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posted : 7 days agoYoung sailors try again after bad weather delay
The National Byte Championships will hopefully go ahead this weekend in the Great Sound after numerous postponements because of the weather.

And the championships will give Youth Olympic sailors a chance to compete before they head down to the Cayman Islands next month to race in the North American Byte Championships which also serves as qualifier for the Youth Olympics for sailors in North America and the Caribbean.

Somers Cooper, head of Bermuda Sailing Association, said yesterday of the National Championships: "They are actually the 2009 National Championships which were supposed to be held just before Christmas. But we have had to postpone them time and time again because of the bad weather Bermuda has experienced."

The championships will be held in the Great Sound but if the wind is too strong they will be held in another location – possible Granaway Deep.

Next month six young Bermuda Byte sailors will try and qualify the Island for a spot in this summer's Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

At the North American Byte Championships, hosted by the Cayman Islands Sailing Club from March 10-15, Bermuda will be up against 34 sailors from 14 nations.

And only four countries can qualify for Singapore.

If one of Bermuda's sailors does grab one of the qualifying spots, then there will be trials staged in Bermuda to see who will go to Singapore in August.

All the six sailors have come out of the Optimist class and have graduated to the Byte class which now has 10 active sailors in the local fleet.

Since September the Byte class have staged five week-long clinics, bringing in Argentine coaches Pablo and Dino Weber who have over 20 years of international coaching experience between them.

And since October the sailors have been training for the competition in the Cayman Islands.

The local sailors are Mackenzie Cooper, 15, who won all of the team trials last year with the Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association and also attended all three international Optimist events – the North American Championships, the South American Championships and the World Championships. He was also a member of the team that placed third in team racing in the South American Championships last year. And the former Warwick Academy student competed in the Canadian Byte Championships last summer and is currently attending acclaimed sailing school Tabor Academy.

Alexander Davis, 14, sailed at the Canadian and World Byte Championships last summer. He attends Saltus.

Kalin Hillier, also from Saltus, competed in last year's North and South American International Optimist events. The 15-year-old was a member of the Worlds team in 2008.

Rahiem Steede, 15, from Berkeley Institute is a WaterWise graduate and attended last year's North American and South American Optimist Championships.

Similarly Dimitri Stevens is 15, attends Berkeley and is also a WaterWise graduate. He was a recipient of the Government Youth Sports Award last year and was a member of all three 2009 Optimist teams and a member of Bermuda's third place team at the South American Championships. He also competed at the Canadian and World Byte Championships this past summer.

Owen Siese, 14, from Warwick Academy, was Bermuda top performing sailor in overseas competition last year and placed fifth at the North American Optimist Championships in the Dominican Republic and was a member of all three Bermuda Optimist teams including the winning team in the South American Championships. He competed in the Canadian and World Byte Championships.

Bermuda's youngsters will be up against sailors from Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, St. Lucia and the US Virgin Islands.

The five clinics staged by the Argentine brothers were also attended by sailors from the US, Canada, Dominican Republic, US Virgin Islands and the Netherlands Antilles. All in all there have been 11 different sailors, five of them female, who have flown to Bermuda for the clinics. Some also returned for more than one clinic.

The same overseas sailors, who were chosen by Pablo and Dino Weber, will all be in the Cayman Islands next month and include Ian Barrows from the USVI who placed second at the Optimist World Championships and Just Van Aanholt who won the Laser 4.7 regatta at the Orange Bowl in Miami in December.

Martin Siese, the Star crew-mate for Olympic sailor Peter Bromby, has been helping with the Byte programme in Bermuda and said recently that the Byte class was a natural progression from the Optimist class.

