Windwardle

Issue Number 12 Spring/Summer 1982

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Sunfish sailors race off of Shelly Bay in Bermuda. Sunfish Sailboats Participate in Connecticut River Race ...... p. 2 Bennuda International Race Week Sunfish National Midwinters ...... p. 5 Don Martinborough of Nassau bettered a fleet of 28 Sunfish sailboats to win top Women 's Sunfish North Americans . p. 6 honors in the Bermuda International Race Week series held May 2-8. The Sunfish Class was hosted by the Harrington Sound Sailing and Gliding Club and the Bermuda Sunfish Association for the exciting week of racing. Races were sailed under the juris­ diction of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club off Shelly Bay on the north shore of Ber­ muda. The Windsurfer Class also sailed from Shelly Bay Beach providing an interest­ ing combination of classes for the race committee chaired by Sam Wharton. Other classes represented during International Race Week were So lings, International One­ Designs, Tornados, Comets and Snipes. The Sunfish Class was represented by six countries, more than any other class. The six-race, one-throwout series was plagued by light winds, uncommon for Ber­ muda during the month of May. The racers sailed full olympic courses wh ich varied from 6 to 10 miles in length. The sailors included two former World Champions and three former North American Champions. This didn't phase Martinborough as he sailed a very consistent series with 7 total points to top all former champions. The bat­ tle for second place was tightly contested between former Women's Sunfish North American Champion, Jean Bergman and former World Champion, Ted Moore. Moore Force 5 World Championship ..... p. 14 needed to place first or second in the final race to overcome Bergman, but only Windflite Class Corner ...... p. 18 managed to place third. Jean Bergman finished second with 21 points followed by Moore with 21% points. In fourth place, with 28% points was Jean 's husband, Don TRAC Class Corner ...... p. 19 Bergman. In fifth place, with 32 points and the first Bermudian finisher was Paul Apollo Class Corner ...... p. 20 Fisher of Somerset. Super Sunfish Class Corner ...... p. 21 A loose schedule of racing gave the visitors a chance to enjoy all the beautiful sites of Bermuda. A fleet of mopeds tacking down Front Street in Hamilton was not an un­ AMF 2100 Class Corner ...... p. 23 continued on page 2

Windward Leg is published quarterly by AMF Alcort Sailboats for the information of its sailboat owners. their friends and families. Subscriptions: $8.00 two years ($12.00 overseas airmail): $11.00 three years ($16.00 overseas airmail). Back issues $1.50 postpaid. AMF Alcort Sailboats. P.O. Box 1345. Waterbury. CT. 06721 USA. Herndon and Furman Win 1Oth Annual River Race Pease Herndon of Providence, Rl and with Keith Rabine of Boston, MA, al ­ Joel Furman of Bellport, NY have won the though, Furman is no stranger to the river 10th Annual Kahlua/Sunfish Connecticut having previously raced several times. River Classic held May 15-16. Herndon With an eighth, fourth, second and first and Furman beat a 92-boat flotilla down place fin ish, Herndon and Furman were the 45-mile course from Hartford to Es­ the first overall and the first in the Mixed sex. This is a repeat performance for Doubles Division (crews consisting of Herndon, having won the event last year one male and one female). In second

BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL RACE WEEK continued from page 1 common occurrence. The social schedule was full; from steak barbeques at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club to evening rap sessions at the Harrington Sound Sailing and Gliding Club. A "dark and stormy" was the native drink .. . a mixture of dark rum and ginger beer. On Friday, the day of the long distance race, the wind piped up to a brisk 20-25 knots. The long distance race was started Le Mans style from the Shelly Bay Beach, sailed into the picturesque Flatts Village Harbor, under the Flatts Bridge (where sailors had to lower their sails and masts) and twice around Harrington Sound. The race was won by Ted Moore of Marblehead, MA. An impromptu, best 2 out of 3 team race series place was Clay Wild of Groton, CT and was sailed on Friday afternoon between the USA and the Islands, the 5-person USA Laura Pizzella of Newington, CT followed team consisting of Ted Moore, Bob Heckman, Cricket Herndon, David Frith and Lee by Pease's brother, Cricket Herndon of Parks won handily over the Island team. Colorado Springs, CO and Nancy Green The Columbus Shield series was sailed on Saturday in 20 knot breezes in Harrington of Providence, Rl in third place. Sound. This tradition pits the USA against Bermuda in a singlehanded, 3-race series. Winners of the Odd Couples Division Ted Moore of the U.S. dominated the series with three aces. (crews consisting of two males or two fe­ The Sunfish Class was honored to have been invited to this prestigious week of males) were Ted and Tom Toombs of competition and fun. All participants look forward to another great week in Bermuda Glen Head, NY. In honor of their competi­ next May. tive spirit, the Toombs brothers were awarded the prestigious "rubber ducky", BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL RACE WEEK presented to the Un-mixed Doubles team May 2-8, 1982 23. Michael Oatley 17-9-21-~·24-24 95 that foregoes fun and games for the glory 24. Alan James 15-25-19-20-1B-2B 97 SUNFISH RESULTS 28 Boats of first place. Second place went to Fred 25. Tom my Lee ~-26-16-19-23-22 106 and Scott Scribner of South Windsor, CT, Finishes Total Points 26. Leo Barboza 24-22-25-22-~·23 116 a repeat performance for Fred, having I. Donny Martinborough HtE·1·4 27. Gerard Kervel ~ - 27-26-2B-2B-2B 137 2. Jean Bergman 4·2-7-5·3-~ 21 2B. David Ashton 2B-2B-2B-28-28-28 140 taken second last year in the Mixed 3. Ted Moore 10-~6-1-2·3 2PA Doubles with his daughter, Heather. Will 4. Don Bergman 13-!§:4-3-B-1 2B'I· LONG DISTANCE RACE White of West Hartford, CT, a ten-year 5. Paul Fisher 3-JlB-2·7·1 2 32 May 7, 1982 15 Boats veteran and founder of the event, with co­ 6. Cricket Herndon 7-B-3·13-6-8 32 I. Ted Moore skipper, Rick Connell took third place 7. Bob Heckman 14-3-2- t2-10-9 36 2. Don Bergman honors in the Odd Couples division. Last B. Malcolm Smith 2 - 15-~14-4-2 37 3. Cricket Herndon place finishers in this division were 9. Lois Blodgett 5-13-9-4· El: 10 41 4. Bob Heckman 10. Cor Van Annholt 6-7-12-15-!i-6 46 Robert Agres of Madison, CT and Dmitri 11. Eric Erickson 16-4-5·9-15-14 47 COLUMBUS SHIELD Cook of New Haven, CT. In addition tore­ 12. David Frith 22-5-13- 10-9-13 50 May 8, 1982 19 Boats ceiving a trophy for last place, they re­ 13. Keith Barker ll-10-15-8-5-17 55 1. Ted Moore 1: 1-1 ceived two "little black books" to enable 14. Charlie Berry ~1B-17-11- 12-11 69 2. Peter Van Annholt 11-2-2 them to list eligible mixed doubles crews 15. Ern ie Kervel 25-6-23-~·11-5 70 3. Donny Martinborough 3-3·! for next year. 16. Peter Bromby 21-~-11-6-14-21 73 4. Malcolm Smith 4-4:§. The weekend began with the tradi­ 17. Peler Van Annholt 20-11-10-1B-20-15 74 5. Charlie Berry 5- !.Q-3 tional "Pub Crawl" on Friday night. Rac­ 1B. Will White 11-~-1B - 7-22-1B 76 6. Bob Heckman 2-B-!1 10 ers and supporters walk (and eventually 19. Bert Gierlinger 19-17-14·21 ·21 ·7 7B 7. Don Bergman ~-6-5 11 20. Nevis Barboza 9-19-24-16-16-19 79 B. Paul Fisher 6-7-! 13 crawl) around Hartford's pubs and cafes 21. Joel Furman B-14-22-17-25-2B B6 9. Peter Bromby !.Q:5-B 13 sipping on specially-concocted Kahlua 22. Adam Barboza 12-21-20-~·17-20 90 10. Ernie Kervel 9-9-!.Q 1B drinks. After visiting all 14 sponsoring 2 10TH ANNUAL KAHLUAISUNFISH CONNECTICUT RIVER CLASSIC May 15 & 16, 1982

MI XED DOUBLES DIVISION 34 BOATS Total Finishes Points 1. Pease Herndon Providence, Rl Jl-8·4·2·1 14 3h Joel Furman Bellport, NY 2. Clay Wild Groton, CT 6·5·J.3.DSQ 17 Laura Pizzella Newington, CT 3. Cricket Herndon Colorado Springs, 1·,:U·2·19·3 24'/• co Nancy Green Providence, AI 4. Betsy Baker Rockport, MA !1·10·7·4·11 32 Steve Baker Litchfield, CT 5. Bob Heckman Bolton, CT 3·30·1·51·2 35 314 Jody Brewer Marlborough, CT 6. Peter Ljungquest Brookhaven, NY ~·9·6-159 39 Wendy Aadimer Bethpage, NY 7. Lane Johnson Wellesley, MA 7· !!9·10·14 40 Martha Johnson Wellesley, MA

