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Report by Ched Proctor The Star regatta in Annapolis this week end was part of the Fall Etchells Star regatta. We had 19 Star boats. Saturday there were three races in rather variable conditions with a direction of 240 shifting to 290 and a lot of up and down. Hightest gust recorded on the committee boat was around 20, and it dropped as low as 8 at times. At the end of Saturdays racing Dan Ronan and Lee Dayton had won two races and had a third in the other to lead over Pete McChesney by 2 points. The racing was very close with frequent lead changes. Sunday the wind was considerably stronger, with some gusts close to 30 out of the North. Only 5 star boats came out for the excitement on Sunday and only 4 finished the second race. Henry Filter won both of Sunday's races, with Pete 2nd in both. With Dan Ronan finishing third and fourth in the two races Pete made up three points to win the regatta by a point. So the top boats were Pete Mchesney with North main and jib, Dan Ronan with a North jib. We were third with a North main and jib and Henry Filter was fourth with a North main and jib. To access the full results go to: http://www.race.annapolisyc.org/uploads/results/2007_Fall_Etchells/_Star_Regatta-2007/FALL_ETCHELLS_STAR_REGATTA.html
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Report by Ched Proctor Larchmont Columbus Day Regatta - October 6-7, 2007 - Larchmont Y.C. Five boats participated in the final regatta of the Long Island Sound Fall Championship, the Larchmont Columbus Day Regatta. Ched Proctor with Matt Semler as crew convincingly won the regatta with four firsts. The conditions both days were light and shifty, but somehow Ched was able to get his boat into position to take advantage of the wind shifts and pressure. Larchmont Columbus Day Regatta
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Report by Ched Proctor William Swigart and Carol McCallum won the Star New England Masters using a MR02 mainsail and R2 jib. Second place was taken by Peter Costa who also used a North Main And jib. The regatta was hosted by Larchmont Yacht club and the races were run by Cynthia and George Parthemos. 2 races were sailed on Saturday in light conditions. Sunday morning showed little promise of any breeze, but a light westerly materialized right off the harbor entrance. The RC set the wether mark as close to the break water as they could, ran a 3/4 mile weather leg to ran a 3 lap windward leeward course to keep the race in the small area of wind.
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In its 57 year history the Nutmeg Trophy at Milford Yacht Club has been won 8 times by John Macausland. Other notable Stars who have won this historic trophy include Starboat World Champions Paul Cayard and Ed Adams. Twenty boats from 6 fleets and three districts attended the 2006 Nutmeg Regatta, held by the Mid-Connecticut Star Fleet. On Friday before the Nutmeg Regatta 2006, the rain was heavy and ubiquitous. MacCausland, Meireles, Kohlhas and Bolles were in the boatyard regardless, hoping for a break in the clouds and a chance to try out sails which for MacCausland and Kohlhas might be used in the upcoming World Championship. But since sailing in a downpour would not prepare them for California, all stayed ashore and greeted other competitors arriving. Everyone had read the forecasts and, expecting at least light rain all weekend, was looking for space in the boatyard without puddles. But amazingly Saturday morning dawned with a blue sky. Twenty Stars put to sea at 10:00, a Northeasterly speeding us out the channel, well past Charles Island, into the full ebb of Long Island Sound. There the wind lightened. We started the first race in only about five knots, the Race Committee giving us 1.2 mile weather leg, course 4 and setting the mark at 100 degrees. The first weather leg favored the boats that went to the right toward the middle of the Sound where the current was ebbing the strongest. There was more wind and a big lift. At the weather mark the RC veered the run heading by 45 degrees to 325. John MacCausland was first around the mark, followed by Will Swigart and Guy Gurney. Both sailed high on the starboard jibe against the ebbing current coming out of Milford Harbor, the wind still very light but filling in from the outside, from the middle of the Sound. At the leeward mark the RC further veered the course heading 25 degrees, to an upwind course of 170, the wind having clocked from the East to the South. Then, to make us crazy, it backed and filled in from the East, favoring MacCausland and Gurney who had gone left. At the weather mark the RC changed the course yet again, this time backing by 35 degrees to 315. Swigart, sailing fast on the run, passed Gurney and worked his way nearly up to MacCausland, but finished second behind the downwind expert. By the start of the second race the wind had veered south again, the sky was clearing over Long Island to the South and there were only little puffs of clouds over Connecticut to the North. We started with a weather mark at 163 degrees and there were no course changes. The race was dominated by Jock Kohlhas, with Josh Revkin crewing, in first at all the marks