October 2006 Official Publication of Alamitos Bay Yacht Club I14 worlds 2006 Volume 79 • Number 10 Article & photos by Rich Roberts amlin and McNicol team up for a memorable victory The has no keel, an unstable and way too much area for Long H Beach, so how did Howard Hamlin and Euan McNicol, who had been racing it for only a month, make victory in the class’s 16th world Nobody waits when your luck turns bad championship hosted by ABYC look so easy? Skill, consistency, engineering, strategy, tactics and staying right side up all week—all combined for a 1-4-2-2-2-3- (DNS) string of finishes in a fleet of 71 from six countries that included six past champions. The DNS (did not start) score reflected their dominance; they didn’t have to sail the last race. The event was a 27-year reunion for some venerable members of the class. ABYC was host of the inaugural I-14 fleet racing global competition in 1979. But while this was only their third I-14 regatta, Hamlin and McNicol (l) and Hamlin celebrate their world title in a third- McNicol have place finish Friday. enjoyed big Where’s a traffic cop when you need one? careers other kinds of high-performance skiffs. Hamlin, 53, has won world titles in the and 505 classes and just this summer has collected other crowns in the European 18s, the 18 Skiff International Regatta at San Francisco and the I-14 U.S. Nationals on these waters last month, as well as his sixth second in the 505 Worlds. McNicol, 30, also an 18 Skiff world champion. Over dinner one night last year McNicol, an Australian, talked Hamlin, an ABYC member who lives just down the street, into racing an I-14, which is a skittish handful in any conditions. “He didn’t have to talk very hard,” Hamlin said. “I’d sailed against Euan for 10 years and have my highest regard for him. I was honored that he wanted me to do it with him. I thought we’d be competitive.” ...continued page 6 inside Commodore’s Comments ...... 2 save the date Manager’s Corner ...... 2 Vice Commodore’s View ...... 3 Stag Cruise ...... October 6-8 Rear Commodore’s Notes ...... 3 Ladies Day ...... October 8 Fleet Captain’s Report ...... 4 Commodore’s Installation ...... October 21 From the Pages of History ...... 5 Pam Am games RSX Trials ...... October 25-29 Labor Day Regatta ...... 10-11 Flight 6875 ...... October 27 Junior Sailing ...... 12 Halloween Regatta ...... October 29 I 14 Nationals ...... 8 General Membership Meeting ...... November 27 Hails from the Fleets ...... 14-15 Turkey Day Regatta ...... November 18-19 sou’wester • october 2006 • page 1 commodore’s comments

never thought I’d be making a farewell statement so soon. Last year at this time I was so busy making Board assignments, cajoling people into chairing various positions and events, I and planning the annual commodore’s installation dinner. And, now I’m saying goodbye and asking what happened to all that time in between then and now? Well, as I think back on this last year and all of the events, regattas, meetings, articles, happy hours and time spent at the club, I think I know where all the time went. It went into building friendships, establishing pro- grams, leading initiatives, making changes, continuing traditions and most of all enjoying the great things about ABYC. However, some years can be more challenging than others and this was at times a very challenging past year. Our club was confronted with management turnover, food service inad- equacies, yard and building repairs and many other challenges. But, the Board of Directors with the assistance of many members worked tirelessly at making the necessary changes and improvements to keep the club shipshape and operating smoothly. And, like Hilary Clinton’s words “it takes a village to raise a child,” at ABYC it takes a membership and a loyal staff to continue our traditions, build our relationships and support the sport of sailing that brings us together. I’m very proud to be a part of this club and to have served the membership as Commodore. To everyone that chaired a committee or a regatta, helped serve at dinners, decorated for luaus or did whatever I asked of you, thank you. Your generosity and kindness has been kept me going this year. But now it is time for me to say goodbye and hand the gavel over to my good friend Jim Bateman. Jim will be a great commodore so please continue your support him, the club and the Board of Directors. Once more, thank you for a great year at ABYC! Commodore Nicole Peoples-Moffett - 2006 manager’s corner

t’s 6:40 Friday night of the General Membership Meeting. I’m checking levels of pasta sauce and garlic bread when Sharon says “Kelly, did you see my email?” I immediately realize I I’m delinquent on my monthly contribution to the Sou’ Wester. Sharon mentions something about getting a picture of me; I tell her I think it best to stay “the man behind the curtain” at least until next month. First, my heartfelt thanks to my ABYC staff for their “whatever it takes” effort this past month. Starting with the Labor Day Regatta and Luau, the I-14 Worlds, Alamitos Bay Garden Party, a couple of Happy Hours and Board & Budget Meetings, they managed to maintain a level of sanity and provide excellent service to our members and visitors from around the world. Excellent job guys!! Many thanks to all of you. It what can only be described as a month of perpetual motion, both physically and mentally, I had a moment of reflection last night over a glass of fermented grape juice. I realized that as busy as the month of September has been, there is not a more beautiful place to work than right here at ABYC. When there was a spare moment, I would make my way to the observation deck on the third floor, and simply “soak in the view”. I would watch the I-14’s struggle through the jetty like a formula one racecar under the caution flag, waiting for that green flag. I watched our international guest enjoying the incredible surroundings of our club, while lining up at the beer keg for a cold one to wash the sea from their day. I saw Chris Erickson attempting the hula….a sight I’m still trying to get out of my head. Thanks to the many members who have gone out of their way to stop by my office to introduce themselves, and offering such kind words of support. A quick note regarding our good friend Jesus. He’s due to get out of the hospital within the next few days, and is recuperating from a recent illness. He sends his love and best wishes to you all. Kelly Whitlow

Sou’Wester DEADLINE Friday, October 20, 2006 is the deadline for the November Sou’Wester.

