Larchmont YC Juniors Compete at Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta
December 27-30, 2008
Coconut Grove, FL
Larchmont YC junior sailors vied against 700 sailors from 23 countries on the beautiful waters of Florida’s Biscayne Bay at the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, hosted by the Coral Reef Yacht Club during four days of racing between Christmas and New Year’s Day. READ MORE.
Larchmont YC Awarded
Arthur P. Davis - Beach Point YC Trophy
December 7, 2008
Larchmont, NY
Jan K. Smeets, Commodore of Larchmont YC when the
Independence Cup was held, accepts the trophy
At the 113th Annual Meeting of the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound, Larchmont YC and American YC were jointly awarded the Arthur P. Davis – Beach Point Yacht Club Trophy. This trophy is given in recognition of Outstanding Achievement at U.S. Sailing’s Independence Cup which was held June 6-9, 2008. The Independence Cup is the national championship for disabled sailors and several of this year’s competitors represented the USA at the 2008 Paralympics in China. READ MORE.
Larchmont YC Team Competes at NOOD Caribbean Championship
November 8-11, 2008
British Virgin Islands
Photo by: Stuart Streuli/Sailing World
As the overall winners of Larchmont’s National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta held in September, Com Crocker and Kurt Weisenfluh were invited to participate in the Caribbean NOOD Regatta in the British Virgin Islands November 8-11. Sunsail provided the NOOD winners with a fleet of seven Sunsail 39 cruisers for what the Sailing World race committee described as “pillow fight racing”. The Larchmont team was joined by the overall winners of the NOOD regattas in San Diego, Seattle, St. Petersburg, Detroit, Chicago and Marblehead. The all-Larchmont team also included Maura Weisenfluh, Dual Macintyre, and John and Allyson Mawe. READ MORE .
Larchmont YC Annual Meeting Marks a Changing of the Guard, Honors Mary Savage
November 8, 2008
Larchmont, NY
The Larchmont YC Annual Meeting honors the accomplishments of the Club's members and signals a passing of the torch to new leadership. After two years at the helm, Jan Smeets ended his term as Commodore and Vice Commodore Tor Holtan was promoted to the top spot. Carl Olsson and Rob Snedeker were installed as Vice Commodore and Rear Commodore respectively.
Longtime member Mary Savage was elected to honorary membership in recognition of her years of service to Larchmont YC and the sport of sailing. Mary is a US Sailing Senior Judge, an ISAF International Judge and the chair of the Larchmont YC Protest Committee, and has served previously as a US Sailing Certified Umpire, YRALIS President and as a chair and member of numerous other committees. In 2007, US Sailing honored Mary with the Harman Hawkins Trophy.
Larchmont YC and Charlie Ulmer Honored at 2008 Moosehead Luncheon
November 2, 2008
Stamford, CT 
The Regatta Committee of Larchmont YC is proud to announce our return from this year's Moosehead Luncheon with two prestigious awards and no livestock. Charlie (Butch) Ulmer was presented the Donald B. King award for individual excellence in running the Inter-Collegiate Big Boat Regatta. Larchmont YC and American YC were awarded the Moosehead Committee Trophy for jointly hosting the Independence Cup, which is US Sailing’s national championship for disabled sailors. Buttons Padin was Larchmont’s event chair for the Independence Cup and was instrumental in making it a huge success. Larchmont YC and American YC have been selected to host the Independence Cup again in 2011.
