LLSC Junior News
September 29, 2009
LLSC Hosts 2009 USODA Southeast Championship/ Opti Only Junior Olympic Sailing Festival
First- thank you to the over 60 volunteers from LLSC and a few from other clubs that made this event possible. Without them – we would not have been able to put on the world class regatta that we did. Thank you to all!!!
USODA Rep Rob Rowlands kept us headed in the right direction and pitched in with input on Sailing Instructions, coach/ safety boat registration, web database updates, scoring program instruction and other important matters.
Many people took advantage of the LLSC campsites which were well organized by Chris Voith. While some of the tent campers were a little soggy, they survived the additional rainfall Friday and Saturday night and began to dry out on Sunday. However, I know that the kids had a great time on the inflatable obstacle course and slide, especially Saturday evening in the rain.
The great news was that our very capable PRO, Lee Estes and his crew were able to run 4 Trapezoid with Reaching Finish races on Saturday with winds from the east in the range of 5 knots building to 10 knots with everyone off the water before the heavy Saturday evening rain shower came. Then Sunday, we had another 4 races with the same course but reverse direction on a gorgeous, sunny weather with a nice westerly breeze that was in the range of 7-12 knots. It was a great test of skill for all of the competitors. Special Thanks to my wife, Susan, for making some of the Race Committee flags we needed.
Meanwhile, the Green fleet was led by Tom Coleman with Mike “Mr. Opti” Funsch and his dad, Dick Funsch, and crew running races. That was appropriate since Mike’s three kids made up almost 1/3 of the green fleet. Mike also organized all of the motor boat brigade.
Saturday night, after a very filling pork tenderloin dinner by Joe Cumbie, Jo Ann Estes and the rest of the kitchen volunteers we were treated to a winners round table emceed by Mike Funsch, winner of the 1979 Opti Worlds, and then a second special treat was Ed Baird, helmsman of 2007 America’s Cup winner Alinghi, speaking to the sailors and parents about the general aspects of the upcoming competition in February. The sailors asked Ed a lot of good questions, but he was very stingy with the details such as height of the mast and other competitive secrets. J
At the beginning of the awards ceremony, we gave door prizes that were donated to us by our sponsors via our local merchants plus US Sailing by drawing out the check in/ checkout key chains that Carol Reddaway made for the competitors.
Thank you to all of our sponsors:
Coral Reef Sailing Apparel
Gill North America
McLaughlin Boat Works
US Sailing
West Marine
Zhik Apparel
Competitors
We had 85 competitors check in out of 90 entries. 75 raced in the championship fleet and 10 were in the green fleet. Our scorer, Mike Stewart has posted the preliminary results on USODA website at: https://ssl4.westserver.net/usoda.org/site/uploaded_files/regattas_results/Files/Preliminary%20Results/Index.HTM After doing the math, the top 23 competitors in the Championship fleet who don’t age out are qualified for Team Trials next year in Houston.
Awards
All green fleet participants received Participation Medals plus the top 3 received US Sailing JOSF medals.
Congratulations to: Alek Calhoun, Blaire McCarthy, Kaylyn Gise, Garrett Mergenthaler, Alec Funsch-LLSC, Carly Irvine-AYC, Joe Glenn-LLSC, Colin Funsch-LLSC, Carlyn Blauvelt, Caleigh Funsch-LLSC
As this was also a joint US Sailing Opti only Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, there were Gold, Silver and Bronze medals provided for the Top Female, Red, Blue, White and Green Fleets in addition to the USODA SEC trophies.
Championship Fleet Trophies
Overall | Top Females | Red | Blue | White |
1. Ethan Lounsbury 2. Eliot Caple 3. Kathryn Booker 4. Moriah Miller 5. Greiner Hobbs | 1. Eliot Caple 2. Kathryn Booker 3. Moriah Miller | 1. Ethan Lounsbury 2. Eliot Caple 3. Kathryn Booker | 1. Mack Fox 2. Liam McCarthy 3. Nicholas Schultz | 1. Ian MacDiarmid 2. Ben Kern 3. Sophia Sole |
Ethan Lounsbury also received the perpetual trophy for the USODA SEC to hold on to until next year.
For our Lake Lanier Junior audience, the LLSC sailors results in the championship fleet are listed below.
Congratulations to LLSC sailor Daniel Postell for qualifying for Team trials in 2010 in Houston.
Name | Overall Place | Fleet, Place in Fleet |
Daniel Postell | 16 | Red, 9th |
Darby Reddaway | 29 | Blue, 11th |
Leigh Ann Collier | 37 | Blue, 16th |
Steffi Zwarg | 40 | Red, 16th |
Grace Pritchard | 51 | Red, 22nd |
Connor Cassidy | 52 | Red, 23rd |
Ian Jezak | 53 | White, 9th |
Robert Beauchamp | 62 | Blue, 26th |
Thomas Glenn | 68 | Blue, 31st |
Caillin Cooke | 70 | Blue, 32nd |
Thomas Beauchamp | 74 | Blue, 34th |
August 4, 2009
LLSC Junior Sailors earn the Silver at Carolina YC North Carolina SAYRA Open Regatta
August 1-2, 2009
Wrightsville Beach, NC
A total of 147 sailors made the annual pilgrimage to Wrightsville Beach Carolina YC for the annual S.A.Y.R.A regatta on August 1-2. LLSC had 9 juniors there and 5 sailors took trophies home including Top Opti (Daniel Postell).
What a great event for all - 2 days of big breeze, waves, great food, awesome club hospitality and fantastic sailors/friends. Everyone went home very tired after fighting breeze, waves and current!