"The idea is to get as many people racing as we can – the more we can expose these young guys to racing, the better it will be. The Bytes are geared to lighter persons – perhaps between 120-160 pounds although at 160 pounds you are getting a bit big for the Byte. But it is a great boat to use as a stepping stone between the Opti and the Laser."
posted : about 1 month ago2009 HWP Laser Radial and Laser Standard Rig National Champions Crowned
2009 HWP Laser Radial and Laser Standard Rig National Champions Crowned

After weeks of delays due to excessive wind and sea conditions, the Bermuda Laser Class Association was finally able to complete the 2009 HWP National Championships this past weekend hosted by the Spanish Point Boat Club. The delays had forced both the Laser Radial and Laser Standard rig championships to be sailed on a single day rather than the planned two day regattas originally scheduled before Christmas.

The Laser Radial class sailed their championship on Saturday with west to north westerlies ranging from 8 - 15 knots and very cool conditions. 13 skippers registered in what Race Chairman Malcolm Kirkland called "a generational battle", alluding to the wide age range of the participants. There was an impressive 51 year age difference between veteran Roger Mello (66)and the youngest competitor Kelsey Durham (15).

After the 6 race series, 18 year old Roger Williams College sailor Cameron Pimentel was tied with Malcolm Smith but was crowned National Champion via a tie breaker. Olympian Sarah Lane Adderley sailed consistently to take 3rd place followed by collegiate sailor William Hutchings and Stevie Dickinson in 5th place.

On Sunday, many of the same sailors braved more cool temperatures and returned to the Great Sound with Laser Standard rigs to determine that class' National Champion. Sunday brought lighter, shiftier winds and a number of light rain squalls. After 6 races former Sunfish World Champion Malcolm Smith prevailed followed by Tufts University sailor William Hutchings. Rockal Evans placed third and Kelsey Durham and Roger Mello were 4th and 5th.

The racing this weekend not only crowned the two HWP Laser Class National Champions but also will be used as qualifiers for the Laser Class World Championships and ISAF Youth Worlds.

Laser Radial Results
1. Cameron Pimentel - 10pt
2. Malcolm Smith - 10pt
3. Sarah Lane Adderley - 12pt
4. Wiliam Hutchings - 17pt
5. Stevie Dickinson - 25pt
6. Jason Saints - 29 pt
7. Jordan Saints - 34pt
8. Brett wright - 40pt
9. Kelsey Durham - 42pt
10. Ryan Saraiva - 44pt
11. Catalina Sposato - 49pt
12. Roger Mello - 53pt
13. Chris Sposato - 64pt

Laser Standard Rig Results
1. Malcolm Smith - 5pt
2. William Hutchings - 10pt
3. Rockal Evans - 12pt
4. Kelsey Evans - 18pt
5. Roger Mello - 25pt
posted : 2 months agoAt the 49'er Worlds with the Kirkland Brothers!
Lets start with the tough stuff:
Day 2, Breeze NW, 15-25+, powerful gusts
Well, right now it is in the low 50's in Freeport and everyone is all bundled up after a very cold (for Bahamas) and blustery day 2 of racing at the Worlds. It was at the top end of racing breeze for the class (with reported gusts to 27kts) and the day was shortened to only 2 tough races. We struggled even to get down to the starting line, as it was a broad reach from the beach, which made for a powerful 2-sail 'sled ride' down to the line. In both races, we were only able to make it up and down once before capsizing too many times to continue racing (not only does it tire you to the bone, but you get in the way of the top guys).

We were happy that we went out and pushed our comfort zone, but at the same time frustrated we couldn't hang in the races. If only DNFs could be scored better than DNCs! Regardless we need much more time (and work our way up to this amount of breeze in a much more linear approach) in the boat before we can contemplate legitimately racing in this amount of breeze. We were watching top Americans and other seasoned 9er sailors flip over in the powerful blasts of air that would charge through every 5-10 mins or so. The thing we singled out as our weakest link was our spinnaker douse (when we take it down); it seemed every time we were getting the kite down, the boat would load up because of the dramatic lose in speed and then get unstable and flip. We talked with Zack about it and he recommends Jesse not to bear away so much (to save the boat speed and keep the apparent wind lower) and focus on keeping the boat on a plane, all the while I have to be quicker at getting the kite down and then getting back onto the wire as we head up....ahhh. sounds way easier said than done!

