The sail purchase window for purchasing a new main or new jib will close in 2 weeks, November 30th. This is your only opportunity to order a new sail until November 1, 2016.
Details on the purchase window are available on this previous post.
Harbor 20 Fleet 3 and South Carolina Yacht Club hosted the 2015 East-West Challenge Regatta at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 22-25. Teams of three crews each from Fleet 1 (Newport Beach), Fleet 3 (Hilton Head), Fleet 4 (Santa Barbara) and Fleet 5 (Annapolis) sailed eight races in boats provided by Fleet 3 with assistance from Fleet 5. Races were run in Calibogue Sound by a national race officer in moderate breezes with fairly strong current. The East team (Hilton Head and Annapolis) beat the West team (Newport Beach and Santa Barbara) by a score of 228 to 275, earning possession of the East-West Challenge Trophy for the next year. Hand-carved half-models of a Harbor 20 were awarded to the skipper and crew with the top three best individual performances in the regatta. They were Chuck Millican and Ned Nielsen (Fleet 3), Ed Kimball and Gary Thorne (Fleet 1) and Domenico De Sole and Joe Highsmith (Fleet 3). Just two and three points behind with the fourth and fifth best individual performances were Carter Ford and Kurt Wiese (Fleet 1) and Peter Trogdon and Jeffrey Scholz (Fleet 5).
All of the competitors and their spouses, along with the 40 Hilton Head volunteers who organized and ran the regatta, enjoyed great parties every evening. A Thursday evening welcome reception at South Carolina Yacht Club was followed by a Friday evening Carolina Low Country buffet dinner poolside at the Club. On Saturday all 80 people went to Mary and Joe Highsmith’s home on the May River in nearby Bluffton for an Oyster Roast and Pig Roast with live bluegrass music provided by the band Low Country Boil and a dance floor under the old oak trees that was hopping after dinner. Sunday after racing competitors gathered for light refreshments on the Club deck where the Club officers and founders received a plaque thanking the Club. Then it was on to a fabulous Awards Dinner at the oceanfront home of Eleanore and Domenico De Sole.
On Friday evening before dinner there was an hour-long discussion meeting among the members of the Harbor 20 Class Association who were present. Kevin Keogh, the event chair for the regatta, introduced the Fleet officers who were present, who included at least two officers from each participating Fleet, plus two officers of the national Class Association and three representatives of newly-formed Fleet 6 in Sarasota, Florida. The topics on the discussion agenda included how to recognize the geographic growth of the Class by involving representatives from Harbor 20 Fleets outside of Newport Beach in the governance of the Class, the possible format for a Class national championship in addition to the East-West regatta, compliance with Class one-design rules including boat weights, sourcing of sails from sailmakers outside the Newport Beach area and initiatives for growing the newer or smaller Harbor 20 Fleets. The constructive discussion allowed the Class officers who were present to take some ideas back to Newport Beach for Board consideration.
The 2015 Harbor 20 East-West Challenge Regatta was the eighth time this event has been held. It started as a challenge between the Hilton Head and Newport Beach fleets and expanded to include Santa Barbara and Annapolis. The venue alternates between East and West Coast. The 2014 event was in Santa Barbara, 2013 in Annapolis and 2012 in Newport Beach. The host fleet provides the boats that all competitors sail and provides housing in the homes of local members for those visitors who request it.
Here are the final scores of the 2015 Harbor 20 East-West Challenge Regatta:
Team Scores
East (Annapolis & Hilton Head): 228
West (Newport Beach & Santa Barbara): 275
Click East-West Final Scores for complete, detail and individual scores.
More photos and article by WD Schock is here.
The Annual BCYC Hot Rum Series includes Harbor 20s’ according to the NOR’s. The first two races are this Sunday, November 15th. The Official Notice Board is here.
The following is posted on behalf of Hollie Sutherland:
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to support Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) research at UCLA. Please make checks payable to “the UCLA Foundation”, indicate the gift is in memory of Leroy Sutherland in the memo line, and send the check to:
UCLA Health Sciences Development
Attn: Courteney Bailey
10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 3132
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Please feel free to contact Courteney Bailey at 310-267-1155 or cbailey@support.ucla.edu with any questions.
APPROVED
(at Board Meeting 15 December 2015)
HARBOR 20 FLEET FOUR
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
OCT. 15, 2015
CALL TO ORDER: Fred Rice presiding. Executive Committee members Thomas Wright, Morgan Green, Bill Bench attending. Quorum established. Fleet members attending: Leslie and Scott Deardorff, Brian Green, Bhrian Resnik, John Jeffries (webmaster), Sandra Denton, Jane Watkins.
(a) boom sheave replacements: the Fleet Four policy was adopted in concept by the National H20 Association board. The new policy is scheduled for an H20 National Association board vote.
(b) Ullman mainsails: At its July meeting, the Executive Committee took the following action: Motion by Geoff Slaff, second by Morgan Green: All new or replacement mainsails shall be Ullman mainsails (as made to meet current class specifications) after the Holiday Regatta of 2015.
Approval: Unanimous.
With executive committee agreement, Fred subsequently emailed all Fleet Four owners asking them to say whether they favored the executive committee action that. The email response was 10 owners in favor. Nobody voted against, thereby confirming the board’s earlier action. Discussion on Oct. 15 included questions regarding a sunset deadline for use of Elliott/Pattison mains, and whether owners could switch between Ullmans and E/P mains. Morgan Green clarified that the adopted policy was for no sunset on E/P main use, but when a sail is replaced, it must be an Ullman sail. The suggestion was made by Scott Deardorff for a sunset date for E/P main use. The need for a sunset date will be placed on the next Fleet Meeting (Jan. 7, 2016) agenda for discussion.