sou’wester • october 2006 • page 2 vice commodore’s view

s I look forward to the challenges before us in 2007 I am reassured by the tremendous support we had from our committee chairs and members in the last year. My job was A facilities and my year started with a number of projects to finish up from our clubhouse refurbishment project. I am proud and grateful to say that we accomplished quite a bit this year. Starting from the top, literally, the window’s walk, the third deck of the clubhouse was completely shot. The window frames, trim and rails were rotted through and the roof leaked. Larry Kidd oversaw a nearly year long project to completely refurbish the third deck and its now in top shape for many years to come. Remember the rotted and broken bench outside the quarterdeck? Now it is completely rebuilt, again, under the supervision of Larry Kidd. All this was done under what was a tight budget to start with. Larry’s time, effort and expertise saved the membership a huge amount of money. On the second deck, we owe many thanks to the house committee under Todd and Cathy Smith and their committee of Stacy Conn, Elaenor Beland, Al and Jeanne Nelson, Jennifer Carey, Sandy Toscan, Ron and Elaine Wood and Diane Bateman. The clubhouse was transformed from shoddy to a clean, attractive and functional new look due to their efforts. Have you noticed the ship’s wheel on the wall over by the podium? Bob Bishop completely restored the wheel and replaced the clock. It went from horrible to beautiful thanks to Bob. On the first deck, we have a outfitted junior room again thanks to the efforts of Stacy Gibbs and Linda Peoples. When Tick Weber passed away, Terry Bishop picked up the trowel and took over the landscape and grounds. The flowers and new plantings around the club look great. Working with Cole Price, the staff and many members, we’ve made a good dent in the constant task of keeping the yard clean and orderly. We got a new mule and are nursing the others along as Joe O’Reilly rebuilds one and we move on to refurbish or replace the rest. The above are just some of the members that helped keep our facilities going. And let’s not forget our hard working maintenance staff and manager. Rick, Roberto and Jesus were always right there to help with our project while keeping to their own very busy schedules. Our new manager Kelly Whitlow has already taken important steps in giving our club the deep cleaning that it regularly needs. There’s plenty more to do and, like a , the maintenance can never stop. We’ve got a great group of committee chairs set up for 2007 and I know that our membership will give them the support they need to our club shipshape. Thank you all very, very much. With that, I hand the Vice Commodore broom and dustpan over to Glenn Selvin. Jim Bateman

rear commodore’s notes Barbara Gabriel photos

he ABYC Luau. Yet another crowd pleaser T To many of our ABYC members and their guests, events such as the Turkey Day regatta’s famous turkey dinner and the 4th of July barbecue just seem to happen. Yet, it is the hard work of our volunteers that make these events what they are, and that make these fun times seems so effortless. The Luau, a world renowned event following the Labor Day regatta, was cer- tainly no different. Between the unbelievable pork and chicken, cooked by our own Jesus, to the hula dancers and drummers so wonderfully displayed to our members, racers, and guests, this year’s Luau could be called one of the best yet. But, its our volunteers that make these happen. The ambiance was in the decoration, and we thank Betty Baumann, Elaine Wood, Dana Bell, Diane Bateman, Michell Sptskey and her friend Jessica. All of these folks were work- ing under the creative direction of Lori Vanskyhock. And finally, a huge thanks not only to Sue McDannel, head of our own Social Advisory Committee, but also to Kelly Whitlow, ABYC’s General Manager and all of his staff. The Luau is a party that many of us look forward to, and all of these people just make it look so easy! Glenn Selvin sou’wester • october 2006 • page 3 fleet captain’s report hanks to all of you, it was a great year. All of my particular programs were very successful! I would like to thank all of the people that helped me along the way. This list is not all- T inclusive; I just need to thank those that had a particular job under me. Port Captain The flags and marks have been maintained and stowed in the correct manner and de- ployed at the correct time. In case you did not know, this is the base of all racing. The equipment must be kept in great shape and there must be plenty of it! This is one of the most important jobs of the club. Thank you Dave Myers and Jeff Ives Catalina Cruise A huge showing. Even though I was not in charge, I would like to mention that it was really a great time. If you did not go, then you should next year! It was a lot of fun! Thank you Bobby and Kathy Frazier. Whalers This is an immense job! The Whalers get run up to the shop on a moments notice. They tend to break down when you least expect it. It is one of our greatest expenses and causes our greatest maintenance issues. Thank you John Massey Patience Patience looks and acts like a perfect lady. It takes a lot to maintain her and right now she looks especially grand. Thank you George Caddle and Vern Peterson. Race Management Committee Race management is the beginning and the end of our racing program. We run a world-class program. This group makes us look great! Thank you Chris Erickson and Jim Drury. Along with race committee we have several other people to thank for our success: Chief Judge The chief judge arranges for the protest committee to hear protests at the end of the race day. This is no small accomplishment. Thank you Maggie Caddle Computer Scoring This person scores all of the participants in each race and publishes it to the web site and on the wall for the participants and other interested parties to digest. Thank you Jim Morford. Scoring This person is in charge of scoring finishers at the end of each race and getting the information to the computer scorer. Thank you Sharon Pearson. Entries and bay finish At the start of our regattas, these ladies take the forms for the entrants and make sure they get to the computer scorer. In the bay, at the end of each race they take the finishes and make sure the information gets to the computer scorer. Thank you Evie Belisle, Jeannie Nelson, Bobbie Peterson and Betty Mills. Protest Clerks: Get them to the room! Thank you Barbara Gabriel and Marilyn Hutchinson Perpetual Trophy Chairperson This person makes sure all the perpetual trophies have the correct information engraved on them. This is a big job, as we hand out a lot of trophies. Lots of detail and a time consuming process. Thank you Carol Kofahl Trophy Chairman This person puts together the trophies for each of our events and makes sure we have product to recognize the winners of each of our regattas. Thank you Cathy Black Smith Last but not least I would like to thank Kelly Asper, my wife, for all of her support! This just in: In case you did not know, you were kind enough to vote me in again. Thanks to all of you for your support. As Rear Commodore (yes, there are a lot of jokes that go with this title) I will be in charge of the social side of things. I have already been speaking with Kelly, our manager, regarding some of our issues and we will be getting right on top of things. Kelly has a lot of catering experience and he has some great ideas on how to upgrade our food and service quality, while reducing our costs. We will soon be promoting banquets within the club more. You will have a detailed contract to sign and a banquet menu giving you many choices as to how you want to throw your party. The prices will be reasonable and you will get a lot for your money. There are not a lot of dates available, so if you think you may want to have a party, get your date request in immediately to the board (in the form of a letter). We will also be promoting and providing an upgraded Happy Hour on Friday. We will have live music, not necessarily dance music but different styles ranging from easy listening jazz to steel drum.You are going to want to spend each and every one of your valuable discretionary recreational minutes (big words!) at the club. Believe me, this is going to be a fun year and you are invited to participate! Again, thanks to all of you for making my year of Fleet Captain very enjoyable! I was born to do the job of Rear Commodore (again, the jokes are poring in!) and we are going to have fun! I also have a New Year’s resolution. I intend to do a lot more sailing, as last year was probably the year that I did the least since before I was 7 years old and did not know how to sail! I have got to get my priorities straight! See you on the water and at the club. Merle Asper sou’wester • october 2006 • page 4 from the pages of history

