2022 Crab Claw Regatta Results

The 2022 ILCA Crab Claw Regatta drew 44 participants to Severn Sailing Association this past weekend. There were a handful of past winners in attendance, including Lauren Pollak (2008), Kim Couranz (2011, 2017, 2018) and Kelly McMurray (2021) in the ILCA-6 fleet, as well as Jim Knab (2003), Bob Tan (2007), and James Jacob (2021) in the ILCA-7 fleet. 1997 champion Alden Shattuck made a surprise shore-side visit Sunday morning to catch up with old friends!

2022 Crab Claw Saturday

On the racing front, the wind gods did not cooperate on Saturday. PRO Steve Podlich and his team did a great job of getting one race completed in what one might describe as a sketchy southerly breeze. Sunday turned out much nicer with the wind again coming in from the south and fluctuating in velocity throughout the day, anywhere from 5-18 knots. Once again, the race committee work was flawless; they were able squeeze in a total of 5 races.

In the 15 boat ILCA-6 fleet, Brooke Bogdan secured the win with a very consistent scorecard (4,2,2,4,3) over 5 races. Coming in second place, just 4 points behind Brooke, was Dorian Haldeman. Matt White (21 points) took home the bronze.

The ILCA-7 fleet had 29 competitors. History repeated itself with a USNA midshipman taking top honors for the 13th time in the 51 year history of this regatta. The winner this year was senior Gavin McJones. He was in complete control, winning all six races by a fairly significant margin. The Crab Claw served as a tune up for Gavin who will be competing in the Carl Van Duyne MAISA Men’s Singlehanded Championships later this fall. Coming in second place was Luke Shingledecker (21 points). Fun Fact: this year marked the 21st anniversary of Luke’s first Crab Claw regatta (2002) in which he placed 3rd. Rounding out the top three was David Waiting (29 points).

-Ted Morgan, Photos by Scott Williamson, Robin Richards and Cathee Lee

ILCA 7

	Sailors	Sail Number	Boat Name	Club/Org	Net	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	Gavin McJones	USA 210539	None	NASS	6	6	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	Luke Shingledecker	USA 220399	None	Severn Sailing Association	20	20	3	3	2	4	3	5
3	David Waiting	USA 214620	Springbok	Severn Sailing Association	29	29	4	5	6	3	7	4
4	Henry Filter	USA 206106	None	SSA	34	34	5	7	5	8	6	3
5	James Jacob	USA 217593	None	Severn Sailing Association	36	36	10	10	7	2	5	2
6	Ted Morgan	USA 210619	SEAFOOD	SSA	45	45	16	9	4	6	2	8
7	Robert Robinson	USA 177281	None	Severn Sailing Association	52	52	2	14	13	9	4	10
8	Bob Tan	USA 211596	None	Severn Sailing Association	53	53	8	6	10	10	8	11
9	Kyle Swenson	USA 190462	The Most Royal Turkey	Severn Sailing Association	58	58	14	13	8	7	10	6
10	Scott Williamson	USA 220401	None	Severn Sailing Association	71	71	7	19	3	5	OCS – 30	7
11	Benjamin Pedrick	USA 196077	None	Severn Sailing Association	76	76	21	2	12	13	13	15
12	Rob Emmet	USA 209698	None	Severn Sailing Association	83	83	11	23	11	15	11	12
13	Bruce Empey	USA 166870	Tangled Up In Blue	Severn Sailing Association	86	86	18	8	16	14	16	14
14	Mark Holweger	USA 213962	None	Severn Sailing Association	88	88	23	18	18	11	9	9
15	William Lawson	USA 220389	None	SSA	96	96	6	4	9	17	DNF – 30	DNC – 30
16	Ken Mangano	USA 196141	None	EYC	99	99	19	20	23	12	12	13
17	Jim Knab	USA 193965	None	Rehoboth Bay Sailing Assoc.	102	102	20	12	14	22	17	17
18	Steve Madonna	USA 191454	None	Marsh Creek Sailing Club	105	105	22	15	20	18	14	16
19	Jonah Hatt	USA 180810	None	NASS	114	114	9	17	24	16	OCS – 30	18
20	Steven Cofer	USA 214625	None	SSA	120	120	17	21	17	20	15	DNC – 30
21	Carlos Linares	USA 192031	Samba	Severn Sailing Association	128	128	26	25	19	21	18	19
22	Mark Sanford	USA 212622	None	Marsh Creek Sailing Club	136	136	13	11	22	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30
23	Jeffrey Moore	USA 191967	Cobia	SSA/SMSA	136	136	15	16	15	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30
24	Jacy Haff	USA 181800	None	Severn Sailing Association	152	152	DNF – 30	22	21	19	DNC – 30	DNC – 30
25	Edward John	USA 200405	None	SSA	157	157	25	24	25	23	DNF – 30	DNC – 30
26	Joshua Raymond	USA 80347	None	Severn Sailing Association	162	162	12	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30
27	Bryan Reich	USA 198035	None	Severn Sailing Association	174	174	24	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30
28	Dave Petty	USA 173641	None	Severn Sailing Association	180	180	DNF – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30
29	Han Herderschee	NED 180319	None	Severn Sailing Association	180	180	DNF – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30	DNC – 30

