News from Ted....
Greetings fellow laserites! For starters, I regret that I have been out of touch but I lost my e-mail distribution listr when mu computer crashed this spring. Fortunately I got a fowarded e-mail from my good friend Dr. Peter Judge and bingo!!! I'm back in business! Here is the article that I sent on to the Laser class which should show up in the fall magazine. Greetings from District 8! I hope all had a great summer and hit some of the regattas wherever they could. Here are results from the District 8 Championship hosted once again by Sayville YC during a beautiful Fathers Day weekend. PRO George Becza did a fine job on Saturday managing the 100 degree right shift that persisted throughout the day. ODU graduate Michael Collins (Sayville YC) sailed a brilliant first day with three firsts, a second and a fourth. Sunday showed much more wind with Cedar Point's Mike Matan only getting faster as the breeze built. He won ALL 4 of Sunday's races. When the scores were broken out separately for the Area B regatta and all races were counted (no drops), Mike Matan and Michael Collins tied for points with Matan winning the tiebreak based on his solid sailing on Sunday. The Radial fleet once again was dominated by Ryan Schmitz who clearly benefited from practicing at Sayville the weekend before. Ryan was the most consistent sailor of the weekend dropping a 3rd. It was good to see Andrew Cremer out once again in a radial and also watching older brother Christian sailing his first full rig regatta getting a first and three seconds and finishing 4th and finishing as the top junior at the regatta. Congratulations to Sayville Yacht Club for fielding nine sailors and for hosting a great regatta.
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EELS Final Results
What is better than racing Lasers in the summertime? The 2009 East End Laser Series blasted off on the 4th of July with a bang! 18 sailors pushed off the beach in a steady 18 knot westerly. The race committee did a terrific job to get off 6 races while gathering up the pieces of broken gear and broken racers. Congratulations to all the sailors. Ted Cremer was the 1st over-all and 1st Master (45+). Doug Mercer was the 1st Radial and 1st Great Grand Master (65+). Brett Morgan was the 1st Apprentice Master (35+) and Lynn Sexton was the 1st 4.7 and first woman. Bud Rogers and the NBIBCLRA throw a terrific Laser party.
Overall, the 2009 East End Laser Series is in the record books. It was big, Big, BIG! The series expanded this year from 5 venues to 7 with the addition of the NBIBCLRA and the Southold YC. Thank you to all the venues for their hospitality and support. A special thanks goes out to organizers Mike Duran and Lynn Sexton whose tireless energy and laser (get it laser??) focus were unparalleled!!!
In all a record 70 sailors competed in 44 races over 7 regattas on 7 Saturday afternoons in the 2009 East End Laser Series. Sailing in 3 or more regattas qualified for overall series standing. 13 racers qualified. Spencer Olsson was 1st overall and 1st Junior (Radial as well) with a 2nd at Old Cove YC, a 4th at Southold YC and a 1st at Breakwater YC. Mike Duran was the 1st Master and finished second for the series. Ted Cremer finished 3rd (2nd Master) and Geoff Loffredo was 1st in the Open age group. Doug Mercer was the 1st Great Grand Master. Peter Vajko was the 1st Apprentice Master. Lynn Sexton was the 1st female. Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you to PGJSA for sponsoring a record 21 Juniors came out to race in the EELS this year. Click HERE for the full results.
Special thanks goes out once again to our tireless webmaster Robert Terry who continues to keep our website updated with the weekend racing news and some awesome videos! Definitely check out the site! https://laserd8.tripod.com/news.htm There is fall racing at the South Bay Sailing Center in Amityville, NY. Thanks to Jim and Susan Koehler, the Dinghy Shop is sponsoring another Fall Series - September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24 (all Saturdays) 11:00 AM At the South Bay Sailing Center
334 S. Bayview Ave Amityville NY
Tele (631) 264-0005
www.dinghyshop.com - P.S. from Bob - I've sailed in a couple of events this series so far, & I'm working on another video.
Westhampton Yacht Squadron will also be hosting Lasers for six consecutive Sunday afternoons - Sunday, September 13th through Sunday, October 18th, 2009 The series is a deal at $30 for the whole series and there is a pot luck dinner after sailing. Go to http://www.yachtsquadron.com/docs/WYS_2009_FALL_SERIES_NOR.pdf for NOR Hope to see everyone on the water and remember, frostbiting at Seawanakha YC or at Sag Harbor's Breakwater YC is just around the corner! www.seawanhaka.org/ www.breakwateryc.org/
Ted 162020
Race Report from Mike & Lynn - Please say summer isn’t over.
On Saturday, August 15, 2009 Southampton Yacht Club hosted the 7th and final stop on 2009 East End Laser Series. A fleet of 8 vagabond sailors converged on this lovely club and were treated to some of the best conditions of the summer. The race committee did a terrific job getting off 6 races in rapid succession in a solid 8 to 10 knot SW on relatively flat water. Mike Matan was 1st overall. Doug Mercer was the 1st Great Grand Master. Jack Kratz was 1st in the Open age group. Peter Vajko was the 1st Apprentice Master and Lynn Sexton was the 1st female. Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you to Southampton YC for hosting for the 3rd consecutive year and providing a nice post-race function.
