COMMODORE John R. Condon VICE COMMOCORE Lawrence G. Bradley REAR COMMODORE Richard B. McKinnon SECRETARY G. David Hubbard TREASURER Norman P. Hyett

September 2004 Tel. (617) 846-CPYC Web site: www.CPYC.ORG

In August, boats and Star sailors began to appear at CPYC and in the sur- CPYC is Ready for the Regatta rounding neighborhoods. Some came for the Star Photo by Jan Walker Master’s Championships and then stayed for the North American’s. Others came just for the Marks Star North Americans held August 21st through 25th. While miserable weather canceled the practice race on Saturday, the weather improved providing beautiful weather for the 44 boats, their crews and skippers for the remainder of the regatta.

The Harbor Star Fleet would like to thank the membership of Cottage Park Yacht Club

for their help and support for our recent Marks Star North American Championship. The competitors appreciated our warmth and hospitality, which helped make this a memorable premiere Star Class event. They were very impressed with how the club mem- bership volunteered their time, crafts, and effort to make this International Championship possible. In addition members opened their homes to more than 60% of the competitors who traveled to CPYC from seven countries on four continents....These events tend to get larger than life and the bar often gets raised for the next host to top. CPYC should be proud from the very positive feedback we've received; this message will be spread world-wide within the community in the coming months. Special thanks to Philip Marks for helping make this event a remarkable success, and to Gary MacDonald for spearheading the club-wide effort. -- The Boston Harbor Star Fleet

2004 Star North Americans, an essay

…More than just a sailboat race Sergey Leonidov, edited by Stephen Braverman

While some may think that defying the sailboat racing status quo implies sailing hard and drinking lots at the tent, it is good to know there are still the old school folks who know how to race hard and know how to enjoy a good time, yet are able to combine them in a gracious fashion that de- fies the status and age. Enter Boston Harbor Star Fleet at Cottage Park Yacht Club. Joe Zambella dropped a silent bomb on the fleet a year ago – the class needed a host for the 2004 North Americans that may have a “scheduling problem” due to events. Never one to decline a party invitation, the fleet took only a couple of hours to ponder and accept the challenge. Enter Gary MacDonald, a long time member of the fleet and the class who has little knowledge of racing anything else but the Star. He spent over 30 years in the Star, and he knows the standards for the class events. He took those old Star Class manuals, dusted them off and rewrote the book, chairing the event, and spearheading the volunteer effort. Registration started with a glossy production, a booklet full of information, history, welcome letters, a course chart, tidal information, detailed competitor list, and introductions to the race committee and event organizers. The book was packed into a Harken kevlar document pouch, which should come in handy in a knife or sword attack. The event’s hats and t-shirts rounded out the first impressions at the registration. The club opened its doors to the sailors – all doors. You will not strain your neck peeking in shiny rooms to discover a wedding reception while you are looking for your jib in your spiffy wetsuit. The gym, the sauna room, the bar with $3 Guinness drafts, the dining rooms, television, VCR, docks, the entire parking lot, the grill on the deck, was all surrendered to the sailors for the week. The members also opened their homes and hosted sixty percent of the racers who traveled from four continents. Long time supporters of the Boston Harbor Star Fleet and the Star Class, Philip Marks and Keane, Incorporated sponsored the event. There were two photographers, a huge spectator boat daily, ice cold beer 200 yards from the finish line, daily photo updates, daily lunch packs, and many things behind the scenes that made things happen. Each night after racing there was an event at the club, ranging from classy dinners, open bars, Texas BBQ, burgers and dogs on the back deck, and an old-fashioned New England lobster and clambake. Fleet and Club members prepared and served most of the dinners, and the Vice Commodore, also a local lobsterman, provided fresh crustaceans for the clam- bake. And now to the racing: It was a little cold for an August event. With the westerly and southeasterly breezes, the action never stopped. It was not a drifter by any means and only one morning’s tow on the last day was in perfect timing with a filling 12-knot sea breeze laying the play- ground for the last race. The racing was tight. Going into the final race, there was a 6 point difference for the first four positions in the regatta and another 12 points for the next 5 positions. Considering the 20 and 30-degree shifts that the competitors had for the previous three days, and the usual three different tidal conditions between the bottom and top marks, nothing was impossible. First Day of Racing The race conditions were tough but the race committee led by Photo S. Hardy Franny Charles and Tom Duggan were tougher, quickly adjusting the courses as needed. As a result, throughout the event, there was neither a single beat nor a single run, which ended up as a single tack or single gybe leg. Franny and Tom rustled a crew of over 38 volunteers to help on the water, nearly half of which were avid and active Star racers. The few protests, and the redress requests were resolved quickly, fairly and in accordance with the class rules. While the cream of the crop were agonizing in Athens, very strong teams came to race in Boston with many sailors fresh from the 2004 US Olym- pic trials setting the tone and the pace. Ben Cesare and Doug Brophy started the regatta with a bang but the fleet adapted to the local conditions quickly and John McCausland and Brian Fatih together with Karl Anderson and came back in force and pressed to the top. There were many brand new crew and skipper combinations but you couldn’t tell from the job they were doing on the course. The tidal strategies had to change in the middle of a race because the low time was around 12-1 p.m. By that time the sea breeze effects would also start playing role and what worked on the first beat would stop working for the second beat. Laying out a simple game plan and committing to a side seemed to be the safest option and it was reflected in MacCausland/Fatih’s winning score with only a single bullet. George Szabo and Brian Sharp joined forces on a whim when Szabo learned he could not substitute crew for the first two races. They showed great speed and smart sailing out of the docks but at times were punished as much as others by the tricky conditions. During Monday night’s mid-regatta banquet, the competitors honored Star Class legends Bill Buchan and . Many years ago Bill Buchan beat by less than a point to go the Olympic games and bring home the Gold. Joe Duplin, CPYC’s most storied sailor, brought a back to the home club in the 60s. It was a moving night in 2004 North American Champions the hall of the club with dark wood beams reflecting the light and the quiet memory of the moment. (l. to r.) Crew Brian Faith, Fleet Captain Congratulations to the competitors, Cottage Park Yacht Club, Boston Harbor Star Fleet and to Peter Costa, and Skipper John everyone involved in making this a memorable event. Those who couldn’t attend missed a good MacCausland one. Photo by J. Walker THISTLE ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Back at CPYC after 34 years By Todd Rake

