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For Immediate Release:Contact: Al Russell, Regatta Chairman, 802.793.5601Light Air for Day Two of the 2007 Laser Nationals 150 Sailors Compete on Lake Champlain for the 2007 Laser US National Championship 11AUG07—Light and shifty winds today may have provided a window into what the Olympians will face in China at next year’s games. With the first gun scheduled for 1100 hours, a dying northwest wind prompted a delay in racing for several hours for all classes. After four grueling hours on the water, the wind filled in from the north east, allowing the race committee to get off a race. Over anxious racers in the full rig division, along with an oscillating breeze made for several more restarts before they could actually get off the line. Charlie Buckingham picked up his second first place finish of the regatta. Fred Strammer finished second and local Vermonter Trevor Moore rounded out the top three. Moore sits in 3rd, thirty points behind first place David Wright of Toronto, Canada. Paige Railey continued her dominance, taking another 1st
today to retain her lead on the fleet by seven points. Cameron Hall sits in the
lead of the 4.7 fleet with another first. He is four points in front of second
place OJ O’Connell Racing finishes up tomorrow, with three races scheduled. Awards will directly follow the last race. Wind is forecasted at 5-8 knots from the SSW, although as the past two days have proved, anything is possible. Full results are posted at http://www.mbbc-vt.org/Events/LaserNationals07/results.htm ============================================For Immediate Release:Contact: Al Russell, Regatta Chairman, 802.793.5601Wright, Railey, and Hall Lead 2007 Laser Nationals 150 Sailors to Compete on Lake Champlain for the 2007 Laser US National Championship 10AUG07 Colchester, Vermont. Day One of the 2007 US Laser National Championships verified the adage “if you don’t like the weather in Vermont, wait five minutes”. Calm conditions quickly turned into 15 knots, allowing four races to be completed in Outer Malletts Bay. The first gun sounded at 12:28, after a brief postponement to adjust the course to the 30 degree wind shift. An 85 boat Full rig fleet started first with the 59 boat Radial fleet following in the second start. The six boat 4.7 rig fleet completed the first start. A trapezoidal course was set, with the Full rigs and Radials sailing an additional windward-leeward leg, and the 4.7’s sailing once around. After Friday’s races, David Wright, of Toronto, Ontario, was in first with 12 points and John Pearce of Ithaca, NY, second with 14. Paige Railey of Clearwater, FL, is first in the Radials with four points followed by Mateo Vargas of Treasure Island, FL, in second with fourteen points. In the 4.7 class, Cameron Hall of St. Petersburg, FL, sits in first with five points on four races. OJ O’Connell of Niantic, CT is second, four points behind Cameron. Racing continues on Saturday with a ‘forecast’ of a 10 knot breeze from the NW, with temperatures in the high 70s. Full results are posted at http://www.mbbc-vt.org/Events/LaserNationals07/results.htm ============================================For Immediate Release:Contact: Al Russell, Regatta Chairman, 802.793.5601150 Sailors to Compete on Lake Champlain for the 2007 Laser US National ChampionshipThe 2007 Laser Class National Championships will be held at Malletts Bay Boat Club on August 10th, 11th, and 12th. Colchester (Vt.) August 1, 2007. A field of 150 competitors from throughout North America and the Caribbean will descend on Malletts Bay Boat Club (MBBC) in mid-August to sail for the 2007 US National Laser Championship. The Laser is a 14 foot Olympic class single-handed sailboat that is raced competitively around the globe. There are three different types of Lasers, all using the same hull, but with different sails. They are the Full Rig, Radial Rig, and 4.7 Rig, in descending order. The Laser Full Rig is the current single-handed Men’s Olympic class, and the slightly smaller Radial is the Women’s Olympic class. The top 5 sailors at this regatta will qualify to race in the Olympic trials. The Olympic Trials will be held in Newport, RI in October, where one sailor will be selected for the US Olympic Team. The three day regatta will be held on August 10-12 with Registration beginning on August 9th. The races will occur on Outer Malletts Bay on Lake Champlain. Racing starts at 11am each day. A BBQ will kick off the event at MBBC the evening of August 9th. This BBQ is open to the public and will offer the opportunity to meet some of the nation’s top sailors. Sponsors for the event include Bitter End Yacht Club, Vermont Sailing Partners, Brueggers Bagels, Rhino Foods, Mazza’s General Store, Vanguard Sailboats, APS, and Magic Marine. Favorites for the men include Thomas Barrows of the USVI, who is the reigning North American Champ. Other top contenders include Fred Strammer, 2nd at the NA’s, and Kyle Rogachenko, who recently won the US Single-handed Championship. 2007 College Sailor of the Year Trevor Moore of North Pomfret leads the Vermont contingent. Many top women sailors will be sailing in the Radial Class. Paige Railey from Clearwater, FL, is 2006 Radial World Champ and fresh from a win at the 2007 Pan Am Games. Paige is also the 2006 Rolex World Yachtswoman of the Year. Sarah Lihan, another Floridian, will also be racing. Sarah recently won the 2007 Laser Radial North American Championship in Hyannis, MA. For complete results, daily reports, and photos from the event, visit the event website at http://www.mbbc-vt.org/Events/LaserNationals07/index.asp
About Malletts Bay Boat Club Malletts Bay Boat Club has been in continuous operation since 1936 as a voluntary participatory club, meaning that the members manage and perform all the work involved with keeping a club operating. The 160 member families share a common interest in sailing and boating on Lake Champlain that various club activities encourage. The Club has a very active racing fleet and will be hosting the 2009 Lightning World Championships.
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