north of us! Lightning flashed & thunder boomed but the sailors stayed in the sunshine.
Sunday saw gusts to 22 kts., with 3 races each taking about 50 minutes. I don't think any competitor escaped aches and pains! Those of us who elected to compete in the Radial Division (most competitors) were no doubt happy to have the smaller rig.
I usually race in smaller events, but if you race, its worth the experience to do a championship event. Get out there and have fun!Click HERE for full results
Race Report: Laser Master's Atlantic Coast Championships
Thirty-six sailors across the four age divisions raced in the warm (& lumpy) waters off Blue Point. The able Race Committee from Sayville Yacht Club got off four W-L twice-around races in a breeze that faded from 9 knots to about 5. Each 50 minute race (longer for yours truly!) let the fleet spread out - still, there were plenty of crossings between the experienced fleet members... and not much yelling!
Saturday night showcased Sayville YC's famous hospitality. A BBQ, a band, & local Blue Point beer flowing was one of the highlights of the weekend.
Sunday saw a bit more breeze. Two W-L twice arounds and, as the breeze built to about 18 knots, one triangle. (I thought it was a knot or two less, but I checked the weather history.)
For overall scores, the Master's handicap system was used. Straight score for Great-Grandmasters, one point added to each race for Grandmasters, 2 points for Masters, and 3 points for Apprentice Masters, just to keep the youngsters (!) in their place! The legendary Peter Seidenberg dominated. For complete scores, click HERE.
Did you think I'd race and not make a movie?
--Bob
Race Report: Another Great July 4th Regatta
Thirty four intrepid Laser sailors made it to this year's regatta. The predicted sea breeze came in on schedule right after the skippers meeting, and did so with a vengeance. To keep it interesting, the wind across the course was filled with shifts and featured some holes and some 20+kt conditions. Our superb RC headed by Marty Knab, with assistance from Dan Montero, Mary Ann Eddy, and Denise Fenchel and Betty responded with a course that occupied almost the entire width of the bay. Special thanks to Steve Tedeschi and his drone team which filmed the entire event from circling drones and boat mounted GoPros. We will circulate a link in a few days, once the editing process is finished.
Special thanks also to my wife Cynthia and her team in the kitchen--Katie, Maggie, Carlina Alex and Jack for an incredible spread. Also special cudos to Izzy Rogers, with help from Carlina Rivera for expert scorekeeping and tabulating.
Don't forget that we race lasers here every Friday and we will host the "Almost Labor Day Regatta" on Saturday September 3.
Congratulations to everyone on a great day of sailing, and special congratulations to the winners.
Bud
NBIBCLRA July 4th 2016 Regatta Rank Rig M/F/J 3 Digits Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Total Final 1 F M 824 Matt Doherty 4 1 1 3 3 2 14 10 2 R M 095 Lindsay Hewitt 7 2 7 2 1 1 20 13 3 R M 813 Rudy Ratsep 1 4 3 9 4 3 24 15 4 F M 637 Craig Smith 10 2 5 10 2 4 33 23 5 F M 020 Ted Cremer 5 8 6 7 6 9 41 32 6 R M 90 Lee Montes 6 15 16 1 5 8 51 35 7 F M 7 David Berridge 11 5 13 6 8 6 49 36 8 R M 886 Ryosuke Sakai 2 3 15 15 17 10 62 45 9 F M 655 Seth Barrows 17 7 2 23 27 7 83 56 10 R M 194 Jim Vos 25 10 8 11 14 14 82 57 11 F M 811 Steve Hicks 26 19 19 5 15 5 89 63 12 F M 085 Tim Culver 12 30 9 4 26 13 94 64 13 R M bb Richard Skeen 21 6 14 8 16 21 86 65 14 R M 581 Bud Rogers 14 11 18 17 9 18 87 69 15 F M 195 Geoff Loffredo 13 18 12 14 22 15 94 72 16 R F 614 Rachel Gruzen 16 14 20 13 12 33 108 75 17 F M 369 Julian Barrowcliffe 3 16 4 19 33 33 108 75 18 R M 446 Mark Webber 29 20 11 20 11 19 110 81 19 F M ITA Gabe Hannon 15 17 33 33 7 11 116 83 20 R J 156 James Vickery 32 12 23 16 18 20 121 89 21 F M 122 Kevin Quan 23 33 33 12 10 12 123 90 22 R F 445 Natlya Gontcharova 19 24 10 18 21 33 125 92 23 R M 399 Graham Hagger 20 21 17 21 19 17 115 94 24 F M 562 James Rogers 18 25 21 26 20 16 126 100 25 F M 362 Will Pepi 22 9 22 33 33 33 152 119 26 F M 822 Arthur Leiz 9 13 33 33 33 33 154 121 27 4.7 J 667 Connor Rust 28 26 26 24 23 23 150 122 28 4.7 F 1 Joan Butler 30 28 25 27 24 22 156 126 29 4.7 F 4.7 Sara Nightingale 33 33 27 22 13 33 161 128 30 R F 560 Marguerite Koehler 24 29 24 25 33 33 168 135 31 4.7 M 474 Nick Gazzolo 31 27 28 28 25 33 172 139 32 F M 364 Steve Tedeschi 8 33 33 33 33 33 173 140 33 F M 165 Douglas Culver 27 23 33 33 33 33 182 149 34 F M RWB Elijah Duckworth 33 33 33 33 33 33 198 165
