2019 Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship Results

High water and impassible roads couldn’t keep the Laser Masters from sailing this weekend.  Extremely high tides due to a harvest moon and a Nor’easter off the coast made Fishing Bay Road nearly impassible in 6-8+ inches of water at times. The road and Fishing Bay dock were still underwater at some of the low tides over the weekend.

On Saturday everyone arrived plenty early ahead of the mid-morning high tide and rigged and waited for the right wind.  After a 2-hour postponement the wind filled in and 36 boats filed out to get in some races in the afternoon.

The wind filled in out of the SSE for 3 races with the first being won by Gavin O’Hare (Eastport YC) and the next two won by David Waiting (Severn Sailing Association)

Post racing Alain and his crew served up a scrumptious meal of She Crab Soup and Virginia BBQ Baby Back Ribs.  Dinner was cut a little short by the coming high tide and the need to get through the road before it became too flooded.

With the need for everyone to arrive early to again beat the high tide and with the better wind in the morning, the first start on Sunday was moved up to the oh-so-early time of 0930. This meant being awake and in some cases beginning to rig boats before the sun was even up.

David Waiting of Severn Sailing Association – photo by Paul Almany

We made the best of it starting the first race in 16 knots of wind out of the NNE. David Waiting won the first race of the day.  As the wind shifted around and eased a bit 2 more races were run with Mike Schmidt (Magothy River SA) winning one of them and Hal Gilreath who travelled all the way from Florida winning the 3^rd race.  By 1pm the wind had died and the fleet was sent in for the day.

Rick Klein and his race team of Mike Dale, David Hinckle, Becky Dale, Ruthana Jenkins, David Clark, Brad Miller, Mosby West, Debbie Cycotte, John Wake, Paul Almany, Sharon Bauer and a few others did a first rate job getting the fleet sailing when there was wind and off the water when there wasn’t. Every weather leg required a course change and they anticipated it every time.

Alain, James, Ron, Frank, and Don all helped in the kitchen for another marvelous meal while Britt Drake was instrumental in getting breakfast served and serving up Sunbirds as cocktail hour.

Congratulations to first time winner of the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship – David Waiting.  As an Apprentice Master David was given 3 points a race handicap and able to consistently finish in the top 3 every race to narrowly beat out Master Gavin O’Hare and Grand Master James Jacob (Severn Sailing Assn).  Top woman was Susan Taylor (Severn Sailing Assn).

Overall Winner: David Waiting, Severn Sailing Association
1st Woman: Susan Taylor, Severn Sailing Association

1st Great Grand Master: Don Hahl, Brant Beach YC
2nd Great Grand Master: Jim Knab, Rohoboth Bay SA

1st Grand Master: James Jacob, Severn Sailing Association
2nd Grand Master: Hal Gilreath, Florida

1st Master: Gavin Ohare, Eastport Yacht Club
2nd Master: Derek Fernon

1st Apprentice Master: David Waiting, Severn Sailing Association
2nd Apprentice Master: Luke Shingledecker, Severn Sailing Association

38th Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship
Fishing Bay Yacht Club | October 12-13, 2019

 

Laser (36 boats)
Series Standing – 6 races scored

Information is final.
Regatta results last updated: Sunday, October 13, 2019 12:01:54 PM CDT
Click on race number to view detailed race information.

