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The Official Newsletter of the Spring 1989 International Sunfish® Class Association Vol. II, No. 8

MARTI NBOROUGH DOES IT AGAIN ! by Gail Turluck Host country and local favorite Donald Martin borough, 29, won his third Sunfish World Cham- pionship without winning a race . The 19th Sunfish World Championship was hosted by the Royal Nassau Sailing Club and for the first time was officially sponsored, by Rolex through Nassau distributor John Bull. The championship was held October 14-22, 1988, and was sailed on Montagu Bay, in Nassau , the Bahamas. Martinborough, R OLE X a real estate director when off the course, is the first sailor to have won the Sunfish of Geneva World's three times and delighted the hometown crowd and press with his win. His previous wins were in San Andres, Colombia in 1983, and in Riccione, Italy in 1985. The Royal Nassau Sailing Club spent a great deal of time preparing for its premier event. Making new curtains, mounting special flagpoles (for flags of the participating countries) , and rehearsals for ceremonies were extra details tended to on top of the normal needs to plan for food, drink, registration, race committee and the rest. A fresh coat of paint from stem to stern had the club gleaming. As the 73 contestants from 11 countries unpacked their brand new Sunfish to prepare for the practice race, there were looks of doubt on many faces with a 30 + knot breeze blasting onto the beach . The boats were provided by Alcort Sailboats, Inc. for a $100 user fee . The 1988 World's Champion winner Donnie practice race was sailed in gusty 20-28 knots, giving everyone a chance to test their equip­ Martinborough (foreground) walking down ment. Some were happy with the blow, many were not. However, by the morning of the first beach toward his boat on his way out for the race the wind dropped considerably to about 12 knots out of the northeast, with each race last day's races. Photo by Gail Turluck. slightly lighter than the last-and the last race was a drifter. The bay featured a sharp chop and marked tidal current which paid a premium to those who read it right. Only Martin borough had the tricky winds and current of Montagu Bay figured out and was able to avoid the holes and read the currents. It was obvious his weeks of solo practice on the bay helped him . (continued on page 2) PEARSON BUYS ALCORT! by Gail Turluck For the third time in four years, the ownership of Alcort Sailboats has changed hands-this time with Pearson Yachts Corporation taking over. Pearson is one of the oldest and most Inthis issue respected builders of fiberglass auxiliary sailboats and is headquartered in Portsmouth , Rhode Island. The Alcort operation is being moved to Pearson's Rhode Island plant, where the com­ Cuthbertson Trophy ...... 2 pany will be run as a separate operation from Pearson Yachts under the name Sunfish Sailboats. The history of Alcort starts with the Sailfish which was developed in 1947. The name Alcort ISCA Meeting Mi nutes ...... 4 is derived from its founders , Alexander Bryan and CORTlandt Heyniger, who had been tinkering New Sunfish ...... 6 together for years before they got into boat making. The design idea grew out of a rejected bid for producing lifesaving su rfboards for the Red Cross. By 1951 there was interest express­ Rigging Tips ...... 7 ed in having a place to put one's feet, and this mutation produced the Sunfish. All Sailfish and Sunfish until1959 were wooden , and many were produced from kits. Sales of the Sunfish Retrospect (Part 2) ...... 8 really took off after production switched into fiberglass in 1959. In 1969 The American Machine Advisory Council Update ...... 10 and Foundry Company (AMF) purchased Alcort, and both founders retired shortly after that acquisition. AMF, a sporting goods conglomerate, controlled Alcort until early 1986. At that Letters ...... 11 point Minstar of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a raiding conglomerate took over until late in 1986 O'Day, Women 's ...... 12 when David Loveless and Jerry DeGarmo purchased it, forming a private company. At the ti me of acquisition by Pearson (November 1988), Alcort had built over 260,000 Sun­ At the Gaffhead ...... 13 fish in addition to Zuma, Force 5, Puffer and other products. Alcort has distributed these pro­ ducts through 450 dealers worldwide. Dateline ...... 13 Pearson Yachts, founded in 1956, currently produces au xiliary sailboats and powerboats Regatta News ...... 14 ranging from 24-39 feet. Pearson Yachts is a closely held corporation which was purchased from Grumman Corporation in 1986. They currently employ approximately 230 people at their From Nassau , With Love ...... 21 Portsmouth, Rhode Island facility and expect to add 20 to 30 new employees to complete the production team for the Alcort products. Kids Plus Sunfish ...... 23 (continued on page 6)

Sunfish is a reg istered trademark of Sunfish Sailboats Martinborough ... (continued from pg. 1) dropped him out of contention for the top. The last race by Lowe, Williams had second sewn The second day's breeze was steady in the second race of the day saw four general up. morning, but lightened as the fleet sailed in recalls, an,d as the fleet lined up for an ap­ The last race became a battle for third bet­ for lunch and storm clouds grew to the north parent fifth recall , the starting signals went ween Lowe , Scott Greenbaum of Springdale, beyond Paradise Island where the contes­ off one minute early. Though the race was Connecticut, and defending World Champion tant's hotel was located. The 4th race started sailed, many competitors sought redress from Bruce Sutphen of New Jersey. After sack lun­ in light conditions that approached drifting as the jury and the race was thrown out, to be ches on the water and five general recalls, the storm neared. A few miles from the resailed as a th ird race on the last day. the race was sailed in a dying breeze and course, but out of danger range, a tornado Before that last day came a lay day which fading sunlight. Philip Hall of the Bahamas (dismissed by locals as "Just a Waterspout" ) featu red a tourist-style trip to Blue Lagoon won the race which saw a lot of low-end descended from the clouds and whirled in Island for a day of snorkeling, belly surfing, finishers enjoy their best race of the event and place for 20 minutes. Many competitors didn 't volleyball , ping-pong , and lazing in ham­ high-end finishers suffer their worst. Ultimate­ notice the storm until after the tornado was mocks. That night the ISCA Advisory Coun­ ly, the last half of the fleet was towed in with absorbed back into the clouds and the storm cil and World Council met (see minutes on it dark. started, once again , to advance toward the page 4). The racing was fierce but fair. There were fleet. Finish orders were jumbled as the new On Friday, starting a half-four earlier, the very few fouls , most resolved by 720° turns. breeze came in from the left, leaving a big fleet continued to put a premium on that One judge was quoted as saying this was the hole on the right where the leaders were. perfect start. Mid-line sag , so common to most Corinthian regatta he had ever watch­ Though the squall was short, its 25 knot winds large Sunfish fleets in the past, came to be ed-the sailors obviously knew the rules and provided for a little bit of planing relief. After replaced with mid-line bulge. After numerous sailed by them . the second day Malcolm Smith of Bermuda general recalls, races 6 and 7 were sailed , The Winner's Banquet was held at the held on to a tentative lead using a throwout, with race 7 finishing just after 3:00 p.m. and nearby Royal Nassau Yacht Club. The on the strength of two bullets. Martin borough featuring a popular win by the top woman awards to Martinborough brought deafening was solidly second, and Nassau local Jimmie finisher (16th overall), former U.S. Midwinter applause from the hometown crowd and Sun­ Lowe was a surprise threat in third . National Champion Nancy Haberland of fish Class friends. As he accepted his awards, The third day launched the fleet into a long Satellite Beach, Florida. After race 6 Chris Martinborough shared his intent to retire from routine of general recalls, as many as five, Williams of Brookline, Massachusetts, had Sunfish racing to try an Olympic class look­ before the race committee could get the fleet many good finishes, and a couple of bad ing to the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain . off. Lowe aced the first race and closed in on races by Martinborough could give the title However, the loudest cheers were cut loose Martinborough who sailed his throwout (a to either him or Lowe. However, Martin­ for one-armed, 67-year-old Norman Castle, of 6th). Smith had a disastrous 35th, which borough 's consistency gave him the regatta Lake Worth , Florida, who was elected reci­ coupled with a breakdown in the next race after seven races , and barring a spectacular pient of the Cuthbertson Trophy for sports­ manship (see story below). CUTHBERTSON TROPHY TO NORMAN CASTLE (complete results start on page 21) by Gail Turluck At the 1988 Sunfish World 's Championship racing in the Sunfish Class. It is awarded to Qualifying for the World 's Championship in the Bahamas, 68-year-old, one-armed that contestant at the World's Championship had been Norman 's goal for years. When he Norman Castle, of Lake Worth , Florida was who exemplifies the best in sportsmanship at­ got the notice that he had drawn a wild card selected to be the recipient of the 1988 tainable as determined by a popular vote of slot he cancalled many previous com­ Cuthbertson Trophy award. The Cuthbertson the contestants at that championship. In 1986 mitments to fulfill this ambition-you never Trophy was given by the Barrington Yacht the award wen t to Alan Cook of Saudi Arabia, know if you 'll get another chance! Club in 1986 to be stationed at Barrington, and in 1987 to Frederic Pinceau of Martini­ In that special last race, wh ich was shorten­ Rhode Island as a tribute to Ann and William que. At the 1988 World's awards banquet it ed from six legs to four, Norman tacked quick­ Cuthbertson, Jr. as a reflection of their own was obvious that the fleet was proud that Nor­ ly to port after this typical late start at the star­ joy, dignity and sportsmanship in the art of man Castle is a Sunfish sailor and moreover board end (to avoid close entanglements and that he does so well (third place in the last get clear air). He played the shifts carefully race, 51st overall in his first World's) . and kept very still so as not to disturb the delicate air flow. Most important over the windward leg whole race he kept his concentration as it got EDITOR: Gail Turluck very uncomfortable. Norman came into his Published quarterl y by the Un ited States Su nfish own , and as he crossed the finish line in third Class Association for the information and enjoyment place the spectator fleet came alive with of its members, their families and friends. Subscripti ons are available th rough membership in the USSCA. For hoots, horns and cheers. Norman received a membership information write to: trophy for this third place finish (there were United States Sunfish Class Association trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd ' in each race) , P.O. Box 7·23 and also was recognized as being the oldest West Hartford , CT 06107 competitor. So Norman Castle went home Articles of interest, features, photos and all regatta from his first World's with three trophies! results are we lco med. In results incl ude in fi nish order: name, hometown, race-by-race finishes, final score and Lois Blodgett described Norman " as the a wrap- up includ ing weather conditions . Please clearly best competitor I've ever raced with . Norman identify the content of photos and to whom credit should is always a good sport and is happy no mat­ be give n. Submission deadlines are: ter how he finishes. He never yells or gets Win ter issue-October 15 mad at anyone. He is thrilled when he does Spring issue-February 1 well, but he also is the first one to tell you how Summer issue-May 1 Fall issue-August 15. well you did and is truly happy for you. Nor­ Send directly to: Norman Castle poses with his THREE trophies man is always among the fi rst to have his boat Terry and Peg Beadle from his first World 's Championship, including rigged and is there to help others. He is an Windward Leg inspiration to anyone who is new to sailing as 3782 Covert one for 3rd place in the last race and the Pontiac, Ml 48054 Cuthbertson Award for sportsmanship. Photo well as all the sailors who are lucky enough by Suzanne Castle. to know him. " 2 SEVENTY-TWO SUNFISH CHAMPIONS ... AND ME! by Shirley Slaughter The 1988 Sunfish Worlds in the Baha­ Book. Will helped me install some of the rig­ tests the whole regatta. One protest in the 6th mas-traveling Sunfish style captured ging, and everyone took turns shoving my race was against the Race Committee for memories I shall never forget. Through my boat on and off the shore each day. Sunfish starting the race one minute early. Because membership in the International Sunfish sailors are the same friendly, fun-loving peo­ that race was disqualified we had to race Class Association (plug!), I learned of a wild ple everywhere! three races on the last day-two back-to-back card drawing to be held for spaces in the U.S. The vastness of the water on Montagu and the third after a 30-minute lunch break World's delegation and , on a lark, sent in my Bay-all the way to the horizon-intimidated at the starting line. Being on the water from application. Thinking I would never win, I went me somewhat, but I just tried not to think 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. that day would have ahead and scheduled some needed major about it. The mile-long legs on the 6-mile been a little too much for me so I withdrew surgery. And upon returning home from hav­ course, along with sailing a mile each way to from the last two races. But after taking my ing preparatory blood tests done at the lab, the starting line twice a day made for a tiring boat all apart and putting it back into the box, I found a letter in the mail that said I was a day. But, I was determined to do it. And out I enjoyed the lu xury of swimming in a beautiful lottery winner! After ten minutes deliberation, on the course when I felt I was losing my com­ pool at the Club while others stuggled with I called my doctor to ask if I could be in con­ petitive edge because no one was in sight, the swells and chop and no wind. In between dition to compete after the surgery. As far as someone would appear out of the blue to perk laps in the pool , while eating a fast-food style I was concerned, nothing could help me up my spirits. The water was cool , crystal lunch, I thought I must be sitting on top of the recover more than doing one of the things I clear, 2-20 feet deep, salty (ugh!) and the most world! like best-sailing a Sunfish in beautiful beautiful turquoise color. The 2-4 foot swells, Traveling to the Bahamas, competing in the waters. And so I was off to the Bahamas! big chop, current, and winds all moved in dif­ Sunfish Worlds and meeting so many Getting the boats rigged proved to be more ferent directions making it difficult to judge wonderful people was an experience of a work than just putting on my rudder, hoisting the favored tacks and favored side of the lifetime. And I can boast that I didn 't finish the sail, and shoving off for a day of racing. course. last! Probably the most important thing I learn­ As we registered we were given a ticket to The winds the first two days of the four-day ed from the trip, however, was the realization give to the Harbor Master for our boat. He regatta were a steady 10-15 and it was all I that through the years other boats will come pulled my boat, still in its carton, off a ship­ could do to hold the boat down. A tornado and go for me, but the SUNFISH will always ping container, slit it open and said, " Here's touched down once (away from the course) be there no matter what. your boat." I thanked him half-heartedly, which made the wind disappear on one side walked around the boat a few times trying to of the course while producing 25 + winds on decide what to do first, and then went to work. the other followed by light rain . Lucky for me, my boat happened to be plac­ The starting line was very long and the ed next to a very nice and helpful competitor, starts were very quiet. No one yelled and only Will White, Class Measurer, two-time U.S. na­ an occasional "up, up, up" would softly break tional champion and author of The Sunfish the silence. There were only about five pro-

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The optimum board was given the nickname "Blueprint" WORLD COUNCIL MEETING and a non-binding straw poll left open the door for a fourth daggerboard in LOEWE'S HARBOR COVE HOTEL addition to the U-shape, Minifish, and Barrington style boards. For the com­ PRESENT: Paul Odegard, President PARADISE ISLAND, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS ing year the current rule stands. Alex Roose, Vice President-Curacao ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING 4. The Advisory Council then recommended to the World Council the ap­ Ernest Kervei - Aruba pointment of a new Chief Measurer, Will White. A. David Frith for James Stewart-Bermuda In order to have some direction for interpretation of the Class rules, Will Alan Scharfe- United States PRESENT: Will White for Gordon Geick, Chairman brought up some individual odd changes that racers have made to their boats. John Clark for Aarne Hannikainen- Canada Ernest Kervel , Aruba If he were to strictly interpret the measurement rules it is probable that almost Jan Walig for Great Dekker-Brun ing- Holland A. David Frith, Bermuda no boats would be legal. Alian Lotaut for Claude DeLavai-Martinique Alex Roose , Curacao The Advisory Council defeated a motion thai the Chief Measurer strictly Will White for Gordon Geick, Advisory Council Rep. Alain Lotaut for Claude de Laval , Marlinique interpret the Class Measurement Rules. Jan Walig , The Netherlands Discussion then followed that a list of exceptions to the Class Measu re­ PRESENT BUT NOT VOTING: Bruce Sutphen, World Champion ment Rules would be helpful. John Dun kley- The Bahamas Paul Odegard, Un ited Slates The Advisory Council then approved that interpretations of the Chief Andreas Flebbe-Venezuela Measurer should be recorded and circulated to the Ad visory Council and Gail Turluck-Recording Secretary PRESENT BU T NOT VOTING: Class Newsletter(s) . John Dunk ley, The Bahamas 5. CHANGES TO CLASS MEASUREMENT RULES ABSENT: Lee Parks-Secretary John Clark , Canada 3.1-(Add after first sentence) The new hull configuration introduced by Max Zimmerman-Peru Alan Scharfe , United States Alcort Sailboats, Inc., in 1988, with rolled gunwales, larger cockpit and hik­ Morten Save- Denmark Andreas Fl ebbe , Venezuela ing strap, is approved on an experimental basis pending International Yacht Su i Yin Ringo Li-Hong Kong Gail Turluck , Recording Secretary Racing Union approval. Manufacturer's Represenlative-Aicort Sailboats, Inc. 3.2.5--{New Paragraph) Modifications may be made to strengthen the dag­ ABSENT: Peter Barclay, Peru gerboard handles provided the distance from the underside of the handles 1. CALL TO ORDER Manufacturer 's Representative, Alcort Sailboats, Inc. to the end of the board does not exceed 40.1/4 inches. Paul Odegard called the meeting to order at 9:50 p.m. Lee Parks, Chief Measurer 3.4.2- (ln the first sentence, after the words "A total of two cleats of any 2. MINUTES type") add the words " including cleats with integral sheave or closed Minutes of the 1987 World Council meeting were approved as publish­ CALL TO ORDER fairlead ." (AI the end of the parag raph , delete the example in parentheses, ed in the Spring 1988 issue of Windward Leg . "e.g ., lin e from tack eyebolt. . . ) Will White called the meeti ng to order for Gordon Geick at 8:10p.m . 3. OFFICER REPORTS 3.6--(Add) The sai l may not be radial cut , and may not be made of Mylar A. President-October 20, 1988. One word characterizes this past year 1. Will described the development of the 1989 model Sunfish deck. In the sheeting. for the Sunfish Class : "TRANSITION ." 