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Centerport Ice Cream Cup

Centerport Yacht Club Ice Cream Cup takes place as an Area A qualifier for JSA of LIS Optimist Championships. Centerport Yacht Club hosted the Ice Cream Cup, an Optimist regatta for Red, Blue and White Opti fleets in Centerport, New York on Friday, July 31.

Wind speed averaged six miles per hour with gusts up to 21 mph from West to Northwest. Red and Blue fleets started together and White fleet raced separately. After racing finished, participants enjoyed ice cream. CYC Rear Commodore Erik H. Rosanes presented awards, which appeared to be spoons.

 

Results summary:

White Fleet
1. Ellie Gallo (Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club)
2. Reese Woodwor (Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club)
3. Lucas Woodwor (CSH) 
4. Catherine Barry (SEAW)
5. Zachary Klusky (Sea Cliff Yacht Club)

Red and Blue Fleets

1. Victoria Chisari (SCLF)
2. Nathanial Arad (SCLF)
3. Rebecca Schmitz (SEAW)
4. Harry Thompson (Manhasset Bay Yacht Club)
5. Caleb Cogan (Shelter Island Yacht Club)

Blue Fleet

1. Nathanial Arad (SCLF)
2. Rebecca Schmitz (SEAW)
3. Harry Thompson (MBYC)
4. Caleb Cogan (SIYC)
5. Galen Deane (CSH)

Red Fleet

1. Victoria Chisari (SCLF)
2. Erica Scheblein (SEAW)
3. Jake McKenna (CYC)
4. Neil Sawhney (Waterfront Center)
5. Christopher Thompson (CYC)

Felix Hafen and Stacy Back served as regatta Co-Chairpersons, Christopher Schneider as Principal Race Officer and Kevin Keegan as Chief Judge.

See full results here.

View photo album here.

Watch video slideshow here.

Read Notice of Race here and Sailing Instructions here.

Green Fleet at Milford Yacht Club

Milford Yacht Club hosted its Green Fleet Optimist Regatta for Area C clubs in Milford, Connecticut on Wednesday, July 22. 74 Optis competed in the regatta.
Race Committee held five races for red and blue classes and six race for white class.
View results here.

Optimist Area A Regatta at Douglaston Yacht Squadron

Douglaston Yacht Squadron held the Area A Optimist Regatta in Little Neck, New York area on Wednesday, July 22. 62 sailors competed, including ten in Red Fleet, 32 in Blue Fleet and 21 in White Fleet. Wind averaged 14 miles per hour, with gusts up to 29 mph. Northwest winds blew throughout the day, and Race Committee ran five races.

Port Washington Yacht Club Opti Sailors waited for harbor start on DYS beach.  The unsheltered beach in 15 to 20 mph northwest breeze, made for a very challenging beach launch.  Five races took place in some of the biggest breeze of the JSA season thus far.

Area A regatta clubs competed, including Centerport Yacht Club (CYC), Douglaston Yacht Squadron (DYS), Waterfront Center (WFC), Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club (CSH), Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (SEAW), Port Washington Yacht Club (PWYC), Sea Cliff Yacht Club (SCLF), Manhasset Bay Yacht Club (MBYC), Shelter Island Yacht Club (SIYC), Northport Yacht Club (NORP) and Hempstead Harbour Club (HEM).

For all races held, each fleet started separately, with red first, blue second and white third.

Results: Top five finishers

Red Fleet
1. Kathrine Latawiec (Centerport Yacht Club)
2. Jake McKenna (CYC)
3. Nicole Bernstein (Douglaston Yacht Squadron)
4. Steven Zgaljardic (DYS)
5. Stephen Martocci (The WaterFront Center)

Blue
1. Nathaniel Arad (Sea Cliff Yacht Club)
2. Spencer Kriegstein (CYC)
3. William Dimaio (Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club)
4. Shayne Bersin (Port Washington Yacht Club)
5. Jack Croke (SCLF)

White
1. Elisia Gallo (Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club)
2. Catherine Barry (SEAW)
3. Lucas Woodworth (CSH)
4. Zachary Klusky (SCLF)
5. Reese Woodworth (CSH)

Full results here.

Opti Day at Larchmont Yacht Club Junior Race Week

Opti Day, part of Larchmont Yacht Club’s 117 Junior Race Week took place for Area B and C sailors in Larchmont, New York on Thursday, July 16.