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9. Orrin Jones Guilford, CT 5·19·21·5·~ 50 Elaine Aendick Branford, CT 10. Stephen Barnes Wellesley, MA 12;15·11·25·4 55 Katy Clinton Cohasset, MA Ninety-two Sunfish prepare to launch at Riverside Park in Hartford, Connecticut for the 10th Annual Kahlua Sunfish Connecticut River Race. ODD COUPLES DIVISION 39 BOATS pubs, this year's group was ready to be­ The awards ceremony followed with 1. Ted Toombs Glen Head, NY 11·13·15·6·6 36 gin again! special awards presented to Cricket Tom Toombs Glen Head, NY 2. Fred Scribner South Windsor, CT 14·4·17·23·8 43 Racing began the next morning at 9:00 Herndon of Colorado Springs for travel­ Scott Scribner South Windsor, CT - AM from Hartford's Riverside Park. Light ing the furthest to attend the regatta. 3. Will White West Hartford, CT 52·3·12·26·7 48 winds plagued the sailors for most of the Trophies were presented to the sponsor­ Rick Connell Torrington, CT day, but who noticed with the beautiful ing pubs for the Hartford Championship. 4. Suzanne Rowles West Hartford, CT 28·25·20·13·17 75 Sinclair Aaynolds Philadelphia, PA Connecticut countryside and the First place went to John and Sue Ron­ 5. Jon Case Needham, MA 13·53·19·12·37 81 gorgeous sunshine that surrounded the shagen sailing for Shawn Patrick's. Other Charlie Case Needham, MA sailboats. Winds picked up for the last sponsors in order of their finish were the 6. Fred Geary West Hartford, CT 23-11·24·29·~ 97 race of the day to bring the sailors into Civic Pub, Times Cafe, Hartford Sheraton, Christopher Geary West Hartford, CT 7. David Goff Hamden, CT ~36·32·14·22 104 Hurd State Park in plenty of time to set up JP's, Congress Street Cafe, The Russian Roger Johnson New Haven, CT camp and enjoy a feast of hamburgers, Lady, The Great Train Robbery, Michelob, 8. Jay McNammara East Hartford, CT 4·32·34·39·51 109 hot dogs, salads, beans, peppers and Frank's Restaurant, Mad Murphy's, Rick Clough Glastonbury, CT Tie onions prepared by several volunteers Brown' Thomson & Co., Zero's Cafe, Lud­ 8. Peter Feick Wilton, CT Z!·3527·27·20 109 Peter Feick, Jr. Wilton , CT from AMF Alcort. Beer and cocktails low's, Kahlua, Playboy and Hubbard's 10. Timothy Traub Torrington, CT 77-7·13-59·35 114 were served to the adult participants by Park Cafe. Steve Markefsky Torrington, CT the Michelob and Kahlua representatives. As the campfire died out, the sailors re­ tired to tents and other abodes made from Sunfish sails. Sailors awakened the next morning to the smell of hot coffee, ham and eggs, pastries and orange juice. The winds con­ tinued light and the fog just managed to burn-off for the 9:00 AM start. Sailors were caught off guard on the second race of the day with a surprise Le Mans style start. Pandemonium reigned as boats and sailors flew every which way trying to find crews and get their boats off for the race. The first racers hit the beach at Pet­ tipaug Yacht Club about 3:00 PM where a steak barbeque sponsored by the Hart­ ford pubs was awaiting them along with many other well-wishers. 3 CONNECTICUT RIVER CLASSIC HARTFORD CHAMPIONSHIP 17 BOATS TANGERINE BOWL REGATTA 1. John Ronshagen Shawn Patrick's 8·12·14·8·12 40 Sue Ronshagen 2. Gary Bill Civic Pub 20·11·26·21·26 78 Lise Davids 3. Rudy Millard The Times Cafe 16~· 47 · 17·55 135 Sunday 4. Robert Levy Hartford Sheraton 57·40·6B·DNF·67 232 Cheryl Abrams 5. George Finley J.P.'s 60-71·63·45:2:J 239 Gil Soucie 6. Leo Bolduc Congress Street B1·70·DNF·32·5B 241 Mike Lemme Cafe 7. Rob Hammett The Russian Lady ]2:54·60·64·66 244 Tom Hammett B. Jim Cronin The Great Train 30·86·76·DNF·74 266 Barry Towers Robbery 9. George Hastings Michelob 72-58·69·73·76 272 Stephen Molloy 10. Bob Furman Frank's Restaurant 84·75·79·58·63 275 Elaine Hriston

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TANGERINE BOWL REGATTA Orlando, FL December 12-13, 1982 1. Dave Dunn, Daytona Beach, FL 2. Eric Erickson, Orange City, FL 3. Jim Kaighin, Sarasota, FL 4. Sharon Brennan, Winter Park, FL Winners of the Tangerine Bowl are L to R: Da ve Dunn, Eric Erickson, Eric Oetgen, Jim 5. Eric Oetgen, Savannah, GA Kaighin, Sharon Brennan.

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4 Don Bergman Wins Sunfish National Midwinters

Don Bergman travelled all the way choppy waves, wind gusts up to 30 knots 3. Lawrence Maher ( 10~2-1-6-1-7 16.5 LaPorte, TX from Hubbard Woods, Illinois to win the and long Olympic courses gave the 4. Hal Lobree 3-5-4-(7~4 - 5 21 Sunfish National Midwinter Champion­ sailors a good Easter-weekend workout. Miami, FL ship held at the Southern Yacht Club in Local Junior Champion Eldon Harvey, 5. Shawn Lobree 1-(12~ 10-10-12·1 33.5 New Orleans, Louisiana on April8-10. He who has had lots of experience in these Miami, FL started the 6-race, 1-throwout series with conditions, edged out Adam White of Junior Division ... 16 Boats a 12th (his throwout), but came on strong Gulfport, Misissippi to take the junior se­ 1. Eldon Harvey 1 2~1-2-1-1-1 New Orleans, LA with finishes of 1-2-1-2-6 for a total of 11 112 ries. 2. Adam White 1-H2-(DSQ)·4 9.5 points. This win makes Bergman the first The Southern Yacht Club, second old­ Gulfport, MS to qualify for the 1983 Sunfish World est yacht club in the country, welcomed 3. Stephen Shultze 6-3-(8)-3-3-3 18 Championship. the competitors with true "Southern Gultport, MS Just 2112 points behind Bergman was Hospitality" as hosts for the event. I I Denotes Throwout the local favorite and former North Ameri ­ Regatta Chairman, Joe Blouin, organized can Champion, Joe Blouin. Young a flawless event and also managed to Lawrence Maher of LaPorte, Texas was place second overall. This can happen SUNFISH RULE CHANGE not far behind in third with 16 112 total only if you have a well-oiled race commit­ points followed by the Labree brothers of tee, protest committee and many other Effective for the 1982 North American Miami, Florida; Hal in fourth with 21 volunteers like the Southern Yacht Club. Championship, all former North Ameri­ points and Shawn in fifth with 33 112 Family participation is the name of the can Sunfish Champions will be eligible to points. game with Sunfish competition. The La­ sail in the championship series without Typical New Orleans weather greeted bree family of Miami had three boats rac­ having to sail in the qualification series at the sailors on the first day with the tune­ ing. The Maher family from LaPorte, the North Americans. Any former cham­ up race being held in light shifty winds Texas was represented with four entries. pion who elects to sail in the qualification and 90 degree temperatures. Competitors The Sunfish Class hopes to see more series will not be counted toward the top woke up to brisk northwest winds on the families at the National Midwinter 50 qualifiers. This rule will apply to the first day of the series only to have them Championship next year. senior division only. die-out to a whisper before the first race. NATIONAL SUNFISH MIDWINTER The 1982 Sunfish North American The three Labree brothers showed every­ CHAMPIONSHIP Championship, scheduled for July 11-17, one how to sail those light, sh ifty winds Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA 1982 at the Buffalo Canoe Club in Ridge­ by coming in first (Shawn), second April 8-10, 1982 way, Ontario, will be the twentieth run ­ (Shawl) and third (Hal) in the fi rst race. Senior Di vision ... 33 Boats ning of the event. Can you name the 19 True to form, the Lake Pontchartrain 1. Don Bergman ( 1 2~1-2-1-2-6 11.5 Hubbard Woods, IL former champions and where each winds grew to 15 knots and did not let up 2. Joe Blouin (29)-3-3-2-3-3 14 championship was sailed? The answer in for the remainder of the series. The short New Orleans, LA the next issue.

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5 Leslie Weatherly Repeats As Women's Sunfish North American Champion

In her home waters, Leslie Weatherly with 14 points. Gail Murphy of Biloxi, Mis­ FIFTH WOMEN'S SUNFISH NORTH successfully defended her Women's sissippi came out on top using the Olym­ AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP North American Championship held May pic tie-breaking system followed by Lee Gulfport Yacht Club, 29-30. A fleet of twenty-three women Parks of Woodbury, Connecticut. Laurie Gulfport, Mississippi 23 Boats competed in the five-race, one-throwout Thompson of La Porte, Texas rounds out May 28-30, 1982 Finishes Total Poi nts 1-5·1·2·1 4V2 race series sponsored by the Gulfport the top five with a total of 16 points. 1. Leslie Weatherly, Gulfport, MS 2. Lois Blodgell, Boca Raton, FL 2-1-6·1·!1. 9% Yacht Club. Winds were light to moderate Nine women from La Porte, Texas 3. Gail Mu rph y, Biloxi, MS E-· 2·2·5·5 14 for the four races sailed on Saturday. A travelled to the Championship to repre­ 4. Lee Parks, Woodb ury, CT i :3·4·4·3 14 brief morning thunderstorm on Sunday sent the Houston Yacht Club. The host 5. Laurie Thompson, La Porte, TX 3-~8-3-2 16 left brisk 15 to 20 knot breezes for the Underlined Score Denotes Throwout club, Gulfport Yacht Club had eleven sailing of the final race. The irregular women competing including several chop of the Delta Sound presented quite juniors. Weatherly's 15-year-old sister, THE SUNFISH BOOK a challenge for the girls. Release of Will White's new book, "The Shannon, was the first junior finisher in The low-point scoring system(% point Sunfish Book" has been delayed until sixth place. for first place and points equal to place this fall, just in time to make the perfect for all other finishes) gave Weatherly 4V2 The Gulfport Yacht Club, hosts for the Christmas gift. It will be published by total points. Second place fi nisher was 1980 Sunfish North American Champion­ SAIL Books, Inc. and will be available at Lois Blodgett of Boca Raton, Florida with ship, put on another fine regatta. A good your local sailboat dealership or marine 9% points. Two sailors tied for third place time was had by all. bookstore sometime in October.