s last month, the themes touched on in SOU’WESTER’s of past presage the comments of the present. Take a look at the comments of outgoing Commodores and the reports of ABYC sailors doing well in regattas: A THIRTY YEARS AGO: Paul C. Merrill, Jr., said that he was “rather sad to think that such a full year is...coming to an end” in his comments in the SOU’WESTER of October, 1976. He touched on a number of milestones and achievements of the year: the installation of gate-card operators on both the front gate and the hoists; the addition of many new members; and the holding of several successful regattas, including a big I-14 event. He also praised the efforts of the Board after the departure of the Port Steward—there was no General Manager in those days—meant that the Board “had to take on the management responsibility of the club, and has done so very successfully.” Apparently the Board faced a number of “some extremely costly, unbudgeted expenses” in that year and did so to the best of their ability. “Your Board is extremely cost conscious,” Paul reported, and they managed through the help of “employees, committee chairmen and members” to get through the rough patches. The other news from thirty years ago is that an ABYC member won a major regatta hosted at his home club: Dave Crockett, sailing with father-in-law Sid Exley and young Kirk Nicolai, won the USYRU Men’s Championship Regatta for the Clifford D. Mallory Cup. It was sailed in Cal 20’s that had been equipped with spinnakers for the regatta. Of particular note was the participation of ABYC Juniors in the event—they apparently “waited on tables, unrigged boats, dived to clean bottoms and performed numerous other jobs.” They included Bryant and Latham Bell, Kristen and Lynda Fox, Ricky and Todd Merrill, Charlie Crockett, Jennifer Ellis and Steve Rosenberg. ABYC began a new parking rule on Labor Day weekend: only cars with ABYC stickers in the windshields were allowed to park on the grounds, and the owner of a car violating the rule found a card that threatened towing if they violated the rule again...a change in the structure of the Interim Membership—now called a Membership—lowered the cost of being a member and set aside $5.00 per month toward the transfer fee when the member becomes a Regular member...Scott Atwood, a former Junior member, became a Regular member, as did Michael B. Schoettle and Bob Cutting; Ross Butcher became an Interim member...the race committee was looking for the Labor Day Regatta results and the outside race timer... TWENTY YEARS AGO: Outgoing Commodore Tony Fallon quoted Jimmy Buffet in the SOU’WESTER of October, 1986, saying that his year had been “a lovely cruise.” He bragged about the newly repainted walls upstairs in the Clubhouse and the newly rehung burgees; the championship regattas held, including a Nationals, the Cal 20 Nationals and the Junior Nationals; and the hard work of “many hard-working volunteers, a conscientious staff, capable people chairing committees and a supportive Board of Directors.” “Alamitos Bay Yacht Club is a special place with special people,” he concluded, and said he “considered it a privilege to represent” the club. A total of 135 boats in 13 classes raced the 1986 Labor Day Regatta. Lasers sailed both inside the Bay and on the harbor course, with trophies for both; young Keith Ives was winner on the Bay while Finn sailor Richard Byron won on the outside course. Other winners included Ed Feo in PHRF, sailing his Etchells; Al Smith in J/24; Jim Grubbs in ; Ben Schwegler in and Stacy Dumain in Junior Naples “A.” George Hardie was PRO on the outside course while Henry Weiss ran races in the Bay. Ann Exley’s column, “From the Pages of History,” was particularly interesting in October of 1986. Among the doings in the summer of 1927 was that that somebody resigned from the race committee because “he has been left out on the float” too many times; a recommendation that the starting line for races be a straight line; and that adoption of the then- new “American Yacht Racing Rules” would not occur as “it was utterly impossible to apply outside racing conditions to Bay racing and that we would have to go according to conditions in our own bay.” And a Mister Moran “requested that the Club take action with the Police Department in regard to the person who tipped him over in the...Sunday race;” apparently swimmers found sport in capsizing racing boats in those days. Chas Merrill and Peter Gales were partners in an Etchells 22, named “Tumult;” its sail number was US491...Dave Dorrans became Dean Of Students at Los Alamitos High School...ABYC juniors took second, third and eighth places in the Gold Flight and fifth in the Silver Flight of the 1986 Junior Nationals at Mission Bay Yacht Club. TEN YEARS AGO: In the SOU’WESTER of October, 1996, outgoing Commodore Jerry Montgomery found it “hard...to believe that it was (only) eleven months” since his installation. The highlights he identified for the year of his commodoreship included the Melges 24 Nationals, Midwinters West, Turkey Day, OCR and the retirement party for Midge Marshall. “That ABYC can continue year after year to have...an active social and racing schedule is a testament to the energies and abilities of its members,” he said. Speaking for himself and his wife, Jerry finished by saying, “we have many fond memories and we feel honored by the opportunity you gave me to be Commodore of ABYC. THANK YOU!” There was a lot of fleet news. The Lido’s were getting ready for an Oktoberfest at their upcoming fleet race; the Keel Boat Fleet was rounding up volunteers to staff the Turkey Day Regatta; and Mara Bell was putting a call out to ABYC Juniors to staff the Halloween Regatta. Carl and Carol Reynolds were first and second, respectively, in the “B” fleet at the September Sabotier fleet race. A full-page ad for the New Year’s Eve party at “The ABYC Saloon & Dancehall” touted “Denims & Diamonds” as the theme; there’d be poker and blackjack, barbecued chicken and beef and music and dancing, all for twenty-five bucks a head...a four-session ABYC Junior Sailing Program was being introduced in a flyer, with one session each month from October through January; a second session was planned to start in February...folks posted for Regular membership included Steve Myrter, a Hobie sailor; Laser sailor Steven and Beth-Holly Smith; Frederick Stevens III and his family; and Scott and Heather Meyer, who owned a Lido 14... Chris Ericksen, Club Historian sou’wester • october 2006 • page 5 international 14 worlds (cont) ...from page 1 McNicol said, “Training together and getting to know each other better, I learned that Howie thinks in the same clear and direct way I do, and I’m at the stage where I have to sail with people of the highest caliber.” Second place was won by Tina Baylis and husband/crew Trevor Baylis of Santa Cruz, and third went to 17-year- old Samuel (Shark) Kahn and crew Paul Allen, 32. The first three all sailed new carbon fiber boats designed by class icon Paul Bieker, built in Fred Eaton’s molds and assembled by Larry Tuttle. Rig details and other finishing touches came from Trevor Baylis, who had ordered the first one and was soon joined by Hamlin and Pegasus Racing (Kahn’s father is software developer and avid racer Philippe Kahn). The three teams shared the costs equally. The wind blew hard on four days and by local standards hardly at all on three. Hamlin/McNicol and the Baylises stood apart in handling all conditions better than anybody. Team Racing Once it was a bigger deal. Now it’s a traditional prelude to the fleet racing matching four-boat squads representing designated nations. Most of the top fleet racing contenders including Hamlin/McNicol, the Baylises and all of the former champions passed on it to save their gear and energy for the seven-day grind to follow. Britannia ruled the waves, such as they were, sweeping all eight of its races. “I thought we’d win because we had a fairly strong team for our [UK] Nationals,” captain Archie Massey said afterward, “plus the American and Canadian teams didn’t have all their top people out.” The matches were held inside the breakwater on flat water, and the wind was only 5 knots before building to 10 near the end of racing. Britain scored 6-0, Canada and the U.S. 3-3 and Japan 0-6. Canada advanced to the best-of-three title round against Britain on a tiebreaker. Then Britain blitzed the Canadians, 2-0, with Massey leading the way. Fleet Racing - Day 1 The fleet races were run in the open ocean off Sunset Beach, and the week did not start well for some of the world’s best I-14 sailors. As Hamlin and McNicol won the first race, followed by Katie Nurton and Nigel Ash of Great Britain, other big names took a big hit for crossing the starting line early in the two-lap, 12-nautical mile race. The 10 guilty boats among 71 entries included past champions Robert Greenhalgh and Roddy Bridge of Great Britain and Grant Geddes of Australia, along with U.S. Nationals runners-up Tina and Trevor Baylis of Santa Cruz, Calif. and Massey, captain of Britain’s World Team Racing championship team. Four days later all would discard the 72 points they received for their indiscretions, but that was the only throwout allowed. All would be walking on eggshells the rest of the week. Massey said, “There will be a tactical change the test of the week. Our starts will be more conservative.” Hamlin, trailing Massey by about two minutes, said he didn’t realize he had won until Massey failed to receive the winner’s horn. “The guy that went across first didn’t get a [sound] and we did,” Hamlin said. Massey actually started fine but had crossed the line in violation of the “I” flag posted by principal race officer Townsend that requires boats to go around one end of the line if they are over at any time during the final minute of the starting sequence. Day 2 A few of the competitors took one look at the big wind and waves and did U-turns back into the harbor. Australia’s Lindsay Irwin and crew Andrew Penny and 17-year-old Samuel (Shark) Kahn and crew Paul Allen from Santa Cruz had different ideas. ...continued next page sou’wester • october 2006 • page 6 international 14 worlds (cont) Irwin, the defending champion said, “We had a few days just like that” when they won the Worlds on the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand last year. Young Kahn noted, “This is just like Santa Cruz. We said, ‘OK, let’s be conservative and win this race.’ “ So they finished 1-2 in conditions as wild as Sunday’s opening race was mild: 22 knots of sea breeze that stirred up a heavy chop and roller coaster swell that tossed the little boats like teacups. But Irwin and Kahn couldn’t overtake Hamlin and McNicol, who despite spotting their closest rivals 25 to 50 pounds in body ballast in the heavy going put a fourth place next to Sunday’s win to remain on top with five points—two ahead of Kahn/Allen and five ahead of Irwin/ Penny. How rough was it? A few boats capsized while just heading out of the Alamitos Bay jetty into the Pacific Ocean, foretelling a day that saw more flips than a House of Pancakes. At the reach mark some opted for “chicken jibes”—a 270- degree tack and bear away—and of the 61 boats that started only 43 finished. Day 3 Affirming the credo that no lead is ever too big, Shark Kahn and crew Paul Allen had to win Tuesday’s race twice to pull to within one point of Team Pegasus teammates Howard Hamlin and Euan McNicol. The wind was up again at 18 knots, and 25 of the remaining 68 competitors did not start. Kahn/Allen led Hamlin/McNicol by about a quarter-mile, and Hamlin/McNicol led everybody else by nearly that margin, until early on the last downwind leg when—wait, let them tell it. We were just sailing along trying to be conservative when a pretty innocent wave came up in front of us,” Kahn said. “We went straight into it [and did] a perfect cartwheel.” As the boat pitched forward and went from 18 knots to a dead stop as quickly as you can say a four-letter word, they both wound up on the headstay and then in the water. By the time they leveraged the skiff upright on their second try, Hamlin/McNicol had flown past to lead by 50 yards at the last leeward mark, where the next race began with the former leaders in full attack mode. Rather than follow their opponents, they tacked away, drawing Hamlin/McNicol into a tacking duel seldom seen in this class. “We tried to cover them,” McNicol said, “but unfortunately in the last tack they did a good job and rolled us.” Kahn and Allen won by about two boat lengths. At 6-3 1/2 and 170 pounds and 6-0, 190, respectively, they figured that in the day’s prevailing breeze of 15 knots they had an edge over Hamlin (5-9, 153) and McNicol (5-10, 180). Hamlin said, “We’re very happy with second today. We’re not gonna beat ‘em in that sort of breeze. We have to think in terms of the conditions. The lighter the better.” Day 4 The wind dipped to single digits, and Archie Massey and crew George Nurton heard two sounds that that made their day. At the start of the fourth race of the International 14 Class World Championship, Massey said, “We stayed around the committee boat so we knew right where the line was, and we actually heard them shout, ‘All clear!’ “—meaning that all 67 boats started properly, unlike Sunday when Massey finished first by two minutes but forfeited his runaway win because of a starting violation. And at the end of the race, sailed in light winds similar to Sunday, they heard an even sweeter sound: the horn for the winner, which was painfully silent for the British sailors earlier. But even though they would toss their opening calamity after one more race, Massey expected they’d need more help than that to overtake Hamlin and McNicol, who finished second Wednesday. “Oh, they’re going to win,” Massey said. “They haven’t been out of the top four in any races. We’re aiming for the top five.” Hamlin/McNicol (1-4-2-2) stretched their lead to 11 points because their nearest rivals, Kahn and Allen, had to work their way back from 39th at the first mark to do that well in light air not to their liking. Day 5 Hamlin and McNicol were looking more uncatchable than ever after five of seven races. As Britain’s Massey and crew George Nurton sailed away into their own time zone in light wind for the third time in five days, Hamlin and McNicol

