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Offi cial publicationof the InternationalLaser Class AssociationNorth American Region

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SPRING 2015District Contacts .....................................................................................................6

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

Coaches Corner: Sail Canada.............................................................................10

Beam Reach - 1978...............................................................................................12

Relief from a North Eastern Winter...................................................................13

Masters Report - Record Turnout.......................................................................14

From the Frozen Canadian Praries.......................................................14

2014 European Masters Recap..............................................................16

Annapolis Frostbiting - Extreme Laser Sailing................................18

2015 Event Schedule.............................................................................................21

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

Regatta Preview

ACCs - May 16-17....................................................................................19

North Americans - July 30-Aug 2.......................................................22

CORK - Trifecta Worlds 2015 .............................................................23

US Nationals Preview - July 21-24......................................................24

Turn on the Racing Rules: Part 2 Mark-Room...............................................26

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

2014 Grand Prix Final Standings.......................................................................34

Measuring Hiking Strength & Endurance.......................................................36

Why Join the Laser Class?...................................................................................40

Membership Applications....................................................................................41

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Cover shot: Matt Long sail-ing his Radial at the US Youth Champs, Columbia River, OR. Photo by Jan Anderson: Jan’s Marine Photography.

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District 1Danielle Dube, 8 Sunnydale DrGlen Haven, NS B3Z 2T8902-823-2802, [email protected] 2Philippe Dormoy, 385 Place Desmarest,Ile Bizard, Quebec, H9C [email protected] 3Nigel Heath416-417-0193; [email protected] D3 website: www.d3laser.comDistrict 4Brigitte Smutney, Sail Manitoba; 409-145 Paci� c Ave. Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6 [email protected] 5Mark Lammens510 Cynthia St. Saskatoon, SK S7K 7K7306-975-0833, [email protected] District 6Andy Hunt, 111-2260 W 8th AveVancouver BC V6K 2A7604-733-9663, hotline: [email protected] 7Derek Stow28 Starlit RoadTiverton RI [email protected] 8David Trinder631-418-5220: [email protected]

District 9Peter BushnellCazenovia, NY 13035315-655-4671- [email protected] 10Eric Reitinger7908 Normandy DrMt. Laurel NJ [email protected]://d10.laserforum.orgDistrict 11Jon Deutsch3422 Blithewood Dr, Richmond VA 23225804-305-1244, [email protected]://www.laserdistrict11.orgDistrict 12Charles [email protected] 13Michelle [email protected] www.laser.org/m/_general/d13.aspDistrict 14Britt [email protected] District 15Forest [email protected]://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/txLaser/District 16Tim Fitzgerald, 2322 Brom� eld CircleWichita KS 67226, [email protected] 17John E. Coolidge, Jr., 1113 Hanover StChattanooga, TN 37405 [email protected]

District 18John [email protected] 19Ken Swetka27022 Koerber St., St Claire Shores, MI 48081248-635-5363www.d19laser.orgDistrict 20Troy TolanSpring� eld, ILCarlyle Sailing Assn. 217-960-2681, [email protected]: Laserd20District 21Matthew � [email protected] 22Kurt Hoehne, 524 N 67th StSeattle, WA [email protected] 23Geo� HurwitchGeo� [email protected] 24Stephen Aguilar1809 Brier Way, Carmichael, [email protected] 916-968-3554District 25Jorge Suarez, 7 Covina AveLong Beach, CA 90803562-260-8116. [email protected]/group/nalaserdistrict25District 26Guy Fleming, 44-392 Olina St. #6Kaneohe, HI 96744-2617808-955-4405, [email protected]

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BY ANDY ROY

I checked back on my article from a year ago and I see that I started with the following sentence: As this winter to end all winters is fi nally coming to a close (it is going to end, isn’t it?), the time is approaching for sailors north of places like Florida and Southern Cal to get their gear ready for the 2014 season. Clearly I spoke too soon, as the winter of 2014-15 in many places has set records for snow and cold and easily surpassed last year’s winter. Thankfully it’s fi nally over and it’s time to get cranked up for the sailing season.

I was able to make it to the Florida Masters Week this year and enjoyed some great racing and socializing with old friends. In the Florida Masters, well hosted by Palm Beach Sailing Club, we raced in picture perfect 15-20 knot conditions out on the ocean both weekend days. The US Sailing Center in Jensen Beach, Florida, also did a wonderful job of hosting two back-to-back Masters regattas. They ran excellent races and due to the high turnout needed to run trapezoid courses for the fi rst time. Both PBSC and USSCMC also put on some superb hospitality for the sailors. Congrats to Al Clark for grabbing the MMWE in a tough 111 boat fl eet, and also to Peter Shope for taking the other two Florida Masters events. Congratulations to Chris Barnard and Brenda Bowskill for topping the always competitive Standard and Radial fl eets at the Midwinters East in Clearwater. Brenda and Lee Parkhill, runner up to Chris, successfully qualifi ed to represent Canada in the Laser Class at this summer’s Pan Am Games in Toronto.

The regatta schedule for the spring/summer/fall is fully complete, with the highlight of course being the Open Worlds, Masters Worlds and the Laser Radial Youth Worlds all being held at CORK in Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian Open Laser Championships will also be run out of CORK to offer some very competitive racing leading up to the Worlds. As of this writing 302 sailors have applied for an entry into the Masters Worlds, so that is fantastic. I know the CORK organizers are working hard to get everything in place to provide great racing and social activities for visiting sailors and their families.

For quite some time now I’ve been reporting in this space with words to the effect that the new standard sail is ready and will be available soon. This is certainly what members of the World Council were previously led to believe, since the sail had been thoroughly tested and endorsed quite some time ago by all required parties needed to make a change to the Laser Construction Manual (LCM). Unfortunately “endorsement” and “signature” are two different things and PSA (Australia), although apparently in full support of the new sail originally, has been refusing to sign off on the LCM change strictly in a retaliatory move towards another party to the LCM. If I am incorrect in this I welcome PSA to provide its position and comments. This continued delay is obviously a disappointment to many sailors and hopefully the commercial dispute can be soon resolved in order to move forward with the improved sail.

Time to hit the gym and work off some excess winter poundage in anticipation of the upcoming season.Happy sailing!

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For quite some time now I’ve been reporting in this space with words to the effect that the new standard sail is ready and will be available soon. This is certainly what members of the World Council were previously led to believe, since the sail had been thoroughly tested and endorsed quite some time ago by all required parties needed to make a change to the Laser Construction Manual (LCM). Unfortunately “endorsement” and “signature” are two different things and PSA (Australia), although apparently in full support of the new sail originally, has been refusing to sign off on the LCM change strictly in a retaliatory move towards another party to the LCM. If I am incorrect in this I welcome PSA to provide its position and comments. This continued delay is obviously a disappointment to many sailors and hopefully the commercial dispute can be soon resolved in order to move forward with the improved sail.

Time to hit the gym and work off some excess winter poundage in anticipation of the upcoming season.Happy sailing!

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Coaches CornerWe’ve asked a few of our top North American coaches to

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The Argentina DrillFour or more boats are needed to get the most out of this drill. All the boats start by ducking a starboard tack rabbit. The most leeward boat of the group then tacks onto starboard to start the tactical interactions with the rest of the group.Objective: The purpose of the drill is to practice tacks, lee bows, ducks and working out of bad situations. Avoiding any lengthy straight-line drag races is essential. If you fi nd yourself pinned under another boat practice bearing away slightly and tacking behind the other boat. If you are the windward boat in this situation allow the other boat to practice the maneuver. Added Benefi ts: It should be good fi tness work and keep you mentally sharp, if you’re not tired by the end of this drill you have not worked hard enough.Coaching Tip: If an athlete gets too far ahead have them duck a boat further back in the drill and work their way to the top of the group again. Do not let any one boat sail too far away from the group.This drill is not about winning but rather executing the drill, keeping the group close together, creating diffi cult situations for yourself and others. It’s all about having fun and mixing it up.

Mobile Mark DrillOne mark is placed in the water by the coach. The sailors will sail around that mark and the coach boat (which will be moving). The coach will be making continuous changes so the sailor will have to be sailing with their head out of the boat. All marks are to be left to port.

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We’ve asked a few of our top North American coaches to share some of their favorite drills with us. If you have a drill to

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BY DAN NERI

If you are contemplating a winter vacation as a chance to rest and unwind, do not consider attending the Masters Midwinters week at Jensen Beach FL. On the other hand, if you are a little bit twisted and think that being wet, dehydrated and marginally fatigued for 6 hours a day, every day is a good way to relax and recharge, then by all means drag yourself down there next February. The US Sailing Center at Jensen Beach is a completely dialed in regatta factory where everything happens with no wasted time or motion. The daily routine is: arrive, rig, change, launch, delivery, race, race, race, race, sail home, haul, beer, rinse, beer, shower, beer, food, depart, sleep. Get up the next day and repeat. A week of Florida Laser racing week is the perfect release from the pattern of the New England winter which is more like; shovel, work, sleep, repeat.

The Laser is at once an antidote to work burnout and an ideal one person offi ce. There is no computer, no phone, no coworkers or customers, no bad coffee. Just a very comfortable seat, 4 ropes, a tiller and a constantly changing landscape that requires single minded focus. The therapeutic benefi t of a Midwinters Week vacation is both mental and physical. It is probably more effective than spending a week’s vacation at a spa resort with days of yoga and massage therapy, but I suppose that depends a lot on the choice of instructor.

The word about the Masters Midwinters appears to be getting out as 112 of us showed up this year. The level of competition at the

front was similar to last year with Peter Shope, Al Clark, Dave Hiebert, Ari Barshi and John MacCausland returning and Andy Roy, Peter Vessella and Ernesto Rodriques fi lling in for the ghost of Scott Ferguson. In a long series like the Midwinter circuit (we sailed 23 races over 7 days) the fl eet pecking order becomes well established. After the fi rst couple of days everyone knows which

group they belong to. Three mistakes in a race will typically put you in the middle of your group. In a 2 mistake race you might get into the back of the group ahead. A rare 0-1 mistake race can land any of us among the leaders. Those are the efforts that keep us coming back for more.

With 50+ boats on the starting line (the Midwinter Championship fl eet was split into a 4 fl eet rotation), and a competitive fl eet

where everybody has decent speed off the line, great starts were at a premium. Getting off the line was

a high risk game of hide and seek with the race committee and most of the front runners had their numbers called at some point during the week. It is not enough to control your own space and timing because everyone is at the mercy of the boats around them. If one boat in the group decides to go early, the whole group has to go. Maybe there is a need to develop a strategy of team starting.

Dave Frazier’s speech when accepting a Great Grand Master award summed up the Masters Midwinters best when he said, “I do this because I love the sailing and the people……why wouldn’t everyone do it”

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Masters ReportEvent Venue Dates

Gulf Coast Masters Ft Walton Beach, FL April 25-26NA Masters Carolina YC, Charleston, SC May 22-24PCC Masters CGRA, Oregon June 27-28World Masters Kingston, Ontario, CAN July 10-18US Master Nationals St Francis YC, San Francisco, CA Aug 14-16Master ACCs Brant Beach, NJ Sept 19-20

BY DAVID HARTMAN

Was it gas prices, frigid temperatures or just more folks realizing what a great time it is that drew 120 competitors to Masters Week 2015? We sailed 23 races in four to twenty four mph winds Masters at the United States Sailing Center Martin County (USSCMC), in Jensen Beach and the Palm Beach Sailing Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Participants came from six countries, twenty three states and DC to compete in three regattas - Masters Midwinters, Midweek Madness and Florida Masters - that comprise Masters Week. This was a record turnout for the event sending race management scrambling. Special thanks to John Fox and Charlie Macnider for the many hours spent to amend NOR’s and SI’s and develop the round robin format for the Masters Midwinters. Yours truly seeded the four fl eets, but could not avoid being in the same fl eet as legendary Peter Seidenberg (small price to pay to be able to enjoy sailing with/against my son Michael who stepped into a Laser for the fi rst time in many years). Competitors’ requests were heard and Midweek Madness and Florida Masters were sailed with Standard and Radial fl eets. Trapezoid courses were sailed on the Indian River Lagoon for the fi rst two events at USSCMC before moving to PBSC to enjoy two days of ocean sailing on windward leeward courses in the 33nd renewal of the Florida Masters, the oldest Laser Masters Regatta in North America. Our class winemaker, Emilio Castelli, worked out a really good deal to provide some of his fi nest wines to be used as the awards. Ask Emilio about his special award when you see him. I panicked after arriving at PBSC without the wine (I am a GGM) but soon was relieved when Karen Neri volunteered to meet my son-in-law halfway to Vero Beach to retrieve the wine. Thanks to all for making the trek and continuing to make Florida Masters Week the enjoyable success that it is.Personal experiences of some participants are shared in the accompanying articles.

