windwardle The Official Newsletter of the International Sunfish Class Fall/Winter 1986-87 Association and the Force 5 Sailboat Racing Class Vol. II, No. 1 Inthis issue 1986 World Championship fleet off Barrington, Rl. More World's photos on page B. (Photo by Ray Medley) KYLE CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION North Americans ............................. ...... ....... 2 Scott Kyle of Winnetka, IL sailed consistently to claim the 17th Annual Sunfish Class World Championship held on Narragansett Bay off Barrington, Rl, June 9-13, ISCA News ...................... .. .......................... .. 3 1986. The event was hosted by the Barrington Yacht Club. Kyle, who is a junior at USSCA News ............... ................................. 5 Tufts University, scored 26.10 with finishes of 1-5-6-3-3-(BKD)-8-1-4. Sunfish Dateline ........................... .. ............ 10 Second place went to 1984 World Champion Andy Pimental of Bristol, Rl , with a total of 33.75 points. Doug Kaukeinen of Rochester, NY, finished third with 48.50 points. Defending champion Donnie Martinborough of Nassau finished 5th with 53 points. The event was sailed in 55 race-equipped brand new Sunfish provided by Alcort Sailboats, Inc. All boats were equal in weight and construction providing fair compe­ tition. Newly approved 3.9 oz. sails were used and came from North SailsiFogh of Toronto. The weather was terrible the whole championship week, though terrible weather did bring good winds. Two days were sailed in cold, pouring rain, and the water temperature was 65 degrees. The first 7 races were sailed in 12-18 mph breezes which lightened up for the final 2 races. In the 6th race, the wind shifted 180 degrees on the first weather leg, turning the race around. Incomplete sailing instructiqns prevented the race committee from abandoning the race at that time although it was abandoned Regatta Results ............ ....... ....................... 11 later by the jury. The race was resailed the next day. The Barrington Yacht Club did a great job (as always). Highlights include an · Olympic-style opening ceremony complete with militia and cannon and a New England . Lobster Boil Awards Dinner. Also, the Annual Class Meeting and the "Dark & Stormy · Party" were hosted by the Bermuda Sunfish Association. In all, 55 boats from nine countries participated. Represented were: United States, Great Britain, Bermuda, Cura<;ao, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Virgin Islands, France and the Bahamas. In addition to the race winners, special trophies were awarded to: Jeff Whiteway, 16, of New Jersey for Youngest Sailor; Ahmad Lughod, 59, of Saudi Arabia for Oldest Sailor; Nancy Haberland of Northbrook, IL, who placed 18th overall for First Female; and the Marco Polo Award to the Saudi Arabian team (Alan Cook, Mike Offley and Ahmad Lughod) for travelling the farthest distance for the event. Brewster Boats awarded a "Sou'wester" rain hat to Mike Butterfield of Bermuda for best outfit of the week. Force 5 NA's .......................... .. .. ..... ............ 14 The 1987 Sunfish World Championship is scheduled for April 26-May 2 in Aruba. Force 5 Dateline ................ .. ....................... 15 Since this is also the traditional week for Bermuda Invitational Race Week, the class is trying to arrange an alternate date. sunfish ~~~ ©0CID@@©@[[ITU®[[ ~~~ MAHER BROTHERS SWEEP NORTH AMERICANS Lawrence Maher won the Sunfish North North American Championship Series American Championship and brother Mar­ The "senior" championship was held cus Maher won the Sunfish Junior North over three days, with three races held American Championship in an unprece­ each of the first two days and two races dented sweep. The regattas were hosted on the last day. Conditions varied from by Corpus Christi (Texas) Yacht Club, race to race, providing a good test of sailed on Corpus Christi Bay, July 13-18, sailor's skill. 1986. It was a battle between former cham­ The championships are scheduled so pion Lawrence Maher of LaPorte, TX, and that the first two days comprise the Junior defending champion Derrick Fries of Pon­ North Americans (sai led on one course) tiac, Ml, almost from the start. This cham­ from which the top five finishers advance pionship WCiS almost a repeat of the 1984 to the "senior" North Americans, and a series held in Houston which saw Maher qualification series (sailed on another snag the title from Fries. The first day's course) from which the top 50 finishers racing proved to be a survival contest advance. This year, however, only 36 with winds building from 12-15 knots in "seniors" were present, which elimi­ the first race to 20-25 knots in the third nated the need for a qualification series. race. Maher, armed with swimming gog- Lawrence and Marcus Maher share vic­ tory swim at end of regatta. (Photo by Barbara Mcintyre) The 1987 Sunfish North American Championship will be June 27-July 3 in Charleston, SC. windward leg Starting line at Sunfish North Americans with Corpus