Sailing Blogs - Regatta Wraps Ups

Central New York Lightning District

 1.  14821 Ched Proctor, Jay Mueller, Jimmy Barnash 11 pts.

2.   15355 David Starck, Jody Starck, Ian Jones 18 pts.

3.   15393 Marcus Eagan, Marc Eagan, Kippy Chamberlain 20 pts.

4.   15164 Jed Dodge, Bill Dodge, Sarah Costich 26 pts.

5.   14905 Jamie Allen, Jay Deakin, Marc Littee 27 pts.

Central New York Lightning District

The 2009 Caz Flash Bash Lightning Regatta was held over a soggy Fathers Day Weekend.  Willowbank Yacht Club in picturesque Cazenovia New York hosted the 19 boat regatta and certainly did their best to prepare crews for potential heavy air... the food was endless!  Dick Hallagan, Pam Murphy, and Rick TenEyck won the regatta on a tie breaker over Jed Dodge, Bill Stuart, and Sarah Costich.  Cazenovia local ace Federico Meira took a tight battle for third over Bob Wardwell in fourth and Bob King in fifth. 

Central New York Lightning District

Newport Yacht Club, located on Irondequoit Bay of Lake Ontario, held the annual Celebration of Spring Lightning Regatta over the June 6th weekend.  Ched Proctor with teammates Jay Mueller and Jim Barnash made the trek from Connecticut to Rochester and won the regatta by winning three of the five races and placing no worse than fourth in any race.  According to Jay, "Ched is fast".  2009 Lightning Boat grant recipient Dan Thompson edged out Dan Pope for second while Jed Dodge and Mark Sertl rounded out the top five.  In all twenty one boats competed in this regatta, though sadly I was not one of them and therefore don't have any details to fill in.  I realize this race was a few weeks ago, but please feel free to fill in any details if you have them.  Results are located

2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet of Open 70’s is now down to four boats as they try to make their way from Singapore to Quindao, China. Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve done any writing, but I’ll give a quick synopsis here. For full details head to volvooceanrace.org.

2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race

A lot has happened since the last update. A shattered boat for one team, a shattered record for another.

At the close of the last update, the fleet was heading south along the South American coast, waiting for a low pressure system to materialize and take them across the pond to Cape Town, South Africa. That low came, and provided an exciting ride for all. Green Dragon led the fleet south, hoping to find increased pressure as they got closer to the center of the low. Ericcson 4 and Puma cut the corner a bit, and made gains by doing this emerging as the lead two boats. Then it got exciting.

The 2008 Lightning Pennsylvania Governors Cup Regatta was held the weekend of October 24 and 25th in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Susquehanna Yacht Club hosted the event, with sailing on the Susquehanna River. The river is dammed up a few miles down, creating a beautiful sailing venue that is more than a mile wide in the primary sailing area. 15 lightnings braved the grim forecast to compete in the event. After some very tight racing, Charlie Wardwell and team emerged as the champions. Charlie and crew may also be the champions of the Saturday night party, though those official results haven't come in yet.

Central New York Lightning District

10/05/2008 - 13 Boats competed in the 1998 Ithaca Frostbite Lightning Regatta, the final one day regatta of the season for the Central New York Lightning District. The event was held out of Ithaca Yacht Club, on the western shore of picturesque Cayuga Lake. Jack Jones and team continued his fast sailing to take the top spot at the end of the day. It was not an easy win, as Dan Pope and Dick Hallagan were both in contention to win. Dan and team were tied with Jones after the final race but lost a tie breaker to finish in second. Dick Hallagan and team were two points behind to claim third.

I was fortunate enough to race in Skandia Cowes Race Week with a close friend, Tim Pennington, at the close of my 2008 summer.  It was my first trip to England and I don’t think I could have had a better time. Cowes consisted of 8 days, 1 3-4 hour race a day.  It felt like a marathon regatta.

Central New York Lightning District

The 2008 edition of the Caz one day Lightning Regatta was sailed on September 20, 2008 out of Willowbank Yacht Club in picturesque Cazenovia, New York. Mark Sertl, Katja Sertl, and Lynne Thomson dominated the day winning the regatta with a string of all firsts (and a second, which was thrown out). Jack Jones, Anne Kearney, and Lori Foster were a solid second place with Landy Atkinson, Jillian Dart, and Gordon Wright finishing third. Once again I missed out on another Central New York Regatta, but from the pictures it looks like it was a gorgeous day on the water. If you were there, feel free to provide some stories of the racing and festivities!