Monday, March 18, 2019 (Image © Paul Todd)
Various One-Design Classes - 2019 NOOD Regatta Act 2 - San Diego CA. USA, final results
Over the past weekend, 123 teams competed in 14 classes/categories at the 2019 NOOD Regatta inside San Diego and Coronado Bay and offshore on ocean courses. Light and shifty winds prevailed during the final day of the competition yesterday. Here are the final ranking lists,the event website for details, photos and videos and the NOOD facebook page.
Good conditions prevailed on the closing day of the 2019 Sportboat Winter Series in Monaco allowing to catch up in the program to finally complete 5 races after 3 days. 
61 boats competed in the 2019 MC Scow Midwinter Championship held March 14-16 in Eustis, FL. with Bill Draheim as clear winner with 2 bullets in 5 races, 8 points ahead of William Demand in 2nd and another 2 points of James Gluek in 3rd.
Dominating winners of the 2019 J/22 Midwinter Championship in Fort Walton Beach FL was Mike Marshall (New York YC) with crew Zeke Horowitz and Todd Hiller never finishing lower than fifth in the 9 races of the 30-boat fleet. The second-ranked Jeff Todd (Annapolis YC) terminted the race with a 21 point backlog on the winners. 3rd place went to Casey Lambert (Lakewood YC). 
After a windless Saturday, the conditions were excellent on Lake Silvaplana yesterday for the Freestyle and Course Racing competition of the Worldcup Final. 
Nearly 130 teams split in 14 different classes/categories are racing this weekend on different race courses off San Diego at the 2nd of the 5 Rounds of the 
Six races have been sailed by the 31 teams present at the J/22 Midwinter Championship in Fort Walton Beach, FL since last Friday in winds between 6-12 knots.
The first races of the 2019 Laser Europacup were sailed yesterday in light winds. Two races were held in the Standards, the Radials and 4.7, fleets split in two groups, completed one race each. 
Light winds only prevailed on the opening day of the Monaco Sportboats Winter Series, the last event of this competition and just one race per fleet could be completed. Stefan Seger SUI and his team finished first in the J/70s ahead of Ludovico Fassitelli MON and Lorenz Müller SUI. 44 teams from 11 nations. The 
Yesterday, the 33 Finns from 9 nations held a first race at the Trentino-Cup on Lake Garda in a well-established Ora breeze around 20kn decreasing during the race on 15kn. Deniss Karpak EST was the winner ahead of Christoph Burger SUI and Otto Strandvig DEN. 
The Snow Kite Worldcup Final began yesterday in Engadin/St. Moritz SUI with a 90-minute long-distance race. The wind conditions forced the organisers to hold the race on the Lake Bianco and not the Lake Silvaplana.
Yesterday, the first mixed-classes races were held at the One-Person-Dinghy trials in Valencia ESP in a well-established seabreeze. The fastest underway was the Laser World Champion Pavlos Kontides CYP on whatever of the four boats he was racing. The best impression made the Devoti-Zero, especially also among the women's boats, winning all races. However, Luca Devoti ITA (Finn Olympic Silver medalists), will hardly have a chance with World Sailing, because he was the one to initiate the anti-trust claim critizising the builder monopoly of existing and possible future Olympic classes. 
Moderate winds prevailed yesterday in San Remo ITA during the first race of the Dragon Paul & Shark Trophy. A second race was abandoned in the slackening breeze.
The Star Sailors League, inaugurated five years ago, has a proven record since and the annual Finals on the Bahams not only with the best Starboat helmsmen, but also Champions from other Olympic classes, has become one of the best-attended sailing events world-wide. Moreover, the unique format chosen with a state-of-the-art live media coverage has become a role-model in yacht-racing.
The fifth and final event of the 
Today, two major One-Person-Dinghy events - for Finns and Lasers - will be kicked-off. In Koper SLO, the first Round of the 
The equipment tests in Valencia ESP evaluating four potential single-hand dinghies for the 2024 Olympic regatta continued yesterday in lighter winds around 8ikn. The Italian farevela.net website presents an updated 
The New Zealand 18-Footer 'Honda Marine'-Team of David McDiarmid defended the JJ Giltinan title during the past week with an evident superiority. Also the other Kiwi teams performed extremely well winning 8 of the 9 races of the Championship. An 
Over the past weekend, 68 Laser Master sailors (>age 35) from 8 nations and 3 continents were present at the 43rd edition of the Laser Masters Florida Championship Palm Beach, FL. Winner in the Laser Standards was Ernesto Rodriguez USA (Master) in front of Peter Shope USA (Grand Master) and David Hiebert (Master). In the Laser Radials, Paul Clifford USA (Grand Master) was first followed by Christine Neville USA (Apprentice Master) and Peter Seidenberg USA (Great Grand Master), age 81 (!). 