with Rodrigo Meireles, Lee Dayton crewing, in hot pursuit. Kohlhas lost on the last leg, the run, as the wind dropped to 2 knots and the whole fleet spread out to take what there was from the leaders. The RC set a very skewed finish line and Rodrigo, who jibed later than Jock and was to his East, got the first place gun at the pin end. John Manderson with Matt Semler were third, MacCausland fourth. Will Swigart, who had rounded the weather mark in fifth, also aiming for the wrong end of the finish line, lost Gurney, fifth, Watson, sixth and Hornos, seventh, at the finish. For Saturday’s third race the weather mark was set at 200 degrees and the RC again gave us course 4. The tide was flooding. Bill Watson port tacked the right half of the fleet, starting mid-line, above the sag. It looked glorious but Will Swigart, continuing to the left, was able to tack back on a lift and with further accurate choices of shifts, was first to the weather mark. Will widened his lead on the first run in the light, light air and was not sorry to have the RC shorten the course so that we finished up wind. It was a tense second beat, with Ken Anderson closing in and finishing a close second. After the three light air races, we were grateful for a tow in, and happy to find hot homemade tamales and other delicious comestibles provided by Alejandra Bolles, waiting with the beer at dockside. Two races were scheduled for Sunday. At 10:00 the 15 knot northerly blowing us out of the harbor chilled the light air crews and heartened the heavy. Once out on the Sound though the wind seemed to suddenly succumb to the clear blue sky. RC chair Alan Pritchard was overheard to say “I shouldn’t be doing this” as he started the sequence in a glassy calm with the weather mark set directly to the North. Half hour later, after letting us agonize, he ran up the blue and white checker. Only four or five boats were sorry to see it: Charlie Correll and Don Cronan, Paul Antinozzi / Paul Rossi among them, had gone left immediately off the line and gotten far enough to catch a whisper of shore breeze. They were on the lay line when the race was abandoned. We waited, stripped off the hiking gear, doused sails, slept, swam, felt the Southerly fill in (were there little puffy clouds over Long Island?) and at one o’clock the RC posted a heading of 180 degrees and course 4. It was a very pretty Southerly breeze but only one or two of us were able to mini-hike. After the start Rodrigo Meireles followed Will Swigart (who was in first for the regatta, given a throw-out) to the left. Will went way into the corner but Rodrigo tacked sooner and fell in with Thierry de la Villehuchet who came from the right and was first around the weather mark. On the run, although “Follies are sticky”, MacCausland took the lead by accurate jibing. He went up the middle on the shifts and held his lead. Rodrigo went far right and at one point had MacCausland in his window and the race won but lost him and Guy Gurney as well on another shift. The North Sails pros, MacCausland and Meireles, tied up first and second for the regatta. For MacCausland it was his ninth winning of the Nutmeg Regatta. In third overall was Guy Gurney sailing with Roman Gotsulyak.
Complete results: http://www.mycstar.org/2006/2006Nutmeg.htm
John Macausland drinks a Mt. Gay & Tonic from the Nutmeg Trophy. NORTH NOTES:
Report courtesy Carroll McCallum
The second race was course 3, starting in the veered 260 degree breeze. Peter Costa, with his all time best crew and daughter Jessica, had a big lead at the first weather mark and never lost it. Star sailors were invited to join the Cottage Park Family Night dinner in the big ball room of the club, a dinner prepared and served by the very hospitable native members of the club. Saturday, after the early launch and tow to the race area, a course 4 was started in 130 degrees at 1:40 PM . Will Swigart, getting a good start, was able to go right and get out in front. Covering and staying to the right, he held the lead the whole race. The second race on Saturday was course 3 started in the veered 185 degree breeze that had built up to 12 knots. John Lombard won and sailed in leading the regatta with Peter Cusick, Will Swigart and Bear Hovey only points behind. The last race, on Sunday, was a surprise finish as previous Blue Star winners Bill Watson/Roger Sharp jumped to the front on a lift out of the left on the third weather leg (course 3 started in 160 degrees and 12 knots) winning the race and rising to second place in the regatta. Will Swigart, sailing very fast downwind and rising with the lift on the last leg, was third in the race and won the Blue Star, given a throw-out of his 15th place finish in the second race on Saturday. Lombard fell back to 10th in the race and third overall. Peter Cusick sailed with the most consistent results and would have won the regatta if no throw-out had been allowed. Jim Kubik, with Mason Browne, won the Exalted Grand Master award. NORTH NOTES:
Report by John MacCausland What a difference a year makes. Last year we had too much wind, rain and cloudy cool conditions. With all the bad weather we were not able to sail one race. Fast forward 365 days we had light wind, sun and 85 degrees. A total reversal of conditions. With this beautiful weather the Milford Yacht Club race committee was able to run four nice light air races. Throughout the event the racing was very competitive with many opportunities along the way to improve your position. The racing on Saturday was done in a light south westerly. With the one and only race sailed on Sunday starting in a north breeze that turned into a southwesterly. Saturday many boats were in the mix at the top including Carroll McCallam, John Lombard, Pete Cusick, Jock Kolhas and John MacCausland. By the end of the day we had three races completed with John MacCausland and Kevin Murphy on top followed by John Lombard with Rodrigo Meireles with Pete Cusick and Serge Leonidon close behind. After the racing we all enjoyed the beer provided by the fleet along with an enjoyable dinner in the club. After dinner David Bolles started a round table discussion on how we should improve attendance at our next events. There was many good ideas presented during the meeting that I think can improve next years events. Sunday started off with a nice northwesterly that was provided by a cold front that came through during the night. Racing was very challenging with Thorny Cook and Mike Young along with David Bolles jumping out to a big lead on the right side of the course. By the time we all arrived at the weather mark the wind died some and we were all close together again. Throughout the race the wind stayed patchy and light until the last run with the sea breeze overtaking the northwesterly. The last weather leg was sailed in a nice 10 to 12 knot breeze. At the finish it was John MacCausland followed by Brian Murphy with Pete Cusick rounding out the top three. A highlight of the event for me was seeing 17 year old Tomas Hornos and his father Luis sailing. Tomas is a Laser and Snipe sailor from the Boston area. This is exactly how I started sailing the Star with my father John MacCausland crewing for me. I am sure Tomas will be a force to recon with in the future. RESULTS: Full report coming soon... Kepp tuned!
Report by Paul Hobsno, North Sails UK
Ian Percy and Steve Mitchell have just Won the Star Europeans in Varberg, Sweden with a race to spare. A 6th place in today's race added with a 1,1,5,5 means the British team can sit out of tomorrows final race. Ben Ainsle is currently competing in the Finn Europeans in Kalmar Sweden, Ben is leading after five races with an impressive score line of 1,1,1,1,1, - 15 points clear of NZL Dan slater also using North sails (more to follow on this regatta). For more information on the North Star program, don't hesitate to contact our Star experts!
Report courtesy Murray Leigh The Miles River Yacht Club hosted the District 2 Green Star event with seven boats competing for the Green Star and twelve total in the regatta. The Miles River venue is perfect for Star racing with great facilities, a sailing course close to the clubhouse and known for their professional race committees. Many thanks go to the volunteers and Miles River Yacht Club for helping make this an excellent regatta. The winds and weather in the Chesapeake Bay in August are difficult to predict and this weekend was no exception. The first race on Saturday was started in a light and shifty easterly breeze. The left side seemed favored at the start, but halfway up the course the right-siders pulled ahead on a little more breeze and a favorable shift. Elliott Oldak anticipated the shifts better than the rest of the fleet and won the race, with Aaron Serinis second and Mike Keene third. The second race started with the similar winds, but by the time the fleet got to the windward mark only a feint breeze could be felt. The race committee shortened the course to one time around in hopes of still salvaging the race. After a brief time of no wind the breeze started to pick up out of the north and slowly filled in to a breeze of 8-10 knots that lasted for the rest of the day. Roger Pickall and his crew Bob Bradford from the MES fleet used their local knowledge and finished just ahead of Aaron Serenis and Bob Flower. Two more races were sailed in excellent 8-10 knot wind conditions during the remainder of the afternoon as the Race Committee tried to make the most of the winds while we had them. The third and fourth races were won by close margins with Aaron Serinis winning the third race and Murray Leigh winning the fourth race by a nose over Roger Pickall. The winds on Sunday morning were light but promising out of the Southeast with the expectation that the winds would build with the prevailing sea breeze as the day heated up. As the Race Committee started to set the course, cracks of thunder rumbled overhead foretelling an impending storm. The Race Committee wisely abandoned the race quickly, which gave the fleet time to head to shore before the squall came through. The final results had Aaron Serinis winning the overall regatta with Murray Leigh from the Chesapeake Fleet placing second overall and winning the Green Star, Mike Keene, MES Fleet third overall and second place for the Green Star and Roger Pickall, MES Fleet placing third for the Green Star. For more information on the North Star program, don't hesitate to contact our Star experts!
