Welcome to the homepage of the North American Laser Class Association District 11 covering Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and West Virginia.
District Championship Photos
September 2nd, 2010 - Jon Deutsch
ChessiePhoto has posted a couple hundred great photos of the event from Saturday. Check them all out here.
District 11 Championship Results
August 29th, 2010 - Jon Deutsch
Sixty-one Lasers and Radials were on hand for the 2010 Laser District 11 Championship at Corsica River Yacht Club August 28-29. The 42-boat standard rig fleet was won by Scott Houck of Annapolis Yacht Club. Posting 2 bullets and a 6th in 3 races, Scott finished just ahead of his nearest competitors Kyle Swenson from Fishing Bay Yacht Club and Mathew Schofield of SSA/AYC.
Gary Prieto from Old Cove Yacht Club was the first place Radial sailor in the 19-boat fleet. Following Gary were Sarah Stubbs from American Yacht Club and Stefan Kuehn from Old Cover Yacht Club/LISOT.
The conditions on Saturday were a bit challenging. After a 25 minute postponement on shore the fleet was sent out to the mouth of where the Chester River meets the Corsica River. The north wind was light, but a long ¾ mile leg race was started. As the fleet got closer to shore and as the wind lightened and as the ebb current got stronger the fleet really started to spread out. Those who seemed to catch the pressure and shifts in the middle of the course got ahead while those on the sides suffered in less wind. By the time most of the fleet was sailing downwind, the wind and current were running the same direction at nearly the same speed. The RC thankfully set a very short change mark and shortened the course just above the gate mark. Even with the shortened course, nearly half of the fleet was unable to finish in the time limit.
The Radial race was abandoned. The sailors sat on the water for 1 ½ hours before racing was called for the day.
D11 Champs Day 1 Results
August 28th, 2010 - Jon Deutsch
Day 1 write up to follow. We sailed one race for the Standard Rigs. 19 sailors finished before the time limit expired. The Radial race was abandoned.
Last Call For District 11 Championships
August 24th, 2010 - Jon Deutsch
Everything is coming together nicely for this weekend. We have a good number of people already signed up with quite a few more verbal commitments. It looks like a diverse group including a good number of Radials as well as Full Rigs, old and young, male and female. So far we have sailors joining us from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio. The Standard Rig District Champions from at least the last two years will be here, including Eric Reitinger who came down last year from District 10 and took the D11 Championship back with him. There is also word that Dylan Finneran will be joining us again this year (67th, 2009 European Laser Radial Youth Championship). Dylan won the Radial Fleet last year, and is another District 10 sailor who took home District 11 silver. Is there a pattern here, will this year repeat? The forecasted temperatures look great, and the wind is starting to feel fall-like.
Crab Claw Notice of Race
August 24th, 2010 - Jon Deutsch
The Notice of Race for Severn Sailing Association's Crab Claw Regatta has been posted. The regatta will be held September 25-26 and will feature a great dinner with - what else - CRABS!
SSA has had a growing Radial fleet and they are expecting a competitive Radial fleet with separate starts and trophies.
VA Beach Labor Day Regatta
August 20th, 2010 - Jon Deutsch
The regatta will be held on Monday, September 6 at the ODU sailing center, and is open for all. The entry fee is $10, and unfortunately there will be no boat rentals available for the regatta because they are all rented already. We will have Optimists, Lasers (Full Rigs and Radials), FJs/420s, and an open class for now. If there are others interested and can get a group of 5 to commit to the regatta, we will have a start and some trophies for you as well. Contact David Tunnicliffe if you are interested or want more information david@tunnicliffeconsulting.com
Register Now
August 20th, 2010 - Jon Deutsch
Register NOW for the 2010 District 11 Championship! Today is the last day for early registration before the fee goes up. We've already got boats for both Standard and Radial Fleets. See you next weekend at Corsica River Yacht Club!
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CBYRA Junior Radial High Point Update
August 19th, 2010 - Jon Deutsch
The CBYRA Corum Cup High Point standings have been updated and can be found at this link (pdf).
Current Top 10
- Alex Jacob (FBYC)
- Austin Powers (FBYC)
- Ben Buhl (FBYC)
- Nicole Hause (TAYC)
- Jeremy Herrin (FBYC)
- Madelaine Alderman (FBYC)
- Matt Schofield (AYC)
- Michael Dufour (TAYC)
- Sammy Stagg (AYC)
- Mike Carr (AYC)