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District Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Bio-energetics of Laser Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Remembering Our Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13

Utilizing the Laser Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Olympian Wrap-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17

Why We Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Laser World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .center

Canadian & US Olympic Sailing Directors . . . . . . .20-21

Old Dogs, New Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

2013 Event Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Our Newest Laser Sailors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

District 13 Champs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

What Type of Coach are You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

District Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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District 1Danielle Dube, 8 Sunnydale Dr,Glen Haven, NS B3Z 2T8902-823-2802, [email protected] 2Philippe Dormoy, 385 Place Desmarest, Ile Bizard, Quebec, H9C [email protected] 3Nigel Heath416-417-0193D3 website: www.d3laser.comDistrict 4Brigitte Smutny, Sail Manitoba; 409-145 PacificAve. Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6 [email protected] 5Mark Lammens510 Cynthia St. Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K7306-975-0833. [email protected] 6Andy Hunt, 111-2260 W 8th Ave,Vancouver BC, V6K 2A7604-733-9663. Hotline: [email protected] 7Derek Stow.28 Starlit RoadTiverton, RI [email protected] 8Ted Cremer, 7 Maple StreetBlue Point, NY 11715. 631-363-8830, [email protected]

District 9Chas Williamson, 9 Lagrand CourtIthaca, NY 14850607-272-0630. [email protected] 10Eric Reitinger7908 Normandy Dr.Mt Laurel, NJ [email protected]://d10.laserforum.orgDistrict 11Jon Deutsch3422 Blithewood Dr., Richmond, VA 23225804-305-1244, [email protected]://www.laserdistrict11.orgDistrict 12Rob [email protected] 13Antolin Rivera, PO Box 26674Tampa, FL 33623813-837-3013, [email protected]/m/_general/d13.asp District 14Cal Herman, 7038 Catina StNew Orleans, LA 70124, [email protected] 15Forest [email protected]://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/txLaser/District 16Tim Fitzgerald, 2322 Bromfield Circle Wichita, KS, 67226, [email protected] 17John E. Coolidge, Jr., 1113 Hanover St,Chattanooga, TN 37405, [email protected]

District 18John [email protected] 19Ken Swetka27022 Koerber St., St. Claire Shores, MI 48081248-635-5363www.d19laser.orgDistrict 20Steve Dolan21140 Chancery Ct. Brookfield, WI 53045262-506-8879. [email protected]://d20.laserforum.org/District 21Erik [email protected] 22Kurt Hoehne, 524 N 67th St. Seattle, WA 98103206-335-8776, [email protected] 23Nick OndrejkaPO Box 981897, Park City, UT [email protected], 415-748-6893www.usdiscovery.com/laserDistrict 24Nick [email protected]://skysail.com/sailing/d24/ District 25Jorge Suarez, 7 Covina Ave,Long Beach, CA 90803562-260-8116. [email protected] groups.yahoo.com/group/nalaserdistrict25District 26Guy Fleming, 44-392 Olina St. #6Kaneohe, HI 96744-2617808-955-4405. [email protected]

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President’s NotesANDY ROY

I’ve put the shovels away,changed out the snow tires and am definite-ly ready for spring and summer. I only hadto clear snow off my Laser 3-4 times thiswinter. To help break up the cold months, Iheaded to Florida in February for Mastersweek; an event I’ve been wanting to do fora number of years. Dave Hartman kindlyarranged a boat for me and I found somegood flights, so off I went. One of thebeauties of the Laser is the ability to stepon a plane with one checked bag (I’veheard of guys who have done it with carry-on only), with lines, a few blocks and sail-ing clothes, and show up at a regatta siteready to race in a borrowed or charter boat.Moreover, one doesn’t need a newer boat tobe competitive. The boat I used was over 4years old and looked like it had been beachsailed. Without worrying about the scratch-es and gouges on the hull and blades, Ifound the boat was as fast as I needed it tobe. The three venues for this year’s circuit,Charlotte Harbor YC, US Sailing Center atJensen Beach and the Palm Beach SailingClub, put on superb race management andhospitality, and the 55-60 entrants at eachevent enjoyed tight, fun racing.

For the Open winter events(East), the Miami Olympic Classes Regattaentrants enjoyed a good event with general-ly solid breezes. The calibre of the fleetwas high for a post Olympic year. Therewas also a significant international contin-gent, with the Women’s Radials having 7different nations in the top 10 and theMen’s with 8 different countries in themedal races. The big topic of conversationwas a new ISAF experimental race formatused for the MOCR Laser event. The for-

mat put a premium on putting in yourbest races as the regatta went on, withthe top 10 medal racers sailing threedouble-point races on the final day.Both the Radial Women’s and Men’sStandard fleets were hard fought withPaige Railey winning and CharlieBuckingham finishing as the top NAsailor in third.

The Midwinters East was helda few weeks later in Clearwater andprovided excellent conditions as well.Over 200 sailors competed across 3classes, with the Radials being thelargest at 105. Tricky conditions weremade to look easy by Clay Johnsonwinning in the Standards, Luke Ramsaytaking the Radials without breaking asweat, and Andy Burns easily winningthe 4.7 fleet.

I think most Laser sailors havebeen following to some degree the BruceKirby Inc. and Laser Performance dispute,with the latest as of this writing being acomplaint filed by BK in US District Court.On one hand this naturally comes as uncer-tain news leaving all of us wonderingwhere it will all lead. On the other, it ispositive that this latest action will hopefullymove the situation to a resolution soonerthan later.

Although I indicated in the previ-ous TLS issue that the new Laser standardsail was expected to be approved and readythis season, I’m no longer so sure. Theaforementioned dispute is of course at thetop of the ILCA and ISAF agendas mean-ing the new sail will unfortunately likelymove to the back burner.

Interest in this coming season’smajor Laser events is very high, withentries for a number of World events being

oversubscribed. The 4.7 WorldChampionship hosts in Hungary are antici-pating 340 to 380 entries this July, theMasters Worlds in Oman already has 220applications, and the Open StandardWorlds, also in Oman, is expected to befully booked. This summer’s NA event cal-endar has some excellent venues and iswell spread out geographically, with openLaser regattas in Santa Cruz (US Nats),Kingston (venue for both the NA’s in Julyand CORK in August), Halifax (CDNNats), Gulfport, Michigan, New Jersey andThe Gorge, plus Masters events inMontreal, LA, Florida, Newport RI andTahoe. In addition to the Masters WorldsI’m planning on heading to at least four ofthese regattas, and hopefully many NAclass members also have a few on their list.And, don’t forget to check out your localdistrict’s web site and draw up your calen-dar for the 2013 sailing season. See you onthe water.


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The Bio-energetics of Laser SailingEvan Lewis MSc. CSCS, CKMany sports have a well-established base of

sport science knowledge to draw upon to supporttraining and to seek advances for improvement.Take running as an example, research on hydra-tion and how the body adapts to training datesback to the late 1800s. In comparison, our scien-tific knowledge of how the body responds to theenvironmental and physical challenges of sailing,a sport that has always been in the modernOlympics, is slowly emerging.

Over the past few months I have had ques-tions from athletes and parents alike about theenergy/nutritional requirements of Laser sailingas there can be a lot of concepts around the boatpark about what is required especially in terms ofcarbohydrates. While each athlete has uniqueenergy requirements based on their age, genderand fitness level, the same principles apply to all.In this article I will examine published researchfrom different labs, including my own, to explainhow your body uses energy while racing and alsohow much energy is used. If you have any ques-tions from this article I will address those as wellas provide some regatta fueling strategies in thesummer edition of The Laser Sailor.

The Science of SailingSport science research of sailing began in

the 1990s and used laboratory simulators tomeasure heart rate, blood pressure and breathing(i.e. oxygen intake). These measurements allowresearchers to determine how the cardiovascularand muscular systems areaffected by the demands ofsailing. Working musclesrequire energy, which in turncauses an increase of oxygenintake, heart rate and bloodpressure. For every 1 L (0.26gal) of oxygen you breathe induring exercise, your body isburning approximately 5 kcal(e.g. to burn off the ~200 kcalin a cookie would require con-suming 40 L of oxygen).Research of hiking in the Laser revealed an inter-esting relationship between heart rate and oxygenrequirements: the oxygen required by athletes tosail upwind was much lower than the heart ratethat was measured. From laboratory based simu-lator studies, ‘racing’ heart rates were measuredat ~75% of max with an oxygen requirement ofonly 35% of max1. In other words your musclesuse much less oxygen at a given heart rate incomparison to activities like running or cyclingwhere the relationship closer to 1:1.

This difference can be explained by the wayour muscles function when hiking. While sailingupwind and hiking, the quadriceps muscles per-form an isometric contraction (i.e. the muscletightens but does not increase or decrease inlength as they would in a leg extension move-ment). Because of the tension generated by thiscontraction and the fact your muscle is not mov-ing, the blood vessels within the quadriceps are

compressed. Thismakes it very diffi-cult for oxygen richred blood cells tomove through theworking muscle. Asa result, the heart must work harder to pushblood to the hiking leg muscles and this causesan increase in heart rate2. Because the heart mustwork harder to overcome the resistance of thecompressed blood vessels, arterial blood pressureincreases ~50% to allow the red blood cells topush through the leg muscles.

Energy Expenditure in SailingWhile this laboratory based research provid-

ed great insight into how the body functionswhile hiking, many aspects of hiking and upwindsailing have changed in the last 5-10years. Sailors are now much moreactive in the boat both upwind anddownwind. This increased movement,especially upwind, causes the quadri-ceps muscles to contract and relaxmore frequently allowing blood to flowmore easily.

To investigate these changes,Castagna & Brisswalter3 investigatedthe energy requirements of elite andrecreational Laser sailors while sailing upwindfor 30 minutes (tacking every 2min) in ~12knots. This was the first study to measure oxygenintake during on-water sailing. While sailing

upwind, the max heart rate at the end of eachupwind for elite and recreational group was 192and 189 beats per minute respectively (~90-100% of max heart rate). In the elite group, themax heart rate of 192 beats per minute corre-sponded with 68% of max an oxygen uptake,while the recreational group was only working at51% of max oxygen uptake. The average oxygenuptake for the entire 30 minutes was 57% and49% of maximum respectively. These resultsshow the effect of isometric contractions on oxy-gen intake described above still hold true sincean athlete cycling or running at 192 beats perminute would be working at ~95% of their maxi-mum oxygen uptake. Regardless, this studyshows the intensity and effort required by Lasersailing athletes is much higher than previouslydescribed, most likely from advances in sailingtechnique. Additionally, elite sailors are able towork at a higher intensity than recreational ath-

letes and therefore use more energy as aresult of their higher oxygen intake.

The CalculationsFrom the work of Castagna & Brisswalter as

well as data from my own research, it is possibleto calculate the energy requirements of an ath-lete racing. For this we will use the heart ratedata from male Laser sailor racing in 15-17knots (Figure 1) as well as the oxygen consump-tion data from a laboratory VO2max test (maxi-mum volume of oxygen that can be breathed in

per minute during exercise) (Table 1). During a race the athlete was working at

57% of his 5.2 L/min VO2max (2.9 L/min); in50 minutes of racing 148.2 L of oxygen wasused; therefore the total energy expenditure was148.2 L x 5 kcal/L = 741 kcal. When we applythe same calculations to a recreational athlete ofthe same body weight, he would use approxi-mately 575 kcal per race.

