Southwinds Sailing June 2004 - Southwinds Magazine

Rolex Women’s Match, St. Petersburg,FL, April 9-11: Sandy Hayes WinsGrade 4 Women’s EventFrom Media Pro InternationalEight teams of women match racers competed in the RolexWomen’s Match, an International Sailing Federation Grade4 event, on April 9-11. Two-and-one-half days of round robinracing took place in Sonar keelboats on Tampa Bay, in St. Petersburg.Sandy Hayes (Scituate, MA), sailing with KimHapgood, Chafee Emory and Heidi Ziskind, won nine of her10 matches and was named champion of the 2004 RolexWomen’s Match. Organized by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club,with support from title sponsor Rolex Watch U.S.A., to introducewomen sailors to one-on-one match racing, the regattaincluded a skills and rules clinic with match racing world championEd Baird.“The Rolex Women’s Match was a great event for us,” saidHayes. “I was very pleased with our teamwork of getting theboat around the course. We had great speed, boat handling andpositioning.“SPYC always runs a first class event. The clinic with EdBaird before the event was fantastic. I can’t wait to spend timere-reading my notes and processing the information he presented.Henry Menin also did a fantastic job of spending timeexplaining situations and the rules during the event.”Other participating skippers included: Louise Bienvenu(New Orleans, LA), Kristin Britt (St. Petersburg, FL), ArabellaDenvir (Irvington, VA), Pat Seidenspinner (St. Petersburg, FL),Rachael Silverstein (St. Petersburg, FL.), and Kris Zillman(Cleveland, OH).With this win, Hayes receives an invitation to the RolexOsprey Cup at St. Petersburg Yacht Club, October 27-31.Results are posted on the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Website, www.spyc.org, and the Rolex Women’s Match Web sitewww.rolexwomensmatch.org.Results: (Overall Finish, Skipper, Hometown, Crew)1. Sandy Hayes (Scituate, MA) Kim Hapgood, Chafee Emory, Heidi Ziskind; 2. RachaelSilverstein (St. Petersburg, FL) Kira Devers-Jones, Trisha; Birkenstock, Meredith Pelton; 3.WEST FLORIDA SAILINGKristin Britt (St. Petersburg, FL) Evan Brown, Kelley Simpson, Reguli Granger; 4. Jo AnnFisher (Arnold, MD) Lynda Hiller, Martha Fisher, Maegan Rhulman; 5. Kirsten Zillman (Cleveland,OH Kristi Patterson, Angela Scheibner, Janet Walker; 6. Pat Seidenspinner (St. Petersburg,FL) Carole Bardes, Karen Park, Laura Jeffers; 7. Arabella Denvir (Irvington, VA.) JessamineLewis, Bridget Creney, Dianne Sullivan; 8. Louise Bienvenu (New Orleans, LA.) MarcyLake/Helen Larsen, Michelle Hitter, Midge Tandy;Sarasota SailfestSarasota Sailing Squadron – May 1-2By Charlie CliftonStrong southerly breezes provided challenging conditions for174 young sailors at the 2004 Sailfest on Sarasota Bay.In Laser Radials, Sarasotan Chris Enger had just returnedfrom representing the United States at the Laser Radial YouthWorlds in Australia. He started slowly with an 8 in the firstrace. After a 2 in the second race, he reeled off four straightbullets to win that class by 7 points.Four of the 44 Opti Open sailors were each a point apartgoing into the last race. At the end, Naples’ Kristopher Woodsmoved from second to first with his third straight ace as IanHoltzworth moved up from third to second.Martin County Opti Green Fleet sailor Colleen Hartmanshowed that she is ready for Opti Open Prime Time. She wonevery one of the six races to finish 9 points ahead of secondplace Chris Stocke of Sarasota.The 15-boat Sunfish Class had by far the widest age range,with sailors from 14 to 75. Rick Pantall dominated that fleetdespite stopping in the last race to aid a boat in distress. FollowingDave Connolly, 120-pound Connor Blouin sailed remarkablyin 20 knots of breeze to finish 3rd.Three boats were tied at the end of the 420 series. JamieCurran won the tie breaker, followed by Ben Alcocer and NoahKaplan.The 2004 Regional Sears Cup representative, FredStrammer, showed his heels to a Flying Scot fleet of adults bywinning every race.Complete results at: www.sarasotasailingsquad.com/raceresults.htmNEWS & VIEWS FOR SOUTHERN SAILORS SOUTHWINDS June 2004 59