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

Creatine - Energy Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Vintage Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Remembering Brian Burant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Grand Prix 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-22

2012 Event Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

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

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District 1Danielle Dube, 8 Sunnydale Dr,Glen Haven, NS B3Z 2T8902-823-2802, [email protected]

District 2Philippe Dormoy, 385 Place Desmarest,Ile Bizard, Quebec, H9C [email protected]

District 3Robert Koci, 804 Sammon Ave.Toronto, ON M4C 2E8416-442-5600 x 3203 [email protected] website: www.d3laser.com

District 4Brigitte Smutny, Sail Manitoba; 409-145 PacificAve. Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6 [email protected]

District 5Mark Lammens510 Cynthia St. Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K7306-975-0833. [email protected]

District 6Andy Hunt, 111-2260 W 8th Ave,Vancouver BC, V6K 2A7604-733-9663. Hotline: [email protected]

District 7Kim Ferguson, 12 Florida Ave.Jamestown, RI [email protected]

District 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]

District 10Eric Reitinger7908 Normandy Dr.Mt Laurel, NJ [email protected]://d10.laserforum.org

District 11Jon Deutsch3422 Blithewood Dr., Richmond, VA 23225804-305-1244, [email protected]://www.laserdistrict11.org

District 12Butch [email protected]

District 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]

District 15James Freedman, 8324 Horse Whisperer Ln.Ft. Worth, TX [email protected]; 214-864-6024www.cerebus.winsite.com/Laser/districts/d15/

District 16Tim Fitzgerald, 2322 Bromfield CircleWichita, KS, 67226, [email protected]

District 17John E. Coolidge, Jr., 1113 Hanover St,Chattanooga, TN 37405, [email protected]

District 18John [email protected]

District 19Ken Swetka27022 Koerber St., St. Claire Shores, MI 48081248-635-5363www.d19laser.org

District 20Steve Dolan21140 Chancery Ct. Brookfield, WI 53045262-506-8879. [email protected]://d20.laserforum.org/

District 21Kurt Holtze, 710 Summer St. NEMinneapolis, MN 55413621-281-1447 [email protected]

District 22Mike Gilbert, 1620 Gerald Ave.Missoula, MT 59801406-327-7855, [email protected]

District 23Nick OndrejkaPO Box 981897, Park City, UT [email protected], 415-748-6893www.usdiscovery.com/laser

District 24David Lapier408-525-6396, [email protected]/d24laser/d24

District 25Jorge Suarez, 7 Covina Ave,Long Beach, CA 90803562-260-8116. [email protected]/group/nalaserdistrict25

District 26Guy Fleming, 44-392 Olina St. #6Kaneohe, HI 96744-2617808-955-4405. [email protected]

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EVAN LEWIS MSC. CSCS, CK

This is the second article in a seriesexamining nutritional aides that can affectathletic performance. My previous articlediscussed research of caffeine’s effectswhen consumed before and during exercise.This article examines carbohydrate loadingand its use to fuel muscles for competition.

To begin it is important to under-stand what creatine is and how it fits intoperformance. Creatine is an inorganic phos-phorus compound naturally found withinmuscle and also within meat. For muscle,creatine is an important energy source thatis used to power working muscles.

Muscle contractions are powered byadenosine triphosphate (ATP), an inorganiccompound of three phosphates. To produceenergy ATP is split into adenosine diphos-phate (ADP) and a single phosphate (P).Continued muscle contractions that arerequired during exercise, use up stored ATPcreating a high concentration of ADP and Pas metabolic by-products. When thisoccurs, muscles require a rapid source ofenergy to continue contracting, which iswhere creatine fits in. Creatine is rapidlybroken down to provide a single P thatbinds with ADP to replenish muscle ATPallowing muscle contractions to continue.

At this point you might ask: at whatpoint are ATP and Creatine used for energyand how does this all fit together for exer-cise? This is a good question since carbo-hydrates and fats typically get most of theattention for being used to provide workingmuscles energy. While carbohydrates andfats are converted into ATP, they come intoplay later.

At the beginning of exercise (i.e. 0-10seconds) stored ATP is the primary sourceof energy for your muscle. As stored ATPruns out muscle creatine is used for thenext 10-20 seconds to replenish ATP. Thistiming allows for muscles to start usingstored carbohydrates in the form of glyco-gen for energy. Since the body is still in the‘startup phase’ of exercise, glycogen is bro-ken down without oxygen, which formslactic acid. By approximately 3 minutesinto exercise that is not maximal intensity,working muscles have enough energy oxy-gen to begin breaking down carbohydratesand fats, which provide a sustained sourceof energy.

Figure 1 – A representation of the dif-ferent energy systems muscle uses duringthe transition from rest to moderate intensi-ty exercise.

Based on this infor-mation, why is creatinesupplementation sopopular? In the mid1990s it was discoveredthat creatine or creatinemonohydrate (the com-mercial form), could beused to increase theconcentration of freecreatine stores withinmuscle. As a result, thiswould allow skeletal muscle to regenerateATP more quickly for a longer period oftime during the first 30 seconds of exercise.So for sports requiring rapid bursts of ener-gy or sprint related sports (i.e. track andfield and football), this could be a consider-able advantage.

There is a large body of research exam-ining the effect of creatine supplementationon athletic performance and body composi-tion. Currently, the most accepted methodof increasing muscle creatine stores is

through supplementation with creatinemonohydrate in a 5 day loading protocol of20g/day, consumed with an equal or greateramount of carbohydrates and plenty ofwater to help the creatine enter musclecells. After the loading phase, a mainte-nance phase occurs where 2-5g/day is con-sumed to maintain muscle creatine stores.

After a 5-day loading period, Izquierdoet al. (1)examined changes the effects on agroup of European Handball players.Athletes in the supplementation groupincreased body mass by approximately 0.6kg (1.3lbs), increased single rep maxstrength and sprint performance over non-supplementing controls. In a longer-termstudy, Becque et al. (2) reveal that sixweeks of supplementation lead to anincrease in body weight by 2kg (4.4lbs),from increased muscle mass and waterretention.

In a study by Tarnopolsky et al., (3)researchers compared the effects of creatineand post-exercise protein with carbohydratesupplementation on strength and body com-position measurements before and aftereight weeks of training in university agedmales. Findings revealed that both groupsexperienced similar gains in muscle mass,muscle fibre size and increases in maxstrength. The only difference between

groups was the change in body weight, asthe creatine group gained an average of4.3kg (9.5lbs) compared to 1.9kg (4.2lbs)in the protein group.

It is clear that creatine supplementationcan have an effect for individuals involvedin weight lifting and sprint based sports. Anincrease in muscle creatine stores can leadto increased energy, which can increasetraining effects and result in more rapidgains in strength and body weight.

However, a key factor in creatine’s abilityto increase body weight is through waterretention, which is necessary for it to bedigested and absorbed by muscle. Based onthe findings of Tarnopolsky et al. it is clearthat creatine supplementation is not neces-sary to increase muscle strength, and properrecovery nutrition is sufficient to provideyour muscles with nutrient requirements tobecome a better athlete.

Please send questions and comment [email protected].

Evan completed his MSc in ExerciseScience at the University of Toronto and isa founder of the L2M Performance GroupInc. For more information and training tipsvisit www.evanlewis.ca.

1. Izquierdo, M., Ibanez, J., Gonzalez-Badillo, J. J., and Gorostiaga, E. M. (2002)Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 34,332-43.

2. Becque, M. D., Locchmann, J. D.,and Melrose, D. R. (2000) Medicine and Sciencein Sports and Exercise 32, 654-58.

3. Tarnopolsky, M., Parise, G., Yardley,N. J., Ballantyne, C. S., Olantini, S., and Philips,S. M. (2001) Medicine and Science in Sports andExercise 33, 2044-52.

Creatine: A supplement with two roles

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Clearwater Yacht Club 18-20 February 2012 Brendan Casey AUS Sailing Team Member, Two-time Radial World Champion, Mid Winter East Champion,

Australian & North American Laser Champion Ryan Eric Minth Two-time Radial World Champion Coach, US Developmental Coach of the Year, Two-time ILCA-NA

Grand Prix Radial Champion, Mid Winters East Champion.

Pre-Midwinters East RegattaHigh Performance Radial Clinic

10% of proceeds will be donated to local sailing-based charity OLIVIA LIVES whose purpose is to provide more “fun, care free days” for young children and teens affected with cancer. Learn all about Olivia’s life, her passion for sailing, and the organization continuing on in her memory at OliviaLives.com.

Sailor/Coach Ratio: Clinic size is strictly limited to twelve or less Radial sailors to achieve 3:1 to 6:1 ratio.