If these athletes competed in 3 – 4 races,plus warm-up, cool down and sailing to andfrom shore, their energy expenditure could easilyexceed 4000 or 3000 kcal respectively, which Ihave observed on a regular basis.

During a race the energy used by the ath-letes’ muscles comes from both carbohydratesand fats in approximately a 55/45 ratio4. Forexample, during one race, the elite athlete woulduse 407 kcal or 102 g carbs / 333 kcal or 37 g offat. Since the body only has ~2000 kcal (500 g)of stored carbohydrates it is essential to consumecarbohydrates in between races and on shore tohelp your muscles recover for the next day ofracing. Regular carbohydrate intake should bepart of your training and regatta nutrition strate-gy to help you race at your highest level.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Evan is a PhD candidate at the University of

Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences andis a founder of the L2M Performance Group Inc.Please send questions and comments [email protected] For more informa-tion and training tips follow @L2MPerformanceor visit www.l2mperformance.com

For footnotes on this research, contact Evandirectly or visit the website noted above.

Figure 1 – Heart rate graph from a race in 15-17 knots on a windward-leeward, windard-leeward,reaching finish course. Racing time is outlined in black. Average heart for the race was 175 bpm, peakupwind heart rate was 196 bpm.


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Remembering Our Friends John BentleyMARK BEAR

John Bentley, for many years a spiritedcompetitor at laser masters regattas, died inDecember, 2012 at his home in SouthDartmouth, Massachusetts after a long bat-tle with cancer. He was 64. He is survivedby his wife DeeDee, three children, andfour grandchildren (with one on the way).John was beloved by many competitorsworldwide, and he gave much back to theclass, both as an organizer of regattas inMassachusetts and Rhode Island and byoffering legal counsel to the Newport laserfleet and the North American Laser Class.Due to failing health, his last laser regattawas in 2010, but John and I had one lastsailing season together last year on a J80we christened the “Lazier”.

Below are remarks I prepared for hismemorial service.

—————————————I knew John for quite a

few years and beers, regat-tas, adventures, and stories.We were drawn together byour shared love of sailing,especially racing lasers atan age when we shouldhave known better. Wecalled it “training” whenwe left work early to gospar in our lasers in prepa-ration for championships inexotic venues, like Mexico,Ireland, Turkey, Brazil, andKorea. Our respectiveadministrative assistants,Isabelle and Suzanne, were willing (if noteager) co-conspirators when the call of thesea came, making the necessary excuses forus to have the “time off” to meet onBuzzards Bay or Narragansett Bay for acouple hours of sailing, always followed byone ceremonial can of cheap, cold beer aswe put our boats away. I suppose we didimprove as sailors, but mostly these excur-sions were just for the camaraderie and thechance to suspend the real world longenough to reboot our brains. In the winters,John was a regu-lar competitor inlaser fleet 413 inNewport and, formany years John,Peter Seidenberg,and I took anannual pilgrimageto Florida for themidwinter laserregattas. “Team

Fatboy”, as we liked to call ourselves,probably did not strike much fear in thehearts of our competitors, with the excep-tion of those in Peter’s age group. But welooked sharp with our matching boat andspar covers, and we could unload and loadour lasers with military precision.

John was a lawyer by trade, andhad success keeping his clients out of trou-ble. John was equally skilled at getting hisfriends into trouble. Thus, although I

would love to share someembarrassing stories aboutJohn, I cannot—because Iam in all of them. John wasa merry jokester, but also amaster problem solver. On awhim (or maybe it was ajoke on DeeDee), he and Ibought (cheap!) a 22-footEtchell’s keelboat forWednesday night racing.Fatboy’z Nightmare, as weaffectionately christened ouryacht, was a wonderful prob-lem to solve. Nary a weekwent bybefore John

was balancing on decksomewhere with a roll ofduct tape in one hand and apair of pliers in the other.Although he would deny it,I suspect that John got moresatisfaction from keepingthat program afloat than he did from any ofour racing results. More recently, hisfriends James Jacob, Alain Vincey, and Iobliged John’s need to solve problems in

his final Buzzards BayRegatta aboard thegood yacht “Lazier”(get it?), a J80 with aspinnaker that wasgreat at going up, butnot so good at comingdown in a breeze.While I must confessthis particular incidentmight have not beensuch a fun problem, I

know that in our last summer together theLazier punch list was a welcome distractionfor John.

John was a very close friend ofmine, and I miss him very much. I findmyself oscillating between profound sad-ness and tremendous joy—joy for the bless-ing of knowing John and having so many

great memories of him. My emotions areshared by many sailors who knew John, asevidenced by this email I received fromTerry Casey, one of our sailing friends fromdays gone by:

“Sorry to hear about John. I have notseen John in a number of years but still felta sense of loss. I have to say that I havenothing but great memories of John and asI write this I find myself smiling just think-ing about him and remembering the times Ispent with him.”

John touched people in a way that fewcan. He was one of the “really good guys”on this planet. Of course, in addition to

being a fun companion, there are manyqualities that made John special and dear tothose who loved him. Probably above all,he was a great listener, genuinely interestedin other people, and was able to give goodsound counsel. It is no accident that he andDeeDee raised three outstanding children.That Anne and I can count DeeDee and herfamily as close friends has been anotherlasting gift from John.

It is safe to say that John lived hislife to the fullest. It was rich in terms ofexperiences, friends and family and bymost measures he will have outlived all ofus despite being taken so prematurely.


JOE VAN ROSSEM

It was suggested that I should writeabout Heinz in his memory.

Sure, we belonged to the same sailingclub, we sailed a Laser and we both lovedracing and we both were competitive, cometo think of it, I likely knew more of Heinz’ssailing skills than anyone. After all, I havefollowed him around the race course foralmost thirty years. Needless to say we hadour disagreements about racing rules, etc.,however it never seemed to last very long.

Peter Seidenberg reminiscing from hisToronto days; “Heinz’s ability to go fast inlight air and sniff out the faintest shiftsdrove me crazy.” Yes it is true, Heinz waslightning fast in those conditions and onewould be so wrong to count him out. Heseemed to take great pleasure in comingfrom way behind and win more often than

I’d like to admit. Yes, Pete , it used to driveme crazy too!

Heinz took over the District 3 Secretaryposition from Terry Neilson in around 1983and he gave it up just a few years ago. 25years of service to our class is really very

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Remembering Our FriendsHeinz Gebauer

impressive, not to mention the executivepositions he held at our club

“the Water Rats” .

In 1997 Chile, Heinz won the MasterWorld Championship in theGGM(65+) category. He also won aimpressive number of coveted “cubes”(Master World trophies for finishing in thetop five), at least seven times. HenryDewolf, two time winner of the MasterWorlds commented, “I really got to knowhow competitive he was in Mexicoand again the following year in Ireland;Heinz would never give up”

Yes, he’d loved skiing in thewinter with his daughter too butsailing was his game. His regattagear, boat, sails, tools and carwere always immaculate andwell organized and he alwaysshared his spares and tools withhis fellow competitors. Heenjoyed his sailing clubimmensely and was always thereat race day and social functions.

Very noticeable was his won-derful relationship with Elizabeth

Lee and shared all his time with her. Nodoubt her loss is enormous andsomehow we can’t help feelingthat loss too. By rememberinghis life and his achievements,we can keep his spirit alive.


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Olympian Wrap-UpNow that a few months have gone by, can

you describe your Olympic experience? It was thrilling. Being in the presence of so many

great athletes who shared a similar life experience to myown was fantastic. It was two weeks I will never forget.

Can you take us through a “normal” day ofthe Olympics – what was your routine?

A race day was not that dissimilar to a day of racingat a world cup event. The biggest difference once you gotthrough security for me was that the boat yard was soempty because the Olympic regatta has relatively fewcompetitors. Otherwise it was the standard regiment ofwake up, stretch, eat at the food hall, go to the boat park,check the noticeboard, rig and sail out. Once the racingwas over there was a media zone where athletes had tobe available for interviews but everyone was very polite.There may have been a lot going on in Weymouth but theathlete and coaches were in a bit of a bubble goingbetween the village and the boat park so for me it wasmore “normal” than I might have expected.

Describe any personal highlights both on and off the water during theGames?

On the water I had less highlights then I would have liked but it was exciting to sailpast the crowds on the Nothe course and be introduced. Sailors don’t typically get fans ingrandstands so that was terrific.

Off the water my Olympic highlight was definitely getting to see the track and fieldcompetitions. I watched in the stadium with other Canadian athletes who also had finishedcompeting. It made me appreciate the significance of the event and what the Olympics isall about.

What would you say to all aspiring sailors to go toOlympics?

Work as hard as you can and ask lots of questions of your competi-tion. The best sailors are enquiring minds and are not ashamed toapproach anyone and ask for help.

If you campaign again, what would you do differently?Nothing at all. I gave everything to do my absolute best and prepared

to give myself the most chance of success. Sailing against the top ath-letes in the Laser class has been and is a privilege. Throughout my cam-paigning I have seen so many great acts of sportsmanship and developeda bond with my competitors that is cast in mutual respect for each sailorsOlympic efforts. For me it has been more gratifying to compete againstthe best in the world and lose than win at any lower level. Besides, I stillhave my best regattas in front of me!

What are your future plans? At the moment I’m continuing to sail in the Laser class. The removal

of the Star from the Olympic program means the Laser is the boat thatfits me best so I will continue in 2013 and decide at the end of the yearif I still have the energy for a full effort for 2016. I have great supportfrom Maclaren and Sport Canada so I will continue to improve my Lasersailing and see what I can do at the Worlds in Oman this November.

I’ve also been enjoying sailing one design keelboat classes whichhas more teamwork that is really refreshing and I’ve been doing somecoaching seminars and clinics which is very rewarding. Sailing is a won-derful sport that can go lost of directions so I’m taking advantage ofevery opportunity.

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Olympian Wrap-UpPaige Railey-USANow that a few months have gone by,

can you describe your Olympic experi-ence?

It was a really fun experience and was verysimilar to the ISAF Youth Worlds and PanAmerican Games. My advice for sailors would beto try and compete in these events. They are greatpractice for the Games.

Honestly though, being on the water was justlike any other day. I didn’t build the Olympics upto be this special event when I was sailing. Tome, I had trained myself to go out there and treatit like every event.

Can you take us through a “normal”day of the Olympics – what was your rou-tine?

Same as always! Wake up, eat breakfast, go to the boat park, rig up, change and go out. I didn’t change anything to my routine.

Describe any personal highlights both on and off the water during the Games?I would say watching the team come together as a whole. When we all realized that we weren’t going to medal we, along with the

staff, really bonded. It was the definition of a true team. We were there for each other…we cried, told each other about the upsets, and justleaned on one another for support. It was a moment that I will never forget.

On the water, I would say sailing over to the spectator area and hearing over the intercom, “Paige Railey from the USA” and wavingto my family/friends.

What would you say to allaspiring sailors to go toOlympics?

The Olympics is an amazing event,but remember to enjoy the road to theGames. Some of the best moments arespent with your training partners,coaches and team.

If you campaign again, whatwould you do differently?

