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The Official Newsletter of the United Summer1994 States ® Class Association Vol. IV No.4 LEE PARKS WINS WOMEN'S NA'S IN AUSTIN Vicki "Thelma" Palmer Lee Parks, of Newport, AI, had a great time in Austin, Texas, at the Women's North American Championship held May 14-15, 1994. Winning a major regatta racing against 24 highly competitive sailors from all over the country has that effect. And qualifying for the Worlds adds an extra high. Yes siree, this Austin "ro-day-o re-gatty" made Lee a mighty happy gal. And Kelli Filak, the winning junior sailor, couldn't have agreed more. What gives us Texans braggin' rights -!, about a great re-gatty? Well, there's nothing .i finer than Texas hospitality at its best. And .~.. that's what the folks at the Austin Club en do best - that, and run great races with ~ ~ some of the best race committee person- a: nel in the country. Yep, them folks is worth Bill Wingrove takes the outside of a traffic jam in Championship Fleet race at '94 NA's in Charleston. braggin' about. Let's start with Pat "Louise" Manning, JEFF LINTON SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS NA'S TITLE who signed on as co-chair fort his event but Charlie Clifton ended up doing most of the work because her co-chair "Thelma" bailed out, but for Jeff Unton, of Davis Island Yacht Club, moved into contention"\vtth 1-2 finishes-in the good reason of course, like an emergency Tampa, FL, came out on top of a fleet of 104 last two races. In the second race, he was htt in boats from 14states at the 1994 Sunfish North the ribs by a boat on a raging plane at the (continued on page 4) American Championship held in Charleston, . He recovered to finish in the top ten in four SC,June26toJu~ 1. Qualifying races scheduled out of the last five races. for Monday were cancelled due to Consistency and the abiltty to deal wtth warnings and gusts in the mid SO's. Four races difficu~ starting condttions proved to be the key were sailed on Tuesday to determine the to this contest. The first and second place Championship and Founder's Fleets. finishers never won a race. Twelve boats were OnWednesday,inwindsgustingovertwenty PMS'd on the last day. With the "I" flag flying, five knots, Mark May of Peekskill, NY, took an sailors tried to deal wtth a starting line that could early lead, finishing 1-2-1 in the first three races. not be crossed on starboard . Unton proved Intbi 8 :lssue that he was the one who could best deal wtth a His heavy air speed was obvious as he over­ Junior Corner ...... 7 came Jeff Linton's quarter mile lead to post a wide range of often trying condttions. Practice With Ease ...... 8 bullet in the first race. In the Founder's Reet, last year's Junior "I was told that whoever won the first race Champion Jeff Olson, of Sarasota, FL, took the Readers' Column ...... 9 would notwinthe regatta I had to blow that lead gold. Corey Thompson, of Uthia, FL, led most Class Office ...... 1 0 to stay in the running," Unton told a rather of the regatta, but Olson overtook him by win­ USSCA President's Letter ...... 12 skeptical audience after the first day. ning the last three races. Builder's Corner ...... 13 As the winds settled down to more nor­ Charleston Yacht Club hosted the 7 race, USSCA Annual Meeting Minutes ..... 14 mal conditions for Races 4-7, a different no throwout series preceded by four quali­ group of sailors began to move up. Nancy fying races that were not scored as part of Workbench ...... 15 Haberland, Dinghy Olympic con­ the Championship. The Junior North Regionals ...... 16 tender, won the fourth race. After getting American Championship was also held on Regatta Reports ...... 18 hammered in the heavy air races, she never Tuesday, with the top five finishers qualify­ Index of Advertisers ...... 27 ing for the Championship Fleet. See Juniors finished worse than fourth in the last four, to Membership Form ...... 27 take eighth place overall. report and results on page 3. Classified Ads ...... 28 Mike Gable, also of Davis Island Yacht Club, (continued on page 2)

Sunfish®is a registered trademark of Sunfish , Inc. ------1994 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP CHARLESTON YACHT CLUB CHARLESTON, SC JUNE 25-JUL Y 1 1. 75316 Jeff Linton Tarrpa, FL 2-3-8-14-5-2-9 29 2. 52853 Doug Kaukeinen Lakeville, NY 4-62-12-3-7-8-5 39 3. 1 Mark May Peekskill, NY 1-2-1-10-26-14-13 40.5 4. 55 Don Martinborough Nassau, Bahamas 12-1-7-2-27-5-14 40.75 5. 77326 Mike Gable Tampa, FL 10-15-5-9-62-1-2 41 .75 6. 51920 Ken Krawcheck Charleston, SC 3-15-4-27-14-9-12 57 7. 27 Kerry Klinger Miami, FL 5-62- 10-16-3-3-25 62 8. 8 Nancy Haberland Satellite Beach, FL 8-31-36-32-1-2-4-3 72.75 9. 75200 Hank Saurage Baton Rouge, LA 9-11-6-52-24-10-17 77 10. 54311 Scott Greenbaum Maltimore, MD 8-5-16-11-20-62-20 77 11 . 13 Rod Koch Petersburg, FL 13-17-6-25-30-25-13-1 86.75 12. 88 David VanCleef Charleston, SC 88-26-4-3-44-4-6-62 87 13. 59115 Charlie Clifton Sarasota, FL 16-9-20-24-9-62-10 88 14. 17 Bob Findlay Glencoe, IL 17-7-16-23-20-12-62-15 93 15. 1511 Todd Gay Springfield, IL 15-18-15-22-17-29-8 95 16. 75304 AI Thompson Lithia, FL 20-8-11-38-23-12-23 97 17. 37417 Chris Lowrie Lake Forest, IL 11-14-13-21-22-40-27 108 18. 61301 Marc Garrison Winnetka, IL 27-30-27-23-1-16-16 109.75 Championship Fleet award winners, from left; front: Doug Kaukeinen, Jeff 19. 59864 Chris Houston Ambler, PA 13-12-18-41-16-15-36 110 20. 59116 Chip Clifton Sarasota, FL 41-28-26-33-6-7-11 111 Linton. Back: Mark May, Scott Greenbaum, Mike Gable, Hank Saurage, Kerry 21 . 55285 Tom Donahue Brigantine, NJ 21-10-2-18-8-62-62 121 Klinger, Charley Clifton, Nancy Haberland, Ken Krawcheck. 22. 64000 John Anderson Mt. Pleasant, SC 18-29-17-37-21-11-29 125 23. 60673 Mark Weider Rochester, NY 37-19-19-7-36-23-30 134 Founders Fleet award winners, from left; back row: Lois Blodgett, George 24. 43916 Derek Jackson Mt. Lakes , NJ 34-33-38-13-15-24-22 141 Anderson, Mark Milnes, Connie Miller, George Jackson. Front row: Liam 25. 75506 Bill Wingrove Tampa, FL 25-26-42-5-33-25-28 143 Cavanaugh, Jeff Olson, Cory Thompson. 26. 61317 Jamie Ewing Charleston, SC 244-13-36-62-18-31-21 143 27. 77189 David Loring Colurmia, SC 14-62-9-45-10-62-4 144 28. 75 Dan Feldman Highland Park, IL 22-22-29-48-41-36-6 156 29. 9 Brian Swan Charleston, SC 9-29-20-30-29-11-62-42 161 30. 12755 Michael Scriver Waterford, Ml 32-24-28-12-47-27-40 163 31 . 85123 Kevin Rast Mt. Pleasant, SC 23-17-14-62-28-62-19 163 32. 57567 William Smith Chapel Hill, NC 388-34-33-17-46-62-7 175 33. 85243 Pierce Barden Raleigh, NC 35-27-37-28-29-21-43 177 34. 83598 David Vann Tarrpa, FL 51-43-62-8-31-20-26 179 35. 181 Don Bergman Holland, Ml 62-62-24-4-13-19-62 184 36. 9770 Jean Bergman Holland, Ml 47-35-39-6-32-32-62 191 37. 76473 Mark Faist Rochester, NY 39-21-31-19-44-62-37 191 38. 8591 Joel Furman Bellport, NY 19-25-43-31-43-39-38 195 39. 59935 William Haberland Satellite Beach , FL 28-41-22-40-30-3732 198 40. 60858 Gail Heausler Tampa, FL 62-38-47-26-42-22-34 209 41 . 75417 Tom Katterheinrich New Knoxville, OH 50-62-62-15-34-18-35 214 42. 84825 Dale Dunston Redington Shores, FL 33-31-35-43-48-28-45 215 43. 76188 James Liebl Atlanta, GA 6-7-21-62-62-62-62 220 44. 22527 Eric Erickson , FL 30-23-34-54-51-33-49 220 45. 5240 Brian Weeks Patchogue, NY 44-40-41-32-50-25-39 221 46. 76767 Charles Branning Miami, FL 49-39-62-34-53-34-18 227 47. 37523 Larry Cochran Manchester, CT 62-62-62-25-40-17-41 247 48. 57557 Charles Frasch Charleston, SC 62-62-62-25-40-17-41 247 49. 27777 Paul Odegard Vernon, CT 36-32-40-55-49-62-46 258 50. 75324 Rita Steele Sarasota, FL 46-42-45-3-62-62-62 260 FOUNDERS FLEET 51 . 57923 Michael Fortner Webster, NY 42-37-44-62-55-44-44 266 1. 53 Jeff Olson Sarasota, FL 4-2-37-4-2-1-1-1 14.25 52. 60075 Wh~ Davis Savannah, GA 54-62-62-39-37-42-33 267 2. 54708 Cory Thorrpson Lrthia, FL 1-4-1-2- 1-4-10-6 18.25 53. 76222 Brock Schmidt Mandeville, LA 45-62-62-49-52-43-24 275 3. 58914 Connie Miller Lewes, DE 10-14-7-6-4-2-2-5 36 54. 19775 Gordon Geick Collinsville, CT 48-62-62-47-30-41 -50 278 4. 2327 George Anderson Doylestown, PA 5-5-4-14-16-3-12-2 45 55. 57062 Martin Ottenheimer Manhattan, KS 40-62-62-62-38-35-48 285 5. 81367 Mark Milnes Big Pine Key, FL 2-3-5-12-6-7-15-26 50 56.83781 Steven Steer Springfield , IL 52-62-62-36-54-38-51 293 6. 76419 Kristopher Robbins Savannah, GA 6-10-37-3-12-10-4-7 52 57. 96673 John Fragakis Winston-Salem 43-45-46-50-62-62-62 308 7. 61430 George Jackson Mt. Lakes, NJ 12-8-11 -9-3-8-11-8 58 59. 55210 Zoe Dommel Columbia, SC 58-44-48-42-62-62-62 314 8. 51814 Lamar Davis Savannah, GA 8-1-2-8-37-18-9-14 59.75 60. 76574 Steven Evans Lewis, DE 53-62-62-46-35-62-62 320 9. 77021 Liam Cavanaugh Wilmette, IL 17-7-12-7-11-9-6-9 61 61. 77314 Sue Ferguson Brigantine, NJ 62-62-62-62-56-46-52 340 10. 44075 Lois Blodgett Delray Beach, FL 13-15-13-18-7-5-19-3 74 11 . 54414 Bob Bum Mt. Lakes, NJ 7-6-9-10-8-28-14-24 78 12. 75350 William Groves Savannah, GA 14-9-3-22-36-21-17-12 98 13. 23057 Hal Vasquez Mandeville, LA 11 -12-8-24-19-20-13-16 99 14. 60016 Nancy Swan Mt. Pleasant, SC 24-20-37-5-13-23-5-11 101 15. 76555 Daniel White Highland Park, IL 15-11-10-23-14-22-7-37 102 16. 76339 Philllip Summers Savannah, GA 19-37-37-1 -5-6-9-37 112.75 17. 46474 Cindy Clifton Sarasota, FL 37-37-37-11 -10-11-3-4 113 18. 76543 Mark Kiefer Fergus Falls, MN 3-13-6-266-20-29-27-23 118 19. 83366 Mike Baczynski Savannah, GA 20-17-15-13-15-32-30-19 129 20. 76884 Mac Dunbar-Bickmore Glencoe, IL 16-37-37-21-18-16-22-10 140 21 . 57429 Matthew Swan Mt. Pleasant, SC 23-18-14-30-22-26-28-21 152 22. 80119 Vic Manning Austin, TX 37-37-37-17-9-14-20-22 156 23. 76724 Kelli Filak Seabrook, TX 37-37-37-16--21 -12-16-17 156 24 . 6373 Michael Mcleod Savannah , GA 18-37-37-15-17- 13-29-37 165 25. 19742 Betsy Schmidt Prttsburg , PA 21-19-37-27-24-30-24-20 165 26. 76009 Harriet Ottenheimer Manhattan. KS 37-37-37-19-27-19-18-18 175 27. 80120 Pat Manning Austin , TX 37-37-37-28-23-25-21-13 184 28. 76328 T aloe Highsmrth Savannah, GA 9-16-37-20-37-37-37-37 193 29. 77233 Hal Frampton Charleston , SC 22-37-37-31-26-27-26-25 194 30. 83732 Anna Mcleod Savannah, GA 25-37-37-25-37-17-23-37 201 31 . 48623 Richard Campbell Mt. Lakes, NJ 37-37-37-32-28-37-25-15 211 32. 60078 Betsy Davis Savannah, GA 37-37-37-37-37-15-31-37 231 33. 52573 Lisa Campbell Bronxville, NY 37-37-37-33-37-37-38-37 255 34. 60673 Max Weider Rochester, NY 37-37-37-37-37-37-37-37 259 Founders Fleet rounds leeward mark and starts the upwind grind. 35. 83928 Blaine Ewing Sullivans Island 37-37-37-37-37-37-37-37 259

Windward Leg Summer 1994 2 CHIP CLIFTON IS JUNIOR Above left: Cory Thompson sneaks in on port tack at the weather mark as Chip Clifton rounds ahead. Above right: Steve Evans approaches the leeward mark on the inside as Matthew Swan(60016) rounds NORTH AMERICAN CHAMP ahead of Mike Bacynski (83366). Below: Award winners, from left: Bruce Lindheim (3rd), James Ewing Sixteen year old Chip Clifton, of Sarasota, (2nd), Chip Clifton (1st), Steve Evans (4th)and Steve Steer (5th). FL, won the 1994 Junior North American Sunfish Championship with five straightfirst place finishes. Winds of 8-15 knots with very strong current made for challenging conditions for the 27 young sailors from all over the U.S. The event, sailed in conjunc­ tion with the senior North American Champi­ onship, was hosted by Charleston Yacht Club, June 26-27. Five races were sailed, with no throwouts. Local favorite James Ewing, of Charles­ ton, SC, and last year's champion, Jeff Olson, of Sarasota, FL, looked good at times. In the third race they traded the lead several times but couldn't hold back Clifton. Two PMS's knocked Olson out of the top three. "I've finished second and third at the North Americans. This is my last. ,f'm pumped," said Clifton, after Race 2. Then he went out and won the last three, marking the 1994 JR. NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP fourth year in a row that the Junior NA CHARLESTON YACHT CLUB Champion has been from Southwest Florida. JUNE26-27 1. 59116 Chip Clifton Sarasota, FL 1-1-1-1-1 3.75 Will Hankel, of Charleston, won the Midget 2. 61317 James Ewing Mt. Pleasant, SC 2-4-2-2-3 13 Division, Robert Shapiro was second, and 3. 96673 Bruce Lindheim Mandevill e, LA 13-5-4-7-9 38 Andy Miller, third. 4. 76574 Steven Evans Lewes, DE 8-3-8-6-17 42 5. 83781 Steven Steer Springfield, IL 16-1 5-5-3-5 44 6. 75351 Suzanne Groves Savannah, GA 4-16-10-10-7 47 7. 60016 Matthew Swan Charleston, SC 9-9-24-4-2 48 8. 76555 Daniel White Highland Park, IL 6-7-9-14-15 51 9. 7884 Mac Dunbar-Bickmore Glencoe, IL 5-10-15-15-12 57 10. 54708 Cory Thompson Lithia, FL 3-22-24-5-4 58 11. 77021 Liam Cavanaugh Wilmette, IL 25-11-6-9-10 61 12. 83733 Michael Mcleod Savannah, GA 15-6-7-17-17 62 13. 57429 Andrew Swan Charleston, SC 10-17-12-13-13 65 14. 53 Jeff Olson Sarasota, FL 25-8-3-25-6 67 15. 60673 Max Weider Rochester, NY 7-2-24-19-17 69 16. 75350 Billy Groves Savannah, GA 19-21-11-11-11 73 17. 83733 Michael Mcleod Savannah, GA 15-6-7-17-17 62 18. 76339 Phillip Summers Savannah, GA 12-14-24-19-8 77 19. 83366 Mike Baczynski Savannah, GA 21-20-14-8-14 77 20 . 23057 Hal Vasquez Mandeville, LA 11-13-24-19-17 84 21. 7 Kell y Filak Seabrook, TX 20-19-13-16-16 84 22. 60078 Betsy Davis Savannah, GA 14-24-17-19-17 91 Andy Miller, of Lewes, DE, was third in the Midget 23 . 77233 Hal Frampton Charleston, SC 17-23-18-18-17 93 Division (under 14). 24. 77194 Paige Deiner Lewes, DE 25-18-25-19-17 104