Florida Masters Week Draws Record Turnout

From the Frozen Canadian Prairies - the Florida Masters Road Trip

BY DAN ELLIOTT AND DOUG BELL

It was a bitterly cold December day at the Calgary Yacht Club when those who could gathered to load 6 lasers, dollies and sailing gear into a covered trailer bound for Florida in February - to sail the legendary masters Triple Crown events at Jenson Beach and West Palm Beach.

February sailing in Florida, what could be better? We tried to keep that thought in mind as we struggled through snow and ice to load the boats and disassemble dollies, with fi ngers frozen to aluminum.

The idea of sailing the Florida Masters events was fi rst dreamed about at the last Canadian prairie regatta before winter when John Cormack (JC) offered to drive boats down from Calgary to Florida. Who could resist such an offer? Not six sailors from western Canada who quickly, well fairly quickly, signed up to put their boats on the trailer, and two, Doug Bell (Victoria, BC) and Lewis Oteruelo (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) volunteered to make the trip with JC in his motor home. In late January, motor home and cargo trailer, with JC, Doug and Lewis on board, headed south, picking the route

after checking the blizzard forecasts.

After a fl urry of activity searching for misplaced keys, we were off, had a slight delay at the US immigration border checkpoint into Montana with a thorough questioning of the “Squire” (JC) (why do border security and he enjoy chatting so much?) about his intentions and for him to purchase a visitor’s visa. On into the night - through Great Falls and Billings, MT, and later found an empty parking lot for the night. Continuing southeast, the intrepid three followed the historic Bozeman Trail which led gold seekers and then settlers from Georgia to Montana.

Then through Buffalo, WY, Rapid City, SD - with wind forecasts of 40 mph and some big hills which increased fuel consumption and slowed us down. JC likes keeping the rpm no higher than 2000. Using the “Gas Buddy” app for best fuel price and locations and a Google search for the Interstate Hwy rest stops helped with planning for water, propane, gasoline and the night

stops. We commonly used Flying J and Love’s truck stops. Temperatures were below freezing for three or four days, but no blizzards. Kansas City was the fi rst traffi c we encountered. With our good progress we decided to see a few sights, the fi rst being the Gateway Arch dominating

The idea of sailing the Florida Masters events was fi rst Then through Buffalo, WY,

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Event Venue DatesGulf Coast Masters Ft Walton Beach, FL April 25-26NA Masters Carolina YC, Charleston, SC May 22-24PCC Masters CGRA, Oregon June 27-28World Masters Kingston, Ontario, CAN July 10-18US Master Nationals St Francis YC, San Francisco, CA Aug 14-16Master ACCs Brant Beach, NJ Sept 19-20

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the St Louis skyline with the associated Museum of Western Expansion where the Lewis & Clark army expedition started - great view from the top of the arch. We encountered light snow in the southern tip of Illinois, then crossed the Ohio River into Kentucky. Day 4 in Chattanooga, TN where we took a break from driving to descend 1000 feet into a limestone cave and walk a mile to see the 145 foot Ruby Falls, all underground. Day 5 – we entered Georgia and drove straight through Atlanta, after rush hour, rather using the circle route around. A major crash closed I-75 so we went through rural countryside, a pleasant change from the freeway. The last truck stop in Georgia was busy, as fuel prices appear cheaper than in Florida. Stopped for the night at the Florida entrance rest stop. We have been impressed with many of the rest stops with 24-hour security, clean rest rooms and nice grounds. Day 6 - with Florida temperatures unseasonably cold, we played tourist again. We headed to the east coast through Ocala National Forest, stocked up at Costco and stayed in our fi rst RV park. Finding free places to park the motor home for the night seems more diffi cult near tourist areas than further north. Day 7. Kennedy Space Center occupied most of the day and was worthwhile. KSC, St Louis Arch and Ruby Falls were not busy and from the look of the parking and feature line-up areas, we would not want to be a tourist during tourist season! Day 8. We arrived at the US Sailing Center, Jenson Beach, unload boats and gear, and start sailing! Driving distance ~ 3000 miles, gas consumption - 6.7 mpUSg or 33L/100km; ~ $3000 US for fuel. Five days of 11-hour drives and three days of short drives and sightseeing. Three days later the rest of our Western Canadian Laser sailors started to arrive – Dave Elliott, Bill Mulloy, Phil Paxton, Barry Tee and John Dawson-Edwards - most joining coach Ian Elliott for on-water training – with

thanks to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club for the charter of their coach boat. We had a great few days of training, much enjoyed meeting Olympic US campaigner Christine Neville, who now has 7 more Canadian fans, and later Peter Shope. Al Clark also was always willing to give his expert advice which was most appreciated.

We had a great trip - from great sailing to the Stampede Style breakfast (special thanks to Pauline Fletcher and Lesley Reichenfeld) this trip will only get better in the retelling!

Loaded again and ready to roll to the frozen tundra! Cormack, JDE, Paxton, Bell, Neville (Front), Mulloy, Elliot, Oteruleo, Tee (B ack)

Too many people to thank individually but special mention to Alan Jenkinson (USSCMC) and Sue Slater (PBSC) for being so helpful and accommodating.A big thank you to all the volunteers who made these great events possible.

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BY PETER SEIDENBERG

Host Club: Royal Belgian Yacht Club Venue: Beach Club Duinbergen, North Sea

European Masters Championships are a big thing. They are like mini World Championships, with fl ag-raising at the opening ceremony and anthem-playing for the winners at the awards ceremony. Last year’s European Masters in Belgium drew 52 Standards and 56 Radials from 15 nations, including sailors from 3 countries outside of Europe: Australia, Dominican Republic, and USA. Being the only one from the US, I had the honor of carrying the US fl ag at the opening ceremony. It was my 4th European Masters.

Nine races were sailed over 5 days in winds between 4 and 15 knots from a variety of directions. One discard was allowed after 4 races, and two after 9. Sailing took place just offshore on the North Sea on a trapezoidal course, with the Standards on the outer and the Radials on the inner loop. Close to 12 foot tides resulted in very strong currents running parallel with the shore back and forth. They were defi nitely a factor in one’s strategy. In race #7, the current was so strong that nearly half the Radial fl eet exceeded the time limit trying in vain to make headway in the dying breeze. All age divisions started in one fl eet and were scored as such. To determine the fi nal positions in the 3 Standard and 4 Radial age divisions, the points were extracted from the overall scores. In the Standard fl eet, Alan Davis, GBR, battled throughout the regatta with Christian Gunni, DEN, and fi nished 3 points ahead of him. In the Radial fl eet, Jon Emmett, GBR, with 8 fi rsts was never challenged and fi nished 23 points ahead of 2nd place Ian Jones, GBR. I was satisfi ed with my 6th place fi nish overall in the Radial fl eet and 1st GGM. The results can be seen on www.lasermasterseuropeans2014.com.

The very dinghy racing oriented beach club of the Royal Belgian Yacht Club has an interesting setup. It occupies a section of a public beach, with a few unassuming structures near the promenade and several rows of mostly catamarans down to the water’s edge – at high tide. At low tide, the water’s edge may be as far as 200 yards away. To tow the catamarans and crash boats to and from the water, the use of a frontend loader with large wheels comes in handy. For the regatta, the Lasers were parked near the high-

water edge around the sailors’ national fl ags. Launching and landing in the constant shore break were only possible with a helping hand from a fellow competitor, one who may not even speak my language. This kind of camaraderie is just one of many things that attract me to Masters sailing, at home and particularly abroad. For

those who may be interested, this year’s European Masters will be in Gdynia, POL, August 22-28.

2014 European Masters Championship, June 30–July 4

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BY STEVE COFER

Laser sailors have been frostbiting through the winter at Severn Sailing Association (SSA) in Annapolis, MD since 1972. Participation has been up and down over the years with a resurgence sparked by Kyle Gross, owner of Annapolis Performance Sailing, a little over 20 years ago that has carried through to the present. One of those early Laser sailors was Susan Taylor who still Frostbites at SSA today. She was 14 at the time.

“My mother told me that I could go to church or sail on Sunday, but it had to be one or the other. It was the other, I sailed. Many times, we had to break a path through the ice by rocking the Laser from the basin to the open water. I loved every minute of those early days and on light air days I was actually competitive.”

As the gear gets better at keeping sailors warm and dry there is more interest in getting out there during the winter and what better time to be out on the water? The powerboats are all put away, the breeze is typically up and the mid Chesapeake Bay doesn’t usually freeze in the winter. SSA hosts two, Sunday afternoon, Frostbite Series for Laser and Laser Radial each winter from mid-November to mid-March. Each series lasts eight weeks. However, this February has been exceptionally cold, resulting in a large part of the upper Chesapeake being encased in ice for the better part of February, and wreaking havoc with the second Frostbite Series.

Over sixty boats registered for the fi rst Frostbite series. Thirty three boats qualifi ed by sailing in at least half of the days. Laser Radials got a separate start and short W/L courses were set to get the maximum number of races out of the afternoon. First signal was at 1:00 and racing ended by 3:30, in time to get back to the dock and put your boat away before the sun went down. After sailing, competitors thawed out by the fi replace in the SSA club room overlooking the Bay and downed a hot rum drink or two from the Dark & Stormy café.

Competition was fi erce for top honors in both fl eets during the fi rst series. With half of the race days excluded from the fi nal score you could miss a week or two and still stay in the hunt. The seventh week of the series was cancelled due to gale force winds (too much of a good thing) so scores were included for four of the seven race days. Forty fi ve races were run for the fi rst Frostbite Series

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November 2014 – 11 January 2015Laser Division

Skipper Total

1 Luke Shingledecker 8.00

2 Gavin OHare 9.00

3 Chris Brady 10.00

4 Bryan Fishback 11.00

5 David Schoene 12.00

Radial DivisionSkipper Total

1 Leo Boucher 4.00

2 Chris Young 11.30

3 Russ Wesdyk 11.30

4 John Zseleczky 12.70

5 Dorian Haldeman 12.70

With the Frostbite season completed Laser sailors are looking forward to SSA’s fi rst Laser regatta of the year, the Sunshine Open, being held on April 25 and 26 2015. This event will be the District 11 Championship this year so we are expecting a large turnout.

Annapolis Frostibiting - Extreme Laser Sailing

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ACC PreviewMay 16-17Fishing Bay Yacht Club Fishing Bay Yacht Club is really excited to be hosting the Laser Atlantic Coast Championship. FBYC hosts a 40+ boat Chesapeake Masters Regatta each fall and now there’s a big regatta for everyone to attend. FBYC last hosted the ACC in 1987 and the US Masters Nationals in 2000 and a lot has changed around the club

since then.

So here’s a bit of what to expect at FBYC - The club property is a couple of acres bigger providing plenty of room for rigging and parking without being too cramped. There’s a second launching ramp. We’ve also built a newer main clubhouse with a great kitchen where Chef Alain Vincey will prepare dinner and a continental breakfast will be served each morning.

FBYC has a couple of different sailing areas all within a short sail of the club. We typically sail Lasers in the 2.5mi wide Piankatank River straight out from the club. This year for the ACC - we’ve also got the sailing area around the point in the mouth of the river where it meets the Chesapeake Bay where we have a 4+ mile wide space on 2 sides and open water 17 miles across to the East. This is a pretty short River - so current is usually negligible in the River - the Bay is another story.

As far as getting to Fishing Bay goes - FBYC is defi nitely the place to go to get away from it all - that will become apparent on your drive over - so plan to bring what you need for the weekend. There is a huge West Marine in town if you need it. Those who book early can get nearby lodging in the local hotel and B&B’s. More Hotels are 25 minutes and further away. FBYC also has great on-site camping for those so inclined. Another suggestion - bring your family - and let them explore Busch Gardens & Colonial Williamsburg while you sail.

Travel times - FBYC is 2h 45m from Washington DC, 1h 20m from Richmond VA and 1h 30m from Norfolk VA. Note the registration and check-in will be available Friday afternoon/evening and last minute check-in available EARLY Saturday morning- so be sure to arrive early to avoid the last minute rush.

All of the information for registration, directions, accommodations and more is on the website at http://www.fbyc.net/Events/2015/laseracc/

A Look Ahead...