I would be wiser about how topeak at the right time.

What are your future plans?My first goal is this May to com-

plete a full ironman. I am very nervousand excited for this race! But, I willcome back in the Radial and try for2016. This time though, I am wiser andmore experienced.


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JON DEUTSCHSailing is a great sport in that - there is something for every

kind of sailor. As sailors we often find the boats and eventswe’re most comfortable with and often that’s at our own clubwith our own fleet. But in order to improve our skills, meet newpeople, experience different race conditions, we have to breakout of our comfort zone and sail new venues. And for smallboat sailors, taking your boat to a new venue is the small boatequivalent of a blue water adventure. Here’s a take on why wetravel from some Chesapeake Bay (and beyond) Laser sailors:

Bob TanIt’s just fun to sail at dif-

ferent venues. Nothing’s bet-ter in February than packingup the Laser and headingdown to balmy Florida to race.I think Traveling alsoimproves your sailing byexposing you to sailing condi-tions and competitors that areless familiar. Traveling letsyou experience different sailing conditions I.e. waves, current,wind etc... You compete and learning from a new set of sailors,many of which are likely to be better than those at your localclub. Sailing with others that are as good or better then you arereally benefits your sailing.

Ted MorganMy junior sailing instructor

back in the early 1980s (JonathanBartlett) always said that one willnever get better/faster sailingagainst the same people in thesame relatively predictable con-ditions. We were always encour-aged to head to New England fora few 420 regattas every summer.Once I got out of college, we hadthe same conversation - you need

to leave the Chesapeake if you want to become a better Lasersailor.That wisdom has paid off. I’ve raced on both the Atlantic andPacific, the Lakes of Minnesota and Tennessee, the Gulf ofMexico, New England, Long Island, the Jersey Shore, againstfolks from all around the World. You always pick up a little tipfrom each experience. To top it off, you end up meeting a ton ofawesome people, having a blast, and forming long lasting rela-tionships.

Jeff Moore1) I am always up for a good road trip2) To see & sail in differentlocations on the Chesapeakeand beyond3) I enjoy a change inscenery.4) Get to meet new peopleand see old friends.5) Generally allows me tosail in larger fleets.6) Allows me to see howother clubs run regattas to get new ideas for my own club.7) Allows me to improve boat handling and speed by sailingagainst better sailors.

Eric ReitingerEven though I enjoy sailing at my

home club, the challenges of othervenues adds diversity and expands mysailing portfolio. It makes me a bettersailor going to different venues. Ienjoy the traveling, seeing how differ-ent clubs run events, where they sail,and just experience a new group ofLaser sailors. The people you meetalong the way also makes it more welcome to traveling. And the sidetrips, like riding roller coasters at Kings Dominion on the way down toFishing Bay, always make the overall trip more exciting.

Matthew SchofieldAnnapolis has some very talented Laser sailors and often some

exceptionally difficult sailing conditions. As much as I enjoy the chal-lenges at a hometown regatta, It’s easy to get overly focused on thelocal conditions and the habits of the local talent. Travelling to othervenues, however, significantly expands my exposure to different courseconditions, as well as offers me exposure to competitors with different

tactical and strategic skill sets,increasing my growth curve as asailor dramatically. I do not knowof one venue that offers all the chal-lenges a sailor could possibly expe-rience, therefore I am compelled toexperience as many venues as pos-sible.

I also enjoy the exposure toother great clubs, exciting geogra-phy, and interesting people. Sailingis a sport where our “arena” is usu-

ally on a beautiful piece of coastline, a dynamic harbor setting, or on apicturesque lake. Lastly, the best part is often meeting other sailorsfrom very different backgrounds who all share a common passion.

Kim CouranzOn a “serious” note... Sailing in different locations definitely

improves your sailing skills. If you only sail at “home,” you only expe-rience one set of sailing chal-lenges. Different sailing venuesfeature different challenges—rivers with strong current, lakeswith big wind shifts, wide opensailing with waves, flat with lightbreeze that requires big concentra-tion—that make you look at sail-ing in fresh new ways.

On a slightly less serious—butjust as important—note, sailing indifferent places means you get tomeet new friends. Sailing friends are, simply put, the best friends. Idon’t know what most of my sailing friends do for a living, and it real-ly doesn’t matter. It’s just so fun telling stories about road trips past—and making new memories that revolve around the ultimate thing incommon: dinghy sailing!

And on a very much not serious note...you get to eat different foodfrom different parts of the country and world! Annapolis has awesomecrab cakes, but Pensacola has outstanding fried oysters; La Rochellehas phenomenal mussels and fries; Portugal has amazing sardines freshoff the grill, seasoned only with salt (apparently I enjoy seafood!).YUM!

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What’s your new title & rolewith the Canadian OlympicSailing?High Performance Director, myrole is to provide leadership andoverall direction for the HP pro-gram in Canada on the Olympicand Paralympic sides.

What excites you most tak-ing on this position; how doyou see your contributionsto the Sail Canada?The position is really an evolutionfrom what I have been doing withSail Canada for the past numberof quads. In removing my specificclass coaching responsibilitiesfrom my job title I will be freed upto provide wider based input tothe overall operation of our HPprogram. Sail Canada has madesome significant changes to ourfocus leading into this quad andwith it has been my role.

Do your own Olympic cam-paigns in the Finn give youan edge on this position?My primary involvement in Finncampaigns since 1990 has been ina coaching capacity, so the shortanswer is yes, the long answer ismy new position is in evolutionand development as we endeavorto improve Canada’s performanceon the Olympic an Paralympicstage.

What challenges do youface in the upcoming Quad?Implementing a completelyrevised Canadian Sailing Teamprogram presents many chal-lenges, ranging from financial tobreaking through/away from his-toric patterns. Fortunately SailCanada is in a solid position interms of returning athletes andfuture athletes and further wehave maintained and begun togrow our coaching staff.

What is the take after theexperimental scoring forthe Lasers & Radials in therecent Miami OCR?Interesting, like with any changethere are hiccups for sure. For me

Ken Dool, Sail Canada Head Coach, High Performance

the ability to drop the entirescores from the first 6 races of theevent is something that will takegetting used to, right or wrong…Iam old enough I guess to suggestthat I still appreciate the consis-tency required to win a champi-onship over the duration of a weeklong event. 3 Medal races, well forsure it makes it entertaining andis going to potentially mix up thescore board significantly, puts apremium on the final days condi-tions, extra pressure on the raceorganizers, and adds to the mathskills required of competitors andcoaches. Think it all boils down towhat we are trying to showcase orachieve with such changes.

Canada hassome return-ing Laser &Radial veter-ans withDavid Wrightand IsabellaBertold astrong groupof youngersailors. Howdo you seethe CanadianLaser/Radialteams form-ing? We are in asolid positionwith both theRadial andLaser teams,the combinationof veteran per-formers, up andcomers andsolid coachingleadership putsus in a decentposition enter-

ing the quad. Our focus as a teamwill be to ensure these groupswork together as training unitsand push the boundaries on per-formance. Our belief is that the“team” approach will produce bothshort and long term performancegoals.

What would you say to allaspiring sailors withdreams to go to Olympics?Train hard and effectively both onand off the water. Develop yourtraining partnerships and worktowards consistently pushing theenvelope. It is only through pur-poseful structured training thatpushes your personal boundariesthat you will ultimately achieveyour Olympic dreams.

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What’s your new title &role with the US-OSC?I am the Chairman of the OSC,

and serve on the BOD of USSailing. Historically the OSC Chairran the Olympic program day-to-day (Dean Brenner most recentlydid this from 2004-’12), eventhough it was not considered afull-time job. Over the last fewquads it was realized that full-timeathletes need full-time support sothe responsibility of running theprogram is now in the hands ofthe Managing Director of OlympicSailing at US Sailing (a new title,held by Josh Adams). The OSCserves as an advisory board toJosh and others within the pro-gram, and I vote on its behalf onthe US Sailing Board.

What excites you mosttaking on this position; howdo you see your contribu-tions to the OSC?Aside from the great, and ever

improving staff, including newhires Charlie McKee HPD and Fuzz,the Brits’ former TechnicalDirector, that I work with regular-ly, the OSC includes BobBillingham, Serge Jorgenson, TimWadlow, Pete Spaulding, AndrewCampbell, Zach Leonard, CarolCronin, JJ Fetter, Ed Adams andGary Bodie. Charlie said recentlythat he bet no country in theWorld had a group as strong asthat advising their OlympicProgram. He might be wrong, butI couldn’t ask for a more talentedgroup to work with.

Do your own Olympiccampaigns in the Laser giveyou an edge on this posi-tion?It is really hard to imagine

someone in this position withouthaving been around the block afew times themselves. I sailedseven years full-time through the’03 Trials, doing the ’00 Trials inthe Soling as well, and did a sixmonth full-time campaign for the’07 Trials. That being said, itsexperiences I’ve had since retiringfrom Laser sailing working withother organizations that reallymake the difference. I don’t pre-tend to always have the rightanswer, or even an answer for

Ben Richardson, US -OSC Chairman

some problem we’re trying tosolve, but knowing how to engagea group in strategic thinking isimportant. That’s really theanswer to how do you see yourcontributions to the OSC.

What challenges do youface in the upcoming Quad?Quickly building depth in many

classes, and maintaining it for thelong haul is probably our mostimmediate problem. After the ’08Games we had some returningveterans and we didn’t do enoughto build depth behind them overthe Quad. Many of those sameveterans are still at it, or maybetaking a breather after the ’12Games. We’ve got some awesomeemerging talent in the 17-21 agerange, and most of those veteransare now 25+.

What is the take afterthe experimental scoringfor the Lasers & Radials inthe recent Miami OCR?Yikes! I don’t even like medal

races let alone all that craziness.I was happy that when we wentthrough the SIs we were able toamend some of our funding andteam qualification docs to onlycount scores through a certainpart of the regatta. Generallythough the idea in a split fleet likethe Laser of distilling qualifyingdown to one score is not bad, butit should not be discardable.

What’s your impressionof change/support over thepast 3-4 quads and how

sailors can adjust to the2013-2016 campaign (sup-port to sailors)?There is not a big difference in

the amount of support availablethis Quad versus last, but every-one should know that the amountis quite substantial compared to3-4 Quads ago. Someone makinga strong effort to win a medal willreceive coaching, psychological,medical and physical training sup-port, and shipping. It is hard toput a dollar value on all of that.Someone who is succeeding at avery high level in the Laser orRadial could also see close to$100,000 in actual financial sup-port if they are achieving top fin-ishes at the Worlds and severalWorld Cup events and theEuropeans. Someone finishingregularly in the top 20 at thoseevents would see about $20,000and there are various levels inbetween.

The US has some return-ing Laser & Radial veteransin Paige Railey and a strongcontender in CharlieBuckingham.We have very high hopes for

what Paige, Erika Reineke andCharlie can accomplish over com-ing Quads. Hopefully ClayJohnson will make another run aswell.

What would you say toall aspiring sailors withdreams to go to Olympics?There are a lot of great sailing

institutions in the US, from yourtypical junior summer program tohigh school and college sailingthat teach a lot of valuable sailingskills. However, they historicallycome up very short in developingthe full set of skills you need tocompete at the Olympic level, andyou will be well behind your inter-national competition if you onlyget started after picking up yourdiploma. If your goal is winningan Olympic medal, you need to beasking yourself, and more impor-tantly us, what those skills areand how best to attain themalongside your progressionthrough those other institutions.