Windward Leg Summer 1994 3 Women's NA's, from page 1 helicopter ride. "Louise" had a great crew of folks working with her. Vic Manning was the PRO who ran some excellent races with the help of AYC's dynamite Laser fleet. Saturday's four races were a challenge because of the 12-20 knot winds. Lee Parks was in a race unto herself most of Saturday, with the competition a ''fur piece" back in a couple of the races. She liked that heavy stuff on a shifty inland lake, which goes back to her Lake Wequaquet beginnings. Susan Hansen didn't let a little thing like being three months pregnant stop her from being Lee's closest competitor. And Gail Heausler had ~ both Lee and Susan worried in most of the u:: races. Heck, even ''Thelma" caused Lee a few ] tense moments. Hard to believe, I know, but ~ she was full of surprises that weekend. The ~ junior sailors liked the heavier winds too; well, fi: one or two did, anyway. The light- weights Award winners, from left: Kneeling, Linda McDavitt, Dayna Mosier, Beka Lien; 2nd row, Rita Steele, found it a challenge and learned that Susan Hansen, Lee Parks, Gail Heausler, Joanne Weberlein; back row, Kelli Filak, Rachel Marsden. upside down was the slow way to travel. But no one was slow to learn the Texas 1994 WOMEN'S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP two-step during Saturday night's entertain­ Oiv. AUSTIN YACHT CLUB, MAY 14-15 ment, that and the Boot Scootin' Boogie and Poe. Div. Finishes Div. Pte. Overall Poe. Achy Breaky line dance. Those Yankees GOLD DIVISION 1. Lee Parks Newport, Rl 1-1-1-1-1-6 3.75 can scoot a mean shuffle when they set their 2. Sue Hansen Seabrook, TX 3-2-3-5-8-2 15 2 minds to it. And when "Louise" gets all 3. Gail Heausler Tampa, FL 2-5-2-3-12-5 17 3 4. Rita Steele Sarasota, FL 8-4-4-2-9-3 21 5 duded up in short shorts, boots, and a cowboy 5. Joanne Weberlein Austin, TX 7-9-5-7-2-1 21 .75 4 hat, there's no tellin' what kind of shufflin' 6. Sharon Crockett Ft. Lauderdale, FL 5-10-7-6-4-4 26 6 7. Martha St Romain Austin, TX 4-6-6-8-5-7 28 7 goes on. Working off some of those wonderful 8. ZoeDommel Columbia, SC 12-13-10-9-3-8 42 8 meals that were included in the registration 9. Vicki Palmer Austin , TX 6-3-WDR-4-DNF-DNS 45 16 fee was an incentive. Thank you "Louise", 10. Joanne Salvador Ft. Lauderdale, FL 9-8-9-15-10-12 48 10 11. Pat Manning Austin, TX 14-12-8-127-13 52 15 Ann Hista, Robbie Nelson, Becky Waddell, 12. Ann Gairlolf Austin, TX 10-7-13-11-14-11 52 14 and Jeannie Reed. "Louise" worked out the 13. Harriet Ottenheimer Manhattan, KS 11-11-11-13-13-9 55 17 14. Lilly Kaighin Sarasota, FL DNF-DNS-14-10-6-10 56 19 budget and purchased all the food; the .rest 15. Jan Thompson Austin, TX 13-WDR-12-14-11-DNS 66 22 of the gals slaved in the kitchen all weekend. SILVER DIVISION "Thelma" just nodded her head in approval; 1. Dayna Mosier Austin , TX 4-3-2-1-2-2 9.75 9 2. Linda McDavitt San Antonio, TX 3-6-1-4-1-3 11.50 13 that's what she did best this whole regatta­ 3. Rebekka Lien Austin, TX 2-4-6-2-3-1 11.75 12 that and helicopter rides. 4. Betsy Beddow Tulsa, OK 1-1-3-5-7-? 16.5 18 5. Cindy Wyatt Austin, TX WDR-2-4-3-6-8 23 20 It seems "Thelma's" heart started acting 6. Diane Zbasnik Austin, TX 5-5-5-7-8-6 28 23 up in the 5th race and she was whisked away 7. Megan McArdle Ft. Wayne, IN 8-7-8-8-5-4 32 25 8. Vickie Stones Austin, TX 7-8-7-6-9-7 35 26 by helicopter for medical assistance, with 9. Ellen Rowen Spray Beach, NJ 6-WDR-DNS-9-10-9 45 28 "Louise" and Lee in close pursuit. Never a 10. B';>nnie Unsworth Ft. Lauderdale, FL DNF-DNS-DNS-DNS-4-5 57 27 dull moment in the saga of "Thelma and JUNIOR DIVISION 1. Kelli Filak Seabrook, TX 1-1-1-1-2-3 5 11 Louise." (Ed's Note: Thankfully, Vicki has re­ 2. Rachel Marsden LaPorte, TX 2-2-2-2-3-2 10 24 covered and will soon be "back on the 'regatty' 3. Lacy D'Errico San Antonio, TX 3-3-3-3-1-1 10.5 21 trail again!")

Right: Helicopter arrives to rescue Vicki "Thelma" Palmer during the 5th race.

Far right: Top junior, Kelli Filak (left) and regatta co­ chair Pat "Louise· Manning show wooden Sunfish plaque awards and Texas hat and scarf favors.

Windward Leg Summer 1994 4 HOWIWONTHESUNASH NATIONAL MASTERS OR WHO, ME? Jerry Parlee Old Texas Saying: Even a blind hog gets an acorn once in awhile. The Lake Canyon Yacht Club hosted the 1994 Sunfish National Master's Championship, May 21-22. Guess I'd go. I hadn't been to a regatta in awhile, and Canyon is a fine, if squirrelly, sort of place. Should be good competition and good fun. Most of the Texas sailors are over forty anyway; several are over 70! The best thing would be that I wouldn't have to deal with those youngsters who have been winning lately. Maybe there would be some Award winners, from left, front row: Little Earl Gerloff, Jack Aldous, Jerry Parlee. Standing:Bi/1 Gerloff, hotshots from out of town who could show Bubba Horner, Jim Uroda, Earl Gerloff, Jim Deeter, Peter Hansen, Malcolm Jones. me a trick or two. To my great relief, none of them "furrners" showed up, much to regatta. We go in for lunch and I'm so think, "Jeez, they've got to give me the their loss. bummed, I hardly talk to anyone. I went award for 'most inconsistent' with a 9, 12, Brownie Horner was good enough to let back out early to practice and to avoid 1, 12, 1. Next race is similar but building, me stay at his place, a unique cylindrical whining. The third race is really shifty, with and I steal another one. Oboy, maybe, just stone house on a hill overlooking the lake. 180's and all. Somehow I get to the correct maybe, if I get one more win, I might place. When we got there, Brownie couldn't find side on enough of them so that I'm fourth Unfortunately, the wind goes back to his foldout couch - it's a guy kind of place. or fifth on the second to last leg. We'd been Saturday's form, with lots of holes. I He generously gave me his bed and sailing for about an hour, and the RC calls okay, blow the layline at the last windward went off to his girlfriend's house. It the race! "Not a fair contest," they said; mark and am fifth going for the leeward seemed I had a choice of hot water or hummpf! So we start the real Race 3. I got finish. My only hope is to go way right and air conditioning. Brownie suggested the to the left of everyone and, for once, it paid hope for a major slant to catch someone. AC, as the house was a bit musty. His off. Fourth at the first mark and squeezed Of course it doesn't quite happen. I do last words were a cryptic, "It's probably ahead for the win, whew! I think, "I'm on catch one boat at the line by, maybe, an too early for the scorpions." track now-there's still hope! Just one inch or two, for a fourth. Clear skies and 10-15 knots were fore­ more good race today and maybe the It's been fun, but I'm out of the running. cast fort he weekend. And we did have 10- leaders will falter tomonow." Oh: great! Even with a throwout, 27.25 never won a 15, occasionally. Mostly it was humongous Fourth race, another 12th. six race regatta. We're at the awards shifts, with nasty holes that led to some So now it's a fun regatta. All hope is ceremony and they start with the 40 year agonizing changes in fortune. I was long gone and it's time to party. We hung psyched. I thought I was over my starting around the club till 9:30, when Malcolm "yips" and swore I'd be really aggressive Jones and I decided to go check out a local windward leg on the line. You know what happened; I establishment that offered "drink'n and Editor: Linda Tillman find a hole with 15 seconds to go. From the danc'n." It turned out to be VERY LOUD The Windward Leg, the official newsletter of the sixth row I watch the 28 boat fleet rapidly rock and roll, not what we'd hoped for, United States Sunfish Class Association, is pub­ lished tri-annually for the information and enjoyment leave. Not discouraged, I slog along to exactly. Observing the local fauna was of its members, their families, and friends. Subscrip­ about 15th at the jibe mark. of interesting, and Malcolm showed them a tions are available through membership in the miracles, I get my own personal puff. It dancesteportwo.l was too busy sampling USSCA. For membership information write to: United States Sunfish Class Association manages to follow me, and me alone, right the Lone Star Bock. We stayed out late P.O. Box300128 up to eighth. It was a thrill to be singled out. enough to have a good excuse on Sunday. Drayton Plains, Ml 48330-0128 Little did I know that I would be on the other I staggered down to the club about 8:15 Articles of interest, features, photos, and all regatta results are welcomed. For results. include in finish side of the puffs most of the regatta. for a 9:00 a.m. start. Felt fine. Left my order: Name, hometown, race-by-race finishes, Anyway, I was past the leeward mark in sunscreen on the dock and took my car final score, and a wrap-up including weather condi­ great shape until I misjudged a starboard keys sailing, which wasn't what I planned. tions. Please clearly identify the content of photos and to whom credit should be given. Send articles to: tacker. A 720, and back in the pack. Got a In retrospect it was probably a good thing Linda Tillman/Windward Leg ninth in that one, no way to win a regatta, I wasn't thinking, as I would have dwelt on c/o U.S. Sunfish Class Association P.O. Box 300128 but not a bad comeback and there was a my miserable sailing. The wind filled in at Drayton Plains, Ml 48330-0128 throw-out. That had to be my worst race! 9:30, and surprise! It's light and shifting Submission deadlines are: The next race is a blur. Suffice it to say but there aren't many holes. I sneak off left Spring Issue February 15 that I went the wrong way, numerous times, early and right late for the geographical, Summer June 15 Fall-Winter October 15 and got a twelfth. Oh boy, so much for this and voila, just like that I get another first! I

Windward Leg Summer 1994 5 aids (I'm 47). Third place, 1994 SUNFISH NATIONAL MASTERS 40-49 Billy Gerloff. Darn, I must LAKE CANYON YACHT CLUB, TEXAS 1. Jerry Parlee 5-(7)-1-7-1 -1-3 17.25 have been fourth or fifth. MAY21·22 2. Peter Hansen 2-4-4-1-(7)-4-4 18.75 Second place, Peter OVERALL 3. Bill Gerloff 4-2-2-4-5-(7)-2 19 Hansen. What's going 1. Jerry Parlee Corpus Christi, TX 9-12-1-( 12)-1-1-4 27.25 4. Michael Mahoney 1-(10)-7-9-4-5-1 26.5 2. Peter Hansen Seabrook, TX 2-8-4-1-(12)-7-6 27.75 5. David Hiller 7-1-6-2-9-(00)-5 29.75 on? I thought he had 3. Malcolm Jones Kemah, TX 5-3-(13)-3-3-2-12 28 6. Andrew Johnston 3-5-3-(DS)-3-2-14 30 won. Well, who DID win? 4. Bill Gerloff Austin, TX 8-4-2-6-8-(1 0)-3 31 7. Steven Alexander (1 0)-3-8-3-1 0-9-6 39 5. Jack Aldis Houston, TX 4-6-5-5-6-5-(8) 31 8. Tom Barnes 8-9-(10)-5-6-3-8 39 I couldn't believe it when 6. Earl Gerloff Houston, TX 3-(16)-12-9-7-4-1 35.75 9. Patricia Manning 9-(11)-9-6-2·6-9 41 they called my name. The 7. Michael Mahoney Houston, TX 1-(20)-10-15-5-8-2 40.75 10. Bob Hesley (11 )-8-5-8-8-8- 7 44 8. Bubba Horner Canyon Lake, TX 7-1-(17)-8-9-11 -5 40.75 11 . Larry Hill 12-6-(13)-10-12-11 -13 64 only thing I could think to 9. David Hilfer Austin, TX 11-2-9-2-15-(00)-9 48 12. Clip Collins 6-13-11-12-11-(13)-12 65 say on accepting the tro­ 10. Andrew Johnston San Antonio, TX 6-9-3-(DS)-4-3-24 49 13. Vickie Stones (13)-12-12-11-13-10-11 69 11 . Jim Uroda Lake Jackson, TX (19)-5-6-11-10-13-10 55 14. VanEtte Christian 14-14-14-13-(DF)-12-10 77 phy was, ''There's not 12. Steven Alexander New Braunfels, TX 15-7-11-4-(17)-14-11 62 50-59 going to be any re­ 13. Patricia Manning Austin, TX 13-(21 )-14-10-2-9-16 64 1. Malcolm Jones 1-1-(3)-1-1-1-3 6.75 counts!" Turns out I won 14. Tom Barnes Austin , TX 12-(19)-16-7-11-6-15 67 2. Jim Uroda (5)-2-1-2-2-2-2 10.75 15. Bob Hasley Seabrook, TX (18)-13-8-13-13-12-13 72 3. Jim Deeter 2-(5)-2-4-3-4-1 15.75 by ha~ a point; ~ I hadn't 16. Jim Deeter Austin, TX 14-18-7-(20)-16-17-7 79 4. Ray Plepys 3-3-(6)-3-5-5-6 25 caught that last boat at 17. Lee Woodbury San Antonio, TX (24)-10-22-21-18-21 -14 106 5. Tom Boren 6-4-(8)-7-6-3-5 31 18. Larry Hill Aust in, TX 20-11-21-16-23-18-(23) 109 6. Chris Christian (7)-7-5-5-4-6-4 31 the finish of the last race, 19. Clip Collins New Braunfels, TX 10-(25)-18-19-20-23 -20 110 7. Joe Bettencourt 4-6-4-6-(DS)-DS-DS 38 I would have been third. 20. Ray Plepys Lake Jackson, TX 16-15-(24)-18-21-19-22 111 8. Ellen Rowen 8-8-7-8-(DS)-DS-DS 49 21 . Vickie Stones Austin, TX 22-23-20-17-(24)-16-18 116 60+ Ypes! I was just sailing for 22. Frank Riesenecker San Antonio, TX 21-14-(DF)-14-14-DS-DS 121 1. Jack Aldis 2-2-1-1-1-2-(3) 8.25 23. Tom Boren Copperas Cove, TX 12-17-(26)-24-22-15-21 122 somese~respectbythen. 2. Earl Gerloff 1-(5)-2-3-2-1-1 9.25 24. Chris Christian New Braunfels, TX (25)-24-19-22-19-21-19 124 3. Bubba Horner (3)-1-3-2-3-3-2 13.75 Great regatta! I 25. Joe Bettencourt Abilene, TX 17-22-15-23-DS-DS-(DS) 135 4. Lee Woodbury (5)-3-4-5-5-4-4 25 26. VanEtte Christian New Braunfels, TX 27-27-23-25-(DF)-22-17 141 laughed out loud all the 5. Frank Riesenecker 4-4-(DF)-4-4-DS-DS 30 27. Paul Wirth Aspen , CO 28-26-DS-(DS)-25-24-25 157 6. Paul Wirth 6-6-DS-(DS)-6-5-5 35 way home to Corpus 28. Ellen Rowen Spray Beach, NJ 26-28-25-26-(DS)-DS-DS 163 Christi.