...continued page 8 sou’wester • october 2006 • page 7 international 14 worlds (cont) ...from page 7 held off Nurton’s sister Katie and crew Nigel Ash for second place. They remained 11 points ahead of the next boat, but now it was Tina and Trevor Baylis, who finally unloaded the weight of last Sunday’s starting disaster to leap from 17th to second place. Meanwhile, wind lovers Kahn and Allen suffered in only 8 or 9 knots with their second successive 14th to slip to fifth with hope that the breeze would return to what it was when they finished second and first. Trevor Baylis said, “This morning we prayed for light wind to get rid of Shark. Now we’ll be praying for [strong] wind to get rid of Archie.” The leaders’ only problem was a U.S. Navy frigate that sailed out of Anaheim Bay and up the middle of the course during the race. First Massey and then Hamlin and Katie Nurton were compelled to jibe left to avoid the ship, which had no effect at all on the outcome. Day 6 A quiet and conservative third place was enough to assure Hamlin and Kahn of the title behind the Baylises and Kahn/Allen, mathematically unbeatable with a race to give. With the wind back up after two light air days, Kahn and Allen found their groove again to move from fifth place back up to third, five points behind the Baylises. In fact, they led for most of the race until the final tack for the finish when they stalled, allowing their fellow Santa Cruz competitors to tack on top of them and win by about 10 seconds. “He had kelp on his rudder and almost capsized,” Tina Baylis said. “I thought, hey, we can tack here and have a boat race.” Their finishing smiles were almost as bright as Hamlin’s and McNicol’s. Stronger wind also meant the usual toll in capsizes and dropouts. Of 71 entries, 64 started and 56 finished. Day 7 Six years earlier Kris Bundy and crew Jamie Hanseler of Seattle won the International 14 Class World Championship at Beer, England. This time they placed fourth and were delighted. “This was windier,” Bundy said, “and we were impressed by the depth of the fleet—what, six former champions and some pros? The top 10 would have been a good regatta for us.” With only two double-digit finishes in seven races in a 71-boat fleet, they were one point ahead of defending champions Lindsay Irwin and crew Andrew Perry of Australia, although off the pace of the top two boats. The new champions, Hamlin and McNicol, did not race Saturday. Kahn and Allen won the last race in their favorite conditions—18 knots of breeze blowing up a gnarly sea that left the competitors to sail through a minefield of whitecaps. That’s why the Baylises, though leading the race that could have been their second consecutive win, throttled back a bit while leading Kahn/Allen, who earned the victory by continuing to push hard. Trevor Baylis said, “We sailed a different race than if we’d had to stay ahead of them.” All they needed go do was to keep Kahn and Allen from putting four boats between them, and that was never close to possible. Their rivals passed them on the third downwind leg. “They looked like they were having a lot of fun,” Tina Baylis said. The Baylises sailed all week carrying the weight of an OCS in the first race, leaving themselves no room for another serious error. “That made us start more conservatively,” Tina said, “and then we had the race when we thought we might have been over the line but weren’t and went back [to restart], anyway. At no time were we thinking, ‘Oh, this is going to be an easy one for us.’ “ Tina Baylis, a mother of two children ages 3 and 5, was one of two women skippers who placed well, along with Katie Nurton of Great Britain, who was 13th with Nigel Ash as crew. “A lot of guys don’t want to sail with women drivers,” Tina said. “There is a learning curve when you aren’t as big and strong and you have to adapt things for you. Every good woman sailor has a really strong crew.” Tina is 43 and Trevor 46. They returned to serious racing this past year. Trevor said, “It was a decision about do we want to wait until the kids are older, but how much skiff sailing can you do when you’re 50?” They’ll probably find out, as Hamlin, 53, has done so successfully. Rich Roberts (Daily press releases at www.abyc.org) sou’wester • october 2006 • page 8 international 14 worlds volunteers t is perhaps trite to say that a major regatta at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club cannot happen without hard work, but this was never more obvious than during the 2006 I-14 Worlds. For two weeks, a veritable army of more than five-dozen Ivolunteers from ABYC and the California I-14 Fleet contributed more than 350 volunteer/days toward the enormous success of the event. From Clif Mathias on the front gate to Jack Wills, Jr., on the measurement team to Mike Baumann on race committee and Latham Bell as jury clerk, every task that needed to be done was done with cheerfulness, willing- ness and dedication. Some folks need special recognition. Don Shirley was there every day, Bill McDannel photo switching from measurement to race committee without a break. Sue Crockett and Pinky Greene made the same switch from registration to on-the-water work- ers. George Caddle and Vern Peterson made sure that PATIENCE would make it through eight consecutive days of labor. Dave Myers was master of the racing equipment. Greg Montz, Chas Merrill, Jerry and Sally Dalley and Don Zinn contributed not only their time but their own boats to support the event. Sighting the starting lines—there were two—was the job of Steve Moffett, Jim Drury, Jon Lounsberry, Dick Landes and Chuck Tripp, and the result was not a single general recall. And Robin Townsend set perfect reaches for a class that values a tough but sailable reach. Mark Townsend, ABYC’s most experienced PRO and perhaps the most accomplished race officer on the western United States, led this crew. A wonder- ful International Jury, led by an old friend of ABYC, Ralph Roberts of New Zealand and including Don Becker (USA), Art Engel (USA), Francisco Juaregui (MEX) and Steve Tupper (from Canada, another old friend of ABYC) provided the strong un- derpinning a World Championship requires. Special note needs to be made, too, of the contributions of ABYC’s new General Manager, Kelly Whitlow, and the staff of ABYC. From dawn to Mark Townsend photo dusk, in the Galley and on the grounds, ABYC staffers turned to whatever task needed to be done. They worked long hours and many days to make our visitors welcome and the work of our member-volunteers easy. Kelly, in his first month at ABYC, has now seen what ABYC does, and he slipped into his role as if born to it; that the club ran so smoothly and was returned to regular service to our members so quickly after the regatta ended is a trib- ute to his efforts and that of his staff. The support of ABYC’s officers and directors was everywhere and constant. Whether attending social events or serving on the race commit- tee ABYC’s leaders were evident and participatory. While volunteers are the backbone of such events, without the complete backing of the club’s leaders an event can founder, and that this one swam is a tribute to those leaders’ support. But the heart and soul of the regatta was Yvonne Galvez. She took on all the hard tasks—housing, social arrangements, merchandise, sponsorship, registration—and did it all with grace, good humor and total competence. Only two standing ova- tions were given during the trophy presentation on the Queen Mary at the end of the regatta: one was for the new World Champion, but the first was for this woman who, with her husband Paul, dedicated years of her life to the planning and execution of this regatta. There are not enough words to say how much this event owes her and Paul. The 2006 I-14 Worlds was the fifth ABYC World Championship regatta with which I have been involved and the third for which I have served as chair. It has to go down as one of ABYC’s finest hours, and it was my pleasure to be part of it. Thanks to all who made it possible. Chris Ericksen Mark Townsend photo