The event turned out to be a great success, with beautiful weather. Wind averaged at eight miles per hour, reaching a 15 mph maximum and decreasing to around five mph in the afternoon. Conditions seemed favorable compared with C420, Laser, Radial and Pixel Junior Race Week. Race Committee ran three races for all fleets.

View Regatta documents at LYC Website here.  

Red Fleet results. 

Blue Fleet results. 

White Fleet results. 

See more photos here. 

Competing for Waldo Cup at Head of the Bay Club

As Larchmont Yacht Club hosted its Area B and C Opti Day, Head of the Bay Club hosted its Area A Waldo Cup on July 16 in Huntington, New York, a regatta which has been held in years previously.

This year, 73 sailors began racing around 11:45 am. Although wind came from the North at 12 miles per hour on average during the day, it died in the afternoon, ranging between one and nine mph. Race Committee ran two races.

Overall, Elisia Gallo (Seawanahaka Corinthian Yacht Club) won first, Catherine Barry (SEAW) won second, Zachary Klusky (Sea Cliff Yacht Club) won third, Lucas Woodworth (Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club) won fourth and Nathaniel Arad (SCYC) won fifth.

In Red Fleet, Hallie Simkins (Centerport Yacht Club) won first, Jake McKenna (CYC) won second, John Grygiel (Port Washington Yacht Club) won third, Emma Glenn (SEAW) won fourth and Sterling Thompson (Northport Yacht Club) won fifth.

In Blue Fleet, Nathaniel Arad (SCYC) won first, Shayne Bersin (PWYC) won second, Caleb Neugebauer (SCYC) won third, Galen Deane (CSH) won fourth and Harry Thompson (Manhassat Bay Yacht Club) won fifth.

Finally, in White Fleet, Elisia Gallo (SEAW) won first, Catherine Barry (SEAW) won second, Zachary Klusky (SCYC) won third, Lucas Woodworth (CSH) won fourth and Tyler Curto (SCYC) won fifth.

View results here. 

Noroton Girls Clinic and Regatta

Girl's Optimist Clinic and Regatta  took place at Noroton Yacht Club for its tenth year on Sunday, July 12 and Monday, July 13, respectively.

The all-girl clinic featured all-women coaches, not including junior program instructors for varied Opti ages and skill levels. Noroton’s clinic divided sailors into groups based on experience and gave specific coaching to White Fleet sailors.

The clinic included clubhouse chalk talks and on-water sessions with focus on rigging, racing tactics and boat handling. 48 Optimist sailors raced in the Regatta, which does not count as a qualifier for JSA Optimist Champs.

View results here. 

See Notice of Race here.

See Sailing Instructions here.

Riverside Yacht Club Optimist Invitational

On Saturday, July 11, Riverside Yacht Club hosted its Annual Optimist Regatta. 77 sailors representing eight yacht clubs in New York and Connecticut participated.

Harbor start began at 10:20 am with about 5 to 7 knots of breeze out of the north. Once sailors left the harbor, winds came at 5 to 7 knots from the south and stayed there for the rest of the day.

The race committee delivered five Red Fleet, four Blue Fleet and three White Fleet races, before concluding racing at 2:45 PM with sailors returning safely.

RYC presented awards to top five finishers in each fleet. Junior Officers Jake Schinto, Peter Dunay, Taylor Schinto and Chris Lukens helped former Commodore Spike Richey present awards.

Michelle Lahrkamp of American Yacht Club won Red Fleet first place, Charles Roseberry of Larchmont Yacht Club second, Jaume Pujadas of LYC third, Lise Powers of AYC fourth and Audrey Fung of AYC fifth.

Leyton Borcherding of Belle Haven won Blue Fleet first place, Benjamin Schinto of RYC second, Vanessa Lahrkamp of AYC third, Jacqueline Quirke of AYC fourth, and Katherine McNamara of AYC fifth.

Wyatt Bischoff of LYC won White Fleet first place, Asher Beck of RYC second, Benjamin Sheppard of RYC third, Clark Morris of Larchmont Shore Club fourth and Frederik Parkin of RYC fifth.

Samantha Mosconi of AYC won the sportsmanship award.

Of fifteen prizes, AYC sailors won six, RYC four, LYC three, and Larchmont Shore Club and Belle Haven sailors each won one prize.

Vineyard Vines, The Dinghy Locker, The Boat Locker and Chilly Bear donated items that race participants won in the regatta raffle.

Thanks to Riverside Yacht Club volunteers and staff who delivered the Optimist Regatta, including co-chairs Alexandra Ornstein and Elizabeth Schinto; the Race Committee, led by Principal Race Officer Mark Parry; Chief Safety Officer, John Schinto; safety boat crews; the registration team; and boat handlers.

