Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Laser - US-National Championship 2019 - Fort Lauderdale FL, USA - Final results
As a prelude to the forthcoming Miami Olympic Classes Worldcup Regatta, the 2019 Laser Class U.S. National Championships were held in Fort Lauderdale FL on January 11-14 with a remarkable international attention. The winner in the 54-boat Laser fleet was Stefano Peschiera (PER) 6 points ahead of Charlie Buckingham as the top US sailing in second overall. Robert Davis CAN on 3rd is already Paige Railey (USA) won in the 83-boat Laser Radial fleet with a huge 35 point advantage on Sarah Douglas CAN. Erika Reineke USA earned Bronze. Spencer Dominguez (USA) finished first in the 7-boat Laser 4.7 fleet.
The results.
The dominators of the Round Robin - YC Monaco and ARM Urla Sailing Club TUR - met in the Final of the Monaco Team Race yesterday and it was the Turkish defeating the local team with 2-1. In the Petite Final, the Royal Swedish YC had the upper hand on the USA Team.
Jeff Martin GBR passed away on 11 January 2019 while on a ski holiday with family and friends. Jeff's dedication to the sport of sailing was unparalleled, having served as the Executive Secretary of the International Laser Class Association for 40 years, and in many important functions at World Sailing (i.e. the former IYRA and ISAF). Jeff was a cornerstone of Laser events, having worked at every Laser Open World Championship except the first one in 1974 where he was a competitor. 
The 2018 Palamos 
The Round Robin is about to come to an end after 3 days' racing with only 8 duels still to go today. Leading tied with the YC Monaco now is the ARM Urla Sailing Club representing Turkey after defeating the locals. With a 12-2 score is the USA team on rank 3. 
In the final race of the 2019 Interdomnions on Syndey Harbour, the leading Nick Press/Andrew Hay AUS kept the situation under control finishing first overall with a 6 point lead of Brett Hobson/Jeremy Jones AUS, winners of the last race. 
The Australian Finn Nationals were concluded this morning with two more seabreeze regattas. At the same venue, the 2019 Finn World Championship will take place next December, and already now, a number of top sailors seized the opportunity to test the environment. 
With 10-12kn, the most moderated conditions prevailed on Sydney Harbour so far yesterday at the Interdominions. Thanks to another race win, Nick Press/Andrew Hay AUS consolidated their first place with a 6 points' advantage on Brett Hobson/Jeremy Jones AUS and cannot loose this first place in the final race today. 
The 2019 Optimist Team Race began yesterday on Monaco Harbour in light winds with 16 teams from 16 nations and 4 contintents having sailed 4 to 5 duels. The host team from the YC Monaco was the only one to win all five matches. The Royal Swedish YC, the Helsingfors SK and the Team USA follow behind with 4 wins each. 
The results of the Australian National Finn Championship have not yet been posted this morning UTC. After the six races sailed so far, the Olympic Champion Giles Scott GBR is leading ahead of Nicholas Heiner NED and Andrew Maloney NZL. 
After yesterday's lay day, the 12-Footer Interdominions Regatta will be in the crucial phase as from today. No results have yet been posted re the two races on program, but as the the situation is very close, the final outcome will only be known after the last race of the Championship anyhow. 
Fresh winds of up to 22kn prevailed yesterday on Sydney Harbour making the races quite entertaining with critical situations and capsizes. 
Today's (UTC) races have already been completed in Melbourne.
The Dragon World Championship in Western Australia was concluded with two races yesterday. Finishing 1st and 2nd, Andy Beadsworth/Ali Tezdiker/Simon Fry sailing the Turkish 'Provezza' demonstrated once more their superiority winning the title 3 points ahead of Grant Gordon GBR and his team. Bronze went to Klaus Diederichs GBR (with Diego Negri ITA). 
After the lay day yesterday, racing continued this morning UTC and both heats have been completed according to program. 
Avec 18 nds de vent hier en baie de Sydney AUS, les conditions étaient parfaites pour les 12’ en cette 5e journée des Interdominions.