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STEVEN SCHMIDT

RICK LANDELL

Since we are new to the Laser, EricReitinger asked Rick Landell andmyself (Steven Schmidt) to write aboutour experiences on the Laser Master’scircuit. So, here are our thoughts onwhy we love this little boat and thechallenges that drive us mad.

For me, Steve, the Laser is a hugechallenge. I am 47 years old and I’monly starting my fifth year sailing theLaser. I only learned to sail the yearprior to getting into the Laser. So, notonly am I learning every aspect of get-ting the Laser to sail fast; I’m alsolearning how to smell wind, read windshifts and start like a pit bull (I’m morelike a Chihuahua right now).

Laser Master’s events are a perfectvenue to sharpen my dull skills. Theseevents allow you to compete withsailors that are courteous, understand-ing, and are always offering greatadvice (sometimes unsolicited,though). May it be a 20 boat regatta ora 50 boat fleet, you know that you’llhave an enjoyable regatta no matterhow you sail, because of your fellowsailors.

For the last 2 years Rick and I havemade the pilgrimage to Florida for theMaster’s Midwinters Circuit. This isthe Super Bowl of Master’s sailing.Seven days of sailing in 3 differentregattas in 9 days. Add in ocean sail-ing, top talent and stunning weatherconditions, and attending should be ano brainer for all Laser Master’s.

The Midwinter’s also affords awealth of knowledge and entertainmenton and off the water. On the water, notonly is the racing a learning experiencein itself; there has been a pro clinic onone of the off/travel days. For off thewater, you are essentially on holidaywith 50-60 sailing friends. New friend-ships are started and old ones are rein-forced. This year in Palm Beach, Rickand I had a long casual lunch withJohn MacClausland, Mike Hecky andPeter Shope. In what other sport couldsomeone with my level of experiencehave done this. If I golfed the next 30years I don’t think a Tiger Woods, PhilMickelson and Fred Couples lunchwould ever happen. We talked andlaughed about everything from boat

launching nightmares to fitness rou-tines. It was PRICELESS!!

————————Much like Steve, I am relatively

new to the Laser. Having started at theage of 54, and now 60, I am 6 yearsinto the boat. I had raced on larger keelboats off and on for over 30 years.With an ongoing commitment to a pro-gram that was getting too routine, Isought an alternative. Living in thePhiladelphia area and looking locally, Ifound Cooper River Yacht Club and itsactive Laser racing fleet. The com-petiveness and organization of theClub’s events especially the FrostbiteSeries lured me into Laser racing. Hereis where I first met Steve, as well assome major names in local Laser rac-ing such as: John MacCausland, RobSeidelmann, Jon Burnham, MikeHecky, and many, many others. It wasa fortunate introduction/induction.

The boat itself was an immediate fitfor me. The Laser being of a strict onedesign simplifies life, and althoughseemingly a simple boat, has plenty ofrigging tricks to keep busy those of usthat cannot leave well enough alone.

What really locked me into racingthe Laser, first at Cooper River, thenMarsh Creek, then the Jersey Shore forMAYRA, and eventually to a variety ofMasters Regattas, are the fellow racers.The most friendly, helpful and healthygroup of people I could ask to meet.Competitors that freely offer construc-tive advice and welcome you every-where you go. And with whom race

course altercations are resolved on thewater, and left on the water. TheMaster’s group provides endless inspi-ration. At 60 years of age I might beinclined to excuse my poor fitness andpoor results on my age; well that won’twork when you’re getting beaten byguys in their 70s. Granted, they grewup with the boat in their blood, and arenow retired and in the gym most days!

The number of racing opportunitiesseem endless, to which Steve and Ihave just begun scratching the surface.So many events and so little time. Ourplan is to keep increasing our reach toother regattas with thoughts of thisyear’s Masters Canadian Nationals inMontreal, and Fishing Bay’sChesapeake Bay Masters. Both willsurely be great events, and reasons formore ‘road trips’!

Sailing the Laser for me has been ahumbling experience. Having no for-mal dinghy training, and not havingsailed the Laser from an early age, theboat was neither intuitive, nor alwayscomfortable in the sense of stability.There are still occasions when the boatthreatens a death roll and I have to pur-posefully think about which way tosteer. The solution to all this is theobvious, more time on the water, andadding clinics to our ‘2013 objectives.Yes, Steve and I will be seeking profes-sional help!

Thanks, and see you as much aspractical this year.


Old Dogs, New Tricks

2013 ScheduleRegatta Laser Radial Laser 4.7 Masters

World Championship

ISAF Grade 1

Sr: Al Musannah, OmanNov 14-Nov 23

Jr: Balatonfured, HUNJuly 14-21

Women's:Rizhao, ChinaSept 28-Oct 7

Mens: Dun Laoghaire, IRL Aug 30-Sept 6Youth: Al Musannah, Oman,Dec27-Jan3

Balatonfured, HUNJuly 6-13

Al Musannah, OmanNov 28-Dec 7

NA Championship

40 GP pts. ISAF Grade 1

CORKJuly 24-28

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CORKJuly 24-28

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CORKJuly 24-28

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New York YCNewport, RIOct 18-20

Other North AmericanChampionships

Standard YouthAugust 12-15www.cork.org

na na na

CanadianChampionships

30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 2

St. Margaret’s Bay SCSt. Margaret’s Bay, NS

July 19-21


July 19-21


July 19-21

Beaconsfield YCBeaconsfield, QC

June 14-16

US Championships

30 GP Pts, ISAF Grade 2

Santa Cruz YCSanta Cruz, CAJune 26-30



Cabrillo Beach YCSan Pedro, CAJuly 19-21

CORK


Kingston, ONwww.cork.org

August 17-21


August 17-21


August 12-15na

Midwinters East


Clearwater, FLwww.clwyc.org

Feb 21-24


Feb 21-24


Feb 21-24

Port CharlotteBeach Park, FL

Feb 2-4

Midwinters West

30 GP Pts., ISAF Grade 2

California YCMarina del Rey, CA

March 22-24

California YCMarina del Rey, CA

March 22-24

California YCMarina del Rey, CAMarch 22-24

na

Rolex Miami OCR

ISAF Grade 1

Miami, FL (men only)www.ussailing.org

January 27-Feb 2

Miami, FL (women only)www.ussailing.org

January 27-Feb 2na na

Atlantic CoastChampionships


Little Egg Harbor YCBeach Haven, NJ

June 8-9


June 8-9


June 8-9

TBD

Pacific CoastChampionships

25 GP Pts., ISAF Grade 2

Colombia Gorge RAJuly 12-14

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Tahoe YCTahoe City, CAJune 15-16

Gulf CoastChampionships

25 GP Pts

Gulfport YCGulfport, MS

TBD


TBD


TBD

Ft. Walton YCFt. Walton Beach, FL

May 18-19

No CoastChampionships

25 GP Pts

Park City SailingPark City, UTSept 21-22



Great LakesChampionships

25 GP Pts.

Muskegon YCMuskegon, MI

Sept 7-8


Sept 7-8


Sept 7-8


Sept 7-8

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Jeff GlosengerTLS: How long have you been sailing Lasers?JG: I have been sailing Lasers since the end of June, so about 9

months.

TLS: Did you sail Optis before?JG: Yes, I sailed Optis extremely competitively and I was on the

development team and national team multiple times, as I qualifiedfor 4 Team Trials.

TLS: Was this your first Mid-Winters East?JG: This was my first Midwinters-East, and I sailed them in a

Radial.

TLS: Was this the largest fleet you have competitively racedLasers in?

JG: This was not quite the largest, I sailed the Orange Bowl in December and that regatta had a few more competitors.

TLS: What was the hardest part of the regatta for you?JG: The hardest part of the regatta for me was the wind, as I haven’t even hit 130 pounds, anything over 11-12 knots is tough to sail

in.

TLS: What was the most fun/best part?JG: The best part of the regatta was when I won my first race on the first day. It was pretty unexpected, but it gave me a great confi-

dence boost.

Andy BurnsTLS: How long have you been sailing Lasers?AB: Four months

TLS: Did you sail Optis before?AB: Yes, I switched from surfing to sailing when my family

moved from Maui to Florida in 2009. I did the “learn to sail” pro-gram at Davis Island Yacht Club and then raced Optis for threeyears. I did Garda and North Americans in Optis and helped ourteam win the Opti National Team Race Regatta last summer. Ilearned the basics in Optis.

TLS: Was this your first Mid-Winters East?AB: Yes

TLS: Did you sail Radial or 4.7?AB: 4.7

TLS: Was this the largest fleet you have competitively raced Lasers in? If not, where/ what regatta?AB: No, I sailed radials in the ISAF Youth Qualifiers here in Clearwater last month.

TLS: What was the hardest part of the regatta for you?AB: Reading the wind. It was shifting like crazy. I was in the lead in one race when the wind died and filled in from the opposite

direction. The beat turned into the run. The run turned into a beat. I ended up in second in that one. And the fog was insane. I was in thelead in one race and couldn’t find the leeward mark. I had to sail around looking for it with everybody following me.

TLS: What was the most fun/best part?AB: Getting all top twos!

TLS: What advice would you give to new Laser sailors?AB: Sail fast, sail smart. Minimize mistakes. And if you’re sailing a 4.7, don’t pinch! In Optis, it is easy to get into the habit of pinch-

ing. But the 4.7 sail is small in relation to the boat.

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Davis Island Yacht Club - December 1-2, 2013

ERIC ROBBINS

Sixty-eight Lasers invaded DIYC for the all-Florida District Championships. The full Standard rigwas used by 25, while 35 entered the Radial division, and 8 sailed the 4.7 rig. While the age range was14 to 71, 48 were teenagers and all the rest were “Masters”, age 40+. Principal Race Officer JudyHanlon and her team kept the races going in the moderate conditions all weekend, with 7 races com-pleted in each class.

Both the Standard and Radial classes came down to a tiebreaker. Former Laser World Champion(1980) Ed Baird, representing St. Petersburg YC, won the opening contest, and never finished worsethan 5th, but had to fend off a strong charge on Sunday from Brendan Shanahan, also from SPYC, tosqueeze out the title, and the 20 Laser North American Grand Prix points that go with it. Third wasearned by the only Junior (16-) in the Standard class, Luke Muller from Lauderdale YC, ahead of KyleBrego from St. Thomas YC (USVI) and James Liebl. Top DIYC sailor (and first Grandmaster) wasBuzzy Heausler in 6th, with Eric Robbins placing 12th.

Greiner Hobbs of DIYC jumped out to an early lead with a 1-3 in the Radial class, but fell back asLiam McCarthy of SPYC and Ravi Parent from Sarasota battled to the front. McCarthy’s victory inrace 6 was the difference at the end to edge Parent for the District title. Lauderdale YC’s Erik Weiswas the only sailor to win two races in either of the larger classes, but settled for third, ahead of ColinBrego (St. Thomas YC) and Patrick Shanahan (SPYC). Hobbs took 7th to top the DIYC entries.

