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Stars & Stripes (file photo). Photo by Gary Hufford.<br />
very short time, but most of the time it was pure running<br />
with a lot, a lot of pressure. We saw 20-25 knots for the most<br />
part, some 25-30, and a fair bit of sea, probably six-foot seas<br />
and pretty square waves.”<br />
Four boats retired early from the race due to damage:<br />
Cheekee Monkee, a Corsair 31 owned by Ron White/Bob<br />
Larsten (South Bend, IN), which capsized approximately<br />
two miles after the start; Double O Seven, a Corsair owned by<br />
Lawrence Geller and Brian Broad (Lighthouse Point, FL),<br />
which dismasted off Key Largo; Endorphine 3, owned by<br />
John and William Laughlin (Hollywood, FL), which broke<br />
its rudder off Key Largo; and Caraluna, a C&C 9.9 owned by<br />
Cai Svenson (Key Biscayne, FL.), which broke its rudder off<br />
Key Largo. No injuries were reported on any of these boats.<br />
At the awards party held at Kelly’s Caribbean, the race<br />
committee awarded Best Overall Performance to<br />
Dreadnought, one of two entries from the U.S. Naval<br />
Academy, which was skippered by Midshipman Burchett.<br />
Dreadnought also won its PHRF class and was the overall<br />
PHRF winner.<br />
The Storm Trysail Club and Lauderdale Yacht Club were<br />
both formed in the 1930s, with the Storm Trysail Club’s main<br />
station established in Larchmont, NY, and Lauderdale’s clubhouse<br />
established in Fort Lauderdale, site of this year’s race<br />
headquarters. The Turtle Kraals Restaurant Bar in Key West<br />
served as the finish headquarters.<br />
For more information about the 32nd Fort Lauderdale<br />
to Key West Race, including results, go to www.keywestrace.org.<br />
Championships held at Founders Park in Islamorada. The<br />
event attracts sailors from all over the United States and<br />
several foreign countries.<br />
Miamians Kenny Pierce and John Casey won first place<br />
in a highly contested Formula 18 class by a tiebreaker.<br />
Settling for the second spot was Olli and Kelly Jason from<br />
Upstate New York. This was also the Midwinter Nationals<br />
for this class of speedy boats<br />
Teenager Sarah Newberry and her uncle, Jamie<br />
Livingston of Miami, sailed the Olympic class Tornado boat<br />
to eke out a victory in the Portsmouth Handicap Class. They<br />
edged out the father-and-son team of Wick Smith and Wick<br />
Smith III of North Carolina. And by only one point.<br />
Another teenage team from Miami won first in the<br />
Hobie 16 class. Michael Siau and Jake Budenz finished just<br />
two points ahead of Ken Hilk and Beverley Griffo from<br />
Delaware. This was the largest class in the regatta, and the<br />
winners of the largest class were awarded the Carlton<br />
Tucker Memorial Trophy.<br />
Dave and Leah White of Key Largo raced in the second<br />
largest class, the Hobie Wave. The boat is a 13-foot singlehanded<br />
catamaran that has a very active fleet sailing at the<br />
Upper Keys Sailing Club weekly. All the sailing paid off.<br />
Dave finished in third, and Leah took fourth place.<br />
The regatta is an annual event that has been held in the<br />
Upper Keys area for over 15 years. It initially was sailed off<br />
the same beach when it was Plantation Yacht Harbor Resort.<br />
This is the first year of its return to the same beach at<br />
Founders Park.<br />
With fabulous weather, moderate to strong winds, and<br />
lots of sunshine, the sailors all expressed their desire to<br />
return again next year. The regatta is always scheduled in<br />
mid-January during Martin Luther King weekend. Regatta<br />
organizer Rick White of Key Largo said, “It is a great time<br />
of the year for both the sailors and the local economy. It<br />
gives the folks time away from the zero-degree weather up<br />
North, and it helps the motels, restaurants and shops locally<br />
during that little window of off-season that happens after<br />
the New Year.”<br />
The race was sponsored by Catamaran Sailor magazine<br />
of Key Largo, CABB (Catamaran Association of Biscayne<br />
Bay), www.OnLineMarineStore.com, the Founders Park<br />
Sailing Center and Rick White’s Sailing Seminars.<br />
South Florida Sailors Do Well in<br />
NAMSA North Americans/<br />
Tradewinds Regatta, Founders Park,<br />
Islamorada, Florida. Jan. 13-14<br />
By Rick White<br />
Local Keys and Miami sailors did well at the 2007 NAMSA<br />
North Americans/Tradewinds Midwinter Catamaran<br />
Mark Herendeen of Melbourne, FL, flew around the course in the<br />
Tradewinds Regatta. Photo by Rick White.<br />
News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS February 2007 55
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