ILCA 6

	Sailors	Sail Number	Boat Name	Club/Org	Net	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	Brooke Bogdan	USA 215441	None	Severn Sailing Association	15	15	4	2	2	4	3	–
2	Dorian Haldeman	USA 203955	Mrs Cobia	Severn Sailing Association	19	19	1	4	3	5	6	–
3	Matt White	USA 220397	None	SSA	21	21	2	5	1	6	7	–
4	Deniz Cirivello	USA 220376	None	Severn Sailing Association	23	23	5	7	4	2	5	–
5	Christopher Draper	USA 212615	None	Severn Sailing Association	29	29	DNC – 16	3	8	1	1	–
6	Kelly McMurray	USA 212125	None	OCYC	29	29	6	6	10	3	4	–
7	Pam Corwin	USA 189799	None	Severn Sailing Association	34	34	3	8	7	8	8	–
8	Natalie Burls	USA 206135	None	Severn Sailing Association	35	35	9	9	6	9	2	–
9	Lauren Pollak	USA 217185	None	Severn Sailing Association	44	44	8	11	9	7	9	–
10	Kim Couranz	USA 194577	None	Severn Sailing Association	54	54	DNF – 16	1	5	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	–
11	Christine Potts	USA 216592	Pony	SSA	57	57	DNF – 16	10	11	10	10	–
12	MK Fowler	USA 215722	Little Blue	SSA	66	66	10	12	12	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	–
13	Koralina McKenna	USA 196065	Femme Fatale	Severn Sailing Association	71	71	7	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	–
14	Christopher J Young	USA 200585	None	SSA	80	80	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	–
15	Katherine Martin	USA 182928	None	Severn Sailing Association	80	80	DNF – 16	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	DNC – 16	–

2021 Crab Claw Regatta NOR

Severn Sailing Association and ILCA Fleet 10 hope you can join us for the annual Crab Claw Regatta, September 18-19, 2021! Aside from the excellent racing on both days, your entry fee includes a regatta sun gaiter to celebrate the 50th year of ILCA, a great dinner and cool beverages after racing on Saturday. Registration is OPEN

https://theclubspot.com/regatta/IlPV27nauC

2019 Laser District 11 Championship/Crab Claw Regatta Results

Division: Laser (33 boats)