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6 Barrington Frostbite Award

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While all you armchair-quarterbacks other. "You want to race, we'll get you were comfortably sitting at home watch­ out," was their attitude. Out the commit­ ing your favorite team this past winter, tee went, the temperature might have the competition on the Barrington River been as high as 20°F, but the winds were was intense. As many as 50 sailors 20-25 mph, you know what the wind chill gathered at the Barrington Yacht Club factor had to be. They had axes and at­ each Sunday afternoon to do battle; most tacked that ice with a vengeance. They battled other sailors but some were mere­ got out and broke up what ice they could ly battling the elements. In 20-degree near the docks but getting off the shore temperatures with a 20-knot breeze and was something else. 33-degree water all around, it takes quite You had to have been there to see an effort to keep warm. If you hike-out some of them get off the shore; the smart hard and concentrate on boat speed and ones, they hoisted their sails and went off tactics, you don't notice the conditions the beach, right down the ice-coated as much. But, not everyone on the river is shore, across yards of ice, right into the I sailing. This was brought to our attention water. What a sight! by a letter from one of the sailors, Ruth Two crash boats trailed the racers; in Warren of Reading, MA. It read: weather like that, they didn't want anyone " If you have a contest for the best, in the water very long. They gave us 5 hardest working, considerate, thoughtful, races, all they said was it was a little cold. etc., etc. race committee, you would have It was darn cold. Racing, it is easier to to give the award to the Barrington Frost­ keep warm but they had to have been bite Race Committee. cold. We all really appreciate the great I'm sure you have been having the job they are doing and just thought you same type of weather we have been hav­ should know." ing, not above freezing in three weeks. For their devotion to the sport of sail­ Super trophies for your fleet now Sunday, Bill and I went to Barrington to ing, the Barrington Frostbite Race Com­ available for regattas/ gifts. Gold or race not knowing if there would be any mittee was presented with a plaque from silver tone. Items $5- $40. Write for water. Driving down, all the water we saw AMF Alcort and all the sailors who have brochure. was frozen; as we got nearer, we certainly participated in the frostbite series over were surprised to see some open water in the years. Our thanks goes to Leeds Mit­ CLAIRE 81 Mt. Olive Road "the river." chell, Ray Medley, Dick Rosa, Dick Theve, Budd Lake, NJ 07828 • 201 -691-9038 Water for sailing was one thing, race Bill Cusbertson, Lloyd Sm ith, Joe Wagen­ committee boats frozen to the dock an- each, and John Breen. 7 1981 SUNFISH SOUTHEAST REGIONAL 5th International Senior Olympics Key West Sailing Club, Key West, FL March 27 , 1982 19 Boats 1. Dave Dunn 6·1-1-4 11.5 Daytona Beach , Fl Roya l Nassau Sailing Club, 2. Mike Kerman 4·5·2·1 11.75 Nassau, Bahamas Greenville, NC February 3-6, 1982 3. Bob Knapp 8·3·3·2 16 Lyme, CT 4. Eric Erickson 3·2·6·6 17 AG E NAME POINTS Orange Cily, Fl 40·44 1. Mac Robertson, Bahamas 0 5. Bill Warren 1·6·4· 7 17.75 2. Phil Racine, Canada 18 Reading , MA 45·49 1. Carlos de Cardenas, Bahamas 6 6. John Almeda 5· 7 ·8 ·3 23 2. Tom Maury, Bahamas 9 Key West, FL 50·54 1. Godfrey Kelly, Bahamas 0 7. Jack Woehrle 11-4·9·5 29 2. Pedro Wassitsch , Brazil 30.7 Key West , FL 3. Ernie Kervel , Aruba 44.4 8. Doug Dwyer 2·t3· 7 ·8 30 4. Eric Erickson, United States 47.4 Tamarac, FL 5. Percy Knowles, Bahamas 51.4 6. Peter Christie, Bahamas 54.1 9. Lois Blodgett 7 ·12·5·11 35 7. Herb Enren Freund, United States 58 Boca Raton, FL 8. Ahmad Lughod , Saudia Arabia 78 10. Skip Parker 16·8·13 ·13 50 55·59 1. Pablo Casanova, Venezuela 8.7 Key West, FL 2. AI Borchert, United States 14.7 3. Bob Heironimus, United States 20.1 14TH ANNUAL BOLTON LAKE 4. Paul Walsh, Uniled States 31.7 SUNFISH REGATTA 5. Oswaldo Diaz, Venezuela 57 Bolton Lake Sailing Club, Bolton, CT 60·64 1. Andy McKinney, Bahamas 3 June 6, 1982 9 Boats 2. Peggy Seeley, United States 18 1. Bill Boll, Bolton, CT 3. Adrienne McCalley, United States 22.8 Les Steffans, the oldest competitor, deliv­ 2. Bob Heckman, Bol ton, CT 65·69 I. Earl Gerloff, United States 0 ers a " thank you" to the Royal Nassau Sail­ 2. J. Barreda, Peru 18 3. Lee Parks, Woodbury, CT ing Club from all the competitors of the 5th 70 + I. Bob Bigham, United Stales 0 4. Andy Stewart, Needham, MA lnteramerican Senior Olympics. 2. Les Stefpens, Uniled States 18 5. Mark Anderson , Pelham , NY 11pyJ"~.§~ i~ SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY 07901 presents. A SAILOR'S DELIGHT Be first in the water and first on the road with your sail and rigging attached Beautifully polished Nautical-Traditional wood and aluminum two part spar carrier PRICE $29.95

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John W. Focke, Youth activity program On the subject of trying new activities director at the Houston Yacht Club con­ we have a number of Ragnots that tinues his article on ideas to spark a participate in long distance Sunfish rac­ successful junior sailing program. ing. The Seabreeze Sailing Club, one of Another type of fun race which tests our neighbors on Galveston Bay, spon­ boat handling skills is the timed slalom sors a late summer series for long dis­ race beginning with a windward leg, tack­ tance races (8-mile triangle). The series is ing through a tight line of buoys, round­ sailed under the Portsmouth Rule and is ing the weather mark, and gybing through open to small one design boats and all the same line of buoys to the finish line. age groups. The Sunfish competes very Skippers compete against time and enjoy effectively under this rule and the the close order boat handling. Ragnots have enjoyed competing with Next summer we will try a new fun race other one design boats. in which we team up an experienced In our experience we have learned that Ragnot with an eight-year-old beginning children enjoy participating in all activi­ sailor to race short triangles. The objec­ ties on the water, and as a result this year tive of these races is for the beginning we've added a RagnotiPowernaut course skipper to learn the starting sequence in the early spring to learn about power and to gain experience in getting around boating from outboard powered dinghies the course. In lieu of trophies the winning to trawlers. We have also added water­ skipper and crew receive two gallons of skiing in August and a Ragnot fishing ice cream to share with the other skip­ tournament in the fall. pers and crews. All of these new activities have in­ We have found that developing sailing creased our time on the water and in­ l I 'I S1u IN -ntE skills takes a lot of instruction as well as volved many more club members and on-the-water practice. Sailing seminars parents in Ragnot activities, but our cen­ and after race discussion have helped to ~ tral focus is our racing program. The Sun­ accelerate the learning process for be­ with handouts and slides. This year we fish has endured as the Ragnot club boat ginning skippers. Most of these seminars have expanded these seminars to include because it accommodates a wide range are planned and given by senior Ragnots, advanced racing, boat handling, and rig­ of sailing skills, it's as tough as a nine­ the sailing instructor, or other club mem­ ging for Sunfish, calling on several of the year-old, and in the hands of a world bers. We have an outline of seminars in world class sailors on Galveston Bay to class skipper is an extraordinary advance and supplement the discussion give the seminars. machine for going to weather. Secret weapon. Learning to sail, or sailing to win ... It's the same when you have TRACK-N-TACK'Mtactical wind tracking device. When the wind shifts, you tack to avoid headers, or hold tack to gain with every lifter. Others fall behind while your sailboat or sail board is fine-tuned to each shift of the wind . With a little practice, a novice or one-design racing skipper can tame the wind! But don 't tell how it's done. and how easy it is to install an d use TRACK-N -TAC K. Stash it in you r sail bag before anyone catches on (it's only 5.5oz and 4" or 100mm dia.). We 'll never let your secret out of the bag! See TRACK-N-TACK No. 125 at you r Aqua Meter dealer or send for full information.