sou’wester • october 2006 • page 9 labor day regatta 2006 abor Day glory for the young and old(er) Forget the price of gasoline when all some people need to fuel their ambitions is stiff competition and the brisk L Long Beach sea breeze delivered for Alamitos Bay Yacht Club’s annual Labor Day Regatta Saturday and Sunday. Winners among 177 boats in 13 classes included local resident Andrew Kern, who has been sailing single-handed Finns for 16 years, or since Nick Dugdale of San Francisco was born to sail a to first place in the largest fleet of 38 boats. Then there was another local, Howard Hamlin, with Australian Euan McNicol as crew, to reprise their recent victory here in the International 14 Nationals in preparation for next week’s I-14 Worlds on the same waters. One might not think that Kern, 45, and Dugdale, whose 16th birthday was Saturday, share a similar dream, but both covet an amateur sailor’s hope of sailing in the Olympics. “I’m going to try again,” Kern said, “but I have problems downwind I need to work on.” That wasn’t apparent in his score line that showed four A senior moment at the leeward mark wins in seven races in southwest winds that started at about 9 knots and built to 15 both days. Dugdale, who weighs only 130 pounds, isn’t yet big enough to handle the full-rig Laser in such conditions but edged Chris Barnard of Newport Beach by one point on the strength of a second to his rival’s third in the final race. Kern and Hamlin sailed through deep swells and steep chop on the ocean course outside the breakwater while the Lasers played inside the outer harbor with Cal 20s, Coronado 15s and Thistles. Six age and skill groups of Naples Sabots shared the protected waters of Alamitos Bay. Dugdale said, “I didn’t think I was going to pull it off. I had a disappointing [Youth] Worlds at Marina del Rey a few weeks ago, but this is the biggest thing I’ve won.” Eventually he hopes to sail the Olympics in a 470 dinghy, a class where smaller sailors enjoy an advantage. Another youngster, Bob Falk of Long Beach, graduated reluctantly from the Laser Radial class into the full-rig version this weekend and found himself a winner by a point over veteran Vann Wilson. It was Wilson who talked him into it. A wet and ride on an I-14 “I have to thank Vann,” Falk said. “I didn’t think I was big enough at 145 pounds.” Hamlin has no Olympic ambitions. The boats he , including the I-14, aren’t Olympic classes, but at 53 he’s sailing them collectively better than anyone in the world. A week earlier he had won the 18' Skiff International Regatta in San Francisco for the second consecutive year, following wins this summer in the I-14 Nationals and the European 18s and a second in the 505 Worlds in Great Britain. But that won’t make him overconfident for the I-14 Worlds because not all of the elite were in the 22-boat fleet this weekend. “A lot more are going to show up,” Hamlin said. “We’re pretty good in all-round conditions like we had this weekend, but we suffer in heavy stuff. Trevor and Tina Baylis [of Santa Cruz, second in the Nationals] weren’t here, and Shark and Paul have 15 or 20 pounds on us when the wind blows hard, so you can’t look at this too much.” Shark is 17-year-old Samuel Kahn of Soquel, Calif. and Paul is his crew Paul Allen—for the past two weeks Hamlin’s A serious Sabot sailor wears his mascot strongest rivals in the 18s and 14s, at least until Kahn fell off the sou’wester • october 2006 • page 10 boat—a common occurrence in the class—and failed to finish two of Sunday’s four races aside from two firsts and three seconds overall. Complete results and more at www.abyc.org Rich Roberts