The final 2009 East End Laser Series results will be out early this week.
See you on the water.
Mike Duran 162043
Lynn Sexton 100550
First |
Last |
Sail |
G |
AG |
Rig |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
Total |
Place |
Full |
Radial |
M |
F |
O |
AM |
MS |
GG |
| Mike | Matan | 193281 | M |
MS |
Full |
1 | 1 |
2 |
1 |
(2) |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|||||
| Mike | Duran | 162043 | M |
MS |
Full |
3 | 3 |
1 |
(4) |
1 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|||||
| Bob | Terry | 177156 | M |
MS |
Full |
4 | 2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
(4) |
14 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|||||
| Doug | Mercer | 177373 | M |
GGM |
Full |
2 | (5) |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
16 |
4 |
||||||||
| Jack | Kratz | 186563 | M |
O |
Full |
5 | 4 |
5 |
(8) |
5 |
5 |
24 |
5 |
1 |
|||||||
| Doug | Culver | 161004 | M |
MS |
Full |
6 | 6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
(7) |
29 |
6 |
||||||||
| Peter | Vajko | 181141 | M |
AM |
Full |
(8) | 7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
33 |
7 |
1 |
|||||||
| Lynn | Sexton | 100550 | F |
MS |
Radial |
7 | 8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
(8) |
38 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
Race Report from Mike & Lynn - A delightful summer day in the Laser!
Our home club, Devon Yacht Club, hosted the 6th of 7 stops in the 2009 East End Laser Series on Saturday, August 8, 2009. 15 Lasers went out in a dying northerly and by the 3rd of 6 races enjoyed a steady 6 to 8 knot southerly sea breeze. Rudy Ratsep was 1st overall. John Wicks was 1st in the Open age group. Peter Vojko was the 1st Apprentice Master. Doug Mercer was the 1st Great Grand Master. Lynn Sexton was the 1st female and 1st Radial. Congratulations to the winners. Thank you to DYC for hosting
Good luck to Rudy and Doug at the worlds later this month.
On Saturday, August 15 Southampton Yacht Club will host the final stop in the 2009 EELS. Please join us at this wonderful club for tough racing with a good fleet and a relaxing post-race bar-b-q – 1200 registration, 1300 skippers meeting, 1400 racing. Through 6 regattas the 2009 East End Laser Series has attracted 70 Lasers to 38 races. 15 competitors are still in contention for series standings.
Thank you to PGJSA for sponsoring. Are you a Laser member?
See you on the water
Mike Duran, 162043
Lynn Sexton, 100550
| First | Last | Sail |
G | AG |
Rig | R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
Total |
Place |
Full |
Radial |
M |
F |
O |
AM |
MS |
GG |
| Rudy | Ratsep | 172916 |
M |
MS |
Full | 1 |
1 |
1 |
(2) |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Mike | Duran | 162043 |
M |
MS |
Full | (13) |
2 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
20 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
| John | Wick | 162279 |
M |
O |
Full | 3 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
23 |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Michael | Gershenson | 173655 |
M |
MS |
Full | 6 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
(9) |
9 |
24 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
| Robert | Barron | 149873 |
M |
MS |
Full | 2 |
4 |
7 |
(8) |
5 |
6 |
24 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mike | Marran | 2 |
M |
MS |
Full | 8 |
(11) |
8 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
31 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Peter | Vajko | 181141 |
M |
AM |
Full | 4 |
3 |
(14) |
4 |
10 |
11 |
32 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
| Doug | Mercer | 177373 |
M |
GGM |
Full | 5 |
7 |
9 |
(10) |
3 |
8 |
32 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Jack | Kratz | 186563 |
M |
O |
Full | 9 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
(13) |
10 |
35 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Doug | Culver | 160014 |
M |
MS |
Full | 10 |
(13) |
6 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
36 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Morgan | Dejoux | 210153 |
M |
MS |
Full | (11) |
9 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
38 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Henry | Phyfe | 8 |
M |
MS |
Full | 7 |
(17) |
11 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
53 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lynn | Sexton | 100550 |
F |
MS |
Radial | 12 |
(17) |
12 |
14 |
7 |
12 |
57 |
13 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Jody | Sutter | 145667 |
F |
MS |
Radial | 14 |
10 |
(15) |
13 |
15 |
14 |
66 |
14 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Lucy | Cook | A |
F |
AM |
Full | (15) |
12 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
69 |
15 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
Race Report from Mike & Lynn - A day on the water is a great day.
On Saturday, August 1, 2009 Breakwater Yacht Club in Sag Harbor, NY hosted the 5th of 7 regattas in the 2009 East End Laser Series. Too impatient to wait for the sea breeze, 10 racers pushed off Havens Beach and completed 3 races in a dying northerly. After a short break, the race committee did a terrific job starting 3 more races in a light southerly. Spencer Olsson was 1st overall and 1st Junior. Richard Skeen was the 1st Master, Peter Vajko was the 1st Apprentice Master, Geoff Loffredo was the first in the Open age group. Mary Loffredo was the 1st female and 1st radial. Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you to Mark Webber and the Breakwater YC for hosting the EELS for the fourth year in a row.