Day 1 Report, Breeze NW 8-15, puffy and offshore
We started off the first race of our lives together in the 49er with some flair in a stacked fleet, when we rounded the 1st weather mark in 10th and then gained on the run to round the 2nd weather mark in 8th! We ran into trouble in our second downwind and lost some boats, but after 8 legs still managed to hold onto a very respectable 17th place. Jesse showed great driving ability and windshift management and I was hanging in on most of the important crew work to get us around in good shape. The thing I really like about Jesse's style is that he is not intimidated by anyone out there, sure he has plenty of respect for the guys that have paid their dues and at the top, but he is not afraid of mixing it up with them when he can. I think this will bode well for us in the future as our boathandling comes together.

Our two other races were tougher because of poor starting (really hard to maneuver these things downspeed and to know when to accelerate), poor spinnaker work, tiring muscles and our rig was too tight for the dying breeze. But regardless, it was an amazing practice day as we rounded 12 winward marks and did 12 spinnaker douses. The other thing we were pleased about for both days was working on our downspeed boathandling (you have to keep on your toes during the pre-start and between races). No rest for the weary in these boats!

Stay posted to the latest on the event website:http://www.49erworlds.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=12
posted : 2 months agoBermuda's Youth Sailors Finish on a "High Note" at Miami Orange Bowl Regatta.
Bermuda's Youth Sailors Finish on a "High Note" at Miami Orange Bowl Regatta.
Coconut Grove, Florida. The 4th and final day of the 40th annual Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, hosted collaboratively by the US Sailing Center (Miami, Fla.), Coral Reef Yacht Club, Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, and Lauderdale Yacht Club saw the 12 Bermuda sailors finish strong among the 722 competitors who enjoyed the mostly sunny and sometimes breezy conditions on Miami's Biscayne Bay.
In the International 420 Class (I-420) James Anfossi and Jordan Saints, sailing the I-420 for the first time, showed improvement throughout the regatta climbing from 11th place after the first day, eventually finishing in 8th place in the 22 boat fleet. The team of Morgan Kiss from Michigan and Katia DaSilva from Rhode Island took first place followed by Puerto Rico's Raul Rios and Rogelio Fernandez. All are former Optimist dinghy "stars". The I-420 class was invited to join the Orange Bowl for the first time this year and is the equipment chosen for the 2010 the ISAF Youth Worlds this July in Isanbul, Turkey. Anfossi and Saints will be representing Bermuda, going up against the World's best including Americans, Kiss and DaSilva this summer.
Blake Burgess crewed for Christchurch School teamate Bobby Lippincott in the Club 420 and the pair finished 12th with 75 points in the 90 boat fleet with trio of top 5 finishes in the last three races. Finishing in first place was the pair of Graham Landy and Colin Murphy.
One of the larger classes, the 135 boat Laser Radial fleet had three local entries. Jason Saints finish in 30th place, while Ryan Saraiva finished in 46th place and Chris Sposato finished in 81st place. The Laser Radial Class was won by St. Petersburg's Mateo Vargas with a 5 point lead over Stefano Mazzaferro from Brasil. Jason and Chris will be battling it out back on home waters this month, seeking the remaining berth to represent Bermuda in the singlehanded dinghy at the ISAF Youth Worlds. Ryan will be back on the water this spring representing Roger Williams College in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Sailing in the 32 boat Laser 4.7 fleet for the first time, Mackenzie Cooper finished in 14th place with 3 top 10 finishes on the last day. Just Van Aanholt from Curacao was the winner with Germany's Maximillian Stein in 2nd and Juanky Perdomo from Puerto Rico in 3rd. Mackenzie and most of the 4.7 fleet at the Orange Bowl are potential contenders for their respective countries for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) this August in Singapore. The YOG will be using the Byte CII dinghy and the Laser 4.7 is the most similar dinghy for areas that do not have the Byte.
The Bermuda optimist sailors had a great final day and all five moved up in the standings in the 225 boat fleet after 12 races. 2009 Bermuda National Champion, Sam Stan who won race 11, moved up ten spots from 41st to 31st, Ellie Wollmann moved up twenty places from 76th to 56th, while Ceci Wollmann jumped from 110th to 91st, brother Mickey Wollmann moved up 10 places from 125th to 115th and Ferdinand Arnold moved up 30 places from 180th to 150th in his first overseas event. All five will be representing Bermuda at the IODA South American Championships in Uruguay this coming March. The overall winner after late protest deliberations was Christopher Williford from Lauderdale Yacht Club. Four points behind in 2nd was Javier Arribas from Lima, Peru representing Yacht Club Peruano. The 3rd placed sailor was the Champion's twin brother Duncan. The Williford brothers are well known in the Opti World and have both sailed in the Bermuda Jr. Gold Cup.
posted : 2 months ago2009 Orange Bowl Updates...
Day 2 - Orange Bowl Regatta - Coconut Grove, Florida