SAILING DEEP IN THE Manning's for a yummy breakfast. but '1un" had changed into something inexpli­ I was looking forward to the practice day, cable, known only to sailors. Vicky Stones HEART OF TEXAS needing to rid body and mind of eight months loaned me a wet suit and I just tried to hang in, Ellen K Rowen (77007, aka uh oh !) of "rust." It was still sunny as I rigged, but hang out, and not fall off (literally). The club When the pink flyer for the Women's NA's then a light rain began to fall. Next came the became a windless haven l;>ythe end ofthe day. arrived in the mail in April, I smiled at the cute tornado warning. Everyone scurried into the I was exhilarated and exhausted-a feeling I fern inine Sunfish with eyelashes and ten-gallon clubhouse and we watched the flags blow will keep in my heart forever. hat. Could we pos­ straight out from the club's for the How we had the energy to join in the Texas sibly go? We whole day. But the day was not lost as the line dancing that evening is a mystery. Another looked at calendar, ''T.H." (Texas Hospitality) continued. Day mel­ mystery on the last pleasant day: I was concen­ atlas and map. My lowed into an evening of delicious '1ixin's." trating .so hard on the racing that I did not even Houston appoint­ (Fixin's is darn good food, while Fixin' is Texas notice the helicopter coming in for Vicki Palmer. ments were just a talk for "going to do" or "intending.") Yet another mystery is the skill of the real pros fewdaysbeforethe I wassurefixin'to race on Saturday morning, like Lee Parks! weekend of the re­ which dawned bright and beaut~ul. A stomach gatta! Austin was full of butterflies kept me from enjoying the an easy drive from Houston, so I called Pat gargantuan breakfast served in the clubhouse. Manning. She remembered me, watching from After the skippers' meeting, VIC Manning set my the committee boat at the International Masters gooseneck for light air using a dollar bill for at Davis Island, FL, in March. Such encourage­ measurement. I hopped on my borrowed Sun­ ment: 'Y'allbettercomeondown!" Sothatwas fish with shaky-breaky outright fear, certain I'd it. Wow! I was actually going to sail in the forgotten how to sail my favorite little water bird. Women's North Americans!!! I ooched downwind out of a calm harbor on We arrived at Lake Travis with ease, due to flat water. Someone yelled after me, 'When it excellent directions from the Mannings. A road isn't fun, come back in." It reminded me of a runner actually crossed our path! We settled fellow back home who'd hail to me during a into our luxurious cabin near the dubhouse, hectic sail, "Are you having fun yet?" I smiled to complete with picture window view of the lake myse~ and tried to relax. But not for long, The awards meeting was a creative suc­ through the trees. because across the lake on the race course, the cession of trophies and prizes and g~ts, from Southern Hospitality is no myth! A steady sun clouded over and the winds blew 50 knots! cowgirl hats and bandannas to plaques of stream of new friends and warm, helpful people Slap, a wave swished over me; I was iced. wooden Sunfish. The roster of club mem­ began that first evening and continued all week. Putting on my l~e jacketforwarmth, I wondered, bers who worked to make this wonderful Jim Uroda emerged from his van and noted I "Who'd think you'd need a wet suit deep in the weekend happen seemed longer than the was wearing his beaut~ul, hand-carved Sunfish heart ofTexas ?' My husband was aghastwhen list of competitors! earrings. Instant rapport! Next morning: to I announced I was going back out after lunch, Reluctantly we left Lake Travis, but we were

Windward Leg Summer 1994 6 JUNIOR CORNER

JUNIOR SAILING NEWS provide boats for the visiting club, to keep Connie Miller the expenses to a minimum. We hope that these exchanges will pro­ Sailing School Sleep Overs vide a different experience from the daily The Lewes Yacht Club Sailing School routine and inspire enthusiasm among the in Lewes, DE, will host several mid-week sailors. Look around your area to see if Chip Clifton is the regattas for juniors this summer. The ex­ there are sailing schools that might want to changes with other area sailing schools 1994 Junior North exchange with you. American Champion will promote varied competition and the sharing of fun and ideas between the Perpetual Midget Trophy Added PORT TACK schools. Sailors from visiting clubs will to Junior North Americans Chip Clifton, Sarasota, FL arrive on a weekday afternoon for dinner, With the inclusion of the Midget cat­ As the warning gun sounds, end the fleet sets its pace, a pool party, and bunk time. The following egory to the Sunfish ranks, many clubs will I examine the course, and I plan out the race. day, the kids will participate in a three to no doubt be awarding trophies to sailors in Should I bang the right corner and hope for a shift five race mini-regatta. The yacht club will that age bracket (under 14). The acknowl­ Or will the wind die and turn into a drift? edgment of the achievements of these Oh, I see a white flag and I hear the horn clear. young people is vital to class growth. The With ten minutes to go, I have nothing to fear. Lewes Yacht Club is honored to donate invited to return to Canyon Lakeforthe Masters While I scope out the line and choose the side favored, the North American Midget Sunfish the next weekend. We were amazed to find It's the thrill before starting that is so very savored. Canyon Lake an instant replay of Lake Travis. Champion Award, which will be given to The same incredible Texas hills disguise both the top midget sailor at the Junior North As I take a course reading, the blue flag is raised. theseunbelievablehuge,clearlakessurrounded Americans. Ayachtgybes much too dose, yet still I'm not fazed. by deep canyon, rocky cliffs. This area must be The award, a wooden Sunfish, was With five minutes to start, I can feel my heart beat. the best kept secret of the South! More T.H. designed and created by Connie Miller A good place at the start or I'm stuck aft the fleet. followed, as we practically lived at the Homers' and William Reardon, a local craftsman. It On a starboard tack plane while i cruise da.vn 1he line, house, and VanEtte Christian loaned me a is their hope that the young names that will A great thought comes to mind if I only have time. Sunfish for the regatta. The light airy day was adorn th is trophy will be seen in the future As I aim for the pin at full speed, I must tack. sun and Sunfish filled. Sometimes I found my­ on subsequent awards. A great blast rings the air and I port-tack the pack! sen amidst the rest of the '11ock'', and the race oommittee polrtely allowed me to finish, giving the other sailors a long rest period between races. Experiences that day included turtling in Sailing Master TM A Regatta on your Computer 100 feet of oold water. By 7 p.m. we were Available on PC/Windows and Macintosh! enjoying a warm buffet under a huge tent made of . Later, Paul Wirth regaled the tired, well fed sailors wrth lively Swiss tunes on his $59.99 acoordian. A great day! On Sunday, we sadly had to leave Canyon $5.00 S&H Lake. The lake and the hills disappeared behind VISA, MC, Check us;beforeweknewrt the curving roads became 1-810-545-9928 a very straight highway. We stayed overnight at . . • 1-810-545-9049 FAX Grumpy's Motel in Flatonia, TX, where rt was indeed very flat, but no one was grumpy. When ~ Starboard Software the roosters crowed us awake the next morn­ BOX 1462 ing, I saw a windmill across a large farm plot in Royal Oak, MI 48068 frontoftbemotel.lmaginedthefieldanexpanse " " of water and the windm ill a giant telltale, but not Satisfaction a Sunfish in sight. I left the door open in sheer L Guaranteed enjoyment, thinking this might be my last look at the heart of Texas. My memories are sunny. When someone Sailing Master ™ simulates sailboat racing on both IBM-compatible personal asks, "How'd you do? Did you win?", I think to computers running Windows and the Apple Macintosh. You control steering, sail trim, mysen, 'Yes, I won. I really won!" In little more and boat heel on a single-handed racing yacht with the mouse. Race against up to three than a week, I'd sailed in a "silver fleet" and competing boats controlled by the computer. Conduct multi-player time trials over beoome a "master," as well as developing repeatable weather conditions. Multiple skill levels and the Autopilot, Autoheel, and calouses (you know where) ahead of time for Autotrim features provide a continuing challenge. A comprehensive manual contain­ the New Jersey sailing season. There must be ing a series of sailing lessons makes the software an excellent tool for learning or some distinction in being the oldest of only teaching sailing and racing concepts. If you like flight simulators or golf games, you'll four women to sail in the Masters. Besides, enjoy Sailing Master. I sailed in water 100 feet deep, deep in the heart of Texas! Makes a Great Gift!

Windward Leg Summer 1994 7 PRACTICE SAILING wind indicators, hazards, rowboats and through laborious repairs. Another benefit windsurfers, weather reports, results boards, for individuals and junior programs is that WITH EASE and more. This requires the sailor (you, learning can be accomplished during in­ Dr. Derrick R. Fries using the keyboard) to control the sail and clement weather and off-season. I particu­ How does a sailor, particularly a junior , sail trim and boat heel while competing larly like the idea of using simulated games sailor, learn to become a better racer without against other sailors in the simulated race. like Sailing Master to keep me refreshed and ever going near the water? Even after you become very good, it's often strategically on top in my sailing perfor­ There are many different forms of prac­ difficult to beat the computer at its own mance; it is the next best thing to actually tice sailing. Certainly physical conditioning game, but it is certainly a lot of fun. Using being on the water. Even my four-year-old done on dry land is one way to improve many pictures from my single-handed rac­ son has shown interest in watching and performance in a small boat such as a Sun­ ing book, High Performance Techniques, moving the keys to do maneuvers. If the fish. Practicing tactics, using a pencil and Sailing Master focuses on boating maneu­ Sunfish class is going to continue to grow, it drawing boats and wind shifts on paper, has vers and sail trim for single-handed . needs applications like this that help not only only limited benefit for even the most en­ This, of course, is ideal for the Sunfish sailor, current sailors, but bring young people into thusiastic racer. Perhaps a better way is the and you will find Force S's, Phantoms, and the class with a multi-faceted approach to use of a computer model simulation. There Sunfish in the simulation. The game is par­ sailing. Games like Sailing Master are an are a number of these on the market for ticularly beneficial to young people who want appropriate avenue to enjoying Sunfish computer-literate sailors. Since, in general, to increase theircomputerskills while learning racing to the fullest. sailors are highly educated, this makes a about sailing. One thing I like about it, par­ For information about Sailing Master, very nice match. ticularly for young people, is that it provides contact Gary Shelef at (81 0) 545-9928. One of my favorite and, perhaps, the best them with multi-faceted learning skills, 1) for A past Sunfish of the computer simulation games is called their life-long enjoyment of sailing, 2) for improved computer integration skills, and 3) World and Sailing Master. The inventor of Sailing Mas­ North American it helps with spatial relations skills, which ter is Gary Shelef, who recently obtained an Champion, M.B.A. degree from the University of Michi­ have great applications in sailing as well as Derrick Fries is gan and lives in the Birmingham, Michigan, in other sports. a sailor of re­ area. In Sailing Master, which can generally It is certainly easier to learn about racing nown. He is the rules on the computer, where boats go author of sev­ be used in all types of personal computers, eral books on through simulated contact and collisions, he features a number of fascinating racing sailing, with a profiles that include wind shifts and puffs, complete with noises and hails for ?20's, new one cur­ blanketing, moving telltales, bad air effects rather than breaking up an actual Sunfish rently in the and basic rules, with sound, boat speed and and putting Mom and Dad or the boat shop works.

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NA'S NOTES take part in this annual event, and Curacao is encouraging more overseas sailing en­ UPDATES TO 1994 Chuck Rushing thusiasts to participate. Those wishing to REGATTA CALENDAR I would like to mention that the 1994 NA bring their own Sunfish will be provided Since the Regatta Schedule was Championship was helped along tremen­ FREE transportation, Miami/Curacao/Miami. published in the Spring issue, the fol­ dously by our sponsors (Timeout of Alternatively, used Sunfish will be available lowing regattas were submitted: Charleston and Hawthorne Suites Hotel) for charter. More information will follow as August 27 1994GiassCityRegatta and numerous contributors who enabled us plans are formalized. (Open) ; Western Lake Erie Sailing to give away a variety of nice door prizes Club; Maumee Bay off Lost Peninsula every evening. I would also like to thank in Toledo, OH. Contact Sally Duncan, Brian Weeks and the Sunfish Class for the WOMEN'S SAIUNG WEEK (419) 893-7598, and Vicki Kretz, (419) stained glass 'window' given to Charleston 726-0006. Yacht Club for hosting the event. I presented AT BITTER END, BVI it at the July monthly meeting and everyone October 1-2 Yankee Duo, Chow­ The Bitter End Yacht Club at Virgin Gorda, thought it was great. It will be hung proudly der Cup and Just Desserts (Open); BVI, has again signed on four-time Rolex in a very conspicuous place in the club. Sherborn Yacht Club and Cochituate Yachtswoman of the Year Betsy Alison and Yacht Club; Pleasant Bay, Chatham, ocean racer Martha MacKechnie to direct MA. Contact Sally Demler, 169 Maple their third annual Women's Sailing Week, St., Sherborn, MA 01770; 508-653- PERSONAL POST SCRIPT scheduled October 22-28. Alison and 2069 (H), 617-262-5440 (W). Fun Norton Hutchinson, Oyster Bay, NY MacKechniewillleadclinics aboard Lasers, Vanguard 15s and J/24s, as well as ac­ weekend, two separate regattas; tro­ Jane and I had hoped to get to Florida company participants with their families phies both days. this past winter for some regattas. That on island-hopping excursions aboard the didn't work out because Jane fell and broke club's Freedom 30s. Instruction will be her shoulder last October. She is fine now, geared toward women sailors with basic, so we are looking forward to going down intermediate and advanced sailing next March. SUNFISH FLEET 560 knowledge. For reservations and further We hesitate to take credit for things oth­ information, call (800) 872-2392, or contact REORGANIZES IN SOUTH ers do. Seawanhaka Place Yacht Squadron the Bitter End Yacht Club's Special Events (SPYS) has no facilities. Most of us launch CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA our Sunfish on the Southern shore of Oyster Office, P .0. Box 4032, Darien, CT 06820; (203) 656-0799. Esther Gunning Bay Harbor. On Saturday, May 22, a group of Sun­ The regatta schedule in the latest Wind­ ,------, fish one design class owners/sailors met ward Leg indicates that we run the Annual at Gifford Pinchot State Park in Lewisberry, Turkey Bowl (New York, November 26, We've got you covered! PA, to discuss plans for the reorganization 1994). We don't. The Annual Turkey Bowl of the long dormant Sunfish Fleet and local regatta is run by world famous, prestigious "NEW BOARD" BAG one design class association for the South Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club:SCYC Padded, with handle $45 Central Pennsylvania region. By unani­ has been in existence for over 100 years, RUDDER.BAG mous vote, those present agreed that there and is located two miles across the harbor Padded $37 was more than sufficient merit and support from where we launch Sunfish. The only SAIUSPAR BAG for such an endeavor and that reorganiza­ thing wrong in the notice is the organization Acrylic or polyester $55 tion should proceed as quickly as possible. name. Lee Smith and his cohorts do a great Fleet 560 has been reactivated with the job of running the regatta. Several of us from POLYESTER COVER United Sates Sunfish Class Association. SPYS go to their regatta and have a great Won't rot or shrink $150 The newly reorganized local Sunfish deal of fun! DECK COVER, full side fleet will initially meet and sail at Gifford Eric Johnson's article on page 15 of the Polyester or Acrylic $180 Pinchot State Park in Lewisberry, PA. The Spring '94 Windward Leg has it right. The STRAP Pinchot Sailing Club's active support dur­ picture caption, however, is off. The re­ ing the 1994 sailing season offers Fleet gatta was held inside the harbor, not out in I Padded (15 colors) $26 560 opportunity to conduct much of its the sound. I 100% Satisfaction Guarantee on these and all racing activities within the Club's regular I of our other quality products for your "Fish". program during a few special one design I Call Craig for details. class events. I All interested Sunfish owners/sailors CURACAO REGATIA IN '95 are invited and encouraged to become a I Julia Smeu/ders, Curacao Sunfish Sailing part of this newly reorganized local Sun­ I Association fish fleet and to participate in its activities. I FabriCraft Come sail at our first open one design ISCA members might be interested to Sunfish Regatta to be held at Pinchot learn that Curacao is organizing an interna­ I tional sailing event, The Curacao Regatta, I Liverpool, NY 315-453-2265 Lake, October 1, 1994. Call Ed Wagman L ______j at (7 17) 761-3575 for more information. January 7-14, 1995. Many different classes

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lossofthe Windward Leg (and35centswhich STARTING TECHNIQUES by Kirk Beadle, the class must pay when the post office Vol. Ill, No.8. returns your copy marked "address un­ MAKING THE STOCK BOARD INTO A known", "change of address," etc). SPEED BOARD by Brian Weeks, Vol. II I, CLASS NOTICE No. 9 (wood board). HOW TO RIG & RACE THE SUNFISH by To all regatta organizers, fleet captains Scott Kyle, Part 1, Vol. Ill, No. 10; Part 2, and race committees: Vol. Ill, No.11. Please be advised that in order to retain our international class status, we must ad­ FURTHER THOUGHTS ON RACING SAILS here to the regulations of the International by P.J. Patin, 1992 World Champion; Union (IYRU). REPAIRING GELCOAT DAMAGE by Larry Cochran; Vol. Ill, No. 12. Sunfish Class Directors, Peg and Terry Beadle. Rule 7.3.6 states, "At Class events, the Sailing Instructions and Notice of Race shall INNER HULL REPAIRS by Brian Weeks, KEEP US INFORMED not amend or override the Class Rules Vol. IV, No. 1. Please advise the class office of your without the prior approval of the IYRU and FOUR THINGS YOU MUST KNOW FOR new fleet captain's name and phone International Class Association. A Class EACH START by Rick White; RUDDER number for our records. This is important event is an event initiated and controlled by EFFICIENCY by Brian Weeks; Vol. IV, No.2. so that he/she will receive class information the class association without any alteration A SLICK BOTTOM GOES A LONG WAY by and requests for regatta scheduling input. to the class rules." Brian Weeks, Vol. IV, No.3. There is no charge to obtain or renew a Please be sure that your Sunfish Class Fleet Charter. A minimum of five boats with events abide by this rule. current membership is required. If you have any questions or concerns, VIDEOS FOR A SMALL FEE Fleet Captains, if you would like to present please contact us at the Sunfish Class Office. If you would like a video for class promo­ a fleet champion black chevron and certifi­ Terry A. Beadle tion or entertainment at a fleet meeting, cate to your fleet champion, send your writ­ Class Administrator please call or write the class office. Just send ten request to the class office. a $50 deposit check, payable to USSCA. Members are urged to provide notice ATIN: REGIONAL REPS When the video is returned, thetreasurerwill of address change promptly, to prevent refund you $41. If you have any ideas for promoting the Videos available include: Sunfish Class and adding to class mem­ 1st World Championship (St. Thomas) bership, or if you know of any boat shows 3rd World Championship (Bermuda) ToiL FREE • 24 HRS. coming up in your area, please write or 18th Worlds (Aruba) contact Class Publicity Chairman Ellen K. 19th Worlds (Nassau) 1-800-779-2251 Rowen, 2401 Atlantic Ave., Spray Beach, 21st Worlds (Curacao) NJ 08008; tel: (609) 492-4717. 1989 Masters Regatta (Florida) FREE CATALOG Sail to Freedom Sunfish Promo CARVED GLASS SAILING AWARDS FIND IT IN A BACK ISSUE Combo: 1st and 3rd Worlds (St. Thomas Previous issues of the Windward Leg and Bermuda) can be ordered from the Class Office by US Sailing Video on Rule 54 (Propulsion sending $3.00 each (check payable to and Kinetics; explanation and clarifica­ USSCA) to Peg Beadle, P.O. Box 300128, tion by IYRU; 26 minutes) Drayton Plains, Ml48330. Specify issue(s). Some highlights: • •••••••••••••••••••• • REGATTA REMINDER • RACING WITH YOUR NEW NORTH SAIL by Derrick Fries, Vol. Ill, No. 2. • March 10-12, 1995 Master's Inter- • • national Championship, Sarasota • IDEAS TO HELP YOU WORK YOUR WAY UP THROUGH THE FLEET by Scott : Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL; Cindy : Kyle, Vol. Ill, No.4. • Clifton, 1379 McAnsh Sq., Sarasota, • • FL 34236; H: (813) 954-6923. W: • PREVENTING BREAKDOWNS (Workshop) • (813) 365-5694; over 40. • • Quality by Brian Weeks; ADD A HIKING STRAP March 17-19 National Midwinter • Service (FYI) by Eric and Scott; Vol. Ill, No. 5. Championship, Davis Island Yacht • Prompt Delivery CONSISTENCY ON THE RACE COURSE • One-Design Sail Plans Club, Fleet 651, Tampa, FL; Jeff by Scott Kyle, Vol. Ill, No.6. Linton, 524 Channel Dr., Tampa, FL CONVERTING TO AN INVERTED TRAILER 33606; H: (813) 254-3455; W: (813) Canton Glass Studio by Malcolm Dickinson; SOLUTIONS FOR 327-5361. National Team Sunfish 1000 Irish Lane #B RUDDER PROBLEMSbyLarryCochran; Championship to be held Thurs., Mount Vernon, IA 52314 WINDSHIFTS by Kirk Beadle; Vol. Ill, March 18. No.7. • ••••••••••••••••••