The 2009 East End Laser Series continues this coming Saturday, August 8 at our home club, Devon Yacht Club in Amagansett, NY on the usual schedule.
1200 registration opens
1300 skippers meeting
1400 first signal
Please join us for some great sailing with a good fleet and terrific hospitality at one of the most beautiful spots on Long Island.
Although the Southampton Town Regatta has been canceled, Southampton Yacht Club will still host the final stop in the EELS on Saturday, August 15 on the usual race day schedule. 62 competitors have so far enjoyed 32 races over the past 5 consecutive Saturday afternoons. 2 regattas remain. Race in any 3 regattas and qualify for series standing.
Thank you to the PGJSA for sponsoring. Please join the Laser association.
See you on the water.
Mike Duran - 162043
Lynn Sexton - 100550
| First | Last | Sail | G | AG | Rig | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total | Place | Full | Radial | M | F | J | O | AM | MS |
| Spencer | Olsson | 166844 |
M | J | Full | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (5) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Richard | Skeen | E | M | MS | Full | 1 | 3 | (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Mike | Duran | 162043 |
M | MS | Full | 4 | 1 | (5) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Michael | Gershenson | 173655 |
M | MS | Full | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | (7) | 4 | 20 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| Bud | Rogers | 188581 |
M | MS | Full | (DNF 11) | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 5 | ||||||||
| Peter | Vajko | 181141 |
M | AM | Full | 7 | 6 | (7) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Geoffrey | Loffredo | 170093 |
M | O | Full | 6 | 5 | 8 | (8) | 6 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| Doug | Culver | 160014 |
M | MS | Full | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | (9) | 34 | 8 | ||||||||
| Mary | Loffredo | 168195 |
F | J | Radial | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | (10) | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Lynn | Sexton | 100550 |
F | MS | Radial | 8 | 10 | (DNF 11) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Race Report from Mike & Lynn - It has been a terrific summer for Laser racing!
On Saturday, July 25, 2009 beautiful Shelter Island Yacht Club hosted the 4th of 7 regattas in the 2009 East End Laser Series. 13 racers were towed out in no breeze but then enjoyed 6 races in a steady 6 to 8 knot southerly behind the jetty off Greenport. Mike Duran was 1st overall in a tie-breaker. Geoff Loffredo was 1st in the Open age group. Emma Davis was the 1st Radial, 1st female and 1st Junior. Peter Vajko was 1st in the Apprentice Master age group. Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you to SIYC for hosting.
61 Laser sailors have competed so far in the 2009 East End Laser Series (21 juniors and 40 adults). 3 regattas remain.
August 1 – Breakwater
YC, racing off Havens Beach
August 8 – Devon
YC
August 15 – Southampton YC, racing as part of the Southampton
Town Regatta
. Race in 3 regattas and qualify for series standing.
Please join the Laser association. Thank you to PGJSA for sponsoring.
See you on the water.
Mike Duran - 162043
Lynn Sexton - 100550
|
First | Last | Sail |
G | AG |
Rig | R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
Total |
Place |
Full |
Radial |
M |
F |
J |
O |
AM |
MS |
| Mike | Duran | 162043 |
M |
MS |
Full | 1 |
(2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
|
| Geoffrey | Loffredo | 168195 |
M |
O |
Full | (OSF/14) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
|
| Pete | Lane | 178907 |
M |
MS |
Full | 3 |
(7) |
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
|
| Michael | Gershenson | 173655 |
M |
MS |
Full | 4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
(7) |
23 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
|
| Emma | Davis | 193341 |
F |
J |
Radial | (12) |
3 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
29 |
5 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Jack | Lane | 178907 |
M |
J |
Radial | 2 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
(13) |
12 |
32 |
6 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
|
| John | Sommi | 165075 |
M |
MS |
Full | 6 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
(11) |
6 |
33 |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Sebastian | Frugone | 193342 |
M |
J |
Radial | 5 |
8 |
(13) |
12 |
9 |
4 |
39 |
8 |
. |
3 |
. |
|
3 |
. |
|
|
|
| Peter | Vajko | 181141 |
M |
AM |
Full | 10 |
11 |
12 |
(13) |
4 |
3 |
40 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
|
| Sebastian | Head | no number | M |
J |
Full | 7 |
(12) |
7 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
41 |
10 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Lynn | Sexton | 100550 |
F |
MS |
Radial | 11 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
(12) |
11 |
42 |
11 |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Marina | Crowe | 190430 |
F |
J |
Radial | 9 |
10 |
(11) |
9 |
7 |
9 |
44 |
12 |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Nickolaas | Honig | 194195 |
M |
J |
Full | 8 |
(13) |
10 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
51 |
13 |
. |
. |
. |
|
|
|
|
|
Race Report from Mike & Lynn - The East End Laser Series welcomes Southold Yacht Club as a new host. On Saturday, July 18, 2009 SYC hosted the 3rd of 7 regattas in the series. 14 sailors enjoyed 6 races under clear blue skies in 6 to 10 knots of variable wind and some current. 6 races meant one throw out and in those conditions everyone needed at least one. Mike Duran was 1st overall. Mike Byrnes was the 1st Junior, Geoff Lofreddo was 1st in the Open age group. Lindsay Hewitt was the 1st Great Grand Master. Julia Oak was the 1st female and 1st Radial. Peter Vajko was the 1st Apprentice Master and Luke Olsson was the 1st 4.7. Congratulations to all the winners! SYC has a solid and growing Laser fleet and a pretty place to sail. Thank you to Geoff for organizing and thank you to Southold YC for hosting.