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JULY MIDWEST SUNFISH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - Island Bay Yacht 31· Club, Springfield, IL; Contact: Nancy Peterson, 2505 Churchill Rd., AUG. Springfield, IL 62702 (217) 546-8085 1 JULY INLAND LAKES SUNFISH & FORCE 5 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - 31· Omaha, NE; Contact: Mike or John, Main Sail, Inc., 3205 N. 90, Suite 102, AUG. Omaha, NE 68134 (402) 572-6800 1 AUG. NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE SUNFISH CHAMPIONSHIP - Lake Sunapee 6-7 Yacht Club, Sunapee, NH; Contact: Clint Lyon, Box 135, New London, N H 03257 (603) 526-6070 AUG. BUZZARDS BAY REGATIA- Beverly Yacht Club, Marion, MA; Contact: 6-8 Harvey Pentleton, 40 Juniper Road, Holbrook, MA 02343 (617) 767-4231 Shawn Labree planes his Sunfish off the AUG. SOUTHEAST SUNFISH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP and SANDY SUN· wind in the Florida State Sunfish Champi­ 7--8 FISH INVITATIONAL- Seabrook Island Co.; Contact: Walter Ehrhardt, onship. Timeout, Inc., 1084 Highway 17 Bypass, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (803) 1982 FLORIDA STATE SUNFISH 884-6116 CHAMPIONSHIP AUG. WEBSTER SAILING ASSOCIATION SUNFISH REGATIA - Webster, Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Miami, FL 8 MA; Contact: AI Davis, 1'74 North Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 (617) May 1, 1982 21 Boats 256-4370 or (603) 884-5940 1. Shawn Lobree 1-1-2 3.5 AUG. MICHELOBE REGATIA & PICNIC - Twin Lakes ·Sailing Assoc., Fort Miami, FL 2. Dave Dunn 2·2·1 4.75 8 Dodge, lA; Contact: Neil Gadbury, 1301 8th Ave. N., Fort Dodge, lA 50501 Daytona Beach, FL (515) 573-2032 3. Charles Rahn 3·3·3 AUG. 1982 SUNFISH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Pre-qualification required)­ Miami, FL 8·15 Coyote Point Yacht Club, San Mateo, CA; Contact: Joanne Girard, AMF 4. Paco Calve! 4-4-4 12 Hialeah, FL Alcort Sailboats, P.O. Box 1345, Waterbury, CT 06721 (203) 756-7091 5. David Guerdan 5-5-6 16 AUG. SEABROOK SAILING CLUB ANNUAL BOARD BOAT REGATIA - Sea­ Maitland, FL 14-15 brook Sailing Club, Galveston Bay, TX; Contact: Malcolm E. Jones, 1015 6. Joseph Prisendort 7-8·5 20 North Country Club Drive, LaPorte, TX 77571 (713) 471-3303 or (713) Stuart, FL 7. Jonel Rouse 9-7·7 23 483-2394 Miami, FL AUG. NATIONAL MIDGET SUNFISH CHAMPIONSHIP (12 yrs. & Under) & SUN· 8. Doug Dwyer 11-10-8 29 15 FISH OPEN REGATIA- Crystal Beach, Lake Bomoseen, Castleton, VT; Tamarac, FL Contact: Bob Tepper, 82 Merchants Row, Rutland, VT 05701 (802) 9. John Hopkins 10-6-DNF 33 775-0723 or (802) 775-4361 North Pal m Beach, FL 10. Ed Dwyer 12-9-DNF 38 AUG. THIRD ANNUAL CANADA LAKE REGATIA- Canada Lake, NY; Con­ Tamarac, FL 15 tact: Nancy Young, Box 508, Canada Lake, NY 12032 (518) 835-3701 AUG. SUNFISH INVITATIONAL - Lake Murray, SC; Contact: Jim Humphrey 12TH ANNUAL SUNFISH NORTH EAST 21·22 (803) 772-4411 REGIONAL CH AMPIONSHIP SEPT. SUNFISH DOUBLES NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP- Cave Run Barrington Yacht Club, Barrington, Rl June 12-1 3, 1982 68 Boats 4-5 Lake, KY; Contact: Skipper Hunt, P.O. Box 52, Frankfort, KY 40602 (502) 1. Peter Vessella 4-3-1-1-2-1{4) 11.5 223-0000 or (502) 564-7183 ext. 235 or Jerry Goldberger, The Sail Bag, 3200 Providence, Rl Carriage Lane, Lexington, KY 40502 (606) 272-2508 or (606) 258-2861 2. Mark May 5-2-2-2-15-6-(22) 32 SEPT. INTERNATIONAL SUNFISH SENIOR OLYMPICS - Darien Sunfish Croton-on-the-Hudson, NY 3. Meredith Adams 3-10-12-8-1-(14f1 34.5 11 Yacht Racing Assoc., Darien, CT; Contact: Les Steffens, 212 Tokeneke Newport, Rl Road, Darien, CT 06820 (203) 655-4596 4. Len Ruby 2-4-4- 13·5-13-(DSQ) 41 SEPT. POCONO INVITATIONAL SUNFISH REGATIA - Lake Naomi Lake, Brookline, MA 11 Pocono Pines, PA; Contact: Dick Roth, 1 Peachwood Ct., Milltown, NJ 5. Gordon Geick 1-13-11-(4 1)-7-7-5 43.75 Collinsville, CT 08850 (201) 846-3797 or (201) 825-7450 6. Alan Sharfe (19)-1-6-6-13-8-14 47.75 SEPT. 3RD ANNUAL 'ROUND CAPE ANN RACE- Gloucester, Rockport, Es· Newbury, MA 18-19 sex, MA; Contact: Joanne Girard, AMF Alcort Sailboats, P.O. Box 1345, 7. Bob Heckman 16-8{32)-4-3-11-21 61 Waterbury, CT 06721 (203) 756-7091 Bolton, CT 8. Andy Stewart 15-9-19-15-10-4{29) 72 SEPT. THE CHOWDER BOWL - Amityville, NY; Contact: Martin M. Fleisher, Centervil le, MA 25 253 West Drive, Copiague, NY 11726 (516) 842-2927 or (516) 766-3276 9. Mike Ryan 17-14-14-12{29)-9-9 75 OCT. CLSC ANNUAL WAITING FOR THE GREAT PUMPKIN REGATIA - Frammingham, MA 9·10 10. Wilt White 8-5-18-23{27)-16-7 77 Clear Lake, TX; Contact: Tom Bissett, 8911 Brummel, Houston, TX 77099 West Hartford, CT (713) 495-9747 or (713) 671-1140 ( ) Denotes Throwout 13 Derrick Fries Reigns as Force 5 World Champion

Derrick Fries of Pontiac, Michigan dominated 43 sailors to win the 1982 Force 5 31. Jim Jones 31-37-35-34-34-26-25-27 212 Winchester, Mass. World Championship sailed on Chesapeake Bay ott Shady Side, Maryland, May 20-23. 32. Phil Young ~ 19-20-20-26-44-44-44 217 On the third running of this event, Fries reigns as the undefeated World Champion. He Ballo, Maryland was awarded a new Force 5 sail endowed with a gold insignia tor his accomplish­ 33. Andy Stevens 30-29-34-36-30·23-~·44 226 ments. In the 8-race, one-throwout series, Fries had consistent finishes of Crownsville, Maryland 34. Mike Massa 36-43-41-36-32-31-27-31 236 1-1-2-1-1-1-8-2. The eighth place finish resulted from an individual recall where Fries Winchester, Virg inia was the last to start. 35. Paul Conner ~41-40-40-44-44-4 4-44 237 Fries' only close competitor was Shawn Sull ivan of Naugatuck, CT. His Glen Burnie, Maryland 2-2-1 -4-3-6-2-1 series earned him second place overall. 36. Robert Swieconek 38-23 - 24 - 33- ~ 44-44-44 250 The real battle was going on tor third place between Bob Cullen, Mike Pinter, Court­ Annapolis, Maryland 37. Gary Barclift 25-25-30-~·44-44-44-44 256 ney Young, Jr. and Tim Parker who all finished within 5 points of each other. Going in ­ Rochester, New York to the final race, Pinter thought he had third place all sewn up having aced the 7th race 38. Gregg Southard 27-36-37-35-~44-44-44 263 while Cullen and Parker sailed their throwout races. But Cullen bounced back in the Richmond , Virg inia 39. Terence Willoner 34-40-29-31-4 4-44-44 -44 266 last race to finish third with Parker in fourth and Young, fifth. This was just enough tor Hyattsville, Maryland Cullen of Colchester, CT to pull up to third with 41 total points. Pinter of Akron, OH 40. John Pugh 16-42·42-39-44-44-44-44 271 was fourth with 42.75 points; Young of Suffern, NY, fifth with 43 points and Parker of Garrett Park, Maryland North Ridgeville, OH , si xth with 46 points. 41. Dan Morila 35-39-39-37-33-1±44-44 271 The regatta was sailed ott Chalky Point on the west side of Chesapeake Bay. Winds New York, New York 42. Dale Turner 33-30-33-44-44-44-44-44 272 were moderate, 6-10 knots from the north with sunny skies tor the first day of racing. Honeoye Falls, New York But mean, easterly winds and torrential rains caused many sailors to remain ashore 43. Howard Secrist 37 -35·38·41j±44-44-44 283 tor the final day of racing. Ri chmond, Virginia The sailors were housed at the West River Camp where they could bunk in cabins or dormitories, take hot showers after wet days on the water and eat home-cooked meals in the dining hall. Friday evening, the group was entertained by Gary Jobson with an exciting slide show on the 18 foot skiffs from Australia. John Buchheister, facility, race and regatta chairman, received high praise from the competitors tor running a flawless regatta. The next Force 5 World Championship is scheduled for 1984. It there is enough en­ thusiasm and support, we can make this an annual event again. What do you say Force 5 sailors?