1987/88 has been a year of hastily spring of 1988 Alcort came to the Class officers with proposed changes to 3.6.3-The third word , "should," is de leted and the word " shall" is called meetings, trips to Alcort , crisis and re actio n. The bottom line is that the Sunfish hull/deck, ask ing for the Class' tentative approval and that the substituted . the Class has su rvived, we are still alive and well, and we have hope for changes be kept secret until the models were unveiled in the fall to the dealer­ 3.7.2-The phrase " not more than 114 inch" is changed lo read " not less an even brighter future. The fol lowing are just a few areas that have experienc­ ships and general public. The new deck features a larger cockpit, rolled gun­ than 1/4 inch." wales in place of the aluminum strapped edge and cockpit, a flat transom , ed transition in the last year . hiking straps as a standard feature, and molded in non-skid on either side 6. NEW BUSINESS CLASS OFFICE: Last Fall we moved ou r " lettershop" from South Carolina of the cockpit. The we tted hull is basically unchanged. There was no new busi ness. to West Hartford, Con necticut, closer to the core gro up of Class officers. Paul Odegard has sail tested the new model in a two day heavy air regatta The meeting adjourned at 9:35p.m. Thanks to Lee Parks , " Admiral " AI Barsa, Will White , all the local Class of­ and found its pertormance acceptable and comparable to the old model. The ficers and the persevere nee of Loretta Dunne, owner/manager of "The Of­ hull he tested weighed aboul130 pounds, but Alcort has been advised that Respectfully submitted, fice," the change-over went quite smoothly. a weight of 125 ± 3 pounds is closer to standard. Alcort has been requested FINANCES: For a variety of financial reasons Alcort was forced to cut back by the Class to weigh each hull and mark its weight on the box at shipping. Gail M. Turluck their support of the Class late last year and we had no choice but to raise Comments on the new hull included: the non-skid was not very non-skid, Recording Secretary the membership dues. Membership via (NSCA's) National Sunfish Class the hiking strap was too low and should be moved higher, and the storage Associations remained the same-a bargain at only $5. I am pleased to report cubby is the same. Dealers were highest on changing the hull. He recom­ that Alcort recently reiterated their intent to continue to financially support­ mended the Advisory Cou ncil recommend approval of the 1989 Sunfish model ing the Class in the future . to the World Council. ALCORT SAILBOATS, INC.: Personnel changes at the factory have kept The Advisory Council had voted by mail to recommend acceptance of the us hopping! Our friend Perry Connolly, who attended last year's Worlds in 1989 Sunfish model previously, and reconfirmed its recommendation of ac­ Aruba, is no longer with Alcort . Overall factory management is now being ceptance to the World Council. handled by the owners: Jerry DeGarmo and David Loveless. Over the last year we have become better acquainted with eac h other. Due to the recent 2. Will updated the Advisory Council on the status of the racing sail and Class support of the Alcort changes to the 1989 Sunfish model I can report possible trade-in sail prog ram . North Sails/Fogh has continued to develop that Alcort is now 100% behind the Class. I look for this relationship to con- racing sail shapes and provided two test sails for trial at the World's and later regattas. The sails were tested on the lay day in a round robin by six sailors, taki ng turns with the World's sail and the test sail to see if a deter­ mination could be made. The test group agreed that the tesl sail was slightly superior to the World 's sail in light to medium air. They were pleased to find it developed no wrinkles, had a beautiful shape and looked fast. It will con­ tinue lo be tested at more regattas this fall and winter. John Clark of North Sails/Fogh explained that the 3.9 ounce cloth which is being considered for the racing sail is available in reliable supply. The new material is finished using little resi n and is a soft cloth. The racing sail is broadseamed for proper shape and durability. He estimated that with on­ going testing programs it may take approximate ly six more months before the racing sail pattern is finalized . He noted that sailors are becoming impa­ tient and are eager to have a new, reliable sail available . The Ad visory Council recommended the approval of the 3.9 ounce white North Sails/Fogh racing sail pending an additional two month testing program. The topic of radial cut and Mylar was brought up next. Alcort Sailboats, Inc., the manufacturer, has added two radial cut and one Mylar sail as oplions with their 1989 Sunfis h. Consensus among the Advisory Board was against their adoption for racing use since the Class has never seen the new sails and has not had an opportunity to evaluate them. The Advisory Council then approved the following change to Bylaw 1, sec­ tion 3.6--Sails: CHANGE: ... sails shall only be supplied by the builder . TO: ... sail s shall only be supplied by the builder and be approved by the International Sunfish Class Association To define what sails will be approved by the International Sunfish Class Association the Advisory Cou ncil then adopted the followi ng: The Intern ational Sunfish Class Association approved the 1989 five panel , 3.9 ounce, " racing sail ," AN D all sails produced prior to the 1989 model year AND excludes radial cut and Mylar sails. Advisory Council Meeting attendees include: John Dunkley (Bahamas), Alain Lotaut (Martini­ 3. Will then reviewed the status of the daggerboard. There is renewed in­ que), Will White (Chief Measurer), Alex Roose (Curacao), Andreas Flebbe (Venezuela), Alan terest in a plasti c optimum daggerboard as Alcort is using similar materials Scharfe (United States), Jan Walig (Holland), (front ro w, left to right) A David Frith (Bermuda), in their daggerboards and rudders on their Trae 16 catamarans. Possibility of an outside supplier of "super" wood daggerboards and rudders was men­ John Clark (Canada), Paul Odegard, Bruce Sutphen (World Champion), and Ernest Kervel (Aruba). tioned , developing blades to meet the current maximum tolerances and op- Photo by Gail Turluck. 4 ISCA Meetings ... (continued from pg. 4) DATE 8-30 9-23 tinue to improve in the future as we continue to work together towards the '87 members not renewed: qualifiers shall be over and above the quotas for all NSCA's. Should proliferation of the Sunfish. U.S. 511 488 one of the above be unable to attend, no substitute World qualifier shall ISCA CONSTITUTION: Your Class officers have worked long and hard Foreign 32 32 be allowed." to draft the new Constitution that includes sweeping changes to the way the The 1989 ISCA Class Notice with the above changes and other clarifications Class will operate in the future. Later on this evening the World Council will B. Regatta-Planned hosts for future World's Championships are as will be published early in 1989. vote on the recommended changes with a goal of 1-1-89 as an effective date follows: Peru , 1989; Curacao (tentative), 1990; Holland or Martinique are C. International Status-Since 1984 the Class has been a member of pending IYRU approval in the Fall of 1989. possible for 1991; Bahamas requested 1992 be held for a Columbus the International Yacht Racing Union and entitled to the benefits and recogni­ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Each year the job of orchestrating another Quincentennial celebrations. tion provided by this membership. Due to unexplained difficulties the member­ World Championship seems to get tougher and tougher. Your Class officers C. Historical-Robert Buttner relayed the need for the records of the ship fees for the last two years have gone unpaid by Alcort Sailboats. This and Alcort are, however, totally committed to continuing this uninterrupted following World's Championships: 7th in Venezuela (1976), 8th in The problem was discovered this summer when a letter was received by the Class tradition in lhe future. For 1989 (November) we have accepted a bid by the Bahamas (1977) , and the 16th in Italy (1 985). stating that fees were unpaid. The Class officers discussed the merits and Association Peruana De La Clase Sunfish to host the 20th Worlds at Paracus, D. Class Promotion-no report. benefits and have agreed that IYRU membership is in the Class' best in­ Peru and Curacao has indicated interest for 1990. E. Good Times-Charlie and Gibby Berry have completed their first terest and should be continued. Alcort Sailboats, Inc. initially agreed to pay A few of the areas that your Class management team intends to work on Good Times brochure. It is 12-16 pages long. Contact the Class Office for the back amount due, but later reneged on its promise. However, late discus­ in the future are: a copy. sions have led Alcort to another change of heart and their current intent is • expanding the number of NSCA's-the World's in Peru should encourage F. Newsletter-Four issues went out in 1987. There will be only three to aid in the payment of this debt. The Class Secretary will do her best to more participation South of the Equator. issues in 1988 due to financial problems in the Spring and a lack of contri­ negotiate a payment schedule to meet all parties' needs. • sharing of more information on what's happening in the NSCA's-articles butions and regatta reports, especially regional level and up. D. New NSCA's-With the new constitution comes the need to have all in the 'Leg, progress reports, etc. 6. OLD BUSINESS NSCA's reapply to ISCA for recognition. Application forms were distributed • preserving our status as an International Class and introducing the Sun­ A. Constitution-The Constitution Committee presented the final draft and will be available from the Class office. fish into more international events-Pam Am Games, etc. version of a new constitution for the Class. Paul Odegard took a few minutes E. New World Council Appointments-Lee Parks, Secretary (2 year • getting more new blood into the Class, especially Juniors. The addition to review the highlights of the new constitution (see below). appointment); J. Larry Cochran, Treasurer (2 year appointment); Will W. of a hiking strap to the production 1989 Sunfish model should attract new racers to the Class. Highlights White, Measurer (2 year appointment); Chris Friend , Membership Chairman. F. Election of Officers-Paul Odegard was nominated for President, • continue to established a closer relationship wi th Alcort Sailboats, Inc. 1. Changes mailing address to new lettershop. Alex Roose was nominated for Vice President. There were no further nomina­ and their dealers. 2. Defines class insignia. tions and the candidates were elected unanimously. To achieve these goals and others, your Class needs all the help it can 3. Changes jurisdiction from ISCA being paramount to NSCAs being para­ G. International Communication-In order for the World Council to keep get. If you would like to get involved, contact myself or any of the Class of­ mount. ISCA will now coordinate international activities with powers abreast of what is developing in the NSCA's, the World Council voted to add ficers and we can put you to work. carried out by World and Advisory Council members representing the following section to the constitution: NSCAs. B. Vice President-The Vice President updated the World Council on 4. Adds one new member to World Council: immediate past president of 6.5.4 Before the Annual Meeting and with its annual application for progress made by the Curacao 1990 World's Championship Committee IS CA. recognition, each NSCA's World Council representative shall provide regarding methods for anchoring course buoys in very deep water. A system 5. Changes World Council voting power from "one for every complete multi­ a written report on that NSCA's activity for the last year. using torpedo anchored buoys is under consideration and/or floating marks ple of 1000 to 500." Also allows one NSCA to cast up to 112 (was 113) H. Incorporation-The International Sunfish Class Association is in the held in place by a power boat using Satnav/Loran type navigation equipment. of the votes represented at the start of a meeting. (The voting power process of being incorporated as a non-profit corporation in Rhode Island C. Secretary!Treasurer-Paul Odegard reported for the Treasurer that changes will give the USSCA more power since the great majority of and/or Massachusetts. Alcort Sailboats, Inc. has repledged its financial support to the Class. A ISCA members reside in the U.S.). I. World's Guidelines-A handbook for organizers of World's Champion­ Treasurer's Report , prepared by Larry Cochran, is presented below. 6. Allows phone votes by World Council. ships is being developed and will include the Good Times brochure. 7. Changes secretary office from appointed to elected. The meeting was adjourned at 11:32 p.m. B. Reduces Alcort's Advisory Council membership from 3 to 1. INTERNATIONAL SUNFISH CLASS 9. Adds provisions for committees. Respectfully Submitted, ASSOCIATION TREASURER'S REPORT 10. Clarifies number and duties of officers. 11. Defines NSCA requirements to be recognized by ISCA. Gail M. Turluck January 1, 1988- September 30, 1988 12. Adds provision for ISCA to enter into contracts. Recording Secretary 13. Eliminates provisions for Regions and Fleets-these are now up to the Beginning Balance $1,476.58 NSCAs. 14. Sets English as the Class language. SUN FISHER Revenue: 15. Adds provisions for bylaws. Dues: $29,000 .00 The World Council voted to approve the constitution with two minor amend­ Alcort's Support 5,000.00 PROFILES Windward Leg ad income 1,045.90 ments, effective January 1, 1989 on a provisional basis, pending Interna­ Bob Fmk and Denn1s Jow1asas of the Cent ral Oklahoma Sruhng Sale of sail numbers 628.00 tional Yacht Racing Union approval. The first amendment changed the Assoc 1ation came up w1th an Jdea for I he wmne r of a senes dunng the Sale ot daggerboard templates 75.00 minimum number of members required to recognize a National Sunfish Class season Winners ol a senes must wear an XXL T-shirt with red target Sale/rental of videos 229.75 Association from 20 to 5. The second amendment is delinated in Item 7.G. rongs, front and back, on the outside of wnatever else they don for the River Race 500.00 below. The constitution will be mailed to members in early 1989. next senes Weanng the sh1rt ts part of the saillng mstruchons and diS­ Other income 227.75 7. NEW BUSINESS qualification JS the penalty for non-complmnce. Sailors aspirmg to wtn A. ISCNNSCA Responsibility Delineation-Paul Odegard reviewed the Total Revenue $36,706.40 a senes JUS! " a1m for the target' " changes that will be in effect under the new constitution (see below). Expenses: -Centerboard Fleet Newslettflf Windward Leg $6,089.38 NSCA 's Chatfie and C1ndy Clifton, formerly of St. John 's tn the V!rg 1n Islands, The Office 16,782.26 • Publish Newsletter for NSCA's. For the USSCA: Class newsletter will be are now full-fledged Florida sailors They sold the or bus• ness and flew Eubanks & Associates 608.67 " The Windward Leg"-will still be available to any NSCA and NSCA's out­ to Flonda. They and the•r chfldren drove theor van ruound the state loc•­ Printing 3,454.72 side U.S. can contribute articles. •ng for the " per1ect " town After the Labor Day Regana in Sarasota, Sail Numbers 565.29 • Issue Sail #'s, sell Sail #'s if desired. they never leftl They're on the process of buymg a home and have Postage 666.67 • Solicit memberships in NSCA's. already bought a business They will be silk screening des1gns on T­ Telephone 549.29 • USSCA to receive Alcort support$ directly. sh lrls Cindy, who is very talented , was handpamt1ng T· Shirts m St • Pay ISCA $5/member for ISCA membership. Travel 97.36 John 's and will be creating and execuhng new des1gns. Contact the • For USSCA pay USYRU dues. Fleet services 1,316.56 Cliftons for shins for your next regatta· Charl •e & Cindy Clihon , P.O Computer 904.75 • Fleet responsibilities. Box 3587, Sarasota, FL, 34230 -Lois Blodgett Dues refunds 115.00 • Accessory store if developed. The Chesapeake Bay Yacht Rac1ng Assoc la~on presented theor Race River Race 600.40 • Issue redundant NSCA membership cards if desired. Commtllee of the Year-One Des1gn Award to Rehoboth Bay Sailing Video 340.48 tSCA AssociatiOn for their running of the 1988 Sunfish North American Cham­ Other Expenses 157.66 • No International newsletter planned. p1onsh1ps Congratulations to RBSA Commodore Rob Dav1s and Regatta Chrurman Molly Murray and all the RBSA members who held the regatta Total Expenses $32,248.49 • Coordination of Sunfish World Championship. • Coordination of Continental Championships-assign delegate NA's, Euro­ to help celebrate theor club's 25th Ann1versary. -Lee Parks SURPLUS for the year to date $4,457.91 pean events, etc. Sunfish sk 1pper Keith Murray, of Oyster Bay, New York, went to h•s reward on January 6, 1989 Keith was one of those rare md1viduats who Balance as of September 30 , 1988 $5,934.49 • Issue ISCA membership cards. • Maintain International Class status-liaison with IYRU, etc. refused to grow old He was a Captain With Eastern Air L1nes when • Refund any surplus$ yearly to NSCA's on a pro-rated membership basis. he was forced to retire at age 60, almost 26 years ago When Ke1th • Solicit NSCA's to join ISCA. reached the rope old age of 72 (it seemed old to some of us at the t1me) he to• ned Seawanhaka Place Yacht Squadron (SPYS), Sunfish Fleet 4. ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT • ISCA Constitution/Measurement Rules. ~ 42 , and tock up Sunfish sa111ng . At age 83 he became Commodore The World Council voted to approve all matters recommended by the B. Class Notice Changes-The World Council voted to change rules on of SPYS Ke•th was always a little embarrassed when he found that Advisory Council as written. World's qualification for USSCA officers to generic ISCA officers since of­ ficers could be from outside the U.S. in the future. Also voted that any such he was a guaranteed Gold Medal Winner at the Sen1or Olymprcs {no 5. COMMITTEE REPORTS qualifications of officers would be over and above the NSCA quotas. The one was withm fiVe years of h1 s age)! But he was a minor1ty of one m A. Membership-1988 new provision is as follows: that regard He was the Senoor Olympics motto personified-youth eterna l! -Norton Hutc hmson DATE "In addition the following ISCA officers, council members and com­ Two Southold Yacht Club (New York) Sunfish sailors were named 6·29 8-30 9·23 mittee chairmen automatically qualify for the World Championship: all the 1988 Sen1or and Jun•or Sailor s of the Year by the Eastern Long NSCA representatives to the Advisory Council and World Council, in­ Renewals 938 1023 1046 Island Yacht1ng Association Shane Sullivan IS the 1988 Semor Sailor cluding the current and immediate past ISCA Presidents, the Vice Presi­ New Members 138 263 303 of ihe Ye ar and Richard Donopria ts the 1988 Jumor Sailor of the Year dent, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Measurer, Membership Committee Foreign 36 46 46 Congratulations! -Joe SulliVan and Advisory Council Chairman. Attendance at the World Champion­ Total 1112 1332 1395 ship by the above is critical for the coordination of the ISCA. The above 5 ALCORT INTRODUCES A NEW SUNFISH by David Loveless Alcort Sailboats has produced more • Hiking strap standard- for our more The 1989 colors will be available on the fiberglass sailboats than anyone in the serious customers, redesigned Sunfish only. The original Sun­ world, including nearly 260,000 Sunfish. • Vinyl trim around the inside of the fish wi II be avai Iable for at least the 1989 On September 19, 1988 Alcort introduced cockpit- white and aesthetically more model year, however, please note that we a new version of the world's favorite, easy­ pleasing. will not be promoting this model. It will be to-sai I board boat. The hull, rigging and deck hardware are available on request, but all literature, We struggled very hard with the deci­ identical to the original Sunfish. boat show displays, etc. , will show the sion over preceeding months, but our In addition, North Sails/Fogh of Toron­ redesigned Sunfish. We will not use the various research projects indicated that to, our sailmaker, has secured exclusive designation "II," nor the words "old" or change- even to the Sunfish- can be availability of three new sailcloth colors­ "new." Note that the rolled flange Sunfish healthy for both Alcort and the dealer net­ a very hot fluorescent pink, fluorescent is the Sunfish. work. Several of the changes we made to orange and dynamite purple. This year's The new Sunfish is a joint effort of our the Sunfish have been suggested by models include four traditional cross-cut office and factory personnel and it is an dealers and consumers over the years sails, two radial cut and one Mylar! exciting, gutsy move for Alcort. We trust including: The new all-white 3.9 ounce racing sail that when you see the new boat you'll be • A larger cockpit- 3 V2" wider, %" is expected to be available soon. A possi­ as excited as we are ... longer, ble trade-in program would be handled (This story was written prior to the sale of • Rolled Flange-no more aluminum through the dealer network. A/cart to Pearson- gmt) trim, Approval of the new Sunfish by the • Non-skid area on the deck on either side Class Association and the IYRU is pen­ of the cockpit- no more slip-sliding ding as we await the results of competi­ Pearson buys Alcort! (continued from away, tion between the two versions. pg. 1) J . Gordon Clayton, President of Pearson Yachts, has said that Pearson brings to the Sunfish line production efficiencies and finan­ cial strength while Sunfish offers Pearson a broader base in the sailing industry. "Both Pearson and Sunfish are quality products that deliver excellent value and offer the oppor­ tunity for families and friends to enjoy sailing together," said Clayton, "That is the legacy of both companies, and combined we are committed to continuing this tradition for all our current and future customers."