Windward Leg Summer 1994 10 NEED MAILING LABELS? UNITED STATES SUNFISH CLASS ASSOCIATION If you need mailing labels for distribution 1994 USSCA Board of Directors and Committee Chairman of regional newsletters or regatta notices, etc., let us help you. Just specify your re­ USSCA PRESIDENT WOMEN'S SUBCOMMITTEE Brian Weeks Gail Heausler quirements (states, zip codes, etc.) Most 271 River Ave. 54 Martinique any need can be met. Labels are $15 plus 6 Patchogue, NY 11772 Tampa, FL 33606 cents per name, postage included. Allow 2 H: (516) 447-2166 H: (813) 254-9903 weeks for delivery. Send requests and your ISCA PRESIDENT MASTERS' SUBCOMMITTEE Leonard K. Ruby, M.D. Vic Manning check payable to: 236 Beverly Rd. 8419 Red Willow Dr. Mr. Terry A. Beadle Brookline, MA 02167 Austin, TX 78736 H: (617) 469-9884 H: (512) 288-1081 c/o USSCAIISCA TREASURER MEMBERSHIP P.O. Box 300128 Michael Scriver James Koehler Drayton Plains, Ml 48330-0128 7010 Tuttle Ct. 38 Avon Place Tel/Fax (81 0) 673-2750 Waterford, Ml 48329 Amityville, NY 11701 H: (810) 623-3047 H: (516) 598-0976 SECRETARY JUNIOR COMMITTEE FROM THE EDITOR Jean Bergman Connie Miller Linda Tillman 4686 Valleywood Ct 346 Pilottown Rd. Holland, Ml 49423 Lewes, DE 19958 Thanks to all who sent articles, results, H: (616) 335-9233 H: (302) 645-8239 photos, etc. for this issue. I appreciate your SUNFISH CLASS OFFICE NOMINATING COMMmEE Peg & Terry Beadle Tom L. Katterheinrich taking the time to write up your regattas and P.O. Box 300128 P.O. Box71 submit them on time. Keep up the good Drayton Plains, MI48330-0128 301 W. Bremen St. work! Articles may be submitted on disks B: (81 O) 673-2750 (tel/fax) New Knoxville, OH 45871 compatible with Macintosh (LCIII) and Mi­ H: (810) 673-3565 H: (419) 753-2289 ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES: crosoft Word. The deadline for the Fall'94 Larry Cochran Inland Lakes {WI, lA, MN, SO, NE, NO, WY, MT) issue is October 15. 53 Meadow Lane Thomas E. Raster Remember that Peg and Terry need the Manchester , CT 06040 15227 Greene Avenue results of regional regattas promptly for H: (203) 649-8582 Hugo, MN 55038 B: (612) 220-0238 purposes of determining Worlds qualifying Rod Koch 1013 LocustS!. N.E. Mid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, VA, WV) slots, along with a writeup and photo for the St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Christopher Houston Leg. In all regatta results, please include H: (813) 825-8245 10 Daisy Lane Ambler, PA 19002 CLASS MEASURER position, each competitor's first and last H: (215) 542-1398 Joel M. Furman name, hometown if you want it, individual Midwest (OH, IN, Ml, IL, WI, KY, MO) P.O. Box408 race results, and total points. Photos must Tom L. Katterheinrich Bellport, NY 11713 P.O. Box71 H: (516) 286-2331 be supplied with captions, and photo credits Bremen St. if desired. Reporting on your Sunfish event CLASS HISTORIAN New Knoxville, OH 45871 is good publicity for your next one. 'Hall of Fame Chairpersons H: (419) 753-2289 Robert E. and Donna Buttner New England (CT, MA, Rl, VT, NH, ME) US Sailing provides Regatta Reporting 15 WinterS!. Peter Beckwith Forms to assist you in submitting regatta Plymouth, MA 02360 5 Jupiter Lane coverage to magazines. In this issue, Jerry H: (508) 746-3607 Wayland, MA 01778-3505 Callahan's (of Oxford, OH) article on the FLEET CHAIRMAN H: (508) 358-4574 Terry A. Beadle, USSCA New York (NY) Spring Justfor Fun Regatta was submitted P.O. Box300128 Joel M. Furman on a USS form and was wonderfully re­ Drayton Plains, MI48330-0128 P.O. Box408 ceived by the editor! If you wish to cover (810) 673-2750 Bellport, NY 11713 H: (516) 286-2331 an event but do not know how to begin, PUBLICITY Ellen Kausch Rowen Southeast (SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, NC) write or call US Sailing at P.O Box 209, 2401 Atlantic Ave. Cindy S. Clifton Newport, Rl 02840-0209; tel: (401) 849- Spray Beach, NJ 08008 2118 Alameda Ave. H: (609) 492-4717 Sarasota, FL 34234 5200; Fax: (401) 849-5208 and request H: (813) 954-6923 B: (813) 365-5694 WINDWARD LEG EDITOR the Regatta Reporting Service Form. It is Southwest (LA, AR, OK, KS, CO, NM, TX) Unda L. Tillman Pat Manning Vicki Palmer another worthwhile service provided by 11382 S. Tropical Trail 5805 Lakeside Trail 3606 Chalkstone Cove Merritt Island, FL 32952 our national governing body. If you are not Austin, TX 78734 Austin, TX 78730-3718 (407) 773-4711 already a member of US Sailing, see the H: (512) 266-7255 (412) 345-4509 ad on page 22 and join today. GOOD TIMES (SPECIAL EVENTS) Western (WA, CA, OR, NV, 10, UT, AZ, HI, AK) Charles T. and Gibby Berry Robert H. Cronin Please notice the advertisers in this issue, P.O. Box88 360 Marmona Dr. many of whom have been faithful supporters Stowe, VT 05672 Menlo Park, CA 94025 of the Sunfish Class for many years. 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Windward Leg Summer 1994 11 USSCA PRESIDENrS LETTER

EXPANDING HORIZONS people leave is that we, as a Brian Weeks, USSCA President class, don't do I have given a great deal of thought lately enough to inspire to class growth. How do we keep the number them to stay. of people entering the world of Sunfish rac­ How do we ing growing at a rate equal to or greater than combat all these the number of people leaving? No matter "excuses?" Let's what we do, there will always be those who see. As for "mov­ leave. Some leave because they want to ing up"to another move into a different class. It is still believed class, we must by some that the Sunfish is merely a boat promote the used to "get your feet wet" in the world of Sunfish as a Hot sailing and that then they should move on. Class. It is nottoo Some people leave because they feel they competitive. We gave sailing a try and it really isn't their don't want to tell ''thing." They sail for two or three years and newcomers that they don't see any progress in their skill, so racing a Sunfish they move on to another sport. Some leave is so cut throat that they won't even want to duties, I think there is always a way to keep because they feel sailing is a youthful thing try it. We have to make people aware that the these people involved. Obviously you can't to do and that when they settle down, find a learning curve is fairly quick and that with campaign for the Olympics with a newborn mate and have some children, sailing would time and experience, they will do well in the baby at your side, but a family can be a be an irresponsible thing to do. Combined class. This starts on the local level. We each closer family ifthey "recreate" together. Sail­ with this, and a reason of its own, is the fact have to convince one or two other people of ing can be one of the best family sports. As that some people leave because of eco­ what we already know, that this is the boat to for spouses who don't sail, there are so nomic reasons. Even Sunfish-ing can cost sail. Once a local fleet grows to 10 to 15 many ways to get involved and things to do money if you travel and keep your boat boats, the rest will come naturally. In years at regattas and club events. The social as­ updated with new equipment. I'm sure when we can get our frostbite fleet up to pect is importantto emphasize. The Sunfish there are other reasons for retiring from around 12 boats on the water, a whole Class has such a great-group of people, on any class of boat but the main reason bunch of new Sunfish-ers come out of the the water and ashore, just waiting to welcome woodwork! Then, all we need is good weather newcomers. Be sure tb introduce new sail­ to keep them coming. It is important to ors and their families to fellow Sunfish-ers toughen up these newcomers and show them THE SAILBOAT that the mean days are as fun as the nice ones and that, with new technology in sailing gear, we Windward Leg Ad Rates GARAGE can sail practically all year long. If you have a product or service suited to It is important to show new sailors how to the Sunfish sailor, we want your ad in the SUNFISH PARTS rig the boat for racing and show them that Windward Leg. when rigged and sailed correctly, it really Ad size Width Height Cost Racing Sails has evolved over the years into a high per­ Full Page 7 1(2" X 9 3/8" $250 formance craft. In many conditions, a Sun­ 1/2 page Horiz. 7 1(2" X 41(2" $135 New Daggerboards fish can beat a Laser. It may not sail upwind 1/3 page Horiz. 7 1(2" X 3" $80 DOUGLAS GILL SPECIALISTS quite as fast but we can catch them off the 1/3 page Vert. 21/4" X 9 3/8" $80 wind. We need to use word of mouth and 1/3 page 'square' 4 7!8" X 41(2" $80 Foul Weather Gear & Accessories advertising to overcome the image of the 1/4 page Horiz. 7 1(2" X 21/4" $70 Sunfish being only a daysailor or club boat. 1/4 page Vert. 21/4" X 7" $70 CALL FOR CATALOG This image is most important in talking with 1/6 page Vert. 21/4" X 41/2" $45 810-673-3565 junior sailors. We need to attract a certain Classified Ads: percentage of junior sailors in order to $.30 per word, Minimum 25 words. SUNFISH maintain class growth. By being willing to teach, we can over­ For deadline dates and further information, Boat Covers & Spar Bags come losing people because of not advanc­ contact: Padded Hiking Straps ing their skills. We should share our knowl­ Linda Tillman, Windward Leg Editor edge of speed and tactics. Try running a Oct. through May: Books On Sailing clinic at your next regatta or club weekend; 11382 S. Tropical Trail Gooseneck Adjustor do it yourself or get a hot local sailor to Merritt Island, FL 32952 volunteer. You'll be surprised at the turnout (407) 773-4711 June through Sept.: PEG & TERRY BEADLE if you advertise. No one likes to admit that 4204 SOUTH SHORE they don't know something, but when they 6999 E. Eli Lilly Rd. WATERFORD, MI 48328 can stand in the crowd and learn, they will. Syracuse, IN 46567 As for dropping out because of family (219) 457-2385

Windward Leg Summer 1994 12 and make a point of introducing yourself to ISCA PRESIDENT'S newcomers. As for money, traveling can be costly, it's LETTER Breaker 5ailing true. Just a weekend regatta adds up when Planning for the World Championship in you consider tolls, gas, lodging, and entry Bermuda is well underway and most of the 5horts & Longs fees. The rewards are great, however, since invitations have been sent. The 1995 Worlds you get to see new areas, sail new bodies of will be in Venezuela. For 1996, the Domini­ water, and meet new people. If you have a can Republic has graciously volunteered to double trailer, offer a friend to go with you to host the Championship. I am sure these will an away regatta; splitting costs makes trav­ be memorable events, so don't miss your eling easy and more enjoyable. I try to run a chance to qualify. free regatta each year. Make some simple I have been made aware that some sail­ trophies and tell people the regatta is free; ors feel that there should be a rule regarding they will come to support your good inten­ minimum hull weight. There have also been tions. I also point out to new sailors that they opinions expressed that this is not a good can handle regattas such as the regionals idea. Since the issue has arisen, those of and even the North Americans. Even if they you who have a point of view on the subject do poorly, they will learn a great deal and should express yourselves, either in writing enjoy the traveling. Don't raise people's ex­ or verbally, to the Sunfish office so that the pectations of doing well, but emphasize the World Council can gain a sense of what social aspects, the fun of traveling and the the Class wants. Just write Peg or Terry at learning experience they will enjoy. the Sunfish office or fax them a letter at It is important that we all do our part in (81 0) 673-2750. keeping class growth alive. Start with mak­ Thank you. ing your local fleet grow. Get others in your Leonard K. Ruby fleet to pursue new sailors and teach the ISCA President ones that you sense are losing interest. We must show others how to enjoy t~e sport of BRING IN A MEMBER racing sailing and show them that the Sun­ Dues for new Sunfish Class members fish is the boat to be racing. If we can look remain at the same low price. For$35, a first towards this new horizon of teaching and time member is assigned an official sail inaugurating sailors, we can make growth in number and receives a set of cloth, self­ our class spread like wildfire. adhering legal size sail numbers, a member­ Technically Designed Sailing Pants Brian Weeks, USSCA President ship card, a copy of the Class Measurement 271 River Ave., Patchogue, NY 11772 Rules and Constitution booklet, the Annual Unrestrictive, breathable, quick-drying, double­ H: (516) 447-2166 Regatta Schedule, and the Windward Leg, seated. Breaker Shorts and Longs are not only Fax(W): (516) 475-1675 published three times a year. What a bargain! tough as nails but help you and your shipmates Prodigy Mail #: cdpw66a Bring in a new member this summer. See move quickly and hike hard all regatta long. membership form on page 27. Foam protectors, Knee & Fanny Fenders, will take the pain provoked hesitance out of max-hik­ BUILDER'S CORNER ing. Waist adjustment straps and deep pockets with non-corroding zippers make this attractive gear functional for hard sailing. Change your DAGGERBOARDRUMORCONTROL clothes this season, shift into high gear, sail flat, fast and focused ! Peter Johnstone, Pres., Sunfish Laser Inc. Fanny Fender; llrNon-Absorbing Since the new 's introduction, we have had twelve daggerboards returned Breaker 5horts: /\~ I on : 565.00 foam and replaced due to broken tips. In every case that we know, the daggerboard has either Breaker Longs: $79.95 been dropped or run aground against a solid object. Up to five inches of the tip may break 5ize:5horts: 26-44 I Longs: 28-42 OJ Optional ffnee Fenders: $5.00 off if impacted with a solid object. What may be perceived as a design flaw to some sailors \ is actually a benefit. It's better to break the daggerboard tip than to have a trunk failure. Optional fanny Fender: $9.95 . The damage rate to date is less than .25% of total production, which is an astronomically G!ors: ffhaki, Red, Royal, 1\~vy, 1\~vy, w low number versus typical first year marine defect and failure rates of 5%. To date, these Teav damaged boards have been warranted by Sunfish Laser. None have shown any defect in ffhaki I 1\~vy, Surprise manufacture, and the damage does not pose any threat to safety on the water. From this point forward, the new daggerboards will only be warranted if there is a demonstrable defect in manufacture. We have made the new daggerboard as reliable and structurally sound as can be within the design parameter presented to us by the ISCA. The new daggerboard is not designed SAiliNG ANGlEs INc. to be dropped on your driveway. With a little TLC it should be a very reliable and durable ...... piece of equipment. P.O. Box 331725 • Miami, Fl. 33233, USA I look forward to seeing you on the water at the Bermuda Worlds. 1-305-666-3615 • Fax: 305-661-5551

