WED…WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.

Not sure if you noticed? It’s Spring and the sun is out and the breeze should be between 8-12 knots tomorrow. Even if your boats at the Baldwin Cup we should be able to find a boat for yea. We are meeting at M Mark 5:30ish to about 7:00, Team racing practice for everyone interested. Keep in mind this is more like a clinic/practice than a race. Just coming down and watching from the committee boat will help you sail faster! Please RSVP at boseyachts@Mac.com or call me at (714) 916-0200.

More team racing tips

 

Thanks to Tom Madden, BCYC Vice Commodore, for making his Harbor 20 “Cool H20” available for the dockside demonstration. And thanks to the management and staff of BCYC for flawless support of the event.

This was the second in a three seminar series. The first was “Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing” on January 29. The third in the series will be “Strategy & Tactics” on June 3. Watch this website for details, and we hope to see you there!

Sail Safe & Sail Fast!

Peter Haynes

On Saturday, four Harbor 20 sailors participated in the “Sprint” course of the annual Border Run Regatta.  The Sprint Course was a 14 mile “dash” from the Balboa Pier to the Dana Point Harbor.  Vessels included Harbor 20s, Lasers, Dingy’s and various other sailboats. The four Harbor 20s were accompanied by two chase boats: a Catalina 36 and Tiara 34 just in case the wind died and the sailors needed a tow into safe harbor.

The race started at 12 noon with a 8-10 knot southerly with some sailors taking the header out to sea while others taking a lift towards the coast. On everyones mind was whether or not the wind would shift to the West as predicted. Karl Pomeroy (Knot at Work #262) had a strong start and held the lead of the four H20s and kept to the center of the course early in the race. Emile Pilafidis (#209)  and Steve Woodward (#300) started outside while Nik Froehlich (#109) tacked early toward the coast.

Moving at about 4 – 5 knots, at about 1.5 hours into the race, it seemed as though Nik Froehlich had taken a strong lead while Emile and Steve tacked back toward the coast. At about 3 hours into the race, Nik Froehlich, with his crew Rolly Pulaski seemed to be taking a leisurely cruise alone the coast chatting about history of the southland and architecture, as the rest the H20 fleet started to gain. Failing to consolidate their lead, Nik found himself hugging the coast near the Ritz as the rest of the fleet, further out to sea, enjoyed the increasing Westerly that sprang up taking them fast to the finish line on a reach.

Karl finished 3rd out of the 9 total boats entered in the Sprint XS Mono C Class, 11 seconds (corrected) behind the 2nd place finisher, with Emile finishing next for the H20s, followed by Steve, and Nik ending up with a DNF as the wind died forcing Nik to motor around the point to the Dana Point Harbor after the 1700 hour deadline.

The DPYC provided slips for the four H20 boats and the two chase boasts and hosted an awards party and dinner. The H20 sailors slept on their boats and on the chase boats Saturday night, and did a combination sail/tow back to Newport on Sunday after a delicious breakfast cooked by Warren & Helen Duncan aboard Tara.

Thank you to Mark Durante and his crew for the Tiara 34 and Warren & Helen Duncan on the Catalina 36 as chase/support boats; Steve Woodruff for coordinating the Harbor 20 boats; Andrew Anderson, Port Captain of Dana Point Yacht Club for providing overnight slips; Michael Volk for taking pictures of the start from the Balboa Pier; and the South Shore Yacht Club for hosting a great event for the Harbor 20s.

More pictures of the event can be found here.

 

 

 

 

 

By John Drayton

Sat/Sun March 3-4 – W.D. Schock Memorial Regatta (NHYC, Harbor 20’s), ,

 

About forty Harbor 20 sailors enjoyed big fleet racing and summer-like conditions in last weekend’s W. D. Schock Memorial Regatta.

As they’ve been doing in recent years, Bill and Diane Menninger showed their complete mastery of the fickle winds of Newport Harbor, tallying just seven points in six races in the competitive “A” fleet.  Kurt Wiese was runner-up in the A fleet.

In the 18 boat “B” fleet, George Drayton used solid starts, good boatspeed and conservative tactics to eke out the win the “B” fleet, finishing just one point ahead of another class stalwart Tom Corkett.(Sr).  Like the Menninger family in the A fleet, the B fleet winners were also family affair as both Drayton and Corkett sailed with their sons at this year’s event.  Full racing results are available at www.nhyc.org .

