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
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windwardle The Official Newsletter of the United Summer1994 States Sunfish® 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 Yacht 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 jibe (continued on page 4) American Championship held in Charleston, mark. 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 tornado 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 tack. 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, Europe 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 laser, 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 Enterprise, 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.