Photograph of the 1989 model Sunfish hull released in September 1988. Note the non-skid on either side of the slightly larger cockpit well which features hiking straps and the popular storage ISCA REGATTA cuddy. The rolled gunwale and cockpit well are an obvious improvement. Photo provided by SCHEDULING NOTICE Alcort Sailboats, Inc. by Chris Williams '89 MODEL SUNFISH TRIAL It is time to begin planning regattas for next year and beyond. A mailing has gone out to regatta organizers so that we can have all by Paul Odegard Concerns include the boat's weight­ seemed to be a heavy 130-135 pounds. Some responses back by mid-February to prepare I raced the 1989 Sunfish at the Yankee Duo of this is in the rolled gunwale but hull and the 1989 Regatta Schedule. Fleets and clubs regattas on Cape Cod October 1-2. Unfor­ deck seemed considerably thicker than earlier who have not hosted a regatta in recent years tunately, due to the high wind conditions I was models. Class recommends effort to get but are contemplating doing so in 1989 unsuccessful in getting any of the other com­ weight down to 125 ± 3 lbs. if possible so should request that their names be added to petitors to try the boat during the lunch break hull will not be a " dog " in light/medium air. the ISCA regatta organizers list by contacting (we all needed a rest!); therefore, the follow­ Also, I recommend that each boat be weighed Chris Williams at the address below. ing is only one skipper's opinion. at the factory and the weight be printed on As in the past, our Regional Regatta Conditions: gusty 15-25 mph winds with the box. The hiking strap needs to be raised Chairmen will schedule the Regional Cham­ slight seas. Sail : used a 20 year old flat 4-5" in the tub. I have some concern with the pionships. All National Championships will be Ratsey due to high wind. Boat speed: seem­ durability of the lip of the gunwale-will it chip scheduled through the appropriate Chairmen. ed about average-not super fast but not a and deteriorate with use? Clubs interested in hosting the 1989 U.S. "dog." Boat seemed very stiff and did not In summary the boat was well received by Team Race Nationals (3-boat teams), the pound/resonate in the chop. Only time and regatta participants and was perceived as a 1990 Midwinter National Championship, or many races will tell the true story on boat fine quality product with potential sales ap­ the 1990 North American Championship speed comparison. Due to sail and skipper peal to race-oriented buyers (hiking strap im­ (preferably in the New York or New England talent differences this is a difficult question proves image greatly) as well as non-racers. Region) should contact Chris Williams, to resolve. Comfort: exceptionally good-both Furthermore, if the weight can be reduced, USSCA Regatta Chairman, 32 Parkway for lack of pain from hiking (rolled gunwale) I believe many current Sunfish owners may Road, Apt. 1, Brookline, MA, 02146, (617) and lack of chafe on the calves (larger trade up in the years to come. The new boat 731-4164, home; (508) 975-6279, work. Start cockpit). Also easy to lift and recover from with the promised new racing sail should planning now so your event will be included capsize (yes!)-thanks to rolled gunwale. make a very appealing package. in this year's schedule! 6 RIGGING TIPS GEAR BAG HABERLAND RIG

Gear bag as mounted on rear cockpit wall in Sunfish. It is made out of an old sail with a channel The Haberland rig prevents sag in the halyard sewn around the top to lead some heavy shock cord through and features drain holes in each off the top of the mast. Tie bowline in the corner so it won't carry extra water weight. Two stainless hooks are caulked and riveted through halyard just above the deck padeye, pass the which the shock cord is led. The bag easily holds a cup, sponge, can of pop, sunscreen, a tail of the halyard through the padeye, the loop few tools, windbreaker and t-shirt, and after at least four capsizes to date, nothing has been created by the bowline and back through the lost! Photo by Gail Turluck. padeye to create a 3-1 purchase to stretch the halyard taught. Photo provided by Gail Turluck. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE FOR DAGGERBOARD by Tom Raster If you want your Sunny to treat you right edges get chewed up by these sharp spots. protruding tape ends down to the deck and (like needing minimum upkeep), you have to You repair the damaged daggerboard by fil­ hull bottom to temporarily hold the strips in treat your Sunny right. One Sunny part that ing and/or sanding off the abraded fibers. Do place. Try to slide your daggerboard up and takes a terrible beating is the daggerboard. this very often , however and you end up with down in the slot. If it binds too tightly to move You 're part of the problem if you ram it into a daggerboard that looks sleek and slim, but easily with one hand, your rug is too plush­ rocks or other nasty surprises. Another contri­ its trimmed-down size causes increased you need to cruise crummier neighborhoods buting factor is the factory's generally crappy leeway. You can build it up again with Bon­ in search of poorer grade carpet scraps! If the finish in the daggerboard slot. You 've prob­ do, but that's a bother for most folks. Better board moves up and down farily easily, ably seen " feathers" on the leading and trail­ to use preventive medicine. remove the rug strips and put fingertip size ing edges of some daggerboards, i. e., All you need is a piece of jute-backed globs of silicone cement near the top, bottom shredded wood fibers curling up from the carpet, a razor blade, a one foot piece of wire , and middle of the front and rear edges of the edge. This is caused by rough areas near the silicone cement, and masking tape. Cut two daggerboard slot (use of piece of wire to place top and bottom of the daggerboard slot where strips of carpet 13" long by 5/8-3/4" wide. globs at the hard to reach midpoints). Reposi­ the daggerboard trunk mates with the deck Strip off the jute backing. Stick a piece of tion the rug strips (plush side out) and stick and hull. If you stick your fingers in the slot, masking tape the entire length of both strips the tape back down to hold the strips in posi­ you can feel some pretty sharp edges in most (on the " plush" side) plus 6" overhang on tion until the silicone cures completely (at boats. When you move your daggerboard up each end . Position the strips in the front and least 24 hours). Now, wasn't that easy? and down the slot its leading and trailing rear of the daggerboard slot and press the NEW CLASS LEGAL SUNFISH SAILS New North/Fogh Design $ 2 7 9 All white, with window BOATS UPS freight prepaid {NJ add 6% tax) ACCESSORIES Numbers $2 per digit 10·· cloth PARTS TRAILERS TRADE IN YOUR OLD SAIL- $25 •••fit HARDWARE New standard sails all colors $179 F-1 LL_J MasterCard Visa DOLLIES CRANFORDBOATANDCANOECOMPANY ca II anytime 250 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE • CRANFORD, NEW JERSEY 07016 201-272-6991

7 RETROSPECT: JACK EVANS LOOKS BACK (Part 2) by Charlot Ras-A/lard When you think of the thousands of Sunfish that have been produced to date and the number and asked if we would be involved. I heard that spoke different languages. "There of people who have set foot in the boat, it's no about it and said absolutely! I made a were two guys involved, one spoke Port­ surprise the Sunfish has made its mark on the bunch of phone calls to get people there. ugese, the other Italian, and the protest history of one-design racing. Many a Sunfish I brought boats for people I knew would committee had a Frenchman, a Dutchman sailor has gone on to race other boats that have want to come. Ray Edwards was one, and myself. The Frenchman spoke French included Olympic Class thoroughbreds and 60 George Collins was another. They were and Portugese, the Dutchman spoke foot cats of America's Cup fame. Jack Evans, from the lake in Smoke Rise, New Jersey. English, Spanish and German, and I spoke having had the opportunity to compete at some Howard Hill- everybody begged Howard enough French, along with English, just of the highest levels in offshore racing and C­ to sail, and he did. Sid Sawn showed up. to get by ... It was the greatest protest C/ass catamarans, also sailed a Sailfish to four National titles and the Sunfish to a North Dick and Rhoda Randall were there. in the world because no one could argue. American championship in 1972. Jack headed Rhoda helped out with the committee One guy would speak and whoever could A/cart's commitment to sailboat racing as the boat. She was great! You never needed a understand him translated to those on the company's Class Secretary from 1969-75, back megaphone with Rhoda!" quipped Jack. committee, and one of those on the when Alcort was owned by AMF. From a van­ Thus was the start, in 1974, of the Senior committee had to translate back to the tage point that had him attend 43 regattas and Olympics, a regatta that became the regat­ guy on the other side. It all worked out. It race in two during his first year of marriage, ta for those who were still competing and was wonderful drawing pictures and see­ Evans insured Sunfish racing was competitive, over 40, many who participated more for ing everybody agree. No arguments!" said yet fun. In this sequel to the cover story in Wind­ ward Leg's Spring 1988 issue, Jack looks further the reunion than the medals. Today Les Jack. into the life of our Class, tapping his recollec­ has continued to carry on the tradition Sunfish regattas of the day, for the most tions of people, places, and events that have even though the regatta name had to be part, stayed clear of protests, while sport­ made the Sunfish the "grass roots" class of changed, becoming the "Old Salts Regat­ manship prevailed, making for friendly sailboat racing. ta" due to the bankruptcy of the Senior competition. Jack continued, "We always Sunfish gave the phrase "a good turn­ Sports International and the blanket started regattas and/or protest meetings out" new meaning. Back in the late '60s lawsuit by the Olympic organizers against by saying, 'This is an honest meeting of and early '70s, numbers became the use of the world "Olympic." honest people. We're going to go out and synonymous with the Class. " Chuck High-end racing matured when in 1970 have fun. That's the first rule. If we don't Millican (Class Secretary prior to Jack) Jack organized the first annual Sunfish have fun we're not competing.' People got was a focal point for the Class and he World Championship. As the Sunfish turned on to that. That was fun." The went around and got everybody fired up population abroad had grown, especially philosophy took hold helping to bring new and got people used to the feeling that in the Carribbean, so did the popularity of people into the Class, many who had Alcort was interested," said Jack. "When the event that attracted top sailors from never raced before. I came on board after Chuck, we knew we the U.S. and Europe. "On the water it was Every once in a while a regatta comes had about 200-250 fleets, and we knew of fierce competition, absolutely fierce! along, unique and noteworthy in some about 400-450 regattas. At one point we Nothing derogatory. At the World Cham­ way, that nobody ever forgets. One such had 900-1000 fleets and we had over 5,000 pionships, when it was confrontation regatta took place in 1974 at Pohick State regatta results! Fleets and regattas were between people that spoke the same Park on the Potomac River, a somewhat coming in from all over, not that they didn't language, there wasn't much of a problem. unlikely place for a regatta. The idea for exist before, we just got them to report. But when there was a problem was when the regatta formed as Jack waited in a bar This was before computers." Since Sun­ language was a barrier. So we learned in at Washington National Airport with fish were such an easy and economical Aruba (at the '74 Worlds) that we called Alcort salesman Bill Noble. After a bit of boat to race, it attracted both the weekend 'agua.' 'Agua' meant everything- buoy brainstorming, the two came up with the club sailors and the singlehanded die-hard room, starboard- you'd call 'agua.' That 'brilliant' idea to have a regatta in the racers. became the cry of the regatta. At the reflecting pond by the Washington Monu­ Not only were racers of all skill levels awards I can remember someone calling ment. After some refinements, Jack decid­ flocking to the Sunfish but sailors in a 'Agua' and the crowd breaking up in ed to hold a regatta for naval and military broad age group- kids starting out as laughter," remembered Jack. attaches. But to allow a broader category young as nine and seniors ranging well What posed a more interesting of entrants to compete, he named the past 70. "When Les Steffens wanted to run challenge was a protest meeting at that regatta the Diplomat's Cup. a senior championship, .he called Alcort World's with two sailors and a committee Jack called on Jack Shea, a congres­ sional lobbyist for AMF. Jack explains, "He started calling all the embassies along Embassy Row. By the third one, he had hardly begun talking about the regat­ ta when the embassy officials interrupted, saying 'Yes, we'll attend.' It spread like wildfire! Ambassadors came, staff people, wives and children. There were 68 coun­ tries represented." They all were treated to food prepared by "Superbowl" a small catering operation run out of a large camper. "The diplomats loved it!" Jack went on, "Eating ribs, fried chicken, corn on the cob. They literally wanted to touch us. They couldn't believe it was all for fun." Jack and Judy Evans during the 1st Connecticut River Race. Photo provided by Jack After being born, raised and brainwashed Evans. 8 RETROSPECT ... (continued from pg. 8) with protocol and pretentiousness, many rediscovered what fun was. As Jack was busy with invitations and arrangements, he received a call from the State Department. They criticized his plans to hold the event because profit mak­ ing ventures involving foreign embassies had to have prior approval from the Department of State. The AM F corporate executives also received the same infor­ mation, but being that many embassies already planned to attend they went ahead anyway. The State Department never followed up, allowing the regatta to go on by default. "My wife Judy and I used the Skamper Camper to pick up AMF VIPs at the airport. They had never filled up the corporate jet before, much less several times. I drove and Judy kept busy mixing drinks and serving salmon," remembered Jack. At the regatta site one woman who had come and talked to Jack was the wife of the Soviet Ambassador. Jack explains, "I spoke some Russian with her, then Carl Knight (14863) rounding just ahead of Jack Evans at 1972 North American's in Sayville, someone else came over and spoke New York. Photo provided by Jack Evans. French, then another language with so­ meone else. I then asked her how many up. A lot of racers went on to other things. collegiate career and become an all­ languages she spoke and this tall and very A lot of them went on to J-24's." Past North everything in J-24's. Third, " It used to be stately woman replied 'sixteen.' " American Junior champ Dave Elliot went that in the summer it seemed you couldn't The son of the Colombian Ambassador on to race bicycles and Barrington racer go 30 minutes down the highway on a skipped graduation to sail this doubles Ken Read went on to complete a stellar summer weekend without seeing a Sun­ regatta with his father's permission. ABC fish on top of a car. Today you don't see News devoted several minutes of air time that many sailboats of any kind of the on its weekend report. Over 100 letters of road. And now to get a Sunfish costs thanks came from ambassadors, in­ $1650? I'm still of the old school . . . keep cluding all of the Communist block it as simple as possible. Every time you countries. put in or allow something else you ob­ "We had such an incredible amount of solete a portion of the fleet," states Jack. luck. From the park ranger who instantly But as much as the world of Sunfish allowed us to use the park on a weekend racing changes, so does it stay the same. in the middle of June, to not really getting "We always had good, solid people; those in too much trouble with the AMF cor­ are the names you see in the newsletters. porate people. We were so naive," said You go down the list: The Whites, the Jack. Admiral Belle-Davis and his Odegards and others. Those were the daughter from Great Britian won the first guys that whenever we had a regatta, we of the three Annual Diplomat Cups. could turn to them and say, 'I have Some have said the good ol' days are everything going, and I need help here.' gone forever. In some ways they have. In They'd be the first ones to say yes. I just Sunfish racing, doubles peacefully coex­ hope they never die. The Class will be in isted with singles, the ultimate bragging big trouble if they do," Jack said. rights came by a club winning the Na­ After years away from a Sunfish, Jack was tional Team Race Championship, and a scheduled to sail the 1988 National Team Race 40 + boat turnout at a regional, other than Championship, but due to a back injury the Barrington, was the norm. Though these MADE ESPECIALLY week before, did not compete. For many years as the Class' innovator, many regattas, class happenings have not gone forever, they FOR YOU FROM YOUR rules and standards were set that remain to this have lost their priority in Sunfish re­ OWN SAIL day. As a teammate, competitor, and race com­ gattaing over the years. What became of mittee official, he will be remembered well into them? First, said Jack, "At one point it the future by a Class that seems to weather the became difficu It to race a one-design years better than most-a Class that still lea ves boat. You couldn't get fuel . .. we just with SAIL NUMBERS the privilege of winning in the Sunfish skipper's threw up our hands and said , 'How are we AND CLASS EMBLEM hands. ever going to have a regatta if nobody could travel to it?' We came up with schemes of shipping boats in bulk, mov­ ~~ dor i s enterpri ses ~~ 36 tyler st. ing them from regatta to regatta and hav­ Sparta n .j . ing people carpool, making special deals 07871 on double, triple and even quadruple ( 201) 729-74 53 trailers so people could go." Secondly, he said, "I remember people kind of growing 9 ISCA ADVISORY 1989 MASTERS COUNCIL UPDATE INTERNATIONAL MOVED by Gail Turluck by Gordon Geick, Chairman The Masters International Regatta schedul­ North Sails/Fogh sailmakers supplied two ed for February in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela all white 3.9 ounce racing sails at the World has been rescheduled to April 20-23, 1989 in Championships held in Nassau, Bahamas Clearwater, Florida. Institutional problems in last October. While not raced in the cham­ Venezuela put Mauricio Costanzo, organizer pionship, these two sails have been sailed of the race week, in a position where he had and raced by many sailors in Florida and to make the tough decision to cancel out. Aruba since then. All the reports received in­ On rather short notice, Windjammers of dicate an enthusiastic acceptance of the per­ Clearwater, Fleet #658 , were able to step in formance of these sails through a fairly wide and organize a 1989 Championship. Wind­ wind range. Most people who have raced this jammers are located on a channel between sail are eager to buy one. the Gulf of Mexico and Clearwater Bay­ With its purchase of Alcort Sailboats, Pear­ either venue or both may be used during the son Yachts (Sunfish Sailboats) is reviewing, course of the regatta as conditions vary. studying and acting on many items of which Two races are planned each day for a total Chris Friend announced the arrival of his involvement with the racing class in only one of six, with one throwout. A practice race is and wife Melissa's first baby to the Barr­ item. The smaller Alcort sailboats are not the probable. The last two races on Sunday will ington Frostbite Fleet with this sail size boats that Pearson has been primarily . be early enough in the day to allow for travel message. Joseph Patenaude Friend arriv­ involved with . This means that some time will time home. Boats will be available for charter ed on April 7, 1988. Young Joe has already be needed to sort everything out. on a limited basis. announced his intention to sail in the Junior A first meeting was held between several An active social calendar is being planned North Americans in 2002! Photo by Chris Class officers and Sunfish Sailboats on to include a welcoming party, barbecue and Williams. January 5th. Discussions on the racing sail some lunches. Special airline, motel and ren­ included the effects of releasing a new rac­ tal car rates are being arranged for ing sail and the procedures and timing to do competitors. '89 NORTH AMERICANS this. For further information on the 1989 Masters IN MICHIGAN! Sunfish Sailboats has received several let­ International Championship, contact Steve ters from Sunfish racers objecting to release Honour, 6837 39th Avenue North, St. by Chris Williams of the new racing sail on the grounds that they Petersburg, FL, 33709, (813) 343-5561 (days The 1989 Sunfish North American Cham­ would be forced to buy one to be competitive. or evenings). pionship will be held July 29-August 4 in This is a point to be considered, but does the Tawas City, Michigan. The regatta will be Class have any other choice? Currently, you MEMORANDUM sponsored by the Tawas Area Chamber of cannot buy a Sunfish sail and know that it will To: ALL ISCA MEMBERS Commerce, with the Tawas Bay Yacht Club be competitive with the better sails being rac­ From: Loretta M. Dunn, Administrative providing on the water assistance. ed. If you spend good money and buy a new Staff, The Office The regatta will be run from the Tawas sail that turns out not to be competitive, what Apparently, somewhere ... somehow ... Point State Park which has a sandy beach for do you have besides a bad and very expen­ in years past, many members assumed (or boat launching, as well as convenient camp­ sive investment? At least buying a new racing were informed by who knows) that member­ ing facilities. The headquarters hotel will be sail lets you invest in a known and useful pro­ ship in ISCA is based annually on the month the Tawas Bay Holiday Inn , which also has duct. How can anyone want to seriously race of joining the association. a sandy beach adjoining the race area. a boat knowing their sail is not competitive The purpose of this memo is to point out The racing will be held on Tawas Bay, a and that they are at a disadvantage before and emphasize that membership is on a large bay off Lake Huron with plenty of room een leaving the beach? The boat manufac­ calendar year basis: January through for two full-size Olympic courses. The bay was turer, as well as the Class, must address and December. the site of the 1985 Lightning National have an answer for the sail question. Because of much confusion on take-over Championship. After all the sail discussion at the January at the end of 1987, those joining in November There are tentative plans for charter boats 5th meeting with Pearson, it was decided that and December were carried over into 1988 to be provided by the local Sunfish Sailboats the Sunfish Class would notify Pearson within since many of the applications had not been dealer, Sailfish Marine, in East Tawas. 