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Regatta Standard Radial Laser 4.7 Masters

World ChampionshipISAF Grade 1

Kingston, OntarioCanada

June 29-July 8

Youth:Kingston, Ontario Aug 14-19

Medemblik, NEDAug 6-14

Kingston, Ontario, CAN July 10-18

NA Championship40 GP pts. ISAF Grade 1

SAIL NCManteo, NCJuly 30-Aug 2



Carolina YCCharleston, SC

May 22-24

Canadian Championships

30 GP pts. ISAF Grade 2

CORKKingston, ON

June 20-21

CORKKingston, ON

June 20-21

CORKKingston, ON

June 20-21

Jerico Sailing CenterVancouver, BCJuly 31-Aug 3

US Championships30 GP Pts, ISAF Grade 2

Brant Beach YCBrant Beach, NJ

July 21-24


July 21-24


July 21-24

St. Francis YCSan FranciscoAugust 14-16

CORK30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1

Kingston, ONwww.cork.orgAugust 15-19


Kingston, ONwww.cork.orgAugust 10-13 na

Midwinters East30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1

Clearwater, FLwww.clwyc.org

Feb 18-22


Feb 18-22


Feb 18-22

USSC Martin CountyJensen Beach, FL

Feb 7-9

Midwinters West30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1

California YCMarina del Rey, CA

March 27-29


March 27-29


March 27-29na

Rolex Miami OCRISAF Grade 1

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

January 24-31

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

January 24-31 na na

Atlantic CoastChampionships

25 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 2

Fishing Bay Yacht ClubDeltaville, VA

May 16-17


May 16-17


May 16-17


Sept 19-20

Paci� c CoastChampionships


Royal Vancouver YCVancouver, BC

June 19-21


June 19-21


June 19-21

Colombia GRACascade Locks, OR

June 27-28

Gulf CoastChampionships

25 GP Pts

Texas Corinthian YCKemah, TX

May 2-3


May 2-3


May 2-3

Ft. Walton YCFt. Walton Beach, FL

April 25-26

No CoastChampionships

25 GP PtsDistrict 17 District 17 District 17 na

Great LakesChampionships

25 GP Pts

Ashbridges Bay YCToronto, ONJulne 26-27




North American’s PreviewJuly 21-24Sail NC

SailNC, the sailing area, Roanoke Island, and Dare County. Attached is a chart of the race area and a couple of photos. Video from the A-Cat NA’s last summer are on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/97688428 . I should have the NOR posted on Regatta Network next week, I’ll send the link. Our website will also have a link http://

www.sailnc.org/ . Attached is a chart of the regatta area and a few photos from past events. Let me know if you need any other information.

Sail NC is a North Carolina Corporation and a non-profi t, 501(c) 3 organization. Our mission is -- The establishment of North Carolina’s coast and sounds as a sailing destination and hub, through the promotion and growth of all aspects of the sailing industry in North Carolina. Our home offi ce is located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Roanoke Island. The Outer Banks has some of the highest average wind speeds on the East Coast. In July sailors can expect to see winds predominately out of the SW (203°) with an average wind speed of 12mph and temperatures in the mid 80’s.

The sailing area is pristine. The Croatan sound has little or no boat traf-fi c…. depths are 1 to 3 feet at the launch area and typically 6 to 12 feet in the racing area….. and the bottom is all soft sand or mud. Sailors can get to the race area in 10 minutes or less and if wind condi-tions are right family and friends can see some of the regatta from shore. A very safe and protected sailing area.

The Outer Banks, Dare County, and Manteo is family friendly….. With over 5,000 rental homes, chain and private hotels, and camp grounds. When not sailing, the area offers many historic and cultural sites, golf, biking, and of course anything in the water. The area is truly a family and waterman’s paradise. One of the A-Cat sailors said…… “I can surf in the morning, race in the af-ternoon, and surf in the evening”. The Outer Banks is a popular tourist destination, so sailors should make housing plans early, for best rates and locations.

A regatta is a great time to see old friends and make new ones. SailNC will host two evening events, Thursday and Satur-day, for sailors, family, and our volunteers.

Barry L. WickrePresidentSailNC

SUGGESTED HOUSING

Manteo and Dare County are popular summer tourist destinations. We encourage you to secure lodging early in advance of the regatta. Below are some suggestions.

• 5,000 + homes are available within 20 miles on a weekly rental basis. Many are ocean front. o Village Realty, Nags Head ......................................................... villagerealtyobx.com o Bodie Island Resort, Nags Head ................................................ bodieislandresort.com o Cove Realty, Nags Head ............................................................ coverealty.com o Pirate’s Cove Realty, Manteo .................................................... pirates-cove.com o Stan White Realty, Nags Head ................................................... outerbanksrentals.com

• Camping & RV sites

o The Refuge RV Park in Wanchese $ ............................ .............. therefuge-roanokeisland.com o Oregon Inlet Campgrounds $...............nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm

• Hotels, Inns and B&B’s

o Burrus House Inn, Manteo $$ ................................................. burrushouseinn.com o Cameron House Inn, Manteo $$ .............................................. cameronhouseinn.com o Oasis Suites, Manteo $$$ ........................................................... oasissuites.com o Elizabethan Inn, Manteo $ ...................................................... elizabethaninn.com o Roanoke Island Inn, Manteo $$ ............................................... roanokeislandinn.com o White Doe Inn, Manteo $$$ .................................................... whitedoeinn.com o Comfort Inn South, Nags Head $ ................................................ comfortinn.com o First Colony Inn, Nag’s Head $$ ............................................... firstcolonyinn.com o Nags Head Beach Inn, Nags Head $$ ....................................... nagsheadbeachinn.com o Nag’s Head Inn Oceanfront Hotel, Nag’s Head $$ .................... nagsheadinn.com o Rodeway Inn, Nags Head $ ...................................................... rodewayinn.com o Surfside Inn, Nags Head $$ ...................................................... surfsideobx.com o Island House B&B, Wanchese $ ............................................... islandhouse-bb.com o Wanchese Inn B&B, Wanchese $ ............................................ wancheseinn.com

DRIVIVING DISTANCES - Perfectly in the Middle of the Atlantic Coast!

• Bristol, RI ............ 12 hours • New York City ..... 9 hours • Annapolis/DC Area 6 hours • Charleston, SC .... 7 hours • Miami, FL ........... 14 hours • Chicago, IL .......... 14 hours

AIRPORTS (Connect from major International hubs JFK, Newark (NJ), Dulles (DC), or Atlanta (GA)

• Dare County Airport .........................private flights • Norfolk, VA .......................................2 hour drive • Raleigh-Durham, NC .........................3 hour drive

P.O. Box 232Wanchese, NC 27954O: +1 252 475 1750M: +1 252 216 8403

Regatta Site

Coach Boat Launch

Average winds S and SW

Sailing Area

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Regatta Standard Radial Laser 4.7 Masters

World ChampionshipISAF Grade 1

Kingston, OntarioCanada

June 29-July 8

Youth:Kingston, Ontario Aug 14-19

Medemblik, NEDAug 6-14

Kingston, Ontario, CAN July 10-18

NA Championship40 GP pts. ISAF Grade 1




Carolina YCCharleston, SC

May 22-24

Canadian Championships

30 GP pts. ISAF Grade 2

CORKKingston, ON

June 20-21

CORKKingston, ON

June 20-21

CORKKingston, ON

June 20-21

Jerico Sailing CenterVancouver, BCJuly 31-Aug 3

US Championships30 GP Pts, ISAF Grade 2


July 21-24


July 21-24


July 21-24

St. Francis YCSan FranciscoAugust 14-16

CORK30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1



Kingston, ONwww.cork.orgAugust 10-13 na

Midwinters East30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1


Feb 18-22


Feb 18-22


Feb 18-22

USSC Martin CountyJensen Beach, FL

Feb 7-9

Midwinters West30 GP Pts. ISAF Grade 1


March 27-29


March 27-29


March 27-29na

Rolex Miami OCRISAF Grade 1

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

January 24-31

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

January 24-31 na na

Atlantic CoastChampionships



May 16-17


May 16-17


May 16-17


Sept 19-20

Paci� c CoastChampionships



June 19-21


June 19-21


June 19-21

Colombia GRACascade Locks, OR

June 27-28

Gulf CoastChampionships

25 GP Pts


May 2-3


May 2-3


May 2-3

Ft. Walton YCFt. Walton Beach, FL

April 25-26

No CoastChampionships

25 GP PtsDistrict 17 District 17 District 17 na

Great LakesChampionships

25 GP Pts





2015 Schedule

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U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEWBRANT BEACH YC/ BB SAILING FOUNDATION

BRANT BEACH, NEW JERSEY

July 21-24, 2015

The Brant Beach Yacht Club and Brant Beach Sailing Foundation are excited to host these prestigious regattas. Lasers have an extensive history with Brant Beach. For those of you with long memories, we hosted the very fi rst US National Championship in 1972. In the past 15 years we have hosted the 2000 Laser Radial National Championship, 2002 and 2011 Laser North Americans, 2009 Laser Nationals, 2012 US Laser Masters Championships, and 2005 and 2008 Atlantic Coast Championships. There were 276 registrants at our last Nationals in 2009. We will also host the 2015 Laser Masters Atlantic Coast Championship this September.We have been planning the Nationals for over a year. This winter the Laser Class Executive Committee asked if we would consider allowing the event to also serve as the US Singlehanded Sailing Championships as well. We agreed so you will have the opportunity to participate in the US Singlehanded Sailing Championships as well as the Nationals if you chose and you meet the US Sailing eligibility criteria found in the NOR or on US Sailings web site. The NOR is posted on Regatta Network. You can fi nd it via the Laser Class page, www.bbyc.net, or by directly going to Regatta Network. Our current national sponsors for the US Sailing Singlehanded Championship are US Sailing, Gill, and Hobie Polarized Sunglasses. Early arrivers are welcome over the weekend of 18-19 July. Monday 20 July is the primary day for check in. Late arrivers can also check in Tuesday morning. We race Tuesday through Friday 21-24 July.Our venue is located on a Jersey Shore Barrier Island. Long Beach Island is several miles offshore and protects the wide extent of Little Egg Harbor Bay. Our summer winds are generally moderate with lighter breezes in the morning hardening to a brisk 12-18 knot sea breeze in the afternoon. The water temperature of the bay is normally in the high 70’s to mid 80’s. The race course is in

the middle of the bay with little power boat traffi c. The tidal range is 2.5 feet. The current from the tide fl ows pretty evenly across the course with a maximum of 1 knot. The incoming tide fl ows north while the outgoing tide fl ows south. Below is a chart view of the course. Our course depth is actually deeper that the chart indicates. Weather is constantly monitored both from ashore and by RC boats. Since our summer thunderstorms approach from the west the sail back to the club is downwind.During your participation competitors will get four days of full breakfasts, snacks, fruit, and water each race day, Soda and beer after Tuesday through Friday races, Wednesday Dinner and Friday Barbecue, Trophies, and a regatta shirt.

Our club property spans approximately 7 blocks of bay front, along 59th street wrapping around to the south down to 65th street. Entrance to the property will be at the bay end of 62nd street. We plan on using the southernmost 4 blocks for boat launching and storage. The beach launching shown in the picture will be reserved for our Junior Sailing Program which runs

concurrently with the regatta. All boats can be dolly launched from our beaches. Support boats can be launched at our ramp or via one of our 2 ton hoists. Support boats will be able to raft up in and around our 4 piers. Storage for travel trailers is only a block from club property. The overhead diagram below gives you a good idea of our club’s layout. Please go to our club website www.bbyc.net and click “Regatta” on the top bar. From there you can fi nd the link to the NOR and Regatta Network for registration. On the right side of our regatta web page you’ll fi nd menu with items like Weather Conditions, Facilities, Sailing Area, and our Webcam. If you click on Previous Results, our archive goes back 15 years. You should be able to fi nd friends who have sailed with us before.

Since Long Beach Island is a very popular vacation destination please make your lodging plans quickly. The NOR and our www.bbyc.net website can help. Again, the Brant Beach Yacht Club and Brant Beach Sailing Foundation look forward to seeing you in July. We’d love to break our record of 276 sailors. Our offi ce email is offi [email protected]. Offi ce Phone number is 609-494-4485Regatta Co-Chairs are Beth ([email protected]) and Glenn Reitinger([email protected])

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Over 2000 sailors representing 60 countries are set to race from Portsmouth Olympic Harbor on Lake Ontario in 2015.

CORK is hosting the Laser Standard Men’s World Championships (June 29-July 8), the Laser Masters World Championships (July 10-18), and the Laser Radial Youth World Championships (August 14-20).

The 2015 CORK regatta calendar also includes the Laser Canadian Championships (June 19-21) and the CORK Annual August Series featuring numerous National Championships (August 6-21). Full details may be found at

http://www.cork.org/schedule.

The Laser Standard Men’s World Championships will draw Olympic contenders striving to qualify their country for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. The racing will be intense, and according to Kingston’s Robert Davis “all the world’s best Laser sailors will be looking to put in a top performance”. Davis, a top ranked Laser sailor on the Canadian Sailing Team, notes “having this regatta in Kingston will be a defi nite advantage for the Canadian athletes.”

Leaders of the Canadian contingent aiming for gold at the Laser Masters World Championships include Andy Roy, Ray Davies and Al Clark, who placed 2nd, 6th and 7th in their respective age divisions at the Laser Masters Worlds in 2014 held in France, where a record setting 499 sailors from 36 countries and 6 continents competed. “Laser Masters racing has become a true sailing phenomena, with the ability for sailors from ages 35 – 75 (plus) to affordably compete at a high level in large fl eets against some of the same competitors they raced against 3 or more decades ago” notes Roy.

