Nassau No wind today. Not sure I have ever had a day of no wind in my 10+ regattas in Nassau. It did happen in 1959 apparently! 1959 was otherwise a good year I am told. It is hard on the guys who were just a few points out of the top 11 and hoping […]
Nassau Another light wind day on Montague Bay for the SSL qualifying series. Three races we held in a 4-6 knot wind from the south. No shortage of sun and humidity out on the race track! Joschen Schuemann, three time Olympic Gold Medalist, of Germany, had the best day with a 5, 6, 1. Xavier […]
Nassau, Bahamas Today was the first day of the 2015 SSL Finals on Montegue Bay. Four races were held in 6-8 knots of wind from the southeast. While this was less strenuous than 4 races in the typical Nassau winds of 15-18 knots, it was no walk in the park. The 19 competitors here are […]
Photo by Carlo Borlenghi Porto Cervo The Perini Cup is held once every two years, in Porto Cervo. It is an iconic location of these luxurious sailing yachts. Perini’s are mostly 180-200′ in length. As in St. Barts in March, I was sailing as tactician onboard Joey Kempfer’s, Rosehearty. The racing format is “pursuit racing” […]
Santa Barbara August 9, 2010 The final event of the Southern California Summer Series was shelf this pat weekend at Santa Barbara Yacht Club. The conditions were beautiful, smooth seas, light winds and plenty of sunshine. This weekend Danny steered our boat and I worked up front. We finished second overall! Danny did a great job […]
Edgartown July 24, 2015 I have been in Edgartown for the past two days racing onboard Foggy, a brand new Frers 75′. Foggy is not just a racing boat but more like a work of art. She has a number of artistic touches, not common to racing boats, that have been added by famed […]
Marina del Rey 16 Stars turned up in Marina del Rey this weekend to contest the King of Spain regatta. The conditions couldn’t have been better with 8-10 knots for all 6 races. Jimmy Buckingham and Austin Sperry posted great scores to win the regatta with 7 points. They won three of the 6 races […]
Father’s Day Newport Beach CA 18 teams competed for the 5th District Championship and the Baxter Bowl on Father’s Day weekend. The top two teams were, appropriately, father-son teams! Six Star races were conducted over the weekend by Newport Harbor Yacht Club. The conditions were typical; sunshine, 6-8 knots of wind and sloppy seas. […]
San Diego May 24, 2015 The past two days a fleet of 16 Stars have been racing on Coronado Rhodes competing for the Rollins Bowl. Chick Rollins was a fiery character who graced the San Diego Bay Star fleet for over 50 years. The usual cast of characters from California were in attendance including 4 […]
John Payne Photo Coconut Grove One race today in perfect conditions again! 10-12 knots from the southeast, warm water, warm air. I don’t think we have had a week of Star sailing this good, anywhere, in a very long time. Lars Grael turned it on today and got the win. Brian Ledbetter continued his strong […]
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