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2015 Notable Performances (Non-DIYC Events)

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Boat

Venue

Place

Class/Name

Screwball

Spring Off Soundings

3rd

H-1

Wasp

Spring Off Soundings

3rd

NS-1

Snow Bird

Spring Off Soundings

4th

C-1

Wolverine

Spring Off Soundings

4th

C-2

Slainte

Soverel 33 Nationals

1st

Soverel 33

Wolverine

North American Championships

1st

Frers 33

Mentor

Fall Off Soundings

2nd

NS-3

Wasp

Fall Off Soundings

2nd

NS-1

Mentor

ECSA Circuit

1st

Division 8

Reepicheep

ECSA Circuit

4th

Division 8

Fusion

ECSA Circuit

2nd

Division 7

Wasp

ECSA Circuit

4th

Division 7

Dragonfly

ECSA Circuit

2nd

Division 3

Scorpion

ECSA Circuit

3rd

Division 3

Wolverine

ECSA Circuit

1st

Division 1

 

End of Season Banquet & Awards Presentations

Congratulations to these 2015 Award Winners! 

 

Wednesday Night Overall Trophies

 

Highest ranking member yacht in the Wednesday Night Series in each class.

 

Floyd Memorial Trophy (Class One - Non Spinnaker)

Reepicheep -  Peter Floyd

Ballou Memorial Trophy (Class Two - Spinnaker)

Wolverine - Dave Nauber

Fred Winslow Trophy (Class Three - Spinnaker)

Slainte - Mark McCarthy

Memorial Commodore Trophy (Class Four - Spinnaker)

Not Awarded - No Class Four

Fagan Memorial Trophy

Not Awarded - Fagan Regatta Abandoned

Highest ranking member yacht in the Fagan Memorial Regatta.

 

Shirley Hall Trophy

Giddy Up - Birgit Gillman

Highest ranking member yacht with a 50% women crew and a women at the helm in the Hall Series.

 

Don Later Trophy

Not Awarded - No Etchells class

Highest ranking member Etchells in Spring & Summer Etchells Series.

 

Sturgis Redfield Distance Trophy

 Not Awarded - Daylight Distance Race Abandoned

Highest ranking member yacht in the Overnight Race.

Paul McLaughlin Memorial Trophy

Wolverine - Dave Nauber

Highest ranking member yacht in the Spring Regatta.

Thundermug Trophy 

Rattlesnake - Carter Robertson

Highest ranking member yacht in the Thundermug Regatta.

Patrick Hayes Memorial One Design Trophy

#2400 - Mark & Will McCarthy

Highest ranking  JY15 in the Thursday Night One Design Series.

Dr. Merrill C. Hills Award

 Dick Saunders

Given to the member who has, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, made the most significant contribution to the sport of sailing.

 

 

Commodore's Trophy

Mark Salerno

Given for outstanding assistance and support to the Commodore during the year.

 

Donald Dyson Corinthian Award  

Ted Zuse

Given to the Racing Skipper who exemplifies the Corinthian Spirit on the racecourse.

 

   

Golden Duck Award - Port

Dick Saunders - Race Committee

Golden Duck Awards are given to the members who have made the most significant contribution to the entertainment of their fellow yachtsman through displays of unique seamanship, agility in small boats, or other graces.

For taking a swan dive off of Champlain, our temporary RC boat, while boarding, holding a soft-cooler in one hand and a laptop case in the other.  Beer is water proof, of course, electronics not so much. 

Golden Duck Award - Starboard

Skip Young - Dragonfly

 

For becoming entangled with the anchor rode of the windward mark at the ECSA Spring Regatta making it a moving target for the other competitors.

 

 

Notable Performances (More Detail)

 

2015 Soverel 33 Nationals

Congratulations to Mark McCarthy and the Slainte Crew who took  First Place in the Soverel 33 Class at the Cedar Point One Design Regatta on May 30-31, 2015 Results

 

2015 Spring Off Soundings

 Overalls: Screwball (H-1) and Wasp (NS-1) took a 3rd ,  Wolverine (C-2 w 15% PE) and Snow Bird (C-1 w 5% PE) placed 4th. Congratulation to all the crews.

Spring Results

 

 

2015 Frers 33 North American Championship

Congratulations to Dave & Kathy Nauber and the crew of Wolverine for capturing the North American Championship trophy July 11-12, 2015 over two days with starts at Branford YC and Pine Orchard YC in  Branford, CT.  See Results at Frers 33 OD

 

 

Fall Off Soundings

 Overalls: Wasp (NS-1 w 5% PE) and Mentor (NS-3 w 15% PE) took a 2nd.  Congratulation to all the crews. 

Fall Results