LLSC sailors really collected the silver with LLSC winning 3 fleets - Laser Full, Laser Radial and Optimist.
Proving that lake sailors CAN be competitive in the salt water.... don't miss this one next year. Fun for the whole family!
Laser Full - Ocean Course - 28 boats
Jeremy Pape 1st place, LLSC
Matthew Wildansky 18th place LLSC
Lase Radial - Ocean Course - 19 boats
Martine Zurinskas - 1st Place, LLSC
Laser 4.7 - Sound Course - 11 boats
Gabrielle Kitchens - 2nd Place, LLSC
Optimist 34 boats
Daniel Postell 1st Place overall/ 1st Red fleet LLSC
Darby Reddaway 4th overall/2nd Blue LLSC
LeighAnn Collier 6th overall /3rd blue LLSC
Ian Jezak 15th overall / 1st white LLSC
Ben Postell 30th overall / 5th white LLSC
Ellen Postell 34th overall
420 Fleet - 9 boats
Grayson Arias / Brett Jezak - 9th overall LLSC
Also, 6 of the LLSC Juniors participated in the SAYRA Youth Challenge. The big breeze on Friday was challenging - but fun for all. Next year we hope to field a complete team.
Complete results can be found at�Carolina Yacht Club
We had four LLSC Junior Sailors at AYC on Lake Allatoona May 2-3 for the 2nd Annual AYC Opti Regatta. Those sailors were, Leigh Ann Collier, Darby Reddaway, Connor Cassidy and Robert Beauchamp. While dodging some thunderstorms on Saturday, the race committee was able to get in 5 races, and another 3 races on Sunday for a total of 8. LLSC took 4 out of the 5 top trophies with Leigh Ann Collier taking 1st in Blue Fleet, 1st Overall and Top Female. Connor Cassidy took 1st in Red Fleet. Darby Reddaway took 2nd in Blue and 2nd overall. Robert Beauchamp was 8th in Blue Fleet and 11th overall.
The next few weeks will be busy with the following upcoming events so please sign up on the Junior Page at: https://www.llsc.com/Juniors/Index.asp
May 9th
- Saturday 10 a.m. Juniors Sail on a Thistle
- Saturday 2p.m. Spring Junior Fleet Races #2 (Opti/ Laser)/ Green Fleet
Sailing Parents: We need a minimum of 4-5 people to volunteer to run races.Volunteer for one of the following positions when you sign up your junior sailor on the web site:
• Race Committee Jr. Barge Captain
• Jr. Barge Helpers (1-2 needed)
• Mark Boat 1 (1-2 people) can use the Zodiak inflatable
• Mark Boat 2 (1-2 people) either use aluminum boat or someone can use their own boat
Congratulations to all of our Junior Participants in the 2009 Commissioning Junior Governors Cup Racing. We had a total of 10 Optis competing in Gold and Silver plus 2 420s from Georgia Tech. The Juniors had a nice little breeze in the LLSC cove most of the afternoon on Saturday with 3 Opti races and 4 420 races (while the adult fleet did not get any races in due to lack of breeze outside the LLSC bay). On Sunday, there was a 1 hour postponement until the breeze came in around 12:30 out of the SSW and eventually South at 7-10 knots or so and we did 4 more Opti races (no 420s). What a wonderful day for sailing. The juniors had dinner at 5:30pm and the Jr. Officers participated in the Commissioning Ceremony. Kudos to Amy Larkin and team for a great time.
Results of 2009 Junior Governor’s Cup are:
Opti-Gold (points) | Opti-Silver | 420s |
1. Daniel Postell (14)
2. Darby Reddaway (20)
3. Leigh Ann Collier (23)
4. Connor Cassidy (40)
5. Brendan Shanahan (47)
6. Patrick Shanahan (47)
7. Jamie Reid (61) | 1. Robert Beauchamp (44)
2. Thomas Glenn (45)
3. Josh Burke (59) | 1. GT-6
2. GT-2 |
LLSC Juniors hosted the USODA National Team and Development Team practice over the weekend on March 19-22, 2009. Thirty seven Optimist sailors from all over the country attended the practice along with 8 LLSC Opti sailors. The LLSC sailors that participated were:
Leigh Ann Collier
Darby Reddaway
Daniel Postell
Patrick Shanahan
Jamie Reid
Michael Reddaway
Robbie Estes
Thomas Glenn
They learned how to do team racing and other advanced techniques. Congratulations to the participants and a huge thank you to all of the LLSC volunteers who made this happen!
St. Pete Valentines Day Opti Regatta Feb 7-8, 2009
Congratulations to the 14 LLSC Opitmist who made the trip to St. Pete to participate in this Team Trial Qualifier event.
It was tough conditions, light wind with tidal current pushing sailors across the start line with numerous black flag DSQs.
Championship Fleet (181 total registered sailors)
Brendan Shanahan - 68th overall (34th Red)
Steffi Zwarg 87th (40 Red)
Daniel Postell - 99th (42nd Blue)
Darby Reddaway 117th (53rd Blue)
Robbie Estes 123rd (53 Red)
Connor Cassidy 124 (54 Red)
Leigh Ann Collier 137th (60 Blue)
Jamie Reid 147th (67 Red)
Brett Jezak 149 (63 Blue)
Michael Reddaway - 150 (60 red)
Silver Fleet Results ( 50 total registered sailors)
Thomas Glenn 13th overall (4th Blue)
Elizabeth Shanahan 14th (7 White)
Wirth Federico - 26th (17 White)
Ian Jezak 31st (21 White)