The 40th Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta completed the second day of
racing under a beautiful cloudless, clear blue sky on Miami's Biscayne Bay.
The wind was from 8 to 15 on the Optimist course in the north part of the
bay closer to the Key Biscayne Causeway and further south in the bay where
the Laser and 420 courses were situated, it was a steady 16 to 18 knots with
gusts up to 22 during the last race of the day.

In the 22 boat International 420(I-420)Class James Anfossi and Jordan Saints
moved up to 9th place from 11th after consistent finishes in the top 10.
Leading the class after 6 races are the US duo of Morgan Kiss, a former Opti
sailor and Bermuda Jr Gold Cup competitor, and Katie DaSilva.

In the Laser 4.2 Class Mackenzie Cooper completed 5 more races dropping to
17th place after finishes of 3rd, 20th & 22nd, 22nd and 20th. Yesterday's
leader Maximilian Stein from Germany continues to dominate the 32 boat
class.

The 135 boat strong Laser Radial fleet Jason Saints finished the day in 16th
after finishes of 46, 21, 21, 16 & 22. while Ryan Saraiva jumped to 32nd
place with finishes of 19,14, 38, 38 & 48. Chris Sposato moved up to 106th
place with finishes of 136(OCS) 52, 98, 101 & 81. In the Laser Radial class
Florida's Mateo Vargas is leading Brazilian Stefano Mazzaferro by only one
point.

In the 225 boat Optimist Class current Bda Opti National Champion, Sam Stan
is currently in 40th place following his finishes of 40, 52, 9 & 23 for the
day. Ceci Wollmann holds down the 78th place, Mickey Wollmann is in 120th,
Ellie Wollmann is in 127th and Ferdinand Arnold is in 177th place. Ft.
Lauderdale brothers and Bermuda Jr Gold cup participants Christopher and
Duncan Williford edging out Brazil's Gabriel Esltrodt and 2009 Optimist
World Champion Sinclair Jones from Peru.

The regatta continues through Thursday, Dec 30th.

Nearly 700 junior sailors from 20 countries, as well as 28 U.S. states and
territories, have entered the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta,
hosted collaboratively by the US Sailing Center (Miami, Fla.), Coral Reef
Yacht Club, Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, and Lauderdale Yacht Club. The event
is the largest of 25 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals and got underway
on Sunday, Dec 27th. The regatta includes four days of competition on
Biscayne Bay, featuring fleet racing on four courses for Club 420,
International 420 (I-420), Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 and Optimist
classes. 11 local youth sailors have cut their Bermuda Christmas festivities
short and have flown down to compete in the regatta.