• Prepare for the MWE Regatta with two former MWE Champions • Gain the champion’s perspective on the event’s local conditions • Achieve top speed with highly personalized coaching and observation • Hone your boat handling skills with the latest tips of the top sailors • Sharpen race decision making with drills designed for a tight group • 1 to 1 consultation opportunity available at sailor discretion

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Available Dates for the 2012 Season are Already Limited.Contact [email protected] or Call +1 (212) 292-SAIL today!

Pre-Midwinters East Regatta

High Performance Clinic

Clearwater Yacht Club 18-20 February 2012 Brendan Casey AUS Sailing Team Member, Two-time Radial World Champion, Mid Winter East Champion,

Australian & North American Laser Champion Ryan Eric Minth Two-time Radial World Champion Coach, US Developmental Coach of the Year, Two-time ILCA-NA

Grand Prix Radial Champion, Mid Winters East Champion.

Pre-Midwinters East RegattaHigh Performance Radial Clinic

10% of proceeds will be donated to local sailing-based charity OLIVIA LIVES whose purpose is to provide more “fun, care free days” for young children and teens affected with cancer. Learn all about Olivia’s life, her passion for sailing, and the organization continuing on in her memory at OliviaLives.com.

Sailor/Coach Ratio: Clinic size is strictly limited to twelve or less Radial sailors to achieve 3:1 to 6:1 ratio.

• Prepare for the MWE Regatta with two former MWE Champions • Gain the champion’s perspective on the event’s local conditions • Achieve top speed with highly personalized coaching and observation • Hone your boat handling skills with the latest tips of the top sailors • Sharpen race decision making with drills designed for a tight group • 1 to 1 consultation opportunity available at sailor discretion

Should weather conditions allow on day two or three, our intent is to take this select group of sailors on an eight-plus mile downwind speed development run.

• Full Application and Registration Information contact: [email protected] • On-site Pro Shop and Charter availability by KO Sailing. Contact [email protected]. • Availability remains for Mid Winters Regatta Coaching • Availability remains for Mid Winters East & West Regatta Coaching

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COACHES

Cost$600

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RememberingBrian Burant

MARK KASTELLA CROSSE,WISCONSIN

I am very sad to informsailors in District 20, andmaster sailors around thecountry have known him,that our good friend, andlongtime competitor, BrianBurant of Madison, passedaway September 10 whilecompeting in the districtchampionships in GreenBay. After the 25 boats gotoff the line, for the firstrace, in moderate wind, oneboat was laying on its sidein the starting area. Whenthe race committee investi-gated they found Brianunconscious, wearing hislife preserver, and lying inthe sail. Brian, who was59, lean and in excellenthealth, appears to have diedinstantly of a massive heartattack.

I’ve known Brian and hisfamily for decades. Whenwe had regular regattas inMadison they consistentlyopened their home to meand Brian was a regular atthe Border Challenge in LaCrosse. He was a coolcompetitor frequently at thefront of the pack and thenicest person you wouldever encounter on or off thewater.

We raced the BorderChallenge, the followingweekend, in his memoryand there was a short recog-nition of Brian’s life at the

skippers meeting. Hishome club, where he hadbeen Commodore, theMonona Sailing Club, helda special recognition in hishonor at their annual meet-ing and banquet on October22.

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their first year of col-lege. Anna attends UWMadison while Tess isattending EdgewoodCollege also inMadison.

If you would like tomake a donation to thetrust fund please send acheck payable to BurantFamily Education Trustto the attention of BetteMcCaulley (Brian’swife), 118 MeadowlarkDrive, Madison, WI53714.

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1 McCarthy Liam 4 96 2 Harney Graham 3 87 3 Naughton Sophie 4 84 4 Shaw Bradley 3 83 5 Butcher Thomson 3 62 6 Bushnell Lola 2 52 7 Cullen Jake 2 48 8 Larsen Kyle 2 48 9 Fritz Alexander 2 48 10 Goethe Hannah 3 47 11 Suorsa Markus 2 45 12 Hughes Haddon 2 44 13 Tan Michael 2 41 14 Marshall Jack 1 38 15 Finlayson Calum 2 37 16 Guerriero Max 2 37 17 Vlasic Adrian 1 37 18 Hughes Hannah 2 37 19 Shanahan Brendan 1 36 20 Hughes Howdy 2 35 21 Spinelli Rachel 1 28 22 Linton Hayley 1 27 23 Kendrick Daniel 2 27 24 Livernois William 1 27 25 Ellis Kayla 1 26 26 Waschuk Ellyn 1 26 27 Toland Jack 1 25 28 Swikart Connor 1 24 29 Donaldson Jim 1 24 30 Hood Martin 1 23 31 Jackson Greg 1 23 32 Clemett Nathaniel 1 22 33 Juster Kruse Sofia 1 22 34 Gower Jack 1 21 35 Black Connor 1 21 36 Demmler Alex 1 20 37 Hamker Maxence 1 20 38 Rosenthal Seth 1 20

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1 LAMPHERE MALCOLM 2 Blouin Conner 3 KISS MITCHELL 4 Fanning Avery 5 Reineke Erika 6 MERRY CLAIRE 7 Valente Nick 8 PRIETO GARY 9 Rossi Annie

10 Moore Joanna 11 RAFUSE ERIN 12 Baldridge Reed 13 LYON DRAKE 14 PUOPOLO ANDREW 15 Shanahan Brendan 16 Railey Paige 17 MERRY INGRID 18 DUBE DANIELLE 19 Frost Christina 20 BOWSKILL BRENDA 21 Dewey Maura 22 LONG MATTHEW 23 VILICICH CHRIS 24 Herrin Jeremy 25 Muller Luke 26 Parent Ravi 27 Hackstaff Addison 28 NEVILLE CHRISTINE 29 MARSHALL JACK 30 Lopez Max 31 Schuurmans Leonie 32 Broussard Clay 33 ROCHARD ALAN 34 Weaver Hanne 35 RAMSAY LUKE 36 BUSSIN ISAAC 37 FRAME GABE 38 Streater Sarah

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174 Schmidt Jane 1 11 175 McAndrew Olivia 1 11 176 SCHLUTER CLAYTON 1 11 177 Didham Richard 1 10 178 Keister Devin 1 10 179 RICHARDSON BRONWYN 1 10 180 KOUBRAK OLGA 1 10 181 Horter Alex 1 10 182 Griswold David 1 10 183 MANDELBAUM SYDNEY 1 10 184 McJones James 1 10 185 Drotning Henry 1 10 186 Murphy Ted 1 10 187 Bushnell Lola 2 9 188 Cohen Isaac 1 9 189 Sliom David 1 9 190 SULLIVAN VICTOR 1 9 191 Anthes David 1 9 192 SMITH STEVEN C. 1 9 193 Usher Christy 1 9 194 Roos Eric 1 9 195 Firth Brian 1 9 196 Davis Emma 1 9 197 Tayler Alec 1 8 198 NORWOOD RAE-ANNE 1 8 199 Armington Sam 1 8 200 Leland Richard 1 8 201 Gugliemini Olivia 1 8 202 buechler mallory 1 8 203 Lounsbury Ethan 2 8 204 WELSH CHARLIE 1 7 205 Power Rebecca 1 7 206 deLisser Arielle 1 7 207 Bryer Rachel 1 7 208 Davis Michelle 1 7 209 Einhoven Nick 1 7 210 Heineken Paul 1 7 211 Winton Adam 1 7 212 HOPPS RYAN 2 7 213 Gates Madison 1 7 214 REEVES MATTHEW 1 7 215 Andersson Nils 1 6 216 Paggi Alex 1 6 217 Barrere John 1 6 218 Labelle Thomas 1 6

219 Widmeier Andrew 220 Degen AJ 221 Shanahan Catherine 222 Foley Paul 223 Swanson Kristopher 224 Maegli Isabella 225 Turner Matthew 226 Ellis Jake 227 DOUGLAS SARAH 228 O'Connell OJ 229 McCoy Joseph 230 Braly Bruce 231 MCLAUGHLIN DIRK 232 Aronsson Peter 233 WILDE SOREN 234 WACHHOLZ FORREST 235 RUTITIS MEGHAN 236 Bertrand Dominique 237 Darcy Marcos 238 ABELSON REBECCA 239 Farned Joe 240 Woodworth Curtis 241 ROSS AUSTIN 242 Widmeier Madelynn 243 VITTECOQ CORALIE 244 Hann Ellen 245 Hopkins Steven 246 WILLARD LAWSON 247 Baab Lindsey 248 Wallace Caroline

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Regatta Laser Radial Laser 4.7 Masters

World Championship

ISAF Grade 1

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Jr: Buenos Aires,ARGApril 8-15