Heeling helps downwind

I-14s crossing at top speed

Labor Day photos & captions courtesy of Rich Roberts...thank you Rich!

Capsizing was a common occurrence

Veteran Finn sailor Andrew Kern (left) leads fleet to windward mark on way to first place in Labor Day Regatta

Turkey Day Regatta November 18-19

There is no duty fleet. We will have two circles outside, will serve over 300 dinners and we need help for almost all positions. Whether you’re sailing or participating as a volunteer it is a great event! Please call the club office to volunteer and come out to play!! 562- 434-9955

sou’wester • october 2006 • page 11 the bay clogger (junior sailing) ell the fall has rolled in quickly and so comes the fall junior program with it. After a wonderful summer full of regattas and fun activities, we are converging on a time of the year that I like to call “the growth period.” As Wweekday sailing winds down, regattas and clinics sprout up on nearly every weekend. And with every year, there are some sailors that do it all and find themselves growing tremendously in their skill level. I find myself extra excited this year as we are now becoming used to an off season program that is only four years old. We have started to build contacts across Southern California of some extremely good sailors and coaches that are working with our students to offer them great instruction and the chance to be amazing sailors. Coaches such as Mikee Anderson, Adam Deermount, Charlie Buckingham, Mark Gaudio, Mike Uznis, Chris Barnard, and our very own Chuck Tripp and Vann Wilson are working with our students this fall and spring alongside our consistent staff of Mark Ryan, Sarah Ryan, Sydney Bolger, Andrew Mason and myself. It has been exciting to see the kids working so hard and learning so much. A lot of that was evident at our first two fall regattas, which included the Fall Gold Cup at Newport Harbor and the Charity Regatta at ABYC. At Fall Gold Cup some of the most exciting news was Jack Jorgensen receiving a 4th place trophy in the A fleet division which has boasted some serious competition this year. Ginger Luckey, Bridget Luckey and Richard Bell also brought home trophies in their respective fleets and most importantly, James Temple was specifically noted at the awards banquet for his sportsmanship after withdrawing from a race he had incorrectly been scored in 1st place. Congratulations to him and all of our 14 sailors that attended the regatta. At the Charity Regatta, we had an amazing 27 students competing from the ABYC junior program! 12 students received awards including these five sailors who won each division from ABYC: Jack Jorgensen – 1st place in A fleet; Ginger Luckey – 1st place in B fleet; Kate Bishop – 1st place in C1 fleet; Hilton Beckham – 1st place in C2 fleet; Ian Markowitz – 1st place in C3 fleet. Some more exciting news is that the junior program and the club as a team are purchasing 30 new sabot dollies. This is extremely important as our program has faced growing pains and this will help us to be able to launch all the boats we need during regattas and clinics. Thank you specifically to John Massey and Bob Chubb who have been heading the charge on this. We are also looking to expand our sabot trailers to carry more boats as we continually are sending more and more students to regattas. A committee has worked very hard on redesigning the trailers and are hoping to expand the trailer capabilities from 16 boats to 25 boats. Much of this is made possible by the “Junior Fund.” This fund is created from monetary gifts and donations to help enhance the junior program and promote junior sailing. A large amount of members donate $5 a month to help this fund grow and some members generously donate larger amounts. I would like to thank all of you that are donating and let you know it means a lot to our program’s success. I would also like to encourage any member considering donating to do so. This fund has helped us create a junior laser fleet, purchase a junior ocean whaler to coach the lasers and now to double the number of dollies and enhance our trailers. You can find out how to donate monthly or with a one-time gift by contacting Sheila in the office or simply writing a check to the ABYC Junior Fund. Finally I would like to congratulate Jeff Merrill, a member of our Junior Advisory Board, for getting elected to the Board of Directors for the club and thank Jim and Ellen Kirk for their incredible hospitality of housing our Argentine instructor for the summer. Thank you to them and congratulations to Jeff! Happy sailing! Brad Schaupeter, ABYC Junior Program Director