30 days of its official recommendations on the processed by year end. However, all other The regatta will be sailed using the tradi­ racing sail. North Sails/Fogh was scheduled members were sent statements in early tional North American Championship format. to produce more sails in mid-February and March, and another batch in early May, for Boat measurement and the practice race will new racing sails could be available for pur­ 1988 dues. Many of these went unpaid. take place Sunday, July 29. The regatta will chase by early spring. As was noted in the last issue of Windward begin on Monday, with the juniors sailing a The only negative comment on the racing Leg, those whose dues were not paid were two-day Junior Championship, and the sail received to date is that the luff outhaul removed from the mailing list-so this infor­ seniors sailing the Qualification Series. The comes very close to the end of the upper spar. mation will never reach them unless you, as top fifty seniors and top five juniors continue North Sails/Fogh says that the racing sail, a friend or sailing buddy, tell them. Or, when on to the Championship Series on Wednes­ which is made from stronger cloth, will not they don't get their copy of Windward Leg, day through Friday, while everyone else sails stretch sufficiently to make this a problem. We we'll get phone calls at The Office. in the Founder's Cup series. had hoped that the normally high winds in To all of you who responded positively, Regatta notices will be mailed in the spring. Aruba would give us some experience of luff many, many thanks. It has been quite an ex­ Any questions concerning the regatta before stretch but the winds in Aruba this year have perience getting our feet wet-and it has even that time may be mailed to: Sunfish North been lighter than usual, so the test sail has been fun! American Championship, c/o Tawas Area not seen high wind conditions which would Watch your mailbox for your 1989 dues Chamber of Commerce, P.O . Box 608, Tawas stress the luff. More on sails next issue. statement soon. City, Ml , 48764-0608. 10 Sails and Daggerboards ... one-design classes allow the owner the op­ When I recommend the Sunfish to people tion of making or obtaining sails and center­ There has been a lot of controversy over who call the Sailing Center for advice on small boards from any supplier. This can be more daggerboards and sails during the last few sailboats I'd like to believe that they can years. I hope we don't legislate against the economical than buying from the manufac­ daysail their boats and if they decide they use of existing daggerboards. I think there turer because it is strictly good luck when you want to race after a few months they can use would be 200,000 boats that are potential rac­ get a good sail or board from Alcort. I don't the SUNFISH sail and come right out and hear any complaints in the very popular ing Sunfish that we would lose. I doubt if race. It is not important that we make the boat classes such as Snipes, Lightnings, Thistles many people when asked to race would con­ super-fast. I can do that in my Suicide boat. and Stars. and they have many suppliers. sider spending money to travel, pay dues and Just make them EVEN! Let's just keep the sail If we could choose the supplier of our entry fees, and then find that the stock boat we have and make it official. For racing, the they bought was illegal. I also hope we keep equipment, at least we would have an option. old sails that people have been hoarding and the tolerances as they stand. Now we have no choice. Either we are stuck pulling out to win the big regattas are not One proposed rule would prohibit us from with the currently inconsistent equipment or SUNFISH sails as they give them an advan­ we have to keep buying sails, daggerboards altering the shape of the manufacturer sup­ tage. Those people would not be placed and rudders until we get one of good quality. plied board. Does anyone have a dagger­ under a hardship as they already own newer board they still use that wasn't sanded after Tom L. Katterheinrich sails. We see them in practice. And, the rac­ racing in the Brant Beach North Americans? New Knoxville, OH ing is closer. We have seen that it is virtually impossible And more on sails ... The same people will still be near the top of the fleet. But no longer will we have the to use a board that hasn't had the leading Here in Florida the Sunfish Class is the spectre of two boats with original Foghs on edge altered. We all know that existing boards fastest growing. The reason for its rapid a dead downwind course sail right through lack in quality and there are variations in their growth is our great people of all ages and our and around boats with current sails sailing sizes. organized racing program. Many of us own just as expertly. Another suggested rule change would allow other boats. Some of us have been quite suc­ As for a new, new Fogh sail, yes it is fast. individuals to obtain their own mahogany and cessful in faster boats. For example, I am a It is just as fast as the 10 year old large build boards within Class tolerances (in­ two-time national champion in another class, + Foghs. But who needs them? Let's keep the dividual board making proprietorships would own a development monohull and am work­ Sunfish a Sunfish . follow .. . ). After all, a good piece of ing on a development multihull. But, I race If a hotshot says "Oh, those off the shelf mahogany costs less than $20.00. Sunfish. I am the Sailing Master of the St. sails are not competitive," we will know that We were told ten years ago we all had the Petersburg Yacht Club's sailing center with since all the sails are the same it is the com­ fastest sail when Alcort surprised us with the responsibility of 105 boats from 8' to 30', but petitor, who no longer having an unfair ad­ Fogh design. The design has changed many I race Sunfish. vantage, is not competitive. times since, either by mistake, sloppy quality Lately a discouraging situation has come control and possibly by design. I don 't believe to a head in the Florida fleets. Those of us David B. Ellis the Class or builder should dictate if I foot or with " off the shelf" sails, whether they be St. Petersburg, FL pinch my boat, which has been dictated by white or multicolored, just cannot compete their whim in sail design. It appears that the evenly with those who still have the original fastest sail is Bob Findlay's very old and worn issue Fogh sail. Those sails consistently win . BEADLES NAMED out Ratsey. Yet when these same people get to regattas NEW 'LEG EDITORS The Class should make tolerances that where the sails are all supplied, they do poor­ allow for all sails made in the past. The Class ly. The sail they use in our local events are Terry and Peg Beadle of Pontiac, Michigan should work closely with the new builder of larger! have been named by USSCA President Alan the Sunfish (Sunfish Sailboats) to insure that I can get the same good shape with my Scharfe as the new editors of the Windward they provide only sails that would fit those Sunfish sail from the local dealer. But to do Leg. The appointment takes effect immediate­ rules. so I have to loosen the luff and foot so that ly. Please address future correspondence, Perhaps the Class should allow anyone to I am up to seven inches smaller in projected regatta results, and contributions to them at make sails that would fit the tolerances. Most area. 3782 Covert. Pontiac, Michigan, 48054. SUNFISH MIDWINTERS March 11-12, 1989

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11 MATT ROMBERG WINS THE O'DAY IN SUNFISH by Gail Turluck Matt Romberg of Austin, Texas prevailed over a fleet of 13 Sunfish in the United States Yacht Racing Union's 1988 U.S. Singlehand­ ed Sailing Championship to win the George D. O'Day Trophy. He won by sailing con­ sistently, never winning a race, but always managing to be on the right side of the shifts. Hingham Yacht Club in Hingham, Massachusetts hosted the event August 8-12, with boats supplied by Alcort Sailboat, Inc. Breezes were light for the first three races and built to 16 knots for races 4-6. The final race was sailed in two knots of air. James Otis of Huntington Beach , Califor­ nia (Area J) was runnerup, with Lars Guck of Here are the gals who survived the heat and humidity at the Women 's North Americans in Houston. Barrington, Rhode Island (Area A) third . Winner Gail Heausler is on the right holding the Daggerboard Perpetual Trophy. These women Shifty winds throughout the series caused gained some local knowledge in anticipation of the 1989 Midwinters to be held in Houston March inconsistent performances among some of 11-12. Photo by Lee Parks. the top competitors. Sailors with prior Sun­ fish experience felt they had superior speed, but the wind shifts were so great it was critical GAIL HEAUSLER '88 WOMEN'S CHAMP to pick the proper side of the course. The "ob­ by Lee Parks points. The Novice Division was won with all vious" side was not always the right way to Gail Heausler of Tampa, Florida sailed firsts by Beverly Steele of Houston with 3.75 go. Ask current Sunfish North American smart and fast to decisively win her first total points. Champion Bob Findlay, of Glencoe, Illinois Women 's North American Championship ti­ The big surprise of the weekend was that (Area K), who placed fifth, about visiting tle over a competitive field of 28 sailors. there was wind. Each morning the northerly Boston Harbor on his way to the weather Houston Yacht Club hosted the event August blew strong at 8-12 before dying at noon and mark on the final day! Also, 1982 Sunfish 6-7 on Galveston Bay in La Porte, Texas. coming up from the south at about 3 p.m. Not North American Champion Len Ruby, of In winds that varied from 3 to 14 knots, Gail much time was spent drifting around , Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Area A2) plac­ consistently found the shifts, winning all but cramped in cockpits. In fact, the gals all got ed sixth, having trouble finding the right one race. Gail's only challenge came from in a good share of hiking as the southerly built combination. defending champion Lee Parks, of Newport, on Saturday afternoon and sailors scurried to Winds started in the west each morning Rhode Island who chalked up 9.75 points to put in Jens rigs on the water. Thanks to the and gradually made their way around to the finish a close second. Third through fifth place efforts of Principle Race Officer Matt prevailing seabreeze-southwest-by after­ was tightly contested with Judy Ann Mathewson and his crew, five perfect races noon . Wednesday was truly exciting as the Needham of Seabrook, Texas coming out on were run (no throwouts allowed). seabreeze built early (as air temperatures top with 21 points, followed by Sue Mitchell The Women's Sunfish Association of the reached into the high 90's). Three races were also of Seabrook, also with 21 points in fourth Houston Yacht Club was a gracious host for held in winds up to 18 knots. A Jens rig for on a tie-breaker, and Becky Roof-Gray of a Saturday night banquet as well as providing Tom Donnahue improved his finish from 12th Houston in fifth with 23 points. many gifts for the competitors. Awards were to second. Mark roundings were fun with the The Junior Division with 5 entries was won outstanding as only the Houston Yacht Club 13 boats generally overlapped at each by Elizabeth Kratzig of Corpus Christi, Texas can do. Regatta Chairman Linda McKee rounding. with 6.25 points. Just behind her in second could not have done more for the event. Racing was extremely tight with no one was Angel Luzier of Tampa, Florida with 8.5 (complete results are on page 17.) shining above the rest. In a seven-race series with no throwouts or alternative penalties, sailors were sportsmanlike about withdraw­ ing promptly after fouling-only two protests were lodged all week. r, Chief Judge Tony Jack, of Stamford, Con­ necticut presented a special sportsmanship award to fourth place finisher Dixon Smith , of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The Seaman­ ship Award for the neatest boat went to seventh place Paul-Jon Patin of Sayville, New York. Regatta chairman was Ginny Grey and Principal Race Officer was Bill Collins, both of Hingham, Massachusetts. Serving as Judges were Bob Pegel, of Williams Bay, Wisconsin , Ted King of Newport, Rhode Island and Lee Parks of Newport, Rhode Island. O'Day finalists pause for history: (front row) Paul-Jon Patin, Bob Findlay; (back row) Lars Guck, (complete results are on page 17.) Courtenay Becker, Chris Carroll, Alex Camet, Matt Romberg, Morgan Larson, Len Ruby, Tom Donahue, Dixon Smith and Jim Otis. Photo by Lee Parks. 12 SOUTHOLD YACHT AT THE GAFFHEAD . .. CLUB CELEBRATES Yes, it's true, I'm resigning as editor of Wind­ a "learn to sail" program. Make it a fleet ward Leg. Due to personal and political membership requirement that each person 50TH ANNIVERSARY reasons I have decided that it is time to pass join the USSCA. While there are thousands by Joe Sullivan on the responsibility for publishing this news­ of people out there racing Sunfish, only 1500 magazine to someone else's hands. Good of them joined the Class last year. Support Southold Yacht Club, on the east end of luck to Terry and Peg Beadle, our new editors regattas. Organizers put a lot of effort into Long Island, celebrated its 50th Anniversary (3782 Covert, Pontiac, Ml , 48054). preparing for your arrival-let them know last summer with a Race Week consisting of For those of you who have been wonder­ you're coming in advance and show up! The four separate regattas. The 18th Annual ing, there were no Fall or Winter issues of worst that could happen is you'll have fun! World's Longest Sunfish Race Around Windward Leg. Membership goals for 1988 Bring a crew-sailing doublehanded is Shelter Island was held Sunday, August 7th. were not reached and the sale of Alcort perfectly legal. Who says you have to win all The 13th Annual Peconic Bay Midget and disrupted planned manufacturer financial the time? Junior Sunfish Championships for children support, leaving the Class without funds for 1 look forward to seing many of you in the 8-15 years of age were held August 9. Then remaining 1988 issues. coming year on and off the race course. I'll on August 10-11 Southold hosted the Annual I encourage you to make Terry and Peg's especially put in a plug for the North Eastern Long Island Junior One Design job easy. Regatta chairmen (especially American's in my home state this summer­ Regatta. To close our the spectacular, the 2nd Regional), please read the packet that will be Tawas City, Michigan. Michigan is beautiful, Annual r>'1asters National Championship was sent to you from the Membership Chairman green and the Bay is fresh water (for all you held August 13-14. and follow up after the event on all that is ask­ old salts!). I look forward to serving the Class On land activities during the week con­ ed of you . For open regattas, even if you only in other capacities in the future. sisted of the presentation of a 50th Anniver­ have five or six boats, submit your results. -Gail M. Turluck sary Sunfish flag by the ISCA and the Take pictures. Keep in touch with your USSCA, a mid-week rock concert for the kids, editors-they need your help. Write down CURACAO FINALIZES a Masters buffet dinner on Saturday night, their name and address on everything you distribution of 50th Anniversary T-shirts to all use for Sunfishing so you have it when you 1990 WORLD'S DATES participants and Frixenet beach towels to all need it. Sunfishing is a combination of each by Alex Roose Masters participants, plus a drawing among of us, and only through the written sharing of all sailors for the exciting new word game our accomplishments can we all have a com­ In the first week after the Bahamas World's, Balderdash and for box seat tickets to New plete picture of what Sunfishing is. the Curacao Sunfish Association started to York Mets baseball games . Volunteer. If there's something you think seriously plan for a Sunfish World's. An of­ Southold did a magnificant job to make needs attention in the Class, it probably does. ficial bid is to be expected soon. To avoid a everyone feel at home. The courses were ex­ Call or write Alan Scharfe, U.S. Class Presi­ common complaint about former World cellent, the sailing all week long was outstand­ dent (219 River Road , West Newbury, MA, Championships that the dates were announc­ ing, and the hospitality was unequalled. At the 01985), with your ideas, suggestions, ed too late, consider April 28 to May 6, 1990 end of the week the club had entertained 271 criticisms, and methods for solving our pro­ for the Curacao Sunfish World's. And don 't sailors in 202 boats, 168 of which were Sun­ blems. To keep a handle on our dues we need forget, assuming all goes as planned, we fish. Sunfish sailing is alive and well on Long more volunteer help. want to see ALL the former World champions! Island's beautiful East End. Sail often. Spend extra time this season For regatta results, see page 17. building your fleet or even starting one. Start dateline March 11-12, Midwinter National Championship-Houston Yacht Club 1989 Fleet #573, Laporte, TX. Becky Roof-Gray, 12241 Sandpiper, Houston, TX 77035. April 20-23, Masters International Championship-Fleet #658, Wind­ 1989 jammers of Clearwater, FL. Steve Honour, 6837 39th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33709, (813) 343-5561 (day or evening). May 20-21 , Women's Southeast Regional Championship-Gulfport 1989 Yacht Club, Fleet #323, Gulfport, FL. Myron Gilcher, 3700 9th Avenue North, Apt. Box 29, St. Petersburgh, FL, 33713, (813) 323-4653. June 10-11, New England Regional Championship-Barrington Yacht 1989 Club, Barrington, Rl. Peter Brewster, c/o Brewster Boats, Bar­ ton Avenue, Barrington, Rl , 02806. June 24-25, Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship-Lewes Yacht Club, 1989 Lewes, DE . July 29-Aug. 5, North American Championship-Tawas Bay, Tawas City, 1989 MI. Tom Ferguson, Tawas Area Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 608, Tawas City, Ml, 48764, (800) 55-TAWAS (U .S. and Canada). Oct. 14-15, Women's North American Championship-Davis Island 1989 Yacht Club, Tampa, FL. Gail Heausler, 54 Martinique, Tampa, FL, 33606, (813) 254-9903. 13 regatta news

RAINBOW REGATTA Florid a Women's Sailing Associ ation , Sarasota, FL April 22, 1988 22 boats Fin ish es Total Points 1. Gail Heausler 2-1-1 3.5 Tam pa, FL 2. Marianne DeCosta 1-3-3 6.75 Dunedin, FL 3. Ursula Olson 4-2-2 Sarasota, FL 4. Rita Steele 3-6-5 14 Sarasota, FL 5. Camy McGilliray 5-4-7 16 Sarasota, FL 6. Li ly Kaighin 11-5-4 20 Sarasota, FL 7. Barbara Hall 7-8-6 21 Dunedin, FL 8. Fay Doty 6-7-14 27 Dunedin, FL 9. Joan Johnson 8-9-10 27 Sarasota, FL 10. Helen Larsen 9-10-11 30 St. Petersburg, FL 11 . Barbara Watson 14-16-8 38 St. Petersburg, FL 12. Fran Weaver-Nohren t5-11 -12 38 St. Petersburg, FL 13. Juana Grover 17-12-9 38 St. Petersburg, FL The Goodtime Best, (front row) Dave Mahrer, 2nd Seniors; Arthur Deacon, 1st overall; Jill Dam­ 14. Cheryl Twin ing 12-13-16 41 Dunedi n, FL mel, 1st Novice; Chris Rawlings, 1st Juniors; (back row) Fred Rehm, 2nd overall; Hal Storey, 15. C. Elwood 13-14-15 42 3rd overall; Jack Sens Stacken, 1st Seniors; Nancy Swan with crew, 1st Ladies; and Chris Dillow, Dunedin, FL 4th overall. Photo provided by Hal Storey. 16. Terry Schweiger 10-15-18 43 Dunedin, FL RIVER CLASSIC-continued GOODTIMES-continued 17. Karen Russo 19-18-13 50 Sarasota, FL The Classic, normally a race-cruise-camp trip down the Connecticut River 7. Jill Dommel 2 5-3-14-7 29 18. Bjoka Stan 20-17-17 54 with an overnight camp at Hurd State Park, was reduced to a one-day event Lugolf, SC St. Petersburg, FL because of lateness in getting organized, and on ly 22 boats com peted for 8. Chris Rawlings' 11 -7-7-6 31 16-20-19 19. Bonnie Sevier 55 the same reason. As many as 100 boats have competed in the past. The Greer, SC Tampa, FL sponsors promised to repeat again in 1989, and with a year's experience 9. Nancy Swan4 6-4-6-(DF) 35 20 . Lorraine DeWitt 18-19-21 58 MI. Pleasant, SC under their belts expect to build the fleet back up again. -Will White Dundein, FL 10. Chris Blundy 13-11-10-8 42 21. Ginny Giddens 21-21-20 62 SOUTHEAST SUNFISH Columbia, SC Tampa, FL GOODTIMES REGATTA 11. Alan Cribb 14-5-13-11 43 22 . Pat Glinsek DF-D F-DS 71 Camden , SC Sarasota, FL Wateree Sailing Club, Camden, SC 12. Bill/Wade Potter 15-2-8-(DF) 44 The Florida Women 's Sailing Association is located in central Florida, is May 28-29 , 1988 18 boats Lugoff, SC 13. Keith Rawlings 9-1 3-16-10 48 approximately 700 members strong and is made up of ten individual clubs­ Finishes Total Points Bitter Ends (Venice I; Bow Chasers (Clearwater); Broad Reachers (Pass-A­ 1. Arthur Deacon 2-1-1 -5 8.50 Greer, SC 14. Lisa George 16-10-11-12 48 Grille); Dinghy Dames (Davis lslandiTampa); Luffing Lassies (Sarasota); Main­ Lake Wylie, SC High Point, NC sheet Mamas (Tampa); Rhumb Runners (Boca Ceiga); Salty Sisters (St. 2. Jack Sengstacken ' 1-9-3-2 14.75 15. Sam Cheek 12-15-12-DF 58 Petersburg); Treasure Island Tackers (Treasure Island); and Windlasses Georgetown, SC Camden, SC (Dunedin). These results are for those who participated in the Sunfish Class 3. Fred Rehm 8-8-4-3 23 16. Tom Gentles 10-16-15-DS 60 portion ol the 1988 Rainbow Regatta. -Juana Grover Camden , SC 4. David Mahrer 3-12-5-4 24 Camden, SC DS-1 7-DF- DF 74 Lexington, SC 17. Mike Fulda SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHI P 5. Hal Storey 7-6-2-9 24 Camden, SC 17-DS-DS-DS 74 Gulf Port Yacht Club, Gulf Port, MS Camden , SC 18. Steve Hoard May 14-15, 1988 6. Chris Dillow 4-14-9-1 27.75 Clyde , NC Hickory, NC 1First senior. 2First novice. lFirst junior. 4Firsl woman . Results not available, it was sailed.