Windward Leg Summer 1994 13 Chris Houston, Connie Miller, Cindy Clifton and Registrations in Florida are down. It was sug­ ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES Vic Manning to come up with a proposal to be gested the class make an effort to contact old UNITED STATES SUNFISH voted upon by the board. fleets and everyone should make a personal effort to get people interested again. Another CLASS ASSOCIATION 4. New Business: 4.1 The USSCA board voted to change the suggestion was to coordinate with SLI an effort to JUNE 29, 1994 qualification for the World Championship. The advertise the racing quality of the class. SLI has Charleston Yacht Club, Charleston, SC qualifiers will now be: prepared some new advertising about racing Top junior from Junior NA's Sunfish which should be out soon. 1. USSCA President Brian Weeks called the Top woman from the Women's NAs 5.3 Historian: Bob Butner says the Hall of Fame official Class meeting to order on Wednesday Top master from the U.S. Masters needs updating. evening, June 29, 1994, in conjunction with the Top finishers from 2 Regional Championships 5.4 Masters: Vic Manning suggests Masters North American Championship held at the in each region regatta sites should move to different regions Charleston Yacht Club. The minutes of the 1993 6 top finishers from the North Americans around the country. He welcomes any suggestions meeting were approved as printed in the Wind­ 5 top finishers from the Mid-Winters. or contacts. ward Leg with one correction. Paul Odegard All remaining spots will be chosen from the North 5.5 Women's: Gail Heausler reported 28 boats completed his term as US delegate to the Advi­ Americans. competed in the Women's NA's in Austin, TX. The sory Council; he did not step down as indicated in Wild card spots are now filled by requesting that regatta will go East next year. Gail also will try to the original minutes. your name be included in the drawing for those move the regatta sight to different regions each 2. Treasurer's Report: by Mike Scriver spots. From now on, a person will have once card year. JAN.1, 1993 THROUGH DEC. 31,1993. put into the drawing for each qualifying regatta he/ 5.6 Juniors: Connie Miller suggest Jr. Regional Balance on hand 1/1/93 $1,298.79 she has attended, the idea being to reward those Regattas with perpetual regional trophies in those Revenue: sailors who support the class. areas with strong junior participation. If regional Dues-Foreign 315.00 4.2 There have been some failures of the new reps could arrange a clinic for these junior regat­ Dues-U.S. 41,932.00 daggerboards due to the fact that the metal rein­ tas, it would be great. Connie would also like to Video 72.00 forcement stops about 2 1/2 inches from the have regattas between various Yacht Club junior Sail Numbers 1,242.00 bottom of the board. SLI has indicated that they training schools. Establishing a top Junior Windward Leg Ads .3,633.70 will warrant those which have snapped off due to Women's trophy for the Junior NA's is another Interest 196.26 only slight pressure, such as running aground lightly idea. A perpetual junior Midget trophy will be Donations ~ in sand. If the board breaks, it may be epoxied and ready soon and given to this year's winner (under Total Revenue $47,415.00 glassed locally at the break. New boards may not be 14). It was suggested the class send a delegate Expenses: fiberglassed or epoxied all over. to the US Sailing Symposium in Mystic, CT in Office Service/Supplies $15,609.74 4.3 There are six rule change proposals the October. It was suggested the Midgets and Jun­ ISCA Dues 10,040.00 USSCA Board will take to the ISCA World Council iors be scored within their own classes but an Sail Numbers 2,309.60 in November: overall score for the regatta should also be printed. Windward Leg 14,209.17 a. Allow blocks and eye straps of the 5.7 Regattas: Lois Blodgett reports Davis Is­ Officers' expen.s:es· 506. 16 sailor's choice, placing them wherever competi­ land will hosnhe 1994 Mid-Winters, March 18- US Sailing Membersliip 150.00 tor chooses 19. Sarasota will hest the Masters. There will Advertising 600.00 b. Allow anti-chafing material on the tiller be team racing on the Thursday before the Mid­ Misc. 192.27 c. Remove the limit on bridle measurement since winters, with 4 per team. The committee is it is unenforceable. Total Expenses 43,617.64 trying for Hyannis Yacht Club, Cape Cod, as Balance on hand 12131/93 5,097.11 d. Eliminate the rule that says a competitor can the 1995 NA's site, in July or August. If this use only one set of equipment in a regatta. does not work out, Lewes, Delaware is a strong JAN.1, 1994 THROUGH MAY 31,1994 e. Allow to be led through small ties or possibility. Lois is looking for a mid-west site for Balance on hand 1/1/94 $5,097.11 main hangers in order to prevent blowing 1996; she has one proposal from Minnesota. Revenue out the sail clips. No internal outhauls at this time. 5.8 Nominating: Tom Katterheinrich presented Donations 10.00 f. Allow any diameter halyard. a slate of nominees for the three board positions Dues -ISCA 885.00 Paul Odegard suggested doing a questionnaire to be filled this year: Dues - U.S. 31,425.00 on these rule changes so the representatives Sail Numbers 422.00 USSCA President - Brian Weeks could go to the World Council with some numbers Treasurer- Michael Scriver Video 112.00 to indicate support from U.S. competitors. There Misc. 101.80 Secretary - Jean Bergman. was some discussion on allowing more than one It was moved and seconded that the nominees Windward Leg Ads 1294.58 sail for a regatta. Rod Koch explained that the Worlds Deposits 2600.00 be accepted by acclamation. The slate was Board felt it was fairer for light weight people; approved. Total Revenue 36,850.38 some feltthey could not sail in very heavy weather Regional reps from four regions were elected: Expenses with the larger racing sail but could go out if Mid-Atlantic: Chris Houston Auto Expense (Mileage) 2.60 allowed to use the smaller sail. In a show of New England Peter Beckwith Commission (Leg) 320.58 hands, most people present preferred to allow Printing (Office Supplies) 2,339.51 more than one sail per regatta. New York Joel Furman Southeast Cindy Clifton Printing (Leg) 3905.71 It was moved, seconded and approved that the Insurance (Regatta) 321 .30 President add ISCA representatives take a strong Tom reported that John Focke, Southwest Re­ Postage 1,038.09 recommendation to the World Council to rescind gion, wants to step down. Vicki Palmer and Pat Telephone 92.78 Rule 4.3, and to take a motion from the class Manning have volunteered to fill in the remaining Editor's Fee (Leg) 1,400.00 meeting to add to the Board recommendation. year of his term . Sunfish Office 10,014.38 5. Committee Reports: 8. Floor Discussion: Brian opened the meeting Bank Charges 10.00 5.1 SLI - No report. Brian Weeks expressed to discussion from the floor. There was some Total Expenses 19,444.95 general class satisfaction with the boats. There concern about boom end caps breaking. Brian Balance on hand 5/31/94 22,502.54 are no SLI plans for a new rudder; however, said he would talk to the manufacturer. Brian also Question from the floor: Who gets the revenue private parties are testing different shapes. asked for volunteers to work on a yearbook for the class. Anyone wishing to take on this job, please from the ads in the Windward Leg? Answer: 25% 5.2 Membership: Jim Koehler reports he is contact Brian Weeks . commission to the editor, the rest to the class. looking into the possibility of a subscription deal 3. Old Business: Format of North American with Sailing World for new members. As of June, 9. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at Championship. Response from the question­ 1994, USSCA membership was 1349, down 10:45 pm .. naire in the Leg was good, but there was no slightly from last year. A few more member­ Respectfully submitted, consensus. A committee was formed including ships should come in during July and August. Jean Bergman, Secretary

Windward Leg Summer 1994 14 WORKBENCH

marine stores carry it. Sand the ding or West epoxy, thickened once again to a pea­ gouge with rough sandpaper, such as #60 nut butter consistency. This time I recom­ grit. Wipe the area with acetone if you have mend a mixture of high density powder and it. Make up a mixture of West System epoxy colloidal silica. This makes a very strong along with some high density powder and mixture. Put the board on top of a piece of microlight fairing particles (both are West wax paper and start piling on your mixture. System products). Make a thick peanut butter Don't make it too high, but make sure you consistency mixture and apply it to the area extend the mixture past the actual outline of of repair. Put a little extra on to build it up. the board. After it hardens you will cut the After the repair area is dry, you can sand it shape back out by using the template. NEW DAGGERBOARD fair again with sandpaper. Start with #80 grit After the repair has set up, draw the REPAIRS butworkyourwaydown to a very fine grit like shape of the board back on to the epoxy. #220. You will find that adhesion is strong You can cut the shape using a band saw or Brian Weeks and the area of repair will be stronger than jig saw. The next step will take some knowl­ We havequicklyseenthatthe new racing the normal material. As you sand, you will edge of fairing. The epoxy repair must be foil daggerboards are somewhat fragile down probablysandthroughthewhiteepoxypaint. sanded and fa ired back to the foil shape that near their tips. Although SLI has had very If you like, you can touch up the board with it originally was, using a sanding block or an little problem with the boards, some have any type of flat white spray paint. orbital sander. Again, I recommend starting been broken by going aground. At last year's with #60 or #80 grit and sanding finer and Worlds, several boards met their fate on the finer up to, say, #220 grit paper. Any leftover coral reefs off of Virgin Gorda. Other sailors air holes or imperfections can be filled with a have found that where the old wood boards putty or MarineTex. would simply get scratched or dinged by If the repair to your board seems like too going aground, the new ones don't fare so much of a project or too extensive, I recom­ well. I have repaired several boards already mend taking it to a professional. Most boat at the shop, thankfully not my own. One repair shops should have a good fiberglass I0/'24 sailor we know borrowed a board and pro­ man who could handle such a job. My advice MACI-IINE. 'Sc-IZ~\V~ ceeded to find a rock in the Barrington River to everyone, however, from square one, is to this spring. treat your board with care and in shallow Let's talk first about the construction of water, watch out! the board. The board is made by a process called injection molding. It consists of creat­ ing a shape out of high density polyurethane SEI.TECH Launching Dollies foam in a mold that is then coated with an ~IL. OF 1'2E:.PA112. - the Smart Sailors• Choice- outer skin of resin or epoxy. I am not sure if a gel coat is used on the Sunfish boards, but Let's talk about a more extensive repair. I do know that the final finish is some kind of Let's say a large portion of the tip of the epoxy spray paint. If you look at the under­ board has broken off from hitting a rock near side of the retainer hole, you'll see a bare the shore of your lake. Take a friend's board spot where it was hung to dry. Within the and draw the shape of the board onto apiece foam core of the board are several steel of plywood or cardboard. This will be your Ideal for laamchlng, retrieving, moving, rods. We saw these last September when template. Remove all broken and cracked and storing. Lght strong, corrosion-proof, we went through the X-ray machines at the areas of the board. maintenance-free. Anodized alum. frame, 3" wide airport. I would guess the main rods are 1/4". If the metal rods are exposed, cut them sling, engineered plastic joint components, stainless Down at the bottom of the board the taper off with wire cutters or cutting pliers. You will makes it narrow, so the rods have to get have to purchase some long 10/24 steel steel fasteners. Large pneumatic wheels with smaller. There are a number of coat hanger machine screws from a hardware store. The plastic hub and low-friction plastic roller bearings. size rods down near the tip. bigger the repair, the longer the bolts should Rolls easily over sandy and rocky beaches. UPS The fact of the matter is, however, that . _be. You can also use small metal rods, but shippable. Comes as a kit Easy assembly & the new boards must be sailed w[th care in most repairs should not be too large and the disassembly. Fits in car trunk. 1-yr warranty. areas of shallow water. They are fast, but machine screws work well since the threads Contact your local dealer or manufacturer. fragile. Let's talk about how you can make a grip the epoxy. Cut the heads off the ma­ ,. R u we•ve got a dolly f simple repair to the board, and then about a chine screws with bolt cutters or wire cutters. 1 ,.. "''~lf·o,. illl!dinghy. more complex one. Drill about three or four different holes at If you drop your board or get a ding from different angles up into the foam at the :: "'o SEITECH hitting something or from a rough edge on proper angle so as not to go out the side of ~- !: Marine Products Inc. your trunk, you can fill in these spots. I the board. They should be about a quarter 'o ~ -, "' P.O.Box514 / . ' recommend using West System epoxy for inch in from any edge. Mix up some West r:;'l"v,,:J o'""" Portsmouth, Rl 02871 all repairs. It is the best epoxy on the market epoxy and coatthe bolts. 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Windward Leg Summer 1994 15 REGIONALS

LINTON TOPS 32 IN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL Rufus T. Jeff Linton scored four firsts and showed his stern to 32 sailors from around the state of Florida in this 1994 Worlds Qualifier. The light to medium conditions were quite a challenge to the competitors and produced some interesting results. The race with the least wind had three Einthoven, Plank, Gregway and Dickinson jockey for the fast lane after the jibe mark in race 3 on Sunday. 200 +1- pound-ers in the top six, although one of those was a PMS. In Race 6, thirteen IDEAL WEATHER PREVAILS AT NEW YORK REGIONAL year old Florida State Pram Dave Tonkin Champion Danny Pietsch led the fleet around every mark to post his first bullet in a major Although the weather forecast for the sent everyone in to enjoy a feast fit for a king. weekend was not very favorable (tornadoes A few sailors decided to see a little of were reported in nearby Buffalo), many Oswego's night life that evening; some went sailors decided to brave the elements and to a movie while others shot a few rounds of travel to Oswego for the New York regional darts. All in all, everyone retired fairly early, this past June. Many had heard of the fierce knowing how close the regatta stood. Sunday conditions that can arise on Lake Ontario at dawned a gorgeous day with steady winds at 8 a moment's notice and were drawn to con­ to 12 knots. Dickinson and Gregway each quer the six to eight foot waves!! NOT! claimed firsts in the four races, while Sunfish Sailors arriving at the Oswego Maritime newcomer Todd Perrigo dominated Races 2 Foundation's boating education facility on and 3 to move him into a battle for third with Saturday, June 25, were greeted with Ton kin going into the last race. overcast skies and 5 to 10 knots of wind. Many thanks to all of the competitors and Twelve competitors traveled from New Jer­ regatta organizers for a successful and pro­ sey, Connecticut, Rochester, Binghamton, test-free regatta. Syracuse and Oswego to see what the Port 1994 NEW YORK REGIONAL City of central New York had to offer. OSWEGO, NY Three races were sailed on Saturday, JUNE 25-26 1. Malcolm Dickinson Pelham 1-2-2-1-2-2-3 9.5 with conditions varying throughout the day. 2. Nicky Einthoven Ewing 2-7-1-2-3-3-4 14.75 The first was claimed by Malcolm Dickinson, 3. Dave Ton kin Oswego 3-1-5-9-4-4-2 18.75 Jeff Linton, first to finish and first at the keg. 4. Todd Perrigo Olean 6-5-3-6-1-1-DNF 21 .5 with Nicky Einthoven in a close second. 5. Tom Gregway Oswego 5-3-7-7-7-5-1 27.75 Sunfish regatta. Chip Clifton (top junior) Local Dave Tonkin won the second race. 6. Brian Plank Oswego 4-8-9-4-6-6-5 33 7. Mark Rosenkrantz Chen. Frks 7-4-4-3-8-10-8 34 and Dave Guerdan also put firsts on the After a nutritious lunch distributed by the RC 8. George Seary Endwell 8-6-10-5-5-8-10 42 scoreboard. This was Dave'sfirst regatta after on the water, a recharged Einthoven captured 9. Tom Dungey N. Syracuse 11-9-6-DSQ-9-7-6 48 10. Chip Bayer Rochester 9-10-8-8-10-11-7 52 a 2 112 year layoff recovering from becoming the last race. Unfortunately the wind did not 11. John Enwright Oswego 10-11-11-10-11-9-9 60 the father of twin, red-headed boys. cooperate for more racing, and the committee 12. Michael Lynne Minnetto 12-12·12-0S-OS-OS-OS 75 Leslie "Wiggle that Stick" Fisher survived a trip to the protest room and took the prize for first woman by a two point margin over Rita Steele. In second overall, Charlie Clifton earned the qualifying berth for the Bermuda Worlds since Linton had previously qualified with a second place finish at the 1994 Midwinters. 1994 SE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP* SARASOTA SAIUNG SQUADRON MAY28-29 1. Jeff Linton 1-1-1-4-4-2-1 9 2. Charlie Clifton 3-2-2-12-2-3-2 14 3. Chip Clifton 2-8-4-1 -3-5-4 18.75 4. Oeve Guerdan 5-6-6-6-1-33-3 26.75 5. Mark Taylor 33-4-9-2-6-8-7 36 6. Jim Kaighin 6-5-5-7-9-12-18 44 7. Daniel Pietsch 13-11-3-14-16-1-19 57.75 8. Bill Haberland 33·10-11-3-11-18-9 62 9. Leslie Fisher 7-12-19-26-17-15-8 69 The group gathers after the awards: Front Row: Malcom Dickinson, Todd Perrigo, Nicky Einthoven. 10. Jeff Olson 12-14-12-9-20-7-15 69 11 . Rita Steele 9-21-15-18-12-6-11 71 Back row: Tom Gregway, Dave Tonkin, Tom Dungey, Nicole Caroccio, Brian Plank, Jeff Tonkin, Pat 12. AI Thompson 23-13-7-22-5-13-12 72 Tonkin, George Seary, Chip Bayer, Mark Rosenkranz. 13. Bill Wingrove 4-3-33-17-7-11 -33 75

Windward Leg Summer 1994 16 14. WiiiWh~e 19-18-8-8-23-4-231 80 Rogers, one of the juniors, sneaked in a 15. Cory Thompson 11-9-17-20-22-9-17 83 16. Lois Blodgett 8-24-22-5-26-14-10 83 second in Race 2, as did Stan Woodruff in 17. Charles Branning 18-19-21-13-8-22-6 85 Race 1. Stan won the Marco Polo Award, Battened 18. Dale Dunston 10-20-16-16-19-17-13 91 19. Gail Heausler 33-7-33-11-15-21 -5 92 having stopped to spend the weekend with 20. John Spray 17-33-13-10-13-33-16 102 us as he made his way from Florida to 21 . Eric Erickson 22-16-18-21-18-1 0-22 105 Neoprene 5horts 22. Paul Silvernail 15-15-14-33-33-20-20 117 Michigan. 23. A. Hodgson 25-23-27-28-14-16-14 119 On Sunday, the wind shifted just as we 24. Newt Bollinger 24-27-25-24-10- 19-24 126 25. Cindy Clifton 14-17-19-15-33-33-33 131 were about to begin the first race, and filled 26. Bonnie Sevier 26-25-20-23-27-25-33 146 in from the southeast at 12-15 knots for the 27. Jeff Kensinger 16-22-24-19-33-33-33 147 remainder of the day. The heavier air obvi­ 28. Stan Woodfruff 20-33-33-29-21-23-21 147 29. Gene Rosson 28-29-26-25-25-24-25 153 ously appealed to Tom, who finished the 30 Ed Carney 27-26-23-27-24-26-33 153 regatta with two firsts, followed by Doug and 31 . Trudy Kensinger 21 -28-28-33-33-33-33 176 32. Cherie Shepard 29-30-33-33-28-27-33 180 Chris in each of the two races. * one th rowout Doug captured the overall championship with 11 1/2 points. Janice "J.J." Mason, in •• fourth place overall, also took home first Woman and first Master trophies. Steve Evans was first Junior and Andy Miller, first Midget (under 14).