Andy Burns from the host club dominated the smallest rig, the 4.7 class, with three bullets for anine-point margin over Courtney Purcell from ESC and Sylvia Hopkins of SPYC, who closed with a 2-1-1 score on Sunday.

The competitors and race committee were treated to full hot breakfast buffets both days, a fabulousregatta dinner by Chef Derek, and a Sunday cookout hosted by Pat Crump and his team. Everybodywants to return to DIYC, especially our three new friends from Mexico who were the life of the party!

Trophies awarded:

Standard Class First, First Master Ed BairdSecond Brendan ShanahanThird Luke MullerFourth Kyle BregoFifth, First Apprentice Master James LieblFirst Grandmaster Buzzy HeauslerFirst Great Grandmaster David Hartman

Radial Class First Liam McCarthySecond Ravi ParentThird Erik WeisFourth Colin BregoFifth Patrick ShanahanFirst Woman Dana Rohde

4.7 Class First Andy BurnsSecond Courtney PurcellThird Sylvia Hopkins

Laser District 13 Championships


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MARK LAMMENS

There are many different skills sets and types of coaches out there, experts,in a variety of different areas. These are the categories that define them.

Chocolate Pusher gives you an energy bar on the water after the race.Camera Man takes video or still shots of leeches, set up, start lines, and

other race situations.Cheerleader keeps the sailor up and excited about the race.Rules Expert, Knows the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of rule book and the protest

processes Weather Guy, knows what the breeze strength and directions will be during

the race day.Drinking buddy, keeps things fun and light,Fault Finder, sees what needs to changeSports Psych Guy, helps the athlete stay focused on the processes that bring

successDrill Sargent, great for getting boat maneuvers and physical movements

consistent and strong Trainer sets up marks, more neutral Drill Sargent, helps you get in the reps,

on the water or gym session.Yesterday’s Racing Hero, knowledgeable and experienced about high level

racing and preparationTourist, seeing the world while attending regattas, Technical Expert, sail maker, boat builder, veteran, knows the critical fac

tors to bring speedDen Mother keeping the squad organized and on time“Ride” tows boats out to the course and into the dock,BN derogatory term for a boat repair, optimizer, can only be used by the

BN’s

To be a successful inclusive coach, having knowledge and skill in theseareas allows them to be able to assist with all of the possible scenarios thatwill happen. Athletes could also determine what qualities they would require tohelp them get to the next level.

What Type of Coach Are You?


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District ReportsDistrict 2,Quebec, CanadaPhilippe Dormoy

Bonjour everyone,Winter is fading out (even if they are calling for 20cm of snow tomorrow!) and our Laser’s are startingto feel the time they will back to the playingground!

This year is a big one for District 2: The 2013Canadian masters will be held at the BeaconsfieldYacht club. The dates are June 14th, 15th and 16th. We are looking for a lobster night on Saturday. The Yacht club is 20 minutes from Montreal. LakeSt. Louis is a large lake with good wind in springand NO WEED. There is plenty of accommodationclose to the club.The Beaconsfield Yacht Club is a very nice placeand they are used to organize large events like thisone. The club has a nice sailing tradition doublewith a very relax atmosphere.Preparation is ongoing and everything looks goodfor a very nice regatta.There will be onsite lodging on some of boat’smembers and also members home place. Check thesite regularly for detailsWe also are trying to get a couple of used charterboats. Check the site regularly for detailsOne of Montreal local micro brewery will offer aKeg per day!! Do not check the site for details!

We need two thinks at that time: YOUR PARTICI-PATION AND COMMITMENT TO COME ATTHE REGATTAWe already ordered the wind!http://www.byc.qc.ca/eng/index.html

Some great people and sailors committed to bethere: Peter Seidenberg, Andy Roy, Robert Kociamong others. We hope to see you there.

Have a wonderful Spring and good sailing

District 3Ontario, CanadaNigel Heath

There was a lot of activity at the Water Rats SailingClub this past winter, but most of it was based on“hard-water” activities rather than “soft-water”activities. For several weeks the ice was like glassand the skating was amazing. We had several gamesof hockey (Lauren, Alicia & dad Nigel Healthbelow), figure skating, kite-wing flying (Tim VanRossem in other photo) and kite-skiing. Personally,the kite-skiing looked like such a blast that severalof us were convinced (it didn’t take much really) toacquire small 4 metre snow kites (only $150) and

strap on the downhill skis. After a brief lesson by afellow kite-skier we were up and running. Its bestwith some snow on the ice to bite your skis edgesinto, but there is virtually no friction so the speedpotential is unbelievable with a relatively smallamount of wind. While you are required to pay forthe use of gravity on a ski-hill (or more precisely,for the lift ride up the mountain) the use of the windis free. The only downside is that the consistency ofgravity is higher than the consistency of the wind.Anyhow, I am hooked, as the speed and adrenalinrush that kite-skiing provides is amazing. Kite-boarding on “soft water” may be next....

The full 2013 regatta schedule is now available ond3laser.com so start planning your events today. Wecan confirm that the winners of the D3 Fogh GoldCup series in the Laser, Radial and top Master sailor(full rig) will win new sails this year, thanks to FoghMarine. D3 will also provide gift certificates forother winners.

The 2013 highlight event for D3 will be the LaserNorth American Championships held at POH inKingston on July 24-28. See you there.

District 4Manitoba, CanadaBrigitte Smutny

We are still in a deep freeze here in Manitoba butgetting ready for the 2013 summer season. Becausewe are in desperate need of Lasers and there are nonew or old boats in close proximity, we will go on a50 hour road trip to Portland to pick up 7 Lasers atWest Coast Sailing in mid April.The sailing team members hope to be on the waterfor their first practice by May 4. The first out ofprovince event will be the Regina short courseregatta on May long weekend in District 5 and weusually bring a whole trailer load of 10 boats to ourfriendly neighbors in Saskatchewan. On June 15/16and June 22/23 two Canada Summer GamesQualifiers are scheduled at the Gimli YC. OurDistrict 4 Championships will take place onSaturday, July 6 at the Falcon YC. It’s a one dayregatta and will be part of a big Alumni and Master

event. For more information on the summer sched-ule visit the regatta calendar on our websitewww.sailmanitoba.com

District 5Saskatoon, CanadaMark Lammens

Check the Laser calendar for the Dick Degnerevents for 2013.

District 6Vancouver, CanadaAndy Hunt

Greetings to all sailors who reside in District 6.

Since the last edition of The Laser Sailor, activitiesin District 6 have almost come to a standstill. Mostof the clubs have laid off their temporary staff andinformal racing is the norm at those clubs whosesailors sail all year round. I can think of only oneclub that puts on racing throughout the winter andthat club is the Surrey Sailing Club. The SSCFrostbite Series starts on November 11 and contin-ues on a weekly basis until the end of March. Iwould like to congratulate all of the sailors at theSurrey Sailing Club for their dedication towards rac-ing. There were only two regattas in the winter. One wasin February and the other was in March. TheFebruary regatta was the Frozen Assets Regattawhich was hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.There were 14 sailors in the Laser Fleet includingsome who normally race the Laser Radial. The racecommittee got in four races on February 2 and thenwent crazy and ran seven races on February 3. Allof the sailors with the exception of Hart Buck, werelocal RVICYC members. The fleet was a mix ofmasters, open and junior sailors. Top dog was mas-ter Bob Britten, followed by open sailor Ian Elliottand junior Matthew Turner. Full results should beon the RVICYC website (www.rvyc.bc.ca). TheMarch regatta was the March Madness Regatta,hosted by the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club onMarch 9 and 10. There were two fleets racing,Lasers and Radials with the Lasers slightly outnum-bering the Radials, 7 to 6. The race committee ranfour races on March 9 and two races on March 10,winds were light westerly’s on Saturday and evenlighter easterlies on Sunday. Winds were so light onSunday that the race committee had to shorten thelast race and send everyone home early. Top full rigsailor was Al Clark, followed by Alex Sheppard andPeter Woytkowiak. In the Radials, Fillah Karim wasfirst, followed by Jake Cullen and Hayley Linton.Full results are on the Royal Vancouver YachtClub’s website (www.royalvan.com).Starting in April, clubs and sailors will start to beginto get into the racing mode. Casual weekend racingwill begin along with the start of the main regattaseason. For District 6, the first regatta in April isthe Flights of Spring Regatta (April 20 and 21) atthe Jericho Sailing Centre and the first regatta of theBC Sailing / HellyHansen Youth Circuit, the KittenCup. May is when sailors really start to get excitedabout racing. I would like to mention that theHollyburn Sailing Club, which has put youth sailorson the North Shore Sailing Team, is celebrating its50th anniversary in 2013.


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I hope to have the District 6 website’s content upand running by the time this edition of The LaserSailor is in the mail. I have been negligent in get-ting the information to the District 6 webmaster,Bob Britten.Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any ques-tions or comments.

District 7Derek StowTiverton, RI

The winter started off with some very sad news inearly December with the passing of John Bentley,one of the best known and most respected Lasersailors in the district. I think Jack Zinn summed upbest how we all felt about John when he said, “Johnwas the best thing about Laser sailing.” He will begreatly missed.

It has been a interesting winter in District 7 with theusual mix of major snow storms and blizzards all ofwhich have had cute names this year, like Nemo andSaturn. In spite of that, the hard core New EnglandLaser sailors have been turning out regularly forfrostbiting. The reports on frostbiting at Newporthave included a description of the course area oneday as a “cauldron of death and destruction” and anaccount of how it was discovered the hard way that“29 knots is the upper limit on a warm day.” (Warmin this context probably means above 30 degrees.)

With such conditions it’s not surprising that therewas a large contingent of District 7 sailors at theFlorida Masters Week in February. Attending some

or all of the three regattas were Britt Hughes, MikeMatan, Jeff Beckwith, Halsey Bullen, StuNickerson, Hank Thorburn, and Al Russell. Andcongratulations to Tim Millhiser who was firstGGM at the Masters Midwinters East at CharlotteHarbor and Amnon Gitelson who was first GGM atthe Florida Masters in West Palm Beach.

Mike Matan and Peter Seidenberg sailed theCaribbean Midwinters in Cabarete in the DominicanRepublic with Peter coming first in the Radial fleet.

And Christina Persson went to Miami OCR.The 2013 regatta schedule for District 7 is listedbelow, but check out the website at www.laserdis-trict7.com for the latest version, recently addedevents, and contacts.Some of the highlights on the schedule are theDistrict 7 Championship for Standard Rigs atWickford on May 18/19, and what promises to be anexcellent early fall series of Masters Regattas withthe New England Masters at Sail Newport on Sep7/8, the Atlantic Coast Masters at Barrington on Sep14/15, and the North American Masters at the NewYork YC in Newport on Oct 18-20. Note that it isplanned to sail the New England Masters and theNorth American Masters on the same area ofNarragansett Bay, so if you are aiming to sail in theNA Masters you should really come and tune up atthe NE Masters first.