Women's:Boltenhagen, GERMay 15-20

Mens: Brisbane, AUS July 11-17Youth: Brisbane, AUS June 28-July 4

Buenos Aires, ARGMarch 31-April 7

Brisbane, AUSMarch 9-17

NA Championship

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174 Schmidt Jane 1 11 175 McAndrew Olivia 1 11 176 SCHLUTER CLAYTON 1 11 177 Didham Richard 1 10 178 Keister Devin 1 10 179 RICHARDSON BRONWYN 1 10 180 KOUBRAK OLGA 1 10 181 Horter Alex 1 10 182 Griswold David 1 10 183 MANDELBAUM SYDNEY 1 10 184 McJones James 1 10 185 Drotning Henry 1 10 186 Murphy Ted 1 10 187 Bushnell Lola 2 9 188 Cohen Isaac 1 9 189 Sliom David 1 9 190 SULLIVAN VICTOR 1 9 191 Anthes David 1 9 192 SMITH STEVEN C. 1 9 193 Usher Christy 1 9 194 Roos Eric 1 9 195 Firth Brian 1 9 196 Davis Emma 1 9 197 Tayler Alec 1 8 198 NORWOOD RAE-ANNE 1 8 199 Armington Sam 1 8 200 Leland Richard 1 8 201 Gugliemini Olivia 1 8 202 buechler mallory 1 8 203 Lounsbury Ethan 2 8 204 WELSH CHARLIE 1 7 205 Power Rebecca 1 7 206 deLisser Arielle 1 7 207 Bryer Rachel 1 7 208 Davis Michelle 1 7 209 Einhoven Nick 1 7 210 Heineken Paul 1 7 211 Winton Adam 1 7 212 HOPPS RYAN 2 7 213 Gates Madison 1 7 214 REEVES MATTHEW 1 7 215 Andersson Nils 1 6 216 Paggi Alex 1 6 217 Barrere John 1 6 218 Labelle Thomas 1 6

219 Widmeier Andrew 220 Degen AJ 221 Shanahan Catherine 222 Foley Paul 223 Swanson Kristopher 224 Maegli Isabella 225 Turner Matthew 226 Ellis Jake 227 DOUGLAS SARAH 228 O'Connell OJ 229 McCoy Joseph 230 Braly Bruce 231 MCLAUGHLIN DIRK 232 Aronsson Peter 233 WILDE SOREN 234 WACHHOLZ FORREST 235 RUTITIS MEGHAN 236 Bertrand Dominique 237 Darcy Marcos 238 ABELSON REBECCA 239 Farned Joe 240 Woodworth Curtis 241 ROSS AUSTIN 242 Widmeier Madelynn 243 VITTECOQ CORALIE 244 Hann Ellen 245 Hopkins Steven 246 WILLARD LAWSON 247 Baab Lindsey 248 Wallace Caroline

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Grand Prix 2011 (top) Series Standing - 28 races scored Class: Laser

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1 DAVIS ROBERT 6 139 2 Martinez Greg 5 112 3 MCLAUGHLIN EVERT 5 100 4 Crain Carson 5 100 5 JOHNSON CLAY 3 96 6 CRANE ROB 3 91 7 HEINZEMANN ALEXANDER 4 91 8 Bradley Michael 5 89 9 PARKHILL LEE 3 84

10 CLUNIES GREGORY 4 84 11 MARTIN KYLE 4 79 12 RYDER MATTHEW 4 79 13 RAMSHAW TOM 3 76 14 O'Mara EJ 5 74 15 Buckingham Charlie 3 72 16 DOLD CHRIS 2 68 17 LEWIS EVAN 3 67 18 CHUNG KIERAN 3 67 19 Leibowitz Ben 3 65 20 Lawrence Eric 4 61 21 Roberts Vilhelm 4 60 22 bourdow stephen 3 60 23 Rees Dodge 4 57 24 Rogachenko Kyle 2 54 25 NORTON JUSTIN 4 53 26 Vranizan Frederick 2 53 27 Reitinger Eric 4 51 28 USHER TRACY 3 50 29 Paine Olin 2 50 30 Drake Elliot 2 48 31 Britten Robert 2 48 32 IKEDA IAN 4 47 33 Ferguson Scott 2 47 34 ALFONSO DAVID 2 44 35 HILL IAN 3 43 36 Zonnenberg Michael 2 41 37 RUSSOM MIKE 3 41 38 Schalka Michael 2 36

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1 DAVIS ROBERT 6 139 2 Martinez Greg 5 112 3 MCLAUGHLIN EVERT 5 100 4 Crain Carson 5 100 5 JOHNSON CLAY 3 96 6 CRANE ROB 3 91 7 HEINZEMANN ALEXANDER 4 91 8 Bradley Michael 5 89 9 PARKHILL LEE 3 84

10 CLUNIES GREGORY 4 84 11 MARTIN KYLE 4 79 12 RYDER MATTHEW 4 79 13 RAMSHAW TOM 3 76 14 O'Mara EJ 5 74 15 Buckingham Charlie 3 72 16 DOLD CHRIS 2 68 17 LEWIS EVAN 3 67 18 CHUNG KIERAN 3 67 19 Leibowitz Ben 3 65 20 Lawrence Eric 4 61 21 Roberts Vilhelm 4 60 22 bourdow stephen 3 60 23 Rees Dodge 4 57 24 Rogachenko Kyle 2 54 25 NORTON JUSTIN 4 53 26 Vranizan Frederick 2 53 27 Reitinger Eric 4 51 28 USHER TRACY 3 50 29 Paine Olin 2 50 30 Drake Elliot 2 48 31 Britten Robert 2 48 32 IKEDA IAN 4 47 33 Ferguson Scott 2 47 34 ALFONSO DAVID 2 44 35 HILL IAN 3 43 36 Zonnenberg Michael 2 41 37 RUSSOM MIKE 3 41 38 Schalka Michael 2 36

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District ReportsDistrict 1Nova ScotiaDanielle Dube

In late September/early October the CYA Laser andRadial National Championships were held in St.Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia. Many sailors fromDistrict 1 were in attendance for the four day event,which tested sailors with a variety of conditions. Inthe women’s laser radial fleet of 21 boats, RNSYSsailors Lisa Ross and Danielle Dube (that would beme) tied on points and placed second and thirdrespectively. Erin Rafuse, also from the Squadron,placed 6th, and young upstarts Corinne Peters andMeghan Henneberry finished 15th and 20th. In thelaser radial men’s fleet, Alexander Burke fromHubbards Sailing Club finished 2nd, with JackBignell, Nathan Dunn, Luke Ruitenberg andAlexander Sapp all from the Royal NS YachtSquadron following closely behind. Henry Machum,a former 420 sailor and this year’s Canadian repre-sentative at the Volvo Youth Worlds in Croatia, fin-ished 8th after falling victim to a few letter scores,but showed lots of promise in his racing and I’mconfident that we’ll be seeing great results from himin the future. Welcome to the laser fleet Henry! Andlast but not least, in the laser full rig class, District 1sailors had a rough go of it, with this event being theNational Team Qualifier for the laser fleet, and withthe best from Canada AND the United States inattendance. Anthony Bell of Hubbards Sailing Clubfinished 18th, with fellow Nova Scotian sailorsBryant Wood (LYC/RNSYS), Zachary Dunn(RNSYS), and Max Seward (BBYC) in 20th, 21st,and 23rd respectively.After the Canadian Nationals things quieted downsignificantly in District 1, aside from the laser radialNational Team girls who continued to train both athome and abroad. Lisa Ross moved her training toPerth, Australia where she met up with an interna-tional training group to prepare for the ISAF Worldsin Perth in December. At the same time, Erin Rafuseand I flew to Kiel in Germany, picked up boats, anddrove to Lake Garda in Italy to train with theGerman team. Before returning to Canada we alsotook part in the French Nationals in Hyeres, France.In late November we flew to Perth, Australia tomeet up with the rest of the team and begin acclima-tizing and preparing for the Worlds.On Monday December 5th the racing kicked off inPerth. Day 1 of the qualifiers saw warm weather andsea breeze conditions of 10-14 knots. I had the bestday of the bunch, posting a 13, 16 in the blue fleetqualifying races. Lisa Ross and Erin Rafuse strug-gled in the yellow fleet qualifier, and were quitedeep on the scoreboard by the end of the day. Day 2was called off due to thunderstorms, accompaniedby more rain than Perth usually sees in a month.Day 3 was the final day of qualifiers, with threelong races held in rough, windy conditions. ErinRafuse had difficulty with her speed all day, andconsequently ended up in the Silver fleet. Lisa Rosshad quite a good day, and it seemed that it would beenough to scrape into the gold fleet. Shockingly,when the results came through, she had missed thecut by 2 places. I had a decent day, and combinedwith my results from day 1 it was enough to cementme into the gold fleet. The next day was again longand tiring, with 3 races in varying conditions. Day 5was a lay day with no racing scheduled, and day 6

was the final day of racing with 2 races held in astrong sea breeze. Final results from D1 sailors weremyself in 40th, Lisa in 52nd, and Erin in 77th out ofan extremely tough 102 boat fleet.With the worlds results bringing us up to date at thetime that I’m writing this, we can start looking for-ward to this winter, when there will be a strong D1contingent headed south for regattas in Florida(mainly the Miami OCR in late January, theWomen’s North Americans in the beginning ofFebruary, and the Midwinters East at the end ofFebruary). There, D1 sailors will brush off the dustbunnies and spend some quality time training andracing, which the weather at home usually doesn’tallow for! Look forward to the next report forresults from these regattas, and I’d love to includesome pictures if anyone is willing to send me some!(please send to [email protected]). I wisheveryone a wonderful winter season and a happyNew Year!