W. D. “Bill” Schock was the founder of W.D. Schock Corp, and Schock boats, a local boat builder best known for the Lido 14, Lehman 12, Santana 20, Schock 35 and Harbor 20 classes, among many others.  W.D. Schock Corp. was run by the Schock family from the 1940’s until just last year when the company was sold.

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Spring twilights are upon us and with the time change we have the opportunity to start sailing Wednesday nights starting March 21 at M mark. I will have a course set by 5:30 and we will start racing once we have 4 boats.

We are going to try a new twist this year and offer “team racing” (see video here). I would like to try to encourage 6 boats to attend and we can handle as many as 12.

A lot of you, if not all of you have been asked to lend out your boats and come along and take part in the “team racing” format. This has attracted some very highly skilled sailors and has made it difficult for the average yacht club sailor to participate in. I thought it would be a good time for fleet 1 members to give “team racing” a try?

The racing will be very low key and lean more towards a clinic, rather than yacht club challenges. Send an email to boseyachts @mac.com an let me know if you can make it?

Hope to sea ya Wednesday March 21!

Len Bose

(714) 916-0200

 

This past weekend, the NHYC hosted the annual W.D. Schock Memorial Regatta, and the participants were treated to a hint of Summer with 80 degree weather on both Saturday and Sunday.

Thirty-five Harbor 20’s participated in the 2-day High Point regatta. The A Fleet had a solid 13 participants, while the B fleet had a very full pack of 17 participants. The newly formed C fleet had 5 new Harbor 20 owners participate in the regatta.

Saturday started on time at 1300 and treated the Fleet to steady Westerly winds resulting in 4 races for all three fleets (A, B and C). The day was filled with excitement as the Bay was full of recreational boating enthusiasts enjoying the summer-like weather. The day ended with drinks, social time and a Taco dinner at NHYC.

While the weather was even better on Sunday, the wind was fickle and toyed with the Race Committee, shifting back and forth from West to South and back again. After an hour delay waiting for the wind to settle in, the Race Committee was able to get off 2 races in puffy, shifty and unpredictable winds.

Bill & Dianne Menninger took 1st place in the A Fleet, George and John Drayton won 1st in the B Fleet (and as a result, move to the A Fleet) and Jonathan and Tucker Cheadle won 1st in the C Fleet.

The Harbor 20 Class & Fleet 1 thanks NHYC for hosting the event and thanks the Race Committee for running a first class regatta.

Dear Competitors:

An amendment to the Notice of Race for the W.D. Schock Regatta has been posted to the official Notice Board. This amendment deletes the competitors’ briefing and moves the first warning to 1300hrs.

The R/C and I are looking forward to a great weekend on the water and a fun fleet dinner Saturday evening. If you have any questions please contact me.

 

Sail Fast,

Jenn Lancaster

NHYC Race Director

949-723-6869

 

The annual W.D. Schock Memorial Regatta is next weekend and online registration is now open.

Details and links to sign up can be found here.

Note the 11am Skippers meeting and the 12pm start time and the Saturday Dinner.

This event is a 2-day High Point for Fleet 1.

Two days, eight races, three fleets, thirty-one Harbor 20s, and near perfect sailing conditions encompassed the SCYA Mid-Winter Regatta for the Harbor 20 Fleet 1 in Newport Beach this weekend.

A Fleet Winners

 

B Fleet Winners

 

C Fleet Winners

 

Thank you BCYC Yacht Club for doing a fantastic job hosting the event.

Contributed by Michael Volk and Ellen Reader

As a member of the new ‘C’ Fleet, we are grateful for the new mentoring program which has done so much to introduce and encourage new Harbor 20 owners.  With so many accomplished sailors in the ‘A’ and ‘B’ Fleets, it can daunting to fast track to racing. Our Mentor, Alexander Vucelic, has been a great help by accompanying us on several races, reviewing rules and tactical maneuvers, which has improved our confidence and opened up the enjoyment of racing. Hopefully other Harbor 20 owners, who may not have previously raced, will take advantage of this program and enjoy racing like we have.