Pos	Sail	Boat	Skipper	Yacht Club		1	2	3	4	5	6		Total	W/ Masters Handicap	Pos
1	214620		David Waiting [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		[3]	1	1	1	2	3		8	23	1
2	92		Gavin OHare [Master]	Eastport YC		1	2	4	5	[13]	2		14	24	2
3	194620		James Jacob [Grand Master]	SSA		11	6	2	4	3	[19]		26	31	3
4	195125		Hal Gilreath [Grand Master]	Florida		5	10	[13]	8	6	1		30	35	4
5	121384		Mike Schmidt [Grand Master]	Magothy River Sailing Association		12	11	6	3	1	[37/OCS]		33	38	5
6	210631	Laser	Don Hahl [Great Grand Master]	Brant Beach YC		9	8	5	10	8	[15]		40	40	6
7	198025	Heart Attack and Vine	Luke Shingledecker [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		7	7	[8]	2	4	5		25	40	7
8	199937		Len Guenther [Grand Master]	FBYC		10	3	7	11	5	[24]		36	41	8
9	215722		Scott Williamson [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		4	4	3	6	9	[12]		26	41	9
10	156631		Eric Johnson [Grand Master]	Severn Sailing Association		6	9	12	[17]	10	9		46	51	10
11	159785	No Quarter	Jon Deutsch [Apprentice Master]	Fishing Bay YC		2	5	[16]	9	12	8		36	51	11
12	195478	Vintage NADS	Michael Moore [Grand Master]	DGYC		[18]	12	9	12	7	7		47	52	12
13	182850		Peter Ill [Grand Master]	Hampton Yacht Club		8	15	14	[16]	11	16		64	69	13
14	180524	Full Circle	Susan Taylor [Grand Master]	SSA		15	20	[23]	13	14	4		66	71	14
15	203955	Sierra Whiskey Foxtrot	Dorian Haldeman [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		[20]	17	17	7	15	13		69	84	15
16	206135		Natalie Burls [Apprentice Master]	Severn Sailing Association		13	13	10	15	19	[22]		70	85	16
17	211515	Boat	Michael Toms [Grand Master]	Fishing Bay Yacht Club		26	21	15	14	[29]	14		90	95	17
18	193965		Jim Knab [Great Grand Master]	Rehoboth Bay SA		22	25	21	[26]	25	6		99	99	18
19	199142	Last One	Newton Wattis [Great Grand Master]	Surf City YC		16	16	27	[32/ZFP]	26	17		102	102	19
20	214625	Blue Meanie	Steven Cofer [Great Grand Master]	SSA		17	[26]	20	22	23	21		103	103	20
21	200144	Dixie Rocket	Alain Vincey [Great Grand Master]	Fishing Bay YC		25	28	[37/DNS]	23	22	11		109	109	21
22	184116		Derek Fernon [Master]	Williamson’s Laser Squadron		19	14	11	[37/RET-BF]	21	37/OCS		102	112	22
23	180543	LaserRay	raymond flynn [Great Grand Master]	CSC		[31]	30	29	18	17	23		117	117	23
24	209698		Rob Emmet [Grand Master]	Storm Trysail		23	18	18	[37/OCS]	27	27		113	118	24
25	213965	Frozone	Michael Colbert [Master]	SSA		[30]	22	24	20	18	25		109	119	25
26	204415	AMF	Britt Drake [Great Grand Master]	MRYC /Laser Fleet 12 / FBYC		28	[37/OCS]	25	21	20	26		120	120	26
27	206051	#4	Chad Patton [Master]	NA		21	27	[28]	28	16	18		110	120	27
28	157552	Light Smoke	William Murphy [Great Grand Master]	FBYC		27	[31]	30	19	24	28		128	128	28
29	205445		Natalya Gontcharova [Master]	CPYC		24	19	22	24	32	[37/RET-BF]		121	131	29
30	178610		David Tabor [Grand Master]	FBYC		[33]	23	26	29	30	20		128	133	30
31	191967	Cobia	Jeffrey Moore [Master]	SMSA		14	24	19	[37/DNS]	37/DNS	37/OCS		131	141	31
32	186519	Pony	CHRISTINE POTTS [Apprentice Master]	SSA, BTYC		[32]	32	32	31	28	10		133	148	32
33	150077	Spray	Ronald Jenkins [Great Grand Master]	FBYC		34	33	[37/DNF]	37/DNS	33	29		166	166	33
34	208589		Katherine Martin [Apprentice Master]	Potomac River Sailing Association		29	29	31	30	[34]	32		151	166	34
35	203751	None	Frank Patch jr [Grand Master]	CCV (Cruising club of Virginia)		[37/DNS]	37/DNS	37/DNS	27	31	30		162	167	35
36	215467	Truly Scrumptious	Margaret Patterson [Master]	FBYC		35	34	33	[37/DNS]	35	31		168	178	36

2016 Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship Results

It was the 35th Anniversary of the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship and the regatta is finally old enough to be a competitor.  The color coral commemorates a 35th anniversary and the shirts we designed turned out pretty cool:

The first day saw medium winds just into the double digits with mostly clear skies.  In 5 races we had some close competition up top between Gavin O’Hare and Charlie Brewer who both finished the day tied with 20 points.  Mike Schmidt was close behind in the 41 boat fleet.