District 4Manitoba, CanadaBrigitte Smutny

Greetings to all Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 andMaster sailors who sail and/or race in District 5!The winter months in our district normally last fromOctober until May with lots of snow, very cold tem-peratures and thick ice on the lakes. To beat thecold and to get their feet wet our provincial team isparticipating in a winter training out of the RoyalVictoria YC in BC. Our big 14 boat trailer and ourmonster truck is parked out there for six month andwaiting for us to be used. The winter training

includes three camps and the Midwinter’s West inAlamitos Bay, CAL.

District 6Vancouver, CanadaAndy Hunt

Greetings from Vancouver.The sailing season in District 6 is slowly windingdown. There is one club, the Surrey Sailing Club,which has a Frostbite Series throughout the winter(November through February) in District 6. Theonly other club that I am aware of that has sailing inthe winter (it is training sessions) is the RoyalVictoria Yacht Club. The other clubs have shutdown their sailing programs and if sailors want tosail or race, they have to do it by themselves (notnecessarily a bad thing).

For regattas, there was one in September (FallDinghy Championships), one in October (PumpkinBowl) and one in November (Bluenose Regatta).The Royal Victoria Yacht Club was the host venuefor the Fall Dinghy Championships which were heldon September 24 and 25. The turnout for all threeclasses (Laser Standards, Laser Radials and Laser4.7s) was low. There were 9 Laser Standards, 21Laser Radials and 6 Laser 4.7s. Unfortunately forthe sailors, the weather did not cooperate. The firstday of the regatta was a wash-out due to a fog bankwhich prevented the wind from appearing. No rac-ing on that day. On Sunday, one race was all thatthe race committee could manage. The race com-mittee tried to run a race in heavy winds in themorning but had to abandon the race. They thenmanaged to get in the one race so that at least theregatta was official. In the Laser Standards, BobBritten won the race while Aiden Koster was secondand Nick Smith was third. In the Laser Radials,Maura Dewey won the race that counted and MaxGallant was second and Chris Wilson was third.The positions of the 6 Laser 4.7s (I want to encour-age more 4.7s) were as follows: Jake Cullen (1);Hayley Linton (2); Graham Brown (3); KyleGerrard (4); Connor Black (5) and Jim Donaldson(6). For those of you who are interested in the scor-ing, details can be found on the RVYC website(www.rvyc.bc.ca). The West Vancouver Yacht Clubwas host to the Pumpkin Bowl Regatta on October22 and 23. There were Lasers (11), Laser Radials(36) and Laser 4.7s (9). Sailors came from all overBC as well as one sailor who came from Seattle.The Pumpkin Bowl Regatta was the last regatta ofthe Helly-Hansen / BC Sailing Youth Circuit. Thiscircuit is made up of 8 local regattas and sailors arescored using a high point system (the more sailors atan event, the higher the score) and use their best 6regattas. For the Pumpkin Bowl, Lasers and LaserRadials sailed on a different course than the Laser4.7s. All of the sailors in the Lasers and LaserRadials were given redress points. There wereenough races that a throughout race was used in cal-culating the scores. The top four Laser Standardswere: Alexander Heinzemann, RvanYC, 9.00; AidenKoster, RvicYC, 14.00; Reid Cannon, RvicYC,16.00 and Cole Wunder, WVYC/NSST, 37.00. Thetop ten Laser Radials were: Natalia Montemayor,RvanYC, 11.00; Maura Dewey, RvicYC. 17.00;Alexander Kroitzsch, RvanYC, 24.00; HanneWeaver, SYC, 31.7; Matthew Turner, RvicYC,32.00; Fillah Karim, RvanYC, 33.00; Ellie Shaw,RvanYC, 41.2; Max Gallant, RvicYC, 43.5; AdrianVlasic, RvanYC, 48.00 and Chris Wilson,WVYC/NSST, 50.00. The top three Laser 4.7swere: Alexander Fritz, RvanYC, 10.00; Jake Cullen,RvanYC, 14.00 and Hayley Linton, RvanYC, 15.00.Complete results for the Pumpkin Bowl can befound on the West Vancouver Yacht Club’s website(under racing) at: www.wvyc.bc.ca. The final regat-ta for 2011 was the BlueNose Regatta. This regattaused to attract upwards of 50+ Lasers but now,sadly, it is considered a success if 10 boats of eachclass (Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7) show up.For 2011, there were 7 Lasers, 11 Laser Radials and5 Laser 4.7s. Each class had 5 races. The KitsilanoYacht Club hosted the event on November 5 and 6.The first race on Saturday was raced in light easterlywinds. The race committee delayed the start of thesecond race while they waited for the wind to switchto the west. When the westerly winds materialized,it was great sailing. The winds were between 10

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and 15 knots and the race committee ran three races.On Sunday, the winds did not really cooperate. Onerace was tried but abandoned. The race committeethen waited until almost the time limit (15:00hrs)but managed to get one race off which meant thateach sailor had a throwout race. Most of the com-petitors came from the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.The top three Lasers were:Richardo Montemayor, RvanYC, 5.00; Kyle Martin,RvanYC, 10.00 and Tony Martin, JSCA, 12.00. Thetop four Laser Radials were: Alexander Fritz,RvanYC, 7.00; Becky Power, RvanYC, 10.00;Natalia Montemayor, RvanYC, 10.00 and FillahKarim, RvanYC. The top three Laser 4.7s were:Jake Cullen, RvanYC, 4.00; Hayley Linton,RvanYC, 10.00 and Kyle Gerrand, RvanYC, 12.00.As mentioned previously, Helly Hansen and BCSailing provide sponsorship and support for youthevents. The Helly-Hansen / BC Sailing youth cir-cuit is run throughout the spring, summer and fall.Adults can compete in the events that make up thecircuit but the emphasize is on the youth sailors.Each of the various clubs sends their youth raceteam to as many events as possible. There were 69Laser Sailors who competed in at least one event.Laser Sailors from the Royal Victoria Yacht Clubdominated the top six out of ten positions with theRVYC sailors finishing 1st. (Reid Cannon), 3rd.(Aiden Koster), 4th. (Bob Britten), 5th. (DavidBerry) and 6th. (Ian Elliott). The other top fifteensailors were: Thomas Roehrl, RvanYC (2nd) , KevinGrierson, RvanYC (7th.); Sascha Smutny, JSCA(8th.); Alexander Heinzemann, RvanYC (9th.); Andriy Kanyuka, VSC (10th); Jacek Suski, JSCA(11th); Tony Martin, JSCA (12th.); Emerson Kirby,COSA (13th); Ricardo Montemayor, RvanYC (14th)and Kyle Martin, RvanYC, (15th.). There were atotal of 76 Laser Radial sailors who competed in thecircuit. The top fifteen sailors are: Maura Dewey,RvicYC, (1st); Adrian Vlasic, RvanYC (2nd);Natalie Montemayor, RvanYC (3rd); MatthewTurner, RvicYC (4th.); Chris Wilson, NSST (5th.);Fillah Karim, NSST (6th); Alexander Knoitzsch(RvanYC, (7th,); Max Gallant. RvicYC. 8th),Miranda MacGillvray, RvanYC, 9th.; AustinStewart, HSC (10th); Isabellan Bertold, RvanYC(11th); Joanna Moore, RvanYC, (12th); AdamSorenson (RvanYC (13th), Hanne Weaver, SYC(14th.) and Jamie Bone (15th). There were 16 Laser4.7s in total and sailors from the Royal VancouverYacht Club dominated the top five position, Thesesailors were, Jake Cullen, Hayley Linton, AlexanderFritz, Connor Black and Ben MacVicar. IsabellaBertold was named the BCSailing Sailor of the Yearand the BCSailing Male Youth Sailor of the yearwent to Kyle Martin.If all goes according to plan, the new District 6website (www.district6x.ca) should be up and run-ning in the new year. Mucho thanks to Bob Brittenfor taking on the task of creating the website. Forthose sailors who like to plan ahead, there will be aseries of three regattas in the summer of 2012 on thewest coast. The first regatta will be the 2012 Laser,Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 North Americans, hostedby former District 6 club, the Columbia GorgeRacing Association at Cascade Locks on July 19 –22. The second regatta will be the North AmericanLaser Masters at the Richmond Yacht Club on July27 to 29. The final regatta will be the 2012Canadian Laser Master Championships. This regat-ta will be hosted by the Jericho Sailing Centre andwill be on August 4 to 6. I hope that sailors will be

able to charter the same boat for all three regattasbut that still has to be confirmed by the dealer(s).