Report by Aaron Serinis Second District Star Championship - Oxford , MD July 23-24 Twenty-Two teams from around the Mid Atlantic region attended the 2005 2nd District Blue Star Championship held at the Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford Maryland. A five race series was scheduled for this two day event. On Friday my crew Will and I set out on the water along with a few other teams who were interested in getting in a little “fine tuning” before the event. Day one greeted us with a very nice 10-12knot northerly wind which helped give us a quick run out to the racing area located on the very large Choptank River. Once everyone arrived at the starting area the wind had calmed considerably and the race committee set us off on a very ambitious course 3 with a length of 10 miles. After a few big wind shifts the top three boats reached the weather mark with a pretty good lead on the rest of the fleet. Steve Kling was first to round followed closely by Weissenberger/Brown and Serinis/Wagner. The wind continued to strengthen throughout the race and by the last beat we were sailing in around 15knts of wind. After an epic final beat we managed to take the lead and the race win followed by Weissenberger/Brown and Kling/Murphy in third. John MaCausland showed us how he has an amazing ability to come back from a deficit to finish fourth for the race. For the start of race two, the breeze continued to build and we set off on another course 3, this time however, the total course length was shortened to 7.5 miles. At the first weather mark it was John MacCausland 1st followed by a tight group which included, Serinis /Wagner, Collins/ Avellon and Keene/Cox. At the finish, John Mac had won and Serinis/Wagner lead the hard fought battle for seconded followed by Collins/Avellon in third. All in all it was a great day of sailing! Will and I felt confident in our speed and happy with our day’s result finishing with a first and a second. Day two the wind was considerably lighter, and the race committee was faced with the challenge of getting at least one more race in to constitute a series. We started race three in a very light easterly wind. By the first down wind mark the wind gods stopped blowing and the race committee made the wise choice of abandoning the race and to wait it out in hopes of a new wind. This gave the sailors a chance to relax and even go for a swim in the warm bay waters, as long as there were no jelly fish around! Finally the breeze filled in from the North East and the racing began again. With Johnny Mac two points back we knew we had two stay consistent and be in the top three. This would prove easier said then done in the light and fickle conditions, Will and I fumbled to finish six for the race. Race four quickly got under way and with our points advantage gone we needed to sail solid and hope for a little bit of luck to beat the defending champion who has a knack for sailing solid in all conditions. We had a good start and continued our “loose” match race all the way around the course in hopes of putting two boats between us and John Mac. By the skin of out teeth it worked! John Vanderhoff and Rowan Perkins took the bullet, we took second for the race and John Mac was fourth, which tied us for the series. Very close indeed… A special mention goes to J-22 Champ and class new comer Peter McChesney for finishing a very respectable third for the regatta. Top four boats at the D-2 Blue Star were powered by our new Max Roach Mainsail and R-2 Jib. Complete report coming soon. For more information on the North Star program, don't hesitate to contact our Star experts!
Report by Rick Burgess On Friday as boats started to arrive at the Seneca Yacht Club, things did not look all that good out on the water. It was 90+ degrees with about the same humidity and not a breath of wind. The weather forecast did not look all that promising as the remains of hurricane Dennis were still in the area. Well lo and behold as the 19 boats from 10 different fleets arrived on Saturday morning there it was, a 14 to 18 mph southerly breeze. Now on Seneca Lake, which is about 55 miles long, and 3 miles wide, this is absolutely the best breeze we can get. The fleet left the dock and we were treated to 3 of the best races I have sailed all year. The racing was extremely close and at the end of the day after three races it was John MacCausland in first with Arthur Anosov in 2nd, and Brian Cramer just two points behind in 3rd. When we got back to the dock all I saw were faces with big smiles and a lot of people saying what a great time they just had. Rob Eberling treated the fleet to his now famous Rum Punch over the next couple of hours and then the fleet was treated to a BBQ and fire works display at the home of Jan and Rick Burgess. All said and done it was a really great day on Seneca Lake. When we arrived on Sunday morning there was still a very nice southerly in the 8 to 12 mph range. We left the dock and were treated to 2 more of what we had the day before, really great sailing. In the end it was John MacCausland taking home the big trophy and Arthur Anosov 2nd. I want to thank Bob Westcott for organizing a really great regatta. I also want to thank Claude Bonanni and family for their very large contribution to the fireworks display on Saturday night. As is always the case at regattas there are just way to many people to single out BUT, if I don’t thank Marline Koberg and my wife Jan for their work in putting on the BBQ Saturday night I might not have a place to sleep, so thank you all. I’m not sure how we will be able to top this years regatta next year, but for those who were there I’ll bet they will be there again next year.