 

- Contribution from Elizabeth Schinto, Riverside Yacht Club

The Optimist Invitational hosted at Riverside Yacht Club is a qualifying event for JSA Optimist Championships for Area B participants. 

View results here.

See photos from Riverside Yacht Club here.

 

SIYC Open Optimist Invitational Regatta

Shelter Island Yacht Club Open Optimist Area A Invitational is a qualifying event for 2015 JSA Optimist Champs. 104 Optis competed, including 35 in white fleet, 53 in blue fleet and 16 in red fleet on July 8. Wind blew from Southwest at 14 miles per hour and Race Committee held four races for all three fleets.

Victoria Chisari (Sea Cliff Yacht Club) won first, William Priebe (Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club) won second and Francesca Edmands (Old Cove Yacht Club) won third in Red Fleet.

Francesca Edmands (OCYC) won first, Charlotte Keil (OCYC) won second and Alexander Patti (Orient Yacht Club) won third in Blue Fleet. Zachary Klusky (SCYC) won first, Elisia Gallo (SEAW) won second and Kate Barry (SEAW) won third in White Fleet.

See Results.
View Photos from SIYC.

Junior Sailors Volunteer and Make Friends for Life

Pepe Bettini, the Optimist coach for the LISOT sailing team, recently wrote about giving back to young sailors in his homeland of Argentina. In his recent WindCheck article, Pepe described how he was supported by others in his growth as a young sailor. 

Now he is in a position to return the favor. So he enlisted the help of some Optimist sailors whom he coaches at LISOT. They were planing to travel to the International Sailing Week in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Before they left home, they collected over 100 pieces of sailing gear including boots, spray tops, rash guards, gloves, life jackets, sailing T-shirts, leggings, and many, many Opti sails! Most importantly, they personally delivered everything to local kids at the "Go With the Wind on Our Side” sailing school in Argentina.

Some of the sailors who participated are from JSA member sailing programs, including TJ Danilek (Noroton YC), Carmen and Emma Cowles (Larchmont YC), John Eastman (Seawanhaka Corinthian YC), Sofia Segalla (Stamford YC, Aidan Iaconis and Max Anker (Riverside YC), Nick Chisari (Sea Cliff YC), Leyton Borcherding (Belle Haven YC), Gavin Meese (Norwalk YC). Owen Hennessey, Teagan Cunningham, Jack Solmo, Oliver Hurwitz, Bella Casaretto and Connor Mraz were also among the USA sailors who made "friends for life" by their volunteer efforts.

Read the full story in the May 2015 edition of WindCheck 

 

Junior Sailors Take to the Seas at the 88th Larchmont Junior Opti Day

“This is my first regatta!” I overheard a junior sailor telling someone excitedly. As the sun peaked over the clubhouse, 195 junior Opti sailors descended on the Larchmont Yacht Club last Thursday, July 17^th for the 2014 Opti Day Regatta.

Many young Opti sailors were happy to find out that when they registered at the sign-in table, the racing instructions they were given came with candy. Looking back, this may be why the sailors were very hyper that day.

At the skippers meeting, the race committee really managed to play up the ‘fun’ aspect of the regatta, getting the Opti kids involved in the meeting by having them blast the horn and wave a flag, among other things. A delay of about 30 minutes didn’t deter the sailors, who were out running around or playing boxball before the harbor start.

Out on the water, conditions weren’t that great. A light breeze allowed for the race committee to get two races in for the day. “The first race they got some really great wind,” Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club coach Jack Cooney told me. “by the second race though the wind had died. And I think everybody knew that we were done for the day.”

While conditions were not optimal, sailors still said they had fun. “We were still moving!” a group of HHYC sailors told me happily. 

After coming back in and de-rigging their boats, sailors came back in greeted by food and ice cream, a staple of after-regatta festivities at Larchmont Yacht Club.

At the end of the day, Harrison Roth of American Yacht Club placed first in the red fleet. Elizabeth Kaplan of Larchmont Yacht Club placed first in the Black division of the Blue Fleet, with another LYC sailor, Charles Roseberry, placing first in the Green division of the Blue fleet.

In the White Fleet, Ben Sheppard from Riverside Yacht Club placed first in the Yellow division, and Ben Schinto, a fellow RYC sailor, placed first in the Blue Division.

 

Full race results are available on the JSA Website. (www.jsalis.org)