Pos	Sail	Skipper	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total Points	Pos
1	194505	Reitinger, Eric	1	2	1	1	1	1	[3]	7.00	1
2	204428	Russom, Mike	3	1	2	3	2	3	[5]	14.00	2
3	198025	Shingledecker, Luke	2	4	4	5	6	[7]	1	22.00	3
4	214620	Waiting, David	6	7	3	2	4	[8]	2	24.00	4
5	194620	Jacob, James	4	3	6	4	8	[34/DNF]	6	31.00	5
6	215722	Williamson, Scott	7	8	5	6	3	5	[12]	34.00	6
7	177281	Robinson, Robert	5	10	11	9	5	2	[13]	42.00	7
8	188095	Schoene, David	9	5	15	7	13	4	[17]	53.00	8
9	210619	Morgan, Ted	10	[13]	13	12	7	6	9	57.00	9
10	199139	Russom, Dennis	[18]	11	10	8	11	11	8	59.00	10
11	196023	Tan, Robert J.	11	9	9	11	[12]	9	11	60.00	11
12	209620	Vickers, Bill	8	14	7	10	17	13	[18/RDG]	69.00	12
13	166870	Empey, Bruce	[19]	15	16	15	9	12	7	74.00	13
14	213962	Holweger, Mark	[17]	17	8	13	16	14	10	78.00	14
15	159785	Deutsch, Jon	13	6	[34/DNC]	34/DNC	10	15	4	82.00	15
16	12605	Parramore, Michael	15	20	14	16	[21]	10	15	90.00	16
17	209698	Emmet, Rob	14	12	12	14	19	22	[34/DNS]	93.00	17
18	187245	Madonna, Peter	12	16	17	[26]	14	17	18/RDG	94.00	18
19	212611	White, Matt	25	[28]	18	17	15	16	14	105.00	19
20	214625	Cofer, Steven	[24]	19	19	21	20	19	20	118.00	20
21	213965	Colbert, Michael	20	[30]	24	20	18	21	16	119.00	21
22	193965	Knab, Jim	21	[25]	23	24	25	18	23	134.00	22
23	191454	Madonna, Steve	22	24	[25]	23	23	25	21	138.00	23
24	206145	Sliwinski, Jerzy	[30]	22	28	19	24	24	25	142.00	24
25	167248	Windecker, Laura	16	21	22	22	[34/DNC]	34/DNC	34/DNC	149.00	25
26	192031	Linares, Carlos	28	[29]	27	25	27	20	24	151.00	26
27	162394	Mroz, Doug	27	23	[34/DNC]	34/DNC	22	23	22	151.00	27
28	200144	vincey, alain	26	27	21	27	26	26	[34/DNC]	153.00	28
29	184116	Fernon, Ben	31	18	20	18	[34/DNC]	34/DNC	34/DNC	155.00	29
30	173258	Lynch, Matthew	23	26	26	[34/DNC]	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	177.00	30
31	98712	harraz, mohamed	29	31	29	28	[34/DNC]	34/DNC	34/DNC	185.00	31
32T	152989	Futcher, JuneRose	[34/DNC]	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	204.00T	32T
32T	199553	McConnell, Michael	[34/DNC]	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	34/DNC	204.00T	32T

Division: Laser Radial (17 boats)

Pos	Sail	Skipper	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total Points	Pos
1	183856	Guinness, Sean	[3]	2	1	3	3	1	3	13.00	1
2	206106	Filter, Henry	2	1	3	1	[7]	5	6	18.00	2
3	170331	Weissenberger, Magnus	1	4	2	4	2	[8]	5	18.00	3
4	203955	Haldeman, Dorian	4	3	6	2	5	2	[7]	22.00	4
5	206135	Burls, Natalie	7	8	5	5	4	4	[9]	33.00	5
6	212633	Grace, Sarah	5	5	4	6	[8]	6	8	34.00	6
7	191967	Moore, Jeffrey	6	6	7	[18/DNC]	11	18/DNC	4	52.00	7
8	153006	Westphal, Sandy	8	9	10	10	6	9	[12]	52.00	8
9	166892	Feusahrens, Devon	9	7	8	9	[13]	11	11	55.00	9
10	200585	Young, Christopher	[11]	10	9	8	10	10	10	57.00	10
11	185509	Grace, Jack	[18/DNC]	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	1	3	2	60.00	11
12	212125	McMurray, Kelly	10	11	11	7	12	12	[13]	63.00	12
13	157851	Weaver, Katherine	[18/DNC]	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	9	7	1	71.00	13
14	186519	Potts, Christine	12	12	12	11	14	[18/DNF]	18/RET	79.00	14
15	178857	Myhre, LeAnn	13	13	13	[18/DNC]	15	13	14	81.00	15
16T	159818	Patterson, Heather	[18/DNC]	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	108.00T	16T
16T	188886	Sakai, Ryosuke	[18/DNC]	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	18/DNC	108.00T	16T

2018 District Championship Results

The 2018 District 11 Championship was held at Severn Sailing Association in conjunction with the Crab Claw Regatta.  27 Standards and 16 Radials took to the waters of Annapolis under overcast skies and good wind out of the North.  5 races were sailed on Saturday and David Grace won 2 of them to lead the Standard Fleet while Kim Couranz also won 2 races to lead the Radial fleet.