The 2009 East End Laser Series is 7 races a day on 7 Saturday afternoons at 7 venues. Through 3 regattas, 53 sailors have completed 20 races. Wow! We had to order more hats! Four regattas remain in the series.
July 25 – Shelter Island YC
August 1 – Breakwater YC (racing off Havens Beach)
August 8 – Devon YC
August 15 – Southampton YC (racing as part of the Southampton Town Regatta)
Race in 3 regattas and qualify for series standing. Check LaserD8 for the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
Thank you to PGJSA for sponsoring. Please join the Laser association.
See you on the water.
Mike - 162043
Lynn - 100550
|
First | Last | Sail |
G | AG |
Rig | R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
Total |
Place |
Full |
Radial |
4.7 |
M |
F |
J |
O |
AM |
MS |
GGM |
| Mike | Duran | 162043 |
M |
MS |
Full | 3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
(8) |
15 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
|
| Mike | Byrnes | 173251 |
M |
J |
Full | 5 |
3 |
(8) |
4 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Geoffrey | Loffredo | 168195 |
M |
O |
Radial | 6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
(7) |
19 |
3 |
3 |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Spencer | Olsson | 166844 |
M |
J |
Full | (DNS) |
9 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Ted | Cremer | 162020 |
M |
MS |
Full | 1 |
(11) |
10 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
22 |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
|
| Bob | Terry | 177156 |
M |
MS |
Full | 10 |
2 |
4 |
(10) |
6 |
3 |
25 |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
|
| Lindsay | Hewitt | 191955 |
M |
GGM |
Full | 7 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
(DNS) |
26 |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
|
| Julia | Oak | 178917 |
F |
J |
Radial | 2 |
5 |
3 |
(11) |
10 |
10 |
30 |
8 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Jack | Kratz | 186563 |
M |
O |
Full | 9 |
10 |
(11) |
7 |
8 |
6 |
40 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Nickolaas | Honig | 194195 |
M |
J |
Full | 8 |
13 |
7 |
(13) |
9 |
4 |
41 |
10 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Peter | Vajko | 181141 |
M |
AM |
Full | 4 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
11 |
(DNS) |
44 |
11 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
|
| Mary | Loffredo | (none) | F |
J |
Radial | 11 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
(12) |
9 |
44 |
12 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Luke | Olsson | 166044 |
M |
J |
4.7 | 12 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
(14) |
11 |
62 |
13 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
|
| Lynn | Sexton | 100550 |
F |
MS |
4.7 | 13 |
14 |
(14) |
12 |
13 |
12 |
64 |
14 |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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Race Report from Mike & Lynn -
On Saturday, July 11, Old Cove Yacht Club hosted the second stop on the 7-regatta 2009 East End Laser Series. 34 sailors pushed off the beach in a steady 14 knot southerly. This was the largest Laser regatta on Long Island in memory! The race committee did a terrific job getting 4 races off for a 14-boat full-rig fleet and a 20-boat Radial and 4.7 fleet. In the full-rig fleet Mike Matan was 1st overall, Joe Turchiano was 1st in the Open age group, Nicholaas Honig was 1st in the Juniors and John Elliott and Rob Lehnert were 1st in the Apprentice Masters group. In the Radial and 4.7 fleet Ryan Schmitz was 1st overall and 1st junior, Lindsay Hewitt was 1st Great Grand Master, Geoff Leffredo was 1st in the Open age group, Jennifer Massino was the 1st female, Gary Prieto was the 1st 4.7 and Chris Kuehn was the 1st Grand Master. Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you to Old Cove YC for hosting. Thank you to PGJSA for sponsoring. Thank you to LISOT for coming out and bringing their coach Swedish Olympian Rasmus Myrgren.
The EELS continues this coming Saturday, July 18, at Southold YC with
1200 registration
1300 skippers meeting
1400 racing
Here are the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.
48 sailors have come out so far for 10 races over 2 weekends in the 2009 East End Laser Series. Race in just 3 regattas and qualify for series standing.
See you on the water.