1982 FORCE 5 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS May 20-23, 1982 15. Chuck Perna 17-5-17·16-15-15-!!!;8 93 Shadyside, Maryland Maplewood, New Jersey 16. Mills Kinghorn .1i 16-22-10-9-14-14-10 95 Beaufort. South Carolina 1. Derrick Fries 1-1-2-1-1-1-i2 7.75 17. Dave Doane 23-20-13-19-17-17-9-21 116 Pontiac, Michigan Vermilion, Ohio 2. Shawn Sullivan 2-2-1-4·3·§:2·1 14.5 18. Bob Bigham 12-13-26-12-12-19-30-24 118 Naugatuck, Conn. Riviera Beach , Fl orida 3. Bob Cullen 8-3-7-3-4-13·.1Q·3 41 19. Joe Martone 14-27-19-24-10-16-22-18 123 Colchester, Conn. Virginia Beach, Virginia 4. Mike Pinter 10-11-3-11 - ~·2-1-5 42.75 20. Joe Rocchi 19·12-12-22-23-21-26·16 125 Akron, Ohio Hancock, Michigan 5. Courtney Young 9-7-11-6-2·5-7-7 43 21. Charles Rouse Jr. 22-22-18-15-18-20-18-30 133 Suffern, NY Raleigh, North Carolina 6. Tim Parker 4-8-5-2-11-12~- 4 46 22. Doug Wilford 24-33-28-30-27-28-~-23 133 North Ridgeville, Ohio Amherst, Ohio 7. Dick Pinter 11-9 - ~-8-6-8-5-9 56 23. Tom Oryniak 20-32-25-23-19-18-6-29 140 Lakewood , Ohio Edison , New Jersey 8. Read Beigel 3-18-15-18-7-3-4-14 64 24. Ray Buchanan 21-28-~ 17-20-22-12-20 140 Severna Park, Maryland Chatham, New Jersey

9. Kevin Cofod 5-26-8-5-13·9·11·13 64 25. Byron Hicks ~21-16-27-22-25-15-19 145 Clinton, Maryland Newfoundland, New Jersey 10. Charles Burke 13-4-14-9-5-7-l.I; 15 67 26. Dan Cook 26-15-27-25-24-44-23-17 157 Martinez, Georgia Lorain. Ohio 11. Mark Fisher 18-6-4-7-16-11-~6 68 27. Jeanette Begeman ~34-31-28-31-30-13-25 192 Detroit, Michigan Long Beach, California 12. John Barrere 6]1-10-14-14-10-16·11 81 28. Jim Hermetet 32·31-36-29-29-27-24-26 198 Rowayton, Conn. Lakewood , Ohio 13. Steve Perry 7-17-23-21·8·4-3-22 82 29. Leon Mlynarski ~36-32-32-28-24-21-28 201 Newark, New Jersey Calumet AFB, Michigan Tom Oryniak, close boat; Derrick Fries, far 14. Charles Rouse Ill 15·10 -6-13-21-~·10 -1 2 87 30. Annette Buchheister ~ 14-9-26-25-44-44-44 206 Raleigh, North Carolina West River, Maryland boat. 14 Derrick Fries --=- ..... _-: "!!!::

..,..,.,....---- ..... - ':.- -- Derrick Fries (3062) leads John Barrere (6552) and Mills Kinghorn (377) around the leeward mark at the Force 5 World Championship.

Sandy Burke: "Anyone see the windward mark?"

Read Beigel

Steve Perry keeps an eye on the race Derrick recieves the first place award from committee. John Buchheister.

Byron Hicks keeps it flat to windward.

L to R: Mike Messa, Read Beigel, Tim Parker, Shawn Sullivan, Bob Cullen, Derrick Fries, Mike Pinter, Dick Pinter, Kevin Cofod Mike Pinter smiles for the camera. 15 BLOCKBUSTER II Lake Hayward, East Haddam, CT May 2, 1982

Force 5s Finishes Total Points 1 2sa 1. Peter Shope 1·3-(6}1·1·2·1 l 3 Branford, CT 2. Courtney Young, Jr. 3-(6}3·4·3-1-2 15 3h 1 Suffern, NY 3. Bob Cullen 4·1·4·(7}2·3·3 16'h Colchester, CT 4. Byron Hi cks (7)·5·1·2·4-4-6 21'h "'65 Green Pond, NJ 5. John Barrere 2·2·(7)·6·5·5·4 24 Rowayton, CT 6. Craig Swanson 5·4·2·5·(6)·6·5 27 No. Kingston, Rl 7. Tom Oryniak 6-(7)·5·3-67-7 34 Edison, NJ Force 5 I Laser Shoot-Out Cullen Takes Mid-Atlantics Sunfish 1. Bob Knapp H1·H(1) 33h Old Lyme, CT Force 5s faired well in the May 9th Bob Cullen of Colchester, CT came out 2. Dave Weeks 3-3-2-2·2i4) 12 shoot-out held at Crystal Lake, Connecti­ on top at the Force 5 Mid-Atlantic Long Island, NY cut. Shawn Sullivan of Naugatuck, CT regionals held at Spruce Run, New Jersey 3. Brian Weeks (4)·2·3·3·3·2 13 managed a fourth place overall against on May 15th. Courtney Young of Suffern, Long Island, NY the lighter Laser. Courtney Young of Suf­ NY was a decided second place with 4. Fred Scribner 2·(5)-4-4-4-3 17 So. Windsor, CT fern , NY was the second Force 5 finisher Byron Hicks of Newfoundland, NJ close 5. Gary Petrowsky 5·4·5·5·5-(5) 24 closely followed by Bob Cullen of Col­ behind in third. The 4-race series was chester, CT. sailed in light, shifty winds.

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SD 171 $34.oo Alternate sailboard hoop for SD 170 Fits most sailboard daggerboard trunks 180 West Main Street • Clinton, CT 06413 203/669-8065 16 1982 MIDWEST FORCE 5 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Force 5 North Americans Charles Mill Lake, Mawsfield, OH June 26-27, 1982 Taking Shape finishes total points 1. Bill Gleespen 2-3-4 9 Perrysberg , OH The 1982 Force 5 North American is scheduled for July 29. 2. Brad Balmer! 1-8-1 9.5 Championship is being hosted by one of Sailing conditions on Lake Erie should Lorain, OH the most enthusiastic fleets in the coun­ prove to be challenging. Light southerly 3. Marion Zaugg 6-2-3 11 Mansfield, OH try; the Lorain Sailing Club in Lorain, winds in the morning give way to moder­ 4. Tim Parker 5-1 -7 12.75 Ohio. With Tim Parker as the regatta ate northeast winds which reach 12 mph Lorain, OH chairman, this should prove to be the by mid-afternoon. The unpredictable one­ 5. Mike O'Toole 9-5-5 19 Force 5 event of the summer. The knot current and the famous square wave Dayton, OH championship begins with a tune-up race chop should make for fun sailing. For 6. Larry Baker 10-6-5 24 Dayton, OH scheduled for July 29th followed by an more information, contact Tim Parker, 7. Mark Estock 4-15-6 25 8-race, one-throwout series over the next Lorain Sailing Club, P.O. Box 697, Lorain, Conneaut, OH three days. A 4-race junior championship OH 44052 (216) 331-3900. B. John Emery 15-9-2 26 Dayton, OH 9. Dave Doane 3-14-12 29 Lorai n, OH 10. Andy Lee 11-7-13 31 Lorain, OH

Force 5 in Saudi Arabia The Force 5 Class is being well repre­ JULY CLEAR LAKE REGATTA- Clear Lake Yacht Club, Clear Lake, IN; Con­ sented in Saudi Arabia by Tim Gardner. 10-11 tact: Jack Bradley, RR #3, 170 Lake Drive Freemont, IN 46737 (219) Tim recently competed head-to-head with 495-9458 34 Lasers to finish 13th with no handicap JULY FREE SPIRIT REGATTA - Twin Lakes Sailing Assoc., Fort Dodge, lA; applied. Keep up the good work, Tim! 11 Contact: Neil Gadbury, 1301 8th Ave. N., Fort Dodge, lA 50501 (515) 573-2032 JULY SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 & SUNFISH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - INLAND LAKES FORCE 5 REGIONAL 24-25 Aqualand Marine, Lake Belton, Temple, TX; Contact: Rick Smith, Aqua­ CHAMPIONSHIP land Marine Sales, 3616 S. General Bruce Drive, Temple, TX 76501 (817) Eagle Ri ver Chamber of Commerce, 773-9931 Eagle River,WI JULY 6TH ANNUAL VIXON CUP REGATTA- Fond duLac, WI; Contact: Kevin September 5-6, 1981 5 Boats 24·25 Krolczyk, 2322 Thornton Ct., Fond du Lac, WI 54935 (414) 922-8585 1. Lawrance Heath, Rhinelander, WI 10 JULY FORCE NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Lorain, OH ; Contact: 2. Dan Johnson, Rhinelander, WI 13.5 5 3. Robert Manthey, Wisconsin Rapids , WI 16 30· Tim Parker, Lorain Sailing Club, P.O. Box 697, Lorain, OH 44052 (216) 4. Dennis Oavidsaver, Madison, WI 26.5 AUG. 331-3900 5. Don Phelps, Brooklyn Park, MN 28 1 JULY INLAND LAKES FORCE 5 & SUNFISH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - 31 · Omaha, NE; Contact: Mike or John, Main Sail, Inc., 3205 N. 90, Suite 102, 20TH ANNUAL WEEKAPAUG SUNFISH AUG. Omaha, NE 68134 (402) 572-6800 REGATTA 1 Weekapaug, Rl AUG. MICHELOBE REGATTA & PICNIC - Twin Lakes Sailing Assoc., Fort June 27,1982 18 Boats 8 Dodge, lA; Contact: Neil Gadbury, 1301 8th Ave. N., Fort Dodge, lA 50501 (515) 573-2032 finishes total points 1. Gordon Geick 2-(7)-3-4-1-1 10.5 SEPT. 9TH ANNUAL FALL EASTERN LAKES FORCE 5 CHAMPIONSHIP & Collinsville, CT 11 N.J.Y.R.A. CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP - Green Pond Yacht Club, NJ; Con­ 2. William Boll 6-2-(7)-1-3-2 13.75 tact: Byron Hicks, Dead End at Green Pond, AD #2, Newfoundland, NJ Bol ton, CT 07435 (201) 697-7636 3. Rich Ruder! 1-6-2-2-5-(B) 15.75 Fishkil l, NY SEPT. 3RD ANNUAL 'ROUND CAPE ANN RACE - Gloucester, Rockport, Es­ 4. Larry Cochran 4-3-4-(B)-7-4 22 18-19 sex, MA; Contact: Joanne Girard, AMF Alcort Sailboats, P.O. Box 1345, Manchester, CT Waterbury, CT 06721 (203) 756-7091 5_ Andrew Stewart 3-4-5-6-4 -(6) 22 Centervi lle, MA OCT. CLSC ANNUAL WAITING FOR THE GREAT PUMPKIN REGATTA - 6. Lee Parks B-(10)-1-5-6-3 22.75 9-10 Clear Lake Sailing Club, Clear Lake, TX; Contact: Tom Bissett, 8911 Woodbury, CT Brummel, Houston, TX 77099 (713) 495-9747 or (713) 671 -1140 7. Tom Philbrick (1 2)-9-9-3-2-5 28 Centerville, MA 17 ~4fi) ~~~©0@@@ ©@[?[fQ@[? ~~~~