“Kingston was the venue for the 1980 Laser World Championships that saw an incredible 350 entries, and it became a legendary event in the global sailing community”, remarks

Andy Roy. Roy was 22 when he competed in the 1980 Worlds, and added, “I have great memories of that 1980 Championships, where a large number of future Olympic medalists and America’s Cup sailors competed, so it’s just fantastic to see the Worlds coming back to “K-town” 35 years later. We’re all really looking forward to this coming July and fi rst time visitors will love the sailing conditions and the town!”

Sailors aged 18 and under plan to make their mark on the international sailing scene at the Laser Radial Youth World Championships. According to Sail Canada’s Executive Director Paddy Boyd, “the Laser Radial Youth World Championships will provide excellent competition for the world’s best young sailors, giving Canadians a great opportunity to measure up in a local setting. Without a doubt, this summer Kingston will be the place to be for single-handed sailors of all ages.”

The Laser was designed by Canadians Bruce Kirby and Ian Bruce back in the early 1970’s. There are now over 210,000 Lasers in 140 countries.

Since 1969, CORK has hosted over 30 World Championships. Kingston offers the best fresh-water sailing in the world, excellent wind and wave conditions, and is a short distance from shore to the race courses. In 2015, expect action packed racing from sailors around the world!

For more information: Marianne Davis at the CORK Regatta Offi ce (613-545-1322, [email protected]).

Full event details are available via www.cork.org, www.kingstonlaserworlds2015.com, https://twitter.com/CORKKingston and https://www.facebook.com/CORKSailKingston

Photos by Luka Bartulovich.

CORK to hold the Trifecta - Men’s, Masters and Radial Youth Worlds 2015

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Turn On the Racing Rules of Sailing: Part 2, Mark-roomOf all the rules in the RRS Rule 18, Mark-room, is probably one of the most complex, after all it takes up almost two pages and has the most possible scenarios for fouls to occur. This article breaks down the rule with some common examples.

Rounding marks can be complicated, especially if there are numerous boats coming from different directions, all trying to round at the same time. Traffi c jams happen so the key to a favorable tactical rounding is to look ahead and form your plan before you get to the zone. Lots of boats piling up at the mark? Maybe over standing and sailing around the jam-up is the best option. Fetching the mark when a port tacker approaches? If he can cross waving him through may be your best option. Good mark rounding means good planning. We’ve all heard the phrase, “Seeing the forest through the trees.” Think of your rounding in terms of “How do I get around this mark as fast and cleanly as possible?” not getting aught up in boat-on-boat confl icts if at all possible. If you do get into a foul situation, whether the fouler or fouled keep your strategy in mind, stay fast and hail “PROTEST.”

Mark-room Defi nedMark: An object the sailing instructions require a boat to leave on a specifi ed side, and race committee boat surrounded by navigable water from which the starting or fi nishing line extends.

Mark-room: Room for a boat to leave a mark on the required side. Also:(a) room to sail to the mark when her proper course is to sail close to it, and(b) room to round the mark as necessary to sail the course.

However, mark-room for a boat does not include room to tack unless she is overlapped inside and to windward of the boat required to give mark-room and she would be fetching the mark after her tack.

Zone: The area around the mark within a distance of three hulls lengths of a boat nearer to it. A boat is in the zone when any part of her hull is in the zone.

Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap: One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other boat’s hull and equipment in normal position. The other boat is clear ahead. They overlap when neither is clear astern. However, they also overlap when a boat between them overlaps both. These terms always apply to boats on the same tack. They do not apply to boats on opposite tacks unless rule 18 applies or both boats are sailing more than ninety degrees from the true wind.

Fetching: A boat is fetching a mark when she is in a position to pass to windward of it and leave it on the required side without changing tack.

Rule 18 Broken DownRule 18 applies between boats when they are required to leave a mark on the same side and at least one of them is in the zone.

Diagram 1, 18.2 (b): Boat A has tacked into a leeward overlap with Boat B. When the boats enter the zone A is entitled to mark-room because she entered the zone inside overlapped with Boat B (18.2 a/b).

Diagram 2, 18.2, 18.4: Boat A has inside overlap on Boat B. When the boats enter the zone A is entitled to mark-room which in this case includes the ability to gybe to sail her proper course (18.4) despite the fact that Boat B is on starboard tack.

Diagram 3, 18.1 (b): Boat A (on port) entered the zone before Boat B (on starboard). Because Boat A needs to tack to round the mark she is not entitled to mark-room.

Diagram 4, 18.1 (c): Boat A has rounded and gybed onto port. Boat B, also on port is approaching the mark. Mark-room has turned off because Boat A is leaving the mark. Instead Rule 11 applies so Boat A (windward) is the keep clear vessel.

OverlapsWho hasn’t been in a kerfuffl e over mark-room? “I have room!” No you don’t!” So what happens when boats are trading overlap back and forth? Section 18.2 d covers this issue stating if there is “reasonable doubt a boat obtained or broke an overlap in time, it shall be presumed she did not. In these situations it is important to use preventative hails, “NO ROOM,” or “NO OVERLAP,” before entering the zone to help deter a boat from trying to take room she’s not entitled too. In the event a protest situation ensues the sailor protesting can invoke use of the preventative hail as evidence of her inside overlap.

Diagram 5, 18.2: With the fl eet sailing downwind at fi ve boat lengths Boat A gains an overlap from astern, in this situation becomes overlapped with 3 other boats outside her sailing in close-quarters. Because of the conditions and speed of the boats it is not possible for Boat B to give room because she also has C and D overlapped outside her. Rule 18.2 (e) states If a boat obtained an inside overlap from clear astern or by tacking to windward of the other boat and, from the time the overlap began, the outside boat has been unable to give mark-room, she is not required to give it.

Diagram 6, 18.3: Boat B has entered the zone and is fetching the mark. Boat A is sailing on port and tacks in front of B. What is A’s obligation? Here Boat A must not cause B to sail above close-hauled or prevent her from rounding the mark on the required side. She must also give B room if she happens to become overlapped inside A.

Diagram 7, 18.3: In the second scenario because B has overstood, Boat A can most likely sail to the mark without causing B to sail above close-hauled. But again if B decides to bear off and go below A she has that right. A must give B mark-room.

Diagram 8, 18.4: Boat A and B enter the zone at a gate mark. Boat A is entitled to mark-room and because it is a gate mark she can force B to gybe and continue to sail past the mark. Once A gybes she becomes windward boat and is only entitled to mark-room. If she gybes and is clear head she is entitled to mark-room and Boat B must keep clear.

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Diagram 3, 18.1 (b): Boat A (on port) entered the zone before Boat B (on starboard). Because Boat A needs to tack to round the mark she is not entitled to mark-room.

Diagram 4, 18.1 (c): Boat A has rounded and gybed onto port. Boat B, also on port is approaching the mark. Mark-room has turned off because Boat A is leaving the mark. Instead Rule 11 applies so Boat A (windward) is the keep clear vessel.

OverlapsWho hasn’t been in a kerfuffl e over mark-room? “I have room!” No you don’t!” So what happens when boats are trading overlap back and forth? Section 18.2 d covers this issue stating if there is “reasonable doubt a boat obtained or broke an overlap in time, it shall be presumed she did not. In these situations it is important to use preventative hails, “NO ROOM,” or “NO OVERLAP,” before entering the zone to help deter a boat from trying to take room she’s not entitled too. In the event a protest situation ensues the sailor protesting can invoke use of the preventative hail as evidence of her inside overlap.

Diagram 5, 18.2: With the fl eet sailing downwind at fi ve boat lengths Boat A gains an overlap from astern, in this situation becomes overlapped with 3 other boats outside her sailing in close-quarters. Because of the conditions and speed of the boats it is not possible for Boat B to give room because she also has C and D overlapped outside her. Rule 18.2 (e) states If a boat obtained an inside overlap from clear astern or by tacking to windward of the other boat and, from the time the overlap began, the outside boat has been unable to give mark-room, she is not required to give it.

Diagram 6, 18.3: Boat B has entered the zone and is fetching the mark. Boat A is sailing on port and tacks in front of B. What is A’s obligation? Here Boat A must not cause B to sail above close-hauled or prevent her from rounding the mark on the required side. She must also give B room if she happens to become overlapped inside A.

Diagram 7, 18.3: In the second scenario because B has overstood, Boat A can most likely sail to the mark without causing B to sail above close-hauled. But again if B decides to bear off and go below A she has that right. A must give B mark-room.

Diagram 8, 18.4: Boat A and B enter the zone at a gate mark. Boat A is entitled to mark-room and because it is a gate mark she can force B to gybe and continue to sail past the mark. Once A gybes she becomes windward boat and is only entitled to mark-room. If she gybes and is clear head she is entitled to mark-room and Boat B must keep clear.

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Commonly asked questions:Q. If I have overstood the windward mark what can I do to defend a port tacker from tacking under me and rounding the windward mark?A. If you see the port tacker early enough you can bear off onto the layline before they get close enough to tack. Remember that if you change course Rule 16 applies and you must give other boats room to keep clear.

Q. I tack into a leeward overlap outside the zone and acquire mark-room. I am fetching the mark but get headed. Am I allowed to luff up to round the mark?A. Yes. Your proper course is to round the mark. As long as you don’t pass head-to-wind (Rule 13) and give other boats room to keep clear (Rule 16) you are within your rights.

Q. I’ve been practicing the “wide and tight rounding” for the leeward mark. Can I use this rounding technique when I am inside overlapped with other boats?A. The “wide and tight rounding” is considered a tactical rounding that you can use only when you have mark-room and right-of-way. For example if you are on starboard and have inside overlap at the leeward mark you can make a tactical rounding. If you are on port and inside you only have mark-room so must perform a seaman-like rounding. You cannot take extra space.

Q. Rule 18.1 (d) mentions a continuing obstruction. What is that?A. A continuing obstruction would be something big, like an island. In that case Rule 19 applies not Rule 18.

Q. I am the middle boat in a three-boat overlap at the windward mark. Adverse current has pushed all three boats downwind so the inside boat heads up to try to round the mark consequently hitting me and I hit the boat above me. Am I at fault because I couldn’t keep clear?A. In this case when the leeward most boat heads up they need to give you room to keep clear (Rule 16). If you couldn’t keep clear because of the actions of the boat to windward and the leeward boat protests you will need to pass it up the chain and protest the most windward boat. You may be able to convince a protest committee that you couldn’t keep clear because of the windward boat’s action (Rule 21).

Q. I botched my leeward mark rounding and there was space for the boat behind me to potentially get in between my boat and the mark. Am I allowed to “close the door” on him?A. Yes. If your proper course is to luff up to prevent boats behind you from getting to windward you can do so. If you become leeward boat you have rights under Rule 11 but you must also comply with Rule 14 (Avoiding contact).

Hitting the Mark. Should it be a penalty?I recently had an interesting discussion with Ari Barshi, founder of the Laser Training Center, Cabarete, Dominican Republic about whether hitting a mark should require a penalty turn. We’ve all hit our share of marks and most times it slows us down. Is it worth adding insult to injury to then have to do a penalty turn? Here are some thoughts to consider.


Turn On the Racing Rules of Sailing: Part 2, Mark-room--continued from page 23

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Rigged exactly how Clay Johnson rigs his boat.

1. Touching the mark slows one down immediately.2. One cannot really get an advantage on others by touching the mark, as one does not really know how this maneuver will end up (many times we see Lasers hugging the mark for a while before fi nally releasing themselves from it).3. When sailors do hit the mark they are obliged to do a penalty turn as soon as possible. It can be a real challenge to get clear in a large fl eet and circles done in the midst of other competitors who are rounding the mark can cause collisions or force competitors to sail a longer course in order to avoid the boat that’s spinning.4. Many if not most sailors want to see fewer rules in the rule book. This one is really not needed in the Laser class.

What do you think? Should the Laser class eliminate penalty turns for hitting marks? Is there any advantage to hitting a mark? Email me at [email protected]. I’d love to hear your opinion.

Addendum to Turn on to Racing Rules: Part 1, StartsA good friend and awesome Laser Master sailor mentioned to me that I neglected to include the U fl ag in my list of starting fl ags. The U fl ag is being used more frequently at major regattas so it’s worth knowing the signifi cance. If Flag U has been displayed as the preparatory signal, no part of a boat’s hull, crew or equipment shall be in the triangle formed by the ends of the Starting line and the fi rst mark during the last minute before her starting signal. If a boat breaks this rule and is identifi ed she shall be disqualifi ed without a hearing but not if the race is restarted or resailed or postponed or abandoned before the starting signal.