Mike Duran
162043
Lynn Sexton
100550
2009 East End Laser Series, Old Cove Yacht Club, Saturday, July 11, 2009 - Full Rigs
| First | Last | Sail | G | AG | Rig | Fleet | R1 Place | R1 Points | R2 Place | R2 Points | R3 Place | R3 Points | R4 Place | R4 Points | Total | Place | Full | Radial | 4.7 | M | F | J | O | AM | MS | GM | GGM |
| Mike | Matan | 193281 |
M | MS | Full | Full | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Ted | Cremer | 162020 |
M | MS | Full | Full | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . |
| Mike | Duran | 162043 |
M | MS | Full | Full | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . |
| Joe | Turchiano | 177278 |
M | O | Full | Full | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Bob | Terry | 177156 |
M | MS | Full | Full | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Paul | Nannig | 8 |
M | MS | Full | Full | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Dan | Kuehn | 173210 | M | O | Full | Full | 4 | 4 | OCS | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Patrick | Higgins | 176228 |
M | MS | Full | Full | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Bill | Lehnert | (none) | M | O | Full | Full | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | . |
| Tom | Samuels | 174271 |
M | MS | Full | Full | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Nicholaas | Honig | 194195 |
M | J | Full | Full | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 11 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Robert | Broderiul | 155533 |
M | MS | Full | Full | DNF | 15 | DNS | 15 | DNS | 10 | DNS | 12 | 52 | 12 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Rob | Lehnert | 13 |
M | AM | Full | Full | DNF | 15 | DNS | 15 | DNS | 15 | DNS | 15 | 60 | 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| John | Elliott | 177218 |
M | AM | Full | Full | DNF | 15 | DNS | 15 | DNS | 15 | DNS | 15 | 60 | 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . |
2009 East End Laser Series, Old Cove Yacht Club, Saturday, July 11, 2009 - Radials
| First | Last | Sail | G | AG | Rig | Fleet | R1 Place | R1 Points | R2 Place | R2 Points | R3 Place | R3 Points | R4 Place | R4 Points | Total | Place | Full | Radial | 4.7 | M | F | J | O | AM | MS | GM | GGM |
| Ryan | Schmitz | 189845 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Spencer | Olsson | 183864 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | . | . | 2 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Connor | Needham | 187368 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 3 | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Lindsay | Hewitt | 187851 |
M | GGM | Radial | Radial | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Geoffrey | Loffredo | 170093 |
M | O | Radial | Radial | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Stefan | Kuehn | 162011 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Erik | Samuels | 167246 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Robert | Wands | 170139 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Jennifer | Masino | (none) | F | MS | Radial | Radial | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 9 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| Gary | Prieto | 7 |
M | J | 4.7 | Radial | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 10 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Fred | E. | 169726 | M | . | Radial | Radial | 14 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Colin | Keil | 194266 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | DNS | 21 | 56 | 12 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Richard | Prieto | 187316 |
M | MS | Radial | Radial | 7 | 7 | DSQ | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . |
| Lynn | Sexton | 100550 |
F | MS | 4.7 | Radial | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | DNF | 21 | 57 | 14 | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . |
| Colin | Kennedy | 173256 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Chris | Kuehn | 170024 |
M | GM | Radial | Radial | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Connor | Marion | 175260 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | DNF | 21 | DNS | 21 | 70 | 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Ryan | Penney | 194148 |
M | J | Radial | Radial | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | DNF | 21 | 71 | 18 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Mary | Loffredo | (none) | F | J | Radial | Radial | 15 | 15 | DNF | 21 | DNS | 21 | DNS | 21 | 78 | 19 | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Meredith | Carroll | 177278 |
F | O | Radial | Radial | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | DNF | 21 | DNS | 21 | 78 | 20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . |
Race Report from Mike - The 2009 East End Laser Series blasted off on the 4th of July with a bang! 18 sailors pushed off the beach in a steady 18 knot westerly. The race committee did a terrific job to get off 6 races while gathering up the pieces of broken gear and broken racers. Congratulations to all the sailors. Ted Cremer was the 1st over-all and 1st Master (45+). Doug Mercer was the 1st Radial and 1st Great Grand Master (65+). Brett Morgan was the 1st Apprentice Master (35+) and Lynn Sexton was the 1st 4.7 and first woman. Bud Rogers and the NBIBCLRA throw a terrific Laser party. Be there!
The EELS is 7 races a day at 7 great venues hosted by 7 friendly clubs on 7 consecutive Saturday afternoons on the East End of Long Island.
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Race Report - On June 13th during a gray and breezy southeasterly, five LI Sound Optimist Team radial sailors, and four D-8 full rigs turned out for six good races. The courses were windward leewards and the races were around 30 minutes long. Both Colin Leon and Ryan Schmitz dominated their respective fleets. Most improved radial goes to Colin Kennedy who learned later on in the regatta the benefits of a watertight boat , , , don't worry Colin - happens to the best of us (right Jim!) LOL.
Sayville Yacht Club |
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| 2009 Laser District 8 Sayville Regatta Radial | |||||||||||||||
| June 13 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Sail Number | Name | From | Total Pts | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | ||||||
| 189845 | R. Schmitz | Port Washington YC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 183280 | M. Mollerus | Larchmont YC | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| 181241 | C. McPaul | Seawanhaka YC | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 173256 | C. Kennedy | Port Washington YC | 24 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 183864 | K. Olsson | Sayville YC | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 2009 Laser District 8 Sayville Regatta Fulls | ||||||||||||||||
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| PLACE | Sail Number | Name | From | Total Pts | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | ||||||
| 1 | 162142 | Collin Leon | Seawanhaka YC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 162020 | Ted Cremer | Sayville YC | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | 191955 | Lindsay Hewitt | Cold Spring Harbor | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | 178616 | Bob Blanco | Cold Spring Harbor | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
Special thanks to PRO Billy Fitch for doing a great job on the water and for Larry Kennedy for the following great photos of the day! You are invited to view LARRY's photo album: Sayville Regatta 6/13/09
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Also sailed was the Great South Bay "Westin Trophy"
which ended up being a separate three boat regatta. Sayville
Yacht Club's Spencer Olsson ended outsailing his Dad Jim and
Bellport Bay's Ward Brooks showing very good upwind
speed. Congratulations to Spencer for being the Great South
Bay's Single Handed Champion for 2009.
