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Yacht Racing News LARCHMONT, N.Y. (Oct. 11, 2011)—The


Storm Trysail Foundation (STF) and Larchmont Yacht Club teamed up to run the world’s largest college regatta over Colum- bus Day weekend, with 400 collegiate sailors racing on 47 offshore boats ranging from 35 to 44 feet. Schools came from across the country to compete in the placid waters of Long Island Sound off Larchmont, N.Y. where three light-air races were sailed on Saturday. The race committee started two races on Sunday but had to abandon each after the wind shifted too much; after the second abandonment the wind died away to nothing and never returned.


Winning overall was Maine Maritime Academy, which topped the eight-boat J/109 fleet with a perfect score of three firsts. (They also were leading the fourth race when it was abandoned.) The finish proved that the school is at the top of its game and bodes well for its participation in the Student Yachting World Cup in France later this month.


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The other division winners were the U.S. Naval Academy, which won both the 12-boat IRC 40 class and the seven-boat J/44 class; Tufts University, which won the five-boat IRC 35 class for the second year in a row; and first-time participant University of Southern California, which traveled the farthest to at- tend the regatta with their coach Mike Segerblom and won the 15-boat J/105 class in a tie-breaker with last year’s overall winner, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y.


Even though no races were sailed on Sunday, the college sailors as well as the boat owners—who loaned their boats and served as coaches and safety officers during the racing—enjoyed a fun-filled weekend. “This was a great learning experience for me and my crew,” said Connor Sestudies, the tactician for the Purdue team. “It was a great opportu- nity to sail on these boats that the owners generously let us use. I’m looking forward to next year.” His teammate Matt Steiner added, “I had very little experience on big boats before this event. After this weekend, though, I’m looking forward to getting into more races. This event definitely opened my eyes to the world of big boats, and I like what I see!”


In some cases, less experienced boat owners such as John Maltz signed up to learn as much as the college sailors, with STC assigning experienced coaches where needed. Maltz, who recently bought the J/105 Sunnyside Up, sailed with American Univer- sity, where he once was a student, and had experienced J/105 sailor Mike Quaglio as a coach. Within minutes of the regatta’s finish,


Maltz texted Regatta Chairman Adam Loory, saying, “Great regatta; sign me up for next year—Mike was the best!”


Thanks to the financial support of the Storm Trysail Foundation and sponsorship from Rolex, Vineyard Vines, Caithness En-


ergy, Safe Flight Instruments, UK-Halsey Sailmakers, Coke, Heineken and Gill, the re- gatta was free to the participants and the boat owners. Larchmont Yacht Club provided free moorings for over 30 visiting boats.


12 Metre NA Championships


Photo: Billy Black


Ted Turner Wins: A Blast from the Past NEWPORT, RI — Media mogul Ted Turner returned to the sport he mastered many de- cades ago when he helmed the iconic Ameri- can Eagle — the 12 Metre he once owned and raced around the world — in the 2011 12 Metre North American Championships held in Newport, R.I. over September 23-25. Turner’s well-honed skills earned him first place in the Traditional division as well as the Pine Brothers Sponsor Trophy for Best Over- all Performance.


“It’s great to see that Ted, at age 72, still has the touch and the love of the sport,” said Gary Jobson, who served as tactician for Turner just as he did when Turner’s Coura- geous won the 1977 America’s Cup. The regatta included nine 12 Metres (Victory 83, Courageous, USA , Intrepid, American Eagle, Weatherly, Columbia, Northern Light and


Onawa) racing in three divisions (Grand Prix/ Modern, Traditional, Classic) and drew sev- eral other celebrity yachtsmen as well, includ- ing America’s Cup veterans Dave Pedrick, Richie Boyd, Scott Perry, Andy MacGowan, Jim Gretzky, Reggie Pierce, Tom O’Brien, Richie Sayer, and Stu Argo and other notable sailors such as Jeff Johnstone, Michael Keyworth, Brad Read and Jud Smith. “Each of the beloved historic 12 Metres were packed with the best-of-the-best on board for competitive racing, in the spirit they were designed for,” said Event Chair Cindy Delotto. Principal Race Officer Peter Gerard added that even though the conditions — sometimes dense fog, light breezes and a swell from offshore — proved challenging, “when we got to race, it was good, fair rac-


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