About Judith Krimski:Currently coach in residence at the Laser Training Center, Cabarete, Dominican Republic, Judith Krimski is a coach and active Master Laser sailor who has focused the past 7 years on competing as well coaching youth and Master sailors in the Laser sailboat. Judith says, “In 2007 I took up the laser and quickly developed a passion for the boat. I love the physical and mental aspects of the Laser and since racing is my thing I have worked hard to push myself performance and knowledge-wise. The laser is a challenge on all levels while simultaneously being a boat that is fun for the average sailor and there aren’t many singlehanded boats that can be sailed from youth to seniors.” Currently a contributing columnist to ILCAs The Laser Sailor magazine Judith also writes extensively about Laser boathandling tactics and strategy as well as the Racing Rules of Sailing on her blog www.centerofeffort01.blodspot.com. When not living in Cabarete Judith makes her home south of Boston in Quincy, Massachusetts. Follow Judith via twitter @judithkrimski or at www.facebook.com/coachnotessailing.

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District ReportsDistrict 3Nigel HeathOntario, CAN

We are preparing for the biggest year ever for Laser/Radial racing in Ontario and Canada with the Laser Standard Men’s World Championships (CORK June 29- July 8), Pan American Games (RCYC July 8-20), Laser Master World Championships (CORK July 10-18) and Radial Youth World Championships (CORK August 14-20). In advance of these major events, we have two excellent warm-up events including the Canadian Laser Championships at CORK on June 19-21 and the Great Lakes Championships at Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club in Toronto on June 27-28. See d3laser.com for further details.We continue to look for charter hulls for visiting sailors for the Pan Am Games and for the Masters World Championships. Speak up if you have a newer hull available for charter. Given there will only be limited charter boat availability from the manufacturer for the Masters Worlds (for $1500) we encourage North American sailors to throw an extra hull+spars on the trailer if possible and we will connect you up with someone looking for a hull. Having said that, it’s best if you can make these arrangements directly with your Laser friends coming from overseas, as we are likely to be swamped with requests (they have already started). For those of you not attending a Worlds event this year, the Fogh Gold Cup series will be back in action with awesome prizes once again - new sails for the Laser winner, Radial winner and Junior winner (<16yrs) and gift certifi cates for other winners. We will be making an amendment to the rules such that if you have won a sail you can’t be a repeat winner of a sail for the next 2 years. You are still the series winner but the sail will go to the next fi nisher. Good luck and good skill to all D3 sailors at major and minor events this summer….sail fast!See you in Kingston, if not before

District 4 Brigitte SmutneyManitoba and Northwestern Ontario, CAN

It looks like we will have an early spring this year. That means we might be on the water as early as April 18th, which would be a treat after two way too long winters, with a start at the beginning of June, here in the prairies in Canada. We have lots of activities planned for the season. Our big event this year will be the Homecoming Regatta on July 4/5 at the Gimli YC to celebrate Sail Manitoba’s 50th anniversary. It’s an open event for all dinghy

and keelboat classes and includes the Alumni Cup, the Laser District 5 Championships, the Master Championships and the Dinghy Championships. We offer open Laser training every Saturday and Sunday either at Falcon YC or at Gimli YC in the Spring. Come and join us. For more information contact Brigitte at [email protected] or visit our website at www.sailmanitoba.com

District 5Mark LammensSaskatchewan, CAN

2015 District 5 Dick Degner Laser, Radial and Master scoring events May 16-17 SK, Wascana Short Course, Regina SK , June 6-7 AB, Icebreaker Regatta, Calgary YC , June 27-28 SK, Saskatchewan Championships, Saskatoon SC, July 10-12 AB, Prairie Wind, Newell SC Aug 29-30 SK “WESTERN MASTERS”, Saskatoon SC, Sept 6-7 AB, District 5 and Alberta Championships, Wabamun SC

District 6Andy Hunt Vancouver, BC, CAN

Greetings to all District 6 Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 sailors, coaches and volunteers.

There were no regattas per se in District 6 for the months of December and January. The offi cial District 6 regatta season started in February with the Frozen Assets Regatta. This regatta was held on February 7 and 8 at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. There was a light turnout of Lasers (6) and Laser Radials (5). The winds were consistent enough for the Race Committee to run 10 races over the two days. Some of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club’s Race Team were in Florida which partly accounts for the low turnout. Results: Laser Standard:Reece Myerscough, RVICYC, 12.00; Nick Smith, RVICYC, 21.00; Robert Britten, RVICYC, 21.00; Aiden Koster, RVICYC, 33.00; Richard Myerscough, RVICYC, 39.00; David Kerinss, RVICYC, 59.00. Results for the Laser Radials were: John Owen, RVICYC, 12.00; Alex Brown, Comox, 14.00; Kieran Horsburgh, RVICYC, 30.00; Alexandra Irwin, RVICYC, 35.00; Chris Carberry, RVICYC, 40.00. The low turnout continues an on-going trend (unfortunately) of only having local area sailors show up for regattas. Sailors are rarely travelling these days to go to out pf town regattas. Junior race teams seem to go to major regattas but the average local sailor is getting older and don’t want to do a lot of travelling. The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club hosted its annual March Madness Regatta on March 14 and 14, 2015. Again, the turnout for the Laser Standards (5) and the Laser Radials (5) were light. There were three Laser Standard sailors and two Laser Radial sailors who registered

but did not sail either day. Saturday, March 14 had the better weather overall but the wind direction was more challenging. The winds started out blowing from the North East and then as the day went on, changed to a westerly. Winds were moderate and the Race Committee ran 6 races. Sunday, March 15, was cloudy with increasing rain. The winds started out strong but decreased as the day went on (especially the third race where there were lots of holes and shifts). Unlike most days at this time of year, there were westerly winds instead of the usual easterlies. The race committee ran 4 races on Sunday for a total of 10 races. The March Madness Regatta is a free regatta where there is no dinner or prizes, you just register and sail. Matthew Stranaghan (Radial) and Thom Stubbs (Laser Standard) were the only sailors who were not from either the Jericho Sailing Centre or the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. The full results can be found on the RVYC website (www.royalvan.com, dinghy racing, MM). The top three Standard sailors were: Jorge L Yanez Del Castillo, JSCA, 15.00; Peter Woytkowiak, JSCA, 23.00; Jacek Suski, JSCA, 23.00. The top three Radial sailors were: Ellie Ungar, RVYC/SYC; 11.00; Jake Cullen, RVYC, 24.00; Matthew Stanaghan, WVYC. By the time sailors receive the Spring edition of The Laser Sailor, local clubs will have started their weekend racing series. With the days getting longer (and in some cases warmer) now is the time to dust of your Laser and GO SAIL if you have not yet been out on the water. After some thought, the District 6 website, www.distirct6x.ca has been shut down. For sailors who want to see what regattas are happening in District 6 (and District 22), there is a google calendar with all the relevant information. Please go to: //goo.gl/qGxf99. Speaking of the District 6 schedule, please note that there is a mini west coast circuit in June and July.Things start of with the Jericho Classic Regatta on June 6 and 7, 2015 at the Jericho Sailing Centre. Next up is the District 22 Grand Prix on June 13 and 14 at the Bellingham Yacht Club. Then there is the 2015 Pacifi c Coast Laser, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 Championships at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club on June 19 - 21. Negotiations are on-going to see if there can be a discount on the entry fee if sailors do both the D22 GP and the PCCs. Stay tuned. The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club will host its annual WAVES Regatta on June 26 - 28, 2015. On the same weekend, the CGRA will host the 2015 Master PCCs.Finally, the Squamish Yacht Club will be hosting the BC Sailing Championships on July 4 and 5, 2015. For those of you who want to try something a little different, the Kamloops Sailing Association is having it’s annual BC Laser Masters / KSA Invitational on July 4 and 5 at Nicola Lake.

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In closing, I would like to congratulate District 6 Laser Radial sailor, Isabella Bertold and ex - District 6 Laser sailor Kyle Martin (now in a Finn) to be named to the 2015 Canadian Olympic Team.

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments,

District 7Derek StowTiverton, RI

It seems that every year I have written a report in early March for the spring edition of The Laser Sailor I have felt compelled to make a comment about the winter weather, and this year is no exception. This year’s winter, especially February, has broken all kinds of records in southern New England - for below average temperatures, for snowfall - but worst of all, the sea has been freezing over. On Sunday March 1, the Newport frostbite fl eet had to cancel racing because the southern part of Brenton Cove was frozen over and they could not access open water. And a few days earlier, the race committee hut of the Winthrop frostbiters was blown away in a blizzard, was spotted sailing out to sea from Boston Harbor by the US Coast Guard, and was ultimately smashed to pieces on the beach in Hull many miles from the start of its journey. The Cedar Point YC Laser fl eet in Connecticut also had to cancel the fi rst two weeks of their frostbite season because of the ice. Will it never end?

Not surprisingly, some of the wiser Laser sailors from district 7 took the opportunity to travel to warmer spots for some (or all) of their winter Laser sailing.

In January Peter Seidenberg sailed in the Caribbean Midwinters at Cabarete in the Dominican Republic where he won the Radial division.

In the Laser Midwinters East run by the Clearwater YC in February, Henry Marshall was 2nd, William Marshall was 8th and Jack Marshal was 13th in the Radial fl eet. Also sailing in the Midwinters East were district 7 sailors Marek Zaleski, Richie Gordon and Christine Neville.

And talking of Christine Neville, congratulations to her on placing 14th in the Women’s Laser Radial at the Melbourne World Cup and 38th at the Miami World Cup. As I write, she is currently #1 USA sailor in the ISAF rankings for Women’s Laser Radial. Good luck to her in 2015 in her campaign to qualify for the Olympics in Rio. You can read about her campaign - and make a donation to support it - at http://www.christineneville.us.

Many New England Laser masters sailors chose to participate in one or more of the three

regattas that make up Florida Masters Week. In the Masters Midwinters at the United States Sailing Center Martin County (USSCMC), in Jensen Beach, Peter Seidenberg and David Frazier were 1st and 3rd in the Great Grandmaster Division, Britt Hughes and Mark Bear were 2nd and 3rd in the Grandmasters, and Will Donaldson and Scott Pakenham were 1st and 3rd in the Apprentice Masters.

At Midweek Madness, also at USSCM, Peter Shope got into his stride and won the full rig fl eet with Dan Neri in 5th. Also in the full rigs, Scott Pakenham was 2nd Apprentice Master, Hank Thorburn was 3rd Master and Tim Milhiser was 3rd Great Grandmaster. In the Radial fl eet, David Frazier was 3rd overall and 1st Great Grandmaster.

For the Florida Masters, the sailors travelled to Palm Beach Sailing Club where District 7 sailors continued their dominating performance with Peter Shope winning the full rig fl eet and Peter Seidenberg winning the Radials. In the full rig fl eet, Scott Pakenham was fi rst Apprentice Master and David Frazier was fi rst Great Grandmaster.

Also sailing in Florida Masters Week were D7 sailors Halsey Bullen, Timothy Desmond, Stu Nickerson, Dwight Escalera and Peter Hopple. No doubt all these smart sailors enjoyed the break from the New England winter of the century. But perhaps the smartest District 7 Laser sailor of all was Judith Krimski who secured the job of coach at the Laser Center in Cabarete for the whole winter season from December to April. As the rest of us have been coping with sub-zero temperatures and mountains of snow to shovel, she has regularly tortured us on Facebook with photos of herself among the palm trees in the DR.

Here is the schedule of all district 7 regattas

of which I am currently aware. I am sure others will be added by the time you receive this copy of The Laser Sailor, so do check at laserdistrict7.com for latest information.

Apr 26 Peter Milnes Regatta, Sail Newport

May 9 May Madness Regatta, Quannapowitt YC, Wakefi eld MA

May 9 Cedar Point Laser Spring Regatta, Westport CT

May 10 NH Seacoast Spring Regatta, Dover, NH

May 30 Massapoag YC Laser/Sunfi sh/RS Aero Regatta, Sharon MA

Jun 6-7 Wickford Regatta

Jun 20-21 John Bentley Regatta, New Bedford YC

Jun 27-28 New England Laser Masters, Wickford YC

Jul 11-12 Newport Regatta

Jul 18-19 Lipton Cup Regatta, Squantum YC, Quincy MA

Jul 31-Aug 2 Hyannis Regatta

Aug 7-9 Buzzards Bay Regatta, New Bedford YC

Aug 15-16 Vermont Laser Open, Malletts Bay Boat Club

Sep 12-13 Massapoag YC Annual Regatta, Sharon MA

Sep 12 Duck Island Laser Regatta, Westbrook CT

Sep 19 NH Seacoast Fall Regatta, New Castle NH

Sep 20 Ponce de Leon Regatta, Eastern YC, Marblehead MA

Oct 10 Last Blast Regatta, Quannapowitt YC, Wakefi eld MA

Please feel free to contact me about any district matters at [email protected]. I look forward

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District 9Peter BushnellUpstate New York

My fi rst order of business is to thank Charles Williamson for his 17 years of dedicated service as D9 secretary. His enthusiasm, energy, and vision have produced so many positive and lasting results for so many sailors of all ages and abilities. His interest in sailing runs deep, from his childhood years living on a boat, to current engineering research at Cornell, where he has also been the faculty advisor for the sailing team since 1999. Most important, Chas is a great chap and friend. Thanks very much Chasman! Looking forward to seeing you on the water in the spring.Looking back at 2014, a special thanks to

Bobby Bryant, Mark Sertl, and Rochester YC for hosting the Master Nationals. The regatta was a blast, with over 90 competitors as reported by Joe Berkeley in the Fall 2014 issue of the Laser Sailor. At the time of this writing, winter has a fi rm grip on the entire Northeast. It’s time to plan and dream about the upcoming sailing season. A bit of inspiration is provided with the photo of Luke Miller sailing for the win in the WBYC Spring 2014 regatta on the sparkling waters of Cazenovia Lake.