SUNFISH CONNECTICU T RIVER CLASSIC LONG ON FUN , SHORT ON WIND The 16th running of the Sunfish Connecticut River Classic, on May 21 , 1988, which this time was a one-day run from Hartford to Middletown's Har­ bor Park , was plagued by flat calms. Most of the lead sailors managed to make a sailing race of the first leg, from Hartford's Riverside Park to the Glastonbury bridge, but race two to the Rocky Hill ferry landing quickly became a paddling party. Because a hot barbecue feast was waiting at Harbor Park Restau rant, the rest of the trip was made under tow. Fortunately, lhe threatening clouds never opened up, so no one got wet, except those who fell in (someone always falls in). And everyone had a good time. Because a large number of trophies were engraved with the date ol the event, all were awarded , even the serious ones for the 'top' finishers. The imaginative trophies were the work of International Sunlish Class Associa­ tion President Paul Odegard, and his wife, Polly, of Vernon, Connecticut. The event was organized and run by Douglas White of The Needle Loft of Clin ton , Connecticut and Craig Murgins of Riverfront Recapture of Hart­ ford, two of the sponsors. A third sponsor was Alcort Sailboats, Inc., of Water­ bury, Connecticut, manufacturer of the venerable Sunfish sailboat. T-shirts for the sailors were donated by the Connecticut Marine Manufacturers The fleet rounds the leeward mark at the 1988 Southeast Sunfish Goodtimes Regatta. Photo Association. provided by Hal Storey. 14 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INLAND LAKES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL-continued Barrington Yacht Club, Barrington, Rl Blanche Lake, MN June 11-12, 1988 46 boats June 11-12, 1988 9 boats 29. Jim Loeper 27-32-27-29-27-26-26-28-23 245 Total Points Drexel Hill , PA Finishes Finishes Total Points 30 . Don Seifert 29-28-DF-26-24-23-28-DF-DS 266 1. Len Ruby 1-1 -1-2-5-4-(DS) 13.25 1. Tom Raster 1-1 -1 -1-DQ-1 3.75 Summit, NJ Brookline, MA Hugo, MN 31 . Ryan Bray DS-DS-30-31-30-28-29-30-DS 286 2. Chris Friend (14)-14-3-4-3-5-9 38 2. Harry League (4)·2·2·2·2.5. 12.50 Brigantine, NJ Newport, AI Ken ilworth , IL 32 . Rich Cassamento 28-30-26-27-D F-DS-DS-DS-DS 29 1 3. Chris Williams 2-2-7-6-4-(21)-19 40 3. Louie Hunt 2-3-3-4-(DS)-3 15 Brookline, MA Brigantine, NJ Edina, MN 33. Stephen Koslowski 32-31-28-30-29-DS-DS-DS-DS 293 4. Bob Heckman 4-6-5-13-2-11-(DQ) 41 4. Steve Schomberg 3-4-(6)-3-3-6 19 Cape May, NJ Glastonbury, CT Sl. Paul , MN 5. Alan Scharfe 11-8-(12)-8-9-2-5 43 34 . Michael Bray DS-DS-DF-DF-31-29-20-29-DS 299 5. Jim Murphy (DS)-7·5·5·2·2 21 Brigantine, NJ West Newbury, MA Winnetka, IL 3-5-(27)-19-8-1-8 35. Donna Tomczak 33-33-31-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS 313 6. Tom Philbrick 43.75 6. Bud Narveson 5-6-4-6-4-(8) 25 Philadelphia, PA Centerville, MA Battle Lake, MN 7. Scott Greenbaum (DS)-23-6-3-12-3-6 53 7. Karl Narveson 6-5-(DF)-7-6-9 33 Stamford, CT Battle Lake , MN 8. Bill Brangiforte 5-(32)-13-20-1-12-4 54.75 8. Jason Raster 7-(8)-7-8-5-7 34 North Weymouth , MA Hugo, MN INLAND LAKES DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP 9. Mark May (32)-12-8-1-14-18-10 62.75 9. Joe Richardson (DS)-DS-DS-DS-DS-5 45 Detroit Lakes, MN Peekskill, NY Fargo, ND July 9, 1988 3 boats 10. Chris Houston (25)-9-19-1 0-6-8-13 65 Ambler, PA The Woodlawn Resort on Blanche Lake was the congenial host for the Finishes Total Points 11. Charlie Allen 17-(24)-11- 17-11-6-15 67 regatta. Skies were constantly sunny and temperatures steady in the SO's, 1. Todd Schmuland & 1-2' 2.75 Wickford, AI but the winds varied all the way from the high 20's lo a drifter that forced Tim Raster 12. Chariot Aas-AIIard (DS)-4-35-12-7-9-1 67.75 abandonment of the last race. Saturday's five races became endurance con­ 2. Jan Raster & 3-1 3.75 Darien, CT lasts wilh winds approaching 30 mph at times. After two heavy morning races Tom Raster 13. Gordon Geick 8-10-17-(33)-24-14-2 75 the wind picked up even more, so most racers put on Jens rigs. Races averag­ 3. Jell Albright & 2-2' Collinsville, CT ed 45 minutes to an hour, and it was a weary, thirsty bunch of sailors that Jason Raster 14. Steve Majkut (37)-7-20-11-29-24-11 102 limped back in the late afternoon. Nobody can tell me that sailing is a sissy A thunderstorm forced the shortening of the second race and cancella­ Tiverton, AI sport-the aches and pains teslified to the conlrary! tion of the third race of this long-awaited regatta. There was a minimum crew 15. Eric Woodman 9-21-(25)-25-16-13-21 105 Mother N must have used it all up on Saturday. Race 6 was a 5-10 mph weight of 265 pounds and skippers and crews alternated each race. Wayland , MA appetizer but then the cupboard was bare. Race 7 was a classic drifter-an 16. Brian Weeks 15-17-{32)-27-25-15-14 108 endurance contest that lost out to the time limit -Tom Raster Palchogue, NY 17. Larry Cochran 28-3-36-(40)-18-16-7 108 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Manchester, CT Brigantine Yacht Club, New Jersey Pontchartrain Yacht Club, Mandeville, LA 18. David Weeks 24-13-1 8-18-(30)-17-22 112 June 25-26, 1988 Palchogue, NY July 9-10, 1988 5 boats 19. Andrew David 16-(DQ)-21-23-15-26-12 113 Finishes Total Points Swansea, MA 1. Chris Houston 2-2-2-6-1-6-1-1-1 21 1. David Bolyard Scores not available 20. Doug Brown 34-18-9-24-(DQ)-25-3 113 Ambler, PA Mandeville, LA Erskine Lake, NS 2. Jeff Whiteway 6·1·1·2·5·2·2·9·3 30.50 2. Billy Ross Scores not available 21 . Bob "Rapid" Buttner 6-16-28-41-17-7-(DS) 115 Millville, NJ Mandeville, LA Plymouth, MA 3. Michael Herrmann 4-10·3·3·12-4·3·5·6 50 3. Hank Saurage Scores not available 22. Dave Ayden 33-(34)-4-5-33-20-20 118 Brigantine, NJ Baton Rouge, LA Barrington, AI 4. Tom Donahue 1-4-4-4-7-1-DF-4-5 65.50 4. AI Ross Scores not available 23. John Butine 12-15-24-35-1 0-(DQ)-23 119 Brigantine, NJ Mandeville, LA New Britain, CT 5. Dave Weeks 9-6-9-1-6-7-7-16-9 69.75 5. Steve Gilson Scores not available 24 . Paul Odegard 22-25-15-(36)-20-22-17 121 Patchogue, NY Mandeville, LA Vernon , CT 6. Don Esch 19-19-6-8-4-3-6-2-4 71 25 . Lee Parks 7-27-16-22-21-28-18 121 Pittstown , NJ Newport, AI 7. Brian Weeks 3-9-7-7-9-15-11-12-12 85 26. Rob Breslin (29)-29·1 0-26-13-32-(DS) 139 Patchogue, NY 2ND ANNUAL MASTERS U.S. NATIONAL Bristol, AI 8. Kevin Walker 21-14-11·9·3·5·8-8-13 92 CHAMPIONSHIP 27. Peter Healey 10-(30)-29-21-28-27-24 139 Brigantine, NJ Barringlon, AI 9. Courtney Young 14-13-8-5-8-DF-4-3-2 93 Southold Yacht Club, Southold, NY 28. Stephen O'Connor 19-19-26-1 0-(31)-29-28 139 Monroe, NY July 13-14, 1988 24 boats Attleboro Falls, MA 10. John Anderson 13·12·15-13-15-8-5-7-8 106 29. Lars Guck 18-26-2-14-39-(DS)-DS 146 Allison Park, PA Finishes Total Points Barringlon, AI 11 . Posy Seifert 5-7-D F-14-16-10-15·14-16 133 1. Leonard Ruby 2-1-7-1-1-2-(7)-1-1 14.75 30. Mason Young 30-37-(38)-28-27-1 0-16 148 Summit, NJ Lincoln, MA 3-(5)-4-2-4-3-4-3-2 Barringlon, AI 12. Steve Ward 15·15·14·16-DF-9-12-10-7 134 2. Bob Heckman 25 31. Tom Healey 26-39-14-9-(DQ)-19-DQ 156 Brigantine, NJ Bolton , CT 3. Larry Cochran (13)-7-1-6-5-1-1-8-4 32.25 Barrington, AI 13. Jay Koch 10-16-16-20-14-16-14-15-22 143 32. Corey Sutfin 43-28-42-31-40-(DS)-DS 156 Avalon , NJ Bolton, CT 4. Dave Weeks 1-2-11-3-3-4-6-(12)·5 34.75 Brislol, AI 14. Jack Whiteway 12-5-5-19-11-DF-9-13-DS 146 33 . Daniel O'Connor 20-22-33·30-34-30-(DS) 159 Millville, NJ Bellport, NY North Attleboro, MA 15. Ernie Yarborough 17-18-18-18-13-27-10-19-10 150 5. Alan MacGovern 10-{11 )-3-1 0·2·5·2-2-3 37 34 . Ken Charles 21-11-23-15-(DS)-DS-DS 165 Avalon , NJ Cochiluate, MA Bolton, CT 16. Ken Charles 13-21-13-11-10-21-23-25-21 158 6. Gordon Geick 6-6-8-(DQ)-11-6-5-4-9 55 35 . Keith Paul 40-(43)-37-7-38-35-30 187 West Hartford, CT Bolton, CT 7. Dick Heinl 5-12-5-17-(21 )-8-3-10-6 56 Warwick, AI 17. John Torgerson 7-8-21-17-25-19-25-22-15 161 36. Jon Burr 38-20-32-29-22-(DO)-DS 188 Chevy Chase, MD Oyster Bay, NY 8. Phil Marriner 8-9-6-4-(14)-7-9-9-11 63 Avon, CT 18. Bill Donato 22-26-20-23-18-14-19-11-11 164 Maltituck, NY 37. Nelson Hawkins 27-(42)-39-42-36-23-31 188 Brigantine, NJ 9. Norton Hutchinson 9-3-9-11-(19)-9-8-5-14 68 Barrington, CT 19. Tom Broderick 24-22-22-21-17-16-16-21-18 177 38. Marianne Philbrick 31-31-(DF)-DF-23-33-25 190 Philadelphia, PA Oysler Bay, NY Centerville, MA 20. Chris Chapman 20-24-17-15-23-22-21-17-25 184 10. Lane Johnson 7-2-10-8-7-13-12-(14)-12 71 39 . John Fonseca 13-35-40-(DF)-19-DS-DS 201 Ocean City, NJ Wellesley, MA 4- (1 7)-10-12-6-12-15·11·8 78 Somerset, MA 21 . Paul Lauriello 11·23·12-DF-19-11-18-20-DF 186 11. Joe Sullivan, Jr. 40. Eric Costanlino 36-38-(DF)-37-32-36-29 208 Brigantine, NJ Southold , NY 12. Peter Barnes (17)-8-12-9-12-14-11-7-7 80 West Warwick , AI 22. Beth Ann Herrmann 25-17-DF-22-22-13-20-18-14 187 Wellesley, MA 41. Mike Hanley 41-40-31-39-(DS)-31-26 208 Brigantine. NJ 13. Gordon Page 16-1 4-16-5-8-11-10-6- (1 6) 86 Warren , AI 23. Morris Paschall 18-3-10-12-2-DS-DS-DS-DS 189 Mad ison , CT 42. Sean Spicer 44-( 45)-41-32-35-34-27 213 Lutherville, MD 11-4-14-(21 )-16-16-14-15-13 103 Barrington, AI 24 . Dave Miller 16-20-19-10-DF-18-1 3-23-DF 191 14. Allen Bogert 43. Douglas Crawford 39-41-(44)-43-37-37-32 229 Brigantine, NJ Allentown, PA 15. Louis Fuchs 14-{ 20)-19-15-9-15-19-13-10 t14 Barrington, AI 25. Don Echevarria 8-11 -23-24-26-25-24-31-27 199 Providence, Rl 44. Donny Slucke 23-33-43-38-(DS)-DS-DS 231 Avalon , NJ 16. Larry Cullen 19-15-15-14-12-10-13-16-(DF) 119 Providence, AI 26. Jason Campbell 31-27-24-25-20-17-17-24-19 204 Southold , NY 45. Erin Carroll 45-44-45-(DF)-26-DS-DS 254 Avalon , NJ 17. +Barbel Polansky 18-19-(21)-17-10-17-16-18-18 t33 East Greenwich, AI 27. Kevin Scarpa 30-29-29-28-28-20-22-27-24 237 Oyster Bay, NY 46. Gregg Morash 42-(DS)-34-34-DS-DS-DS 261 Avalon, NJ 18. Waller Hollinger 15-13-17-18-15-(21)-21-19 137 Tiverton, AI 28. Walter Young 26-25-25-DF-DF-24-25-26-20 243 Mahwah , NJ Top Junior was Corey Bull in, followed by Eric Costantino and Erin Carroll. Monroe, NY 15 U.S. MASTERS-conti nued WEQUAQUET LAKE-continued t5. Bob Hall 24-9- t4- tJ.(25) 60 Lake Bluff, IL t9. Rob Williamson t 2-22- t J. t J. t 3-DF-(DS)-DS-DS t44 6. Kristin Terkelsen 5-5-6-5-6-(6)-5 32 t6. Mel Smith 20-8-26-(28)- t2 66 Hometown not available Centerville, MA Hometown not available 20. Martin Fleisher (20)-t6-t8-22-t8-t8-t8·20-t7 t45 7. Paul Adam 7-6-(7)-6-5-5-6 35 t7. Bill Nelson (2t)-t7-t5-t7-t7 66 Long Island, NY Cotuit, MA Prospect Heights, IL 21. Don Hymans 2t-2t-20-t6-(22)-t9-t7-t7-t5 t46 JUNIOR DOUBLES t8. Frank Flaherty t7-(t9)-17-t5-t8 67 Southold, NY 't. Peter Sullivan & Brian Manna! 1-1-2-t-2-(4) 6.25 Hometown not available 22. @Peggy Wagner (DF)-t8-23-t9-20-20-20-2t-20 t6t Centerville, MA 19. Jonathan Tueting tB-(27)-21-19-13 69 Monmouth, NJ '1 . Amy Parker & Allison Nugnes 2·(4)-t-2-t -t 6.25 Winnetka, IL 23. Raymond Dasch 22-DF-22-20-(24)-23-22-22-2t 175 Centerville, MA 20. Dan Feldman (32)-16-23-22-t1 72 New Jersey 3. Crissy Brown & Tracy Cazeault 3-2-3-(5)·4·2 t4 Highland Park, IL 24. Russell Jessop 23-(DS)-24-23-23-22-23-DF-DS t84 Centerville, MA 21. Houston Clinch t3-t5-27-(DQ)-20 75 Monmouth, NJ 4. Danielle Forsythe & Emily Trask 4-3-4-4-5-(7) 20 Hometown not available 'Over 50 Award; #Over 60 Award; +Foxy Princess Award ; West Barnstable, MA 22. Lau ra Bergman t8-(DS)-t0-2t-26 75 @Grande Dame Award -Joe Sullivan 5. Nancy LeJava & Caroline Kepnes 5·5·(6)-3-3-5 2t Win netka, IL Centerville, MA 23 . Dave Schafer t 5-25-t3-(26)-23 76 WEQUAQUET LAKE ANNUAL REGATTA 6. Ch ris Graham & And rew Nugnes 6-6-5-(7)-6·3 26 Hometown not available Centerville, MA WL YC , Cape Cod , MA 24. Gail Turluck 28-5-(30)-25-19 77 7. Jeff Swartz & Alex Kepnes 7-7-DNR-6-(DSQ)-6 33 July 30 & 31 , 1988 45 boats Chelsea, Ml Centerville, MA 25. Charlie Rush 23-20- t B-23-(28) 84 SENIOR SINGLES Fin ishes Total Points 'TIE Hometown not available 1. Eric Woodman 6-t-t-3-5-(9)-5 20.50 26. John Simons (26)-26- t 9-24-22 9t Wayland, MA NEW YORK REGIONAL/CENTRAL Hometown not available 2. Joel Furman 8-(t6)-2-6-t-5-t 22.50 NEW YORK Y.R.A. REGATTA 27. Dave Anderson 25-(28)-24-tB-24 9t Bellpot, NY Seneca Yacht Club, Geneva, NY Hometown not avai lable 3. Chris Williams 3-3-tt-2-(tt)-t-7 26.75 28. Matt Garrison (33)-23-22-20-27 92 Boston, MA July 30-31 , 1988 14 boats Winnetka, IL 4. Larry Cochran 5-9-8-(t3)-6-4-9 4t Finishes Tota l Points 29 . John Liebenow 27-24-(29)-29-2t tOt Manchester, CT 1. Steve Manson 2-2-3-1-4-{6)-t-t t3.25 Prospect Heights, IL 5. Tom Philbrick (t3)-6-7-8-4-t0-8 43 Rockaway, NJ 30. Sarah Tueting (30)-30-28-27-30 t 15 Centerville, Ma 2. Steve Eckert t-5-7-2- t -4-2-( t t) 2t.50 Winnetka, IL 6. Carter Skemp 1-12-t3-t4-3-(t6)-2 44.75 Cazenovia, NY 31. Liz Churchwell 29-29-3 t -30-(32) t t9 Bristol, AI 3. George Seary (12)-9-6-5-2- t ·4·8 34 .75 Hometown not avai lable 7. Steve Langford 12-13-t 6- t -2-(DS)-3 46.75 Endwell, NY 32. Tom Katterhei nrich 9-(DS)-DS-DS-DS t 20 South Windsor, CT 4. Mark Weider 4-4-8-(13)-6-3-9-6 40 New Knoxvi ll e, OH 8. Jack Willy (t 6)-2-4-15- t5-2· t t 49 Syracuse, NY 33. Jeremy Brouillette (34)-32-32-32-29 t 25 Weymouth, MA 5. Joe Kaukeinen (t3)-7-t 0-t0-5-2-6-4 44 Hometown not available 9. Mason Young 2-(t9)·3·5· t 2- t4-13 49 Rochester, NY 34 . Kurt Salomon (36)-3t-33-3t-3t t26 Barrington, AI 6. Chariot Ras-AIIard 7-(t3)-t2-4-8-tt-3-3 48 Hometown not available tO. Gordon Geick 9-t0-10-7-t8-(DS)-4 58 Darien, CT 35. Steven Burke (35)-33-34-33-33 t33 Collinsville, CT 7. Courtney Young t0-6-2-(t2)-9-5-8-9 49 Hometown not available t t . Lee Parks 14-t 4-(20)- t 0- t 3-3-6 60 Monroe, NY 36. Ned Rogers 3t-( DS)-DS-DS-DS t42 Newport, Rl 8. David Weeks 3- t0-9-8-3-(t3)- t t-5 49 Hometown not avai lable 12. Drew Staniar 10-7-6-4- t 0-DS-(DS)- 64 Patchogue, NY Bob Findlay repeated as Supersail champ in a light air series, cut Satur­ Sudbury, MA 9. Frank Blesso 5-H-3-t3-t2-DF-(DS) 49.50 t 3. Geoff Stucke 7-4- t9-t 2-(t9)· t3- tO 65 Patterson, NY day afternoon by a cold front thunderstorm. By Sunday morning the sea breeze was light again , but blew up just as the sailors reached shore- rats! Centerville, MA tO. John A. Anderson 9-3-4-(t4)-t0-7-7-t0 50 t 4. Art Gleason (23)·8-5-9-20-7- t 6 65 Allison Park, PA - Malcolm Dickinson Duxbury, MA t t . Steve Bard 8-tt-(t4)·7-7-9-t0-2 54 CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR'S TROPHY t5. Rapid Buttner t9-(20)-t2-t8-8-6-t2 75 Endwell, NY Plymouth, MA t2. John A. Butine 6-8-t 1-1 t-tt -t0-(t2)-7 64 Bantam Lake Yacht Club, Morris, CT t 6. Donny Stucke t5-5-9-19- t 7- t 2-(22) 77 Torrington, CT July 30, 1988 12 boats Centerville, MA t3. Chris Burn t 1-t 4-t 3-9- t 2-8-5-(DQ) 72 Finishes Total Points t7. James Karalekas (2t)-tt-2t-tt-t4-8-t5 80 Mountain Lakes, NJ 1. Phil Rothfeld 1-t -t-{6)-2 4.25 Falmouth, MA t4 . Jon Williams (DS)-t2-5-6-DS-DS-DS-DS 83 Morris, CT t 8. Pete Beckwith 4-t7-t4-20-(22)-t5-t8 88 Rome, NY Wayland, MA 2. Fred French 3-2-(7)-1-1 6.50 t9. Jim Terkelsen t7-t8-(t8)-t7-t6-t t-t4 93 -George Seary Morris, CT Centerville, MA 3. Denis Futterlieb 2-3-2-3-(4) 10 20. John Kelly 22-22-(24)-23-7-t8-2t t t3 MIDWEST REGIONAL CH AMPIONSHIP/ Meriden, CT Osterville, MA 4. James Crink 4-t -(4)-2-3 t6 2t . Doug Am bros (DS)-23-25-22-9- t 9- t 7 1t 5 SUPERSAIL XVI Darien, CT Millis, MA