Race Results: Laser Atlantic Coast Championship - for final scores, go to: http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/12285#_newsroom+results
Race Report: Dr. Hull Regatta, June 4, 2016
The Southhampton Yacht Club once again treated us to a great day of sailing on beautiful Shinnecock Bay, followed by their renowned gourmet BBQ! 10 sailors (some from Stony Brook University's Sailing Team) ran 6 races in 7-12 kts of breeze. The sun managed to hold off the fog enough to get the races in, the shorebound were not so lucky!
Many thanks to our host Kent Rydberg and our PRO Geoff Loffredo.
Dr. Hull Regatta June 4, 2016 at Southhampton Yacht Club | ||||||||
Place | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
1 | Ryo Sakai | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 T | 1 | 7 |
2 | Matt Doherty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 T | 2 | 10 |
3 | Lindsay Hewitt | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 T | 16 |
4 | Ted Cremer | 3 | 3 | 7 T | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
5 | Frank Seckler | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 T | 4 | 21 |
6 | Bob Terry | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 T | 2 | 3 | 26 |
7 | Vidar Minkovsky | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 32 | |
8 | Bob Blanco | 6 | 7 | 8 T | 4 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
9 | Nicholas Manfredi | 9 | 9 | 10 T | 9 | 8 | 8 | 47 |
10 | Micayla Beyer | 10 T | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 48 |
Race Results: Breakwater YC
BYC LASERS April 09 2016 | |||||||||||
Rank | Sail No | Race 1 WL | Race 2 WL | Race 3 MO | Race 4 WL | Race 5 WL | Race 6 WL | Race 7 | Total | Final | |
1 | Eric Langendahl | 7 (f) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | |
2 | Rachel Gruzen | 577 R | 5dns | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | |
3 | Billy Nightingale | 956 f | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |
4 | John N | 967 f | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5dns | 5dns | 5dns | 23 | 18 | |
5 | Tim C | 2 f | 4 | 5 | 5dnf | 5dns | 5dns | 5dns | 29 | 24 |
BYC LASERS March 12 2016 | |||||||||||
Rank | Sail No | Race 1 WL | Race 2 WL | Race 3 TRI | Race 4 WL | Race 5 WL | Race 6 WL | Race 7 | Total | Final | |
WL | |||||||||||
1 | David Beringer | 7 (f) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5dnf | 5dns | 16 | 6 |
2 | Seth Barrows | 637 | 5dnf | 5dns | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
3 | Denise | 639 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5dns | 5dns | 5dns | 25 | 15 |
4 | Joan | 4.7 | 5dnf | 5dns | 5dns | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 18 |
5 | buddy | 581 | 5dhs | 5dns | 5dns | 5dns | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 |
Laser Sailors are invited to sail at local venues in the area. These series are low-key, fun race dates,
which are perfect when learning how to sail a Laser or to just shake the rust off from winters lay-over.
Coming Up: 4/9 Spring Fling Seawanahaka Corinthian YC
5/30 Lagoon Regatta Nyack Boat Club
Save-the-Date: 6/11 ACC's Bellport Bay YC
6/25 D8 GrandPrix Sayville YC
7/16 Masters ACC's Sayville YC
Club Series Events Sailors are invited to drop by just for a day or stay the series.
East End Sailing:
North Shore Sailing:
..........Frostbiting
@ Seawanhaka YC, Center Island, Oyster Bay
Metro NYC Sailing
South Shore Sailing Laser Sailors are invited to sail at local venues in the area. These series are low-key, fun race dates,which are perfect when learning how to sail a Laser or to just shake the rust off from winters lay-over.