Alain and his kitchen crew prepared another fabulous me and a tent city popped up full of sailors.

Sunday started out with no wind and we waited ashore as it began to build about an hour later.  A little lighter than yesterday we ran a little shorter courses and made it through 4 more races.  Charlie and Gavin stayed close and Gavin managed to edge just ahead of Charlie to win the championship.

Thanks to Alain, Rick, Len, Frank and everyone else who helped make this another great Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship.  And after 13 years of only being the event chair – I’ll be looking forward to next year where I can both run it and qualify to sail in it!

PICTURES | RESULTS | VIDEO

Fishing Bay Yacht Club
2016 Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship
October 15-16, 2016
SERIES SUMMARY
All Boats

Pl	Sail #	Name	From	A.G.	Subg.	Pts	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	92	Gavin O’Hare	Eastport YC	M		38	6	2	(12)	3	1	4	3	2	1
2	209333	Charlie Brewer	Fishing Bay YC	M		40	3	1	3	(9)	5	1	4	5	2
3	121384	Mike Schmidt	Magothy River SA	GM		58	4	3	2	10	(12)	7	12	6	6
4	210711	John MacCausland	Cooper River YC	GM		61	2	6	9	(11)	9	8	8	1	10
5	180524	Susan Taylor	Severn SA	GM	Women	65	15	(19)	8	15	4	2	2	8	3
6	204462	Patrick Wachholz	Barrie YC	M		66	9	(12)	10	2	10	5	1	4	9
7	174236	Jacques Kerrest	Potomac River SA	GGM		77	7	(16)	1	13	13	13	9	10	11
8	175881	James Jacob	Potomac River SA	GM		79	5	5	19	1	16	(24)	6	12	7
9	198025	Luke Shingledecker	Severn SA	A		81	10	7	7	6	3	(17)	13	7	4
10	189772	Rob Halaway	YYC	M		86	1	4	5	12	14	11\ZFP	(43\OCS)	18	5
11	196023	Bob Tan	Severn SA	M		95	12	8	13	4	6	10	14	(17)	12
12	195478	Mike Moore	Diego Garcia YC	GM		111	20	(30)	4	7	11	6	17	23	15
13	188702	Roger Link	West River SC	GGM		113	18	14	11	14	15	21	7	(24)	13
14	199937	Len Guenther	Fishing Bay YC	GM		115	17	20	14	8	20	9	5	14	(22)
15	207150	Bill Lawson	Severn SA	GM		117	24	17	6	5	7	14	20	(26)	16
16	209747	Scott Williamson	Severn SA	A		125	11	22	17	16	8	(23)	10	9	8
17	199552	Don Hahl	Brant Beach YC	GGM		132	14	10	20	24	23	19	19	3	(26)
18	208107	Finn Hassing	Oriental DC	GGM		139	25	13	(29)	18	25	15	15	11	17
19	198400	Susie Pagel	Delvan Lake YC	GM	Women	141	13	(21)	18	21	21	18	11	13	18
20	187868	Margaret Podlich	Severn SA	M	Women	148	8	15	15	17	18	11	(31)	28	20
21	203955	Dorian Haldeman	Severn SA	A	Women	151	19	9	16	22	2	(30)	24	21	14
22	168447	Greg Merz	Severn SA	GM		172	22	23	22	19	28	16	18	16	(29)
23	180536	Steven Cofer	Severn SA	GM		190	21	25	23	25	26	(27)	21	20	21
24	204415	Britt Drake	Maurice River YC	GGM		199	23	26	21	20	29	(34)	33	15	32
25	187107	Kent Leverich		M		208	16	24	25	28	17	22	26	(36)	34
26	178857	Adam Glass	Severn SA	GM		216	(33)	31	27	30	30	25	16	22	27
27	9318	Rob Emmett	Storm Trysail	GM		224	30	(35)	26	33	27	20	25	30	25
28	194118	Keith Barron	Potomac River SA	M		224	27	32	(39)	23	32	26	22	27	19
29	157552	Frank Murphy	Fishing Bay YC	GM		225	28	29	31	(36)	22	31	29	19	28
30	199987	Francisco Abriani	Potomac River SA	A		229	32	11	32	(34)	24	12	30	33	31
31	169574	Denton Roberts	Fishing Bay YC	GGM		236	36	33	33	26	19	(37)	34	31	24
32	151860	Rich Parolski	Ocean City SC	GGM		251	(37)	37	30	29	31	28	36	37	23
33	186519	Christine Potts	Severn SA	A	Women	264	26	27	28	27	34	33	27	38	(43\RAF)
34	50005	Christopher Pfrang	Hampton YC	M		270	31	34	35	31	35	35	28	25	(38)
35	50025	Ron Jenkins	Fishing Bay YC	GGM		281	29	28	37	37	(43\ZFP)	39	38	34	39
36	209752	David Stenger	Severn SA	GM		283	35	36	34	(39)	39	29	35	32	35
37	209702	Michael Parramore	Severn SA	M		290	34	18	24	32	37	(43\DNC)	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC
38	191498	Alain Vincey	Fishing Bay YC	GGM		294	(43\DNC)	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	40\ZFP	23	29	30
39	170745	Andy Kok	ODC/Hampton DF	M		298	(39)	39	36	35	36	36	32	35	33
40	183879	Chad Patton	ODC/Hampton DF	M		314	38	38	38	38	33	38	39	(40)	36
41	210172	Frank Patch		M		344	(43\DNC)	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNS	37	39	37
42	169587	Mike Toms	Fishing Bay YC	GM		352	(43\DNC)	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC	43\DNC