April 28 Peter Milnes Regatta, Sail NewportMay 11 Laser Spring Regatta, Cedar Point YC,

Westport CTMay 11 May Madness Regatta, Quannapowitt YC,

Wakefield, MA

May 12 NH Seacoast Regatta, Great Bay YC, Dover, NH

May 18-19 Wickford Regatta - Wickford RIDistrict 7 Championship for Standard RigsJune 1 Massapoag YC Regatta, Sharon MAJune 1 Lake Sunapee Regatta, Sunapee NHJune 2 Lake Mascoma Regatta, Enfield NHJune 22-23 Saltmarsh Trophy, New Bedford YC,

South Dartmouth, MAJuly 6 Harpswell, ME (1 of 5 ME Championship)July 6-7 Lipton Cup - Squantum YC, Quincy MAJuly 13-14 Newport RegattaJuly 20 Stone Horse RegattaJuly 21 Portland Yacht Club, Falmouth, ME (2 of 5ME Championship)July 26-28 Hyannis RegattaAug 2-4 Buzzards Bay RegattaAug 4 Light House Regatta - Lake

Cobbosseecontee, Manchester, ME.Aug 10-11 Chiott Vermont Laser Open, Malletts

Bay Boat Club, Colchester VT Aug 17 Come Boating! Regatta, Belfast, ME (3 of 5

ME Championship)Aug 24 Niantic Bay YC Regatta, Niantic CTSep 7-8 New England Laser Masters, Sail NewportSep 14-15 Atlantic Coast Laser Masters, Barrington

YC, Barrington RISep 15 Loon Cup - Lake Cobbosseecontee,

Manchester, ME (4 of 5 ME Championship)

Sep. 28 Polly’s Folly - Lake Megunticook, Camden,ME.

Oct 5 NH Fall Seacoast Regatta, Great Bay YC, Dover, NH

Oct 5 Hippo Cup - Thomaston, ME (5 of 5 ME Championship)


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Oct 12 Last Blast Laser Regatta, Quannapowitt YC, Wakefield, MA

Oct 18-20 North American Laser Masters - New York YC, Newport RI

Please feel free to contact me about any district mat-ters at [email protected]. I look forward to hear-ing from you.

District 8New York, USATed Cremer

A HUGE thank you to the great folks up atSeawanhaka Yacht Club under the fine leadership ofMarianne Nash. This winter’s frostbite season hasbeen a great success with 28 competing throughoutthe fall season and another 23 hanging through thereal winter we have been experiencing here on LongIsland. Series standingsFall Series final results (Top 5)

1 Matt Lyons2 Lindsay Hewitt3 Dave Trinder4 Al Constants5 Geoff Loffredo

Kudos to Dave Trinder for completing 59 races!He’s the Iron man for than series!Winter series through Sunday March 10th

1 Matt Lyons2 Al Constants 3 Frank Seckler4 Geoff Loffredo5 Dave Trinder

Kudos to Brooklyn’s own Holly Sears for complet-ing 36 races! She’s has an 100% completionrate,,,you gotta be in it to win it!!!Here is Marianne’s last report:As promised a few days before racing, last Sundayprobed to be a beauty. Though temperatures werejust shy of 50 degrees, it was a beautiful day on thewater with plenty of sunshine and just enough windto get in seven solid races. Kudos to our stalwartrace committee, Ed Berenblum and Tracy Kornrich,who set great courses and held the fleet to startingstandards that kept us all on our toes. With the windcoming in from the northeast and a strong ebb tide,the key to success was determining which factorwould play more favorably. At times, those whosailed into stronger current made big gains, but inthe same race, the wind would pick up for a bit andoutweigh the benefits of tidal advantage. It has beena bit chilly this week and there have been a coupleof days when the winds are hovering around 20knots; however, the forecast for Sunday is a mix ofsun and clouds, with temperatures in the mid-40sand winds from the northwest at about 12 knots.Again, could be yet another perfect day, so come onout and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with some sailingfollowed by beer and blarney. This week’s RC isEric Johnson; apologies to Bob Blanco who“served” with Geoff Loffredo on the day a fewweeks ago when we had to cancel due to howlingwinds. Please note, however, that we are still look-ing for RC to serve in the upcoming week.s PleaseNote: That since March 31st is Easter, we will notbe sailing that day. Check back to see if we are ableto sail on that Saturday (the 30th.)

‘The Frostbiters’Those of you who sailed when Thurston Smith wasfilming, will be pleased to see the following whichhe forwarded to me. Several members were inter-viewed and will appear in the film which will bereleased shortly.http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiJypz7wFmkSeawanhaka - District 8 Spring Laser Regatta:revised Date April 20thOriginally scheduled at the start of Memorial DayWeekend, we have found too many conflictingevents, and have decided to change the date to coin-cide with the Winter Sailing Awards Dinner onSaturday, April 20th.Please Note: Eric Johnson drew attention to the factthat a new Club Judge level of certification is beingestablished. For those who are interested, there aretwo seminars pending; one will be held at BayshoreYacht Club on April 6th and another one will beheld the following day, April 7th, at Oak Cliff. Theseminar is a one-day event with a test at the end.Information and applications are availableat: http://raceadmin.ussailing.org/Judges/Judges_Program/Club_Judge.htm

See you on the Water,Seawanhaka Winter Sailing Marianne Nash, Chair

District 9 Upstate New York, USAChas Williamson

We have a beautiful day today - mid-60’s, sunshineand without snow, but wait - I am in San Francisco!In Ithaca, on the other hand, there is a pile of freshsnow, and all the students have fled south for SpringBreak !

The Spring 2013 season will start with Ithaca YCWine Keg on 25 May 2013, and we will be off to agood start with guaranteed good breezes, followedby Willowbank YC 1 June); an early start this yearfor Saratoga Lake SC (8 June); Newport YC (15June) and Chautauqua Lake YC (22 June). Forthese and later regattas see the calendar below, andalso check out the D9 Schedule on the ILCA - NorthAmerica website. There you will find completeschedules and information on the fleets and clubs,all over the country, plus any changes to this calen-dar, although all the regattas have been confirmedwith the various yacht clubs.

Spring is just about to start, so we should be plan-ning our summer regattas. I attach below theCalendar for 2013.

CALENDAR FOR DISTRICT 9 REGATTAS 2013Skippers Meeting 10:00 am for each regatta. Sat 25 May Ithaca YC “Wine Keg”

Chas Williamson,607-272-0630Sat 1 June Willowbank YC

Pedro Bushnell,315-481-4605Sat 8 June “Saratoga Lake SC Derby”

Barbara Brown,518-446-0426.Sat 15 June Newport YC

Kenny Fourspring,814-746-2183Sat 22 June Chautauqua Lake YC

David Menzies ,716-488-302713-14 July Ithaca YC - DISTRICT 9 GRANDPRIX CHAMPS (Centrals CNYSA Regatta)

Richard Stephens,607-280-6739Sat 20 July Seneca YC

Bill Wilson,585-727-41203-4 Aug Rochester YC - JO’s

Natalie Steo,[email protected] 6 Sept Willowbank YC “Deathroll”

Peter Bushnell,315-481-4605

District 10New Jersey, USAEric Reitinger

The Florida events had D10 represented in all themajor events. Clay was the sole rep down at theISAF Sailing World Cup Miami. He finished 19thout of the 70 Lasers racing.

Quite a few D10 sailors made the trip down southfor both the Master’s Midwinter Circuit andMidwinter’s East. The Master’s week started inCharlotte Harbor for the Master’s Midwinter’s East,then the US Sailing Center at Jensen Beach forMidweek Madness then Palm Beach Sailing Clubfor the Florida Laser Master’s Championship. Hereare the results of the folks who made the trip.

Totals for each event:60, 55, 57

Mike Mays (MCSC) 48,46,XNewt Wattis (SCYC) 24,30,XDon Hahl (BBYC) 29,14,25John MacCausland (CRYC) 1, 4,6Mike Hecky (RYC) 21,16,11Rick Landell (CRYC) 43, 39,50Steven Schmidt (CRYC) 50,36,40Anthony Iacono (MCSC) 37,44,53

Moving onto the Midwinter’s East. The weather waswarm, the water was cool, and the competition wastough.

Full Rigs (59 boats):Clay Johnson (LEHYC/TRYC) 1st Eric Reitinger (BBYC) 28th

Radials (105 total, 2 fleets):Andy Widmeier (BBYC) 9th SilverMaddie Widemeier (BBYC) 23rd SilverOlivia Gugliemini (BBYC) 28th SilverCasey Jackson (MRYC) 41th SilverJeff Glosenger (LYC)28th Gold

4.7 (9 boats):Scott Meggitt (SCYC) 8th Margret MacCormack (TRYC) 4th

Here’s the schedule for D10 through the fall. Radialand 4.7 District Champs are TBD so keep a look outfor my emails, the class calendar and D10’s site.April 13th Marsh Creek Spring RegattaMay 11th Shrewsbury Spring RegattaMay 18th Monmouth Spring RegattaJune 1-2 42nd Annual Jack Elfman Orange CoffeePot/Laser Full Rig District 10 Championship @ SurfCity


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District 11MD, VA, DE, DC, WVAJon [email protected]

Spring is a time of transition for Laser sailors inDistrict 11. Many are finishing up frostbiting andpreparing to move back to their ‘summer’ boat whileothers have been away from Lasers sailing and arejust getting ready to get back into it. Our 2013District calendar is now up on the website(http://laserdistrict11.org/events/) and there are plen-ty of events to choose from. Our signature event, of course- the District 11Championship will be held at Severn Sailing SailingAssociation on September 28-29. Come see SSA’scompletely renovated club house and race against40-60 Lasers in Standard and Radial fleets.The Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championshiphas a new weekend - due to the Masters NorthAmerican’s taking their traditional weekend inOctober, the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters regattahas been moved to September 7-8 (and not June asonce reported).This year we’ve got 7 junior regattas on 9 daysstretched between 2 1/2 weeks-June 22-July 7. Thisis a great opportunity for juniors to get in a lot ofhigh quality racing in a short time frame. The firstevent being the Commonwealth of Virginia JuniorChampionship at Fishing Bay Yacht Club June 22-23. Rock Hall Yacht Club has a junior regattaThursday, June 27. Then the racing moves to theBaltimore County Sailing Center for the Bay OpenJunior Olympic Festival June 29-30. West RiverSailing Club has a Junior Regatta July 1. Followedby the AYC Junior Regatta and Maryland StateChampionship at Annapolis Yacht Club July 2. TheSandy MacVickar Regatta will be July 3 at SevernSailing Association. The last in the series in theHampton Yacht Club Annual Junior Regatta July 6-7. 3 of our fleets have done some pretty regular frost-biting this winter- Severn Sailing Association,Potomac River Sailing Association, and HamptonRoads Laser Fleet. The folks at Corsica River YachtClub got out a few times this winter as well. As ofthis writing they’ve still got a couple weeks to go,so we’ll recap their series in the next issue of theLaser Sailor.A number of D11 sailors made the trek south forFlorida Masters week. Highlights include top-10 fin-ishes by Bob Tan (SSA) and Ted Morgan (SSA) inthe Masters Midweek Madness and 7th in theFlorida Masters by Alden Shattuck (SSA). Othersmaking the trip included Edward John(GSA), Jacques Kerrest (PRSA), Kevin Cowley(PRSA), Keith Barron (PRSA), & Len Guenther(FBYC).This winter with the help of some old editions ofThe Laser Sailor thanks to Mike Waters (SSA), I’veuncovered our 1991 & 1992 District Champions -Max Skelley and Rusty Deane respectively. If youcan help fill in any of the other missing champions -let me know. The complete list can be found on ourwebsite http://laserdistrict11.org/history/standard-rig-district-champions/Looking forward to another great year of District 11sailing! See you on the water!