Coming Up: 4/9 --
Spring Fling Seawanahaka
Corinthian YC
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Hello Everyone, some fantastic racing yesterday.... I hope everyone
enjoyed the water.... We Had 10 boats come out, and some fickle breeze and
current on the course, but we got all six in and no rescues or anyone retiring
early. Id like to thank all those who travelled out to attend, I
hope you enjoyed your visit and will make Sag Harbor and the Breakwater a
regular stop on your sailing calendar. Also thank you to our stalwalt
regulars who make it enjoyable to watch and a pleasure to offciate over. Thanks
to Dan and Doug for helping out with race prep and making my job much more
easier.
BYC Lasers Ice Breaker Regatta |
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Rank | Sail No | Race 1 WL | Race 2 2WL | Race 3 WL | Race 4 WL | Race 5 MO | Race 6 WL | Total | Final | ||
1 | Ryosuke Sakai | 528 (rad) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |
2 | John Niewenhous | 967 (full) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 12 | |
3 | Jim Vos | 194 (rad) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | |
4 | Seth Barron | 367 (rad) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 19 | |
5 | Billy Nightingale | 956 (full) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 21 | |
6 | Bud Rodgers | 581 (rad) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | |
7 | Sara Nightingale | 5 (rad) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 25 | |
8 | Natalya Gontcharova | 445 (rad) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 32 | |
9 | Joan Butler | 637 (4.7) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 43 | |
10 | Sonya Elmquist | 09 (rad) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 48 | |
we will be starting out Early Spring series next Saturday (March 5th) and weather permitting continue on through April; Each Saturday, we will rig boats around 1 and first race should go off at 2pm, or when 3 boats are on the course.... I hope you plan on coming out. Click HERE for sailing instructions.
Race Report: Laser Masters Midwinters -
95 sailors competed in the Laser Masters Midwinters and Midweek Madness regattas
held Feb. 6 - 10 at the US Sailing Center - Martin County in Jensen Beach, FL.
Breakwater members Bud Rogers, Joan Butler, Rachel Gruzen, Sonja Elmquist, Cris
Brodie and Sara Nightingale (with Erik Langendal from Shelter Island)
participated with Bud Rogers besting the BYC contingent in both events.
In-addition to the Breakwater Club members, Laser District 8 sailors: Lindsay
Hewitt, Donald Woodworth, Natatalya Gontcharva, and Rysouka Sakai along with
frequent D8 sailors, Mike Matan, Paul Clifford, and Jean Yves Fillon of AYC.
A total of 16 races were held on trapezoid courses over a period of five days of
racing. Conditions on the Indian River Lagoon ranged from 5 - 25 knots with air
temperatures in the low 50’s. Olympic hopefuls and masters world champions were
among the competitors. Sailors must be over 35 years old to qualify for masters
events. The laser is a singlehanded dinghy that is an Olympic class boat for
both men and women.
![]() From left: Bud Rogers, Sara Nightingale, Joan Butler, Sonja Elmquist, Cris Brodie (Rachel Gruzen not pictured) |
![]() Rigging boats |
Laser sailing in Sag Harbor resumes on Saturday, Feb. 27th at the annual Ice
Breaker Regatta hosted by Breakwater Yacht Club and Community Sailing Center.
This event is planned to coincide with Sag Harbor’s winter festival,
HarborFrost, and sailors and guests are welcome to enjoy refreshments and
fireworks at BYC after the regatta. There will be a skipper’s meeting at BYC at
1:00 p.m. with racing to follow at approximately 2:00 p.m. The entry fee is $15
per person. Regular Saturday laser frostbiting begins March 5th. For more
information (or if you are looking for a boat) contact Marty Knab at kankron@hotmail.com or
Sean Elliot at sean.elliott@breakwateryc.org.
Hudson River YRA has just posted its upcoming schedule - click HERE for flyer
Laser Frostbiting at Seawanhaka starts Sunday November 1st and runs to April. Registration at 11:30 skippers meeting at 12:00 and first race at 13:00.
Huguenot YC (New Rochelle) invites Laser Sailors to their 13th year of Laser Frostbiting, Sundays November thru April. Click HEREfor NOR.
The News from District 8 Secretary Frank Seckler, as reported in the Winter, 2016 issue of the Laser Sailor
Enthusiasm in District 8 continues to build. This trend is a direct result of efforts by the men and women who have helped to organize the events and help get the word out.