District 7Kim FergusonRhode Islandwww.laserdistrict7.com

The sailors of district 7 have had a busy andvery successful 2011!

First and foremost, a big shout out goes to RobCrane of Darien, CT for his recent success at theISAF Laser Worlds (Perth, Australia), whichsnagged him the berth to represent the USA in the2012 Olympic games!“Its all on the line tomorrow. Two and a half yearsof training are going to come down to two finalraces. If I sail well and get a little luck on my side Iwill qualify for the Olympic games. If not, thisrather looks like the end of the road and a look atthe job market. Tomorrow, my plan is to go outthere and give it everything I’ve got. I will have toget helped out of the boat before I throw in thetowel.” – Rob Crane

Well, if that’s not the Olympic Spirit, I don’t knowwhat is! Rob went out, under pressure and pulled offmore than he needed to, finishing off the regatta(14th overall) with a 1,2 and sealing his spot on theUS Olympic Team.

Follow Rob and help him out with his quest for thegold at:

robcraneracing.com

Peter Shope - Winner of the 2011 San FranciscoHeavy Air Slalom.

Ben Richardson – Winner of the Apprentice fleet atthe Laser Master WorldsOther D7 news is that we have a new website com-

plete with Twitter updates, a Facebook link as wellas the D7 blog.

District 10New JerseyEric Reitinger

The fall had some great opportunitiesfor sailors to get out and race. There were 3 majorfall series going on at the same time, offering vari-ous locations for anyone to sail. Furthest south,Brant Beach hosted their annual fall series over 3weekends in September and October. 3 fulls and 2radials sailed in The series. Newt Wattis (Surf CityYC) won the fulls and Paul Meggit (Surf City YC)won the radials. Monmouth had to make repairs totheir bulkhead over the fall and winter, cancelingmany of their events which sadly that included theirpopular frostbite series and fall regatta. Shrewsburytried to get folks over with a fall series and thenlater a frostbite series which lasted all throughOctober. Beachwood also hosts an annual fall serieswith good turnouts every year and able to get all 3fleets out and racing (5 fulls, 10 radials and 4 4.7s).

Brant Beach hosted the High SchoolSinglehanded qualifiers (Cressy) this year again.With another great turnout, 37 radials and 16 fullrigs, each fleet raced 12 races over 2 days and thetop 3 in each fleet qualifying for the finals inChicago.

The first day of October we saw therevival of a regatta in Philadelphia. The PhiladelphiaCup was sailed just off the pier in front of theIndependence Seaport Museum. A great turnout of19 boats (including 2 radials) raced in the river. BenDuPont won the regatta with Mike Russom (UpennSailing) in 2nd and Jack Swikart in 3rd (UPenn sail-ing and first radial). We hope this regatta staysaround; they got a lot of boats out racing in manydifferent fleets (PHRF A and B, Sunfish, Lasers,J/27, J/22, Lightning and Mariner), mostly off of theMuseum, giving spectators a great view.

Marsh Creek hosted their annual FallLaser regatta on October 15th. It was very windyday with steady 20+mph and gusts to 30. 14 boatssailed and many stayed out. Peter Madonna won thetiebreaker to win the regatta. Search “2011 MCSCFall Regatta” on Youtube to find video of theaction/carnage.

There were 2 frostbite series this season.Marsh Creek hosted the Saturday racing whileCooper River was on Sunday. Marsh Creek hostedSunfish, Lasers and Open fleets with as many racesas they could get all for free!! 17 different boatsraced the 5 days with Peter Madonna (Marsh CreekSC) winning the series, Tony Iocono (NYC) 2nd andMohamed Harraz (Marsh Creek SC) in 3rd.

Cooper River hosted their annual frost-bite series over 4 weekends in November andDecember including Thanksgiving. 30 different fullrigs and 7 radials sailed the series which offeredsome great weather (no snow or below freezingtemps), and very trying conditions. Big shifts werenot uncommon as well as major velocity changes.To get an idea of what we raced in you can see thevideo from 2 days courtesy of Craig Priniski(Cooper River YC). Search “Frostbite” and“Frostbite 2” on vimeo.com or check outhttp://vimeo.com/32844470 andhttp://vimeo.com/33105904. John MacCauseland(Cooper River YC) defended his title winning 4 ofthe 5 weekends. Eric Reitinger (Brant Beach YC)

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was 2nd, John Burnham (CRYC) in 3rd, RobSeidelman(Cooper River YC) in 4th and AustinNeuman(Riverton YC) in 5th. Faye Flam (CRYC)was first woman and Jake Ellis was first Junior notin the top 5. Kayla Ellis(Brant Beach YC) defendedher radial title, Caroline Udell(Riverton YC) in 2ndand Chaz Burnham(Cooper River YC) in 3rd. Thisyear marked the 25th year our PRO Jim Greenfieldran the races for the series. The sailors thanked himwith a nice cake, providing him with a nice surprise.Thanks also go out to Beth Reitinger who’s beenscorekeeping and helping Jim out on the boat for thepast few years, making the long drive from BrantBeach to Cooper River every Sunday.Sailing starts up in the Spring so for now most maketrips down south to Orange Bowl, Midwinters Eastand Masters Midwinters week. Keep in mind that Brant Beach is hosting the 2012Laser Masters Nationals September 14-16. Makeplans to attend!!

District 11MD, VA, DE, DC, WVJon Deutschhttp://laserdistrict11.org

Our fall and summer sailing has wrapped up andwe’re well into our Frostbite season with several ofour clubs having regular or semi-regular frostbiting.Scheduling for 2012 is nearly complete. Our 2012District 11 Championship is tentatively scheduledfor the last weekend in September at Severn SailingAssociation. The US Sailing Singlehand Area CElimination will be in Surf City NJ the first week-end in June. And finally the Chesapeake Bay LaserMasters will be October 13-14 at FBYC. The restof the schedule can be viewed athttp://laserdistrict11.org

Starting in Mid-November weekly Sunday afternoonlaser frostbiting got underway at Potomac RiverSailing Association in Washington DC and at SevernSailing Association in Annapolis. Both fleets sailmost every weekend November - March and seeturnouts from 10-25 boats each week. Several otherclubs such as Corsica River Yacht Club (MD easternshore), Hampton Roads Dinghy Fleet, Fishing BayYacht Club, and the North East River Laser Fleetalso have frostbiting planned. Check out the LaserDistrict 11 website at http://laserdistrict11.org andsign up for our email list to get the latest details onfrostbiting as the season gets underway.

Some results from the summer and fall:

Broad Bay Sailing Association sailed their Annualregatta at the Old Dominion University SailingCenter at the end of June. In 7-10 knots CameronBarclift won the regatta despite only winning 2 of 6races. He was followed by Neil Ford and RobertSuhay.

A dozen D11 Radial sailors and 1 Standard rig sailorheaded to Brant Beach New Jersey for the NorthAmerican Championship. Highlights include a top10 Radial Gold finish for Jeremy Herrin (FBYC)and a first in the Radial Silver Fleet by HarrisonHawk (AYC). Jon Deutsch won one of the races inthe Standard Rig fleet.

The Deep Creek Invitational Regatta in the western

Maryland mountains had 6 long and challengingraces over the two day event for 16 sailors in theadult standard rig fleet. Darrell Van Hutten finished1st with A Shoemaker and Chris Dodd just behind.In the 15-boat Junior Laser fleet sailing 9 races, JBenhard took the title followed by J Bennett and CHaseler.

The 100+ degree temperatures at the Corsica RiverYacht Club annual regatta might have scared off afew of sailors, but those who stuck it out were treat-ed to some great sailing conditions at the mouth ofthe Corsica River. After the first day of racing with5 races sailed, there was a 4-way tie for first place.On Sunday two more races were sailed to break thedeadlock with the event coming down to a leadchange on the last leg of the last race to decide it.Jon Deutsch (FBYC) got the win with HolgerHinsch (SSA) 2nd and Nicholas Place (CRYC) in3rd.

Ware River Yacht Club hosted their 47th VirginiaGovernor’s Cup Regatta at the beginning of August.In the unusually heavy wind (at that regatta for thattime of the year) it was the light-weight sailors whofinished the best. Jake Spracher (HYC and a risingFreshman on the ODU Sailing Team) won the eventfollowed by High School Senior Austin Powers(FBYC) and Alain Vincey (FBYC).