Lake Michigan, Winnetka Y. C., Winnetka , IL 5. Jon Burr (6)-6-3-4-5 t8 22. Marianne Philbrick 1t-20-23-DS-(OS)-t7-t9 tt5 July 30-31 , 1988 36 boats Avon , CT Centerville, MA 6. Paul Borse 5-(10)-6-5-7 23 23. Radley Sheldrick 20-(24)-17-t6-2t -22-23 tt9 Finishes Total Po ints Southington, CT Westboro, MA t. Robert Findlay 3-(tt)-t-3- t 7.50 7. Bob Forrest 9-4-(tt)-7-6 26 24 . Andrew Stewart t8-t 5-t5-DS-DS-DS-(DS) t26 Glencoe, IL Bristol, CT Centerville, MA 2. Jean Bergman 4-(t2)-4-2-2 t2 8. Bob Howard tt-5-5-8-(t3) 29 25. Jennifer Trask 24-26-22-2t-23-2t-(26) t37 Northbrook, IL Southington, CT West Barnstable, MA 3. James Murphy, Ill 2-2-(6)-5-4 t3 9. Dick Bowden 7-8-4-(t3)-t3 32 26. Anne Stucke 25-(27)-26-24-24-24-24 t47 Winnetka, IL Southington, CT Centerville, MA 4. Chris Lowrie 5-(7)-3-t-5 t3.75 t 0. Dallet Hoopes 8-(t2)-8-9-t0 35 27 . Jack Nugnes 26-25-{DS)-DS-DS-23-25 t50 Lake Bluff, IL Litchfield, CT Centerville, MA 5. Donald Bergman 6-(t0)-2-4-6 18 t 1. Ruth Souto t0-9-(t2)-tt-8 38 28. Bob Walker 27-28-27-25-25-26-(DQ) t58 Northbrook, IL Bristol, AI Weymouth , MA 6. Chris Brown 8-t -7-(9)·8 23.75 t 2. David Smith (t2)-1t -t0-t0-9 40 29. Ed Ormston DS-DS-DS-DS-DS-25-27 t 89 Winnetka, IL Jersey City, NJ Centerville, MA 7. Will iam Haberland t -6-(25)- t 4-7 27.75 -Denis Futterlieb 30 . Ralph Negron DS-DS-DS-DS-DS-27-28 t 92 Satellite Beach , FL NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP/ Centerville, MA 8. Paul Wood 7-(t4)-5-6-t0 28 BUZZARDS BAY REGATTA 3t . Dick Cazeault DS-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS-29 t94 Mount Prospect, IL Centerville, MA 9. Keith Shay t 4-(22)-9-7-3 33 Beverly Yacht Club, Marion, MA JUNIOR SINGLES Hometown not available August 5-7, 1988 23 boats 1. Drew Buttner 2-(2)-1-1-1-1-t 5.75 10. Marc Garrison t 2-4-(20)-8-9 33 Plymouth, MA Winnetka, IL Finishes Total Points 1. Paul-Jon Patin (6)-2-5-t-t 8.50 2. Jim White (4)-t-2-2-2-3-3 t2.75 t t. Harry League t t-3 -1 6-t6-(DS) 46 Blue Point, NY Centerville, MA Kenilworth, IL 2. Dave Ryder 2-4-(4)-2-2 tO 3. Tom Karalskas t ·3-(5)-3-3-2-2 t3.75 t2. Andrew Hotchkiss (22)-t3- t t- t0-14 48 Barrington, CT Falmouth, MA Winnetka, IL 3. Mark May (5)-t-3-3-4 t0.75 4. Todd Hadfield 3-(7)-3-4-4-7-4 25 t 3. Steve Sisson t0-(2t )· t2- t2-15 49 Peekskill, NY Centerville, MA Hometown not available 4. Chris Friend 4-3-t-4-(5) 5. Jen Grady 6-4-4-7-(DNF)-4-7 32 t4. Doug Moline (t9)-t8-8-t1-16 53 t1.75 Newport, AI Chestnut Hill, MA Wilmette, IL 5. Scott Greenbaum 3-(6)-2-5-3 t3 Springdale, CT 16 BUZZARDS BAY-continued WOMEN'S N.A.'s-continued USYRU SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP 6. Chris Williams 1-8-7-(12)-7 22.75 3. Pam Bone 4-2-3-5-3 17 Hingham Yacht Club, MA Brookline, MA Houslon, TX August 8-12, 1988 13 boats 7. Paul Odegard 7-(9)-8-6-8 29 4. Katie Kratzig 3-5-5-3-5 21 Vernon, CT Corpus Chri sti , TX Finishes Total Points 8. Sieve Majkut 9-7-9-8-(DS) 33 5. Evangeline Callahan 5-4-4-4-4 21 1. Matt Romberg 12-3-6-4-7-2-2 36 Tiverton , Rl Houston, TX Austin, TX (Area F) 9. Peter Barnes 15-5-( 13)-1 0-9 39 2. James Otis 1-WD-11-1 -4-4-7 41.50 Wellesley, MA Huntington Beach , CA (Area J) 10. Ken Charles 11-10·12-9-(DS) 42 18th WORLD'S LONGEST SUNFISH RACE 3. Lars Guck 7-6-7-3-3-13-3 42 Bolton, CT AROUND SHELTER ISLAND, NEW YORK Barrington, Rl (Area A) 4. Dixon Smith 9-1 0-1-DF-5-1-5 44.50 11 . Peter Kinder 20-11-(DS)-7-6 44 Southold Yacht Club, Southold, NY Bristol, Rl Portsmouth, Rl (All Services) 12. John Buline 10-12-10-16-(DS) 48 August 7, 1988 39 boats 5. Robert Findlay 3-1-8-5-6-12-12 46.75 Torrington , CT Glencoe, IL (Area K) Elapsed time 6. Leonard Ruby 4-2-WD-7-12-3-6 48 13. ian Rex 14-14-(14)-11-10 49 (Hrs.:Min.:Sec.) Chestnut Hill, MA (Area A2) Swansea, MA 1. Shane Sullivan 5:09:27 7. Paul-Jon Patin 10-5-2-6-11-6-9 49 14. Gordon Geick 12-15-11-13-(DS) 51 Southold, NY Sayville, NY (Area B) Collinsville, CT 2. Joseph Croasdale 5:10:06 8. Chris Carroll 6-12-4-2-8-11-8 51 15. Alan MacGovern 8-13-6-DS-(DS) 54 Southold, NY Lakewood , OH (ICYRA) Aclon, MA 3. Dr. Dick Heinl 5:10:56 9. Morgan Larson 13-4-3-9-WD-8-1 51.75 16. Carter Skemp 16-(18)-16-15-11 58 Oyster Bay, NY Capitola, CA (Area G) Bristol, Rl 4. Chris Glander 5:13:19 10. Courtenay Becker 2-7-10-11-10-9-4 53 17. Doug Ambos 17-16-15-14-(DS) 62 Mattituck, NY Rye , NY (Women's) Sherborn, MA 5. Paul Erdmann 5:13:20 11. Alex Camel 11-9-12-8-1-5-10 55.75 18. Tara Forman 18-20-17-DS-(DS) 82 Oyster Bay, NY San Diego, CA (Youth) West Islip, NY 6. Scott Leggio 5:13:49 12. Tom Donahue 5-11-5-12-2-10-11 56 19. Lane Johnson 19-19-18-DS-(DS) k83 Soulhold, NY Brigantine, NJ (Area C) Wellesley, MA 7. Norton Hutchinson 5:14:11 13. Joseph Blouin 8-8-9-10-9-7-WD 65 20 . Erick Woodman 13-17-DS-DS-(DS) 84 Oyster Bay, NY Tampa, FL (Area D) Wayland , MA 8. Don Hymans, Jr. 5:15:23 21 . William Ney 21-23-DS-17-(DS) 88 Southold, NY PECONIC BAY MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP Tiverton , Rl 9. Richard Donopria 5:16:19 Southold Yacht Club, Southold, NY 22. Gordon Page 23-21-19-DS-(DS) 90 Southold, NY Madison, CT 10. Walter Hollinger 5:16:55 August 9, 1988 11 boats 23 . Mary Charles 22-22-20-DS-(DS) 91 Mahwah, NY Bolton, CT Finishes Total Points 11. Todd Mudge 5:17:33 1. Steven Power/Ethan Brown 7-3-1 -1-2 13.50 WOMEN'S NORTH AMERICAN Hometown not available Southold, NY CHAMPIONSHIP 12. Joe Sullivan, Jr. 5:17:50 2. Joseph Brantuk/James Brantuk 4-1-3-6-1 14.50 Southold, NY Houston Yacht Club, New Suffolk, NY 13. Barbel Polansky 5:18:14 3. Libby Koch/Georgeanne Koch 1-5-2-5-3 15.75 Galveston Bay, La Porte, TX Oyster Bay, NY Southold, NY August 6-7, 1988 28 boats 14. Gordon Heins 5:22:51 4. Isaac Kaplan/Jack Spicer 2-2-6-2-4 16 Hometown not available Southold, NY Finishes Total Points 15. Peggy Warner 5:22:57 5. Kathy Raynor/Jonathan Suler 3-6-4-4-DS 25 1. Gail Heausler 1-2-1-1-1 5 Monmouth, NJ New Suffolk, NY Tampa, FL 16. Marina DeConciliis 5:24:24 6. Catie Grimes/Buck Endeman 8-8-5-3-5 29 2. Lee Parks 2- 1-2-3-2 9.75 Southold, NY New Suffolk, NY Newport, Rl 17. Don Hymans, Sr. 5:25:20 7. Chris McCarthy/Kyle Nichols 5-4-DF-DF-DS 33 3. Judy Ann Needham 5-3-6-2-5 21 Southold, NY Mattituck, NY Seabrook, TX 18. Nancy Fox 5:25:30 8. John Vahey/Peter Druck 6-7-DF-DS-DS 38 4. Sue Mitchell 6-4-3-4-4 21 Southold, NY Mattituck, NY Seabrook, TX 19. Charls Hedberg 5:25:31 9. Karinne Graeb/Kiersten Greene 9-10-7-7-6 39 5. Becky Roof-Gray 4-6-5-5-3 23 Westhampton , NY New Suffolk, NY Houston, TX 20. Keith Lyman 5:26:16 10. Tom Noone/Marie Kayton DF-9-DF-DS-DS 44 6. Tonia Miller 9-7-4-7-12 39 New York Mattituck, NY Houston, TX 21 . Romeo Saganie 5:26:55 11. Kevin Hines/Denny Bocksey DF-DF-DF-DF-DS 45 7. Ruthie Lambert 3-5·8-12-13 41 Babylon, NY Mattituck, NY Houslon, TX 22. Ruth Tuthil 5:28:23 B. Marjorie Wandel 8-10-14-6-6 44 Hometown not available Hometown not available 23. Jim McCarthy 5:28:36 PECONIC BAY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 9. Lanie Maher 7-8-12-10-10 47 Laurel, NY Southold Yacht Club, Southold, NY Houston, TX 24. Scott Heinl 5:29:10 August 9, 1988 37 boats 10. Elizabeth Cosby 11-11-10-14-8 54 Oyster Bay, NY Houston, TX 25. Russell Jessop 5:29:23 Finishes Total Pts. 11. Anne Warters 12-9-11-13-9 54 Monmouth, NJ 1. Britt Colombo t-2-2-2-3-5-3 17.75 Houston, TX 26. lvo Lekich 5:30:19 Mattituck, NY 12. Linda McKee 13-15-9-11-7 55 Hometown not available 2. Suzanne Sullivan 4-6-6-1-1-1-4 22.25 Houston, TX 27. David Fisher 5:31 :17 Southold, NY 13. Lani Emanuelsen 10-13-13-9-11 56 Hometown not available 3. John Baxter 9-1-1-3-4-8-2 27.50 Houston, TX 28. Erik Jensen 5:34: 10 Cuthcogue, NY 14. Diane Jamail 14-16-7-8-14 59 Southold, NY 4. Russell Munz 5-7-9-4-5-3-1 33.75 Seabrook, TX 29. David Miller 5:34:09 Mattituck, NY 15. Libby Cluett 15-12-15-15-15 72 Hometown not available 5. James Agnetta 2-9-14-5-2-2-5 39 Hometown not available 30. Kimberly Erdmann 5:35:35 Southold, NY 16. Mary Tichenor 16-14-17-DS-DS 83 Oyster Bay, NY 6. William Lehnert 7-8-6-6.5-9-6 45.50 Houston, TX 31. Danny Lyons , Jr. 5:36:47 New Suffolk, NY 17. Emily Delgado 17-17-16-16-DS 84 Southold, NY 7. Doug Corrigan 3-3-11 -7-6-4-1 5 49 Houslon, TX 32. Jim Agnetta 5:39:43 Mattituck, NY Novice Division Southold, NY B. Christa Savino 10-5-4-8-7-t4- 12 60 New Suffolk, NY 1. Beverly Steele 1-1-1-1-1 3.75 33. Aaron Maass 5:39:49 Houston, TX Hometown not available 9. Bryan Agnetta 16-1 1-10-9-10-10-8 74 Southold , NY 2. Barbara Cook 2-2-2-3-2 11 34. Robert Kanse 5:42:22 Houslon, TX Babylon, NY 10. Crissy Hymans/Kerrin Pisano 19-13-8-16-9-6-7 78 Southold, NY 3. Linda Uljon 4-4-3-2-4 17 35. Roman Wdowiak 5:47:47 Seabrook, TX Hometown not available 11. Pauline Meehan 17-14-5-13-12-19-16 96 Southold, NY 4. Bonnie Nugent 5-5-5-DF-5 27 36. Larry Cullen 5:47:49 Hometown not available Southold, NY 12. Robert Doering 8-17-7-17-20-18- 13 100 Southold, NY 5. Bobbie Duryea DF-DS-DS-DS-DS 35 37. Dan Lyons, Sr. 5:58:03 Houston, TX Southold, NY 13. Alex Munz 14-10-12-10-8-24-25 103 Junior Division 38. Fred Pati 5:59:52 Mattituck, NY Wantagh, NY 14. Scott Norris/Matthew Rhodes t8-24-1 3-15-14-13-9 106 1. Elizabeth Kratzig 2-1-1-1-2 6.25 39. Jeanne Marie Lynch & Southold , NY Corpus Christi, TX Leslie Burns 15. Christina Grele 21-20-18-11-15-12-10 107 2. Angel Luzier 1-3-2-2-1 8.50 6:03:40 -Mattituck, NY Mattiluck, NY Tampa, FL 17 PECONIC BAY JUNIORS-continued ELIYA JUNIORS-continued INLAND LAKES-continued 16. Tracy Lemerise 13-12-19-23-13-11 -25 114 3. Pauline Meehan/James 4-3-3-2-3 15 suspended temporarily and all but three of the Sunfish drivers returned to Malliluck, NY Meehan-Soulhold, NY shore. Jean and Don Bergman and Harry League, seeing no lightning, thought 17. Eric Norris 12-19-15-22-23-7-20 118 4. Myles Duffy/Danielle Burns 5-4-4-4-4 21 !hat !he heavy winds and rain might be fun, and right they were! For !he Southold, NY Mallituck, NY next 25 minutes the Commitee boat watched those three screaming on a 18. Edon Savino 6-16-DQ-12-14.6-20·19 126.60 5. Mall Langdon/Kevin Hines 3-DS-DS-DS-DS 27 reach back and forth, riding up and down and parallel to 3-4ft. waves. After New Suffolk, NY Malliluck, NY the front passed, racing resumed in heavy air much to the chag rin of the 19. Melissa Fox/Krislen Doering 24-27-17-21-11-22-14 136 6. Kristen Doering/Nalasha DS-DS-DS-DS-DS 31 now tired storm riders. The weekend might best be described as a series Southold, NY Corrigan-Southold , NY of sprint races, each race lasting approximately 25 minutes in winds in the 20. Kelli Ann Barnes 15-30-16-24-21-15-17 138 14 to 20 mph range. By 11 :30 on Sunday, racing was called off. Malliluck, NY -Edward F. Zappen, Jr. 21. Jim Hines 23-25-21 -14-22-23-18 146 Malliluck, NY 22. Christine Collins 31-29-22-25-16-21-21 165 6th ANNUAL HAWK INN Malliluck, NY 23. Billy Cosier 22-22-23-27-18-25-DF 166 AND MOUNTAIN RESORT REGATTA Malliluck, NY Lake Amherst, Plymouth , Vermont 24. Leah Kaplan/Katherine Meehan 33-26-27-24-19-17-24 170 August 20, 1988 10 boats Southold, NY 25. Mall Lyons 11-4-DF-DS-DS-DS-DS 174 Finishes Total Points Southold, NY 1. Sam Philbrick 1-1-1-1-(1) 3 26. Richard Collins/Myles Duffy 20-25.20-30-29-24-26-22 176.20 Newburyport, MA Malliluck, NY 2. Gordon Geick 2-(4)-2-2-2 27. Chris Suler/Thomas Gallagaher 28-21-20-DF-DF-16-30 177 Collinsville, CT New Suffolk, NY 3. George Kuniholm (7)-2-4-3-4 13 28. Julie Lizewski 27-15-24-19-DS-DS-DS 179 Hing ham, MA New Suffolk, NY 4. Dennis Futterlieb (4)-3-3-4-3 13 29. Jill Schneider 30-23-26-20-25-29-26 179 Meriden, CT Malliluck, NY 5. Paul Borse 5-5-(10)-5-5 20 30. John London/Brendan Ton or 25-18-29-30-26-28-27 183 Southington, CT Mattituck, NY 6. Robert Tepper 3-7-5-7-(7) 22 31. Courtney Colombo 29-33-28-28-27-27-28 200 Steve Majkut winner of the 1988 Smythe Rutland , VT Malliluck, NY Trophy championship. Photo provided by the 7. Rick Lalley 6-(8)-6-6-6 24 32. Suzanne McVeigh/Helen Cosier 26-32-31 -26-28-30-DF 202 Amherst, NH Malliluck, NY United States Yacht Racing Union. 8. Peter Laviola 9-6-9-(10)-9 33 33. Kerry Ann Lynaugh 32-28-DF-DS-DS-DS-DS 219 Babylon, NY Malliluck, NY 9. Lee Parks/Robin Severy 8-9-7-9-(10) 33 34. Joe Finlay/Ryan Springer DF-31-DF-DS-DS-DS-DS 224 USYRU SMYTHE TROPHY CHAMPIONSHIP Newport, Rl 10. Stan Kerpel (10)-10-8-8-8 34 Southold , NY Houston Yacht Club, LaPorte, TX 35. Pilar Vahey/Tara Hines DF-DF-DF-DS-DS-DS-DS 227 Bedford, NY Malliluck, NY August 12-19, 1988 10 boats 36. Jerry Sullivan/Billy Gral DF-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS 228 Finishes Total Points Malliluck, NY 1. Stephen Majkut 4-3-3-1-2-1-3-4-5-4 29 .50 NEW YORK REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 37. Travis Druck/Mall Droskoski DF-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS 228 Area A, Tiverton YC , Ti verlon, Rl Hempstead Bay Sailing Club, Island Park, NY Malliluck, NY 2. Garrell Baum 7-1-1-3-1-2-4-2-7-6 33.25 August 20-2 1, 1988 28 boats Area J. Ventura YC , Ventura, CA EASTERN LONG ISLAND YACHTING 3. Vaughn Seifers 3-2-2-8-DF-5-DQ-3-1-2 46.75 Finishes Total Points ASSOCIATION JUNIOR REGATTA Area G, Richmond YC, Point Richmond , CA 1. Stephen Manson 3-2-1-2-(7)-2-2 11.75 Southold Yacht Club, Southold, NY 4. Jeff Whiteway 1-6-8-2-7-4-1-6-4-7 46.75 Rockaway, NJ August 10-11 , 1988 25 boats Area C, Avalon YC , Avalon , NJ 2. Joel Furman 1-3-2-8-2-5-(13) 20.75 5. Stephen Eckert 2-3-3-4-3-6-7-8-3-9 49 Bellport, NY MIDGETS Finishes Total Points Area B, Willow Bank YC, Cazenovia, NY 3. Robert Heckman 10-1-8-(12)-1-1-1 21 1. Scot! Norris/Audrey Agnella 3-1-1-5-1-3-3 16.25 6. Bryan Calk 6-7-4-6-6-7-5-1-9-1 51.50 Glastonbury, CT Soulhold, NY Area F, Bay YC, Corpus Christi, TX 4. John Willy 5-4-4-3-5-3-(7) 24 2. Eden Savino/Jill Schneider 1-3-7-3-3-1-5 22.50 7. John Deimer 8-8-7-7-6-9-1-DF-2-3 58.75 North Weymouth , MA New Suffolk, NY Area E, Erie YC, Erie , PA 5. John Butine 7-6-(17)-4-3-4-6 30 3. Joseph Branluk/James 4-5-2-7-8-4-4 34 8. Mike Hackbarth 5-4-6-5-5-3-8-5-10-10 61 Torrington , CT Branluk-New Suffolk, NY Area D, A11anta YC, Atlanta, GA 6. David Weeks 6-7-5-1-(10)-9-8 35.75 4. Issac Kaplan/Jack Spicer 7-6-6-2-9-6-2 38 9. Jonathan Tueting 9-10-10-WD-4-8-8-9-8-5 82 Patchogue, NY Southold, NY Area K. Winnetka YC , Winnetka, IL 7. Doug Brown 5-7-7(11)-7-4 38 5. Alex Munz/Tara Hines 2-2-3-6-10-8-8 39 10. Aaron Pearce 10-9-9-9-9-10-6-7-7-8 85 Erskine Lake , NJ Malliluck, NY Area H. Royal Vancouver YC, Vancouver, BC 8. Neil Glassberg 9-(16)-9-5-9-8-14 54 6. Sleven Power/Ethan Brown 5-9-9-1-6-5-12 46.75 Long Beach , NY New Sunfish were purchased by Houston Yacht Club members and loaned Southold, NY 9. Brian Weeks 2-9-6-13-(14)-14-11 55 for the event. Race four was thrown out under protest due to wind shifts rang­ 7. Mall Lyons/Todd Weismann 13-10-5-8-4-2-7 49 Patchogue, NY ing from 180 degrees lo 220 degrees and the wind dropping to zero. Third 10. Ira Cohen 14-14-14-(14)-4-6-3 55 Southold, NY place finisher Vaughn Seifers won the Shipshape Award . 