Results available at http://www.coralreefyachtclub.org/index.cfm?menu=7560
posted : 2 months agoMany Bermuda Youth Sailors are Participating in the 2009 Orange Bowl
Nearly 700 junior sailors from 20 countries, as well as 28 U.S. states and
territories, have entered the 33rd annual Orange Bowl International Youth
Regatta, hosted collaboratively by the US Sailing Center (Miami, Fla.),
Coral Reef Yacht Club, Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, and Lauderdale Yacht Club.
The event is the largest of 25 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals and got
underway on Sunday, Dec 27th. The regatta includes four days of competition
on Biscayne Bay, featuring fleet racing on four courses for Club 420,
International 420 (I-420), Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 and Optimist
classes. 11 local youth sailors have cut their Bermuda Christmas festivities
short and have flown down to compete in the regatta.

Racing Day 1 - Sunday Dec 27th

Light breezes and warm temperatures were the order of the day shortening the
planned racing schedule on all four courses.

In the I-420 Class James Anfossi and Jason Saints are currently in 11th
place out of 22 boats with finishes of 14th and 10th in the day's two races,
while Mackenzie Cooper finished 3rd in the only race of the day in the 32
boat Laser 4.7 Class fleet. Anfossi and Saints qualified and are training
for the 2010 ISAF Youth Worlds in the I-420 while Cooper is vying for a spot
on the Bermuda 2010 Youth Olympic Team. The I-420 class, participating in
the Orange Bowl for the very first time, is led by Georgie Ryan and Haley
Kirk, an all girl team from San Diego and Long Beach, CA. In the Laser 4.7
class, Maximilian Stein representing Germany’s Yacht Club Langenargen is in
first place.

Competing in the 135 boat Laser Radial fleet, Jordan Saints finished 7th,
Ryan Saraiva finished 52nd and Chris Sposato finished 121st. The Laser
Radial fleet is led by Ecuador’s Jonathan Martinetti.

In the 226 boat Optimist Red/Blue/White fleet the competitors were split
into 4 colour coded divisions and raced in two flights. Each flight
completed only 1 race. In flight #1 Ellie and Ceci Wollmann placed 58th &
59th. In flight #2, 2009 Bermuda National Optimist Champion Sam Stan placed
7th while Mickey Wollmann was 57th and Ferdinand Arnold was 97th. 2008
Bermuda Jr Gold Cup competitor, Christopher Williford won the flight #1 race
and Arthur Fortune, 2009 IODA South American Champion from Guadeloupe, won
the other. Complete scoring of the fleet won't occur until all competitors
have had a chance to race each other at least once.

Several former U.S. Olympic medalists will be on-hand to present awards on
Dec 30th, including James Barton, Kevin Burnham, Magnus Liljedahl and
current US Sailing Team AlphaGraphic members, Zach Railey and Anna
Tunnicliffe. Trophies will be awarded to the top five or ten sailors in each
fleet, depending upon fleet size. Each Optimist Green Fleet sailor will
receive a USA Junior Olympic medal. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Magnus
Liljedahl, will present the Orange Bowl Regatta Sportsmanship Trophy to a
sailor who exemplifies sportsmanship at the event.

Results available at http://www.coralreefyachtclub.org/index.cfm?menu=7560
posted : 2 months agoPenny Simmons Inducted into the Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame
Eight people were inducted into the Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame (HoF) at a
gala event at the Fairmont Southampton Resort on December 3rd.