1994 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL LEWES YACHT CLUB, LEWES, DE JUNE 4-5 1994 MID-ATLANTIC 1. 52853 Doug Kaukeinen 1-6-1-2-2 11 .5 2. 55285 Tom Donahue 3-7-2-1-1 13.5 REGIONAL 3. 59864 Chris Houston 3-1 -4-3-3 13.75 4. 7 Janice Mason 7-5-3-8-7 30 Connie Miller 5. 73413 Rob Davis 66-10-6-4 -5 31 6. 2327 George Anderson 9-3-7-6-11 36 Winds were constant for the Mid-Atlantic 7. 76473 Mark Faist 8-8-9-7-4 36 Regional Championship held at Lewes Yacht 8. 77020 Stan Woodruff 2-4-10-11-10 37 9. 58914 Connie Miller 11-11-5-5-6 38 Club, June 4-5. Although the turnout was 10. 76574 Steve Evans 4-9-8-g.g. 39 less than expected, the participants were 11. 76787 Dylan Rogels 10-2-11 -12-8 43 12. 19742 Betsy Schmidt 13-13-14-19-12 62 able to enjoy sailing instead of the frequent 13. 77194 Paige Diner 12-14-12-13-13 64 sitting around waiting for wind that plagues 14. 77070 Andy Miller 14-12-13-14-DNF 66 many events as summer nears. Teclmically Designed Sailing 5hort While the locals dominated the special awards, Doug Kaukeinen of Lakeville, NY, Mid-Atlantics winners circle, from left, back row: Lycra"' laminated 3mm neoprene with a unique­ Tom Donahue, of Brigantine, NJ, and Chris Tom Donahue, Steve Evans, Janice Mason, Rob ly woven Cordura® batten pocket makes this Houston, of Amber, PA, gave us sailing Davis; front row: Chris Houston, Andy Miller and piece of gear an effective weapon for small boat lessons all weekend. The three had a good Doug Kaukeinen. sailors. Our design eliminates problems of chaf­ time trading around ing, overtightened waistbelts, shifty, downsliding thefirstthree places. leg components, & nerve-muscle damage. Power On Saturday, a hiking and straight legging has never been more comfortable. This waist adjustment belt and light breeze and an handy cargo pocket makesthis piece of equip­ incoming tide al ­ ment uniquely practical. lowed one of the lo­ cals to take Tom to the Dai ry Queen, a Neoprene Battened Shorts: $124.00 nice way of saying, Size: XS-XL "Boy, did w e Neoprene Without Battens: overstand !" Tom $89.00 caught on , th ough, Size: XS-XL and wouldn't follow me anywhere the restoftheweekend . Doug got off to a good start with two bu ll ets out of three Without Banens races sailed . The other two muske­ SAiliNG ANGlEs INc. teers , Chris and Tom, were not far P.O. Box"""'"""'"""'"""'"""'"""'"""'"""' 331725 • Miami, Fl. 33233, USA behi nd . Dyl an 1-305-666-3615 • Fax: 305-661-5551

Windward Leg Summer 1994 17 REGATIA REPORTS

18. 54414 Bob Burn 26-7-17 60 18. 54414 Bob Burn 26-7-17 50 19. 76422 Chieu Nguyen 24-9-22 55 20. 75128 Frank Blesso, Sr. 29-23-6 58 21 0 Mark Rosenkrantz 17-24-19 60 22. 77113 Tom Gregway 11-11-42 64 23. 166 Richard Daggett 31-21-25 77 24. 60136 Bob Tomsey 25-26-28 79 25. 76357 Bill Betts, Jr. 23-20-42' 85 26. 9319 Adam Deermount 18-25-42 85 27. 37475 George Sloan 28-35-23 86 38 34864 Robert Krahulik 3-42-42 87 29. 60029 Richard Draper 39-27-21 87 30. 77245 Brian Plank 32-30-26 88 .>< 31 . X Thomas Brett 33-29-27 89 () 32. 77097 David Tonkin 15-34-42 91 "§" 33. 11 David Barnett 35-33-24 92 1-- 34. 60038 Ryan Mason 37-28-29 94 ~ (9 35. 33880 Frank Henninger 22-32-42 96 >- ..0 38. 13099 Jack Howell 14-42-42 98 0 37. 76568 John Mylan 38-31-42 109 0 .<: 38 44270 James Stansfield 30-42-42 114 c.. 39. 61458 Wa~er Liggett 38-42-42 122 40. RWB David Chamberlain 42-42-42 126 lc 1 ~breaker award winners, from left: Rich Chapman, Dan Feldman, Todd Gay's trophy and hat (he had 41. 1 John Davey 42-42-42 126 already left for home), Don Bergman, and Bob Findlay.

16. Mark Melin 15-17-16-13-15-DNF 76 FINDLAY WINS JOHNSON Gollview Hills, IL CHALLENGING RACING 17. Andy Green 13-13-13-18-DNS-DNS 77 SLOUGH ICEBREAKER Goffview Hills, ll AT NEW YORK CENTRALS 18. Don Schu~z 17-16-17-20-20-DNS 90 Tom Katterheinrich Goffview Hills, IL The Central New York Yacht Racing As­ 19. Bill Katterheinrich 19-20-18-21-16-DNF 94 sociation Championship was held July 9-10 The Icebreaker Regatta at Johnson New Knoxville, OH Slough Yacht Club is the first Sunfish regatta 20. Jim McCarthy 20-19-21-19-19-DNF 98 at Ithaca Yacht Club on Lake Cayuga, Address Unknown Ulysses, NY. Fair weather and light winds for the season in the Midwest. The Johnson 21. Rob Ford 21-21-20-DNS-18-DNS 100 Slough is an L-shaped lake covering 60 Address Unknown were the rule this year. Ithaca Y.C. put on a acres, located in Golfview Hi lis, a subdivision good show with a giant barbecue and live of Hinsdale just west of Chicago's outer belt. music on Saturday night and lots of pen­ As usual, this famous regatta drew some of SANJL REGATIA NO. 1 nants for the race winners on Sunday. This the best talent in the region. This year the championship is held at a different inland weather was beautiful and the wind ranged BRINGS OUT 41 lake location each year and always has a from 3 to20 mph, with fast conditions Malcolm Dickinson good Sunfish turnout. This year we wel­ comed Pat Kendee to her first Sunfish every time you sailed past the Willow tree. The first SANJL regatta this year was Johnson Slough Yacht Club will host the regatta and saw some strong finishes by held at a new location: SunsetYachtsonthe junior sailor Max Weider, who had just Great Pumpkin Regatta on October 29. Plan east shore of Lake Hopatcong. It was a day now to attend. returned from the Jr. NA's in Charleston. of very little wind and a big turnout of boats Max led the three boat Rochester contin­ ICEBREAKER REGATTA from all over NJ and NY. Several sailors gent at this regatta. George Seary was JOHNSON SLOUGH YACHT CLUB drove five and a ha~ hours from Oswego, APRIL 23, 1994 particularly strong on Saturday, taking two NY on the shore of Lake Ontario, to get in 1. Bob Findlay 1-2-2-1-1-DNS 6.25 bullets in a row in his new green hull. Glencoe. IL so~e of the world's best pond sailing and to Karen Kubliski was the highest placing 2. Don Berg man 3-4-6-2-4-1 13.75 tell everyone about their upcoming regional Holland, Ml Ithaca sailor; she will be a senior at Cornell 3. Todd Gay 4-1-1-7-2-DNS 14.5 championship in June. Three races were in the fall. Springfield, IL sailed in light-to-no-air, with college sailor Despite little or no wind and multiple 4. Dan Feldman 2-3-7-5-3-2 15 Derek Jackson turning in the most consis­ Highland Park, IL delays caused by a Laser fleet that couldn't 5. Rich Chapman 5-6-3-4-5-3 20 tent performance to win overall. seem to hold back (a dozen general re­ Libertyville, IL SANJL REGATTA #1 6. Tom Katterheinrich 6-7-4-8-10-4 29 calls), the Sunfish fleet had a good time SUNSET YACHTS, LAKE HOPATCONG, NJ New Knoxville, OH and some challenging racing. Watch the 7. Dave Haufe 8-12-5-9-6-6 34 APRIL 30, 1994 Gollview Hill, IL 1. 43916 Derek Jackson 4-5-5 14 schedule next spring for the Centrals. It's 8. DannyWh~e 11-5-10-11-7-5 38 2. 60793 Bob Griswold 13-1-3 16.75 worth the trip north! Highland Park, IL 3. 7509 David Davies 6-8-4 18 9. Gail Turluck 7-8-12-10-8-7 40 4. 43909 Steve Manson 1-17-1 18.5 CENTRAL NEW YORK YRA CHAMPIONSHIP Chelsea, Ml 5. 52943 Malcolm Dickinson 5-15-2 22 ITHACA Y.C., ULYSSES, NY 10. Bill McGlynn 10-9-8-6-9·DNS 42 6. 2327 George Anderson 8-16-7 31 Gollview Hills, IL 7. 59579 Tom Doris 16-3-12 31 JULY 9·1 0, 1994 11 . Dale Harden 9-10-9-12-11-8 47 8. 26407 Courtney Young 2-22-8 32 1. 52943 Malcolm Dickinson 2-2-2-1-2-3 11.75 Gollview Hill , ll 9. 61430 GeorgeJackson 9-13-10 32 2. 21 Mike Ingham 1-5-3-10-11 20.25 12. Liam Cavanaugh 12-11 -11-16-14-9 57 10. 49732 Jaro Mesicek 12-6-18 38 3. 484 George Seary 5-1-1-5-8-5 24.5 Wilmette, IL 11. 76967 Laurence Polys 19-4-16 39 4. 61333 Karen Kubliski 6-3-6-7-3-2 27 13. Jill Feldman 14-18-15-14-12-12 67 12. 27777 Paul Odegard 10-18-1 4 42 5. 76162 Alan Glos 4-6-7-2-6-6 31 Highland Park, IL 13. 48173 Ron Kutkiewicz 20-12-11 43 6. 160673 Max Weider 7-4-5-4-4-7 31 14. Ed Hovecke 18-15-14-15-13-10 67 14. 37539 George Barrett 34-2-9 45 7. 62162 Todd Perrigo 3-8-9-3-5-4 32 Goffview Hills, IL 15. 83477 Bill Griesbach 7-19-20 46 8. 60673 Mark Weider 11-7-4-6-7-8 43 15. Wen Burris 16-14-19-17-17-11 75 16. 40643 Frank Whitescarver 27-10-13 50 g. 11349 Robt. Devente 8-g·8-8-g.g 51 Deerfield, IL 17. 484 George Seary 21-14-15 50 10. 2 Pat Kendee 11-11-11-11-10-10 64

Windward Leg Summer 1994 18 4. 10197 Steve Langford 7-3-6-10 26 a tie with Andrew Hayward for third place 26TH ANNUAL BOLTON 5. 49312 Denis Futterlieb 10-1-9-11 30.75 6. 34183 Gerhart Menzel 8-5-3-17 33 after two races. LAKE S.C. REGATTA 7. 50493 John Butine 12-9-11-2 34 We would like to welcome the TSSSunfish 8. 27777 Paul Odegard 2-17-14-4 37 It was a typical Bolton Lake day: warm, 9. 60808 Ken Charles, Jr. 11-10-16-1 37.75 Fleet to the Pixie Circuit and extend our sunny, and little to no wind from every di­ 10. 91 Rapid Buttner 4-15-12-7 38 appreciation for an excellent regatta and 11 . 37523 Larry Cochran 9-13-4-12 38 rection. Beats turned to reaches and runs to 12. 28284 Bob Heckman 17-8-7-8 40 warm hospitality to the visiting Sunfish sail­ beats, as the wind came and went. Bolton is 13. 30376 Alan Scharfe 6-18-13-6 43 ors. Extending their regatta an extra day to 14. 1 James W. Crink 18-11 -8-15 52 an ideal training ground for the tricky sailing 15. 62500 Allen Buttner 16-6-19-14 55 accommodate the Sunfish Fleet was an at Johnson Slough, Swartswood Lake, the 16. 160808 Mary Charles 14-19-10-13 56 extraordinary effort and for that we say, 17. 33 Leigh Scharfe 16-12-18-18 63 "Thank you and we'll see you next year!" ponds of the Pocono Circuit, and New 18. 18015 Jonathan Burr 13-14-17-20 84 Jersey's SANJL regattas. Dave Davies was 19. 84535 Ed Guydin 19-16-16-16 S6 A Division B Division C Division the man of the hour, showing his years of 1. Charlie Clifton 1. David Billing 1. Scott McKee 2. John Spray 2. Newt Bollinger 2. Bob Lehoullier pond experience dating back to Wequaquet 3. Steve Honour 3. Herb Swanson 3. Paul McKee in '64. He joined another North American 1993/94 PIXIE CIRCUIT Champion, Paul Odegard, as they came Treasure Island, April 17 (No. 7) Bill Wingrove and Herb Swanson from behind in the first race to bang the right The first race was a drifting match and corner hard and pass the fleet. When you're Tampa Sailing Squadron, March 6 (No.6) had to be shortened as the sea breeze had hot, you 're hot, and Dave was, turning in top Thirty one boats competed in three divi­ not settled in. Finallythewindgodstookpity three scores all day long, in wind conditions sions at Apollo Beach on March 6, 1994. on us as we drifted around before starting that had entire packs of boats passing other With the help of a few javelin throwers and a the second race. In "B" Division, Newt packs as the puffs appeared and disap­ gang of catchers, the boats were launched Bollinger sailed consistently well and man­ peared. Gordy Geick and Ed Guydin were over the seawall. (John Spray's height and aged to edge out Bonnie Sevier by one point looking sharp on the course in their brand agility finally paid off!) and Gail Rosenke by two points despite the new gray and purple boats. SLI sure is The three races were sailed in 4-8 knot fact that in the second race Gail was first to turning out a top quality product! Gordy can westerly breezes. In the 7 boat "C" Division, cross the line. Nice sailing, Gail. In the "C" attest to that, as he attached his sail to the consistency was the name of the game, with Division, Paul McKee rallied from a third in spars at 9:30 am and nearly won the first Scott McKee taking three firsts. In "B" Divi­ the first race to win the next two, just edging race an hour later. sion, also a 7 boat fleet, the outcome hinged out Scott McKee's 1-2-2 by a quarter of a At the prize giving, awards were given to on the last race, with David Billing taking the point. Jessica Taylor managed to sail con­ Mary Charles, top woman, and Allen Buttner, win and Newt finishing third. With 17 in the sistently to place third. top junior. Pete Van Dine provided excel­ "A" Division, it appeared at first to be a rout, The infamous "A" Division sailors were lent race committee work in very difficult with Steve leading the way. In Race 3, conspicuous in their absence. In the first conditions. Call Paul Odegard for more however, Steve Honour gave a thorough race Dale Dunston drifted to a win in a information on Soliton Lake SC's racing demonstration of the new 360° penalty for closely contested race with Joe Blouin. John · series, at (203) 643-9055. touching a mark, opening the doorforCharlie Spray won the second race, and Joe Blouin made up for his "miStake" in the second race to ANNUAL BOLTON LAKE S.C. REGATTA Clifton to pull an upset even though he only BOLTON LAKE, CT finished third. John Spray led, was over­ nail a win in Race 3. MAY 22,1994 taken, came back, was overtaken again, A Division B Division C Division 1. 7509 David Davies 1-2-1-3 6.5 and finally came back at the finish to win the 1. John Spray 1. Newt Bollinger 1. Paul McKee 2. 52943 Malcolm Dickinson 5-4-2-5 16 2. Dale Dunston 2. Bonnie Sevier 2. Scott McKee 3. 19775 Gordon Geick 3-7-5-9 24 last race. Perseverance pays! His win broke 3. Joe Blouin 3. Gail Rosenke 3. Jessica Taylor