Christi skyline in background. Published quarterly by the International (Photo by Ray L. Johnson!The Latent Image) Sunfish Class Association and the Force 5 Sailboat Racing Class for the information Junior North American Championship gles to ward off the salty bay water, and enjoyment of its members, their fami­ The two-day Junior North American finished 1-2-1 to lead over Fries by 1.25 lies and friends. Subscriptions are available Championship had three races each day. points. Chris Friend, Don Bergman and through membership in either the Sunfish Nineteen sailors participated, sailing in Gary Ross were tied at 15 points for or Force 5 Classes. For membership infor­ mation write to: 12- 18 knot winds in races one through third place. International Sunfish Class Association three, and 15-20 knot winds in races four The second day brought slightly more c/o J. Edgar Eubanks & Associates through six. moderate conditions, starting the first race 3008 Millwood Avenue in 12-15 knots of wind which built to 15- P.O. Box 11187 Jeff Whiteway, defending Junior Cham­ 18 knots for the last two races. Fries won Columbia, SC 2921 1 the first race of the day to close the gap pion, jumped out to a narrow first day Force 5 Sailboat Racing Class lead with finishes of 1-2-1 over Marcus to just .75, but after that Maher dominated c/o Lee Parks Maher, who finished 2-1-2. The two 15- with finishes of 1-1 that day and 2-1 the 1413 Capella South year olds, in their final year of junior next to take the North American title with Goat Island el igibility, essentially match-raced for the 7.75 points, beating Fries' 14.5 by seven Newport, Rl 02840 title. Competitor size played an important points. Joe Blouin of New Orleans, LA Articles of interest, photos and all re­ part as Maher outweighed Whiteway by finished third with 21.75 points. gatta results are welcomed. In results nearly 20 pounds, giving Maher an edge Founders Cup include in finish order: name, hometown, in the mostly blustery conditions. Maher · The balance of the Junior Champion­ race-by-race finishes, final score and a wrap-up including weather conditions. Send won the first two races the second day, ship fleet sailed the Founders Cup series. directly to: with Whiteway second in both, setting up Mike Refakis of Corpus Christi, TX domi­ Gail M. Turluck, Editor a title-deciding last race. Maher won the nated the fleet, with a tight battle for Windward Leg race convincingly, to take the champion­ second secured by Peter Wood of Corpus 924 Congress Street ship, with Whiteway second, for second Christi, TX, with 25.75 points over Bryan Ypsilanti, Ml 48197 place overall. Sean Nunes was third in all Calk, also of Corpus Christi, with 27.50 (313) 483-8613 six races to finish third overall. points. 2 International Sunfish JSCA Advisory Council Report Class Association The International Sunfish Class Asso­ daggerboards and rudders and 1986-87 Advisory Council ciation (ISCA) met on June 8, 1986 at the possible plastic versions of same. C. Gordon Geick (U.S.)-Chairman In an effort to " clean our house," Barrington Yacht Club, Barrington, Rl, site 15 Birch Knoll Road of the 17th World Championship. Those it was finally voted to legalize only the Alcort factory blades, unmo­ Collinsville, CT 06022 in attendance were: David Frith, Paul Ode­ dified, for racing beginning on Ernest Kervel, Sr. (Aruba) gard, Shawn Sullivan, Lee Parks, Alex January 1, 1988 (i.e., only the Bar­ Beatrixstraat 29 Roose, Donnie Martinborough, and Ernie rington-style board and produc­ Oranjestad, Aruba Kervel. The following business was trans­ tion rudder will be allowed. No acted: reshaping of the leading or trailing A. David Frith (Bermuda) P.O. Box 31 I. · By-Law 1 (Rules) Changes edges of either blade will be al· lowed after 1/1/88). St. George's, Bermuda A. The committee voted to add the following new rule on a hiking strap: Pursuant to this intent, it was Shapoor Guzder (Canada) voted to remove the following Oakville, Ontario 3.1.6 A hiking strap may be in­ words from rules 3.2.2 and 3.3.1, Canada stalled provided it is attached in " .. minor adjustments to the only (2) locations. The strap may be daggerboard/rudder by way of Alex Roose (Cura~ao) padded for comfort with any mate­ sharpening the trailing edge, Redaweg 72 rial, and shockcords may be used rounding the leading edge ... " Cura~ao , Netherlands Antilles in the attachment system. In the future only Barrington-style Stani Henningsen (Denmark) B. The committee voted to replace rules daggerboard shapes will be illus· Venova APS 3.4, 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 with the following, trated on page 13 of the rulebook. Keilstruplund 50 allowing any tiller extension: Alcort was encouraged to rout the 3460 Birkerd, Denmark 3.4 The tiller shall only be supplied blade leading edges to a more Henk Nauta (Holland) by the builder and shall be made of hydrodynamically efficient ellipti­ Brugmark 21 wood or other material approved by cal shape before the January 1, 1351 EBAimere-Haven 1987, freeze deadline.