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Hobie 16s, Weta trimarans featured in Charlotte Harbor Regatta
Strong Hobie 16 and Weta trimaran fleets will be featured on one of three racing circles in the inaugural Charlotte Harbor Regatta, scheduled for Feb. 5-7, 2010 in Charlotte Harbor, Florida.
The multihull circle will include Hobie 16 class chairman and Florida district president Arie Van Duijn, while the Weta fleet will include the class's North American distributor Jon Britt of NorBanks Sailing. Hobie 16 charters will be available via Tradewinds. The two classes will be among nine classes on three racing circles on beautiful Charlotte Harbor, named by SAIL magazine as one of the "top 10 greatest places to sail in the United States."
The multihull circle will include Hobie 16 class chairman and Florida district president Arie Van Duijn, while the Weta fleet will include the class's North American distributor Jon Britt of NorBanks Sailing. Hobie 16 charters will be available via Tradewinds. The two classes will be among nine classes on three racing circles on beautiful Charlotte Harbor, named by SAIL magazine as one of the "top 10 greatest places to sail in the United States."
2009 Nacra North American Championship Wrapup
2009 NACRA North American Championship
The 2009 Nacra North American Championships was held in Fort Walton Beach, Florida the week of October 12-15, 2009 and was sponsored by Performance Sports, Inc, the manufacturer of NACRA racing catamarans, Annapolis Performance Sailing, Harken USA, Emerald Sails, and ZHIK USA. The event was hosted by the multihull friendly Fort Walton Yacht Club on beautiful Choctawhatchee Bay. The North American Championships, or NAs, was open to the Nacra 20 class, the Nacra F18 class, and the Nacra F17 class. However, the Nacra F18 class decided not to attend leaving only the 20s and F17s to mix it up on the bay. Four races a day were scheduled for the 4 day event.
DAY 1 – Monday, October 12th
Monday dawned with sunny skies and a south to south west wind building to 8-12kts. The FWYC Commodore said a few words welcoming all the teams and after skippers meeting, the sailors finished rigging their boats and set sail for a 1200 start. The order of starts for the week was the 20s first followed by the F17s not on a rolling start. The courses were US Sailing multihull courses 5G and 6G with an upwind finish leaving one more chance to be a hero or a zero!
After the fourth race of the day in the 20 fleet, Alex Shafer/Nigel Pitt wrapped up the day with finishes of 1, 1, 1, 2 to lead the fleet. Wisconsin favorite Guy Selsmeyer was not far behind with finishes of 2, 2, 3, 6. There was a big collision at the start of race 1 involving Kirk Newkirk and Chris Blake resulting in one of Kirk’s rudders coming off the boat. Chris quickly sailed up to Kirk and the crews swapped boats. Nice!! Kirk went on to sail scoring a 4th and setting up a redress situation for the end of the day while Chris headed back to the beach for repairs.
In the F17 fleet, former 2 time class champion Bob Curry showed the way with an awesome first day score of 1, 1, 1, 1 followed by Jim Leonard with a score of 2, 3, 2, 2. Curry was challenged at 2 A mark roundings and 1 gate by Bill Gillispie. The battle line was being drawn between Jim and Bill as only 2 points separated them after the day’s racing. It wasn’t very long after the races were concluded that the boats were washed off by mother nature.
Gilligan's Run: Endurance Series Round Two
After a three month break, the Endurance Series heads to Daytona Beach on August 1st for round two. The race boasts fierce competition, a great venue, online tracking, a leisure start time and a great fish fry.
Fierce Competition
The competition will be fierce with 18 boats preregistered including three of the past series champions and the defending Gilligan's Run champion. The defending series champions Bret Moss and Mark Jones with Carbon Cruising will definitely be the ones to watch. They suffered a broken spinnaker and had to retire early from the Keys 100 after a perfect start. Team CyberSpeed won the Endurance Series in 2007 and also won the first round (The Keys 100) of 2009 series. Rob Behrend was injured during the Keys 100 after he hit the port shroud to avoid a pitch pole in heavy wind and seas. Tristan Fiedler will be Rob's replacement teaming with Craig Van Eaton. Dave Ingram who won the first Endurance Series Championship will be competing with his wife Cathy forming Dingo Racing. This is their second year competing together and they are always at the top of the score card. Also making it a family affair is Team McDonald. Matt McDonald will either be racing with his wife Gina or his daughter Riley. Matt and his son, Peyton, won the race last year.