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Report courtesy Star Class web site / David Bolles
Twenty boats from all but one of the 1st District fleets participated in the 2005 1st District Championship, a combination Blue Star / Green Star event. The event was hosted this year by the Mid-Connecticut Star Fleet. This year a couple of well-known names have moved into the District, and we are happy to be able to welcome Rodrigo Meireles and Phil Trinter to 1st District racing. The event was scheduled to begin on Friday. The boats all dutifully arrived at the starting line somewhat ahead of the scheduled start, and as they cruised back and forth the wind and waves built to the point where there was some spectacular planing going on. Just as the race was about to get underway a really solid gust of wind came through and the Race Committee, ably head by Ed Becker, decided that this was going to be more than the boats needed and called it a day. Saturday again started off quietly enough and there was fear that the three scheduled races wouldn’t be completed. However, again as the start of the first race neared the wind built to a nice 15-20 knot westerly and the three races got off in fine style. Racing amongst the top boats was tight and the gun went to three different teams, Dave Perry / John Countney, John Bainton / Will Christensen, and John Lombard / Rodrigo Meireles. During the second race, Fotis Boliakis and Phil Trinter, who were near the top at the time, got holed in the starboard bow and had to retire for the day. Continuing the pattern of the day beginning calmly enough, Sunday brought a pleasant northwesterly. There was a delay in the starting time because the wind was oscillating between 220° and 300°, making the job of setting up the starting line near to impossible. Finally the wind seemed to settle into a northwesterly and the first race got off. A few boats, headed by John Lombard and Rodrigo Meireles, decided that there would be more north in the wind as the race progressed and went out to the right layline. Good call, but unfortunately for them the race was abandoned. Due to the increasing strength of the wind and breakdowns (one of the top boats decided to put on a show and broached to windward doing a nice death roll just after rounding the windward offset mark), several boats thought it prudent to call it a day and went in. (The death roll guys continued to race for the rest of the day.) The real race 4 then got underway and Lombard and Meireles again led the way to get their second gun of the series. For the final race Peter Cusick and Serge Leonidov put it together to get the gun. John Lombard and Rodrigo Meireles managed to take the series by one point, followed by Fotis Boliakis and Phil Trinter. Fotis also won the Green Star. Peter Cusick / Serge Leonidov and John Bainton / Will Christensen were tied on points, with Pete and Serge taking third on the tie-breaker. The Milford Yacht Club hosted nice dinners on Friday and Saturday nights. Special thanks to the race committee members, headed by Ed Becker and assisted by Alan Pritchard and crew in the mark boat, for putting up with three long, trying days, bouncing around in the boats.
For the full results check out www.starclass.org.