(c) Spinnaker maker – Naming a single maker for Fleet Four spinnakers was raised by Scott Deardorff. The idea will be placed on the next Fleet Meeting agenda for discussion.
The idea of also including jib and spinnaker orders was raised. Fred is to send out an email to all Fleet Four owners asking who wants to order Ullman mains, jibs, and spinnakers. EMAIL RESPONDENTS ARE TO REPLY TO BRIAN GREEN, to coordinate a group discount purchase on all sails.
Jane said she will also discuss a schedule of starting clinics for Fleet Four with Ken Kieding.
END
On behalf of the entire Lee Sutherland Family, we want to thank those thinking of Lee during this most difficult time and thank those who were able to participate in the very moving flotilla tribute when he was laid to rest September 20. It just means so much. It was really, really beautiful and is so appreciated — Lee would have loved it.
We also want to thank all the members of our Harbor 20 Fleet for the many wonderful years of fun sailing, competition, and camaraderie — being part of the fleet and skippering his number 48 just brought him so much joy.
Fair winds, and thank you again,
Lee and Hollie
The Fleet 1 approved sail purchase window is October 5th to November 30th, 2015. This is your only opportunity to buy new sails until after the Fleet 1 2016 Championships!
According to the Class bylaws:
III.H.8. For a Class Yacht, the Owner may purchase one jib sail in each calendar year and one main sail in every second calendar year.
After purchase, the Fleet 1 Measurer will inspect, measure and sign the sail before it may be used.
According to the Fleet 1 bylaws:
III.C.7. The Fleet has appointed Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers as its sole permitted sail maker for new mainsails, and Ullman Sails as its sole permitted sail maker for new jibs. No other sail/sail maker combinations will be allowed.
The cost of a new mail sail from Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers is $1,594. They are offering a 20% discount to Fleet 1 members: $1275.20. You can save an additional $25 by re-using your main batons. They can be reached at 949 645-6697.
Ullman Sails is offering the jib sail at 793 with 10% discounts available for 100% deposits and 5% discounts available for 50% deposits. Download their flyer here. Ullman Sails can be reached at 714-432-1860
If you are buying a new Mainsail, consider donating your old one to NHYC for possible use in the Baldwin Cup team races.
For the 2nd year in a row, Jon and Gale Pinckney have won the Harbor 20 Division A Championships with an impressive four 1st place finishes out of a total of 8 races over two days in Newport Harbor over the weekend. A total of 33 teams participated in the annual event which represents the final event for the Harbor 20 sailing year.
Jim & Mary Buckingham received 2nd place while Kurt & Anne Wiese received 3rd place. Six of the top eight competitors in A Division were husband / wife teams, which is common among the Harbor 20 Fleet.
Len Bose and Craig Chamberlain won the B Division Championship, with Daniel and Mariah Geissmann and John & Mary Whitney getting 2nd and 3rd places. Similar to the A Division, five of the top 9 finishers in B Division were husband / wife teams.
Porter Killian & Chris Killian, a father / son team, dominated the C Division by getting 1st place in all eight races, earning him them the right to sail in B Division.
The Harbor 20 Fleet thanks Newport Harbor Yacht Club as the OA and hosting the social events surrounding Championships. Complete race results are available here.
Photos will be posted to the Harbor 20 Facebook Page in the coming days.
On Friday, October 2, the day before the Championship, the H20 Association is sponsoring an evening called “ASK THE JUDGES” at 7:00 PM at NHYC. Certified judges will be present to answer any and all questions you might have about the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2013-2016. A whiteboard with magnetic boats will be used to help visualize on-the-water situations as they change over time.
Don’t go into the Championship with lingering questions about the rules. We will be entertaining questions such as:
1) Can you have contact with another boat and not have broken a rule?
2) If two overlapped, close hauled, starboard tack boats reach a windward mark to be left to port, does the leeward boat have to fall off at the mark, or can it continue to sail on, taking the windward boat with it?
3) Can boats on opposite tacks be overlapped?
4) If a boat running on port tack overlaps to leeward a boat running on starboard tack, and then jibes, does he (she) then have luffing rights?
5) Does a boat which tacks from port to starboard inside the 3 boat length circle ever have rights to mark room?
6) The committee boat is a mark and an obstruction. Is an inside boat, overlapped to windward, entitled to room at the obstruction before starting?
7) Is a boat ever required to sail her proper course?
8) Does a boat which is sailing above close hauled have to fall off to a close hauled course at the starting signal?
9) Can you take a penalty turn anytime before the finish of a race to exonerate yourself of a rule infraction?
Answers:
1) No
2) Yes or no, depending on how the overlap was established
3) Yes , if both are sailing more than 90 degrees from the wind
4) Yes
5) Yes
6) Yes, unless approaching the starting line to start (barging)
7) No
8 ) Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It all depends on how overlaps with adjacent boats were established.
9) No. A penalty must be taken as soon as possible after the time of the incident.
What’s your question? Come and get the answer. Find out once and for whether you were right or wrong in past incidents. This should be a really interesting and fun evening!
We hope to see you there!