Fierce Competition
The competition will be fierce with 18 boats preregistered including three of the past series champions and the defending Gilligan's Run champion. The defending series champions Bret Moss and Mark Jones with Carbon Cruising will definitely be the ones to watch. They suffered a broken spinnaker and had to retire early from the Keys 100 after a perfect start. Team CyberSpeed won the Endurance Series in 2007 and also won the first round (The Keys 100) of 2009 series. Rob Behrend was injured during the Keys 100 after he hit the port shroud to avoid a pitch pole in heavy wind and seas. Tristan Fiedler will be Rob's replacement teaming with Craig Van Eaton. Dave Ingram who won the first Endurance Series Championship will be competing with his wife Cathy forming Dingo Racing. This is their second year competing together and they are always at the top of the score card. Also making it a family affair is Team McDonald. Matt McDonald will either be racing with his wife Gina or his daughter Riley. Matt and his son, Peyton, won the race last year.
Round Texel Race Expanded to Zwitserleven Sailing Week
As of 2009, the Round Texel Race is to be continued as Zwitserleven Sailing Week. This high-performance event unites spectacular activities that rise the adrenalin. For decades the main focus was on the Round Texel Race itself, whereas the new program becomes more extensive, challenging and longer. Not only for the competitive and recreational sailors, but also for the audience. The first considerable addition is the 2009 World Championship Windsurfing Slalom that will attract world's best windsurfers.
From June 8 until June 13, the Texel beach at Paal 17 will be the center of everything that sails on the sea, beach and through the surf at high speed. The Dutch Championship Catamaran sailing has expanded to three full (instead of half) racing days and the ultimate Round Texel Race on June 13. After the last finish on the first three days, the participants are welcome to compete in the TNG Short Track Races. The exciting finals will be held on Friday. There is also more to do for fun seekers, as the Light House Race to the northern point of Texel will be added to the traditional Horstocht to the south.
AruAruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2008
On the second day of the Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta 2008, the fleet of 41 teams had to deal with tricky sailing conditions on the Caribbean Sea. From time to time, big clouds brought rain showers and gusts. That resulted in a shifty and variable breeze, which made it an interesting competition. Dutchmen Booth and Nieuwenhuis are still in the lead by one point, with Xander Pols and Frank de Waard (NED) in second position. Last year’s winners Eduard Zanen and Mischa Heemskerk (NED) climbed to a third place. Henk-Johan Hankart and the Grijpma brothers are first overall in the fleet of slower catamarans.
Today’s weather required a lot more trimming and smart racing. The winning strategy was about getting the shifts and pressure right. Sunburned legs and arms had a rest, as it was mostly clouded. The morning breeze was about 8 knots strong, but in the afternoon it picked up to 16 knots and more. During lunchtime on the Aruba beach, the competitors could share their experiences and reconsider their tactics. Or simply enjoy the Aruba hospitality. Late afternoon, they decided to have their happy hour in sea, as the rain was pouring down in a tropical shower.
Cat Caper Regatta, Day One, Birmingham Sailing Club
Day one of the Cat Caper Regatta got off to an excellent start with good wind and 5 races completed. Very gusty conditions made for challenging lake sailing.
More info after day two.
Rank Fleet Class Nat SailNo Helm Crew Rating R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett Notes
1st Portsmouth A Formula 16 spi USA 1 Oley Olsen Joanna Lienti 63 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 (4.0) 10.0 6.0
2nd Portsmouth A Nacra F17 Uni spi USA 218 Jim Leonard 66.7 1.0 4.0 1.0 (5.0) 3.0 14.0 9.0
3rd Portsmouth A Nacra 20 Slp spi USA 11 Mark Smith Karen Ann Xavier 59.3 (3.0) 2.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 12.0 9.0
4th Portsmouth A Formula 16 spi USA 724 Jody Abrams 63 4.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 (6.0) 19.0 13.0
5th Portsmouth A Nacra 20 Slp spi USA 1015 Philip Mumm Rundell Curtis 59.3 (6.0) 5.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 23.0 17.0
6th Portsmouth A Formula 16 spi USA USA712 Tom Shannon 63 5.0 6.0 5.0 (7.0 DNF) 5.0 28.0 21.0
1st Portsmouth B Hobie 17 (1-up) USA 5887 Jim Brown 74 (1.0) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 4.0
2nd Portsmouth B Hobie 16 USA 77765 Shane Gaston Connor Gaston 76 (2.0) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 8.0
3rd Portsmouth B Hobie 18 & 18 Magnum USA 8487 Damon Linkous 71 (3.0) 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 15.0 12.0 Square top main
4th Portsmouth B Prindle 19 USA 567 Stan Muse 66.4 4.0 (6.0 DNS) 4.0 4.0 6.0 DNS 24.0 18.0
5th Portsmouth B Hobie 16 USA 110523 Michael Aregood 76 5.0 (6.0 DNS) 6.0 DNF 6.0 DNS 6.0 DNS 29.0 23.0
More info after day two.
