KOLLEGEWIDGWOK YACHT CLUB THE WATERLINE Blue Hill, Maine

Vol 24, No 1 Spring, 2017

KYC’s Carsten Steenberg Wins Florida 2017 Atlantic Class National Championships Grand Master Laser Championship to Take Place at KYC August 22-25. Sailing in the Grand Master division (age 55 to 64) at the Florida The Atlantic Class is bringing their National Championship regatta Laser Masters Championship at the Palm Beach Sailing Club, Febru- to Blue Hill to be hosted by KYC for the third time. Vice- ary 11-12, 2017, which featured difficult conditions (light air, heavy Commodore and Regatta Chair Ann Luskey anticipates 35 boats on chop, strong current) Carsten the starting line for the races. There will be three days of champion- Steenberg prevailed over 21 other Grand Masters, soundly beating the second place finisher by 16 points. He also finished second overall in the 48 boat Masters (age 35+) fleet, an out- standing performance. Here PBSC Vice Commodore Sue Slater and Commodore Robert Norvell of the Palm Beach Sail- ing Club present Carsten with his first place trophy, a bottle of red wine (KYC prize manager take note).

Atlantics race toward the leeward mark during the 2012 Nationals, also held in New This Summer: Laser Racing at KYC Blue Hill Bay. ship racing, plus a possible fourth day for the Starling Burgess Cup, Following his success in Florida this past Winter, KYC member unique to Atlantic regattas held in Blue Hill, commemorating the Carsten Steenberg is organizing a Laser racing program for all designer of the Atlantic, with a course set around Long Island. From ages this summer. He believes there is a nucleus of existing La- Ann: We enthusiastically invite and encourage the KYC membership sers in the area that can be the starting point for a racing fleet, and to participate in the Atlantic Nationals throughout the week. that many families may be interested in buying new or second- Here is what the calendar of events looks like. .hand boats as an inexpensive and great fun way of participating in ۰ Sunday 20th: out-of-town arrivals and launch KYC racing. Graduates of our 420 program may gravitate to the ۰ Monday 21st: out-of-town arrivals and launch. Practice race for Laser fleet as a way to continue building their racing skills. race committee and participating yachts. Welcome dinner at The Lasers are the largest single-handed one design in the world Boatyard Grill. nd -with well over 200,000 boats sailing and are relatively easy to rig ۰ Tuesday 22 : Nationals Race Day, at KYC. Dinner for out-of and sail with comparatively few moving parts. There are several town guests at KYC member houses. rd different rig sizes to accommodate sailors young and old, and at all ۰ Wednesday 23 : Nationals Race Day, at KYC. Mid-week dinner at The Boatyard Grill. experience levels. They are exciting boats to sail. When on a -Thursday 24th: Nationals Race Day, at KYC. Dinner for out-of ۰ plane in a good breeze, the centerboard moving through the water town guests at local restaurants. creates an inspirational sound that increases in pitch as speed th Friday 25 : Round the Island Race Day or Nationals make-up ۰ builds. day (if required), at KYC. Awards dinner and The Soulbenders Carsten will serve as fleet captain and says racing will begin on at The Boatyard Grill. .Sunday afternoons in early July and continue through August, with ۰ Saturday 26th: Hauling, and out-of-town guests departure appropriate prizes awarded at the Annual Dinner along with the Join our crew. There are many ways to participate in the 2017 At- other KYC racing classes. lantic Nationals outside of racing: .With questions or for more information please contact Carsten ۰ You could be an enthusiastic spectator .at 207-266-3564 or [email protected]. ۰ You could host an out-of-town sailor or sailors for the week Continued on page 2

The Waterline, p.2 Vol 24, No. 1 Cook’s Night Out Continued from page 1 .You could host out of town sailors for dinner on August 22nd ۰ Helen Westcott is looking for a few good cooks. She has an- ۰ You could volunteer before or during race week…we will need nounced that this year’s CNO schedule will begin on June 29, and many. continue each Thursday evening through August 16 (July 6, 13, 20, ۰ Join us for one dinner, or better yet all three. Dinner tickets will 27, August 3, 9). CNO cooking teams will prepare tempting dinners be available for purchase in early June. for 100 people and be reimbursed up to $600 to cover ingredients. ۰ Perhaps you know an individual or business that would like to These are great fun evenings for both chefs and diners. Interested help sponsor the event. parties should begin to plan their menus and email Helen at: Please contact Ann Luskey with any questions or to sign up as a volunteer: [email protected]. The Atlantic Nationals Commit- [email protected] tee thanks you in advance for your participation, and we look forward to seeing you on the water soon.

Photographs by Chris Guinness to Whet Your Appetite for The Coming Summer

Opti class getting ready

Prize day Gentle tacking duel

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Arrow Lark

Mark rounding Post-race tea

Waterfront conference

Pudding Closing Dinner

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