2006 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Commodore Nicole Peoples-Moffett Treasurer George Kornhoff Vice Commodore Jim Bateman Junior Rear Commodore Sydney Bolger Rear Commodore Glenn Selvin Fleet Surgeon Dr. Jeff Cohen Jr. Staff Commodore Ron Wood Judge Advocate Tom Ramsey Fleet Captain Merle Asper Port Captain Dave Myers/Jeff Ives Secretary Grant Hill Sou’wester Editor/Layout Sharon Pearson Directors ABYC Phone (562) 434-9955 Junior Program John Massey Fax (562) 434-2267 Membership Bill McDannel Homepage www.abyc.org Volunteers Dan DeLave Email [email protected] sou’wester • october 2006 • page 12 membership Bill McDannel photos uring the September General Membership meeting, two new members were presented with club burgees. A new junior member, Hilton Beckman was presented Dby proposer John Massey. Hilton is a sabot sailor in the ABYC junior program. A new regular member, Richard Searpy was presented with burgee from Commodore Nicole Moffitt. Richard is a Finn sailor and joins with wife Sheryl and daughters Kaitlin and Kiera. Richard’s brother, Roger Searpy has been an ABYC member for many years. Brian Brown

election results inety-five regular members voted at the election for the Board of Directors and the 2020 Fund Trustees. Bob Anderson, Merle Asper, Jeff Merrill and Glen Selvin were elected to the Board, and Sandy Toscan and Mark NTownsend were elected to serve another term as Trustees of the 2020 Fund. In a separate election the membership passed two amendments to the bylaws. One amendment broadens the group of people that that can be made Honorary Members, and the second amendment changes the eligibility for Anchor Membership from sixty-five years of age to seventy.

special presentation by olympic sailing chairman

n Friday evening, October 27, at 6:30 PM Dean Brenner will be making a presentation at ABYC and talking about the progress of the US Sailing Olympic team. This event is during the Olympic Pre-trials for the 470’s and the Pan OAm Games selection trials for the RS:X Boards. The Olympic hopefuls competing in these events will be at the club that evening so make plans to come by and meet them and hear from Dean about the US athletes chances at the 08 Games. Following Dean’s presentation you can dance to the music of FLIGHT 6875.

7th Annual Boxing Day Regatta Pursuit Race and Treasure Hunt Saturday December 30, 2006

Summer is over so it must be time for the last of the holiday regattas…Boxing Day!

Mark your calendars and make sure that you don’t miss the seventh annual Boxing Day Pursuit Race which, this year, will actually occur on December 30th.

Jerry Montgomery after his win last year said, “I got more publicity winning Boxing Day than I did the Transpac.”