5 District 11 Masters sailors headed to the USMasters at Macatawa Bay Yacht Club in Michigan.Mike Schmidt (MRSA) was top D11 finisher with a4th overall and 2nd Master. Margaret Bonds-Podlich (SSA), Roger Link (WRSC), John Gebhardt(SSA) and Rich Parolski also made the trip.

Fishing Bay Yacht Club’s 72nd Annual regatta onlygot in 3 races on the first day of the regatta afterstorms chased the sailors away from racing onSunday. In the standard rig fleet Jon Deutsch(FBYC) put up 3 bullets to win the title. Jeff Moore(SMSA) finished 2nd while Mike Toms (FBYC)was 3rd. In the Radial fleet Jeremy Herrin (FBYC)was 1st overall and was followed by Conrad Roos(FBYC) and McKay Hanna (HYC).

Severn Sailing Association’s Crab Claw wasplagued by a lack of wind both days. DavidSchoene (SSA) won the only race to take the regat-ta. Matt Schofield (AYC/SSA) and James McKenna(SSA) took 2nd and 3rd respectively. Kim Couranz(SSA) won the radial fleet.

Fishing Bay Yacht Club held their 30th ChesapeakeLaser Masters Championship. Mike Schmidt wasthe overall winner. See the regatta reports in thisissue for a write-up.

We’ve had a great 2011 season and see you in 2012!

Keep an eye on the District 11 websitehttp://laserdistrict11.org, sign up for our email list orfollow us on facebook or twitter to find out aboutthe latest events and results in District 11!

District 13Tampa, FloridaAntolin Rivera

Our District 13 enjoyed a very active year. On the

middle of the State, we have fourgood organizations which sponsor Laser sailing allthrough the year. Lake Eustis, Treasure CoastSeries, SunCoast Laser Fleet and ClearwaterCommunity Center. Many more exist around theState and one of my goals for next year is to reachout to all of those Laser sailing pockets so we canreach more sailors and get more aligned. Our webpage is running smoothlyhttp://www.laserdistrict13.org/ thanks to the effortsof our web master Sari Wakefield.

I have a couple of requests for the many Lasersailors in Florida. Please join the Class and visit ourweb page, send in your activities to get published.US SAILING Laser District 13 ChampionsCrowned in Jensen Beach

On Saturday and Sunday, December 10-11 the USSAILING Center/Martin County hosted 52 LaserClass sailors for their District 13 Championships.The races began at 11am on Saturday after waitingfor the rain to subside, and continued Sunday in theIndian River just off the Indian Riverside Park inJensen Beach

Winners of the event were crowned champion of theInternational Laser Class North American RegionDistrict 13, which covers the entire state of Florida,in each of three classes. The Laser is a single-hand-ed boat with the ability to carry three different sailplans, depending on the weather and the size of thesailor. Two of the three sail plans are used in thequadrennial Olympic Games, the full rig for the menand the somewhat smaller Radial rig for thewomen’s competition. The District 13 championqualifies for higher level championship regattas inthe Laser, with the possibility that the winners atthis weekend’s event could someday represent theUnited States in the Olympic Games.

Sailors from as far away as Alaska and NewEngland and many points in between competed inthis regatta. This Regatta was sailed underInternational Laser Class Association (ILCA) rulesand officiated by the Race Committee of the USSAILING Center/MartinCounty.

Winner in the 5 boat Laser 4.7 fleet was SophieNaughton, from Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead,MA;Winner in the 20 boat Laser Full Rig class was MikeMatan, from New York City, and;The winner of the 27 boat Laser Radial Class wasRavi Parent, Sarasota Youth Sailing

Full results are available at the following link:http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php?regatta_id=4602&show_sub_class=1&preview=1

District 15Ft Worth, TXJames Freeman

Thanks for another outstanding year of Laser sailingin Texas! I expect next year to be great as well aswe are in the works for a couple major regattas tocome our way. We had a total of 57 Lasers partici-pate throughout our 6 race series; compared to 2010and 2009 totals of 60 and 69 respectively. Thanks

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for everyone who participated this year. Our top tenfinishers for the 2011 District 15 circuit are below:1.James McTurk2.Doug Peckover3.Bruce Moore4.James Freedman5.Eric Faust6.Fred Schroth7.Keith Zars8.Norm Grail9.Max Hardage10.Sebastien DuboisWhen you see these folks next year at differentevents please help me in congratulating them on agreat year of Laser racing.

District 19 MichiganKen Swetka

Chad Coberly rounding the weather mark at theMaster’s US Championships Photo by RobertOsterholtSummer is winding down but we still have someFall regattas and frostbiting to look forward to. Besure to browse www.d19laser.org for more sto-ries/photos, links to results, and so on. Also be sureto “like” our facebook page called Laser District 19(Michigan). Here are some stories from regattasthat happened over the summer.July 16-17 Leland Laser Regatta - Allen NorthcutLeland Yacht Club is a bit further north thanTraverse City. Leland is fondly know as Fishtownsince it has a long history of being a fishing villageon Lake Michigan. Leland Yacht Club is located onLake Leelanau. This picturesque lake is located ona peninsula with Lake Michigan on one side andGrand Traverse Bay on the other. It is a great placeto visit since it is much more peaceful than thetourist crazy Traverse City. All the folks at this clubare great hosts and always put on a fun event. 1 LaBelle Thomas - M - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 102 Ragains Jeff - O - 1 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 133 May Chris - O - 7 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 1 - 5 - 3 - 264 Meyer Jim - GM - 5 - 3 - 9 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 8 - 4 - 345 Paine Tom - GM - 3 - 10 - 3 - 3 - 11 - 7 - 4 - 5 - 356 Martin Scott - O - 8 - 1 - 11 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 8 - 397 Makielski Mark - GM - 4 - 8 - 5 - 10 - 3 - 6 - 6 - 10 - 428 Moody Mike - GM - 6 - 6 - 6 - 8 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 6 - 509 Randall Bruce - M - 10 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 14 - 9 - 9 - 5610 Phelps Dirk - Jr - 9 - 9 - 10 - 12 - 13 - 8 - 15 - 7 - 6811 Grogan Tom - GGM - 11 - 11 - 8 - 11 - 15 - 12 - 7 - 13 - 7312 Heslop Fred - M - 16 - 12 - 15 - 6 - 9 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 8313 Watkins William - Jr - 13 - 14 - 13 - 16 - 12 - 11 - 11 - 12 - 8614 Workum Lee - GGM - 12 - 15 - 12 - 13 - 10 - 13 - 16 - 14 - 8915 Nickels Timothy – O - 15 - 13 - 14 - 14 - 14 - 19 - 19 - 19 - 10816 Zimmerman Katy - Jr/Fem - 17 - 16 - 18 - 15 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 17 - 11017 Northcutt Allen - GGM - 19 - 19 - 19 - 19 - 19 - 9 - 10 - 15 - 11018 Gerber Colton - Jr - 14 - 17 - 16 - 17 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 16 - 11319 Ragains Andrew - Jr - 18 - 18 - 17 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 17 - 18 - 124

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YCSince this regatta was in D19 there was a prettystrong showing of participants from Michigan. Asusual Macatawa Yacht Club did a great job hostingthis event. Results can be found atwww.yachtscoring.comAugust 20 Lake Lansing Annual – story by DougCarlson

All the competitors under one of the sponsors ban-ner - Photo by Stephen WagnerEven with cloudy skies and a forecast of showersand thunderstorms throughout the day, 34 Lasersailors from two countries and three different statesshowed up to participate in the 2011 Lansing SailingClub District 19 Laser Regatta.The morning started with light winds from the southwith the fleet sailing Olympic courses. Not havingsailed on Lake Lansing since 2003, Ken Swetkafrom St. Clair Shores, MI got off to a slow startposting a 7th in the first race. But he soon found hisway posting a 2nd and then winning the next threeraces to earn his first LSC Regatta title. OlavMesserschmidt from East Lansing, MI also startedslow, but his consistency paid off in the remainingraces earning him 2nd place overall and finishingthe highest finish among LSC members. The onlyother racers to post 1st place finishes in the regattawere Jim Meyer from Pinckney, MI and ChadCoberly from Grand Rapids, MI who finished 3rdand 4th for the day.There was special recognition again this year forboth women and junior competitors. SusannaTellschow from Haslett, MI and a LSC member fin-ished 9th in the regatta to top the woman’s group.Isaac Kremers from Ada, MI fresh off of his recentwin at the Western Michigan Yachting AssociationChampionship finished 8th overall to lead the jun-iors.John LeFevre led the Race Committee for the sec-ond year in a row with assistance from, JonathanAhlbrand, Merrick Hurlbutt and Stephen Wagner.The team did a great job of keeping the day movingalong under the threatening weather conditions andgot five races in before the poor weather arrivedforcing the participants off the water early to beginsocializing under the cover of the LSC pavilion.Once the rain passed the grills were fired up and the“you cook-it” BBQ began. This year, grilled cornon the cob was added to the menu of huge steaks,chicken, baked potatoes, ice cream and beveragesprovided by Michigan Brewing Company. No oneleft the regatta hungry! LSC members Julie Pierceand Jim Fletcher took charge of purchasing and get-ting the food ready for what was one of the bestBBQ’s ever seen at LSC. Along with trophies beingawarded to the top finishers, door prizes provided byAvon Sailboats were awarded to the lucky ticketholders.As always the regatta was supported by many LSCmembers before and during the regatta in getting thefacilities ready for hosting this annual event.Everyone was especially appreciative of our regattasponsors, Avon Sailboats and Michigan BrewingCompany, whose contributions continually makethis regatta a special event for everyone that attends.Visit the Lansing Sailing Club site(www.lansingsailing.org) for complete race resultsand our Flickr site <Click here> to view over 450+pictures of the event taken by LSC PhotographerStephen Wagner. Thank you to all our participants and sponsors.

