Baxters/Pletsch Repeat at
Interclub Midwinters
January 30-31, 2010
Annapolis, MD
The winners derigging their IC after sailing on Saturday
The LYC team of John and Molly Baxter, Danny Pletsch and former LYC junior sailing instructor Megan Magill repeated as Interclub Midwinter champions. Hosted by Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis, Maryland, the Midwinters feature a college-style A/B format where one team shares a boat, alternating time on the water every two or three races. The 2010 event, attended by 19 teams and 76 sailors, was marked by extreme conditions, including six inches of snow on Saturday and sub-freezing temperatures that created ice floes in the Chesapeake Bay. READ MORE.
LYC Sailors Compete at Key West Race Week
January 18-22, 2010
Key West, FL
Juggernaut rounds the windward mark in a pack at Key West.
Photo by Allen Clark / photoboat.com
LYC had a strong presence at 2010 Key West Race Week, with race committee volunteers and sailors alike seeking refuge in the warm Florida sunshine. Although the entrants were down, the competition was still very strong, especially in the J/80 class, where Kerry Klingler’s Lifted and Michael Zupon’s Juggernaut competed, and in the Melges 32 class with LYC’s Jason Carroll’s Argo. Winter Sailing chairman Nick Langone made his tenth annual trek to the Keys to add his race management prowess to the Division 1 circle and LYC Protest Committee chair Mary Savage was on hand as one of the event’s judges. READ MORE.
LYC Sailors Kick off Winter Campaigns
January 10, 2010
Florida; Bahamas
Jason Carroll and Clay Bischoff plane into the finish
at 49er Worlds in the Bahamas
A number of LYC sailors have been spending time down south, sharpening their skills and racing against some of the best in the world. The active winter circuit began in December and continues through March for many teams. READ MORE.
LYC Juniors Have Successful Start
to Winter Circuit
January 10, 2010
Miami, FL and Adelaide, Australia
Ty Ingram works the chop upwind at the Orange Bowl
For LYC’s top junior sailors, the competition continues even though the summer is over. Cold weekends practicing up north paid off at the first of the major junior winter regattas, with Optimist national team member Ty Ingram placing a career best 11th at the Florida Orange Bowl regatta out of 222 (and the sixth highest American), while Opti sailor Drew Gallagher traveled to Adelaide, Australia, placing fifth overall in the International Optimist Dinghy Association Oceania Championship. READ MORE.
Pieter Taselaar Named US Sailing’s Sailor of the Week
Portsmouth, RI
January 6, 2010
LYC member Pieter Taselaar became the second LYC member to be named US Sailing’s Sailor of the Week. Taselaar, who won the 2009 Melges 32 World Championship with his team aboard Bliksem, plans to compete in regattas in Europe and the U.S. in 2010 before attempting to defend his title in San Francisco. READ MORE.
Larchmont YC Finishes Second at
Vanguard 15 Team Race Midwinters
January 2-4, 2010
Sarasota, FL
Team Larchmont YC from left to right: Molly Baxter, Nick Ewenson,
Meredith Nordhem, John Baxter, Danny Pletsch and Alexis Rubin.
Team Larchmont YC finished second in a competitive 23-team field at the 2010 Vanguard 15 Team Race Midwinters held at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron in Sarasota, Florida. The crack squad consisted of members John and Molly Baxter and Danny Pletsch with Alexis Rubin, with former LYC sailing instructor Nick Ewenson and Meredith Nordhem also joining the team. Junior members Nik Holtan and Lily Beck were also in attendance sailing on the eighth placed “Big Whoop” team. READ MORE.
LYC Members Take Home Silver at YRALIS Annual Awards; John Mendez Awarded
Ned Anderson Achievement Award
December 6, 2009
Larchmont, NY
Commodore John Mendez (right) receiving the Ned Anderson Achievement Award from YRALIS president Robert Kendrick.
Photo by Andrea Watson.
LYC members represented the Club well at all facets of the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound’s annual awards dinner, highlighted by Commodore John Mendez winning the YRALIS’s highest honor, the Ned Anderson Achievement Award, Thomas Carroll’s J/133 SirenSong winning the Caper Trophy for best overall IRC performance and Com Crocker and Dual Macintyre’s Shields Rascal winning the Russell Nall Trophy for best overall one design performance. READ MORE.
LYC Juniors Compete at Bermuda
Optimist Nationals
November 28-29, 2009
Paget, Bermuda
Chrissie Klingler surfs downwind in big waves on Saturday.
Photo by Sue Stan
Four LYC Optimist sailors traveled to Bermuda for the island nation’s Optimist Open and National Championship, hosted by the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club. Only one race was completed on Saturday after 20-25 knot winds increased to 30-35 knots by the finish. Sunday’s racing was held in the Great Sound in 8-12 knot breezes, allowing for six additional races. Reinier Eenkema van Dijk finished third overall in the 32-boat fleet. Elizabeth Hansen finished 16th, and Chrissie Klingler finished 18th. Eric Hansen finished sixth in the Green Fleet. For complete results, please visit the
Winter Sailing Season Off to a Strong Start
November 15, 2009
Larchmont, NY
Tight fleets and crowded starting lines were the norm
on November 8. Photo by Howie McMichael
The 76th season of winter sailing at LYC is off to a strong start with a talented, diverse fleet taking to the water in Interclub dinghies. Each division (A, B, and C fleets) has seen a different daily winner for the first three weeks. Over 20 boats have been on the starting line each day. READ MORE.
