Meet the Cruzan Open One Design Regatta (CROOD) Competitors and

dance with DJ James!

If you missed the minutes of the 26 April Board of Directors Meeting (members only) or the 1 May Daily News back page feature, the 20^thInternational regatta is scheduled for November 9 – 11, with special honoree, Captain Nick Castruccio

Day 1 – Spring Rhodes 19 Series

29 April 2012

Ryan Hunter placed first in the Optimist Class with a total of 30 points and three 1^st place finishes, scored overall with the Master competitors. Lake Sanford was second with 53 points, followed closely by Atlee Kohl, with 55 points. In the Masters class, Peter Stanton placed first, with 55 points, followed by KC Bergstrom in 2^nd and DJ Larshbaugh in 3^rd place. 

Commodore Charlie Fischer handed out the awards at the Club at the conclusion of the series and congratulated all the competitors. The Rhodes 19 Championship series begins next Sunday, followed by the 2012 CROOD (Cruzan Open One Design Regatta) May 19 & 20, and the Memorial Day Race 17 May. Charlie encouraged all the young sailors to compete or crew in these upcoming events!

SCYC Open Optimist Series

April 8, 15 & 22 Results

Master Class 

  Codes

Redress given (R)

Annual Awards night, 31 March 2012

Commodore’s Award for outstanding contribution to the St Croix Yacht Club

 Emeline Sprankle

Community Service Award for outstanding service to the St Croix community

Nick Castruccio

Good Sportsmanship Award – John Rapine

Optimist Sailor of the Year – Ryan Hunter

Jerome Urban Rhodes 19 Award – Chris and Debbie Schreiber

Recipients who were off  island and unable to attend:

Junior Sailor of the Year, best sailing performance under age 18  - Sam Watterson

Lawrence Carlson Best Performance by a Sailing Vessel – Morgan Dale, Boogaloo

CROOD 2012 NOR            CROOD 2012 Entry Form

Winter 2012 Single Handed One Design Series

Eleven sailors turned out for at least one day of the Winter One Design Single Handed Series in Optimists and Sunfish.

1st Place - Lake Sanford

The 5 Optimist sailors showed diligence, sailing all three race days, with the exception of Ryan McCann, who missed the first day but still finished 4^th over all, beating Dawson Kohl by just one point. Atlee Kohl finished a respectable 3^rd with one 2^nd place and four 3^rd places. Ryan Hunter was only 4 points out of 1^st place with three 1^st and six 2^nd place finishes. The overall winner of the series was Lake Sanford with seven 1^st, one 2^nd and two 3^rd place finishes – way to go Lake!

3rd Place - Atlee Kohl

2nd Place - Ryan Hunter

Finish Position	Total Points
1 -LakeSanford	15
2 -Ryan Hunter	19
3 -Atlee Kohl	36
4 -Ryan McCann	45
5 -DawsonKohl	46

On 12 February, a total of 6 adults competed in Sunfish, with Felice Quigley taking two 1^st places, Preston “Dal” Dalglish and Debbie Schreiber each taking one 1^st place, and Tully Keith finishing all 5 races. None of them competed in the following two race days, 26 February and 4 March, giving Beecher Higby and Sam Carney very low scores for the 1^st and 2^nd overall finishes.

2nd Place - Sam Carney

1st Place - Beecher Higby

The next scheduled series are: 

Optimists – Funny Bunny, April 8, 15, and 22

Spring One Design – 29 April, May 6, 13, and 20! 

Fleet Captain Peter Stanton wants to see

YOU out on the water!

Competition was notably fierce in the 21-boat Optimist Green Fleet where only one point separated the first three finishers.  One of St. Croix Yacht Club’s youngest sailors, Lake Sanford, age 8, tied for second place, trailing Caroline Teare of the St. Thomas Yacht Club by only one point.  Ryan McCann also represented the SCYC in the Green Fleet.  Sam Watterson and Mack Bryan rounded out the SCYC sailors and competed in the laser fleets.

The Advanced Optimist fleet, largest in the regatta with 31 boats, completed 12 races over the course of the 3 days. Each race included 5 legs and took about an hour to complete. The name of the game was “Hardwork, Good Starts, and Consistency” says SCYC coach Caitlyn Connolly, and Ryan Hunter was the definition of all three.  Finishing fourth overall and taking home a second place trophy in Red Fleet, Ryan Hunter was the boat to watch from the USVI.

In the Club 420, the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Nikki Barnes from St. Thomas and Agustina Barbuto from St. John won with nine out of 10 first place finishes to take home the first place trophy.

Many thanks to our friends at Club Nautico for putting on a great event!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTnx2-LGpI

SCYC's Ryan Hunter putting distance on the Opti fleet

SCYC High School Sailor Sam Watterson glances momentarily at the trailing competition on an upwind leg.

More Photos Are On The Way…check back soon!!

A fleet or 10 sailing vessels from throughout St. Croix enjoyed two days of racing in the Around St. Croix Race, January 28 & 29 2012. The sailors saw East/Northeast winds ranging anywhere from 12 to 22 knots as they circled the Islandduring this popular event. Additionally, the racers this year saw swells upwards of 8 feet that made the downwind leg to Frederiksted a fun surfing experience, and the upwind leg to Pull Point a bumpy ride for all. Prior to the start on Saturday morning, racers were each assigned a “rating” that determined what time they would start the race and what  “handicap” they would be assigned.  These adjustments allow for boats of various sizes, in this case measuring anywhere from 27 to 68.5 feet, to race against one another fairly.   In the end Hotel California II skippered by Steve Schmidt took home the first place trophy, followed up by a three way tie for second!

In this year’s Around St.Croix Race we saw 4 vessels heavy with junior crew from throughout the Island. Hotel California, Serenity, Annick II, and Windflower sailed with a total of 14 of Junior Sailors between them. Judging by the results, it would seem that these youth added speed to which ever vessel they crewed on.

Following racing on Saturday, Coconuts welcomed the racers with live music and light hors d’ouvres before many turned in for an overnight stay on their anchored vessels near the Frederiksted Pier.  A special treat was snacking on the wahoo caught by Warren Mosler’s committee / safety boat, Knot my Problem, while trolling along the south shore. 

The 2012 SCYC Around St.Croix Race was a great success.  A big thank you to all the volunteers who allowed for such a wonderful event.

Overall Scores

"Barbaric Yawp" looking postcard perfect on the first leg.

Morgan Dale's Melges 24, "Boogaloo" getting some kite flying practice as they approach the starting area.

The "Cheeky Monkey" crew won the party at Coconuts.

 

Taylor Babb enjoys an apres race seaside embibement while the sun sets on Day 1.

The "Windflower" crew has it all under control at the start of Day2.

DJ Lorschbaugh helms "Annick II" leaving Fredericksted.

Steve Schmidt's Santa Cruz 70, "Hotel California" makes good use of her waterline to claim top honors at the finish.

 

Team "Hotel California" gathers for a photo to accept Overall Honors