Under the distinguished patronage of the Premier of Bermuda Dr. the Hon.
Ewart F. Brown, eight athletes from seven sports joined an elite group
including sailing legend Eugene "Penny" Simmons.
Penny has amassed scores of titles and trophies over the years including
being a four time Olympian 1964, 68, 72 & 76. Six time International One
Design world champion 1985, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002 & 2005. Nine time IOD
runner-up, Bermuda Athlete of the Year 1956, 1985 & 86, Bronze medal winner
in the snipe class at the 1967 Pan Am Games and a Bermuda National Snipe
champion 20 times.
Also inducted were other local sporting greats Stanley Burgess, Charles
Marshall, Michael Preece, Allan Simmons, Dr. William Tucker Sr., Dr.
William Tucker Jr. and Brian Wellman.
The Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame was established 4 years ago to honor
outstanding persons, living or deceased, who have gained prominence in sport
or who have made substantial contributions on behalf of themselves and
Bermuda in sport. The names of those selected and a biography of their
accomplishments, will be permanently enshrined upon plaques in the Bermuda
Sports Hall of Fame. This was the third induction ceremony for the HoF.
"Penny" joins Kirk Cooper and A.F. "Bert" Darrell as the latest sailor
inducted to the HoF.
posted : 3 months ago2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Bermuda Optimist Open and National Championship
Racing in the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Bermuda Optimist Open and National Championship concluding on Sunday with six races in perfect conditions on Bermuda's Great Sound, with brilliant blue skies and a steady 8 to 12 knot SW breeze. This was in sharp contrast to the conditions on Saturday, when only one race was completed as winds increased from 20 to 25 knots at the start to 30 to 35 knots at the finish.

Thirty two boats competed in the Championship Fleet, 17 Bermudians and 15 visiting American sailors. Bermudian Sam Stan finished just one point behind overall winner Roger Dorr, to be declared 2009 Bermuda Optimist
National Champion. Antonio Bailey was 7th overall and second Bermudian, with Cecilia Wollmann 8th overall and third Bermudian. Adele Whitmeyer finished fourth overall and top female.

Results:
http://www.bermudasail.bm/documents/BdaNationalschampionfleetrace7.pdf
posted : 3 months agoBermuda Windsurfer Alex Jones gets training opportunity of a Lifetime!
The second Training Camp of the Perth 2011 Emerging Nations Programme is underway with 11 athletes in Western Australia to further their Olympic dreams.
Implemented as a world first sailing initiative in July 2009, the popular Perth 2011 Emerging Nations Programme is already showing promise in identifying international sailing talent, increasing these elite athletes’ sailing skills and knowledge and assisting them on their way to success.

The official announcement of the second ENP Training Programme was held at the WACA Ground on Wednesday morning with ENP Head Coach Belinda Stowell and Event Director John Longley in attendance.

Also there to endorse the second ENP camp was Tom Moody, coach for Aussie cricket team Retravision Warriors. “It is fantastic to see young athletes given the opportunity to realise their potential,” Moody said.

Despite this being an important Retravision Warriors squad training session in preparation for the Ford Ranger Cup Game against NSW tomorrow, players and coaching staff made time to meet with the international athletes. The ENP athletes and coaches will be attending tomorrow’s cricket match as guests of the Western Australian Cricket Association.

Participants in the second intensive Emerging Nations Programme Training Session, Dany Stanisic, of Serbia, and Alexandr Denisiuc, of Moldova, have shown Perth’s best that when they compete, they race to win. The international Laser sailors won silver and bronze medals respectively at the 2009 Royal Perth Yacht Club Mini Series, on the weekend.

This ENP Session, which started on Saturday and runs till 11 December 2009, is the second of seven intensive Training Programmes being held in the lead up to the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.

Eleven athletes, from the developing sailing nations of Moldova, Latvia, India, Pakistan, Serbia, Malaysia, Colombia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Bermuda, were invited to Perth as part of the second Emerging Nations Programme Intensive Training Session.

These 11 athletes are on the brink of qualifying at Olympic level, but due to limitations in their home nations have not yet reached their potential. Under the guidance of Head Coaches Belinda Stowell (AUS), 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold medallist, and Arthur Brett (AUS), 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Sailing Coach these elite athletes have taken on the challenge to be the best they can be - aiming to qualify for Perth 2011 and potentially their nation for the 2012 London Olympic Games! For these athletes, the Dream Begins in Perth!

“These athletes will work hard over the next couple of weeks at gym sessions, on water training and learning about what it takes to compete against the best in the world. They will then go home and put what they have learnt into practice. Without this sort of support they have little chance of making it to the Olympic Games,” said ENP Head Coach Brett.