District 10 Eric ReitingerNew [email protected]

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The winter may have been cold and gave sailors the perfect excuse to go south for the winter. The standard trip on Christmas to Coral Reef for Orange Bowl. Andy Widmeier 6th Full Rig Adam Wolnikowski 20th Full Rig Brendan Gilman 13th Full Rig Drew Lorenz 38th Radial Nick Stefanoni 66th Radial Mike Munger 53rd Radial Katie Boyle 119th Radial

Next on the Circuit was the Lauderdale OCR which was a great prep for the Miami OCR shortly after Andy Widmeier 9th Radial Andrew Puopolo 36th Full Rig

The Master’s midwinter circuit had a great district turnout with the usual cast making the trip

The fi nal event for the open sailors was Midwinters east. Another great junior turnout in ClearwaterCarson Pearce 4th RadialAndy Widmeier 32nd RadialCarter Pearce 13th Radial SilverDrew Lorenz 16th Radial Silver

Margaret MacCormack 24th Radial SilverDixon Pearce 29th Radial SilverDylan Hancock 49th Radial Silver

Our schedule is complete for the spring and summer. There is an amazing circuit in the spring with it ending with Full Rig Districts at Manasquan River YC. We will be sailing out in the ocean. The junior programs end and the District 10 Radial and 4.7s will be sailed at Cape May mid-August and that will also be in the ocean. Brant Beach will be hosing the Laser Nationals/US Sailing Singlehanded Championships (O’Day) in July as well as the Master’s ACCs in September. Masters will also be training for the Worlds held up in CORK so get the boats out of the garage and get out to the many regattas we have to offer. The juniors have many events all around the area through the summer and an additional JO event at Brant Beach to start the season.

Here’s the complete schedule for the spring and summer:March 28, April 12, 18, 19, 26 Toms River Spring SeriesApril 18 Marsh Creek Laser RegattaMay 9 Spring regatta @ ShrewsburyMay 16-17 ACCs @ Fishing Bay YC, VAMay 16 Monmouth Spring RegattaMay 22-24 Master’s Nationals @ Carolina YC, SCMay 23 Shore AcresMay 30 Orange Coffee Pot @ Surf City YC

MWE Midweek Madness FL MastersJohn MacCausland 5 6 9Mike Hecky 14 11 12Don Hahl 74 23 21Jim Knab 35 23 Radial 21 RadialNewt Watti s 56 9 Radial 9 RadialSteve Schmidt 68 36 48Rick Landell 92 29 Radial 26 RadialTony Iacono 36 Radial

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June 13-14 D10 Full Rigs @ Manasquan YCJune 20-21 JO’s @ Brant Beach YCJuly 2 Feed the Need Jr. Regatta @ Pine Beach YCJuly 3 SCYC Jr Commodores RegattaJuly 9 Iron Man Jr Boys Regatta @ Shore Acres YCJuly 10 Powder Puff Jr Girls Regatta @ Metedeconk YCJuly 17 Beachwood Jr RegattaJuly 10-18 Master’s Worlds @ CORKJuly 20-21 JOs @ Island Heights YCJuly 21-24 Laser Nationals @ Brant Beach YCJuly 29-Aug 2 Laser NA’s @ Sail NCAug 7 Summer Sailing Classic Jr Regatta @ Ocean Gate YCAugust 15-16 D10 Radial and 4.7 Championships @ Corinthian YC of Cape MaySept 19-20 Laser Master’s ACCs @ Brant Beach YCOctober 3 Philadelphia Cup @ Independence Seaport MuseumOctober 17 Marsh Creek Fall Regatta

Join the email list if you haven’t for all the latest updates. Email is listed above.

See ya out on the water.

District 11Jon DeutschVA, MD, DE

2015 is shaping up to be a great year for racing both in and around District 11. We’re hosting the Atlantic Coast Championship and we have our District Championship - while our neighboring districts have North Americans, Nationals, Masters ACC, & Masters Nationals. There’s plenty of great sailing within a pretty reasonable drive for D11 sailors.

Severn Sailing Association will host our District Championship April 25-26. Expect a good turnout of Lasers and Radials for this early season event.

Then in May Fishing Bay Yacht Club will host the Atlantic Coast Championship May 16-17. See the article about this elsewhere in the The Laser Sailor.

As this went to print several of our fl eets were fi nishing up their last few frostbiting events. Most had to take a couple weekends off due to all of the solid water in their sailing area. Look for fi nal standings in the next quarter.

The Guinness Book of World Records fi nally certifi ed Robert Suhay’s long distance trip last summer up and down the Chesapeake as the longest singlehanded sail.

Peter Frey of Deep Creek Yacht Club has won US Sailing W. Van Alan Clark Trophy for his outstanding sportsmanship on and off the water during the 25+ years he’s raced his Laser on

Deep Creek Lake.

Stay up to date by signing up for our email list, or following D11 on Facebook or Twitter (@laserdistrict11). Get all of the info at http://www.laserdistrict11.org

District 12Charlie Usher NC, SC, GA

The 2015 season is about to kick off. Some of us have been frostbiting, getting ready for the main events!D12 SCHEDULE 20151] SYC--April 11-12 2] BYSC--May 2-3 (Grand Prix)3] CYC-SC--July 25-264] CYC- NC--August 1-25] LNYC--September 26-276] CSC--October 3-4

The North American Masters Regatta is in Charleston on May 22-24.

Join the D12 Hall of Fame by sailing in at least

three regattas and winning your division. The District recognizes the following winners: Full, Radial, 4.7, Junior, Women, Overall Master, AM, Master, GM and GGM. For those interested, I’ll post the complete results of the Hall of Fame on the D12 website. Does anyone know who was the fi rst D12 Champion? John Gervais in 1978.

Come join the fun in D12 this year! Follow us on our website: http://d12.laserforum.org. If you have any D12 pictures, please e-mail them to me:[email protected].

District 19Ken SwetkaMichigan

As of this writing Michigan lakes are covered in ice. Spring is coming, but slowly. As we come out of hibernation there will be more regattas on the calendar. So far the only regatta that has a confi rmed date is the District Championships. Again the Irish Laser Fleet in Harbor Springs, MI will take on hosting this

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2015 Regattas/Events (if you see ?? it means it is not confi rmed)

June 14?? UofM Spring Regatta - Michigan Sailing Club - Baseline Lake

June 20-21 D19 Grand Prix Championships - Irish Laser Fleet -

July 27?? Leland Laser Regatta - Leland Yacht Club

August 15?? Lake Lansing Annual - Lansing Sailing Club

Sept 13?? UofM Fall Regatta - Michigan Sailing Club - Baseline Lake,

Sept 12-13?? Spring Lake Fall Regatta - Spring Lake Yacht Club

Sept 26?? No Sweat Regatta - Portage Yacht Club

Sept 26?? GTYC Fall Regatta - Traverse City

Oct 3?? Frosty Mug Regatta - Irish Laser Fleet, Little Traverse Bay, Harbor Springs

Oct 11?? Pumpkin Head Regatta - Grand Rapids Yacht Club

That’s all for now from D19 (Michigan)! As always check www.D19Laser.org or www.facebook.com/D19Laser for even schedules, more reports, and photos!

District 20Troy TolanIllinois & Wisconsin

Carlyle Sailing Association Laser Fleet; Troy Tolan,We have about 12 boats and club rentals are available. Youth - 4.7, Radial and Adult Laser Standard - all are welcome no matter what experience and skill level! Youth and Adult Sailing Camps are offered at an affordable cost.Last year our fall regatta was a success, so much that, the board has added the fall regatta and another earlier in the year. Carlyle is the largest inland lake in Illinois, with camping and hotels close and the club facility is massive. This year you have 2 opportunities to visit CSA!Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club; Rick Strilky,Racing held during the summer on Thursday evenings at 6:00pm. We also sail on Wednesdays and Sundays during the summer. We have about 20 boats in the fl eet.Delavan Lake YC Laser Fleet; Susie Pegel,Day sailing on weekdays only. Susie plans on going to the Masters Atlantic Coasts at Brant Beach, NJ and Masters at Rock Hall, MD.Green Bay Laser Fleet; Steve Adamski,Wind Jammers Sailing ClubIsland Bay Yacht Club; Tim Dixon,IBYC is proud to host the 2015 Laser District 20 Championships June 13,14 this year. All Laser sailors are invited and encouraged to attend. Laser Radial and 4.7’s are also invited

and will race on same course with a separate start if attendance warrants. IBYC uses Laser 4.7’s and Radial Rigs in their Junior Sailing Program and currently owns a dozen boats which may be available for charter upon request. Also, The IBYC Sailing Foundation is assisting sponsorship for this event. It is the purpose of The Foundation to assist any and all Junior (under 18) sailors to participate. This includes chartering IBYC owned Lasers. IBYC is excited to host this event and it is our intention once again host annual Laser Regattas as was done for roughly 15 years from 1980 to 1995.La Crosse Laser Fleet; Mark Kastel,Sailing on Lake Onalaska, a dammed up section of the Mississippi river backwaters, Tuesday evenings at 6:30 and some Sundays, Hosts: Border Challenge Regatta. We try to arrange boats for passing visitors...call if you are in the area.Madison Laser Fleet; Robert Krebs,Warner Bay Laser Fleet, Racing on Thursday eveningsMilwaukee Bay Laser Fleet; Steve Dolan, #198003We race on Tuesday nights inside the government break wall from late May to end of August. Race Committee duties are shared by Milwaukee Yacht Club, South Shore Yacht Club and Milwaukee Community Sailing Center. The Milwaukee Yacht Club Laser Fleet (MYC), a daughter fl eet of the Milwaukee Bay Laser Fleet, has some news to report. Paul McGuan has bought a boat and plans to race in the MBLF Tuesday night series this summer. Paul an avid Soling skipper is yet another keel boater eager to hone his racing skills with what the Laser has to offer. We hope to have some per-season go-fast training sessions to help Paul and anyone else whose interested, get up to speed quickly in the coming weeks. The MYC Sailing School has purchased 4 used Lasers equipped with 4.7, Radial and Standard Rigs. These boats will be the new teaching platform for the Sailing School and will be available for students and instructors alike to sail in the MBLF Tuesday night series. Any boat not spoken for by the above parties will be available for a nominal charter fee for the same event to the general public. Finally, MYC will once again host a One Design Regatta over the weekend of September 12 and 13. Lasers are an invited Fleet and will have a separate start. Save the date! Great turnout last year, and will be better this year.Milwaukee Community Sailing Center; Jared DrakeNeenah Nodaway Yacht Club; Ben Brzozowski, #155548 Sails on Lake Winnebago, WI. We are a paper yacht club that was founded in 1864 and we celebrated our 150th anniversary last year. Our club was founded in board boats and scows, but over time has transitioned to be more of a keel-boat club. In the early days

of the laser, a small fl eet took hold here and has survived ever since. I have been the fl eet captain since 2007, and we have continued racing our weekly series during that time. Our fl eet numbers have maintained between 6-12 boats, with a turnover of one boat every year on average.We also have a sailing school that is affi liated with our club that will have a student out with their laser. It’s not uncommon for us to have 5 or even 6 decades represented on the same course. This is really neat when you think about it. Our race format is fast and fun. Typically our races are 8-12 minute W2s and we will get at least 6 races completed in a night. We have 2 really dedicated guys who take turns running the races. It is a pleasure to have their support.We try to use our fl eet as an entry point to boat ownership and racing in our club. I keep an eye on local/regional craigslist for good buys and I’m always available for advice & consulting. Most of our sailors sail or own keel-boats also, so laser fl eet recruiting can help fi ll up the big boats too! Our growth is somewhat hampered because we do not own dry-sail property. So our sailor need to trailer their boats each week. We have a few people that sail from nearby on the lake, but the hassle of trailering is a turn off to some folks, especially teenage sailors. I will freely let anybody use my boat for a night of racing, to get people exposed to the fun. We try to have a few cookouts after sailing during the year, and meet during the off season. I must admit the last year or two, I should have been doing a little more of this. The non sailing events can be a big key your success as a fl eet. We generally don’t travel to regattas, but I would not rule out a group trip to a more casual event at some point down the road. Oshkosh Yacht Club Laser Fleet; Tom Adams, Retiring Fleet Captain.Races offshore from the American Legion Hall/Menominee Park area. We race every Tuesday night at “the Waters”. 1800 gun from Memorial Day to Labor Day. OYC laser Fleet has 5 standard rigs sailing with ages from 15 to 50.We transition interested X Boat graduates or attract adult sailors to the Laser. This is to avoid other confl icts with X boats that race with us on Tuesdays and the A / E scow fl eet racing on other nights.Pewaukee Laser Fleet; Kent Jones,Summer Wed. evening at 6:30pm, working on a Spring and Fall program with MYST.Winnetka Yacht Club Laser Fleet; Dave Abbott,Laser racing on Lake Michigan Sunday afternoons 1:30 from mid May to the Talbot. Thursday nights as well! Meet at Lloyd Beach. Small boat Club. Beverages, camaraderie after sailing.You will fi nd more contact information on each local fl eet at laser.org. Click on Districts/Fleets > Western US > District 20.

