Sunday proved tricky as usual with a dying easterly. Pro Brit Bischoff got 3 D 1’s off in a ripping flood tide. 11 boats sailed which was remarkable given many of our regulars where in Newport defending and winning the Grand Masters team race at New York Yacht Club.
The first race proved to be relatively typical. Ed Sweeney got a great start and never looked back. Coming in second were the Raymonds with your's truly in third.
The second race was, in a word, tricky. With the wind dying, the last windward leg was masterfully sailed by team Danilek, as Beth went right, then left and then split the uprights. There were multiple lead changes this time as the wind and pressure varied greatly throughout the small course. Once again, second place went to the Raymonds. Third was Sweeney.
The third race was light wind. The right paid off big as the wind clocked that way and the fleet was dispersed by half a leg. Team Jack pulled off the win, and once again, showed us all how its done. Second place went to Gary Coventry and Team 646 while third was TK and Team 506.
The overall for the day went to Ed Sweeney and team 454 with 8 points. With Ed were Alan Desantis, Leo Schlinkert and Art Collins.
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| Airbrushed photo by Scott Harrison |
Second for the day with 10 points was Raymond and team 654. Third was TK and team 506 with 11 points.
Scott Harrison
Full results posted here: http://www.fleet1.org/
TEAM RACING:
In case you have not heard, Noroton took first place in the Grand Masters team race at New York Yacht club - Harbor Court.
Here's a great write up from NYYC:
Pictured above, left to right: Melissa Shepstone, Basil Lyden, Carolyn wilson, Jim Linville, Peter Wilson, Steve Shepstone, Susan Morrison, Bob Monro, Lee Morrision, Bruce McArthur and Bill Jayson (Photo: Stuart Streuli/©New York Yacht Club.)
Congratulations to the Noroton Team which won another Grand Master’s Championship this past weekend sailed in Sonars at Harbour Court in Newport. Details below are courtesy of NYYC website:
Peter Wilson was succinct when asked about the secret to Noroton Yacht Club’s third consecutive win in the New York Yacht Club Grandmasters Team Race Regatta. “Practice,” said the NYC’s team captain [above, holding platter, with his teammates].
Then he elaborated: “The older you get, the more you have to rely on doing what you know as opposed to knowing what to do. The only way your do-what-you-know expands is with practice. You can’t just study it, you have to do it. We practice, on average, one and a half times a week.”
The Grandmasters Team Race—skippers must be 55 or older, while crew must be at least 45—is a relatively new event on the team racing calendar. It was first run in 2010 and Noroton Yacht Club has now won it all three times it was sailed; the event was not held in 2011 due to Hurricane Irene. As was the case last year and in 2010, the host New York Yacht Club team was a close second. This year, the two teams entered the final race—of the 62 sailed over two days on Narragansett Bay—tied on points, the winner of that race taking the regatta. “It could’ve gone either way,” said Wilson of the final race, which was decided within feet of the finish line when the New York Yacht Team was whistled for a rules violation. “The lead changed hands three times in a 12-minute race. They sailed very well.” Southern Yacht Club beat Texas Corinthian Yacht Club for third place through a head-to-head tiebreaker. The other teams that competed in the event, in order of their finish, were: Ida Lewis Yacht Club/Storm Trysail Club, St. Francis Yacht Club, St. Petersburg Yacht Club and American Yacht Club.
While the grandmasters team racing schedule is currently sparse, Wilson is hopeful more clubs will follow the lead of the New York Yacht Club and create events for veteran team racers. “For the older sailors like myself and my wife Carolyn, we now have something to really energize us in our later sailing years,” said Wilson. “You get tired of fleet racing, but team racing is exciting: you sail many more races, you win some, you lose some, and even if you don’t come out with a great record you remember the races you won. It’s just more personally satisfying.”
2013 New York Yacht Club Grandmasters Team Race Regatta Final Results: 1. Noroton (Darien, Conn.) Yacht Club, 14 points; 2. New York Yacht Club, 13; 3. Southern (New Orleans) Yacht Club, 11; 4. Texas Corinthian (Kemah, Texas) Yacht Club, 11; 5. Ida Lewis (Newport, R.I.) Yacht Club/Storm Trysail (Larchmont, N.Y.) Club, 6; 6. St. Francis (San Francisco) Yacht Club, 3; 7. St. Petersburg (Fla.) Yacht Club, 2; 8. American (Rye, N.Y.) Yacht Club; 1.5.
(above copied from NYYC web site with thanks…)
Next up... The Hinman Masters this weekend, August 3-4.
REGATTAS:
The Atlantic Coast Championships were held in Marblehead this past weekend in conjunction with the Marblehead NOOD.
Two boats made the trip from Noroton... Rick Doerr and Zach Shapiro. Zach took the gun in race two helping him finish in 5th overall but even better, he took third in the ACCs. Just .3 points behind (that's right, .3) was Dr. Doerr who also took the gun in the ninth and final race of the weekend.
The 2013 Sperry-Top Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta winner Skip Shumway from Rochester took the Sonar class title and the overall trophy while Eric Voss, also from Rochester won the Atlantic Coast Championships.
Full results can be found here: http://www.sailingworld.com/nood-regattas/marblehead/2013-sperry-top-sider-marblehead-nood-results
Here is a video debrief with Skip:
And a great write-up by ACC winner Eric Voss which you can download here: https://ssl4.westserver.net/sonar.org/site/uploaded_files/regatta_central/Files/2013/2013%20ACC/2013%20Sonar%20Atlantic%20Coast%20Championship.docx
It's now time to register for the New England Championships. The regatta is hosted this year by Vineyard Haven YC on Martha's Vineyard. This has always been one of the best regattas of the year from both a venue and wind perspective.
The NOR can be found on the SCA website: http://www.sonar.org/
CALENDAR:
New England Champs: Vineyard Haven YC, August 9-11
Fleet Barbecue: August 18 after racing
Labor Day Series: Sun-Mon, Sep 1-2
Kirby Cup: Noroton YC, Sat-Sun, Sep 7-8
2013 World Championships: Rochester YC, September 18-22
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