Ted Cremer
US Laser Class
District 8 Secretary
631-868-3726
Race Report - Here are results from last weekend's District 8 Championship and US Sailing Area B Single-handed Semi-finals for the 2009 US Sailing O'Day finals to be held in Detroit in late July. PRO George Becza did a fine job on Saturday managing the 100 degree right shift that persisted throughout the day. ODU graduate Michael Collins (Sayville YC) sailed a brilliant first day with three firsts, a second and a fourth. Sunday showed much more wind with Cedar Point's Mike Matan only getting faster as the breeze built. He won ALL 4 of Sunday's races. When the scores were broken out separately for the Area B regatta and all races were counted (no drops), Mike Matan and Michael Collins tied for points with Matan winning the tiebreak based on his solid sailing on Sunday. The Radial fleet once again was dominated by Ryan Schmitz who clearly benefited from practicing at Sayville the weekend before. Ryan was the most consistent sailor of the weekend dropping a 3rd. It was good to see Andrew Cremer out once again in a radial and also watching older brother Christian sailing his first full rig regatta getting a first and three seconds and finishing 4th and finishing as the top junior at the regatta. Congratulations to Sayville Yacht Club for fielding nine sailors and for hosting a great regatta.
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| Sail Number | Name | From | Total Pts | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | |||||||||
| 193281 | Mike Matan | Cedar Pt YC | 20 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 170791 | Michael Collins | Sayville YC | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 162142 | Collin Leon | Seawanhaka YC | 25 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 162028 | Christian Cermer | Sayville YC | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | DNS | ||||||||
| 166044 | Spencer Olsson | Sayville YC | 39 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 162020 | Ted Cremer | Sayville YC | 42 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | OCS | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 173257 | M. Byrnes | Sayville YC | 60 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | |||||||
| 191955 | Lindsay Hewitt | Cold Spring Harbor | 65 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | |||||
| 114284 | Ward Brooks | Belport YC | 71 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | DNS | ||||||||
| 173963 | R. Martinez | Cold Spring Harbor | 74 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | |||||||
| 60984 | H Sears | Sebago Canoe | 86 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | DNS | ||||||||
| 173703 | D. Desmond | Sayville YC | 93 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | |||||
| 166844 | Jim Olsson | Sayville YC | 99 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | DNS | 11 | 11 | 14 | DNS | 14 | DNS | ||||||
| 2009 Laser District 8 Grand Prix Radial | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sail Number | Name | From | Total Pts | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | ||||||||
| 189845 | R. Schmitz | Port Washington YC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 184559 | F. Abels | Cedar Pt YC | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 162011 | S. Kuhen | Old Cove YC | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 183854 | J.Beres | Beach Point | 33 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 173256 | C. Kennedy | Port Washington YC | 38 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| 182364 | A Cremer | Sayville YC | 38 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | DNS | |||||||
| 183864 | K. Olsson | Sayville YC | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| 181241 | C. McPaul | Seawanhaka YC | 43 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| 194586 | D. Wexler | Bayberry YC | 55 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | DNS | 10 | DNS | 10 | DNS | |||||
| 2009 Area B Singlehanded Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PLACE | Sail Number | Name | From | Total Pts | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | |||||||||
| 1 | 193281 | Mike Matan | Cedar Pt YC | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | 170791 | Michael Collins | Sayville YC | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | 162142 | Collin Leon | Seawanhaka YC | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | 162028 | Christian Cermer | Sayville YC | 37 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | DNS | ||||||||
| 5 | 166044 | Spencer Olsson | Sayville YC | 44 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | 162020 | Ted Cremer | Sayville YC | 49 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | OCS | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
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191955 | Lindsay Hewitt | Cold
Spring Harbor |
57 |
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9 | DNS |
9 | DNS |
9 | DNS |
9 | DNS |
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114284 | Ward Brooks | Belport
YC |
66 |
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9 | DNS |
Photos from last weekend: www.sayvillesailing.shutterfly.com
Ted Cremer
US Laser Class
District 8 Secretary
631-868-3726
Race Report: Southampton Yacht Club, June 6
7 sailors again, and once again, better weather than forecast. The day started with about 6 knots of breeze, increasing to 8-10 knots by the end of racing. It's usally reliable sailing weather at beautiful Shinnecock Bay. The "sea smoke" (classic south shore advection fog) began rolling in just after the last race. 6 races sailed allowed for a throwout (although, as usual, if you count all the races, it doesn't make a difference in finishing order!)
Your's truly found good wind going to the right side of the course on the downwind legs of the early races, but as the wind built, it became a game of finding pressure and a clear lane. Lots of passing and position changes for every race. The final legs of each race were extremely tactical, as the fleet would split and the leaders had to decide who to cover.