Training Tip for IYRU Rule Change - Appendix 2 Windflite Sailors The following additions, deletions or scribed in the sailing instructions a amendments have been approved by the safety line shall prevent the mast Robert L. Lewry of Glendale, Arizona IYRU Permanent Committee. Please separating from the hu ll." amend your racing rule accordingly: shares his training secrets in the follow­ (c) Add a new paragraph 2.3: ing article. (a) Preamble First sentence. "Rule 25 Class Emblems, National Many people lack the physical stamina Delete " surf board type vessel." Letters and Sail Number. Replace to really sail a sailboard effectively. There Insert "yacht." the first sentence of 25.1 (c) with "A is no need to do lengthy time consuming (b) 2.2 Rule 24- Life Saving Equipment sail number allotted by her national exercises to get in shape. Here are two Delete the entire statement. authority which may correspond to exercises that cover all muscles required Insert " Unless otherwise pre- the yacht or to the owner." for board sailing; grasp a barbell placing the hands as far apart as possible, back flat, knees bent, then pull the barbell over­ head in one continuous movement, then back to about 6 inches from the floor and repeat 15 to 20 repetitions. This is what vrindlliteda~line _____ weightlifters call a warm-up exercise. Start out with a moderate weight that you can do three sets of 15 to 20 repetitions. JULY NORTHEAST OPEN-CLASS DISTRICTS- Barrington Yacht Club, Bar­ Caution, don't start out too heavy. 17-18 rington, Rl ; Contact: Susan Noyes, USBSA, Box 206, Oyster Bay, NY Next, chin the bar; everyone knows 11771, (516) 628-1556 how. Do two sets of as many repetitions JULY CENTRAL OPEN-CLASS DISTRICTS - Chicago Lake Front; Contact: as possible using the inside grip on one 11·18 Susan Noyes, USBSA, Box 206, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516) 628-1556 or set and the outside grip on the other set. Dick Lepman (312) 543-2310 Do these exercises 6 days a week. JULY BUSA'S CENTRAL REGIONAL KRONENBOURG CHAMPIONSHIP - You'll see your strength and endurance 24·25 Chicago, IL; Contact: Dick Lepman (312) 543-2310 increase very rapidly. Be patient. Don't AUG. DESPERADO SAILBOAT RACE - Lac La Biche Sailing Society, Lac La mistake laziness for tiredness. Good sail­ 1 Biche. Alberta, Canada; Contact: J.W. Kozina, Box 1439, Lac LaBiche, Al­ ing and good health. berta, Canada TOA 2CO, (403) 623-4870 or (403) 623-4818 AUG. WESTERN OPEN-CLASS DISTRICTS - San Diego, CA; Contact: Susan 14·15 Noyes, USBSA, Box 206, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516) 628-1556 or Ron Gall­ man (714) 223-0921 AUG. SEABROOK SAILING CLUB ANNUAL BOARD BOAT REGATTA -Sea­ 14 ·15 brook Sailing Club, Seabrook, TX; Contact: Malcolm E. Jones, 1015 North Country Club Drive, LaPorte, TX 77571 (713) 471 -3303 or (713) 483-2394 AUG. NATIONAL OPEN-CLASS BOARDSAILING CHAMPIONSHIP - Lake Ta­ 23·29 hoe, CA & NM; Contact: Susan Noyes, USBSA, Box 206, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516)628-1556 SEPT. BUSA'S NATIONAL KRONENBOURG CHAMPIONSHIP - San Fran­ 3·6 cisco, CA; Contact: Brian Tully (916) 334-1707 SEPT. McDOUGALL REGATTA - Harbor Island Yacht Club, Nashville, TN ; 4·5 Contact: Jack Caldwell, 918 Chancery Lane, Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 385-2154 or (615) 244-0993 SEPT. ANNUAL LABOR DAY REGATTA - Seabreeze Sailing Club, Galveston 5·6 Bay, TX; Contact: Frank MacNeil, Seabreeze Sailing Center, Inc., 1300 Bayshore - P.O. DrawerS, LaPorte, TX 77571 (713) 471 -3649 SEPT. NORTH AMERICAN OPEN-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP - Boardsailing 7·12 Canada, Wasaga Beach, Ontario; Contact: Susan Noyes, USBSA, Box 206, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516) 628-1556 SEPT. STANDING ROOM ONLY II - Crystal Lake Yacht Club, Ellington, CT; 19 Contact: Steve Andrews, 135 West Shore Road , Ellington, CT 06029 (203) 875-5264 SEPT. WATKINS CUP REGATTA - Kentucky Lake Sailing Club, Aurora, KY; 25-26 Contact: Bill Allbritten, 2004 University Station, Murray, KY 42071 (502) 762-6851 OCT. MAYOR'S CUP - Bloomington Yacht Club, Bloomington, IN ; Contact: 2·3 Tom Kinzer, Bloomington Yacht Club, Box 303, Bloomington, IN 47402 18 CATAMARAN ©0([)~~ ©@[([]l)@[(

with a fourth in that heat which put him in Trac 18 Wins North American second place 3% points behind Rodgers who won the Open Class with 6% points. David Dietrich and Tim Kings took third Multihull Championship place on a Prindle 18 with 14 % points. Terri Crary of Greenacres, Florida recaps them to play the oscillating winds. In the heavier air, Rodgers was leaving the N.A.M.S.A. North American Back on the beach a lot of interest cen­ the leeward daggerboard down off the Championships. tered around the boat and the question of wind, reaching up a bit and actually flying the day was: How do you like the tiller the hull a bit. The Trac 18 was passing The AMF Trac 18 took top honors at system? According to Rodgers, it is a tre­ the 182 meters downwind with ease. An this year's N.A.M.S.A. (North American mendous advantage especially in light advantage of the Trac 18 in strong wind is Multihull Sailing Association) North air. The skipper never needs to let go of having the rear beam far back on the Americans in St. Petersburg, Florida by the ti ller, run to the back of the boat or boat. This enables the crew to get thei r winning the N.A.M.S.A. Overall Handicap face backward during a turn. Because of weight aft quickly and easily. That, in in competition against 56 other boats. this, the skipper can remain very positive combination with the rocker of the boat, The Trac 18, sailed by David Rodgers and and accurate with his steeri ng even while keeps the bows pointing up so there is Terri Crary and being raced for the sec­ turning. less chance of stuffing a hull. ond time in Florida, also took fi rst place By the end of the weekend Rodgers Overall the Trac 18 performed well in the Open Class. Much of the competi· had won the N.A.M.S.A. Overall Handicap in both light and heavy air and won tion for the Overall Handicap came from with a lead of 10% points over second praise from those who participated in the a large class of Nacra 5.2's competing in place Overall Handicap finishers Dirk regatta. their District Championships. Also Lundquist and Anne Gray on a Nacra 5.2. competing at the regatta were several182 The team of Bert Rice/Bert Rice, Jr. on a meters, the new Nacra 5.8 and a variety of N.A.M.S.A. NORTH AMERICAN double-trapped Nacra 5.2 would have other boats from Super Cat 20's to a Prin· CHAMPIONSHIP taken 2nd overall had there been a throw die 15. out, but a 19th in the 3rd heat dropped St. Petersburg, Florida June 19-21 , 1982 The conditions for the 5 races held on them down the 3rd overall. OPEN CLASS 11 Boats Saturday and Sunday were light to single· finishes total points In the Open Cl ass of 11 boats, Rodgers 1 trap oscillating winds. By Monday the 1. David RodgersiT erri Crary 2-1-1-(2)-1-2 6 14 was in the lead after the fi rst 5 heats. conditions had changed to heavy air and 2. Bert Rice/Bert Rice, Jr. 1-2-(5)-1-2-4 9% Rice had a chance to tie with him if, and 3. David Dietrich!Tim Kings 3-4-4-3-(5)-1 14 314 chop for the 6th race, which counted only only if, he could get a first in the last heat in the individual classes. N.A.M.S.A. OVERALL HANDICAP 56 Boats on Monday. Rodgers had a technical diffi­ The starting groups were arranged by 1. David AodgersiTerri Crary 4-2-1 -4-1 11 % AM F TRAG 18 culty that put him a minute behind the Race Committee Chairman Dick Blan­ 2. Dirk lindquist/Anne Gray 7-5-3-2-5 22 NACAA 5.2 fast group at the start of the last heat but chard to keep boats of like speed to­ 3. Bert Rice/Bert Rice, Jr. 1-4-19-1 -3 27 '12 NACRA 5.2 got the Trac screaming in the heavy wind gether regardless of class. The Trac 18 4. Ed Diehi/Carolyn Diehl 8-7-6-17-6 44 NACRA 5.8 and passed all but 2 boats. Rice ended up 5. Carter Rich , Jr. 2-3-30-8-2 45 18' Meter was placed in the "fast group" of all boats with a Portsmouth rating of .675 or faster. This group included Tornados, Super Cat 20's, 182 meters, the Trac 18 trac dateline------, (.675) and Nacra 5.8 (.675). Keeping in JULY CATAMARAN RACING ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN- Traverse City mind that all the boats except for the 31· State Park, Traverse City, Ml; Contact: Eric Kennedy, 4170 Sandpiper, Nacra 5.8 in this start ing group had to AUG. Flint, Ml48506 (313) 736-2673 give the Trac 18 time, it was very impres­ 1 sive that the Trac 18 was fi rst to cross the JULY 6TH COMMODORES CUP REGATTA - Bayville, NJ; Contact: Bob & Ann finish line in all 3 races on Sunday. In 31 · Bergstedt (201) 269-5838 Saturday's 2 races, only Carter Rich, 2 AUG. Jr. and Tom Jordan on 18 meters had 1 crossed the finish line in front of the AUG. CATAMARAN RACING ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN - Muskegon, Ml; Trac 18. 14·15 Contact: Eric Kennedy, 4170 Sandpiper, Flint, Ml48506 (313) 736-2673 Rodgers commented that by Su nday, SEPT. 6TH MID-ATLANTIC MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP- Bayville, NJ; Con­ they had the Trac 18 surfing great down­ 4·5 tact: Bob & Ann Bergstedt (201) 269-5838 wind. "We didn't travel out much so the SEPT. TRAC 14 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Clinton Reservoir, main would twist off a lot. We used the 4·6 Lawrence, KS; Contact: Mark Retonde, Clinto Marina, 6600 W. 95th, Over­ positive mast rotator to the fullest, kept land Park, KS 66212 (919) 381-7677 or Steve Brace, Sitzmark, 10500 Marty, our weight far forward, and used a Overland Park, KS 66212 (913) 341-5330 general tactic of reaching up higher than SEPT. CATAMARAN RACING ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN- Higgins Lake the other boats downwind. The Trac 18 11·12 State Park, Higgins Lake, Ml; Contact: Eric Kennedy, 4170 Sandpiper, really moved." He added that the light Flint, Ml48506 (313) 736-2673 weight of the boat and crew helped their SEPT. CATAMARAN RACING ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN- Elk Lake, Ml; boatspeed in the light ai r, while the quick 25·26 Contact: Eric Kennedy, 4170 Sandpiper, Flint, Ml48506 (313) 736-2673 turning ability of the Trac 18 enabled 19 apollo ©~~~ ©®?ITU®Cf·~~~~ Patting Message