Mark Townsend sou’wester • october 2006 • page 13 hails from the fleets

KEEL BOAT FLEET ON WATCH ur two wandering members, Kevin and Brian, are now moored e have a variety of reports from - by all ac O in Tahiti. Life is great and they counts - a most successful and enjoyable La are playing the role of tourists. Some Wbor Day Regatta, starting with an excerpt from friends and relatives have flown over to see them. No Rich Robert’s Press Release (see his full report on page major voyages in the near future although they plan to be , where he sets the stage for the reports that follow: in New Zealand in December. “Forget the price of gasoline when all some people October 15 is the Pinewood Regatta. Tune up your need to fuel their ambitions is stiff competition and the boat and be there as this is the last Pinewood Model Boat brisk Long Beach sea breeze delivered for Alamitos Bay Regatta until spring of next year. Bring your own libation Yacht Club’s annual Labor Day Regatta.” and entrée to barbecue. The fleet will furnish salad, chips, Actually, ABYC’s Bob Falk, - although referred to plates, utensils, cups, etc. by Rich as a “youngster” - actually qualifies as a Laser November 10 is our next meeting and it is going to be a Master. Here is Bob’s report: great one. Introduction to the new chairmen, plans for the “The wind was generally 12-15, and I believe the Xmas party and much more. Dinner will be our regular top 5 places went to Masters over 40, but the kids will potluck. Please bring a salad or entrée or desert for 8 have their day soon enough. Vann Wilson dominated in people and a serving utensil. The fleet will provide plates the windier races, but otherwise it was a very close re- etc. gatta with the final score showing just a point between George C. myself, Vann, and Peter Dransin. Peter was most con- sistent, keeping only top 3 finishes and throwing out a 5. Pat Toole visited from Santa Barbara and sailed very well in full-rigs taking 4th, while his son also placed well in the wilights are over now, and, of Radial fleet. course, Bob Ware won the When I arrived on Saturday it looked to me like it TChampionship by a landslide (he would be windy and I was about ready to switch to the had only 46 pts.), with one month thrown Radial fleet, but Vann convinced me otherwise. After the out. Congratulations Bob, we couldn’t catch you! racing Vann said next time he might reconsider that I hope more “B” sailors sail in Twilights next year. recommendation…all in fun. I think we all enjoyed the We do not have enough. conditions, competition, and camaraderie that make our 28 Sabotier came to the Beach Party on Aug. sport special.” 19. Thank you for attending and bringing food. It was a Here is a report from the second place finisher in pretty day, we had fun, and the prevailing Horsheshoe the Laser full-rig fleet, ABYC’s Vann Wilson: Team was Joe Riddick and John McNaughton, over Lee “We had Chamber of Commerce type sailing con- Berlinger and Duncan Harrison, by one point. ditions, sunny and a 10-12 knot breeze with occasional We had 10 sailors in Labor Day Regatta, a tough, 15 knot gusts. We had outstanding race committee work competitive 2 day series. Lee Berlinger ran away from by PRO Bob Anderson and his team of volunteers. Eight everyone with four 1sts and one 2nd, with Jane McNaboe great races were sailed. Bob varied the courses to give right behind him with four 2nds and one 1st. Congratula- us the whole gambit; windward-leeward, triangle, triangle tions on great sailing! windward-leeward and even a long distance race out to The other people trailing behind Bob in the Twi- Queens Gate. As we wrapped up the last race, Peter light Championships in order are: Mary Riddick, 71pts; Drasnin from West Lake Yacht Club commented, “Eight Fred Stevens, Sr. 78pts; John Ellis, 84pts; Lee B., 91pts; great races for 29 dollars, how much better does it get (No trophies.) These scores were close. than that?” In August Twilights, there were a total of 18 sail- Bob Falk of ABYC, who won the standard rig, ors. This is excellent. The results are Bob Ware, 1st; John spends most of his time these days chasing around his Ellis and Fred Stevens, Sr. tied for 2nd; Lee Berlinger was one-year old son. However, when this two-time O’Day 4th; and Mary Riddick, 5th. These trophies will be awarded finals medalist does show up for a regatta, he is always on Oct. 22. in the hunt for a podium position. The Labor Day Regatta The Sabotiers have enjoyed a fun and success- was no different. He started the series off with back-to- ful summer. back bullets, sending a message that everyone else would Sunday, Oct. 8, is Ladies Day in Sabots, and next be competing for second. Peter Drasnin and I sailed con- time we will have news about that day. sistently to keep the pressure on, but it was Bob’s week- Our Fleet is open to anyone 18 and over who end all the way.” wants to race in Sabots. We always have our welcome Last, but by no means least, we have a report mat out for you. If you have any questions, please give from ABYC’s top finisher in the Laser Radial fleet, me a call. Cameron Summers. Cameron finished a very respect- Mary Riddick able seventh in a fleet of 38 Radials. Other ABYC racers sou’wester • october 2006 • page 14 hails from the fleets a new addition to our fleet th in the Radial fleet were Alex Vaught in 11 and Ryan e have been having an ongoing problem with McNaboe. I think Cameron makes an interesting com- not being able to provide a stable, comfortable, ment about Rule 42 as well: Wand safe platform for our special ladies that do “The Long Beach wind was pretty good. I per- the finishes in the bay. The company Bay Boats, across sonally like it to blow at least 15 knots. It was great that the channel from us, have generously provided an elec- the race committee could run one race after another. The tric barge for our regattas at very little cost to us. Labor big difference from Laser Radial Worlds [recently con- Day Regatta and now Charity Regatta have now taken cluded last month at CalYC] and this regatta was that there advantage of it and everyone is ecstatic. Please thank were no race committee judges. Several participants in Bay Boats if you get a chance and give them whatever the Radial fleet took advantage of that and pumped their business you can, because they are a good neighbor. boat. I feel good that I observed Rule 42. 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oug Jorgensen has been consistently at the top of the standings ever since he joined the ABYC Etchells Fleet nearly 20 years ago. This year he took on a couple of new partners in the D old boat, Jim Barber and Bob Newsome, both Staff Commodores of Los Angeles Yacht Club and great sailors in their own rights. The combination was the one to beat as this trio handily won the 2006 Alamitos Bay Etchells Fleet 18 Fleet Championship Series. The win came both on the strength of consistent finishes and regular starts: theirs was the only team to have raced and finished every one of the 15 races in the four regattas that made up the series. Second place in the series was the team of Tim Carter and Chris Ericksen; the DESPERADO’s won not a single regatta but did well, took second in almost every one they raced and scored. Below are the standings. The scoring was for a high-point series; four races, or twenty per cent of the total, was discarded in calculating the totals: OWNER SAIL NO. TOTAL OWNER SAIL NO. TOTAL Barber/Jorgensen/Newsome USA126 63 Chapman USA1002 21 Carter/Ericksen USA491 56 Feo USA790 20 Rice/Ureño USA90 35 Lane/Markowitz USA662 19 Corkett USA889 34 Vaught USA821 18 Montgomery USA792 33 Dudley/Powell USA531 17 Bateman USA143 31

The series ended with a well-attended and fun-filled fleet regatta on August 18. The races, run by Jeff Powell and Gordon Dudley, featured a hotshot from out-of-town: Bruce Golison guest-skippered with Tom Corkett, Jr., and Wayne Rogers. And they won handily with three bullets. The fun came farther down the standings. Carter/Ericksen and Barber/Newsome ended up with identical scores but the DESPERADO’s won the tie-breaker on the basis of the last race. And Jerry Montgomery, racing with Bob Anderson and Grant Hill, won another tie-breaker over Jim Bateman, helmsman Paul Anctil and crew Dan De Lave. Here are the stand- ings from that event. OWNER SAIL NO. RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 TOTALS Corkett/Golison USA889 1 1 1 3 Carter/Ericksen USA491 4 2 3 9 Barber/Jorgensen/Newsome USA126 2 3 4 9 Montgomery USA792 5 5 2 12 Bateman USA143 3 4 5 12 Chapman USA1002 6 7 7 20 Rice/Ureño USA90 7 6 DNC/9 22 Dudley/Powell USA531 8 DNF/9 6 23 October will be a special month for local Etchells as Jud Smith, the legendary sailmaker and all-around nice guy of the Etchells Class, will conduct a one-day clinic on Sunday, October 14. After an on-the-dock chalk-talk, the boats will head out into the harbor for a series of starts and short races with Jud watching and filming every boat. The day will end with dinner, a review of the videos and the presentation of Fleet Championship Series awards. Tune in next month for the details of this great event. Chris Ericksen sou’wester • october 2006 • page 15 PRSRT STD Alamitos Bay Yacht Club U. S. Postage 7201 East Ocean Boulevard PAID Long Beach, CA Long Beach, California 90803 Permit No. 685

Tina and Trevor Baylis... 2nd place overall

Photos and captions courtesy of Rich Roberts.

Bee meets Bunny in battle of I-14s

Howard Hamlin and Euan McNicol meet a U.S. Navy frigate, just ahead of Katie Nurton and Nigel Ash

The 71 International 14 competitors set up in front of beachfront residences on Alamitos Bay sou’wester • october 2006 • page 16