As part of the Training Programme, the ENP athletes will be competing against Perth’s best in the inaugural Emerging Nations Programme Regatta, which will be held on Bathers Bay in Fremantle on the weekend on the 5-6 December, 2009. Expect action and excitement as they compete in the famous sea breeze, the Fremantle Doctor.

The first Emerging Nations Programme Training Session, held in July-August 2009, has also proved its merit, with two of the participants of the first Training Session - Helema Williams (COK) and Peter Henry (COK), both of the Cook Islands, victorious at the recent Pacific Mini Games 2009, with respective gold and bronze medal success.

“Helema and Peter’s success at the event was a great boost to all of us involved with the Emerging Nations Programme,” said ENP Head Coach Stowell.
About The Emerging Nations Programme

The Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) is designed to encourage and assist developing and emerging sailing nations to participate in the Olympic Sailing Competition, increase the number of participating ISAF Member National Authorities (MNAs) and subsequently the number of competitors at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. From this World Championship, it is hoped ‘emerging’ talent identified during the ENP will qualify to represent their country in sailing at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Seven ENP intensive training camps to be held in WA between July 2009 and the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in December 2011. Acclaimed Australian Olympic sailing coach Arthur Brett and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold medallist in the women’s 470 class Belinda Stowell are guiding the athletes, sharing the knowledge and skill that has seen the pair help spearhead modern Australian Olympic sailing success.

Over the course of the seven ENP intensive training camps, up to 40 athletes from as many nations (not represented in any sailing discipline at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games), will be invited to Perth to improve their chances of earning a place in the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships through their involvement with the ENP.

The Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Emerging Nations Programme is proudly supported by the Australian Federal Government and the Western Australian State Government.

Click here for further information on the Emerging Nations Programme.

The athletes taking part in the second ENP intensive training camp are:

Event Event Country Class Gender
Qasim Abbas Rahtore Men's Windsurfer Pakistan RS:X Male
Alexander Prakash Men's Windsurfer India RS:X Male
Alex Jones Men's Windsurfer Bermuda RS:X Male
Nicolas Lozano Men's Windsurfer Colombia RS:X Male
Dany Stanisic Men's One Person Dinghy Serbia Laser Male
Alexandr Denisiuc Men's One Person Dinghy Moldova Laser Male
Nik Azizan Men's One Person Dinghy Malaysia Laser Male
Andrew Lewis Men's One Person Dinghy Trinidad and Tobago Laser Male
Anna Aile Women's One Person Dinghy Latvia Laser Radial Female
Rohini Rau Women's One Person Dinghy India Laser Radial Female
Ivana Charbonnier Women's One Person Dinghy Paraguay Laser Radial Female
Find out more about the ISAF Sailing World Championships at www.sailing.org/isafworlds.

Samantha Scott
posted : 3 months agoNational Keelboat Champions Crowned
Hamilton, Bermuda - November 15 , 2009

25 keelboats from The J 105, Etchells and International One Design (IOD) classes hit the water Saturday morning with the intent of completing 5 races on the Great Sound to ultimately crown the Bacardi National Keelboat Champions in the three classes. Royal Bermuda Yacht Club race officer Jay Hooper and his team were constantly tested (along with the sailors) with winds shifting as much as 80 degrees between south east and south west throughout the day. Sailors experienced all types of wind conditions ranging from 10 knots to the mid twenties. The highest wind conditions were seen during the 4th race in the middle of a "whiteout" rain squall. A number of boats, slighlty worse for wear, elected to retire before the 5th and final race.

The hottly contested J 105 Class saw 5 boats on the line with Jon Corless and his crew sailing "Mayhem" showing the most consistent form with four first place finishes and a second, posting a total of 6 pts. Glenn Astwood sailing "Ockham's Razor" and James Macdonald's "Passion" battled it out for second place with Glenn prevailing with 13 pts.