Saturday evening a feast of crabs was prepared and all enjoyed.

Sunday saw rainy/misty skies throughout the day and included a little less, but still good wind for sailing.  Another 4 races were sailed and David and Kim both sailed well to solidify their lead on their fleets.

Big thanks to Scott and Dorian for organizing the event and Steve P as PRO and all of the other folks at SSA who made it happen!

Division: Laser

Pos	Sail	Skipper	Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total Points	Pos
1	212630	Grace, David	Severn Sailing Association	3	1	1	2	[5]	2	1	1	1	12	1
2	204428	Russom, Mike	Brant Beach YC	2	[6]	4	1	1	1	2	6	4	21	2
3	198025	Shingledecker, Luke	Severn Sailing Association	1	2	[8]	5	2	4	4	5	2	25	3
4	213965	Williamson, Scott	Severn Sailing Association	6	3	6	3	[7]	5	3	4	3	33	4
5	175881	Jacob, James	SSA	4	[9]	3	8	3	3	7	3	6	37	5
6	206135	Waiting , Dave	SSA	5	[8]	5	4	4	6	6	7	5	42	6
7	199139	Russom, Dennis	Brant Beach YC	7	7	2	6	9	13	5	[14]	7	56	7
8	188095	Schoene, David	SSA	8	4	7	13	[32/DNC]	8	10	10	11	71	8
9	213962	Holweger, Mark	SSA	12	12	11	10	8	[18]	8	8	8	77	9
10	210619	Morgan, Ted	SSA	[32/DNC]	5	9	12	11	9	12	12	13	83	10
11	196023	Tan, Robert J.	SSA	11	15	[16]	11	6	15	11	2	14	85	11
12	159785	Deutsch, Jon	Fishing Bay YC	[32/DNF]	13	10	7	20	7	9	13	9	88	12
13	196141	Mangano, Ken	Eastport Yacht Club	13	14	14	9	12	14	[15]	15	12	103	13
14	187245	Madonna, Peter	Marsh Creek Sailing Club	18	11	[24]	16	13	12	16	9	10	105	14
15	49908	Robinson, Robert	SSA	15	[22]	13	15	10	10	13	11	18	105	15
16	209698	Emmet, Rob	SSA	10	10	12	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	16	14	16	32/DNC	142	16
17	205512	Glass, Adam	SSA	17	19	[20]	20	19	20	17	17	16	145	17
18	180536	Cofer, Steven	SSA	16	18	19	17	18	22	18	20	[32/DNC]	148	18
19	172101	Heintz, Bill	Huguenot YC	[21]	16	21	21	17	17	21	21	15	149	19
20	206145	Sliwinski, Jerzy	Marsh Creek Sailing Club (MCSC PA)	24	[32/DNC]	23	19	16	21	19	18	17	157	20
21	174978	Mays, Michael	Mar	20	21	18	22	14	23	22	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	172	21
22	174236	Kerrest, Jacques	SSA	14	17	17	14	15	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	173	22
23	187248	madonna, steve	MCSC	23	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	18	21	19	23	32/DNF	32/DNC	200	23
24	180319	Fisher, John	SSA	9	20	15	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	204	24
25	192031	Linares, Carlos	SSA	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	24	20	19	19	210	25
26	200144	vincey, alain	Fishing Bay Yacht Club	22	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	23	22	25	24	32/DNC	32/DNC	212	26
27	212611	White, Matt	SSA	19	[32/DNC]	22	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	233	27
28	210869	Golden, James	Annapolis Yacht Club	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	11	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	235	28
29T	155226	Harraz, Mohamed	Marsh Creek Sailing Club	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	256.00T	29T
29T	168473	bowe, Richard	NA	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	256.00T	29T
29T	177346	Hurban, Gary	SSA	[32/DNC]	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	32/DNC	256.00T	29T