Report by Jonh MacCausland 2005 ARMS – WHITE
63RD. EDITION This year’s event was started off on Friday morning with a clinic run by John MacCausland, with 15 participants and 5 boats on the water. It was a great success. Instead of the standard measuring of the boats and checking the rig tension on Friday morning, we talked about many of the new developments that have been brought to us from the past Olympics. Things such as foil leading edge shape and raising the jib higher than the standard amount off the wind. Also we talked about the ability to have the crew standing off the wind. Along with these topics we also covered what was the equipment that the top teams were using. This was a great way to get all the participants up to speed in the modern Star Class. After lunch all the boats were put in the water and we had a good session on the water. By the way, it was done in the best breeze of the weekend. John MacCausland was aboard each of the boats and helped with the rig setup, sail trim and general questions that each team had. All and all it was a great day for all who participated. By the time registration ended Saturday morning we had a small but talented fleet of nineteen boats from the Northeast. The first race was a good light air affair in which Fotis Boliakis and Roman Gotsulyak lead wire to wire and extended their lead at every mark for a commanding win. The second race of the day was characterized by two major wind shifts. The first leg it was hard to the right and the second weather leg it was to the left. Joe Bainton & Tod Raynor figured it out perfectly and lead wire to wire for a decisive win. With this finish Joe & Tod lead the way overall after Saturday. As usual the Milford Yacht Club and the Mid-Connecticut Star Fleet put on a very nice dinner Saturday night. The day was long and by 9 PM everybody was off to bed. Sunday started off with more breeze than the previous day. We had a nice 11 to 13 knots from the southeast. As with each of the last two races the leader at the first mark won the race. This time it was John MacCausland and Kevin Murphy, extending at each mark. John & Kevin sailed in for a comfortable win. Sunday morning was cloudy and by the finish of the first race the sun started to poke its head through the clouds. This was the start of the end of the wind. Race number two on Sunday started off in very light and spotty air. John Lombard & Brian Sharp lead at the first mark. This race was going to be very difficult to hold your lead. John & Brian did a very good job of staying in front until the last run to the finish. Ben Cesare & Doug Carey slipped by for the win just at the finish line. John MacCausland & Kevin Murphy rounded out the top three in this race securing the overall win. With Ben’s win in the last race he slid into second overall. Joe Bainton with Tod Raynor sailed a very solid event to finish third overall. Again year after year the Mid-Connecticut Star fleet along with the Milford Yacht Club hosted a very well run event. Lets all make an effort to bring one more boats along and get the numbers back to where they belong again next year. OVERALL RESULTS:
For the full results check out www.starclass.org.
Report by Jonh MacCausland 2005 TOMAHAWK CENTENNIAL This years Tomahawk was one not to be forgotten. About a year ago the Murphy brothers thought that it would be nice to have a big event to celebrate their club’s on hundredth anniversary. Many people in their club thought they were crazy, but they put their heads together and went to work. They invited twenty five boats in each of three classes, Stars, E-Scows and thistles. They had people travel from far away in each class. In the Star class we had sailors from Nassau, Chicago, Boston and Miami. They also included many sailors from the past that were there to watch and support the event. They included Buddy Melgis, Ronnie Colie, John MacCausland, Sr. and many of the long time members of the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club. Along with great social events that were very well done, Peter Kellogg provided two 19th Century Sand Baggers named the Bull and the Bear. These boats are exact replicas of the boats that raced around New York City at the turn of the century. Teams from each of the fleets were assembled and competed against each other in the boats on Friday afternoon. It was a great experience to see how the sailors from the turn of the century raced their crafts. The Murphy‘s, along with all their other work, set up the majority of the fleet to stay with club members from around the lake. This was a good thing as the nights were late and it was nice not to have to get into your car to drive home. We just hopped in a power boat and got taxied to our house. With all this going on there was not much time for the racing. The weather was great but the wind gods did not help us much on Saturday. With brilliant sunshine but no wind all was canceled. Sunday was another story, somebody must have went to church. We had a nice 6 to 8 knot northwesterly. The committee set a windward leaward course and were able to run two very challenging races to finish off a great weekend. The Murphy’s and all who worked on this deserve a big thank you. I am sure everybody had an excellent time. OVERALL RESULTS THISTLES E-SCOWS For more information on the North Star program, don't hesitate to contact our Star experts!
Report by Jonh MacCausland
January 24-28 Racing was close through out the week with short courses and varied conditions. Andy Horton with Brad Nichol lead the event from start to finish holding off Freddy Loof and Anders Ekstrom. With Vince Brun and Doug Brophy rounding out the top three. Vince and Doug used our new Max Roach 05 main they showed great speed through out the range of conditions. Eric Dolye and Brian Sharp also used this sail and were in contention until a last race OCS dropped them to eighth place overall. The next event for the North team will be the Bacardi Cup in early March. We hope to see you there! For all the results check out www.starclass.org For more information on the North Star program, don't hesitate to contact our Star experts!