Yesterday, the Australian Finn National Championship began in Melbourne with an extremely good attention, as the Finn Worlds will take place at the same venue later this year. 
The Dragon World Championship in Western Australia continued yesterday with two windy races. As both leading boats were disqualified once for a premature start, the final outcome of the Championship is fully open again before the last race today. 
Yesterday was lay day at the 12-Footer Interdominions in Sydney. Today's races are now underway this morning UTC and the results will be posted by noon on the 
After a superb series of races, Mike Martin/Adam Lowry USA had their 5o5 World Champion title already before the last race yesterday. In the close fight for Silver and Bronze, Parker Shinn/Eric Anderson USA finished 2nd and Mike Holt/Carl Smith USA 3rd. 
Yesterday after press deadline, the second race of the day - the fifth overall - was held, again won by Andy Beadsworth GBR and his Turkish 'Provezza' team. He extended his lead on 6 points. Peter Heerema NED remained on rank 2. Peter Gilmour AUS, sailing under JAP flag, best of the day (1/2), moved up on rank 3. Today's results have not yet been posted on the 
19 teams sailed the third event of the Star Winter Series, the Levin Memorial Regatta, over the past weekend. Good Biscayne Bay conditions prevailed on Saturday allowing the held three races, but the wind was missing on the second day keeping the boats in harbour. 
53 J/70 teams took part in the second of the Winter Series events held in Tampa FL over the past weekend under a sunny sky with a breeze around 15kn on Saturday and 6kn on Sunday. Joel Ronning and his team were the winners after five races 5 points ahead of the teams of Travis Odenbach and another 4 points of Brian Keane. 
The 12-Footer Interdominions continued on Sydney Harbour yesterday with another two races, sailed in somewhat more moderate conditions. Again winning one race, Brett Hobson/Jeremy Jones AUS defended their first place. The second race of the day saw Nick Press/Andrew Hay AUS on rank 1, keeping a close contact with the overall leaders. 35 teams from Australia and New Zealand participate. 
After the lay day, the 5o5 Worlds in Fremantle Western Australia continued this morning UTC with two more races. Admittedly, Mike Martin/Adam Lowry USA had a mediocre day with the ranks 4 and 26, but they defended their lead 25 points ahead of Mike Holt/Carl Smit USA on 2nd closely followed by Parker Shinn/Eric Anderson USA 2 points back. With a mere 4 point backlog on Silver, Howie Hamlin/Jeff Nelson USA, as well as Wolfgang Hunger/Holger Jess GER, 6 points behind, remain strong contenders for a place on the podium. 
Yesterday's race was started with some delay - winner was Pieter Heerema NED and his team - but today, the program was completed as planned and the race is already over with the Turkish 'Provezza', steered by Andy Beadsworth GBR, on first, taking the overall lead one point ahead of Grant Gordon GBR. New on rank 3 is Klaus Diedrichs GBR (with Jamie Lea GBR and Dego Negri ITA). 
The 12-Footer Interdominions, the inofficial World Championship of the Class, began on Sydney Harbour yesterday with race sailed in an up to 25kn wind, and numerous capsizes and some equipment failures were inevitable. 
Three races were sailed yesterday at the 5o5 Worlds in Fremantle AUS to catch up with the program. Today, there is the lay day in Western Australia. 
The start to the second race was just given at press deadline this morning UTC (6 a.m.) at the Dragon Worlds in Fremantle Western Australia. The results will be posted on the 
The two races of today Friday have already been held, while yesterday, only one heat could be completed in the freshening wind.
The Dragon World Championship in Western Australia began this morning UTC with one race won by Grant Gordon GBR (a.o. with Sophie Weguelin GBR) ahead of Andy Beadsworth GBR steering a Turkish boat. On rank 3 follows Peter Gilmour AUS sailing under Japanese flag. 
The OpenBic World Championship in New Zealand was terminated this morning UTC with two races. 