Rank Fleet Class Nat SailNo Helm Crew Rating R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett Notes
1st Portsmouth A Formula 16 spi USA 1 Oley Olsen Joanna Lienti 63 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 (4.0) 10.0 6.0
2nd Portsmouth A Nacra F17 Uni spi USA 218 Jim Leonard 66.7 1.0 4.0 1.0 (5.0) 3.0 14.0 9.0
3rd Portsmouth A Nacra 20 Slp spi USA 11 Mark Smith Karen Ann Xavier 59.3 (3.0) 2.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 12.0 9.0
4th Portsmouth A Formula 16 spi USA 724 Jody Abrams 63 4.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 (6.0) 19.0 13.0
5th Portsmouth A Nacra 20 Slp spi USA 1015 Philip Mumm Rundell Curtis 59.3 (6.0) 5.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 23.0 17.0
6th Portsmouth A Formula 16 spi USA USA712 Tom Shannon 63 5.0 6.0 5.0 (7.0 DNF) 5.0 28.0 21.0
1st Portsmouth B Hobie 17 (1-up) USA 5887 Jim Brown 74 (1.0) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 4.0
2nd Portsmouth B Hobie 16 USA 77765 Shane Gaston Connor Gaston 76 (2.0) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 10.0 8.0
3rd Portsmouth B Hobie 18 & 18 Magnum USA 8487 Damon Linkous 71 (3.0) 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 15.0 12.0 Square top main
4th Portsmouth B Prindle 19 USA 567 Stan Muse 66.4 4.0 (6.0 DNS) 4.0 4.0 6.0 DNS 24.0 18.0
5th Portsmouth B Hobie 16 USA 110523 Michael Aregood 76 5.0 (6.0 DNS) 6.0 DNF 6.0 DNS 6.0 DNS 29.0 23.0
F18 NA Championships - Last Day Racing Cancelled
Pensacola Beach, FL - October 17, 2008
Last Day of racing cancelled due to no wind in the morning. Racing was scheduled to start at 9:00 and this is what the water looked like.
Last Day of racing cancelled due to no wind in the morning. Racing was scheduled to start at 9:00 and this is what the water looked like.
F18 NA Championships Day Four Results
October 16, 2008 - Key Sailing - Pensacola Beach
See Day Four Pictures by Damon
See Philip Mumm's Day four pictures
Today's conditions were much lighter than the first three days but the racing was just as close. Robbie Daniels is still in command, stretching his overall lead to an amazing 29 points after 15 races with 21 points. Greg Goodall and John Williams look to have nailed down 2nd with 50 points and a 19 point lead over John Casey and Kenny Pierce in third. But only 10 points seperate that third from the next three boats, so medals will still be out their to be won on the final day.
It was announced just a little while ago that Friday's start would be a 9:00am (to a few groans) and two races would be run to be finished as early as possible and avoid some predicted weather.
Additional report and full results on full story.
F18 NA Championships Day Three Results
Pensacola Beach Florida, Key Sailing - October 15, 2008
Photo by Philip Mumm, pictures from the event are available for purchase. For picture information contact Philip at 205-870-8800
Day three continued the awesome conditions and close racing. Robbie Daniels continues to dominate and now holds a 24 point lead over the second place, but then only 11 points separate the next four teams, so it's still a battle for the medal positions. Day Three Pictures by Philip Mumm are posted (195 of them!).
Click Day Three Title or read full article to view results through day three.
F18 NA Championship, Day Two Results
October 14, 23008 - Pensacola Beach, FL - Day 2 Photos by Philip Mumm
Big sailing for the big boys! Four races today for 7 total.
Extremely close sailing with many position changes, is the cream rising to the top? Robbie is still on top, Tomko made a strong move, Nigel and Kirk both moved up and are still neck and neck. What's this? Enrique on a Nacra! Don't tell his Hobie 16. See full results through day two by reading rest of story.
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