News C of C - USSailing

[ClintonEdwards]

Two races were completed. Blowing like stink with people flipping, not finishing, and breaking things.

Awesome...

Results can be seen at the USSailing Website - Championship of Champions.

 

[Wavedancer]

Would love to see the carnage on the course (race 2). What typically broke on the boats?

Good to see some well-known Sunfishers among the top ten.

 

[beldar boathead]

Looks like 6 boats DNFd the last race after capsizing starting the final leg. It is shallow at SYC so perhaps some got their gaffs stuck in the mud. BB

 

[ClintonEdwards]

Pictures are up on the website. Saw one huge jens....also looks coldddd

 

[derekcjackson]

NA Champ Doug Kaukeinen has moved to the front of the series standings after 4 races.

 

[Blockhead]

Weather.com showed winds were "calm" in Sayville today.

If you look at the last pix from the first day of racing, it looks like #11 had been drilling for oil with the top of his rig.

Chris

 

[derekcjackson]

If you look at the last pix from the first day of racing, it looks like #11 had been drilling for oil with the top of his rig.

Ah yes.... I have very fond memories of discovering oil at the bottom of the Great South Bay during the Pan Am Trials. There is nothing like finishing a race with the "black badge of courage" proudly displayed at the top of your sail for everyone to see.

 

[Wavedancer]

If you look at the last pix from the first day of racing, it looks like #11 had been drilling for oil with the top of his rig.

Chris

#11 is Stephen Smeulders; he won race 2. Whatever he dug up, it must have been something wonderful

 

[derekcjackson]

Congratulations to Doug Kaukeinen for winning the Championship of Champions. Doug qualified for the championship by winning the 2008 Sunfish North Americans in Erie, PA. Doug is a class act and true sportsmen. The class is very fortunate to have him representing us.

 

[Wavedancer]

Happy to see that a Sunfisher won. In years to come, Doug can really look back on a great season!

Not too long ago, the event was sailed in Flying Scots. As I recall, Cordero and Patin almost won. They were leading prior to the last race, but were OCS in the last race .