Without you we could not have had such a greatday!Pl Name - Race - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - Total1 Ken Swetka - 7 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 122 Olav Messerschmidt - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 223 Jim Meyer - 1 - 9 - 8 - 5 - 2 - 254 Chad Coberly - 10 - 1 - 5 - 10 - 7 - 335 Doug Carlson - 2 - 4 - 7 - 8 - 12 - 336 Mike Moody - 4 - 6 - 12 - 2 - 13 - 377 Curt Miller - 5 - 7 - 9 - 6 - 10 - 378 Isaac Kremers - 13 - 16 - 2 - 15 - 3 - 499 Susanna Tellschow - 8 - 3 - 14 - 11 - 15 - 5110 Aras Karaitis - 14 - 12 - 10 - 7 - 8 - 5111 Brad Kleihege - 20 - 14 - 6 - 4 - 11 - 5512 Steve Wiseman - 3 - 11 - 11 - 21 - 21 - 6713 Ken Hopkins - 19 - 15 - 20 - 9 - 6 - 6914 Bruce Hansen - 25 - 10 - 3 - 29 - 5 - 7215 Scott Watkins - 12 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 17 - 7616 Eric Ulbrich - 22 - 8 - 13 - 16 - 19 - 7817 Jeff Fullerton - 9 - 17 - RAF - 12 - 9 - 8218 Jim Sunstrum - 18 - 22 - 16 - 24 - 14 - 9419 Ken Hopkins - 16 - 20 - 23 - 17 - 18 - 9420 Jon Oram - 11 - 13 - 22 - 23 - 29 - 9821 Cole Radenbaugh - 28 - 19 - 18 - 18 - 16 - 9922 John Fishbeck - 23 - 24 - 19 - 22 - 23 - 11123 Susan Peters - 24 - 21 - 25 - 19 - 26 - 11524 MacKenzie Kaufman - 32 - 29 - 24 - 13 - 22 -12025 Tim Harrod - 21 - 30 - 21 - 20 - 28 - 12026 Vytenis Karaitis - 26 - 31 - 17 - 32 - 20 - 12627 Jeff Hartlep - 17 - 32 - 28 - 26 - 25 - 12828 Bob Miller - 27 - 23 - 26 - 27 - 30 - 13329 Andrew Hopkins - 29 - 25 - 29 - 25 - 27 - 13530 Greg Harrison - 15 - 27 - 30 - DSQ - 32 - 13931 Kelli Harrod - 33 - 28 - 27 - 28 - 24 - 14032 Roy Toth - 31 - 26 - 31 - 30 - 31 - 14933 John McEnhill - 30 - 33 - 32 - 31 - 33 - 15934 Jim Fletcher - DNC - DNC - DNC - DNC - DNC- 175

Remaining 2011 D19 ScheduleSept 18 UofM Fall Regatta - Michigan Sailing ClubSept 24 No Sweat Regatta - Portage Yacht ClubSept 24 GTYC Fall Regatta- Grand Traverse YCOct 1 Frosty Mug Regatta - Irish Laser Fleet,Little Traverse Bay, Harbor SpringsOct 15 Pumpkin Head Regatta - Grand Rapids

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District 20WisconsinSteve [email protected]

Not much to report from the Dairy State. Boats areput away for the season as we await the arrival ofthe season’s first snowfall (late this year). A few ofyou road warriors will be heading down south dur-ing the off season representing D20 at the upcomingOrange Bowl, OCR, Midwinters East, MasterMidwinter Madness and at Cabarete. For the rest ofus armchair winter Laser sailors, here is how 2012 isshaping up:May 26 Memorial Day Laser Regatta at MilwaukeeYacht Club, Milwaukee, WIJune 23-24* Door County Laser Regatta, EphraimYacht Club, Ephraim, WIJuly 28-29 D20 Champs/Hobelman Regatta ChicagoCorinthian Yacht Club, Chicago, ILAug 11-12 Great Lakes Champs/Al Henning RegattaRacine Yacht Club, Racine, WISept 1 Summers End Regatta North Shore YachtClub, Chicago, ILSept 22-23 Border Challenge, LaCrosse, Wisconsin* tentative datesIn the next few weeks I should have confirmationfor our other perennial events: Vlad, Verve, Talbot,Title town, Icebreaker and Oktoberfest. Stay fit andsail fast. See you on the water in 2012

District 21Minneapolis, MNKurt Holtze

Thanksgiving in Minneapolis includes the annualThanksgiving Day Regatta. The Regatta was firstrun in 1980 and has been sailed every year since. Ithink we have been drifted out 2 times and frozenout 3 times. The forecast 50-degree temps helped build enthusi-asm, and we had a great turnout with seven boatsracing. Mike Elson and Larry Saltzman were thereto open the shelter, dig out some marks and providemoral support. Holly Anderson came to cheer us onand take pictures.The Laser group included Bruce Martinson, MikeElson, Lars Hansen, Conner Corgard, Bob Wolf,Jack Bitney, and Jeff Davis. The wind was 6-10 out of the south, and as the dayprogressed, the wind built a little more. This madefor perfect November sailing, not too cold and notso windy that there were many capsizes. In a bigmove at the windward mark, Lars Hansen attemptedto round the mark and roll right into a big gybe onlyto roll the boat right into a perfect capsize. Brucewon several of the starts (he was the rabbit), Bobmade some big moves downwind passing boatsfrom the wrong side of the run! Oh Lake Calhoun!Racing usually ends before noon, so people can getback home to help with Thanksgiving. After wewere all packed up, Connor made the biggest moveof the day. He stripped down to his sailing shortsand took a dive into Lake Calhoun. I wouldn’t call itswimming, but he did get fully underwater.Very impressive and a first for the Annual LakeCalhoun Thanksgiving Day Regatta.

District 24NorCalJohn Jensenguest reporter

The St. Francis Yacht Club 2011 “Fall Dinghy andOlympic Classes Regatta,” always an unpredictableevent due to the season’s weather potentials camedown to a one race event this year. Last year theplucky fleet was blown off the bay by “live to tellthe tale “gusts. This year an untimely flood currentpressed through the course rearranging the state ofaffairs. Those that hadn’t made the final windwardmark or sufficiently over stood the lay line before itcame waltzing through got reshuffled. The winner ofthe 2011 Slalom and the 2011 Women’s SingleHanded Champion (Peter Shope and ChristineNevelle,) were both uncharacteristically hammeredby the torrent. In the later starting radial fleet, lead-ers Drake Jensen and Jack Barton led respectivelythree quarters of the race, and seemingly had victoryin hand. But they gambled left to soon and bothbecame instant breakfast for Coach Andy Casey’s“radial flyers.” “Nowhere else does the road changeso surprisingly quick;” one competitor was laterheard to say. On the second day no breeze showedup. Oh well, de-rig, pack up and enjoy the hospitali-ty. Those radial kids are making Coach Andy Caseylook good!Full Rig: 1) Peter Phelan; 2) John Andron; 3) TracyUsher; 4) Doug Seeman; 5) Nick Burke; 6) MikeRutledge; 7) Emilio Castelli (19 Boats)Radial Rig: 1) Kyle Larsen; 2) Lola Bushnell; 3)Lawson Willard; 4) Lindsey Baab; 5) Will Dana; 6)Max Hamker; 7) Drake Jensen; 8) Jack Barton (16Boats)The 2011 - Svendsens’ “District 24 Grand Prix.”With a combination of top finishes and competing inat least half of the Northern California GP regattasthe high score champions are Tracy Usher, Full Rig- and Drake Jensen, Radial Rig. A big thanks to“Svendsens Marine” and Alex Jordan again this yearfor all the support and service they provided. ABYC “Turkey Day Regatta” in D25 drew quite afew D24 sailors south to their version of a one dayblowout. Four races were sailed Saturday. Southwestwinds started at 8 knots building with whitecapsto12 knots by afternoon but remained puffy andshifty all day. Drake Jensen lost a tiebreak for fifthwith consistent single digit finishes which is a posi-tive sign for his return to the full rig. Mike Bishoppulled a bullet and a second maintaining good posi-tion for day two.Sunday was cancelled due to 25 to 30kt winds. Justwhat the doctor ordered for some. A bunch of kidsin radials went out and had a blast blasting aroundthe islands for a couple of hours. Plenty of powersafety boats chaperoned.