To all my sailing friends: As most of you probably know, I left AI · cort in mid-March after five years as Di ­ rector of Class Management for the Al­ cort classes. I am now the Northeastern Sales Representative for Mistral Sail­ boards. These past years have been a wonder­ ful experience for me and for my wife, Ruthie, and our son, Nicholas. It has been great getting to know all of you and I sin­ cerely hope to be able to stay in contact with many of you in the future. It has been my observation that the people who actively campaign the Alcort classes are a friendly, fun-loving and alto­ gether enjoyable group. Even the keen competition found at North American and World Championships is generally carried out in an atmosphere of good sportsmanship and enjoyment of the sport of sailboat racing. If you have not already had the oppor­ tunity to meet Lee Parks, my replace­ ment, you should do so immediately. AUG. DESPERADO SAILBOAT RACE - Lac La Biche Sailing Society, Lac La She's terrific! She comes to the job with 1 Biche Alberta Canada· Contact: J.W. Kozina, Box 1439, Lac LaBiche, Al­ almost 15 years of Sunfish racing under berta,'canada,TOA 2CO (403) 623-4870 or (403) 623-4818 her belt - and she's a darned good AUG. SCHROON LAKE REGATIA- Schroon Lake, NY; Contact: Mrs. Audrey sailor. She has spent the last five years in 7-8 Hickson, Chamber of Commerce, Schroon Lake, NY 12870 (518) 532-7675 the computer field; thus her organiza­ SEPT. McDOUGALL REGATIA - Harbor Island Yacht Club, Nashville, TN; tional skills have been honed razor-sharp. 4-5 Contact: Jack Caldwell, 918 Chancery Lane, Nashville, TN 37205 (615) I know she'll do a great job, especially 385-2154 or (615) 244-0993 if you all treat her half as well as you SEPT. ANNUAL LABOR DAY REGATIA- Seabreeze Sailing Club, Galveston treated me. Windward Leg will also be 5-6 Bay, TX; Contact: Frank MacNeil, Seabreeze Sailing Center, Inc., 1300 Lee's responsibility and she'll be looking Bayshore- P.O. DrawerS, LaPorte, TX 77571 (713) 471 -3649 to all of you for ideas, articles, photos SEPT. 5TH ANNUAL APOLLO NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP - Sherborn and cartoons for inclusion in future is­ 25 Yacht Club, Sherborn, MA; Contact: Roger Demler 169 Maple Street, sues. Instead of complaining that your Sherborn, MA 01770 (617) 653-2069 or (617) 890-3200 class is not well-covered, why not submit SEPT. WATKINS CUP REGATIA - Kentucky Lake Sailing Club, Aurora, KY; a short article about a rigging or go-fast 25-26 Contact: Bill Allbritten, 2004 University Station, Murray, KY 42071 (502) idea you've discovered? Or perhaps you 762-6851 can send Lee a short write-up on your OCT. 5TH GRAND ANNUAL CAVE RUN REGATIA- Cave Run Lake, KY; local regatta or fleet activities. 2-3 Contact: Skipper Hunt, P.O. Box 52, Frankfort, KY 40602 (502) 223-0000 I wish all of you great success in your OCT. MAYOR'S CUP - Bloomington Yacht Club, Bloomington, IN; Contact: future sailing endeavors and I hope to 2-3 Tom Kinzer, Bloomington Yacht Club, Box 303, Bloomington, IN 47402 see each of you again soon at upcoming OCT. WACCAMAW INDIAN SUMMER & NORTH CAROLINA SUNFISH regattas. There is still a Sunfish in my 9-10 CHAMPIONSHIP - Waccamaw Sailing Club, Lake Waccamaw, NC; family, so I will continue racing the Contact: Dick Coburn, 1219 Pinckney Street, Whiteville, NC 28472 (919) World's Greatest One Design for some 642-3181 or (919) 642-3153 time to come. Perhaps I'll even learn to OCT. CLSC ANNUAL WAITING FOR THE GREAT PUMPKIN REGATIA - beat some of you one day! 9-10 Clear Lake Sailing Club, Clear Lake, TX; Contact: Tom Bissett, 8911 Good sailing, Brummel Houston, TX 77099 (713) 495-9747 or (713) 671 -1140 OCT. SOUTHEAST APOLLO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP & NORTH CARO­ Steve Baker 16-17 LINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - Asheville Sailing Club, Lake Julian, Meadow Street Skyland, NC; Contact: Bil l Swann, 25 Azalea Ct., Arden, NC 28704 (704) Litchfield, CT 06759 684-2296 (203) 567-9075 20 super sunfish ©0~J0@ @@([[fi)@[f

Are You Ready to Accelerate r Your Learning Curve?

