Slow Start on Sagami Bay - United States Sailing Association

USA 50 —- David Liebenberg and Sarah Newberry competing in Japan this week.... Also check out Caleb Paine’s results in the Finns! https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ussailing.org%2Fnews%2Fhwcse2020%2F&h=AT2RYHPWjniB4qUf_B01afvjC0SRBcw6Ja3GLFqBlqIDXi7LyXA6_4hswdZGZr27z8JOSyTBdHvgg5mVQ8pItUPPz1mnlc4ArTrwpCGb2Y2FzFtBCpf_lLm5VvkyBlEpXRFnxBaRPy_K&s=1

MAIDEN WILL NOT BE AT RYC ON SUNDAY - INSTEAD IT WILL BE DOCKING AT SVENSONS BAY MARINE FOR VIEWING FROM NOON TO 4 PM. See you all at 310 West Cutting Blvd, Richmond.

RYC Maiden visitor change as follows: "Maiden is available for visiting at SVENSONS BAY MARINE Sunday - noon till 4pm 310 West Cutting Blvd" Deep water dock - thank you Kim Desenberg for making it happen! Please post pass the word .

Sign up soon for Lobster Feed! Reservations are still open! The date on this poster is incorrect. See you there!

Photos from Richmond Yacht Club, Pt.Richmond California's post

Events committee “lobster elves” prepping marching lobsters for the great room in honor of our coming lobster night! Have you made your reservations?

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The 2019 Chubbs US Junior Nationals for the Sears, Bemis and Smythe Cups hosted by the PYSF of Redwood City. Two courses in the South Bay, one for Sears and the other for Bemis and Smythe saw eight and nine races respectively over the three day event. For our Richmond team, this would be the third and last attempt to win a national championship for two out of the three teammates. Owen Lahr and Connell Phillips (off to sail for University of Hawaii and University of Vermont) and Wesley Seifers (who will continue to carry the championship torch forward). With home field advantage, plenty of practice in the Open 5.7, and their downwind soaking trick effectively used at qualifiers, confidence was high going in to the event. The practice race would see the most breeze of the event and fully test the eleven teams from across the nation. It would test the boats and the bosun as well, with a busy night (and subsequent days) in repairing the fleet for the every day of racing. Each day would begin under postponement, twice while waiting for the breeze to arrive and once for boat maintenance issues. The Open 5.7 proved to be a bit more fragile than desired and a multitude of redresses were granted across the entire fleet for the three day event. Our RYC team was not immune to these breakdowns nor what was seemingly a costly error by the RC with a weather mark, yet they continued to show their ability to deal with adversity head on. On the first race of day one, the team would experience a rudder failure with 30 seconds to go to the gun and though they started next to last after clearing an OCS caused by the ebb and lack of steerage, they would fight back to a respectable fourth place finish. Race two would see the team take their first bullet of the event with a strong set of downwind legs. Race three would go off under LIMA flag signifying no kites as their were multiple boats unable to hoist, and while the team would find itself in contention around the top mark, a longer than standard scope would see them drag and foul the mark and take a ninth. The start of the second day would be delayed several hours to make sure the fleet could actually sail the event with spinnakers and complete sets of battens. The first race of the day would see the team again show their well practiced form and finish just behind the leader for a second place finish. Due to the lengthy morning postponement and another after race one for a boat repair, the second race would be the last of the day. This race would see the team round the weather mark in second, nail a gybe set and immediately take the lead by multiple boat lengths only to lose their halyard sheave two gybes later. Struggling to a seventh place finish under no kite for a leg and half, they would receive redress for a fourth place. Heading in to the final day of racing, the team sat well back in third place but knew that one race completed that day would allow for the discard to come in to play. Putting aside the frustrations of the previous two days, the team was ultra focused on finishing the regatta on a high note. With a boat full of RYC spectators watching, they started the day by climbing from fourth to a second place finish in the first race. The penultimate race of the event would be a repeat of the climb out of fourth at the top, only this time, with only a third of the downwind finish leg left, they found their weather heel, eased tack line "magic mode" and passed first and second to take the win! Going in to the final race of the event the team was now solidly in second place and a mere 2.5 pts behind the leaders. The last race would see the regatta leader match race our team, something the two teams have done a lot of recently (last months Rose cup and May's USMRCRQ at St Francis). Balboa's David Wood (the eventual winner) would gain control on the first beat and unfortunately not relinquish it. Shadowing our teams every move, the Balboa and RYC team would round the final weather mark in fourth and fifth and split with the leaders, and at the finish less than a boat length would separate the five boats. Though falling just 3.5 points short of a national championship, this team exemplified the preparation, experience and heart of champions. With all the adversity thrown their way over the course of the event, there was never a moment of letting off the gas pedal or throwing in the towel. It was understandably disappointing to fall short of their ultimate goal (and by seemingly no relative fault of their own), but their heads remained high as they walked to the stage in their blazers and shorts to accept their silver medals and perpetual trophy. There are so many people to thank for supporting this "years in the making" endeavor. Thank you to the Richmond Yacht Club Foundation and Sailing Advisory Committee for their financial support of not just this, but all youth championship sailing. Thank you to the Flag Officers, board members and general membership for their continual support of our championship sailing efforts. Enormous gratitude is owed to all of the coaches that have taken the time through the years to refine these young sailors skills to list them all would be like reading the club roster. This adventure started with a discussion in the bar between coaches as a "Field of Dreams" type idea of "If you build it, they will come". With that said, please stay tuned as what this team has accomplished is only the beginning... Kurt Lahr RYC Junior Program Co-Director Photos by Mark Phillipps.