District 13FloridaAntolin Rivera

District 13 Champs

Sixty-eight Lasers invaded DIYC for the all-FloridaDistrict Championships Dec 1-2. The full Standardrig was used by 25, while 35 entered the Radialdivision, and 8 sailed the 4.7 rig. While the agerange was 14 to 71, 48 were teenagers and all therest were “Masters”, age 40+. Principal RaceOfficer Judy Hanlon and her team kept the racesgoing in the moderate conditions all weekend, with7 races completed in each class.

Both the Standard and Radial classes came down toa tiebreaker. Former Laser World Champion (1980)Ed Baird, representing St. Petersburg YC, won theopening contest, and never finished worse than 5th,but had to fend off a strong charge on Sunday fromBrendan Shanahan, also from SPYC, to squeeze outthe title, and the 20 Laser North American GrandPrix points that go with it. Third was earned by theonly Junior (16-) in the Standard class, Luke Mullerfrom Lauderdale YC, ahead of Kyle Brego from St.Thomas YC (USVI) and James Liebl. Top DIYCsailor (and first Grandmaster) was Buzzy Heauslerin 6th, with Eric Robbins placing 12th.

Greiner Hobbs of DIYC jumped out to an early leadwith a 1-3 in the Radial class, but fell back as LiamMcCarthy of SPYC and Ravi Parent from Sarasotabattled to the front. McCarthy’s victory in race 6was the difference at the end to edge Parent for theDistrict title. Lauderdale YC’s Erik Weis was theonly sailor to win two races in either of the largerclasses, but settled for third, ahead of Colin Brego(St. Thomas YC) and Patrick Shanahan (SPYC).Hobbs took 7th to top the DIYC entries.

Andy Burns from the host club dominated the small-est rig, the 4.7 class, with three bullets for a nine-point margin over Courtney Purcell from ESC andSylvia Hopkins of SPYC, who closed with a 2-1-1score on Sunday.

The competitors and race committee were treated tofull hot breakfast buffets both days, a fabulousregatta dinner by Chef Derek, and a Sunday cookouthosted by Pat Crump and his team. Everybodywants to return to DIYC, especially our three newfriends from Mexico who were the life of the party!

District 15 Texas, USAForest Atkins

While spring may be “around the corner” for muchof North America, it looks to already be here inNorth Texas. It’s gonna be in the 80’s and sunny thisweekend so it’s time to get out on the boat moreregularly and limber-up for the 2013 season. I’msure the coastal areas are well ahead of us anyhow !

This district secretary has been preparing for thisseason at many levels such as diet adjustment (I dogo “off the wagon” now and then), more regularworkouts, attending-supporting fleet meetings, fleetbuilding, preparing-upgrading the boat and coordi-nating the D15 circuit event schedule as well as

developing contacts across the district which can beinteresting as Texas does cover a fair amount ofacreage.

The diet and exercise thing has been driven by thegreat articles found elsewhere here in Laser Sailor…. that and a girlfriend who herds me in the rightdirection. As for boat prep we all know about thenumerous articles, websites etc boat rigging.http://schrothfiberglass.com/RiggingforLaser.htm isparticularly entertaining.

The D15 schedule has been established with regattaannouncements posted in the ILCA-NA website cal-endar as well as the D15 website at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/txlaserThe circuit remains largely the same although we dohave a new event in September which will beArlington YC’s Laserpalooza. The last couple yearsof AYC Laserpalooza have been great events withRC and club that really knows how to put on a goodregatta. BTW ….. for you “grand prix point mon-gers” out there it’ll be our D15 champs as well !

Saving the best for last, I wanted to share our fleetbuilding experiences-successes within the DallasLaser Fleet (DLF) at Corinthian Sailing Club (CSC)on White Rock Lake. A little over a year ago I hadthe honor of conversing extensively on this subjectwith Gary Jobson while taking him to the airportafter the US Sailing Championship of Champion atCSC. An event that CSC won the St. Petersburgtrophy for by the way ! It was a motivating discus-sion to say the least. Anyhow, fleet building is something that I’ve hadthe wonderful opportunity to be part of contributingto with a great bunch of folks …… we are blessedwith a number of “sparkplug” personalities! Byvirtue of 6+ new fleet members per year for the lastcouple years it would appear that the followingaspects-methods are working, which includes….. 1) Consistent-entertaining communication via, fleetwebsite, emailing, texts etchttp://dallaslaserfleet.org/wp/2) Simple race schedule….. EVERY Wed nightApril thru October…..something to count on 3) Loaner boats ….. we maintain up to 3 for newfolks to either try out or rediscover Laser racing on. 4) More than one person-“sparkplug” contributing !We do have a bunch !5) Regular social events, post race and otherwise …. Even off-season …. busiest February I’ve ever had 5) A supportive club that recognizes the synergy ofbringing in new sailors/members by consistentlycontributing to infrastructure improvements …..THANKS CSC !

Hope to see y’all at the Austin YC Easter RegattaMarch 30-31

District 18 Ohio, Indiana, USAJohn Shockey

District 18 is excited to kick off the new sailing sea-son and the Indianapolis Sailing Club plays host tothe annual Indy Spring Regatta, April 13-14th.Results will be posted on the District 18 Facebookpage (check it out!). Always a terrific time.

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the George O’Day US Men’s Singlehanded NationalChampionship are once again being held in PortClinton, OH off the beaches of Lake Erie the week-end of May 18-19th. This event had 38 attendeeslast year and the majority of the fleet traveled fromsurrounding states which made for a diverse andexciting group of sailors. This year we would loveto see more of our friends from Lake Michigan,Lake St. Claire, Lake Erie, MISSA, I-LYA, DRYA,and anyone else I may have left off! Last year wesent four Area E sailors to Sheboygan, Wisconsinfor the Men’s and Women’s US SinglehandedChampionship after qualifications -which could beyou- Don’t miss out! Be on the lookout for moreinformation and contact me with any questions.2013 CLSA Laser Regatta, May 4th & 5th. Join usfor a weekend of Laser racing at Cowan lake – nearWilmington, Ohio. Lasers and Laser Radials arewelcome.

See you this spring!

District 19MichiganKen Swetka

As of this writing most of the lakes in our areaeither still have ice or ice is still floating in them.But as you can see from the schedule below wehave a full plate coming up! We make the best ofour season hear in Michigan!A couple new thing to note is the venue for theDistrict Championship at another new location! Weare glad to have the Irish Laser Fleet in HarborSprings host the event. Harbor Springs is not only agreat place to sail but also a wonderful weekendvacation destination. Plan to make a long weekendof it!Another event is the Great Lakes Championship(standard and Masters combined) will be hosted bythe venue of last year’s District Championship. Wewill be happy to go back to Lake Muskegon forwhat will be another fine event.Any event with “?” by the date has not yet beenconfirmed.

2013 Regattas/Events (see www.D19Laser.com for regatta details)May 11 GTYC Spring Regatta - Traverse City -

Tom BabelMay 18-19 District 18 Championships & US

Singlehanded Championships Area E Semi-Final - Port Clinton, OH - Kevin Shockey

June 16 UofM Spring Regatta - Michigan Sailing Club - Baseline Lake, just North of Ann Arbor

June 23-24 D19 Grand Prix Championships - IrishLaser Fleet - Tom Trautman / George Peet

July 6-7 Sarnia Sailfest - may also have Masters class - Joanne Abbott

July ?22-23? Leland Laser Regatta - Leland Yacht Club - Allen Northcut

August ?20? Lake Lansing Annual - Lansing Sailing Club - Doug Carlson

Sep 7-8 Standard and Masters Great Lakes Championships - Muskegon Yacht Club - Bob Harvey / Bruce Hansen

Sept 15 UofM Fall Regatta - Michigan Sailing

Club - Baseline Lake, just North of Ann Arbor

Sept ?15-16? Spring Lake Fall Regatta - Spring Lake Yacht Club - For info click here

Sept 28 No Sweat Regatta - Portage Yacht ClubSept 28 GTYC Fall Regatta - Traverse City -

Tom BabelOct 5 Frosty Mug Regatta - Irish Laser Fleet,

Little Traverse Bay, Harbor Springs, 2pm start

Oct ?14? Pumpkin Head Regatta - Grand Rapids

Any event with “?” by the date has not yet beenconfirmed.

District 20Wisconsin, IllinoisSteve [email protected]

Snow on the ground and lots of ice cover, but the2013 Laser season is just around the corner. As iscustom, Chicago Yacht Club – Belmont Harbor,leads the way offering spring frostbiting on Sundaysstaring now through Early May for the fearless.Look for local Cheese heads to follow with someinformal Sunday practice races on Pewaukee Lakebeginning in late April. See CYC’s website for aNOR on the former and contact me for details onthe latter.

The 2013 schedule is set and listed below. Districtswill be at Milwaukee Yacht Club over the weekendof September 14 and 15. Look for a sizeable youthturnout as top Radial young guns use Districts as atune up for Cressy which follows Districts twoweeks thereafter.

2013 District (see laser.org for complete details,NOR, etc)May 4-5 Vlad Belmont Station, CYC – Belmont

StationMay 18-19 Ice Breaker Pewaukee Yacht ClubJune 2 MYC Dinghy Regatta Milwaukee Yacht ClubJuly 6-7 MCSC Dinghy Regatta Milwaukee

Community Sailing CenterAugust 10-11 Al Henning Regatta Racine Yacht

ClubAugust 17-18 Hobelman Regatta Chicago

Corinthian Yacht ClubAugust 31 End of Summer Regatta North Shore

Yacht ClubSeptember 7 Title town Regatta Windjammers

Sailing ClubSeptember 14-15 District 20 Championship

Milwaukee Yacht ClubSeptember 21-22 Border Challenge Lacrosse Sailing

ClubSeptember 28-29 Jimmy Talbot CYC – Belmont

Station October 12-13 Oktoberfest Nagawicka Yacht Club

On the Masters front, our own Susie Pegel hasworked to bring a combined Great LakesChamps/Great Lakes Masters Champs to MuskegonYacht Club over the weekend of September 7-8. Agreat venue on the Eastern shore of the Big Lakewhich has the local sea breeze coming from theopposite quadrant which will likely trip up theWestern shore Laser Head contingent.

Finally, Rick Strilky, 176078, has been working withChicago Yacht Club leadership to bring a 4 dayadvanced Laser Racing Clinic to Belmont Stationover June 13-16. Small class size, individual atten-tion and world renowned coaches –Zach Railey,Paige Railey, and Brendan Casey are planned. Lookfor a link off the CYC website for details. As of thiswriting, enrollment was nearly filled and a wait listis forming. A tremendous opportunity to ramp upyou skills, be there.

That’s all I got. Stay fit. See you on the watersoon.

District 22Montana, OregonKurt Hoehne

The biggest news from the Seattle chapter of D22 isthe Friday night series out of Sail Sand Point onLake Washington. Extremely casual, last year theevent brought out a tremendous mix of sailors, fromjuniors just learning to sail to some mature sailorsreviving old 4-digit hulls. (With Elvstrom sails,remember those?) With attendance regularly at 25boats, balmy Lake Washington evenings and finebbqs each Friday, it harkens back to the early glorydays of Laser sailing in Seattle. It will start up againin May.