Division: Laser Radial

Pos	Sail	Skipper	Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total Points	Pos
1	194577	Couranz, Kim	Severn Sailing Association	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	[6]	12	1
2	209620	Meek IV, Robert	SSA	4	[7]	3	4	1	1	3	3	19	2
3	207150	Lawson, William	SSA	[7]	6	1	3	3	4	4	2	23	3
4	203955	Haldeman, Dorian	SSA	1	[23/DNC]	12	2	8	8	1	1	33	4
5	286135	Burls, Natalie	SSA	6	3	5	5	[13]	5	5	4	33	5
6	170331	Weissenberger, Magnus	GIYS	8	5	[10]	8	4	3	6	5	39	6
7	180524	Taylor, Susan D.	ILBC	[13]	4	6	10	5	6	7	8	46	7
8	193965	Knab, Jim	Rehoboth Bay SA	5	[10]	7	7	6	7	8	7	47	8
9	189792	Petty, Dave	SSA	3	2	4	6	7	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	68	9
10	200585	Young, Christopher	SSA	12	12	11	[13]	12	10	10	9	76	10
11	182425	Grace, Sarah	Severn Sailing Association	9	8	8	9	9	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	89	11
12	186519	Potts, Christine	SSA and BTYC	[16]	13	15	14	14	12	12	10	90	12
13	166892	Feusahrens, Devon	SMSA	11	9	14	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	9	9	23/DNC	98	13
14	161974	Harm, Grant	Ocean City Yacht Club	10	11	9	12	11	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	99	14
15	185509	Grace, Jack	Severn Sailing Association	14	14	13	11	10	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	108	15
16	153006	Westphal, Sandy	SSA	15	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	11	11	11	117	16
17T	159818	Patterson, Heather	SSA	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	161.00T	17T
17T	177660	Hurban, Joan	SSA	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	161.00T	17T
17T	178596	Linden, Louis	SSA	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	161.00T	17T
17T	178857	Myhre, LeAnn	SSA	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	161.00T	17T
17T	183785	Will, Carrie	Severn Sailing Association	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	161.00T	17T
17T	206185	Burls, Natalie	SSA	[23/DNC]	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	23/DNC	161.00T	17T

 

2016 Crab Claw Regatta Sep 24-25

Time to get off the fence and register for the Crab Claw (September 24-25). Early registration ends today so don’t delay!
Go to the severnsailing.org and find the regatta in the Racing and Event Calendar, or use this following link to access the registration page directly.

https://severnsa.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=87&club_id=549086&item_id=492178

Registration includes…
An awesome regatta hat (guaranteed for the first 36 sailors), breakfast ticket, and regatta dinner and beverages after racing on Saturday.
Additional dinner tickets may be purchased on-line or at on-site registration, for $30 each (children 10 and under eat for $6).
If steamed crabs are not your thing, we will have the following menu items from Crab Town Curbs.

BBQ Beef Brisket Sliders, cole slaw, corn on the cob, potato salad, cookies & brownies

See the NOR for all other details and feel free to email with any questions. I hope to see you there!

Scott Williamson
Laser Fleet 10 Captain
scottfwilliamson@hotmail.com

2014 Crab Claw Regatta Results

The Crab Claw Regatta, the Laser Fleet’s last regatta of the year, was a prime example of the mercurial ways of the Chesapeake Bay weather systems.  Turnout was lighter than usual due to a pretty dismal weather forecast.  We were looking at a modest 4 knot forecast on Saturday and a positively dismal 0-1 knot forecast for Sunday.  I was pleased to see the 19 boats that showed up over the two days in spite of the outlook.  The Race Committee, led by PRO Juliet Thompson, did a great job over the two days in very difficult conditions.

Saturday started out with a light easterly breeze enabling the RC to get one race off before the breeze died.  We floated around in the motorboat chop off Bembe Beach for a couple of hours waiting for breeze.  By two o’clock it had filled in, veering around to the southeast; the RC was right on top of it and put together two decent races before calling it a day.  The crabs and cold beer were waiting at the dock.  Sailors enjoyed the dinner, drinks and camaraderie until it was time to crawl off to bed.  There was some talk of a repeat of last week’s one-day regatta as the forecast for Sunday remained unpromising, 0-1 with a 180 degree shift in the middle of the day.