July 10-11th, the Cottage Park Yacht Club in Winthrop, MA hosted the 2004 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championships. The Thistle, designed in 1945 by Sandy Douglass is a racing 17 foot Dinghy that can also be used by the Family. The Thistle Class has fleets throughout the US in rivers, ponds, lakes, bays, harbors and oceans. The performance of the boat enables the class to be sailed in all conditions from light winds to heavy wind and chop. The Atlantic Coast Championships is one of the Premier Thistle Regattas one tier down from the Nationals. It is one of the uglier trophies in existence, but has been won by some of the top sailors in the country. This year’s Race Committee consisted of a team of seasoned sailors including Hatch Brown who won the Atlantic Coasts in 1971. It was exciting for the Thistles to be back at Cottage Park. The founding fleet members were all on hand helping to organize the event. One of the first fleet boats, Hull number #274, built in the late 40's was sailed by the Lawton brothers and Ed Pine took 20 Spectators on his power boat. For this year’s championship there were 49 competitors from 15 States from as far away as Florida, Kansas, Ohio, Maryland. There were current and past National Champions, Atlantic Coast Champions and a tough fleet that was deep. The 5 race series began Saturday with 2 races on the Broad Sound in fluky winds. Both races were won by Lloyd Kitchin and his two sons Brian and Doug. On Sun- 1971 participant bean pot award resurrected day, there were 3 by Ed Pyne (l.) with this years award. (R) races in Boston Harbor in moderate winds and with windward leeward courses. At the end of the series many of the competitors were not sure who had won because the fleet was so close. Once the scores were tallied, Erik Goethert from CPYC was able to beat Greg Griffin's team from Jacksonville, Florida by 3 points. The Top five teams were sailed with families and over half of the competi- tors were family teams. The tradition of the Thistle Class continues and it is exciting to see the Atlantic Coast Championship Trophy back at Cottage Park Yacht Club. For all scores and information about the Thistle Atlantic Coasts check out www.cpyc.org/thistle. Below are the top 5 teams 1. Erik Goethert, Bob Bryant, Linda Bryant, 34 points 2. Greg Griffin, Mark Reddaway, Suzanne Griffin, 37 points 3. Lloyd Kitchin, Doug Kitchin, Brian Kitchin, 38 points 4. Mike Ingham, Joy Baker, John Martin, 42 Points 5. Chris Pollak, Jocelyn Pollak, Meghan Pollak, 44 points ( Ed. Note: Todd wanted to mention all who helped in the regatta to say thank you, but his list included over 40 club members. Instead Todd thanks you all.)

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Make a Wish coordinator, Rick Roberts reports that the Make a Wish Regatta held August 7-8th was once again a successful event for CPYC. While all of the figures are not complete yet, Rick said that he expects the final results be more than 30 thousand dollars.. Certainly the turn out was great once again this year. With 2 race committees, more than 120 boats races in Winthrop Harbor, 75 boats with youth sailors aboard. There were 38 one design boats in 5 different classes. This number of boats translates into at least 130 young people working to benefit other less fortunate youth. What a positive experience CPYC’s youth. Jim Marcotte and his crew sold out of raffle tickets early. The Silent Auction created a lot of interest and value. (Winners listed on page 7 ) The dinner was plentiful and delicious. Thanks to the enter- tainment committee and our young people who served under the direction of Elaine Marks. The Dowling’s proved their sales abilities moving the T-shirts. It is impossible to thank everyone who helped individually. Registration, scratch sheets, scoring, slide show, table setting, sponsors, Bacardi party, are among the areas that people helped. It takes many, many hands and helpers to make an event like this a success year after year. It is part of what makes CPYC what it is.