But wait there’s more. In December the SailingFoundation Youth Racing Program and the SeattleLaser Fleet put together a groundbreaking clinic onthe first weekend of December with about 25 sailorsparticipating. The mix of youth and adult sailorsfaced mostly 20-30+ winds, and combined with thechilly winds and waters tested everyone’s resolve.Instructors Isabella Bertold, Caleb Paine and DerickVranizan managed to get off some drills and provid-ed much valuable information in the debriefs. It ishoped that a series of clinics will offer juniors ongo-ing expert coaching, and marks a great opportunityfor different elements of Laser sailing to worktogether.

Seattle’s famous Frigid Digit regatta was heldFebruary 9-10, and a fleet of 30 Lasers and 13Tasars (we love those guys) showed up and enjoyedexactly one just-barely-moving race. PRO CarlBuchan’s call to keep us at the dock all Saturdayand most of Sunday made it possible for hundredsof great conversations and ample camaraderie.Further disaster was avoided because of anotherspectacular Saturday night feast, but everyone wasstill hungry for some racing at the end of the week-end.

District 24NorCalNick Burke

Summer in NorCal

There is another big summer lined up for D24. TheLaser Nationals will be at Santa Cruz YC on June27-30. The Laser Norcals on April 27-28, the 2ndlongest running Laser event after the Orange CoffeePot Regatta, apart from being fun in and of itselfwill be good practice for Nationals. Santa Cruz YCwill also be continuing its Corinthian Series.Probably many people will be out practicing as well.


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Take a VHF radio just in case, and be sure someoneon shore knows you are going out and when youexpect to be back.

Masters PCCs will be at Tahoe YC June 15 & 16.This venue should not be missed. Lake Tahoe has areliable late afternoon breeze, and the PRO from2012 Masters NAs, Del Olsen, will be setting thecourses.

D24’s hands-on rigging workshop will feature somenew and fun stations. Even if your boat is in tip-topshape, come on down to West Marine Alameda onJune 2nd and hang out with the fleet.The first event in Svendsen’s Grand Prix, D24’ssummer series covering a wide variety of differenttypes of venues, has been raced. Check here formore details: http://svendsens-grand-prix.myfleet.org/Check the calendar at http://laser.org/ for all thedetails of what’s going on in D24.

Richmond YC Small Boat MidwintersEight races were sailed in the series. The top 4 fin-ishers of 24 entrants in the standard fleet were PeterShope, Emilio Castelli, Ryan Nelson and DavidBushnell. The top 4 finishers in the radial fleet wereMarkus Suorsa, Emma Drejes, Jack Robertson andKyle Larsen. Check here for all the scores:http://tinyurl.com/cynapp7

Here is a report from Simon Bell for Feb 3:Super-Bowl Sunday on Southampton Shoal. 0-5ktsfrom the North and 4kts of Ebb made for a cross-current Course. Most of the Laser-Fleet went rightlooking for relief behind the breakwater while 3x

Masters went left looking for breeze. Left side paidmarginally and the whole fleet struggled to cross thefinishline in the light-air. The Race-Committeecalled it a day after 1x Race and we were in before3pm to watch the Super-Bowl.

Richmond YC Junior RacingRichmond welcomes all skill levels to race withtheir advanced juniors on many Sunday afternoons.The first start is at 1pm. Racing is almost alwaysinside the outer breakwater, with short courses and avariety of rounding options. This is a “green circle”to “blue square” venue (making an analogy with skirun difficulties). Check with district 24’s secretaryfor more information.

Santa Cruz YC Corinthian SeriesIn February, the top 2 finishers of 6 entrants in thestandard fleet were Tom Burden and Roger Herbst.The top 4 finishers in the radial fleet were LolaBushnell, Kyle Larsen, Will Dana, and LawsonWillard.

Event page is here:http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/6294

Santa Cruz YC will continue this series this summer,so check there website for more details:http://scyc.org/

Here is a report from Tom Burden:If you missed out on the February 10th LaserRegatta in Santa Cruz, you can kick yourself now,because you missed a great day on the water. A mas-sive turnout in the Radial fleet was highlighted byguests from the San Francisco Yacht Club. Their

Junior Laser Racing Team pulled a road trip andshowed up with eight boats (out of 15 Radials).

Six full rigs, with combined starts including theentire 21-boat mob, made getting off the line withclean air and speed a real challenge. We sailed sixraces between about 12:30 and 3:00, and three ofthem were twice-around courses, so we got our hik-ing practice in. The wind followed the typical SantaCruz pattern. It started out at 6-8 knots, building toabout 15 knots after three races. In other words—itwas perfect Laser sailing weather yet again.

Lola Bushnell used consistent racing to finish firstin the tightly-bunched Radial fleet, throwing out afifth place to edge Kyle Larsen by a point with WillDana third. In the full rigs, Roger Herbst was on firein the early races, winning two of the first three. Asthe later-afternoon conditions built, it became BigGuy weather, with Tom Burden reeling off bullets toovertake Roger. Wilson Fletcher, making the transi-tion from Radials to the big rig, stayed close forthird place.

Thanks to the SCYC team headed up by RobSchuyler for another fantastic event on the ocean.These visionaries have revived Laser racing in SantaCruz from non-existence to awesome competition.

Encinal YC Winter Small Boat SeriesA series that was not widely known to D24 isEncinal YC’s Small Boat Winter Series. This eventseems to be popular with the local Finn fleet, but isnot well known amongst Lasers. Several Lasershave showed up, and hopefully this will grow to bea bigger venue for us. Encinal runs the Small Boat


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2013 SCYA E.E. Manning Regatta

Since clear skies and warmer than normal tempera-tures were forecast and the fact there was no entryfee, we hoped for a good turnout of Lasers andRadials for the Southern California YachtingAssociation E.E. Manning Regatta at Alamitos BayYacht Club (ABYC) in Long Beach CA the firstweekend of March. Such was not the case however,as a mere eleven Lasers and six Radials showed upto race. Turnout for the CFJ class was just theopposite with 50 entries and we Laser racers wouldneed to deal with this.

Wind conditions all day Saturday failed to exceed 5knots making the sail out to the usual ABYC racearea in Long Beach Harbor a challenge. Some of usneeded a tow to ensure we would make the start intime. The Race Committee (RC) started Lasersfirst, followed by Radials and the CFJ’s.Thankfully, RC timing kept the fleets separate forthe most part allowing us to avoid rounding marksintermingled with large groups of CFJ’s. Despitethe lack of breeze, the RC was able to give all fleetsfour windward leeward races. At the end of the daythe Laser fleet had a three way tie for first placebetween; Brian Cottrell from King Harbor YC, PeterDrasnin from Cal YC and Rodin Mazin fromABYC. In the Laser Radial fleet Paul Didham fromSan Diego YC won all but one race followed byMichael Sabourin and John Horton, both fromNewport Harbor YC and Brian MacLean fromABYC.

Sunday brought cooler temperatures and overcastskies, but after another light air first race, the breezefilled in to around 13 knots for race three, four and afun, fast reach home at the end of the day. Theaggressive CFJ’s had a few General Recalls onSunday resulting in more mixing of the fleets whichnecessitated careful planning on our part to avoidthe massive fleet and resultant wind shadow bothupwind and downwind.

Photo above: Series winner, Peter Drasnin leadingTerence Gallagher to the windward mark.Photo by: Rich Roberts, Photo Boat Captain: ChuckHardin

Despite challenging for first place on day one,Rodin did not race with us on Sunday, leavingBrian, Peter and Dave Leuck from Mission Bay YCto battle for the overall win. Peter won race one andtwo on Sunday and with this score, was able tothrow out his last race and sail in for an early show-er.

Regatta Media Contact and Photographer, RichRoberts, reported that Peter “is also a past ManningRegatta winner—-in the 70s.” To which Peterresponded, “I was just a kid, but it’s never stoppedbeing fun. I was having fun all weekend.”

Dave won the last race of the day giving him secondplace by one point over Brian in third. TerenceGallagher from UCLA finished fourth and SteveKent from Balboa YC finished fifth. Other racersfinishing in order were; Sanjai Kohli, Rodin, yourauthor, Michael Kramer, Gator Cook, and SumeetPatel. In Laser Radials Paul continued strong scor-ing a first second and third making him the winnerfollowed by Michael, John, Brian and TheresaCornwell and Ryan Schack both from ABYC.

Photo above: Sanjai Kohli & Steven Smith worktheir boats up wind.Photo by: Rich Roberts, Photo Boat Captain: ChuckHardin

Laser Masters Race at 2013 SCYA MidwintersRegatta

Once again, Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in LongBeach CA among 28 other yacht clubs in SouthernCalifornia and Arizona, played host to LaserMasters in the 84th Southern California YachtingAssociation Midwinters Regatta. Eleven Mastersranging from; Apprentice (35-44years) to Master(45-54 years) and Grand Masters (55-64 years) gath-ered on an unseasonably warm February Saturday totest their skills. Prospects for a good day of racingappeared dim as skippers and crews at theCompetitors Briefing looked out on glassy waters

and limp flags. Regardless, we launched our boatsand were challenged to even sail out of the channelagainst an adverse tide.

Once outside the channel things did improve anddespite all participating classes arriving late to therace course, the Race Committee (RC) was able torun four races for all classes in short order on whatturned out to be a beautifully sunny day with snowcapped mountains in the distance.

Photo at bottom by Rich Roberts, Boat CaptainChuck HardinRacing downwind on day one with Mt. Baldy in thebackground

On Saturday, there was no catching ABYC’s JayGolison who ran off a string of four bullets in mar-ginal hiking conditions. Conor Gallagher fromMission Bay YC stood in second place withABYC’s Sanjai Kohli in third and your author infourth.

Photo above by Rich Roberts, Boat Captain ChuckHardin. Close encounter at the mark. CraigScheiblauer on the left, Sanjai Kohli on right

Once the overcast burned off Sunday morning, thebreeze was up and some of the Masters –your authorincluded- debated the decision to switch to Radialrigs for the day. As we sailed out of the channelwith full rig, we were wondering if we made theright choice in a chilly blustery breeze, but once out-side the channel the wind moderated, but the winddriven waves that had developed earlier had not.The RC got things started right on time and we hadtwo windward-leeward races in light winds. In racetwo, Paul Miachika from the Arizona YC, got off aneffective port tack start but was unable to hold offthe wily Jay Golison who kept up his uninterruptedstring of first place finishes. Just as the RC was get-ting race three underway, a large freighter decided toreposition itself just about on the starboard tack lay-


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Photo above by Rich Roberts, Boat Captain ChuckHardin Regatta winner Jay Golison with the SpruceGoose Dome (now a cruise ship terminal) andQueen Mary in the background

Jay finished the regatta, repeating his win in 2012,with a perfect score followed by Conor, Sanjai, yourauthor and Paul Other racers finishing in orderwere; Charles Crockett, Craig Scheiblauer, AndyHorning, Ross Nemeroff, Robert Enrico and DavidHughes. Many thanks to all our ABYC staff andvolunteers for a well run regatta!

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