Leading the influx of new inspirations are the following sailors: The celebrities of the East End, Bud Rogers and Ron Kank. Leading Lasers down the Hudson are fleet captain Jon Marshall, Allen Feldman, Andrew Hudson, and Sally Wellens. New York City metropolitan organizers Holly Sears and Tracy Kornrich of Brooklyn, Philip S wanton of Harlem YC in the Bronx , Jason Viseltear of Huegonot YC in Westchestcr and Clemmie Everett of American YC in Rye on the western Sound. On the Eastern Great South Bay we have Tom Colin leading the ACCs' at Bellport, Marguerite and Jim Kohler in Amityville, Wyz Mooney and Eric Johnston in Oyster Bay, Christian Langendal at Shelter Island, Dr Hull and Kent Rydberg hosting the gourmet barbeque each year, Westhampton's John Zambriski, and Steve Kelley of Sayville YC. And, from a far, Mike and Lynn Duran, have continued to lend some assistance from their west coast location. These are only a handful of people who truly help make a difference in Laser Sailing in the district. Thanks to everyone for their efforts!
Laser frostbiting can be a great fun, bring your boat or borrow one! Usually a fleet of twenty or so sailors gets in 7 races a day, Laser frostbiting may be more fun than sitting on the couch watching football. If you live in District 8,1 would recommend you to try frostbiting a Laser in an area near you! At the time of this article, the weather for the month of November has been spectacular for frostbiting, and I say frostbiting loosely, as many sailors are still wearing a wet suit and going "barehanded and barefoot". Frostbiting is taking place at Seawanhaka Corinthian YC, Manhasset Bay YC, Huegonot YC, Centerport YC, and Breakwater YC each weekend. Kicking off 2016 is the New Day Regatta at Manhasset YC, Breakwater YC's Harborfest in Sag Harbor, and The Spring Fling in Oyster Bay, dates will be posted on www.laserd8.org.
Looking ahead: 2016 is shaping up to be a great year for racing both in and around District 8. We're hosting the Atlantic Coast Championships, The Master Atlantic Coast Championships, The Laser Grand Prix, The Ward Bell Regatta, and NBIBCLRA , all of which will draw large fleets. Our neighbors to the north will be hosting the New England Championships and US Masters. There's plenty of great sailing within a reasonable drive for D8 sailors! Bellport Bay YC is hosting the Atlantic Coast Championships June 10-13, in Bellport. Expect plenty of breeze, a pristine bay, and great sailing. Sayville Yacht Club has hosted many a national sailing events including past ACC's and will be hosting the Atlantic Coast Masters on July 16 and 17.
Last year, NBIBCLRA had 44 Lasers lined up for the 4th of July event, this year they are expecting more than 50 attendees.
The Ward Bell Cup, in honor of the late Ward Bell, former owner of Laser # 102 - the first production Laser which now resides in the Long Island Sailing Museum - and the first Laser District Secretary of Laser D8. The Ward Bell Cup usually attracts about 30 Lasers and is held in August. The Laser District Championship will be held during the Grand Prix event which Sayville YC is once again hosting on August 13 and 14. Because of the venue and the first class support from Sayville YC this event naturally has a heavy turn-out each year. As this is going to print several of our fleets were finishing up their calendars all of which will be listed on www.laserd8.org as they are finalized. Should you have interest in hosting a clinic, regatta or laser introductory meeting for your group or club, please reach out to us on the district web page.
I find this pretty amazing - go to https://www.windyty.com/?surface,wind,now,43.469,-74.180,5 - its an animated wind map that really paints out the wind flow around the highs and lows - and, you can zoom in and out.
If you're not on the District 8 e-mail list but want to be, drop me an e-mail to robertterry@optonline.net Thanks! |
'The Frostbiters'
Those of you who sailed when Thurston Smith was filming, will be pleased to see the following . Several members were interviewed and will appear in the film which will be released shortly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiJypz7wFmk
A note from Bob - Over the years, every now and then, I get a note from someone asking how to join a race. The short answer - just show up! We'll get you signed in at the site. We don't need advance notice, and we don't hold anyone responsible if they can't make it at the last minute (flashback to last years Southampton YC Regatta, when the alternator on my tow vehicle failed halfway there!) There may be an Invitational or some other event that requires qualifying, check the Schedule, but the vast majority of our events have no pre-registration. Anyhow, just bring your boat to the next regatta that looks good to you and you're in!
Check out District 8's videos at https://www.youtube.com/laserd8
News, events, interesting happenings? New boat, career change, new baby? Let me know and we’ll share it on the site! This site is more than just race reports – it’s a great way for all of the good folks in District 8 to keep in touch. Just e-mail me your info for posting.
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