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of the laser, a small fl eet took hold here and has survived ever since. I have been the fl eet captain since 2007, and we have continued racing our weekly series during that time. Our fl eet numbers have maintained between 6-12 boats, with a turnover of one boat every year on average.We also have a sailing school that is affi liated with our club that will have a student out with their laser. It’s not uncommon for us to have 5 or even 6 decades represented on the same course. This is really neat when you think about it. Our race format is fast and fun. Typically our races are 8-12 minute W2s and we will get at least 6 races completed in a night. We have 2 really dedicated guys who take turns running the races. It is a pleasure to have their support.We try to use our fl eet as an entry point to boat ownership and racing in our club. I keep an eye on local/regional craigslist for good buys and I’m always available for advice & consulting. Most of our sailors sail or own keel-boats also, so laser fl eet recruiting can help fi ll up the big boats too! Our growth is somewhat hampered because we do not own dry-sail property. So our sailor need to trailer their boats each week. We have a few people that sail from nearby on the lake, but the hassle of trailering is a turn off to some folks, especially teenage sailors. I will freely let anybody use my boat for a night of racing, to get people exposed to the fun. We try to have a few cookouts after sailing during the year, and meet during the off season. I must admit the last year or two, I should have been doing a little more of this. The non sailing events can be a big key your success as a fl eet. We generally don’t travel to regattas, but I would not rule out a group trip to a more casual event at some point down the road. Oshkosh Yacht Club Laser Fleet; Tom Adams, Retiring Fleet Captain.Races offshore from the American Legion Hall/Menominee Park area. We race every Tuesday night at “the Waters”. 1800 gun from Memorial Day to Labor Day. OYC laser Fleet has 5 standard rigs sailing with ages from 15 to 50.We transition interested X Boat graduates or attract adult sailors to the Laser. This is to avoid other confl icts with X boats that race with us on Tuesdays and the A / E scow fl eet racing on other nights.Pewaukee Laser Fleet; Kent Jones,Summer Wed. evening at 6:30pm, working on a Spring and Fall program with MYST.Winnetka Yacht Club Laser Fleet; Dave Abbott,Laser racing on Lake Michigan Sunday afternoons 1:30 from mid May to the Talbot. Thursday nights as well! Meet at Lloyd Beach. Small boat Club. Beverages, camaraderie after sailing.You will fi nd more contact information on each local fl eet at laser.org. Click on Districts/Fleets > Western US > District 20.

District 21Matthew ThompsonUpper MidwestD21, with highs pushing 70 degrees. Normally we’re getting a foot of snow this week. It may be a feint, but we’ll take it. The ice is almost black again. Crossing our fi ngers to get rolling here soon.

Again, a few of our dedicated Masters hit

the circuit in Florida. Personally speaking, I think the sport of sailing would be irreparably ruined without travel. I love sailing at home but breaking out of your bubble by meeting new people, sailing new waters, and changing the game is essential. While some of you are lucky enough to have that your perfect sea-breeze 5 days a week I’d hazard a guess that I’ve had just as much fun trying to match the wind speed mph and the air temperature in November. Lasers provide a unique opportunity to race places while traveling easily, without the prep and cargo of any other boat. Tangent aside, keep traveling and kudos to John Weiss and Lars Hansen for making the trek while the rest of us hid inside or played in the snow. Lars knows just how to make us jealous with those onshore photos. Just enough to get us interested but we’re all stuck waiting for tire-kicking tall tales to get the real scoop.Here at home we’re ramping up for another great season. We’ve got our all star hosts, White Bear Lake YC and Gull Lake YC, interested in events again. Looking to change things up for some other events farther on in the season. Hoping to keep trying new places and new experiences for some events. Goals for this summer include more regattas down towards our southern neighbors and hopefully more visibility within our youth fl eets and D20 neighbors. We already like Chicago, when you boys going to try out Gull Lake? You won’t regret it!

Dates and calendars are posted up on our wordpress as soon as they’re public.http://d21laser.wordpress.com/

District 22 Kurt HoehneOregon, Washington

This year’s Frigid Digit Regatta turned out

to be a one-day affair, but what a one day. It wasn’t too frigid, but with gusts topping 30 the cold managed to seep in, especially between races two and three when the RC became an additional rescue boat. As usual, the regatta attracted many top sailors from years past. Five races were held on Saturday, but when sailors turned up the next morning, Puget Sound showed her other side with bright sunshine lighting up snow capped mountains and not a breath of wind to be found.Derick Vranizan won the regatta comfortably, with Bill Symes making the trip up from Oregon for second. In third was Dalton Bergan, showing that he hasn’t lost a thing during his Moth years. This year’s schedule is fi rming up with the highlights being the D22 District Champs in Bellingham June 13-14 (info at www.byc.org) and the Laser Masters Pacifi c Coast Championship in the Columbia River Gorge June 27-28 (info at www.cgra.org). Once again, CGRA will be hosting the popular Gorge Laser Performance Clinic June 23-26, an excellent opportunity for the adults to log some big breeze training hours and tune up for Masters PCCs the following weekend. Youth sailors will move onto the river July 6-9 for the WIND Youth Laser Clinic, followed by the WIND Youth Regatta July 11-12. And all Laser sailors with a taste for high adventure should mark your calendars now for August 15, the date of the 2015 Laser Gorge Blowout, the infamous 18-mile white knuckle downwinder from Cascade Locks to Hood River. Yee Hah!

District 24Stephen AguilarNorCal

Submitted by Nick Cave - The 2015 sailing season is now upon us. This year 14 regattas make up our District 24 Grand Prix, sponsored by Svendsens Boatyard. This is a mixture of Ocean, Bay and

lake sailing. Hopefully the lake events will not be affected by the drought that we continue to have in California.

Spring DinghySt. Francis Yacht ClubMarch 7 and 8th

This was the fi rst event of our Svendsens Grand Prix. 25 standards and 6 radials came out to race on the beautiful San Francisco Bay. Day one was sailed off Alcatraz in the middle of the bay with the conditions starting off light and ending in the mid-teens. In the standard class Richard Didham took the day with three bullets. In the radial class Laird Henkel Last year’s radial Grand Prix Champion took the day with three bullets. Day two was sailed on the famous city-front with conditions in the mid-teens. Richard Didham again took the day with two bullets and a throw-out forth in the standard class. In the Radial class Summer Strumph Took the day with two bullets and a second. It was a beautiful weekend in San Francisco and another great regatta put on by the St. Francis Yacht Club.Standard Class1. Richard Didham, 2. Andrew Holdsworth, 3. Will Dana Radial class 1. Laird Henkel, 2. Summer Strumph, 3. Stephen Aguilar

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Pos Last Name First Name # Of Events

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1 SCHOENHERR GAGE 2 652 DOCHODA KYLE 2 61

3 WILSON GAGE 1 404 MCCANN MACEY 1 395 HOU JOSEPH 1 376 MERSON SAMUEL 1 347 HOGAN JACK 1 338 STRANAGHAN MATTHEW 1 329 NORDSTROM LOUISA 1 3010 MARES ALEXANDRA 1 29

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Total

1 HARNEY GRAHAM 6 133 2 DENNIS CLAIRE 5 116 3 NEVILLE CHRISTINE 5 112 4 MARSHALL WILLIAM 4 107 5 MARSHALL JACK 4 103 6 WILLARD LAWSON 7 98 7 FRITZ ALEXANDER 4 97 8 WEITZ COOPER 5 94 9 RASMUSSEN SCOTT 6 93

10 MULLER LUKE 3 89 11 HUGHES HADDON 4 84 12 PETERS CORINNE 4 79 13 DIDHAM PAUL 5 78 14 BAIRD NIC 5 76 15 WEAVER HANNE 4 73 16 RAILEY PAIGE 2 65 17 BOWSKILL BRENDA 2 57 18 GOWER JACK 4 55 19 MCCARTHY LIAM 3 54 20 BAAB LINDSEY 4 54 21 MURU MATTI 3 52 22 BAYLESS CONNOR 3 52 23 SHANAHAN PATRICK 3 50 24 MERRY CLAIRE 2 48 25 EASTMAN GERARD 3 47 26 SHEAFFER JULIA 3 44 27 PASQUIN PHILIPPE 3 44 28 GORDON RICHIE 2 44 29 DOUGLAS SARAH 3 43 30 BORJIET BOYD 3 43 31 COLLINSON NOAH 3 43 32 MYERSCOUGH REECE 2 42 33 KARIM FILLAH 2 41 34 LARSEN KYLE 2 39 35 MARES ALEXANDRA 2 39 36 MCCANN FORD 2 38 37 WEIS CHRISTOPHER 2 38 38 BARTON JACK 3 38 39 FEVES CAMERON 3 37 40 BAKER COLE 3 37 41 FIELDS NATHAN 2 37 42 STAFF SIMONE 2 36 43 UNGAR ELLIE SHAW 3 36 44 JONES WILL 4 35

45 STAFFORD VIOLET 2 35 46 MACRAE HUGH 1 35 47 VITTECOQ CORALIE 2 34 48 LEGRANDE SPENCER 2 33 49 DUNN NATHAN 2 33 50 WOYTKOWIAK PETER 2 32 51 MCJONES JESSICA 3 32 52 MARSHALL HENRY 1 32 53 STEWARD D'AMY 3 31 54 DEWEY MAURA 2 31 55 BERTOLD ISABELLA 1 30 56 RAMSAY LUKE 1 30 57 WEIS ERIK 1 30 58 BUSHNELL LOLA 2 30 59 SCHEIBLAUER CADEN 3 29 60 BLOUIN CONNER 1 29

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EventsTotal

1 VRANIZAN FREDERICK 5 142 2 LAMPHERE MALCOLM 5 124 3 BOWERS ERIK 4 112 4 GALLANT MAX 5 110 5 BARNARD CHRIS 4 108 6 RAMSHAW TOM 4 107 7 MARTINEZ GREG 4 99 8 DAVIS ROBERT 4 96 9 BARRY DANIEL 6 92 10 LONG MATTHEW 5 84 11 MCLAUGHLIN EVERT 4 84 12 ZALESKI MAREK 4 78 13 LONG STEPHEN 4 76 14 MACHUM HENRY 4 73 15 RYDER MATTHEW 4 73 16 CASTELLI EMILIO 5 67 17 DIDHAM RICHARD 3 67 18 WOOD BRYANT 7 67 19 LEUCK STEVEN 5 61 20 HEINZEMANN ALEXANDER 3 60 21 BUCKINGHAM CHARLES G. 2 60 22 RUITENBERG LUKE 4 57 23 NORTON JUSTIN 4 51 24 MULLER LUKE 2 51 25 WEIS ERIK 3 49 26 LEUCK DAVE 3 46 27 PARKHILL LEE 2 45 28 ROHR BEN 5 43 29 SHOPE PETER 2 43 30 BEATTY SANDY 2 42 31 KIRKPATRICK STEVEN 2 41 32 BOURDOW STEPHEN 2 40 33 SHERAR MATTHEW 3 39 34 GORDON RICHIE 2 39 35 SHEPARD ALEX 2 37 36 PERKINS TAYLOR 4 35 37 BUTCHER THOMSON 3 35 38 AULTHOUSE BRENDAN 4 35 39 VLASIC ADRIAN 2 35 40 MCGUIRE JACK 2 34 41 DIDOMIZIO ADAM 3 34 42 GERRARD KYLE 2 34 43 REITINGER ERIC 2 33 44 ELLIOTT IAN 2 33 45 YAMAMOTO HARUMITSU 2 33

Congratulations to each of the winners of the 2014 Grand Prix Series.