The 2019 J/105 Midwinter Championship was organised over the past weeking in Fort Worth, TX. with 11 teams attending. Overall winner was the local Glenn Darden and his team with 3 bullets in 8 races ahead Bill Zartler and Kenneth Horne. Winds from 3 to 30kn prevailed on the Eagle Mountain Lake making racing exciting. 
Yesterday was day one of the Olympic One-Person-Dinghy trials in Valencia with the Laser (with a new rig), the Melges 14, the RS Aero and the Devoti-One in evaluation. Various experienced international regatta helmsmen are present, among others the Laser World Champion and Olympic Medalist Pavlos Kontides CYP. Good conditions with a 13-16kn wind prevailed yesterday for the first contacts with the different boats. As from today, races are on the program.
The Sailing Center Regatta on Palma Bay - tune-up race for the Trofeo Princesa Sofia of in two weeks from now - ended yesterday with another three races. 
The JJ Giltinan Trophy, the inofficial 18-Footer World Championship, ended on Sydney Harbour this morning UTC with final race held in a 12-16kn wind.
Moderate winds around 10kn prevailed yesterday during the final race of the 92nd Star Bacardi Cup 2019 on Biscayne Bay. The overall leading Eric Doyle/Payson Infelise USA kept everything under control and led at the first upwind mark, while the direct opponents Paul Cayard/Magnus Lilljedahl USA sailed in the middle of the fleet and even dismasted shortly after. Knowing about the premature final win, Doyle/Infelise USA abandoned the race and left rank 1 for Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL/Frithjof Kleen GER, advancing on the 2nd place overall with this bullet. Eivind Melleby NOR/Joshua Revkin USA finished the competition on the 3rd position, followed by Negri/Lambertenghi ITA and Rohart/Ponsot FRA. 
The Mallorca Training Center Regatta on Palma Bay continued yesterday with three races in a somewhat fresher breeze as on the first day. 
The initial 8kn wind increased to 15kn during the last three qualification races yesterday at the Opti Orange in Valencia ESP. Today, racing continues with the fleet split in Gold-, Silver, Bronze and Emeraldfleets. 
The Bacardi Invitational Regatta in Miami was concluded yesterday with two more races held in moderate winds. 
Finishing 2nd this morning UTC, David McDiarmid/Matthew Steven/Brad Collins NZL on 'Honda Marine' secured the overall 18-Footer JJ Giltinan Championship title prematurely before tomorrow's final race, repeating their last year win. Winner of the day was again 'ASCC' with Josh Porebski NZL in a good position to fight for the Silver or Bronze tomorrow with the five teams ranked within 5 points.
As a tune-up to the Trofeo Princesa Sofia to be held in Palma de Mallorca end of March, the numerous international teams already on site joined yesterday for the traditional Training-Center Regattas. Three (two for the Finns) races were completed in moderated winds. 
Fresh winds of 18 to 20kn prevailed again on Biscayne Bay yesterday during race 5 of the Star Bacardi Cup, traditionally very long with upwind legs of 2 miles. 
The Optimist Orange Regatta in Valencia ESP began yesterday in light winds between 6 and 9kn, and the fleet, split in four groups, completed 3 races, dominated by the Spanish sailors. Jaime Ayarza ESP won all three heats and takes rank 1 ahead of Antonio Lopez ESP. The only non-Spanish in the top-ten is Martin Atilla LAT on rank 5. The Optimist World Champion Maria Perello ESP, best girl, is on the 9th place. Matheo Capasso CAY on 22nd, Christian Ebbin BER on 28th and Alexandro Riquelme MEX on 76th are the best of the Western Hemisphere among the 303 participants. 
The Bacardi Invitational Regatta on Biscayne Bay continued yesterday with three races sailed again in fresh winds. 
Two races were completed yesterday at the JJ Giltinan Trophy inspite of the light and unconstant winds on Sydney Harbour. Today is another lay day. On Saturday and Sunday, a race per day will be held, and we shall of course cover it livestream on these pages. 
Yesterday, the four classes of the Bacardi Invitational Series started racing on Biscayne Bay completing three races each in a fresh 20kn breeze. 
Today's two races at the JJ Giltinan Trophy were sailed in a light 8 to 10kn breeze. 'Asko' with James Dorron won the first race ahead of 'ASCC' with the young 49er-sailor Josh Porebski NZL steering. The overall leader 'Honda Marine' with David McDiarmid NZL defended her lead with a 6th place. The second race was still underway at press deadline this morning. Heinrich Bayern GER with his 'Marinepool' - 19th overall up-to-now - was in the lead at the first upwind mark. Today's races can be replayed (see above) on this website.
In Valencia ESP, another big Optimist event will take place as from today with 
