Soverel 33 - 03 Nationals

Soverel 33 - 2003 Nationals
SAILING WORLD NOOD REGATTA IN LARCHMONT
September 5, 6, & 7

Soverel 33 - 2003 Nationals - Entries
SAILING WORLD NOOD REGATTA IN LARCHMONT
September 5, 6, & 7

Sail	Yacht Name	Owner	Hull	Friday			Sat.		Total
Sail	Yacht Name	Owner	Hull	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Total

63021	Santana	Paul Jeka	27 SVM	1	3	1	1	1	7
26	Bushwacker	Erik Will	26 SVM	3	1	5	6	4	19
40810	Deviation	Iris Vogel	89 TAR	2	4	2	5	7	20
42933	Outrageous	Richard Jones	88 TAR	4	2	9	3	3	21
33560	Yankee	Jerry Dodge	28 SVM	9	7	7	4	2	29
40307	Paladin	Dennis Carriere	38 SVM	5	6	10	2	6	29
40873	Whacko	Norm Dean	116 PCX	8	5	3	9	5	30
33759	Slàinte	Mark McCarthy	31 SVM	7	8	4	8	8	35
41033	Phoenix	Robin Ricca	70 SVM/TAR	6	10	6	7	9	38
87569	Adrenaline	Patrick Croke	305 RPZ	10	9	8	10	10	47
40384	Picante	John Baroni	41 SVM	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	60

- no races on Sunday -

Regatta Report

For the 10-boat Soverel fleet, the event is their 2003 Nationals, and the early leader is Santana, skippered by Paul Jeka, of Elizabeth, N.J. with two firsts and a third. A regular frontrunner, Iris Vogel's Deviation, finished one place behind Santana in each race and ranked second at the end of the day. But as in most classes, there was a windless hole or two waiting to ruin somebody's day. In the Soverels it happened in the third race to Paladin and Outrageous, both of which had performed no worse than mid-fleet in the first two races. They started well, sailed to the right, and fell off the edge of the earth, so to speak, finishing last and second to last, respectively.

John Burnham

Mark McCarthy's Slàinte lead the Soverel 33s early in one race. The two boats trailing her, Santana (right) and Deviation held first and second, respectively, after the first day of racing.

If Friday's racing was light and shifty, Saturday's racing was even more so at the Sailing World NOOD at Larchmont YC. If you were frustrated by Friday's petulant northerly, chances are you found the 2 to 7 knot southerly even more patience busting. In the quest for the Soverel 33 national title, Paul Jeka's Santana scored two firsts and moved out to a 12-point lead going into the last day of the regatta. As the day's only double winner, Jeka received the Hall Spars & Rigging Boat of the Day award. Richard and Michael Jones's Outrageous earned a pair of thirds, and Jerry Dodge's Yankee finished 4-2, both moving up in the fleet and challenging the current second and third place boats, Bushwacker and Deviation. Mark Ploch, sailing aboard Outrageous, said, “The wind conditions were very veiny and a 30 degree shift was small.”

Jennifer Davies

Richard Jones's Outrageous leads Jerry Dodge's Yankee and Paul Jeka's Santana at the first mark in Saturday's second race. Jeka went on to win the race.

The breeze hovered in the 3- to 4-knot range from the southwest and never came in with any strength. So the results from Saturday's racing became the final.

Paul Jeka's Santana team, from Elizabeth, N.J., picked up the Soverel 33 Nationals title with four firsts and a third. Their performance was one of the best for the regatta, and their two victories on Saturday earned them the Hall Spars & Rigging Boat of the Day Award as well.

John Burnham

Part of the new Soverel 33 national champion crew, led by skipper Paul Jeka (right).

Competitor Details

Yacht Name	Hull	Sails	Fleet	R=Running Backstays C=Checkstays	Spinnaker Pole	Rudder
Santana	27 SVM	North	1	R & C	14' Carbon Fiber
BushWacker	26 SVM	Harrstik	4	C	14' Aluminum	Spade
Deviation	89 TAR	UK	1	C	14' Carbon Fiber	Elliptical
Outrageous	88 TAR	Doyle	2	R & C	14' Aluminum	Elliptical
Yankee	28 SVM	Harrstik	4	C	14' Aluminum	Spade
Paladin	38 SVM	Shore	1	C	14' Aluminum	Elliptical
Whacko	116 PCX	UK/Doyle	1	R & C	14' Carbon Fiber	Elliptical
Slàinte	31 SVM	Haarstik/Kappa	1	C	14' Aluminum	Elliptical
Phoenix	70 SVM/TAR	UK	1	R & C	14' Carbon Fiber	Elliptical
Adrenaline	305 RPZ	UK	1	R & C	14' Carbon Fiber	Elliptical

Annual General Meeting Report

The Annual General Meeting was held September 6, 2003 at the Larchmont Yacht Club.

The report has not been submitted.

Highlights

Attendance: Class President Norm Dean, Whacko; Class Treasurer Iris Vogel, Deviation; Class Secretary Robin Ricca, Phoenix; Fleet 1 Captain Mark McCarthy, Slàinte; representing Fleet 2 Erik Will, BushWacker & Jerry Dodge, Yankee; owners Patrick Croke, Adrenaline, and Dennis Carriere, Paladin.

Dues: Full Membership remains $100; Associate Membership $10, which includes t-shirt from Nationals.

Locations of Nationals: Westbrook, CT / Duck Island in August 6-8; - Midwinters, Red Grant, Sodus Bay, Larchmont NOOD, and Intergalactics will be 2 day events.

Amendment to Rule proposed to clarify Class Rules pertaining to Rudder weight and dimensions - approved, pending re-wording, for postal ballot.

NOAA Chart of Sailing Area

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