Sunday saw a reduced fleet (5 Radials and 9 Standard rigs) due to the forecast.  Although the sun was shining without a cloud in the sky and the temperature was delightful, the flags were hanging limply from the yardarm.  The RC wisely counseled postponing ashore and we agreed to give it until eleven or twelve o’clock before throwing in the towel.  Jonathon Phillips and Bill Lawson jumped in their Lasers anyway and went out to see if the slight harbor breeze would improve further out.  Luke and Steve launched their kayaks for a change of pace.  By about ten thirty a fairly consistent wind line could be seen spreading across the bay.  That was enough to scramble the RC, get boats rigged and see a parade of Lasers set out to the course.  The RC managed to get in four decent races in 6-8 knots before two o’clock.

In the Standard fleet it was Jon Deutsch adding one more bullet to the three bullets from Saturday with a  six race total score of 10, followed by Luke Shingledecker with 15 and Jonathon Phillips (with a bullet in the last race) close behind at 18.  The Radial fleet saw an outstanding effort by Phillip Schofield and Dorian Haldeman who were dead-even at 9 points over six races.  Each sailor had three bullets and three second place finishes.  The tie breaker came down to the throw-out race with Phillip’s 3 trumping Dorian’s 4.  In third place was Adam Wolnikowski from the Susquehanna Yacht Club.

Annapolis Performance Sailing graciously sponsored the regatta, providing a number of gift certificates for the lucky sailors that remained and Sandy Westphal provided some very cool and useful sail bags as door prizes.

Division: Laser (15 boats) (top)

Pos	Sail	Skipper/Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total Points	Pos
1	159785	Deutsch, Jon/ Fishing Bay Yacht Club	1	1	1	1	3	3	[6]	10.00	1
2	198025	Shingledecker, Luke/ Severn Sailing Association	3	2	2	2	[5]	4	2	15.00	2
3	126597	Phillips, Jonathan/ SSA	2	3	3	4	[6]	5	1	18.00	3
4	148542	Lawson, Bill/ Severn Sailing Association	4	[11]	5	3	1	2	4	19.00	4
5	166870	Empey, Bruce/ Severn Sailing Association	6	10	[16/OCS]	5	2	1	3	27.00	5
6	175592	Gebhardt, John/ Severn Sailing Association	[7]	6	7	6	4	6	5	34.00	6
7	180536	Cofer, Steven/ SSA	[10]	9	10	7	7	8	8	49.00	7
8	152989	Futcher, JuneRose	[16/DNC]	7	9	9	8	7	9	49.00	8
9	192031	Linares, Carlos/ Severn Sailing Association	[16/DNC]	12	6	8	9	9	7	51.00	9
10	182815	Reinke, Eric	5	4	4	[16/DNC]	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	61.00	10
11	185776	Smith, Jerry/ Severn Sailing Association	8	8	8	[16/DNC]	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	72.00	11
12	200585	Young, Christopher/ Severn Sailing Association	9	5	11	[16/DNC]	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	73.00	12
13T	188702	Link, Roger/ West River Sailing Club	[16/DNC]	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	96.00T	13T
13T	196023	Tan, Bob/ Severn Sailing Association	[16/DNC]	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	96.00T	13T
13T	199180	Williamson, Scott	[16/DNC]	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	16/DNC	96.00T	13T

Division: Laser Radial (7 boats) (top)

Pos	Sail	Skipper/Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total Points	Pos
1	199585	Schofield, Phil/ Severn Sailing Association	[3]	1	2	2	2	1	1	9.00	1
2	186519	Dorian, Haldeman/ Severn Sailing Association	[4]	2	1	1	1	2	2	9.00	2
3	186501	Wolnikowski, Adam/ Susquehanna YC	[5]	3	5	4	3	3	3	21.00	3
4	175945	Williams, David	7	[8/OCS]	6	3	4	4	4	28.00	4
5	185509	Grace, David/ Severn Sailing Association	2	4	3	[8/DNC]	8/DNC	8/DNC	8/DNC	33.00	5
6	44844	Myhre, LeAnn/ Severn Sailing Association	6	[8/OCS]	7	5	5	5	5	33.00	6
7	153006	Westphal, Sandy/ SSA	1	5	4	[8/DNC]	8/DNC	8/DNC	8/DNC	34.00	7