Full Rig - Drake Jensen 6th,) Mike Bishop 8th,Michael Rutledge 19th, Nick Burke 20th, Will Lowe28th, Corey Lynch 32nd, (35 Boats)Radial Rig – Christine Neville 7th, Kyle Larsen 8th,Lindsey Baab 10th, Lola Bushnell 14th, CalumFinlayson 19, Kris Swanson 21 (44 Boats)

The Richmond Yacht Club, 2011-2012 “MidwinterSeries #1” got a bit lucky with the weather, the daysleading up to the weekend were whipping gusts to70 mph in the higher elevations with rain. Forecastsfor the weekend were accurate, blistery on Saturday,

but light and variable on Sunday (race day,) thenwindy again on Monday. Talk about hit and miss.On race day Sunday the laser fleets drifted out to theSouth Hampton course in the nil southwesterly airwith hopes that the later forecasted 15kt westerlymight come early. One race was completed in thelight southerly. Then around kickoff, (GO 49ERS,)the breeze indicators began fluctuating and soon theRC reset the course in the welcome freshening west-erly. Two more races were completed, including athree lap with a reach leg, making 16 laser and 10radial sailors happy, a fair turn out considering thelight wind forecast kept some from coming. The topthree finishers in both fleets all took a bullet keepingthings tight for the next round. The series is on, onedown three to go. Hope to see some more facesJanuary 8th for #2.Full Rig: 1) Christine Neville; 2) Drake Jensen; 3)Emilio Castelli; 4) Roger Herbst; 5) SteveHendricks; 6) Simon Bell; 7) Mike Bishop (16Boats)Radial Rig: 1) Markus Suorsa; 2) Robbie Englehart;3) Calum Finlayson; 4) Marina Fennell; 5) MichaelLevy; 6) Colin Kermarec; 7) Sarah Lake (10 Boats)

Great News from the RYC! Mark Halman (ProgramLaser Coach/Instructor) has extended the WinterSeries through Spring. There is a lot of interest and excitement for Lasersailing at RYC. Dan Brandt coached five girls:Sarah, Marina, Lauren, Charlotte and Grace-Ann forthe Leiter Cup. Then Sam, Erika, Robbie, LB,David, Charlotte and Oliver joined me in a five-day4.7 Laser clinic in August. These youths had a lot offun. So we are going to add Laser Spring Trainingnext year. Training will be on Sundays from March throughearly June. Spring should give us enough wind tomake Laser sailing really exciting. Each day we planto get video of each participant so that during thedebriefing each person can see things they do welland also see skills to improve. We will also plan to travel to several local Laserregattas (Santa Cruz, Monterey and St. Francis).Three club boats are now available with Radial rigsfor kids without a Laser who want to participate. As this is a new program this will be a pay-as-you-go: $20 for the day (morning coaching and after-noon racing), $10 for just the afternoon racing. I encourage adults to join us. Whether you arepreparing for a serious season of racing or just test-ing out Laser sailing, you are welcome.

The D24 has an impressive bunch of juniors fillingthe ranks, and because several major regattas wereheld in our district this year, several more juniorschose to try the laser experience, hence making thelaser a boat of choice for them.Here are some reports from the D24 juniorsPCISA High School Single Handed Championshipsand Cressy Championship Qualifier (Radial) 35Boats competing1st Kyle Larsen – 5th Lola Bushnell – 10th LindseyBaab – 13th Lawson Willard – 20th Max Hamker –22nd Haley Kardek – 24 Kris Swanson – 30th WillDanaKyle went on to the Cressy Championship inOctober at the Chicago YC and placed 13th out ofthe 18 boat radial fleet. Not bad for a sophomore

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6th Lindsey Baab – 7th Kyle Larsen – 17th LolaBushnell – 25th Callum Finlayson

D24 Sailors attending the Junior Orange Bowl –Lola Bushnell, Lindsey Baab, Kaitlynn Baab, JackBartonD24 Sailors attending the Open Orange Bowl -Christine Neville, Drake Jensen

D24 Looking forward to a great 2012 Season. D24 offers every kind of laser racing you can thinkof. With Fleets from Humboldt Bay and the GiantRedwoods to Lake Tahoe and the High Sierra AlpineLakes, to the San Francisco Bay, Delta Rivers andMountain Reservoirs to Morro Bay and the BluePacific Ocean. And the hospitality is always Great!http://www.laser.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=90&Itemid=210 The Bay Area Youth Sailing “BAYS” five regattaseries is a great staple for the Junior, Youth, andHigh School competitors and will surely be its huge-ly successful self again this season. http://www.bayarea-youthsailing.com/

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CALL, CLICK, OR VISIT. Get our Outfi tting 2011 catalog, sign up for our monthly e-mail, or visit us in Stamford for expert outfi tting help from a dinghy specialist. Shop online anytime!

dinghylocker.com | 203-487-0775 151 Harvard Avenue, Stamford, CT (I-95, Exit 6)

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Whether you’re frostbiting this winter or headed to the Orange Bowl, Dinghy Locker has a fully rigged, race-ready laser waiting just for you. Dinghy Locker Charters feature exclusive upgrades and top-of-the-line hardware and sails. Plus, our expert specialists will be on-site at the Orange Bowl with expert advice and a truck full of gear and parts.

CUSTOM RIGGING. Make your Laser more competitive! Call or visit to schedule a review of your current set-up. Our dinghy specialists will evaluate your specifi c needs and outfi t your rig to help put you out in front of the pack.

SAVE BIG ON 2011 EVENT LASERS. Pre-raced 2011 Full Rig and Radial Lasers are now available, starting at just $4,350 including Seitech dolly. They sail fast—and will sell fast! Call, click, or visit for more details or to order.

LASER PARTS AND ACCESSORIES. Find everything you need from the best brands on the water: Laser Performance, Harken, North Sails, JCD, and more. You’ll also fi nd clothing and gear from Magic Marine, Gill, Musto, Sea Gear, and more, plus expert outfi tting help from experienced professionals.

CALL, CLICK, OR VISIT. Get our Outfi tting 2011 catalog, sign up for our monthly e-mail, or visit us in Stamford for expert outfi tting help from a dinghy specialist. Shop online anytime!

dinghylocker.com | 203-487-0775 151 Harvard Avenue, Stamford, CT (I-95, Exit 6)

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ILCA of NA, 2812 Canon Street, San Diego, California USA 92106619-222-0252, Fax 619-222-0528

Name_______________________________________________________

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City ___________________State / Prov. _____Zip / postal code ________

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Sail # ______________DOB (month/day/year) _____________Sex ______

Boat sailed ______Laser ______Radial ______Laser 4.7

Current 2012 Membership Fees

All amounts are in US dollars. Canadian checks must be in US dollars.Regular - $40 for one year or $75 for 2 yearsJunior - $35 (Member may not turn 18 in 2012),

or $65 for 2 years (Member may not turn 18 in ‘14)Family, 1 year - $40 for the primary members and $25 for each additional memberFamily, 2 years - $75 for the primary members and $45 for each additional memberPlease provide family members names, DOB, boat type and sail number on an additional sheet of paper.

International - $50 (any member not living in the US or Canada), one year onlyAmount enclosed __________________US$

Please make checks payable to ILCA of NA. Thank you for joining the Laser Class.

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Want to pay by Credit Card?We accept Visa and MC:

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When it all comes together,there’s nothing like it. But whensomethings. not right, it can be adrag. For the past 15 years,Tackle Shack has been theSouth’s major supporter anddealer for Laser Class Sailing.We’re here to make sure you getwhat you need, when you need it- at the best price. New & UsedLasers *Expert Service* Parts &Accessories*Wetsuits, Dry suits& Wet wear *PFD’s *Thule CarRacks*Custom Trailers* Hard tofind items...everything for theLaser Sailor. If we don’t have ityou don’t need it! We charterLaser’s for all Florida events.call us at 727-546-5080 or 1-800-537-6099 or stop by the store at7801 66th Street N., PinellasPark, FL 33781Plus check out our web pagewww.tshack.com

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