In the article that follows, Sunfish Force 5 But . . . given the current economic and Super Sunfish racer Courtney Young, situation, can you afford another boat? Jr. explains how you can improve your Suppose you already own the hull and knowledge of sailing more quickly. rudder? For a relatively small additional outlay you can acquire the Sunfish kit which fits right on the stable hull you are This article is addressed to both Sun­ used to. Quick and easy installation with fish and Force Five sailors. It concerns a fast rigging and you are ready to learn multitude of reasons why the SUPER­ about 'sophisticated' high performance SUNFISH is worthy of your support. techniques for adjusting sail shape to Almost any Sunfish sailor can benefit various wind and wave conditions. An im­ from experience in another boat, no mat­ portant feature is that the controls are all ter what his/her goals may be. Do you led to and easily operated from the cock­ wish to improve your performance in pit wh ile hiking out. Thus there is instant local fleet competition, qualify for the feedback regarding boatspeed and the 'worlds', move to a hot dinghy class, or opportunity to do something about it just learn enough to qualify for a bare right then and there. boat charter in the Virgin Islands? What­ Why should Sunfish sailors be con­ ever your goal, experience in that 'other' cerned about this? Isn't it enough that boat will enhance your understanding of the Sunfish is a simple, carefully con­ all the skills related to racing and good trolled one-design boat? Carefully con­ boat handling. trolled one-design, yes! But recent ar­ are final once you sail away from the ticles in the WINDWARD LEG point out beach. that the Sunfish is not simple! Consider the Super Sunfish with just Consider the following summary of four variables: vang, outhaul, downhaul, variables involved in setting up your Sun­ and traveler. All fine tuning can be done fish for a race. To keep our analysis un­ whi le hiking out because the controls are complicated, suppose that you have pre­ within reach. So .. . do you want to learn determined the correct setting or choice fast - the easy way?? and have minimized these decisions as Force Five sailors are well aware that indicated below: there are few regattas within a reason­ Settings/ able traveling distance. So, why not jump Varia bles Choices What The Experts Advise into a Super Sunfish for that extra prac­ 1. Sail design? Ratsey lor heavy air, Fogh otherwise 2. Gooseneck Further all lor Fogh sail or light air tice in sail control from a more stable 3. Gaff outhaul Tight lor heavy air, loose lor light air platform? The layout is almost identical, 4. Boom outhaul Snug fo r light ai r, loose fo r medium air, especially if you use the eight-part Force tight lor heavy air 5. Halyard to deck Port side for heavy air, normal Five vang on the Super. Match your con­ otherwise cepts of the interaction of vang, outhaul, 6. Halyard on gall High normally, Hookansen lor heavy air 7. Board shape? Old style? Shadow design? Barrington? downhaul and traveler with those of the 8. Rope traveler Tight lor light air, loosen lor heavy ai r go-fast Super sailors. Improve your speed 9. Vang on? Yes for heavy air, No lor light air 10. Knot all in Yes lor heavy air, No lor light air in a 'Five!!' Why not also introduce the main street? Five to Super Sunfish sailors and invite them to support your events? Both Thus we can calculate the conserva­ classes would benefit. tive estimate of 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 2 x 2 In one sense the Sunfish, Super Sun­ x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 2304 ways to 'set up' fish and Force Five represent a con­ your Sunfish! Not so simple, huh? Experi­ tinuum in challenge and skill growth with enced sailors would add combinations to the 'Super' being the intermediate boat. the list and would have more settings for Yet all three boats present unique chal­ some of the variables. Furthermore, lenges and your participation in more 'adjustments' cannot easily be made on than one class will enhance your enjoy­ the water or during a race. Many choices ment by accelerating your learning curve! 21 1981 LIGHT CORINTHIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Mark May of Croton-on-the-Hudson, NY was crowned the 1981 Light Corin­ thian Champion last October in Stoning­ ton, Connecticut This traditional regatta pits sailors against each other in two dif­ ferent classes over the two-day event AUG. DESPERADO SAILBOAT RACE - Lac La Biche Sailing Society, Lac La held October 10-11 last year. 1 Biche, Alberta, Canada; Contact: J.W. Kozina, Box 1439, Lac LaBiche, Al­ On Saturday, sailors competed in Sun­ berta, Canada TOA 2CO (403) 623·4870 or (403) 623-4818 fish in a 3-race series. May finished on AUG. SEABROOK SAILING CLUB BOARD BOAT REGATIA- Seabrook Sail­ top with 3% total points. Scott Green­ 14·15 ing Club, Galveston Bay, TX; Contact: Malcolm E. Jones, 1015 North baum was second with 5% points fol­ Country Club Drive, LaPorte, TX 77571 (713) 471-3303 or (713) 483-2394 lowed by AI Barsa in third with 14 points, AUG. THIRD ANNUAL CANADA LAKE REGATIA- Canada Lake, NY; Con­ Courtney Young, Jr. in fourth with 14 15 tact: Nancy Young, Box 508, Canada Lake, NY 12032 (518) 835-3701 points and Bob Knapp in fifth with 14 SEPT. McDOUGALL REGATIA - Harbor Island Yacht Club, Nashville, TN; points. 4·5 Contact: Jack Caldwell, 918 Chancery Lane, Nashville, TN 37205 (615) Sailors switched to Super Sunfish on 385-2154 or (615) 244-0993 Sunday for five more races. Bill Boll of SEPT. ANNUAL LABOR DAY REGATIA- Seabreeze Sailing Club, Seabreeze, Bolton, Connecticut was first for the day 5·6 TX; Contact: Frank MacNeil, Seabreeze Sailing Center, Inc., 1300 Bay­ with 8V2 points. May finished a close sec­ shore- P.O. DrawerS, LaPorte, TX 77571 (713) 471-3649 ond with 11% total points. Other fin­ SEPT. SUPER SUNFISH NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Watch Hill ishers were Scott Greenbaum, third; 17·19 Yacht Club Watch Hill, Rl; Contact: Bill Boll, 14 Tunxis Trail, Bolton, CT Courtney Young, Jr., fourth; and Bob 06040(203)649-1306 Knapp, fifth. SEPT. WATKINS CUP REGATIA- Kentucky Lake Sailing Club, Aurora, KY; The Light Corinthian Championship 25·26 Contact: Bill Allbritten, 2004 University Station, Murray, KY 42071 (502) has been a traditional season finale since 762-6851 1965. Some past champions include Bob OCT. MAYOR'S CUP - Bloomington Yacht Club, Bloomington, IN; Contact: Bushnell, Carl Knight, Bob Bowles, Ted 2·3 Tom Kinzer, Bloomington Yacht Club, Box 303, Bloomington, IN 47402 Moore, Kerry Klinger, Bill Boll, and Court­ OCT. LIGHT CORINTHIAN CHAMPIONSHIP OF CHAMPIONS/SUNFISH· ney Young, Jr. 2·3 SUPER SUNFISH COMBINED NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - The 1982 Light Corinthians will be held Site to be announced; Contact: John Black Lee. 202 Chichester Rd., New in conjunction with the Sunfish/Super Canaan, CT 06840 (203) 966-9662 Sunfish Combined North American OCT. WACCAMAW INDIAN SUMMER & NORTH CAROLINA SUNFISH Championship on October 2-3. For fur­ 9·10 CHAMPIONSHIP - Waccamaw Sailing Club, Lake Waccamaw, NC; ther information, contact John Black Lee, Contact: " Dick" Coburn, 1219 Pinckney St., Whiteville, NC 28472 (919) 202 Chichester Rd., New Canaan, CT 642-3181 or (919) 642-3153 06840(203)966-9662.

Sunfish Righting Tip

It has been pointed out by Bob Miller of Borger, Texas that there is an easy way and a hard way to right your Sunfish if you take an unscheduled swim. You will ------MAINTENANCE TIP ------notice that if you bring your Sunfish up from the turtled position with the star­ Do you have a sailboat hull that has be­ the heating duct which can be covered board side in the water, a large pocket of come internally saturated? Here is over later with duct tape. Insert the PVC water will form in the sail forward of the Richard Crysler's method for drying your pipe into the heating duct and lead it into mast. This extra weight makes it very dif­ hull: Install two inspection ports on the one of the inspection ports on the boat ficult to bring the boat upright quickly. If deck of your boat; one near the bow and with a PVC elbow. This will allow con­ the boat is righted with the port side in one near the stern. Connect your boat to stant hot air to pass through your hull. Af­ the water, this pocket of water does not the central hot air heating system in your ter two months, the boat will be totally collect and the boat comes up much home with inexpensive 1% inch PVC dry and considerably lighter. more quickly. Thanks Bob! pipe. This requires only one small hole in 22 A"'-F 2100 ©OCID~~ ©®?UO@Cf

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Next season, the club plans to use the Last summer we raced our AMF 2100, average of the most recently published #64, " Firefly", on one of the most popular PHRF ratings of the several regions. midwestern sailing lakes, Lake Geneva, Without doubt, racing to weather with Wisconsin. This fairly deep lake (140 feet the "big bricks" in gusty conditions was in spots) is surrounded by a high shore­ our toughest test. We are going to install line which produces very shifty wind pat­ a traveler which can be eased off by a terns. crew member while I try to drive through We normally raced with a crew of two the puffs on the jib. Heavy air brings a plus the skipper, however found that the stiff chop to Lake Geneva, which seems only way to be really competitive on gus­ to slow the boat when feathered up to ty days was to carry at least four aboard. windward in puffs. We will continue to set The Lake Geneva Keelboat Club enough sail to be adequately powered in generally averages 25 boats on the start­ average winds. The few times we reduced ing line with most boats in the 24 to 30 sail to handle peak conditions, we were foot range. " Firefly" was often the small­ disappointed. est boat racing, particularly on heavy air We have found the fastest, cleanest days. chute sets can be made from the bow The races are usually six to ten miles in pulpit, although a set from the leeward length with more reaching and running sidestay region works fine if someone than beating. There are two classes holds the pole forward and the chute is within the fleet, the Racing Class (spin­ rapidly trimmed to the pole before bring­ nakers) and the Cruising Class (no spin­ ing the pole back. nakers). We received a trophy for our best My crew and I are really enjoying the finish of the season, a 2nd in the Racing 2100 and enjoy mixi ng it up with the "big Class, between a 26 ft. Cape Dory and a boys" in our fleet. We particularly like the San Juan 7.7 (26 ft.). Generally we fin­ clean deck layout which allows for good ished in the top third overall, with several crew mobility. Now if we can just keep 3rds and 4ths in Racing Class. her flat to windward in heavy air. UUlJ® For the first couple of races our PHRF Ken Bell was 205! This was later changed to 228. Fontana, WI ~MITWD®UTI U0iJ@J©IJlJ0ITl)@

The Sunfish Machine is a primer for begin· ning racers. Topics covered in the book in· elude rigging and equipment for racing, sail trim, basic racing tactics and rules. This book is a must for all newcomers to Sunfish racing. TO ORDER AMF 2100 dateline Individual copies may be purchased, for $4.95 plus $1.00 postage, from the HYC AUG. DESPERADO SAILBOAT RACE- Lac LaBiche Sailing Society, Lac La RAGNOTS, P.O. Box 1276, La Porte, Texas 1 Biche, Alberta, Canada; Contact: J.W. Kozina, Box 1439, Lac LaBiche, Al­ 77571. Special fleet and dealer rates are berta, Canada TOA 2CO (403) 623-4870 or (403) 623-4818 available on request. SEPT. McDOUGALL REGATTA - Harbor Island Yacht Club, Nashville, TN ; 4-5 Contact: Jack Caldwell, 918 Chancery Lane, Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 385-2154 or (615) 244-0993 SEPT. WATKINS CUP REGATTA- Kentucky Lake Sailing Club, Aurora, KY; 25-26 Contact: Bill Allbritten, 2004 University Station, Murray, KY 42071 (502) 762-6851 ~ OCT. CLSC ANNUAL WAITING FOR THE GREAT PUMPKIN REGATTA­ RAGNOTS 9-10 Clear Lake Sailing Club, Clear Lake, TX; Contact: Tom Bissett, 8911 HOUSTON YACHT CLUB BOX 1276 LA PORTE TX 77571 Brummel, Houston, TX 77099 (713) 495-9747 or (713) 671-1140

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