LYC Team Racers
Shine in Newport
August 30, 2010
Newport, RI
Team LYC traveled to New York Yacht Club’s Harbor Court facility in Newport, RI for three consecutive weekends in August for team racing regattas, with solid results along the way. Team LYC won the 20-team Vanguard 15 Team Race, placed second in the Morgan Cup and fourth at the Hinman Masters. READ MORE.
Ulmer, Klingler Winning Tacticians
at IRC Nationals
July 21-24, 2010
Newport, RI
LYC members Charlie “Butch” Ulmer and Kerry Klingler were victorious tacticians at the IRC National Championships hosted by New York YC in Newport, Rhode Island. Ulmer sailed with Andrew Weiss’s J/122 Christopher Dragon in the IRC 4 class, where she won three of the six races to take the closely contested class by one point. Klingler sailed with Rick Lyall’s J/109 Storm in IRC 5 where the action was even closer, with victory coming after several rounds of tiebreaker. Conditions for the event were primarily light for the drop-mark races, with fresh breezes for Thursday’s distance race. Results.
112th Race Week Features
Variety of Conditions
July 10-18, 2010
Larchmont, NY
Tight finishes were the norm in the ultra-competitive Vanguard 15
division. Photo by Tom Spelman
Sailors in the 112th Larchmont Race Week saw a variety of conditions that allowed for sailing on most days and a full slate of races for all divisions, while the usual copious amounts of Ben and Jerry’s and Mt. Gay Rum kept the good times rolling ashore for the 607 boats that competed over eight days. READ MORE.
LYC Sailors Have Success at
Newport Regatta
July 10-11, 2010
Newport, RI
Several LYC sailors stood atop the podium at the 2010 Coastal Living Newport Regatta. Ted Ferrarone teamed up with American YC sailor Doug McKeige to win the 505 class before heading to the world championship in Denmark. Senet Bischoff finished second in the Etchells 22 division, which was also the class’s Atlantic Coast Championship. Kerry Klingler and his team aboard Lifted finished second in the J/80 fleet. Harald Edegran, Jeremy Henderson and Mike’s Puleo’s Conundrum was in fourth in the J/105 division, however not enough races were completed over the light air weekend to constitute an official event for that class. Several LYC Vanguard 15 sailors also competed in the class’s national championship as part of the regatta. Results.
LYC Juniors Start Summer with
Major Championships
July 4, 2010
Kingston, Ontario and Hingham, MA
Harry Koeppel surfs downwind in big breeze on Lake Ontario.
Photo by Dave Rein
Some of LYC’s best junior sailors started the summer in style, competing in two major championships. Three Optimist sailors competed at the 2010 IODA North American Championship and Casey Klingler raced in the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship. READ MORE.
Pieter Taselaar Competes at ISAF Offshore Team World Championship
June 28-July 3, 2010
Porto Cervo, Italy
Pieter Taselaar and his Melges 32 team aboard Bliksem raced as one half of the United States team at the 2010 ISAF Offshore Team World Championship. Taselaar, who was eligible for the event by virtue of being the highest placing American boat at the 2009 Melges 32 World Championship (which he won), teamed with the Farr 40 Barking Mad. Their combined score placed the United States third overall out of eight countries. Results.
Morning Glory Finishes Second at
Block Island Race Week
June 21-25, 2010
Block Island, RI
LYC Vice Commodore Carl Olsson accepts his second
place trophy from PRO Sue Miller.
Vice Commodore Carl Olsson’s Morning Glory finished second in the J/105 class at Block Island Race Week, with a team composed primarily of LYC sailors. After a slow start to the week, Morning Glory crossed the finish line in second place in six of its final seven races to secure a spot on the podium. The crew included LYC members Peter Beardsley (tactics/mainsail trim), Rachel Beardsley (pit), Kevin Schultz (bow), perennial winter sailing member Sascha Vucelic (mast) along with Vicky Jo Neiner (jib/spinnaker trim). Results.
LYC Sailors Compete in 2010 Bermuda Race, Take Home Silver
June 18-22, 2010
Hamilton, Bermuda
Gus Carlson’s R/P 66 Aurora finished second in class 8.
Photo courtesy PPL Agency.
LYC sailors competed and fared well in the 2010 Newport-Bermuda Race. The famous 635-mile “Thrash to the Onion Patch” stands as one of the world’s classic ocean races and is certainly among the most challenging to sail. LYC had a very strong presence in this year’s race, with three club boats and 15 members racing. Gus Carlson’s R/P 66 Aurora came in second in Class 8 and 14th overall in the 108-boat St. David’s Lighthouse division (for amateur helmed yachts) and Rich duMoulin’s Lora Ann finished third in class and third overall in the 26-boat double-handed fleet. READ MORE.
Top WLIS Female Sailors Compete at 2010
Mendez Regatta
June 10, 2010
Larchmont, NY
This annual regatta, commissioned by former LYC Commodore John M. Mendez, is an invitational for women in western Long Island Sound. READ MORE.
Canadian Paralympic Medalists Win 2010
Robie Pierce One-Design Regatta
June 3-6, 2010
Larchmont, NY
Despite the big breeze and reefed sails, racing was tight at
the 2010 Robie Pierce Regatta. Photo by Howie McMichael
Larchmont Yacht Club, in partnership with American Yacht Club, hosted the second annual Robie Pierce One-Design Regatta for sailors with disabilities. Spanning the four days from June 3 – June 6, 2010, LYC became the home away from home for 18 crews of disabled sailors, plus over 100 volunteers from the two clubs. John McRoberts (Vancouver, BC) and his crew Brenda Hopkin, Canadian Bronze Medalists at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, won the hard-fought regatta, with the top four boats separated by just three points.
Robie Pierce Regatta Video Footage.