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Windward Leg Summer 1994 19 DONNIE WINS BERMUDA second and David Frith challenged for minute intervals. The CRYC Race Commit­ third but Posy held him off, tying for points, tee sits on top of the clubhouse on shore and RACE WEEK AGAIN with Posy winning the tie-breaker. A rose sights down a line which is permanently set Lee Parks for Posy! in front of the clubhouse. Starting signals Donnie Martinborough, of Nassau, Ba­ The Sunfish-ers enjoyed the many great are given by a stoplight mounted on the roof! hamas, chalked up six bullets to win his 11th parties put on by Royal Bermuda Yacht Cooper River is similar to Johnson's Bermuda International Race Week, taking Club, the Spanish Point Boat Club, and an Slough in Illinois, in that it is very narrow and home the Donald P. Martinborough Trophy especially good time was had at the Class winds are unpredictable. Courses are which he donated to the Royal Bermuda party held at Michael and Michelle DeSousa's combinations of permanent marks that may Yacht Club after winning the event six times. house. All visiting sailors were hosted in take you from one end of the river basin to Harry League was a strong second, with 16 private homes arranged by Cherry Oatley. the other and back. A good fleet and keen points in the six-race, one-throwout series. The hospitality was pure Bermudian. The competition made this a very successful Posy Seifert was a close third with 20 points. final dinner was held on the verandah of the regatta. Its location near Philadelphia draws Waterloo House overlooking the harbor on a Conditions were not as easy as sailors from the Marsh Creek and Peace Martinborough's scores might indicate. The beautiful moonlit night. Valley fleets in Pennsylvania, all the fleets of Plans for the Worlds were progressing the South Jersey Shore, and several from first two days of racing were light-thirteen smoothly and the Bermudians are looking for­ Sunfish drifted around the Great Sound off northern New Jersey. Cooper River holds Spanish Point in 0 to 2 knots and only two ward to the competitors' arrival in November. two Sunfish regattas each year, the next races were completed. A front passed INTERNATIONAL RACE WEEK* being the Fall Regatta on October 1. Thanks through on Wednesday's layday, leaving BERMUDA to Crystal Passauerfor providing the results. 20-25 knots for Thursday's racing, much to MAY 1-6, 1994 MAYRA REGATTA Donnie's liking. Halfway through the Olym­ 1. Donny Martinborough 1-1-1-1-1-1 3.75 COOPER RIVER YACHT CLUB 2. Harry League 3-5-3-3-7-2 16 COLUNGSWOOD NJ pic course, a squall hit with winds in excess 3. Posy Seifert 2-2-6-4-6-6 20 JUNE 12, 1994 of 35 knots. Many boats finished, others 4. David Frith 6-10-4-5-2-3 20 5. Shannon Simmons 15-8-2-2-4-5 21 MASTERS ended up on the rocks. The Sunfish-ers 6. Michael Oatley 10-3-5-7-5-8 28 1. 85157 Judy Oberg 2-5-2-1 9.75 fared well compared to the Laser, and 7. Lee Parks 5-4-8-6-8-9 31 2. 2327 George Anderson 1-2-4-3 9.75 fleets. Racing was called for the day 8. Gordon Geick 4-6-15-8-9-7 34 3. 61600 Harry Loeb 3-1-3-4 10.75 9. Howard Lee 15-15-15-5-3-4 42 4. 1493 Carol Labreque 7-7-1-2 16.75 after one race. 1o . Michael Butterfield 7-7-8-15-15-15 52 5. 81488 Tony Colarelli 6-6-5-7 24 For the first time in many years, races 11 . Richard Lament 9-9-15-9-15-15 57 6. 75379 Carrie Echevarria 8-4-7-6 25 were made up on the spare day, Friday. 12. Chuck Millican 8-11-15-15-15-15 64 7. 61467 Bernie Klawans 4-8-9-5 26 13. Michael DeSousa 15-15-15-15-15-15 75 8. 76122 Tom Leonard 1D-3-6-8 27 Breezes were a perfect 18-20, and Donnie "one throwout 9. 61427 Carman Scarpa 5-9-8-13 35 was smiling. The Spanish Point Race Com­ 10. 82712 Rosemary MacMullen 9-1D-1D-11 40 11 . 77291 Peter Reinhold 12-11-11-10 44 mittee got the first race off just as a cruise 12. 83139 Frank Camp 11 -12-12-12 47 ship pulled into the Sound. As the Sunfish 13. 77033 Frank Thalman Jr. 13-13-13-9 48 approached the windward mark, the ship 14. 56566 Joan Gmitter 15-14-14-14 57 passed close to weather, taking our wind. A COOPER RIVER YACHT SENIORS 1. 52943 Malcolm Dickinson 1-4-1-1 6.25 harmonica could be heard from the ship. CLUB HOSTS MAYRA 2. 33066 Nicky Einthoven 3-1-2-2 7.75 Yes, it was our own Joel Furman, arriving 3. 84919 Colleen Ridus 2-2-4-4 12 slightly late to Race Week aboard the REGATTA 4. 84715 McCausland 4-3-2-3 13 cruise ship. Twenty-four boats gathered on a gray JUNIORS 1. 61611 Chris Del Collo Ill 3-1-1-2 6.5 Donnie easily won this and the next two Sunday in June at Cooper River, at 2. 8 Andy Oberg 1-2-3-4 9.75 races in near perfect conditions for the Collingswood, NJ, to sail in light and shifty 3. 75290 Tom Leonard 4-6-2-1 12.75 Bahamian. The tougher battle was for 4. 76787 Dylan Rogers 2-4-6-3 15 winds. The Masters started each race first, 5. 76561 James Alber 6-3-4-5 18 second and third. Harry League hung onto with the Seniors and Juniors following at five 6. 75123 Peter Bowen 5-5-5-6 21 INTERNATIONAL Authorized Sunfish® Dealer BOATS PARTS ACCESSORIES AVOID THE MIDDLEMAN We've manufactured our own select products for more than 1 0 years. 1 071 Shafter St. Spray Tops (short sleeve) ...... $44.00 San Diego, CA 921 06 Sunfish Covers: Deck ...... $112.00 (619) 523-0333 Hull ...... 136.00 Deluxe Foil Bag ...... 50.00 Spar Bag ...... 33.00 Shipping F.O.B. San Diego

Windward Leg Summer 1994 20 featured an all-out Lions and Laos-cooked dinner with appetizers, barbecued chicken, burgers and hot dogs, salad and lots of dessert. A campfire followed, and a few Leos decided it was nice enough to sleep out around the fire. Sunday found all 25 boats beating downstream for two races in fresher winds. The last race was a long beat in heavy air, with spray soaking everyone to the skin as we passed the Goodspeed Opera House and headed for Deep River Marina. There the tired crew found showers, a sunny lawn, and an extravagant picnic lunch pre­ pared by the Leos. Prizes were awarded to the top three teams in each division, with the Rubber On Saturday morning, June 4, the fleet gathers at Riverside Park and prepares to begin the two day Ducky award going to Einthoven and journey. Alan Scharfe, left, has their gear bag well strapped to the deck. Dickinson for the best overall score. In addition, a special recognition award, do­ OLD SAYBROOK LIONS Saturday dawned bright and clear, the nated by Sunfish Laser Inc., was awarded beginning of a fine weekend. There was to Russ Jessop and Peggy Wagner, par­ CLUB HOSTS FOURTH just enough wind to make things interest­ ticipants and survivors of decades of river CONNECTICUT RIVER ing as all of the boats headed out, heavily races in spite of all types of adversity. laden, to the start under the big stone See you next year for·the most unique CLASSIC bridge. Although the wind lightened weekend in Sunfish sailing! No knowledge A healthy fleet of 25 boats turned out for gradually during the morning, leaving time of the rules is required to join us in a two day the 1994 Connecticut River Classic held for only three races instead of four, it downstream pursuit of the Rubber Duck! June 4-5, 1994. It might also be called, freshened in the afternoon. 1994 CONNECTICUT RIVER CLASSIC "The World's Longest Sunfish Regatta." The finish of the first race was particu­ JUNE 4-5,1994 Although the race now ends in Deep River larly close, with the Dickinson/Einthoven Mixed Doubles (top 3) instead of Essex, the total distance is over boat in the lead until the last moment, 1. Malcolm Dickinson, Pelham NY, and Nicky 35 miles downstream from Hartford's when they couldn't beat the current to get Einthoven, Ewing NJ. Riverside Park. Each boat has a crew of over to the east side of the river. The 2. Richard and Lisa Campbell, Mountain two and carries tent and sleeping bags for Scharfe, Campbell and McNamara teams Lakes, NJ camping overnight along the river at Hurd crossed the finish line close together. The 3. Russ Jessop and Peggy Wagner, State Park. third race saw the fleet beating downstream Spotswood, NJ in ever increasing winds, with Alan and Odd Couples (top 3) Top six finishers at Connecticut River Classic: Christopher Scharfe in the lead. The fleet 1. Alan and Christopher Scharfe, Manches­ Mixed Doubles, Malcolm Dickinson and Nicky split around an island and those who went ter, MA Einthoven (first), Rich and Lisa Campbell (2nd), right ended up in the lead, even if their 2. Jay & Patrick McNamara, East Hartford, Russ Jessop and Peggy Wagner (3rd). Odd daggerboards gained a few more nicks in CT Couples, Alan and Christopher Scharfe (1st), Jay 3. Steve Koons and Jeff Williams, and Patrick McNamara (2nd), Steve Koons and the process! Mountaintop, PA Jeff Williams (3rd). Saturday night was cool and clear, and

Windward Leg Summer 1994 21 22. 7 Jim McCrea 28-26-11-19 56 White, a fast, up and coming junior sailor SANJL REGATTA #2 AT 23. 33066 Nicky Einthoven 5-27-29-25 57 24. 76357 Bill Betts, Jr. 24-15-28-22 61 who elected to race with the seniors, got in GREENWOOD LAKE 25. 37539 George Barrett 34-20-16-28 64 the middle of the action at the finish line. 26. 11 David Barnett 32-17-1 8-29 64 The second 1994 SANJ L Regatta, hosted 27. 75 David Mesioek 19-38-25-20 64 The juniors started five minutes ahead of 28. 61430 George Jackson 15-38-24-26 65 the seniors, and usually stayed ahead of by Awosting Yacht Squadron at Greenwood 29. 44270 James Stansfield 9-23-38-38 70 Lake, May 7, featured a little more wind. 30. 34864 Robert Krahulik 18-19-38-38 75 most of the senior fleet. Bridget Creamer Frank Blesso, a collegiate sailor, took one 31. 37475 George Sloan 23-28-33-27 78 dominated the action, while Laureen 32. X Ed Ashton 35-16-31-32 79 race to get readjusted to the Sunfish and 33. 48623 Richard CanlJbell 38-38-22-21 81 Tomesekand Laura Turluck battled it out for then ran away from the fleet. There were 34. 60038 Ryan Mason 30-31-35-33 94 second and third. Laura celebrated her elev­ 35. 561458 Wa~er Liggett 33-30-34-34 97 enth birthday on the second day of racing. four good races to wrap up the spring sea­ 38. 60029 Richard Draper 31-38-32-35 98 son. Hope to see you in September at High­ 37. 52573 Lisa CanlJbell 38-38-30-31 99 FUN-IN-THE·SUN(FISH) REGATTA land Lake and in October at Green Pond for *one throwout INDIAN LAKE YACHT CLUB the exciting conclusion of our four-regatta RUSSEL'S POINT, OH series. Fordirections, call Malcolm Dickinson JUNE 18·19, 1994 at (914) 738-2566. SENIORS FELDMAN WINS FUN-IN­ 1. Dan Feldman Highland Park, IL 1-1 -2-1-1 5 SANJL REGATTA #2* 2. Tom Katterheinrich N. Knoxville, OH 3-2-1-2-3 10.75 GREENWOOD LAKE 3. Danny WMe Highland Park, IL 2-3-3-3-2 13 THE-SUN(FISH) REGATTA 4. Gail Turluck Chelsea, Ml 4-5-9-7-4 31 MAY7, 1994 Tom Katterheinrich 5. Ben Davis Worthington, OH 7-4-5-8-8 32 1. 3 Frank Blesso, Jr. 12-1-1-4 5.5 6. Katy Monnier Sidney, OH 10-7-4-5-10 36 2. 43909 Steve Manson 1-3-6-3 6.75 The annual Fun-in-the-Sun(fish) Regatta 7. John Timmermeister Lima, OH 6-9-10-9-5 39 3. 60793 Bob Griswold 3-5-2-2 7 8. Lowell Butler Lima, OH 5-6-11-6-12 40 4. 43916 Derek Jackson 4-6-14-1 10.75 was held June 18-19, 1994, at Indian Lake, g. JodyTomesek Columbus,OH 8-8-8-10-9 43 5. 7509 David Davies 20-2-3-6 11 Russel's Point, Ohio. Indian Lake is 80 miles 10. Dan Graf Wapakoneta, OH 9-DNF-7-4-DNF 48 6. 26407 Courtney Young 8-4-4-17 16 11. Greg IIams Sidney, OH 12-10-12-11-7 52 8. 27777 Paul Odegard 6-8-7-14 21 northwest of Columbus and is where Joel 12. ChristieGraf Wapakoneta,OH DNF-13-6-12·11 56 9. 76967 Laurence Polye 14-7-8-9 24 Furman won the North American Champi­ 13. Lyn Holder Dublin, OH 13-12-13-13-9 60 10. 77097 David Tonkin 10-12-10-8 28 14. Mike Failor Bellefontaine, OH 11-11-DS-DS-DS 64 11. 40643 Frank Whitescarver 16-29-g-7 32 onship in 1975. JUNIORS 12. 2327 George Anderson 7-22-17-13 37 The Indian Lake Yacht Club ran a fine 1. Bridget Creamer W. Carrolton, OH 1-1-1-1-1 3.75 13. 59579 Tom Doris 13-1 0-15-24 38 2. Laureen Tomasek Columbus, OH 2-2-3-2-3 12 14. 464 George Seary 26-18-5-15 38 regatta, with perfect starting lines. Winds 3. Laura Turluck Chelsea, Ml 3-3-2-3-2 13 15. 59864 Chris Houston 21 -9-23-12 42 were 8-14 mph, with temperatures near 1 00 16. 0 Mark Rosenkrantz 29-14-13-18 45 17. 7644422 Chieu Nguyen 17-32-19-11 47 degrees. In each race Dan Feldman and 18. 49732 Jaro Mesicek 22-13-27-16 51 Tom Katterheinrich got off to large leads and 19. 60138 Bob Tomsey 27-24-21-10 55 20. 83477 Bill Griesbach 11 -25-29-30 56 proceeded to have aggressive duels 21. 75128 Frank Blesso, Sr. 25-21 -12-23 56 that were usually won by Dan. 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Windward Leg Summer 1994 22 Optimists. Winds building throughout the afternoon to 12-15 knots made the races of short du­ ration, allowing plenty oftimeto re­ group for the dinner held at Mount Dora Yacht Club that evening. Sunday morning, two more races were sailed on a short modified Olympic course, in lighter air dot­ ted w~h occasional good gusts. Awards were presented and competitors were on their way in James Liebl, Linda Tillman, Dick Tillman : 1-2-3. time to frequent some of the town's quaint restaurants and antique shops. 18 SUNFISH AT 41ST 1994 MOUNT DORA REGATTA MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA MOUNT DORA REGATTA APRIL 23-24 Linda Tillman 1. 766188JamesLiebl Norcross,GA 2-1-1-.1-1 5 2. 75358 Linda Tillman Merritt Is. 4-2-5-2-3 16 Eighteen Sunfish sailors gathered in pic­ 3. 76333 Dick Tillman Merritt Is. 3-3-2-3-9 20 4. 60576 Jerry Callahan Lake Worth 9-5-4-6-5 26 turesque Mount Dora, in central Florida, to 5. 18093 Sharon Crockett Ft. Lauderdale 1-7-9-1 0-2 29 compete in the 1994 Mount Dora Regatta. 6. 2252 Eric Erickson Enterprise 6-8-7-4-4 29 7. 2692 Charles Branning Miami 8-6-6-5-8 33 A multitude of boats including Optimist 8. 88 Bill Haberland Satell~e Bch. 7-4-3-7-13 34 Dinghies, Snipes, a variety of , 9. 77020 Stan Woodruff New Ba~imore, Ml 5-9-10-8-6 38 10. 76995 Ed Kraft NewBaitmore, Ml 11-10-15-13-7 56 Catalina 22's, etc. competed for launch space 11 . 76117 Joanne Salvador Fl Lauderdale12-12-11-12-15 62 on Gilbert Park's grassy area on the shore of 12. 76984 Bonnie Unsworth Fl Lauderdale 13-16-15-911 64 13. 77 John Hull Not known 15-15-13-11-10 64 Lake Dora. Though thunderstorms hovered 14. 55888 TimHochuliSr. WinterPark 10-11-8-18-18 65 nearby, hardly a drop of rain fell on the lake 15. 512 Noonan Castle Lake Worth 14-13-12-15-12 66 Charlie Branning, Eric Erickson, and Cherie 16. 76767 Cheri Shepard Miami 17-16-14-14-14 75 as the Sunfish sailed three races on Satur­ 17. 2 Chris Cullars Not known 18-14-15-17-17 81 Shepard get out the tool box to tune up for the day afternoon, on a course shared with the 18. 1 KimCullars Not known 16-19-19-16-16 86 Mount Dora races held April 23-24.

