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The 1st Sunfish Junior International Championship is being hosted by the Lake Bluff Yacht Club, Lake Bluff, IL, on Lake Michigan. Twelve competitors are participating and they represent seven countries. Friday was a mostly cloudy day with temperatures in the lower 70's.
Race 1 racers were all clear at the start at 11:45 a.m. Wind was North at 7 with leftover rolling waves from Tropical Rainstorm Gustav (big wind and record rain Friday night). Halfway through the first beat the breeze started to die. The first boat finished at 12:38, shortened to the 2nd beat mark. Race was W-L-W-L, but shortened.
On the water lunch break.
Race 2 racers were all clear at the start at 1:15 p.m. The wind came back up and was NE 6-8 for the start with the waves lower but still notable. Again, shortly after the start the breeze began to die. The racers were closer together in the second race until the second half of the first run when the wind became very, very light. The first boat finished at 2:29, with another shortening to the 2nd beat mark, and again was W-L-W-L, but ended up being only a W-L-W. There is a half-hour after the first boat finishes time limit, and four boats did not beat that time limit. There were no major shifts, just the breeze became lighter and lighter.
At this point racing was concluded for the day.
2008 Sunfish Junior International Championship
Lake Bluff Yacht Club
Lake Bluff, Illinois
September 5-7, 2008
Sail # Skipper Hometown Country Race 1 Race 2 Total
1 14 Julian Ramirez Bogota Colombia 2 2 4
2 GUA Stephan Breeuwer Guatemala City Guatemala 4 1 5
3 8 Andrea Verdeja Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 1 5 6
4 79620 Angelo Teran Manta Ecuador 6 4 10
5 27 Enrique Arathoon Guatemala City Guatemala 3 8 11
6 79039 Bobby Boger Southold, NY United States 5 6 11
7 1 Manny Schneck Highland Park, IL United States 11 3 14
8 75236 Diego Cabreros Lima Peru 9 7 16
9 13 Andrea Poton Cartagena Colombia 7 DNF (13) 20
10 78705 Jose Gutierrez Caracas Venezuela 8 DNF (13) 21
11 3719 Jack McCarthy West Windsor, NJ United States 10 DNF (13) 23
12 80361 Emily Nolan Lafayette, LA United States 12 DNF (13) 25
Race 1 racers were all clear at the start at 11:45 a.m. Wind was North at 7 with leftover rolling waves from Tropical Rainstorm Gustav (big wind and record rain Friday night). Halfway through the first beat the breeze started to die. The first boat finished at 12:38, shortened to the 2nd beat mark. Race was W-L-W-L, but shortened.
On the water lunch break.
Race 2 racers were all clear at the start at 1:15 p.m. The wind came back up and was NE 6-8 for the start with the waves lower but still notable. Again, shortly after the start the breeze began to die. The racers were closer together in the second race until the second half of the first run when the wind became very, very light. The first boat finished at 2:29, with another shortening to the 2nd beat mark, and again was W-L-W-L, but ended up being only a W-L-W. There is a half-hour after the first boat finishes time limit, and four boats did not beat that time limit. There were no major shifts, just the breeze became lighter and lighter.
At this point racing was concluded for the day.
2008 Sunfish Junior International Championship
Lake Bluff Yacht Club
Lake Bluff, Illinois
September 5-7, 2008
Sail # Skipper Hometown Country Race 1 Race 2 Total
1 14 Julian Ramirez Bogota Colombia 2 2 4
2 GUA Stephan Breeuwer Guatemala City Guatemala 4 1 5
3 8 Andrea Verdeja Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 1 5 6
4 79620 Angelo Teran Manta Ecuador 6 4 10
5 27 Enrique Arathoon Guatemala City Guatemala 3 8 11
6 79039 Bobby Boger Southold, NY United States 5 6 11
7 1 Manny Schneck Highland Park, IL United States 11 3 14
8 75236 Diego Cabreros Lima Peru 9 7 16
9 13 Andrea Poton Cartagena Colombia 7 DNF (13) 20
10 78705 Jose Gutierrez Caracas Venezuela 8 DNF (13) 21
11 3719 Jack McCarthy West Windsor, NJ United States 10 DNF (13) 23
12 80361 Emily Nolan Lafayette, LA United States 12 DNF (13) 25