The Etchells Class had an impressive turn out with 10 boats competing including overseas teams from the USA, UK and Canada joining the locals in borrowed boats.
Veteran Etchells sailor and former National Champion and current Canadian Champion Tim Patton and his crew were eventually victorious with 14 pts., just a single point ahead of the teenage up-and-comers Lance Fraser and crew. Lance and his crew of Catalina Sposato, Jason Saints and Jordan Saints, all graduates of the island's Optimist sailing programme, have shown remarkable versatility and success across many classes of keel boats and dinghies in Bermuda and overseas. One point behind in third place was Will Thompson and his crew aboard Fram.

The IOD's had 10 boats on the course. Former multiple World and National IOD Champion Eugene "Penny" Simmons sailing "Ariel" had 1 fifth place finish and 4 first place finishes to clinch the championship in the final race with 9 pts. Patrick Cooper and crew sailed "Solna II" consistently and was one point behind in second. This regatta is designed not to allow "drop" races so consistency was the key to success. Craig Davis and crew finished 3rd sailing "Vrengen" on 14 pts.

A very wet, cold and tired group of sailors arrived back at the host Royal Bermuda Yacht Club for some well deserved liquid refreshment thanks to Bacardi and a BBQ courtesy of the Bermuda Sailing Association. Winners were presented with product and logo gear from Bacardi and specially engraved clocks to mark the accomplishment by Bacardi's Craig Smith and BSA President Somers Cooper and .

YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_WtKkcjHzs

photos: http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?token=395302329703%3A1003916788&cm_mmc=site_email-_-new_site_share-_-core-_-View_photos_button

Final Results

J 105 Fleet
1st - Jon Corless - Mayhem - 6 pts
2nd - Glenn Astwood - Ockham's Razor - 13 points
3rd - James Macdonald - Passion - 16 pts
4th - Chuck Millican - Elusive - 18 pts
5th - Not Mine - Trevor Boyce - 23 pts

Etchells Fleet
1st - Tim Patton - Thrash - 14 pts
2nd - Lance Fraser- Fugly - 15 pts
3rd - Will Thompson - Fram - 16 pts
4th - Phil Wehriem (CAN) - 19 pts
5th - Martn Vezina - Raven - 22 pts
6th - Scott Simmons - Critter - 24 pts
7th - Jason Owen (GBR) - Pippa - 31pts
8th - Peter Martin - No Name 45 pts
9th - Phil Worboys - Gumption - 44 pts
10th - Ian Feathers - Completely Clueless - 46 pts

International One Design (IOD) Fleet
1st - Penny Simmons - Ariel- 9 pts
2nd - Patrick Cooper Solna II - 10 pts
3rd - Craig Davis - Vrengen - 14points
4th - Jordy Walker - Peppercorn - 23 pts
5th - Hugh Watlington - Dalliance - 26 pts
6th - George Cubbon - Blitz - 31pts
7th - Tim Lynch - Impulse - 32 pts
8th - Jeff Arnst - Shadow - 42 pts
9th - Steve Sherwin - Gaylord - 45 pts
10th - Bob Duffy - Encore - 49 pts

News

posted : 7 days agoYoung sailors try again after bad weather delay

posted : about 1 month ago2009 HWP Laser Radial and Laser Standard Rig National Champions Crowned

posted : 2 months agoAt the 49'er Worlds with the Kirkland Brothers!

posted : 2 months agoBermuda's Youth Sailors Finish on a "High Note" at Miami Orange Bowl Regatta.

posted : 2 months ago2009 Orange Bowl Updates...

posted : 2 months agoMany Bermuda Youth Sailors are Participating in the 2009 Orange Bowl

posted : 2 months agoPenny Simmons Inducted into the Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame

posted : 3 months ago2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Bermuda Optimist Open and National Championship

posted : 3 months agoBermuda Windsurfer Alex Jones gets training opportunity of a Lifetime!

posted : 3 months agoNational Keelboat Champions Crowned

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