Report by Jonh MacCausland 2005 LEVIN MEMORIAL The start of the Star sailing season each year in North America is at Coral Reef Yacht Club. This year was no exception with a week of very nice weather. The season started off with a bang. Thirty seven teams raced a three race regatta. This event would serve as the first of three regattas that would pick the 2005 U.S. Sailing Team. Prior to the regatta U.S. Sailing ran a three day clinic with Ed Adams coaching. Six teams were invited to the clinic along with Freddy Loof the defending World Champion. This was the start of the 2008 Olympic program for many of the teams at the clinic. Racing throughout the weekend was very tight. Conditions were on the light side, eight to ten knots of breeze. After the first day of racing Eric Doyle and Brian Sharp were leading with the rest of the fleet close behind. RESULTS
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Report by Fernanda Sesto - Courtesy Star Class
On the 6th of January the South American Championship began at the Club Nautico Olivos in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Twenty six boats from 6 countries participated: Argentina, Brasil, USA, Canada, Chile and Italy. The races began at 14:00 pm and 2 races of about 2 hours each were completed. The wind was 6 knots from the NE going to the ESE in the afternoon. Lars Grael and Marco Lagoa won the first race, followed by Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada. In the second race the Argentines Julio Labandeira and Valentin Thompson were first with second again being Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada. On January 7th, 2005, all the races were cancelled because of strong wind and thunderstorms. At 13:30 the race committee had 5 knots from the NE, so they prepared to start the race at 14:00 pm. The race started with these conditions, but was cancelled after 2 minutes because the wind changed more than 30 degrees and went down to less than 3 knots. The weather forecast was not very good as strong winds with heavy rain was expected, so the race officer, Juan Reinoso, cancelled racing for the day. January 8: As races were cancelled on Jan. 7, the starting time for Saturday, Jan. 8th, changed to 11:00 am. Fortunately the weather conditions were very good with wind from the SE of 9 to 10 knots. The Brazilians Lars Grael and Marco Lagoa won the first race followed by the Argentines Chometowski and Celedoni. During this race the wind had been shifting from the ESE to the SSE, and vacillating between 6-10 knots. These were not easy conditions for sailing and it took two hours for the first boat to complete the four legs of this race. At 14:00 pm, just before the start of the second race, the wind direction changed from the SE to the E, so the race committee had to reset the course. Half an hour later the fourth race of the South American Championship started, with 6 knots of wind from the East. The wind was very shifty, going from E to N and then to the NE causing the positions of the boats to change in all the legs. The 5 leg race took more than two hours to complete with finally the Argentines MacGowan – Calegari crossing the finishing line first followed by the Italians Tamburini- Ricci. After having some drinks Fabian MacGowan told us, "It was a very shifty race, I am very happy to win because it was not easy". We also spoke with Lars Grael about the races who thought that the wind shifts made the races more difficult. On Jan 9 Lars Grael – Marco Lagoa had a first and a second in the two races sailed on the last day to win the championship over Robert Scheidt/Bruno Prada. Scheidt/Prada won the tie breaker with Julio Labandeira/Valentin Thompson as both teams had 15 points after one discard. It was another difficult day of racing beginning at 11:30 with the first race starting with 10 knots from the South. During the race the wind went up and down between 4 and 10 knots. It took more than 2 hours for Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada to win the race, followed by Grael – Lagoa. Sailors had to wait more than one hour to start the second race because the wind was not stable and the race committee had to change the course many times. At 15:00 the race started in 6 knots from the North East. But things were not easy for sailors again; the wind shifted 20 degrees in the first down wind, with a heavy rain; and 10 degrees more in the 2nd upwind. After 5 legs of racing Grael – Lagoa finished on first Place, winning the championship with a margin of 7 points. For the complete results and photos go to www.starclass.org. For more information on the North Star program, don't hesitate to contact our Star experts!
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Cottage Park Yacht Club in Winthrop Massachusetts hosted the 2006 First District Blue and Green Star regattas. Racing began on Friday, July 14 after postponements due to the unforeseen difficulty of launching the boats in an extremely low tide. On Saturday and Sunday this problem was solved by requiring that all boats be launched between six and nine AM. After an interval for breakfast, tows were provided to the race area outside Deer Island in Boston’s outer harbor. The weather forecasts for very high temperatures and 4 to 5 knots of breeze were confounded each day as sea breezes developed bringing in cool air and 6 to 12 knots. For the first race on Friday there was a course 4 started in a 185 degree southerly. The right was favored and the leaders at the first weather mark were Thorny Cook, Will Swigart, Bear Hovey, Peter Cusick and David Bolles. Swigart stole the lead on the run but lost it in a close battle to Bear Hovey who won the first race and the coveted Marshall Brown trophy, a handsome half model. (All First District perpetual trophies go home with the winner for a year.)
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