Afterwards, we were all treated to Dr. Jim Hull's fabulous gourmet cookout. Steak, salmon, caesar salad, all the fixin's. Thanks Jim!
Thanks also to RC Kent Rydberg for his "one man band" act - solo RC is never easy!
- Bob
Place |
Name |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Race 4 |
Race 5 |
Race 6 |
Total Points |
1 |
Lindsay Hewitt | 2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
Bob Blanco | 3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
Bob Terry | 1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
Eric Stukey | 5 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
5 |
Geoff Loffredo | 4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
19 |
6 |
Ward Brooks | 6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
30 |
7 |
James Hull | 7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
DNS |
35 |
Race Report: Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club, May 30
7 sailors were greeted by better weather than forecast -sunny skies with 8-10 knots of breeze, some higher planing gusts, and a flood tide current to add to the mix. More or less rythmic shifts kept the strategy interesting. For the most part, it paid to go left upwind, except for the times it paid to go right! 9 races saw positions changing constantly, and allowed for a throwout. All finishes were downwind, so the leaders of each race were under constant attack.
Close scores - 3 points seperated 1st and 2nd, 1 point between 3rd and 4th, and 1 point between 4th and 5th.
Our host Lindsay provided us with "horrible" donuts and "horrible OJ" - his words not mine!
Collin's Dad Dan Leon did a great job as solo race comittee.
1 |
Lindsay Hewitt | 13 pts |
2 |
Collin Leon | 16 pts |
3 |
Bob Terry | 31 pts |
4 |
Bob Blanco | 32 pts |
5 |
Don Woodworth | 37 pts |
6 |
Ed Berenblum | 38 pts |
7 |
Dan Wexler | 45 pts |
Race Report from RC Eric Johnson:
Survivor Seawanhaka
The Seawanhaka Spring Fling Regatta was held on May 23rd and the weather services got it wrong. It was supposed to be 8-10 from the ESE veering to the south and dying through the day. It was blowing a pretty good clip from the east at the Club and a discussion was held at the Skippers Meeting as to where the fleet would like to sail and they chose to go out to Long Island Sound so they could sail in some waves. Lindsay then talked everyone into sailing with full rigs…and off they went.
When they got off of Rocky Point, north of Centre Island, the waves were running about 1.5 to 2 feet with occasional 3 footers, but the wind was kicking. . Instead of the forecast, it was ENE 16-20, the light spots were 12 and the max was 22 as measured by the Race Committee. Triangles were the order of the day.
Before Race 1 got started we had the first two boats suffering from fits of sanity and heading back in. Race 1 had Collin Leon launch off the start and lead around the course for his first win of the day.
In Race 2, again Collin took off, he did capsize once, but was back up in time to hold his lead to the win. Two other boats decided that living without back pain would be a good idea and headed in.
For Race 3 we were down to the final four. Collin again sailed around unchallenged, but the other competitors were spending a lot of time swimming. Two more boats voted to go back to the Island.
And then there were two left for Race 4. Rob came in on port for the start and got hammered over in a puff. In a show of Sportsmanship, Collin waited until he was up and started before heading out around the course. By our count, Rob got knocked over 3 more times and then graciously spared the Race Committee from waiting for him to sail the course and took the DNF. Collin sailing across the finish line alone, the sole survivor.
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| Name | Sail # |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Collin Leon | 142 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Rob Martinez | 963 |
3 |
DNF |
3 |
DNF |
13 |
| Bob Terry | 156 |
2 |
3 |
DNF |
DNS |
18 |
| Lindsay Hewitt | 955 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
DNS |
20 |
| David Trinder | 919 |
4 |
DNF |
DNS |
DNS |
27 |
| Keith Hennessey | 272 |
DNS |
2 |
DNS |
DNS |
29 |
| Ed Chimney | 585 |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
36 |
| Ed Berenblum | 206 |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
36 |
Race Report First Annual Sebago Regatta
Blake Mariner 1 1
1 1 1 2
1 1 -total points-7
Ted Cremer 2
2 2 2 2
1 4 2 -total points-13
Phil Krug
3 4 3 4
4 3 2 3 -total
points-22
Bob Blanco 4
3 4 3 3
4 3 4 -total points-24
Holly Sears 6
5 5 5 5
6 5 5 -total points-36
Tracy Kornrich 5 6 6
6 6 5 6 6
-total points-40
Herre's Blake Marriner's report on the Sebago regatta
I had the pleasure to meet "Team Sebago" (Holly, Tracy and Chris) last year at one of the Dinghy Shop regattas and listened to them describe their club and sailing area. I was really intrigued and made a mental note to make sure to attend if they hosted a Laser regatta there, so when I saw it on the D8 calendar this year, I was psyched. For some reason, visions of a childhood long past watching planes take off and land, the chance to race somewhere new and different (Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn no less!) and help them promote Laser sailing at their club was too good to pass up.
I'm here to tell you, do not miss sailing here if they host an event again! The location of the club and the racing area are very cool and the members of the club went out of their way to make us feel welcome. The fog made watching jet airliners a non-event, but perhaps that helped me concentrate on the racing, and there was plenty of that thanks to Jim Luton and his RC team. (I will admit to watching the people riding horses on the beach though) Folks, we even had spectators out, cheering us on at the leeward mark, which gave the racing a bit of that NY Marathon feel to it.