Full results for each fl eet can be found on the Laser NA website: www.laser.org

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1 SCHOENHERR GAGE 2 652 DOCHODA KYLE 2 61

3 WILSON GAGE 1 404 MCCANN MACEY 1 395 HOU JOSEPH 1 376 MERSON SAMUEL 1 347 HOGAN JACK 1 338 STRANAGHAN MATTHEW 1 329 NORDSTROM LOUISA 1 3010 MARES ALEXANDRA 1 29

2014 Laser NA Grand Prix Final Standings 2014 Laser NA Grand Prix Final Standings

45 STAFFORD VIOLET 2 35 46 MACRAE HUGH 1 35 47 VITTECOQ CORALIE 2 34 48 LEGRANDE SPENCER 2 33 49 DUNN NATHAN 2 33 50 WOYTKOWIAK PETER 2 32 51 MCJONES JESSICA 3 32 52 MARSHALL HENRY 1 32 53 STEWARD D'AMY 3 31 54 DEWEY MAURA 2 31 55 BERTOLD ISABELLA 1 30 56 RAMSAY LUKE 1 30 57 WEIS ERIK 1 30 58 BUSHNELL LOLA 2 30 59 SCHEIBLAUER CADEN 3 29 60 BLOUIN CONNER 1 29

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Total

1 VRANIZAN FREDERICK 5 142 2 LAMPHERE MALCOLM 5 124 3 BOWERS ERIK 4 112 4 GALLANT MAX 5 110 5 BARNARD CHRIS 4 108 6 RAMSHAW TOM 4 107 7 MARTINEZ GREG 4 99 8 DAVIS ROBERT 4 96 9 BARRY DANIEL 6 92 10 LONG MATTHEW 5 84 11 MCLAUGHLIN EVERT 4 84 12 ZALESKI MAREK 4 78 13 LONG STEPHEN 4 76 14 MACHUM HENRY 4 73 15 RYDER MATTHEW 4 73 16 CASTELLI EMILIO 5 67 17 DIDHAM RICHARD 3 67 18 WOOD BRYANT 7 67 19 LEUCK STEVEN 5 61 20 HEINZEMANN ALEXANDER 3 60 21 BUCKINGHAM CHARLES G. 2 60 22 RUITENBERG LUKE 4 57 23 NORTON JUSTIN 4 51 24 MULLER LUKE 2 51 25 WEIS ERIK 3 49 26 LEUCK DAVE 3 46 27 PARKHILL LEE 2 45 28 ROHR BEN 5 43 29 SHOPE PETER 2 43 30 BEATTY SANDY 2 42 31 KIRKPATRICK STEVEN 2 41 32 BOURDOW STEPHEN 2 40 33 SHERAR MATTHEW 3 39 34 GORDON RICHIE 2 39 35 SHEPARD ALEX 2 37 36 PERKINS TAYLOR 4 35 37 BUTCHER THOMSON 3 35 38 AULTHOUSE BRENDAN 4 35 39 VLASIC ADRIAN 2 35 40 MCGUIRE JACK 2 34 41 DIDOMIZIO ADAM 3 34 42 GERRARD KYLE 2 34 43 REITINGER ERIC 2 33 44 ELLIOTT IAN 2 33 45 YAMAMOTO HARUMITSU 2 33

46 USHER TRACY 2 32 47 DANA WILL 2 32 48 MCCANN MARSHALL 2 31 49 CRANE ROB 1 30 50 VESSELLA PETER 2 30 51 BUCKINGHAM CHARLES 2 29 52 PLUTENKO ROMAN 2 29 53 FOLLANSBEE PETER 2 27 54 WACHHOLZ FORREST 3 26 55 MAZIN RODION 2 26 56 MARTIN KYLE 1 26 57 KISS MITCHELL 1 25 58 LYON DRAKE 1 24 59 EDEGRAN MARKUS 2 24 60 KANYUKA ANDRIY 1 24 61 SORENSEN ADAM 2 23 62 CHICOINE ALEC 1 23 63 SULLIVAN MATT 1 22 64 SHOCKEY KEVIN 1 21 65 BERKELEY JOE 2 21 66 SULLIVAN VICTOR 2 21 67 SUAREZ JORGE A 2 21 68 LALONDE ROBERT 2 21 69 MACRAE HUGH 1 21 70 JOHANSON STEPHEN 1 20 71 MATAN MIKE 1 20 72 RUSSOM MIKE 1 20 73 SHINGLEDECKER LUKE 1 20 74 PECKOVER DOUG 1 19 75 COTTRELL BRIAN 2 19 76 SWETKA KEN 1 19 77 LOUNSBURY ETHAN 2 19 78 RUSSOM DENNIS 1 19 79 AMTHOR HENRY 1 19 80 ANDREWS TYLER 1 19 81 MORGAN DAVID K 1 18 82 MARTINEZ ERIC 1 18 83 GOETTING MATTHEW 1 18 84 HEWITT LINDSAY 1 18 85 MORAN JAMES 1 18 86 WILLIAMSON CHARLES 1 18 87 SECKLER FRANK 1 17 88 ASCENCIOS ALEX 1 17 89 SAVAGE BRADY 1 17 90 KAUKEINEN DOUG 1 17

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Measuring Hiking Strength and EnduranceBY CHRIS HERRERA DPT CSCSKYLE ROGACHENKO

Hiking, Hiking, and Hiking… probably the 3 most important words when it comes to measuring the strength and endurance of an athlete in the Laser. The most common way coaches and athletes measure both strength and endurance for hiking is either: how long you can hike on a hiking bench or the speed you are able to generate combined with how long you are able to hike during an upwind beat. The problem of both of these methods is they are both subjective. There are no objective measurements to see improvement over time, compare strength and endurance with different techniques, and compare athletes to each other.

Dr. Chris Herrera and Kyle Rogachenko teamed up to put numbers where there has previously been only a subjective analysis of hiking. Chris has 10 years of experience working with sailing athletes. He works with each athlete to break down hiking kinesiology, muscle and movement pattern recruitment, and energy system usage. Kyle brings sailing knowledge and a technical perspective. Kyle has won national championships in the Optimist, Laser Radial, and Laser as well as a world championship in the Laser Radial. Kyle currently works a Mechanical Engineer.

Together we have created a hiking bench with technology to measure:• Hiking strength• Hiking power• Hiking endurance• Spikes and falls of power with body kinetics

The computer analysis is showing how much force is being transmitted through the hiking bench.

How it worksAll sailors looking to improve their fi tness have likely spent time on a hiking bench or attempted to replicate sailing specifi c movements

in the gym. A hiking bench can be a great tool because it allows the sailor to bring some of these sailing specifi c movements off the water into a controlled environment. Is the extra effort really transferring to the boat when we push to hike hard? In order to quantify hiking, Kyle created a custom hiking bench. By isolating specifi c points on the frame and adding load sensors, the bench can accurately capture the applied forces. These specifi c pressure areas are sensitive enough to read the athletes movements and power put into the hiking bench. Load sensors at the ends of the bench show changes in weight distribution for each leg as well as the total output. In order to display information that is useful for the coach and athlete, a custom-made computer program converts the force readings to show:

• Peak forces generated• Variations in force - bouncing• Average force over set time intervals• Effi ciency• Balance between each leg• Total work done

Measuring Hiking StrengthHiking strength can be described as how long an athlete can hold the optimal hiking position producing the maximal output over a given period of time (around 30 secs). On the hiking bench this is measured as average force or work done. What makes great sailors fast is their ability to make

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continuous small adjustments. As more power becomes available, there is more opportunity to make the boat go faster. Comparing the energy a sailor uses to hike with the work done we can determine the effi ciency of our hiking.

The program can show how much strength is being produced between the right and left leg for comparison and training focus

Training hiking strength is completed with a tempo interval. Below is an interval program with the athlete completing 4 sets of 4 intervals with 2-3 minute work times and 30-45 second rest intervals.

Measuring Hiking PowerPower is measured in the ability hike as hard as possible over a short period of time (6 seconds or less). Hiking power is most important when quick, high output, movements are required. These will be your peak numbers while using the hiking bench. It is important to develop power for getting the boat moving quickly at the start, big roll tacks, or pushing the boat through chop. Having great power makes it possible to get the most out of every movement.

To improve this power we have each sailing athlete go through a high intensity interval training (HIIT) program, with max power timed work intervals. An example is below:

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Measuring Hiking EnduranceEndurance can be the difference between getting in front of a pack of boats at the top of an upwind beat or at the end of a race. As muscles become fatigued we see signifi cant changes in sailing styles. Movements become more strategic to make the most of the limited energy each athlete has left. At these moments the athletes feel like they are hiking their hardest, but how does it compare to the start of the race when they are fresh? Training endurance can be as simple as completing 2-4 long hiking intervals sustaining a specifi c force output. Below is an example of an endurance based hiking proto col.

The missing strength output number should be a given strength output measure that is established prior to the training period. Usually it is a quantifi ed strength output (number) that an athlete can barely maintain for 8-10 minutes. Prior to starting this endurance program, we would test the athlete to determine this starting strength number and apply it to the hiking endurance workout.

Quantifying Unique Hiking movementsVisually we can attempt to compare our movements with others, however numbers assign an exact quantity to our hiking. A session on our hiking bench can be compared side by side with a previous one or even your competitors. It can be used to diagnose weaknesses, track improvement, learn the movements of another sailor, or at the very least motivate an athlete to try for a higher score than a previous session.

Putting it all togetherObviously there can be a lot of useful information with this type of training. Organizing it and using it for purposeful training will make you a better sailing athlete in many different aspects. These hiking programs should be put together with both on land strength training and a cardiovascular

program and on water training.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Dr. Chris Herrera at [email protected] and check out our website at Jaguartherapy.com.

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What are some of the bene� ts of a strong class association?

A strong class association means lots of boats to race against, near you and around the world!

A strong class association with lots of racing attracts the world’s best sailors - giving you the best racing possible!

A strong class association means major events scheduled at the best sailing locations and moving all over the North American Region - there will always be a big event near you!

A strong class association means solid class rules making all boats as identical as possible - you are competing against other sailors, not their pocket books!

A strong class association means lots of people looking to buy boats keeping the resale value of your boat high.

A strong class association keeps an eye towards the future and works with the builders to make improvements where needed while preserving as well as possible the competitiveness of older boats.

To be strong, a class association needs the support of its sailors!

What are some of the direct bene� ts of membership?

You receive the annual Laser Class Handbook with the current class rules, interpretations of those rules, class constitution, guidelines for events, useful information for keeping your boat in good shape, contact information for your district, etc.

You receive the International Class Association’s quarterly publication “Laser World” which gives a roundup of international events sailed around the world, as well as information from the international offi ce.

You receive the North American Association’s quarterly publication “The Laser Sailor” which is loaded with regatta reports, technique articles, fi tness and nutrition tips, sailor profi les, reports from each of the North American Region’s 26 Districts and much, much more. In addition, the magazine also contains advertising from Laser dealers selling Laser specifi c gear and aimed entirely at Laser sailors - if you are looking for something for your boat you will see it advertised here!

You will have access to the class website at www.laser.org containing all the latest news as well as the up to date calendar of events, complete with maps to show you how to fi nd the events. And you can also fi nd archived copies of The Laser Sailor as well as useful articles on how to sail your boat faster.

Your membership makes you eligible to sail in any of the 50+ major Laser Class regattas scheduled every year throughout the North American Region, including open, masters’, youth and women’s events.

Your membership makes you eligible for the LaserPeformance/ILCA-NA Grand Prix where you earn

points when sailing in major events, ranking you against your fellow competitors and making you eligible for end of the season prizes, like new sails, carbon tillers, etc.

You get direct benefi t by joining the Laser Class!

What does the class association do with your membership dues?

The fi rst $14.00 of your membership dues go to pay the North American staff who work incredibly hard to: make sure our North American events get scheduled every year and that these events follow the high standards of the Laser Class, to publish our quarterly newsletter, etc. Importantly, that money also makes sure that if you ever have a question you can simply pick up the phone, or send an email, and a knowledgeable person will answer you right away.

$9.72 of your dues goes to the International Class where they use the money to pay their staff to make sure world level events get scheduled, ensuring all the boats are the same by inspecting the builders to make sure they are complying with the Laser Construction Manual, keep track of rules changes proposed by members, interfacing with ISAF on various levels, including keeping both the Laser Standard and Laser Radial as Olympic equipment, etc.

A little over $7.00 goes to the quarterly assembling, printing and mailing of The Laser Sailor to you for the year.

Around $5.00 goes to support and promotion, ranging from direct support of the districts and regattas to the website.

Most of the remaining dues go toward all the things it takes to running an organization of 2400 members, from Executive Secretary travel costs, to federal income taxes all the way to mundane offi ce expenses.Your membership dues are used to keep the Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 as THE singlehanded dinghy to sail and race in North America and throughout the world!

Why should you join the Laser Class?

To enable the Laser Class to remain a strong class association and continue to make the Laser the pre-eminent singlehanded dinghy of our time.

To gain the benefi ts of membership outlined above.

To protect your investment in your boat, making sure that if the time comes to sell then you can be certain that the high demand driven by a strong class will enable you to get the best price for your boat.

The International Laser Class Association, North American Region is what it is today because of the support of its members. Keep that tradition alive, join or renew your membership TODAY!

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