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Above: And the Lasers are off

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Winthrop Frostbite Sailing Youth Sailing News Club News

Winthrop Frostbiters Dominate One- This summer’s youth sailing program once Design Leader Board at Make-A-Wish again provided an active and busy agenda Regatta for our young sailors. Lessons continued through out the summer. In competition, In support of CPYC and the Make-A-Wish they had an outstanding year. Next year Foundation, the Winthrop Frostbite Sailing shows a lot of promise with great results Club and the other CPYC frostbiting fleets from some of the newer sailors. On shore showed up in numbers and strength for the activities included cook outs, field trips and annual charity regatta. a scavenger hunt. Look for winter activities After preparing the pre-regatta Friday and trophy night. Night Dinner at CPYC, the Frostbiters Following is a list of the top two CPYC came out Saturday in their various Youth Sailors in each category in all of the 'summer' boats for a southeasterly drifter, regattas the children participated in this and a breezy 10-20 knot westerly on Sun- summer. day. Winthrop Frostbiters sailed their way Quincy Bay Race Week to the top of the leader board in four differ- Advanced ent classes, and a good time was had by all 1st Casey and Chelsiea Goll -- and for a great cause. 2nd Sam Roberts and Matt Todisco Beginner Overall Make-a-Wish Results: Lunch Break between races Snipe 1st Gianna Guarino and Ally Stellati 1. Jim Bowers / Myrna Chan MacRae 2nd Michael Cassidy and Dave Ford 2. John MacRae New England Open 4. John Tagliamonte / Linda Epstein 1st Julia Vannoni and Kaleigh Marcotte 5. Bob Coyle / Scott Tarpley 2nd Sam and Dan Roberts Rhodes 19 Make a Wish 1. Angela Hickey / Erik Goethert / Julia Marsh Advanced 2. Diane Economides / Shan McAdoo 1st Julia Vannoni and Kaleigh Marcotte 3. John Economides / Denise Economides 1st Gianna Guarino and Ally Stellati Star Beginner 1. Steve Braverman / Cindy Olsen 1st Dan Roberts and Connor Brugman 210 3rd Angela Pettee and Bethany Crombie 2. Tom Robinson Midgets Other Notable Season Results: 2nd Julia Vannoni and Kaleigh Marcotte Marblehead NOOD J/24 4th Casey and Chelsiea Goll 1. Paul Adam / John Pratt / Andrew Crocker Hingham Regatta Thistle Atlantic Coasts Advanced 1. Erik Goethert 1st Julia Vannoni and Kaleigh Marcotte Rhodes 19 National Regatta Frostbite and CPYC member 4th Casey Goll and Kevin Randolph 6. Angela Hickey / Julia Marsh / Diane Working in kitchen Beginner Economides For Make a Wish Friday Dinner 2nd Micheal Cassidy and David Osborne About Winthrop Frostbiting: Juniors We race Interclubs (a two person dinghy), Lasers and Rhodes 19s on most Sundays 3rd Sam Roberts from November until Mid-April. We keep our skills sharp with anywhere from 4-6 races a day, which gives us plenty of starts, mark roundings, and close finishes Parental help attempting between throughout the season. We cap off the afternoon with post-race debriefings in the race repairs Pilot House from Hatch Brown and the top sailors in the fleets. In addition, Winthrop Frostbite and Cottage Park Yacht Club are hosting the 2005 Interclub Dinghy National Championships next April. Come catch all of the action. For more information about Frostbiting, visit http://www.cpyc.org or send an email to [email protected]

DEADLINE November 2004 WINDJAMMER

October 27, 2004 Please send any copy, pictures, or information to Sue Hardy at CPYC or [email protected] Make a Wish Adult Sailing Ends Season with a Big Boat Lesson Silent Auction Winners Adult sailing lessons ended Sept 2nd when instructors Joe Zambella and Peter Costa arranged for the class to have their last lesson of the season on big boats to Tour of Fenway Park Jim Hinist broaden their experience. They got to experience a wheel for steering, electronic Signed Football Phil Ronan navigation equipment, and a multihull vessel. Thanks to Ernie Hardy, Dick Mount Washington Kathie Roberts Lawton, and Wayne Allen for their participation in Big Boat Night. Felt GC Paul Marks Millennium Hotel Nicole Pyne Kid's Leather Jacket Philip Marks Tosca's GC Paul Leary Watch Philip Marks Mini-Car Allyson O'Connor Odyssey GC N. Famolare Tommy Bahama Philip Marks McHugh picture Cynthia Bedingfield Quilt Luigi Guarino Vera Bradley Jule Marcotte Hotel Marlowe J. Lanza Schilling Jersey Jeannete Lanza 4 Red Sox Tickets L. Walsh Car Rental Dan Ford Hotel Commonwealth Dan Ford Teddy Bear Nick Critch Bruins Hat Brian Perrin

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