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Maiden - the actual boat! - is coming to Richmond Yacht Club "D" Dock on Sunday 25th of August (12 noon -4pm) giving us the opportunity to get on board, check her out and meet some of the crew! As most of you know, Maiden was the first all-female crewed boat in the Whitbread ocean race 30 years ago, led by skipper Tracy Edward's. The boat is currently doing a world tour to support and promote education and opportunities for girls. The current skipper is Wendy Tuck of Australia - long time sailor, instructor and ocean racer; most recently having won the Round The World Clipper Race on Sanya Serenity. So tell all your friends, bring your kids to RYC on Sunday 25th and let's give Maiden an RYC welcome! All children 13 years and younger must wear a life jacket on the dock. We are also fortunate enough to have Wendy joining us for our beer can race on Wednesday 21st August on Evil Octopus(sy). Thank you Deirdre Collins for organizing this event.

2019 El Toro North American Championships - An Aloha family tradition

This is a really nice read.

RYC Sears Team during their practice race yesterday (blowing 20+). Counting races begin today. Owen, Connell and Wesley - We are all cheering for you.

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RYC wishes competitors for Sears, Bemis and Smythe best wishes for your upcoming National Championships August 7th to 11th. The AREA G representatives are: Sears Cup: Richmond Yacht Club; Owen Lahr, Connell Phillipps and Wesley Seifers. Fleet: Open 5.7. Bemis: Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation; Tommy Ashworth and Max Saparov. Fleet: C420. Smythe: San Francisco Yacht Club; Caleb Yoslov. Fleet: Laser Radial. For more information on these events click on the following link: https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-US-Junior-Champs-Welcome-Letter.pdf

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Congratulations to Chase Englehart (RYC Junior) who just won the 2019 El Toro North American Championship in Hawaii. This is the first time in 22 years that a main lander has won. Great job Chase. All that hard work and goal setting has paid off. Congratulations also to Spencer Koontz (RYC Junior) for receiving the Most Motivated award. Well done Spencer. We are proud of all the Juniors and Seniors who stepped up and worked hard to compete in this event.

2019 Hawaii Bullship

Update on Hawaiian Bullship Race http://www.tom-burden.com/2019-hawaii-bullship.html