We got in 8 races in about 3 hours of sailing, a mix of W/L
(multiple laps) and a couple of T/W/L with nice long
reaching legs. The conditions were really fun, a mix of
everything - flat water, waves, current changes and breeze from
about 8-14 kts, and oh yeah, the occasional fog bank. I thought
the keys for me were:
Starts
Starts
Starts.
I felt whoever got off the line either in a controlling position or clear ahead, would be able to "ride herd" on the rest of the fleet up to the windward mark. I think the fall and spring frostbiting at Cedar Point in CT may give me a bit of an advantage in the early spring D8 events, as I?m coming off a full season of racing while others are just shaking the winter rust off, so I felt really good coming off the line! I made sure I was accelerating 5 seconds before the gun and at the favorite end of the line.
I also focused on boat handling, making sure turns were smooth which can help avoid losing a boatlength here and there.
Upwind, on the first beats I was most concerned with holding my lane, on the rest of the beats I was focused more on going fast thru the water which meant keeping the bow down. On the runs, when the breeze was up, there were waves that you could surf, so I spent a good bit of time sailing by the lee on stbd or turning up a bit to a reach to catch or stay on each wave. The long reaches also provided some surfing and planes, the key there was once you accelerated to make sure you moved back in the boat to pop the bow out and let the flat surface aft help keep you on plane ? I saw a few bows that never really popped clear, which helped remind me and I?m sure helped me avoid getting passed.
As we de-rigged back on land, the aroma of burgers and dogs cooking on a charcoal grill wafted thru the air ? are you kidding me, we?re getting fed too? A perfect ending to a great day, chowing down on some tasty grub before saying our good byes and hitting the road. I sure hope Sebago does this again next year, I can?t wait to go back, I still have to watch the jets. Seriously, I hope everyone makes the effort to come next time, and spreads the word, this really is a great place to spend time messing about in boats.
Folks! This is a MUST ATTEND next year!!!!
News from Ted - Good Evening and Happy
Mothers day to all! Today, four eager souls
completed 7 races in shifty and variable winds - very much unlike
last years spring series at the Dinghy Shop when it literally
nuked! Young Ryan Schmitz took first for the day, despite
being OCS twice and having to restart. As the breeze died, he
just kept getting faster! He has promised me a quick write-up to
fill us in on all the cool tricks that Ed Adams taught them last
week as they practiced in the drifters up on the Sound. Lindsay
Hewitt was getting his final TOT (time on tiller)
before heading south to N. Carolina for the US Master NA's
at Wrightsville Beach next weekend. AWESOME venue folks , ,
, you race Lasers in the Atlantic!!! and the hospitality is
stellar. We wish Lindsay lots of luck down there! I bet Fred
Abels will make the run there as well,,, I remember driving back
with him from the NA's there a few years
back...
Bob Blanco owned the seconds and thirds for the day
taking 3rd place, and John Kratz finished
4th despite getting two bullets! All in all, the
racing was very close and these sailors got 2 1/2 hours of
good racing in. Special thanks to Jim Koehler for is
gracious hospitality and for having the whaler ready with marks
for me today... We'll look to come back again in the fall and do
a series where we can leave the boats and get a good month
of sailing in. Be sure to check out Ryan Schmitz's report
on the "Notes From the
Winners"
page.
| Results Amityville Dinghy Shop Series - 5-09-09 | |||||||||||
| Place | Sail# | Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Avg |
| 1 |
1566 |
Schmitz |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
2.00 |
| 2 |
7851 | Hewitt |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
2.43 |
| 3 |
8616 | Blanco |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
2.57 |
Any questions etc... contact sailing@sebagocanoeclub.org
Hi all, Just got back from Annapolis for the NOOD - Great sailing in the J-22 class in 3-4 knots of current and 5-10 knots of breeze! I realized that taking the winter off from frostbiting really put me out of the game mentally, so kudos to all that kept racing through the winter and spring as you'll all have the edge going into the spring and summer. Special thanks have to go out to Eric Johnson, Lindsay Hewitt, and Robert Terry for their continued support and assistance in managing the winter sailing scene in our area. Eric did an awesome job running a great program! Please take time out to thank them all for their dedication to managing a fine series!
Some updates: This coming weekend is the Laser FULL RIG ACC's at Severn Sailing association in Annapolis. Great venue - fun town, and not as long of a drive as you may think if you time it right. It is well worth the trip! http://www.severnsailing.org/results/2009ACCNOR.pdf
We start our spring series at the Dinghy Shop on May 9th. Thanks to Jim and Susan Koehler for their support of our sport. Please remember to respect the parking situation down at the sailing center - especially in and around the area of the condos. 10 AM skippers meeting, 11 AM start. $15 We will need to provide our own RC, so any sailors or parents interested should contact me. The following weekend, we'll all meet at Holly's club in Brooklyn. This will be a fun event and I am looking forward to supporting this one. Please make sure we get a good turnout as I know that the Brooklyn Crew is excited about the opportunity.
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