8. Mike DeCrislolaro/Jeff Oh 14-4-8-14-2-10-1 52.75 West Hempstead, NY - Karen Welch, USYRU Southampton, NY 11 . Lou Goldman 13-12-(13)-9-6-11-12 63 9. Calie Grimes/Buck 6-7-4-11-5-14-11 58 INLAND LAKES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Oceanside, NY Endemann-New Suffolk, NY Barnum Bay Yacht Club, Lake Petenwell, 12. Gil Levin 19-21-(21)-10-12-15-5 82 10. Greg Salvoy/Arkadi Gerney 10-12-10-4-12-7·14 69 Long Beach , NY Southampton, NY Nekoosa, WI 13. Martin Slater (25)-22-3-15-13-12-21 86 11. Kevin Denham/Noel Hare 9-8-11-12-11-15-9 75 August 13-14, 1988 7 boats Island Park, NY 14. Susan Kinsey 11-15-1 0-22-(23)- 13-17 88 Southampton, NY Finishes Total Points 12. Richard Collins/John Vahey DS-DS-DS-10-7-9-6 79 West Islip, NY 1. Jean Bergman 1-2-(4)-4-1-1-3-2-3-1 17 Mallituck, NY 15. Charles Ras-AIIard 4-8-19-6-(DN)-DN -DN 93 Northbrook, IL 13. John Mulcahy/Greg Spicer 11-DF-DS-9-14·11·10 83 Darien, CT 2. Don Bergman 2-1-1-2-3-4-1-(DF)-2-4 19.25 Southold, NY 16. Katharine Kevil! 16-19-(25)-11-8-17-23 94 Northbrook, IL 14. Jeff DeCrislofaro/Donald 8-13-DS-15-13-13-13 89 Babylon, NY 3. Tom Raster (5)-4-2-3-2-2-2-3-1-2 20.75 Mahoney-Southold, NY 17. Kara Forman 12-17-11-18-18-(DN) 94 Hugo, MN 15. Ashley Young/Suzanne DS-DS-12-13-15-12-DF 100 West Islip, NY 4. Harry League 3-3-3-1-(4)-3-4-4-4-3 24.50 Meehan-Soulhold, NY 18. Alfred Bernstein 23-13-(26)-20-17-10-15 98 Kenilworth, IL 16. Courtney Colombo/Maggie 15-DF-DF-16-17-1 6-DF 106 Lynbrook, NY 5. Tim Raster 4-5-5-5-6-(7)-5-4-6-5 45 Mallituck, NY 19. Lawrence Spiewak 18-(20)-15-17-15-19-16 100 Hugo, MN 17. Seamus Tyson/Adam 12-11-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS 110 Malverne, NY 6. Jason Raster (7)-6-6-6-7-6-6-5-7-6 55 DeHavenon-E. Hampton, NY 20. Calhy Cohen 15-11-18-24-19-(25)-18 105 Hugo, MN 18. Annemarie Sullivan/Jenny 16-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS 118 West Hempstead, NY 7. Charley Requa 6-(7)-7-7-5-5-7-6-5-7 55 McVeigh-Mallituck, NY 21. Leonard Pearl 17-18-12-16-(26)-22-24 109 Phelps, WI 19. Joseph Finley/Ryan Springer DS-DS-DS-17-16-17-DF 122 Hewlet, NY Southold, NY Medium to heavy air dominated the 10-race, one throw-out event. The first 22. Mordy Levin (26)-10-24-19-21-21-19 114 DOUBLES race on Saturday morning was a warm-up race being run in winds of 8 to Boston, MA 1. Chrissy Hymans/Kerrin 1-1-2-3-1 7.25 10 knots. Approximately two minutes from the start of the second race the 23. Luke Buxton 21-23-22-(DN)-20-16-20 122 Pisano-Southold, NY winds increased lo 14, gusting to 16 where they stayed for the rest of the Sayville, NY 2. Melissa Fox/Tracey Brown 2-2-1-1-2 7.50 morning. In the atternoon, a cold front came lhrough with winds blowing fairly 24. Mike Mossberg 20-25-23-(25)-22-23-1 0 123 Southold, NY steady in the 20 to 25 mph range bringing with it heavy rain. The races were Rosdale, NY 18 NEW YORK REGIONAL-continued 25. Hugh Malone (DN)-DN-DN-DN-16-20-9 129 Long Beach, NY 26. Charles Swenson 22-24-16-21-25-(DN)-DN 136 Westbury, NY 27. Martin Fleisher 24-(DN)-20-23-24-24-22 137 Copiague, NY 28. James Canty 27-26-27-26-27-26-(DN) 159 Marmaroneck, NY Sat urday's racing was held in southerly winds of 5-8 knots, which shift ed to the north for Sunday, blowing a puffy 8-12. Ten of the 28 sailors present became ISCA members at the regatta. Notable are the three Sunday bullets by Bob Heckman which brought him up to third overall. Top Master was Joel Furman , Top Junior was Kara Forman, Top Woman was Susan Kinsey and Cathy Cohen was noted To p Competitor by ballot of the fleet. Thanks to the two local sponsors, The Boat Store (a local Alcort dealer) and International Sailing Products (the catalog retailer) who helped with gifts, trophies and expenses. - Eric Feldman CURACAO NATI ONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Spanish Water, Curacao August 27-28, September 3-4, 1988 31 boats Finishes Total Points 1. S. Smeulders 1-1-1-1--1-(1) 0 Curacao 2. W. van der Gul ik (DQ)-3-2-4-8-4-2 27.70 Steven Manson (left) and Bob Heckman (right) fight it out approaching the windward mark at Curacao the New York Regional at Hempstead Bay Sailing Club last August. Ira Cohen is close behind. 3. P. Marchena 3-2-(5)-5-3-3 30 .10 Curacao Photo by Holly Anne. 4. N. Kart (7)-6-3-3-2-7 39.10 Cu racao CURACAO NATIONALS- continu ed 5. A. Roose (9)-4-4-2-7-9 47 6. G. Helmich 6-8-6-5-7-2 49.40 Curacao Curacao 6. J. Habraken 2-7-9-8-6-6 53.4 7. J. Zwanenburg 8-6-5-DF-DS-DS 62 .30 Curacao Curacao 7. T. Houtman 10-8-7-6-13-4 62.70 8. T. Stocks (7)· 7·7-6-6 -7 66.70 Curacao Curacao 8. D. Ooms, Sr. 11-5-6-10-8-DF 68.70 9. J. Vleitstra 9-(DS)·DF-DF-DS-8 75 Curacao Curacao 9. J. Ackermans 5-10-8-7- 12-12 71 C-CLASS Cu racao 1. G. Reinbeek 3-2-1-(DS)-1-1 8.70 AN NUAL LABOR DAY REGATTA 10. J. Ackermans 5-10-8-7-12-12 71 Curacao Curacao 2. J. Brower 1-1-4-2-(7)-6 24 Sarasota Sailing Squadron , Sarasota, FL 11. H. van der Straaten 6-DS-10-11-9-8 73.70 Curacao September 3-4, 1988 19 boats Curacao 3. M. Paus 2-(5)-2-4-4-2 25 Finishes Tota l Points 12. G. Gouverneur 13-9-11 -12-10-5 76 Curacao 1. Charlie Clifton 3-1-2·2-2 9.75 Cu racao 4. B. Halabi (DS)-3-3-3-2-3 25 .80 Sarasota, FL 13. T. Goos 4-12-12-9-14-11 76 Cu racao 2. William Haberland 1-3-4-5-3 15.75 Curacao 5. M. Merkies (5)-4-5-1 ·3·4 31.70 Satellite Beach , FL 14. P. Smeulders 12-1 1- 15-13-5- 10 80 Curacao 3. Eric Ericson 4-4·3-4-4 19 Cu racao 6. G. Gouverneur 4-7-7-(DF)-5-5 54 Enterprise , FL 15. F. Versteeg 8-13-13-14-1 1-13 88 Curacao Joseph Blou in 2·2·1 ·1-DS 19.50 Curacao 7. P. Helmich 6-6-6-(DS)-6-7 59.80 4. 16. B. Brandt 14-14-14-DS-DS-DS 104 Curacao Tampa, FL 27 Curacao 5. Lois R. Blodgett 6-5-6·3·9 The 20 knot tradewinds had been missing some four months when this series Boca Raton, FL B-CLASS was sailed (some attribute the disappearance to ozone depletion or the 6. Randy Luzier 5·6·5-13-1 29 .75 1. R. Moos 1-1-1-2-4-4 11 greenhouse effect) , and this is a condition to which Cu racao sai lors don't Cu racao Florida call normal. Race one was sai led in ten knot winds, followed by five knots Dr. Don Cochran 7-7-8·7·5 34 2 J. Smeulders 2-2-2-3-1-3 14.70 7. punctuated with 12- 16 knot puffs occasionally in the second race. For the Cu racao Florida third race light air prevailed . The next weekend the second part of the series 10-10-7·8·8 43 3. J. Visser 4-4-3-1-3-5 27.40 8. Frank Spray was sai led. In race 4 the winds topped , if on ly for half an hou r, at 16 knots . Cu racao Florida Races 5 and 6 were lighter, but the winner was already decided-defending Mark Du Femy 8-8-10-12-12 50 4. D. Ooms, Jr. 5-5-4-4-5-1 36 9. champion Steven Smeu lders- who was thrown in the water to teach him Flori da Cu racao a lesson' The barbecue celebration was capped by fireworks at nightfall. Donald Acker 11 -12-9-9·10 51 5. B. Winkel 10. 3-3-DS-DQ-2-6 42.10 - Timo Hilhorst Curacao Florida 11 . Cindy Clifton 10-9-11-10-DF 54 Sarasota, FL 12. Angel Luzier 9-1 1-12-11-13 56 Florida 13. Gai l Heausler DF-DS-DS-6-6 62 Tampa, FL 14. Britt Sullivan 12·14-13-14-11 64 Florida 15. Ed Collins 13-13-14-16-9 65 Florida 16. Bonnie Sevier 14-15-DF-15-DF 74 Florida 17. David Clement 16- 16-15-DF-D F 78 Florida 18. Becky Keller 15-DS-DS-DS-DS 79 Florida 19. Garry Graham DS·DS-DS-DS-DS 81 Florida Normally Labor Day weekend in Sarasota is sticky and hot with zero wind except fo r a 20 minute squall that hits about mid-afternoon capsizing the whole fleet! This year was a pleasant exception-it was beautiful and the wind blew! It appeared Joe Blouin had the regatta sewn up but had a bad last race dropping from 1st to 4th overall which allowed Charlie Clifton to grab the title. -Lois Blodgett Typical Curacao on the Spanish Water: Jens rigged Sunfish, heavy air and relatively small waves. Dirk Ooms, Sr., is ahead follo wed by Stephen Smeulders (77) and Alex Roose (A). Photo pro­ vided by Alex Roose. 19 MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL-continued SOUTHWEST REGIONAL-continued Devil's Lake Yacht Club, Manitou Beach, Ml 7. Constance Miller 8-22-8-8-3-8-15·6-18 96 13. Bryan Calk 11-14-17-12 54 September 17-18, 1988 15 boats Lewes, DE Houston, TX Finishes Total Points 8. Tom Leonard 22-13-10-7-1 1-10·6-7·10 96 14. Jim Uroda 13-7-19·19 58 1. Derrick Fries 1-1-1 -5 8 Wallingford , PA Houston, TX Drayton Plains, Ml 9. Donnie Echevarria 13·20·20-6-1 7-5·5-18·3 107 15. Greg Plukett 15-10·5-DS 60 2. Jean Berg man 2-5-5·1 13 Avalon , NJ Houston, TX North brook, IL 10. Ernie Yarborough 9-7·13-23-14·4-DF-3-6 113 16. Liz Kratzig 21-19·21-5 66 3. Paul Wood 4-2-4·6 16 Orlando, FL Corpus Christi , TX Mt. Prospect, IL 11 . Matt Blesso 17-8-5-16-9-11-12·9-26 113 17. John Focke 14-WD-14-16 74 4. Don Bergman 6-8-2-2 18 Patterson, NJ Houston, TX Northbrook, IL 12. Kevin Scarpa 11-10-3-11-16-12-14-25-17 119 18. Linda McKee 18-21-20-15 74 5. Chris Lowrie 3-4·3-10 20 Avalon, NJ Houston, TX Lake Forest, IL 13. Jay Koch 14-9-DQ-14-13-13-7-12-1 4 131 19. Richard Harris 29-22-9-17 77 6. Dan Norton 5-6·7-3 21 Avalon, NJ Houston , TX Manitou Beach , Ml 14. Cris Chapman 19-11-16-12-15-19-DF-2·4 132 20. Ron Presswood 22-15-13-WD 80 7. Michael Scriver 14·3-6-4 27 Ocean City, NJ Houston, TX Wolverine Lake, Ml 15. Janice Mason 16-15-11-10-7-23-24·22-16 144 21. Tanya Miller 7-24-22-DS 83 8. William Riddle 8-7-9· 11 35 Lewes, DE Houston, TX St. Mary's, OH 16. Jason Campbell 7-18-26-28-12-15-13·17-27 163 22. Lani Emanuelsen 26-13-23-21 83 9. Ray Steely 10-12-10-7 39 Avalon , NJ Houston, TX Perrysburg, OH 17. Harry Loeb 25-12-12-26-26-17-11-27-11 167 23. Diane Jamail 19-18-24-22 83 10. David Metzger 12-11-8-9 40 Havertown, PA Houston, TX Perrysburg, OH 18. Audrey Titherington 29-24-22-15·5-16-25·19-23 168 24. Elizabeth Cosby 23-23-25-18 89 11 . Tom Katterheinrich 7-9- 15·12 43 Stone Harbor, NJ Houston, TX New Knoxville, OH 19. Jennifer Swenson 18-19-17-21-20-22-21-13-22 173 25. Warren Miller 24-28-12-DS 94 12. Andy Bohn 11-10-11-14 46 Churchville, PA Houston, TX Les Cheneaux , Ml 20. Steve Frank 21-16-14-17-6-20-23·29-28 174 26. Mike Dodge 17-26-26-WD 99 13. T.J. Whitehouse 15-15-13-8 51 Baltimore, MD Hometown not available Manitou Beach , Ml 21 . Doug Borkowski 20-26-18·24-23-18-22-10-15 176 27. Kelly Rives 27-25-27-23 102 14. Gail Tu rluck 9-13-14-15 51 New York, NY Houston, TX Chelsea, Ml 22. Tucker Thompson 30·31 ·32-25-30-14-10·4-8 184 28. Gary McGaughy 28-27-28-20 103 15. Kelly McCarthy 13-14-12-1 3 52 Rehoboth , DE Houston, TX Perrysburg, OH 23. Merrill Burke 12-17·21 -22-31-29-26-21 -21 199 29 . Marcus Maher 25-20-DS-DS 105 Lewes, DE Houston, TX Saturday's races saw 5-8 knots, followed by 04 on Sunday. Jean Bergman 24 . Jane Campbell 23-28·24-18-19-26-20-20-31 209 JUNIORS and Paul Wood did a great job of keeping up with Fries- it was closer than Avalon , NJ 1. Katie Kratzig 1-6-3-4 13.75 it looks. Fifteen boats was a great turnout when compared to just four the 25 . Ed White 10-29·15-27-27-30-28·24-25 215 Corpus Christi, TX year before. -John Henson Bryn Mawr, PA 2. Todd Hagland 2-4-5-5 16 26. Eric Swenson 31-34-19-33-28-21-17-23-20 216 Houston, TX Churchville, PA 3. Tre Banks 9-3-1-6 18.75 27. Frank Blesso, Sr. 27-23-27-13-25-24-27-28-24 218 Houston, TX Patterson, NJ 4. Sam Pyne 10·5-2-2 19 28. Steve Kosloski 24-14-33-30-34-27-19-31-19 231 Houston, TX Cape May Court House, NJ 5. Mike Hare 3-1-4-DQ 20.75 29 . Stephanie McConnell 26-25-23-20-22-32-18-14-12 236 Houston, TX Stone Harbor, NJ 6. Scott Elting t 2-2-9·1 23.75 30. John Leonard 15·21-28·19-21-DS-DS·DS·DS 244 Houston, TX Fort Washington, PA 7. Rett Dean 4-7·7-9 27 31. Heather Lennox 34·32-29-29-32-31-16-26·29 258 Hometown not available Ocean City, NJ B. E. Callahan 6-10-10-3 29 32. Carman Scarpa 28·33-25-31 -24·33-29·30·29 262 Houston, TX Avalon, NJ 9. Ryan Mims 7-8·6-8 29 33. Betsy Schmidt 32·30-31-34-28-25-31-33-32 276 Hometown not available Pittsburgh, PA 10. Will Stout 8-11-8-7 34 34. Allison Bowen 33-27-30-32-33-28-30·32·33 278 Houston, TX Broomall, PA 11. Tony Kerber 5-9-1 1-10 35 The regatta was sailed in moderate 7-15 knot southwest breezes. The good Houston, TX sized fleet boasted 18 juniors (led by Donnie Echevarria, Ernie Yarborough 12. Robert McMahan 11 -DS-12-11 47 Houston, TX and Matt Blesso), ten masters (led by Jack Whiteway, Morris Paschall and Connie Miller), and nine women (led by Connie Miller, Janice Mason and NOVICE Audrey Titherington). The Avalon Yacht Club was extremely pleased with 1. Bruce Mahony 1-1-1-1 the number of boats, the level of competition, and the competitors themselves: Hometown not available "The sailors demonstrated the kind of good humor and friendship so typical 2. Lawrence Gebauer 2·2-3·2 and indicative of the Sunlish Class." -Brian B. Campbell Houston, TX 3. Carlos Laserna 4-4-2-5 15 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL REGATTA Hometown not available 4. Glen Callahan 3·3- DS-3 15 Houston Yacht Club, Fleet #573, LaPorte, TX Houston, TX September 24-25, 1988 46 boats 5. Heather Lockheart 5-5-4-4 18 Hometown not available Derrick Fries (center) accepting his trophy for Finishes Total Points 1. Bobby Deden 5- 1-3-2 10.75 winning the Midwest Regional at Devil's Lake Houston , TX FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (Michigan) in September. Photo by Gail 2. Kelly Williams 1-2-4-7 13.75 Lauderdale Yacht Club, Ft . Lauderdale, FL Tur/uck. Houston, TX September 24, 1988 22 boats 3. Ashley Beatty 4-5-1-1 0 19.75 Houston, TX Finishes Total Points MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 4. Jerry Parlee 2-11-8-1 21.75 1. Dave Dunn 1-2-(6)-1-2 5.50 Fleet #648, Avalon Yacht Club, New Jersey Houston , TX Dayton Beach , FL 5. Mark Schneider 3-4-10-6 23 2. Charlie Clifton 3-(4)-1-2·1 6.50 September 17-18, 1988 34 boats Houston, TX Sarasota, FL Finishes Total Points 6. David Williams 6-17-2-3 28 3. Timothy Hochuli 4-1-2-3-(6) 9.75 1. Chris Houston 2-2-4-t-1-1-1 -5-13 29 Houston, TX Casselberry, FL Ambler, PA 7. Malcolm Jones 16-9-6-8 39 4. Eric Erickson (10)-3-7-5-3 18 2. Doug Brown 5-1-6-4-2-2-8-8-2 37.75 Houston, TX Enterprise, FL Erskine Lake, NJ 8. Chad Demarest 9-3-18-11 41 5. William Haberland (7)-6-3-6-4 19 3. Jack Whiteway 1-6-2-3·4-7·4-1 5-5 46.75 Houston, TX Satellite Beach , FL Millville, NJ 9. Logan Goar 10-16·7-9 42 6. Cindy Clifton 6-8-4-(18)-5 23 4. Tom Donahue 3-3-9-2-10-3-9-1-9 48.75 Corpus Christi, TX Sarasota, FL Brigantine, NJ 10. Art Beatty 8-12-1 1-13 44 7. Dave Guerdan (DQ)-12-5-7-7 31 5. Morris Paschall 6-4-1-5·8-9-3-16-1 51.50 Houston, TX Maitland, FL Lutherville, MD 11. Jack Aldis 20-6-15-4 45 8. Lois Blodgett (12)-5·12-8·11 36 6. Jason Augustine 4-5·7-9·18·6-2-11-7 69 Hometown not available Boca Raton , FL Yardley, PA t 2. Steve Beckman 12-8-16-14 50 Houston , TX 20 FLORIDA-continued 9. Debbie Ryder 8·(18)·15-4-12 39 Sarasota, FL 10. Charlie Rahn 11-7·13-13·(17) 44 Plantation, FL 11 . Tom Gleason (19)· 13·14-10-8 45 Fort Lauderdale, FL 12. Randall Fisher 9-(20)-9-14-16 48 Fort Lauderdale, FL 13. Tavier Cappelliti (DQ)-17-8-12-14 51 Miami, FL 14 . Joe Alter (17)-11 -11-16- 13 51 Delray Beach , FL 15. Mark Storrs 5-14-10-(DS)-DS 52 Fort Lauderdale , FL 16. Luis Oliveira t5-10-16-11-(18) 52 Plantation, FL 17. Barbara Knollman 14-15-(18)·15-10 54 Fort Lauderdale, FL 18. Tony Elliot (20)·16-17-9-15 57 Fort Lauderdale, FL 19. Don Acker 13-9·(20)-19-19 60 Palm Coast, FL 20. Coleen Stolberg 18-(21)-19-17-9 63 Pompano Beach , FL 21. Nick Tussing 2-19-(DF)-DS-DS 67 Coral Springs, FL 22. Andy Kun 16-22-21-(DS)-DS 82 Fort Lauderdale, FL Lauderdale Yacht Club's Tom Gleason was Sunfish Champion and ran Potluck for a contestant from one of three shipping containers full of Sunfish and related gear. a very successful regatta, even with the absence of the typical autumn