2014 SSA Crab Claw Notice of Race

Severn Sailing Association is hosting the Annual Crab Claw Regatta on the 27th and 28th of September this year. This event is a great opportunity to visit the beautiful town of Annapolis in the fall, eat Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab and race Lasers with competitors from up and down the east coast. Early registration will guarantee a regatta hat and save you money to boot. Two days of racing are planned along with crabs, drinks and dinner on the upper deck after racing on Saturday.

Visit the event page for the NOR and all the information on how to register.

2013 District 11 Championship Results

It was consistency that paid off for Mike Russom (GWYC) and Jessica Bennett(DCYC) in winning the Standard and Radial District 11 Championships at Severn Sailing Association.  The light winds and often lumpy seas challenged the competitors and made it anyone’s race.  34 Standard rigs and 9 Radials completed 6 races out in the Chesapeake Bay.

Saturday’s weather started out with cool temperatures, and overcast skies with a 12-14 knot breeze.  After numerous recalls and restarts by the standard fleet – the first race was finally started having been started under black flag.  The Radial fleet started their first race with 6 of the 9 boats OCS in what would become the drop race for many.  By the 2nd upwind leg the wind was under 10 knots the left over seas were tough to get through.

In the 2nd race the wind dropped a little more and so did the waves.  By now all starts were under black flag.  Mike Russom would go on to put up a 4-1-2 to lead day 1 followed by Eric Reitinger (BBYC) just behind him with 2-2-5.  Margaret Podlich (SSA) stayed out of trouble and led the Radial fleet with 1-4-7.

Following racing the sailors enjoyed a crab feast – what else would they have at the ‘Crab Claw’ regatta?

Sunday’s racing saw smoother waters and slightly less wind.  Jon Deutsch (FBYC), Bill Lawson(SSA) and Brady White (SSA) each took wins in the 3 races for the day in what would lead to a shuffling of the leader board for the Standard fleet.  Black flags further shuffled the fleet and keeping others off the podium.

In the Radial fleet Kim Couranz (SSA), Phillip Schofield (AYC) and Jessica Bennett all won races.  Jesscia’s final race win along with her 2-4 in the earlier races cemented her as the Radial Champion.  Jessica got the triple win as not only the overall champion, but the top female and the top junior. Aaron Helmly finished 2nd while Kim Couranz took 3rd.

With Mike Russom’s win – District 10 sailors have won 3 out of the last 4 District 11 Championships.  (Seriously D11 sailors – we need to do something about that!).  Brady White followed in 2nd and Jon Deutsch(FBYC) won a tie breaker for 3rd.  Karen Long (SSA) was top female and Matthew Menzi top junior in the Standard fleet.

On behalf of District 11 we’d like to thank all of the competitors for coming and making this a great event.  And we’d like to thank Steven Cofer and all of the folks a SSA for everything they did for the regatta.  And finally, thanks again to the regatta sponsors APS, Fawcett Boat Supplies, BoatUS and Sandy Westphal.

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2013 District 11 Championship NOR/Registration

The Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis MD is honored to host the Laser District Championships September 28-29 in our newly renovated clubhouse. Dinner will be served on the beautiful wrap around deck with live music and great views of the Annapolis skyline and the Chesapeake. The newly renovated Dark & Stormy café will be serving their signature drink with homemade ginger beer and a free keg to keep the action going off the water.

Racing will be two days for Lasers, Radials and 4.7s (min 6 boats for a fleet) with ILCA-NA grand prix points available for the top finishers.  A significant discount is available for those registering before THURSDAY, September 12, 2013.

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2013 District 11 Championship

The 2013 District 11 Championship will be held at Severn Sailing Association on September 28-29 in conjunction with their Crab Claw Regatta.