18TH ANNUAL DETROIT METROPOLITAN OPEN THE Tom Katterheinrich Sailboat Shop at This annual one day, multi-class regatta was hosted by the Detroit Metropolitan Weeks Yacht Yard Sailing Association, at Stoney Creek Park. The sailing was challenging, as the wind 10 Riverview Ct. Patchogue, NY 11772 was a light and shifty 0-4 knots on this small lake north of Detroit. Each of the sailors was ahead at some point in every Authorized race, with Kirk Beadle winning all three. The Sunfish fleet attracted the attention Sunfish® of several sailors in other classes, who were impressed with the quality of the Dealers Sunfish sailors' competitive starts and close racing. Some said they had Sunfish, Mail Order Parts and Gear. but hadn't kept up with the new sail and Sunfish, Laser, , daggerboard. We were able to meet many new sailors and give them information Zuma and other Boats for about racing in the Sunfish Class. Hope­ Sale. Custom Outfitting by fully we will see some of these new friends Experienced Racers. ,..... , racing with us soon. Excellent Pricing! 1994 DETROIT METROPOLITAN OPEN STONEY CREEK METROPARK, Ml Builders of Force ® JUNE4 5 Sailboats and Class 1. Kirk Beadle Lakeland, M I 1-1-1 2.25 (516-4 75-1675 J DN 2. Mike Scriver Waterford, Ml 2-3-4 9 3. Stu Pettitt Grosse Pointe, M I 3·2·5 10 Iceboats. 4. Tom Katterheinrich New Knoxville, OH 4-5·2 11 SINCE 1898 5. Bruce Hubel Davisburg, Ml 5-4-3 12

Windward Leg Summer 1994 23 · vertised and was a big 14 ENTER PERRYSBURG success, with five well­ run races in conditions BOAT CLUB INVITATIONAL ranging from light to Tom Katterheinrich . The local experts The weather was good for the 1994 made a strong show­ Perrysburg Boat Club Invitational held June ing, along with some 11-12. The boat club is situated on the traveling Sunfish sailors Maumee River, which flows east to Lake who came for the day. Erie at Toledo, Ohio. Several Sunfish-ers Dave Davies, hot off traveled to this regatta for practice on the his big win at the Bolton moving water to be encountered at the '94 Lake Regatta, won the North Americans in Charleston, South Caro­ first race, with Nicky lina. Winds were 8-15 knots, providing lots of Einthoven,regatta action and good racing for the 14 boat fleet. chairman, about a half On Saturday night the club hosted a barbecue boatlength behind. The and country line dance, and a good time was wind was the same as had by all. the previous two days, 1994 PERRYSBURG INVITATIONAL The fleet stands behind the winners at the so Nicky, who ran a regatta on Saturday and JUNE 11·12 Memorial Day Regatta at Hunterdon Sailing Club. ran the HSC series races on Sunday, had an 1. Tom Katterheinrich N. Knoxville, OH 4-1-3 7.75 1 advantage in predicting the shifts. With con­ 2. Ray Steely Maumee,OH 5-3-1 8.75 HUNTERDON HOSTS 28 H 3. Bill Riddle Sylvania, OH 9-2-2 13 sistent top five finishes, she won the regatta. 4. Justin Santchi Perrysburg, OH 6-5-4 15 MEMORIAL DAY REGATTA Second was Ray Buchanan, who spent the 5. Ken Alexander Maumee,OH 8-4-5 17 6. Don Hengen Maumee,OH 7-6-6 19 Nicky Einthoven entire winter in his retirement-Winnebago, 7. Adam Carr Perrysburg, OH 10-8-7 25 touring the Sunfish and Force 5 regatta 8. Dick Ritter Perrysburg, OH 11-7-8 26 The Memorial Day Regatta at Spruce 9. Gail Turluck Chelsea, Ml 1-DS-DS 28.75 circuit. He amazed us time and again by port Run Reservoir in northern New Jersey is an 10. Danny Wh~e Highland Park, ll 2-DS-DS 30 tacking the fleet from the pin end at almost 11. Dan Feldman Highland Park, IL 3-DS-DS 31 annual, open regatta. This year it was ad- 12. Rick Northrup Toledo, OH 12-DS-DS 40 every start. Malcolm Dickinson, finishing the 13. Debbi Grosskoph Perrysburg, OH 13-DS-DS 41 second race almost half a leg ahead of the 14. Dan Woodward Perrysburg, OH DS-DS-DS 42 second boat, took third overall. Three of the PARTS • ACCESSORIES • SALES top five were HSC sailors. Jim McCrea, Jr. (New & Used) received the trophy for the highest finisher SPRING JUST FOR FUN with a wooden daggerboard. And the top Sailfish Junior award was given to Malcolm REGATTA Minifish Dickinson, who promptly said, "I can't ac­ Jerry Callahan Sunfish cept this; I'm over 18!" (He's 26.) But we Five races were sailed on June 5, 1994, Zuma made him keep it since he was the youngest at the Spring Just For Fun Regatta at Hueston Force 5 sailor participating. Julia Hawkins, our real Woods State Park nearOxford, Ohio. Winds Puffer Junior, helped run the races with Uncle Art were light to moderate. Two of the races DaySailer Mohan and Steve Seide. We hope to see were won by 70+ year old John Goldman, Trac more sailors at Spruce Run on September 5, and one was won by 15 year old Kevin at 9:30 am, for HSC's Labor Day Regatta. Johnson. Kevin also showed a lot of poise in It's a great place to sail! For directions, call Race 2 by starting early, returning, and then Nicky Einthoven at (609) 882-3392. sailing through the fleet to finish second. MEMORIAL DAY REGATTA Following John Goldman's first win, his HUNTERDON SAIUNG CLUB comment was, "That was worth the price of MAY30, 1994 the boat!" 1. 33066 Nicky Einthoven 2-2-2-2-3 11 SPRING JUST FOR FUN REGATTA Sunfish a 2. 62043 Ray Buchanan 3-7-7-5-1 22.75 HUESTON WOODS STATE PARK 3. 52943 Malcolm Dickinson 18-1-1 -1-5 25.25 OXFORD, OHIO Zuma. 4. 7509 Dave Davies 1-4-wd-3-2 29.75 5. 24240 Charlie Engler 12-1 0-3-4-4 33 JUNE 5,1994 Sa.i thoa.t.s 6. 26407 Courtney Young 6-3-6-6-12 33 1. Jerry Callahan Trenton, OH 1-1-4-2-2 9.5 7. 59010 Don Esch 8-6-4-7-9 34 2. Kevin Johnson Fairtield, OH 2-2-2-4-1 10.75 8. 7 Jim McCrea• 4-11-8-8-8 39 3. Roger Henthorn Delhi, OH 3-4-3-3-4 17 9. 55478 Wa~ Hollinger 13-8-5-13-10 49 4. John Goldman Cincinnati, OH 5-5-1-1-9 20.5 "The Tradition Continues" Brian Mohan• 10-16-12-9-6 10. 34105 53 5. Mike Stratton Middletown, OH 6-3-9-5-3 26 Joe Bollward 7-5-16-11-15 54 11. 6 6. Pete Peters Hami~on, OH 4-7-7-8-6 32 12. 28809 Rich Baumann 14-9-11 -14-7 55 7. AI Nichols Fairtield, OH 8-8-6-6-5 33 13. 77055 Don Seifert 11-13-9-12-11 56 8. Jim Mossman Middletown, OH 7-9-5-7-15 43 5-12-10-1 0-dns Cruise-Out 'Matine 14. 4114 Abi Seifert 57 9. George Fecher Fairtield, OH 9-6-10-10-10 45 15. 49899 Art Roswell 9-14-14-17-14 88 10. Scott Berner Enon, OH 12-10-8-9-7 46 580 EAST WALTON BLVD. 16. 52893 Barbara Seide 15-15-15-18-16 79 11 . Don Fecher Fairtield, OH 11-14-11-11-8 55 17. X Ed Ashton 17-17-17-15-13 79 PONTIAC, Ml 48340 12. Amber Vincent Dayton, OH 10-13-13-12-11 59 18. 61458 Wa~er Leggeto• 16-18-13-16-17 80 (810) 377-4290 13. Scott Johnston Oxford, OH 14-12-12-15-16 69 19. 77254 Tony Esculano• 19-19-18-19-18 93 14. Susan Mossman Middletown, OH 13-11-15-16-16 71 • used wood board 15. Leona King Dayton, OH 15-16-16-16-16 79

Windward Leg Summer 1994 24 THE FIRST GLASS Doug got by and took off for an easy win. January 2 started warm and clear, with a Steve Shepstone covered Steve Wright to miserably light wind coming in from the BOARD REGATIA put himself back into third place. In the last NNW. Race 8looked to be rightfavored, and Eric Johnson race of the day, Steve Wright sailed hard to Doug nailed a fast start to hit the shift and The New Year's Regatta, held January 1- put himself back into third place. In the last take off for another horizon job win. Steve 2, 1994 at Port Washington Yacht Club, was race of the day, Doug and Steve Wright Wright and Anne Kochendorfer made great a real test of the durability of the new attempted to port start in the backed and runs from puff to puff to finish second and daggerboards. After some groundings and dying wind, but Eric came through in an third. In Race 9, Doug took off, leaving the hitting submerged winter sticks and ice attempttoslamthedooronthem. Dougtacked rest of the fleet to sort it out. Bill Balke and patches, the fleet reported only cosmetic and managed to justclearthe Race Committee's Will Murray hit the right side hard to nail the damages. New Year's Day opened with a anchor line, then squeezed up to force Eric to second and third, making up for missing the strong 12-15 knot SSW wind and ice locking tack off. With clear air and on the favored side, first day. The wind started to pick up for Race in the launching beach. Undaunted, the fleet Doug took off to horizon job the fleet. 10, which let the heavier sailors return to the carried their boats down the Port Washing­ When everyone was ashore, we started fray. Doug took his fifth straight win, with ton YC dock and pushed out to open water. comparing notes on the new board. Every­ Steve Wright second and moving into sec­ The first race found the shifts running in body agreed that the new board is quicker ond place overall. In Race 11 a big puff came a pretty predictable pattern. Eric Johnson and much more forgiving to bad tacks. in from the left and Doug, Eric, Steve and worked the right side hard to round the When you stalled the old board, you would Steve were right on it to get out ahead of the weather mark ahead of Doug Wefer and slide for 10-15 feet before it would grab; rest of the fleet when the wind went light Steve Shepstone, but a bad jibe into a hole the new board cuts that down to 5 feet. again. In Race 12 Doug and Steve played parked him while Doug and Steve slid by. This translated into the fleet being much the shifts in perfect sync to do a horizon job These two Senior USS Judges had a tight closer together around the course as the on the rest of the fleet. The last race was rounding, with Steve coming out on top to imperfect tack didn't cost as much as it welcomed by all, as the temperatures had take the first race. The second race ran the used to. The downside in the higher wind been dropping steadily throughout the day. same as the first, with Eric rounding first and was that the lighter sailors had to work NEW YEAR'S REGATTA then being run over by Doug, Steve, and harder going upwind. JANUARY 1-2, 1994 PORT WASHINGTON YACHT CLUB Steve Wright. Steve and Steve led into the The fleet then went over to Manhasset 1. Doug Weier 2-1-2-3-3-1·1-1·1-1·1-1 ·1·3 19.75 leeward mark, but poor communication re­ Bay Yacht Club for the annual meeting of the Glen Head, NY sulted in them colliding and opening the door Frostbite Yacht Club and the special 2. Eric Johnson 3-2·1-4·2-4-2·5-4-6-2-5-3-2 44.75 Levittown, NY for the rest of the fleet. Doug shot into the achievement awards. Jim Koehler was 3. Steve Wright DS-5-5-1-1-3-3-2-5-2·4·2·2-7 47.5 gap at the mark and sprinted home for the awarded "The Royal Order of the Bath with Garden City, NY win. In Race 3 Eric finally got a break on the 4. Steve Shepstone 1-6-3-2·6-2·4-6-7-3·3-3-5-8 58.75 Turkey Clusters" for his spectacular capsize SeaCI~f. NY downwind leg, catching a puff that he held at the Turkey Bowl Regatta. Frostbite YC 5. A Kochendorfer 4·3-6-6-5-5-5-3·6-5-7 -6-7-6 74 onto and won. Races 4 and 5 saw Steve Locust Valley, NY Commodore Doug Wefer was presented 6. Will Murray DS·DS..DS-DS·DS·DS-DS-4-3-4·8·7·6-4 84 Wright shake off his breakdown and rocky ''The order of the Loon" for his surprising Sayville, NY first races to nail back-too-back wins and collision with the Port Washington-YC dock. 7. Bill Balke DS·DS·DS·DS·DS·DS·DS-7·2-9-6-8-4·1 84.75 SeaCI~f. NY move into third place. The wind shifted left The wassail was served and the traditional 8. J. Williams 5-4·4·5-4-6·6-9-9-7-5-9-9-5 87 for Race 6 and Eric jumped out at the gun to toast to those who have sailed their last Sea Cliff, NY 9. R. Hill DS-DS..DS-DS-DS-DS·DS-8·8-8-9-4-8·91 02 port tack the fleet, but he failed to cover and Frostbite Regatta closed the meeting. Wyomissing, PA

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Windward Leg Summer 1994 25 WLYC vs CLYC TEAM REGATTA AT CLARK LAKE, MICHIGAN Reed Lowden The third annual team race between Wolf Lake Yacht Club and Clark Lake Yacht Club was held Saturday, June 18, 1994, at CLYC. CLYC hosts WLYC in June and WLYC re­ ciprocates in August on convenient Satur­ days. We have one race, break for lunch and libation, then run two races in the afternoon. This makes for great camradery and en­ courages the fledgling CLYCfleetto become active in outside events. The temperature was in the 90's, it was sunny and a drifter. Despite the heat, we had a great time. Eight boats participated, four from each club. True to form, WLYC, led by Andy Ziegler and his son Jeremy, took the WL YC and CL YC Team Regatta partipants, from left: Reed Lowden, Walt Vaclavik, Chuck Butchart, traveling trophy back to its home at WLYC. Andy Ziegler, Tim Claysen (starter), Jim Wallace, Jim Widenhofer, Jeremy Ziegler, Danny Yamamoto, They were backed up by Danny Yamamoto Stan Krajewski (support boat), Bruce Nowak (chief judge and recorder). and Chuck Butchart (a tough team). CLYC fielded Jim Widenhofer, Walt Vaclavik, Jim WOMEN'S SAILING GROUP sessions followed by on water drills. The Wallace and me, Reed Lowden, and we social side has been an important factor in made a good run for it. Watch out, WLYC; ACTIVE AT WAWASEE the success of the group. The season be­ CLYC is getting closer ... In 1992, a women's sailing group formed gins with a Memorial Day Weekend salad at Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, IN, under luncheon and planning session, and will the auspices of Wawasee Yacht Club, with concludethisseasonwith an end of summer ATTENTION! the purpose of teaching basic sailing and regatta and party. Midway through the sum­ racing skills to women who had expressed a mer, a videotaping session provided the SUNFISH desire to take the helm oft heir own craft. The entertainment for an evening review and SAILORS! Sunfish was deemed the appropriate boat party for the WawaShe's and their spouses. forth is purpose, and the group proceeded to Sunfish races are also held on Saturday WE HAVE WHAT YOU mornings along with the active Laser fleet, WANT, personally acquire a number of boats in HOW YOU WANT IT! order to participate in the classes led by Dick enabling the WawaShe's to practice their and Linda Tillman. A name was selected: skills in a series of short races. The WawaShe's, and Dicksubsequentlybecame WawaShe's hope to develop the expertise ~g known as the WawaHe. Weekly sessions of and a large enough fleet to host an invita­ 3-4 hours are devoted to onshore teaching tional regatta in the near future.

THE GREAT SOUTH BAY WawaShe's, from left, back row: Rene DINGHY SHOP Gabet,Barbara Carr, Cynthia Specialty Sailing Shop Yaggi,Susan 281 BROADWAY, lrmscher, Pat Miller, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701 Nancy Blad

Windward Leg Summer 1994 26 ABOUT Sunfish® CLASS MEMBERSHIP The International Sunfish Class Association was granted international status by the INDEX OF ADVERTISERS International Yacht Racing Union in 1984. The ISCA ensures equal opportunity for all sailors Backyard Boats ...... 8 by preserving the Sunfish as a true one-design sailboat. The United States Sunfish Class Canton Glass Studio ...... 10 Association is the ISCA-recognized authority within the U.S. By joining USSCA, members are automatically members of ISCA. Classifieds ...... 28 All U.S. Sunfish owners are urged to become members of USSCA. Upon receipt of the Cruise-Out Marine ...... 24 membership application form and fee, USSCA will assign an official sail number, and a set Eclipse Trophies ...... 21 of self-adhering, cloth sail numbers will be sent to the applicant. A sailor who buys a new boat FabriCraft ...... 9 may retain his/her original sail number if the old sail is not sold with the number on it. Members Feather Mate ...... 25 may purchase replacement or newly assigned numbers through the USSCAoffice for $12.00. As a member of USSCA, you will receive a membership card, the Class Measurement Great South Bay Dinghy Shop ...... 26 Rules and Constitution, the Annual Regatta Schedule, and the class newsletter, Windward Masthead Sailing Gear ...... 19 Leg, containing articles on how to enjoy, maintain and race your Sunfish, and regatta reports. Sailboat Garage ...... 12 A Family Membership, available to sailors living at the same address, provides an ISCA Sailboats lnternational ...... 20 membership card for each member, and one set of the materials described above. Junior membership (for an individual who is not 18 years old or older during the calendar year) is Sailing Angles ...... 13,17 available at a discount. USSCA membership is required in order to race in sanctioned events Sailing Master ...... 7 at the regional, national and international levels. Members also have voting privileges at the Seitech Marine ...... 15 Annual Sunfish Class Meeting held at the North American Championship site. US Sailing ...... 22 Sunfish sailors who live outside the U.S. where there is no Sunfish Class Association, may join the USSCA and receive the Windward Leg by sending the membership application form Weeks Yacht Yard ...... 23 and appropriate fee to the address below.

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