wind. Photo by Gail Turluck. There was a bottle of champagne for the winner of each of the five races, a post race keg of beer around the pool , and a videotape of some of Satur- 19th SUNFISH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP day's racing. Going into the final race Dave Dunn, Charlie Clifton and Tim Montagu Bay, Nassau, Bahamas Hochuli were all within easy grasp of the title. Winds were 5-10 knots out of the northeast , heaviest on Saturday afternoon . -Lois Blodgett October 14-22, 1988 73 boats Finishes Total Points 1. Donald Martinborough 2-3-4-2·(6)-4-3-5 23 Bahamas 2. Chris Williams 10-7-6-11-2-2-12-(47) 50 United States LAKE GENEVA SUNFISH REGATTA 3. Jimmie Lowe 7-6·5-1-1-19-(50)-14 52.50 Bahamas Lake Geneva, Fontana, WI 4. Scott Greenbaum 4-8-8-(22)·16-12-7-1 0 65 September 24-25, 1988 22 boats United States 5. Bruce Sutphen 5-(26)-2-26-1 0·3-8-12 66 Finishes Total Points United States 1. Bob Findlay 1-1-1-(4)-3-1 6 6. Alan Scharfe 9-9-9-10-4-(DF)-14-11 66 Glencoe, IL United States 2. Jean Bergman 2-2·5·1-(7)-3 12.75 7. John Clark 6-4-16-13-12-8·9-(DF) 68 Northbrook, IL Canada 3. Marc Garrison 6-3-(7)-2-1-2 13.75 8. Malcolm Smith 1-10-1 -3-(35)-BD-22-20 69.75 Winnetka, IL Bermuda 4. Chris Lowrie (8)-4-4-3-5-4 20 9. Paul-Jon Patin 3-14-3-15-11-7-24-(25) 77 Lake Forest, IL United States 5. Paul Wood (9)-5·2·8·4-7 26 ' 10. Leonard Ruby 19-5-17-12-15-5·6-(29) 79 Mt. Prospect, IL United States * 6. Don Bergman 3-9·(14)-9-2-6 29 - 11. George Damianos 8-24-(DF)-7-5-1-18-21 83.75 Northbrook, IL Bahamas Chris Williams, 2nd overall. Photo by Gail 7. Malcolm Dickinson 4-10-13-5-11-5 35 12. Michael Catalano 30-1-26-29-8-6-1 0-( 45) 109.75 Winnetka, IL Turluck. United States 8. Harry League 7-8-3-(13)-12-8 38 13. Robert Dunkley 26-23·13-20·7-(30)-4-18 111 Kenilworth, IL United States 9. Thomas Raster 5-14-8-6-1 0-( 17) 43 14. Randall Swan 12-(35)-1 0-4-20-25-11-35 117 Hugo, MN United States 10. Robert Hall (17)-7-6-10-14-11 48 15. Sonny DeCosta 27-19-24·5-31-(32)-2-17 125 Lake Bluff, IL United States 11. Bill McGlynn 11-6-12-11-(17)-9 49 16. Nancy Haberland 29-16-19-32-26·(43)-1-9 131.75 Hinsdale, IL United States 12. Bill Nelson 12-(18)·11-14-6-13 56 17. John Dunkley 17-2-15-17-37-18·(42)-26 132 Prospect Heights, IL United States 13. Doug Moline 15-12-9-7 ·(DS)-DS 64 18. Robert Heckman 31-25-28-(43)·23-14-5-13 139 Wilmette, IL United States 14. Dan Fel dman (21)-13-10-16-15-19 73 19. Steve Manson 28-15-14-16-(41)-16-26-24 139 Highland Park, IL United States 15. Donald Anderson 20-16-(DS)-15-8-20 75 20. Michael Butterfield 23·(48)-11-19-19-9-38-22 141 Barrington, IL Bermuda 16. Larry Bond 14-17-16-(21 )-1 6-12 75 21. Stephen Smeulders 11-47-(DF)-9-21-11-13·30 142 Hinsdale, IL Curacao 17. John Liebenow 16-15-15-18-13-(18) 77 22. Peter Wassitsch 14-12-12-23-36-35-15-(D F) 147 Prospect Heights, IL Brazil 18. Shirley Anderson 20-16-(DS)-15-8-20 79 23. Donald Bergman 24-20-30-8-14-27-( 41 )·31 154 Barrington, IL United States 19. Andrew Hotchkiss (DS)-DS-DS-12-9- 14 81 24. Andreas Fleb oe 15-22-18-6-9-(DF)-45-52 167 Winnetka, IL Venezuela 20. Dave Haufe 18-(21)-17-1 0-18-15 88 25. Chris Lowrie 39-43-21-(46)·3-13-16-33 168 Hinsdale, IL United States 21. Jason Raster 19·(20)-18-17-19-16 89 26. Scott Brown 16-18-(DF)-25-38·15-53·4 Hugo, MN 169 Bahamas 22. Matt Garrison 10-19-DF-DS-DS-(DS) 97 27. James Stewart 42-21-7-24·34-17-27-(DF) 172 Winnetka, IL Bermuda Weather was ideal with sunshine both days and winds easterly on Satur- 28. Julet Vassard 20-28-22-18-18-(50)-36-44 186 day, westerly on Sunday. A little more wind would have been welcome. Mary Martinique and Dan Garrison helped one-man-band Regatta King David King who even 29. Joel Furman 13-13-25-(57)·44·24-28-43 190 Jimmie Lowe, 3rd overall. Photo by Gail gave up sailing so the show could go on! -David King United States Turluck. 21 58 . N.J. Kart 44-64-35-40-29-(DS)-DS-DF 355 FROM NASSAU, WITH LOVE, CONTINUED Curacao 59 . Timothy Hochuli 67-(DS)-42-51-54-54-17-DF 355 United States 60 . Mickey Berkeley 46-53-57-52-61-48-40-(DF) 357 Bermuda 61. Richard Heinl 58-63-58-66-(68)-49-46-28 368 United States 62 . Alex Roose 48-59-47-(65)-45-64-64-41 368 Curacao 63 . Jan Walig 60-49-48-47-55-57-(67)-54 370 Holland 64 . Perry Cooke 51-39-56-53-(DF)-55-49-DF 373 Bahamas 65. Wim van der Gulik (DS)-DS-DS-DS-59-46-19-50 393 Curacao 66 . Gail Turluck 56-54-61-49-66-59-(DF)-DF 415 United States 67. Jason Raster 55-61-60-(67)-67-61 -65-53 422 United States 68 . Charles Cooke 69-62-63-60-62-60-62-(DF) 428 Bahamas 69 . Barbara Paton 65-66-64-68-(69)-65-68-46 442 Bahamas 70 . John Bethell 68-DF-59-62-64-(DF)-66-DF 459 Bahamas 71. Shirley Slaughter 70-65-DF-(DS)-71-67-DS-DS 490 United States 72 . Frederic Pinceau (DS)-67-DF-DS-70-66-D F-DS 490 Martinique 73 . Robert Von Stratton 62-DF-(DS)-DS-DS-DS-DS-DS 497 Malcolm Smith, 8th overall. Photo by Gail Andreas Flebbe of Venezuela, 24th overall. Bahamas Turluck. Photo by Gail Turluck.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP/ DIXIE REGATTA Halifax Sailing Association , Lake Monroe, Sanford, FL October 29-30, 1988 26 boats Finishes Total Points 1. Dave Guerdan 8-13-3-2-2 28 Orlando, FL 2. Sonny DeCosta 3-6-1-8-12 29.75 Clearwater, FL 3. Timothy Hochuli 12-3-4-5-8 32 Casselberry, FL 4. Charles Clifton 11-2-17-4-1 34.75 Sarasota, FL 5. Joe Blouin 1-5-2-3-DS 37.75 Tampa, FL 6. Jeffrey Lindsay 10-11 -5-1 1-5 42 Clearwater, FL 7. Steve Honour 15-22-6-1-7 50.75 St. Petersburg, FL 8. Sharon Walchessen 18-8-11-13-4 54 Titusville , FL 9. Tom Gleason 4-15-8-15-15 57 Ft. Lauderdale , FL 10. Juana Grover 6-18-12-9-13 58 Polly Odegard (left) and Len Ruby (right), 1Oth Peter Smuelders of Curacao, 53rd overall. St. Petersburg, FL overall. Photo by Gail Turluck. Photo by Gail Turluck. 11. Norman Castle 7-9-23-6-17 62 Lake Worth , FL 12. James Guerdan 9-7-14-16-20 66 19TH SUNFISH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-continued Maitland, FL 13. William Haberland (DF)- 1-1 0-1 0-DF 66.75 30. Earl Dozier 25-31-31-14-28-(4 7)-37-32 198 44. Shannon Simmons 54·27-34-56-47-28-20-(DF) 266 Satellite Beach , FL United States Bermuda 14. Lois Blodgett 5-20.21-20-6 72 31 . Michael Scriver 22-17-37-31-32-44-30-(DF) 213 45. Bill Bergman 53-(DF)-36-50.56-39-34-8 276 Boca Raton , FL United States United States 15. Don Cochran 23-4-19-18-9 73 32. Will White 18-29-29·39·(51 )·23-35-40 213 46. William Haberland 59-46-23-48-30-21 -51-(DF) 278 Clearwater, FL Un ited Stales United States 16. Mark Jordan 24-17-22-7-3 73 33. Godfrey Kelly 38-11-27-28-24-52-(58)-39 219 47. Ernest Kervel 32-37-32-34-48-58-55-(DF) 296 Mt. Pleasant, SC Bahamas Aruba 17. Bill Blackford 16-14-9-17-18 74 34. Harry League 21-33-38-(55)-49-34-44-2 221 48. Paul Odegard 57-60-BD-37·58·22-54-37 311.42 Orlando, FL United States United States 18. Frank Spray 21-16-7-21-10 75 35. A. David Frith 33-34-39-(42)-22-36-21-38 223 49. Tom Katterhei nrich (DS)-58-50-27-25-42-60-51 313 New Port Richey, FL Bermuda United States 19. Marianne DeCosta 22-24-13-12-11 82 36. Chris Lightbourn 41-30-40-35-(52)-1 0-33-36 225 50. William Malpas (66)-50-53-33-57-56-52 -1 5 316 Clearwater, FL Bahamas Bermuda 20. Eric Erickson 2-19-15-22- DS 85 37. David Weeks 37-41-(44)-41-43-33-25-6 226 51. Norman Castle 64-55-62-(DF)-65-31-39-3 319 Enterprise, FL United States United States 21. Cindy Clifton 20-10-24-23-14 91 38 . James Karalekas 36-(DS)-33-61-17-26-48-7 228 52. James Murphy 63-57-20-58-53-37-32-(DF) 320 Sarasota, FL Un ited States United States 22 Helen Larson 19-23-20.14-1 9 95 39. Phillip Hall 35-40-(46)-36-33-41 -43-1 228 .75 53. Peter Smeulders 52-45-51-(59)-50-29-56-42 325 St. Petersburg, FL Bahamas Curacao 23. Nick Tussing 13-21-16-19-DS 96 40. Alain Lotaut 34-44-(45)-30.39-38-31-27 243 54 . John Henshaw 47-56-41-38-42-62- (63)-48 334 Coral Springs, FL Martinique England 24 . Barbara Knollman 14-26-18-24-DS 109 41. Loi,s Blodgett 50-38-52-(54)-46-20-29-16 251 55. Peter Christie 43-36-49-(63)-60-63-61-23 335 Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States Bahamas 25 . Morris Paschall 17-12-DS-DS-DS 110 42. Pedro Wassitsch 40-32-43-44-27-(53)-47-19 252 56. Christian Harpon 61-51-54-64-40-51-23-(DF) 344 Lutherville, MD Brazil Marti nique 26 . John Embry 25-25-25-25-16 116 43. Thomas Raster 45-42-(DF)-21-1 3-45-59-34 259 57. Fernando DeCardenas 49-52-55-45-(63)-40-57-49 347 Macon, GA United States Bahamas 22 GREAT PUMPKIN REGATTA RED LOBSTER CUP-continued Johnson Slough Yacht Club , Hinsdale, IL October 29, 1988 23 boats 10. Christopher Dillow 8-7-19 34 Hickory, NC 1988 Final ISCA Finishes Total Points 11 . Marianne DeCosta 12-16-9 37 1. Bill Vickers 2-2-2-2-(4)-2 10 Clearwater, FL Membership Totals Chicago, IL 12. Jerry Parlee 18-9-11 38 2. Bob Fi ndlay 1-6-1-(8)-2-4 13.50 Corpus Ch risti, TX Glencoe, IL 13. Ci ndy Clifton 16-1 3-10 39 3. Don Bergman 4-11-(13)-1-3-3 21.75 Sarasota, FL Northbrook, IL 14. Diane Blake 1-17-22 39.75 4. Bill McGlynn (11)-4-3-3-6-6 22 Orlando, FL 2000 (1988 goal) Hinsdale, IL 15. Jerry Callahan 14-12-15 41 5. Paul Wood 6-5-5-(14)-9-1 25.75 Bellgrade Lakes, ME Mt. Prospect, IL 16. Chris Thompson 25-6-14 45 6. Marc Garrison 10-1 -6-(15)-1 -15 32.50 Bahamas 1700 (1987 total) Winnetka, IL 17. Hal Storey 15-21-13 49 7. Harry League 8-7-9-4-(11)-5 33 Camden, SC Kenilworth , IL 18. Linda Tillman 19-15-20 54 8. Malcolm Dickinson 7-(17)-4-1 0-5-8 34 Merritt Island , FL Winnetka, IL 19. Tony Elliott 22-22-12 56 9. Barb Fox 5-9-(16)-6-7-11 38 Ft. Lauderdale, FL ~ Wilmette, IL 20. Norman Castle 23-18-16 57 10. Bill Nelson 3-(16)-11-7-8-10 39 Lake Worth, FL Prospect Heights, IL 21. David Edgell 17-26-1 8 61 11. Don Anderson 14-(18)-7-11-14-9 55 Winter Park, FL Barrington, IL 22. Marty Stipe 21-23-25 69 12. Dan Feldman 13-3-(20)-5-19-16 56 Tampa, FL Highland Park, IL 23. Fay Doty 20-24-26 70 13. Doug Moline (16)-13-8-9-13-13 56 Palm Harbor, FL Wilmette, IL 24. Barbara Hall 27-25-21 73 14. Jim Vickers 12-14-15-(20)-15-7 63 Dundein, FL Chicago, IL 25. David Eastman 30-20-23 73 15. Shirley Anderson (17)-8-14-16-10-18 66 Tallahassee, FL Barrington , IL 26. David Moring 26-19-28 73 16. Bob Hall (20)-10-1 0-19-16-12 67 Ocala, FL Lake Bluff, IL 27. Carey Silusz 28-29-17 74 Things to look for in a sailboat for a child 17. Larry Bond 15-15-(17)-12-t2-14 68 Niceville, FL Hinsdale, IL 28. Bob Hall 24-28·24 76 include ease of transport, durability and sim­ 18. Dave Haufe 9-12-12-18-(DF)-19 70 Dunedin, FL ple rigging. A boat with a single sail , a dag­ Hinsdale, IL 29. William Haberland 7-DN-DN 79 gerboard and rudder, and a single line 19. Dale Harden (21) -1 9-18-17-t?-17 88 Satellite Beach , FL Hinsdale, IL 30. Stuart Shadbolt 29-27-27 83 ('sheet') to control the sail are easy to rig and 20. Ed Hoveke 18-(21)-21-13-20-21 93 Melbourn e, FL easy to learn to sail. A single-sail, off-the­ Hinsdale, IL 31. Lorraine DeWitt 31-30-DN 97 beach boat can teach all the fundamentals a 21. Alexander Green 19-20-19-(21)-18-20 96 Palm Harbor, FL Hinsdale, IL 32. Herb Kerman DN-DN-DN 108 sailor needs to graduate to bigger boats 22. Steve Sifrar 22-22-22-22-21-(DF) 109 Daytona Beach , FL without the complexities of the usual sloop­ Hinsdale, IL 32. Gail Heausler DN -DN-DN 108 rigged models. 23. Terry Dougherty 23-DF-(DS)-23-22-D F 116 Tampa, FL Hinsdale, IL 32. L. F. Doty DN-DN-DN 108 Most professional sailing instructors teach Pal m Harbor, FL WESTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP new sailors how to right a capsized boat in 32. B. Edwards DN -D N-DN 108 the first lesson. Most small sailboats today Fleet #632, Mission Bay, San Diego , CA Sanford, FL December 4, 1988 5 boats -John Gardiner, Jr. have positive foam flotation , making the boat itself a life preserver, so even a capsize is no Finishes Total Points 1. Earl Dozier 1-1 -2 3.50 KIDS PLUS SUNFISH big deal. But if you and your crew can't right Encinitas, CA the boat, stay with it. You're safer hanging 2. Mike Waters 2-3-1 5. 75 EQUALS A SUMMER onto the boat than you are trying to swim for San Diego, CA 3. Dave Swingle 3-2-3 OF FUN shore, as close as the shore may look. La Mesa, CA A child should know how to right a capsiz­ 4. John Tentor 4-5-4 13 by Will White San Diego, CA ed boat. You'll often see kids playing with 5. Ray Dozier 5-4-5 14 Sailing has grown in popularity as the boats and they're over more often than Encinitas, CA availability of small , high-quality sailboats has they're up. (And sometimes it has nothing to This regatta was rescheduled from August 20-21 which explains the low increased. Sailing parents are thrilled with the do with the wind . .. kids love the game of tip­ turnout. An Olympic cou rse was sailed. Winds were 5-10 knots out of the west-northwest. In spite of the small number of boats, the competitors en­ thought of their kids out on a sailboat, but ping the boat over and bringing it back up!) joyed a fine day of racing on Mission Bay. -John Tentor among non-sailing parents, the thought Sailing parents may start teaching their kids brings gray hairs. A few safety precautions to sail a small boat when they're as young as RED LOBSTER CUP/FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL are all it takes to assure that kids have a sum­ 6 or 7. The child 's coordination and judgment Orlando Yacht Club, Lake Munroe, Sanford , FL mer filled with fun, as well as learning self­ are key determiners. In fact, there are dozens December 3-4 , 1988 35 boats reliance. Weather conditions are important, of regattas at sailing schools, yacht clubs and Finishes Total Points the ideal day is one with steady, moderate rental facilities all over the country for children 1. Sonny DeCosta 2-2-1 4.75 Clearwater, FL winds. The Sunfish® sailboat is ideally suited between the ages of 8 and 15. 2. Michael Catalano 4-3-3.5 10.50 as a training boat-for young and old, alike. If your kids have caught the sailing bug but Miami, FL The most important rule on a small sailboat you don't sail, lessons are in order. A 3. Steve Honour 3-1-8 11.75 St. Petersburg, FL is to wear a life preserver all the time. If the teenager can teach himself, especially if he 4. Dr. Don Cochran 6-5-6 17 day is warm and the wind is light, a good has a couple of friends with experience, but Clearwater, FL 5. Charlie Clifton 11-4-4 19 swimmer may take it off, but it should always nothing beats professional instruction. And , Sarasota, FL be easily accessible. Also, keep a paddle on it doesn't take much. Small boat sailing is 6. Patrick Hamilton 9-10-2 21 board . If the wind dies, sailboats such as the easier than people think. With a few lessons, Miami, FL 7. Dave Ellis 10-8-3 21 Sunfish are light enought so they can be easi­ a teenager is well on the way. St. Petersburg, FL ly paddled back to the beach. Give the Encourage your child's interest in sailing. 8. Eric Erickson 5-14-5 224 younger kids distance and time limits. Have He will feel proud of his accomplishment and Enterprise, FL 9. Lois Blodgett 13-11-7 31 them stay where they can be seen and tell enjoy a new sense of confidence and respect Boca Raton . FL them to be back at a certain time. among peers and adults. 23 1989 SUNFISH NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS on beautiful Tawas Bay The best freshwater one design sailing bay in the world

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