2016 Hard Rock Laser Masters Regatta in Rock Hall, MD

The Rock Hall Yacht Club welcomes all Laser sailors 35 & up to join us for our annual Hard Rock Laser Masters Regattas on Saturday, October 1, 2016. We’ll have the best weather possible, with good fall winds on order, and we open our club to all Laser sailors and their friends and family. We have easy beach launching, plenty of parking, and the wonderful Chester River to sail on!

Early registration discount ends at midnight on 9/27/2016. Please register online now: http://rockhallyachtclub.org/sailing-boating/regattas/

Hope to see you there!

Please contact regattas@RockHallYachtClub.org or 410-775-8225 with any questions.

2014 Laser Masters ACC Video

Winter may be here now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t relive the sailing season and think about all of the wonderful sailing we’ll be doing in just a few short months.  Here’s some video from the Laser Masters Atlantic Coast Championship in October.

Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters NOR/Registration

The 2013 Chesapeake Bay Lasers Masters regatta is coming up on September 7-8 and we would like to invite you to come sail with us.  This event is a must-do event for any Laser Masters (age 35+) sailor and why not make this the year you come sail with us!

This year the masters event is at a new September date (to make way for Masters NA’s in October on our regular date).  In fact – we might even still have the pool open!

And not only is FBYC home to one of the best sailing sites on the Chesapeake Bay – it’s also known for one of the best regatta dinners.  Chef Alain Vincey has a crabcake feast planned. Add in the breakfast, snacks on the water, plenty of room to rig, easy beach launching, on-site camping or nearby B&B’s and you’ll see why sailors from all over the mid-Atlantic and beyond come year after year.  Make the trip.  Be part of the tradition. You’ll be glad you came!

Notice of Race | Online Registration

Wondering what it’s like?  Watch this video from last year:

Where did the Apprentice Masters go? A look at the age demographic shift of Laser Masters Sailors

Over on Jon’s blog he’s taken a little look at the age demographic shift of Laser Masters regattas:

Both regattas differ a little bit in what they show and which age groups are growing, but both clearly show over the past 3-4 years a smaller Apprentice category and slightly larger M, G and GGM categories.  What’s causing this?  It could be the aging Baby Boomer population who were in their teens-20-30s when the Laser became popular in the 1970’s and learned to sail on them.  There’s always been a bit of a boomerang in sailing where people go away during and after college and while they are starting families, and then they tend to come back and involve their family in sailing.  Could it be that the following generation (X) that was raised in Optis and spent less time in the Laser, is not returning to the Laser in the same numbers as the generation before them?  Or are more boomers just boomeranging back into the class later in life and skewing the pot? Time will tell, but there’s clearly a change underway.

Read on….