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Carl Sherter arrived in New Orleans for the North Americans early to check out the competition. I wonder if Dave Erwin knows that Carl is taking Zephyr out for a test ride???
2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl J/30 National Championship October 18-21
At 6:00am on Monday morning, Dan Mather and his crew departed from Oswego, NY and started a 1300+ mile journey to New Orleans. On the same day, Russ Atkinson set his GPS to guide him to New Orleans from Rockwood, MI – another 1041 mile trip. So what is the occasion? Both are trailoring 30 foot sailboats to race in the 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl J/30 National Championship hosted by New Orleans Yacht Club on October 19-21.
According to Barton Jahncke, Olympic Gold Medal winner and multiple Sugar Bowl Trophy winner, “The Sugar Bowl Regatta Series is recognized as one of the premier national yachting events in the United States. It gives sailors or all ages, from the Optimist class through high school and intercollegiate levels and beyond, the opportunity to learn how to compete at a very high level.”
This year’s J/30 National Championship is the 32nd in the history of the sailing class. Two teams, Zephyr (New Orleans) and BeBop (Annapolis) share the record of number of wins at 5 each. US Olympic Boatwright Donnie Brennan with son Andrew will be sailing with the Zephyr crew this year. Two J/30s will be skippered by women, Debbie Grimm aboard Hot Chocolate and Laura Webb sailing Black Magic.
The J/30 is a family friendly sloop, which can be raced or cruised and is an ocean bearing boat with a six and a half foot draft.
Many think of New Orleans as a French Quarter venue with a lot of historic value. We have another jewel
in town, it is Lake Pontchartrain. “Sailing is more than a sport”, according to the event’s key note speaker, Nicholas Hayes, author of award winning book “Saving Sailing”. It is a life choice. Today, there are about 2000 New Orleanians participating in sailing on the lake today – enough to attract National and International sailing events to the city. “With shifty winds and obstruction clear
waters, our sailing venue is one of the best in the nation,” according to David Erwin, Allstate Sugar Bowl Regatta Chairman.
Contact Information:
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Location: Roux House, 1009 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 309-6530 (Above Walk On’s/Happy’s)
Date: October 19th, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Contact: David Erwin Dave@noyc.org 504-296-7140
Price: $50 includes dinner, presentations and entertainment. Purchase Tickets Now!
Free admission for J/30 Sailors racing at North Americans.
Tickets may be purchased by visiting: http://noyc.org/j30
Agenda
12 Metre America’s Cup Sailors Kyle Smith and Jonathan Wright
7:00 PM Social Gathering plus Meet and Greet America’s Cup Sailor Kyle Smith
Kyle tells his “luckiest guy in the world” story about sailing with Dennis Conner who according to Smith was more of a quarterback than a coach. Mr. Smith was a member of Team Dennis Conner’s programs in 1980, 1983 and the famous “last leg of America’s Cup” comeback win team in 1987. The event was one of the greatest achievements ever by a team representing America, the climax of Stars & Stripes’ four-race sweep of Australian defender Kookaburra III. Big and bulky, as a first-round draft choice in the National Football League, Kyle Smith lives the dream on Stars & Stripes with Dennis Conner, as he did with Conner on both Liberty in 1983 and Freedom in 1980. Kyle who says ‘I’d much rather crew than skipper,’ joined Conner on the Freedom crew after the skipper had spotted him in 1979 in a rival boat during a Southern Ocean Racing Conference series.
07:50 WGNO’s Molly Rosenblatt’s J/30 North Americans Weather Report
07:55 Introducing Leighton O’Conner Photography
8:00 PM Allstate Sugar Bowl J/30 Committee Opening remarks:
A few year’s back on a Wednesday night, we remember running race committee with 78 boats on the line. Today, we’re averaging about 50 boats after a come back from significant hurricane and economic impact. We’ll have to rally to keep the sport of sailing alive and growing. Mentoring, teamwork, altruism and camaraderie are imperative to succeed with the mission. Our goal: 80 boats racing in 2014.
Nicholas Hayes racing his B32 Syrena with Family in Milwaukee, WI
8:15 Presentation by Nicholas Hayes, author of award winning book, Saving Sailing, The Story of Choices, Families, Time Commitments, and How We Can Make a Better Future.
Nicholas D. Hayes tells us that participation in sailing has decreased 70% since 1979. Hayes is making a point about how American families spend their time together, or perhaps don’t spend time together. Sailing, like many outdoor activities are in a per capita decline. Hayes offers insights and stories about the quality of a life that includes family and group outdoor activities, with sailing as the centerpiece.
Nicholas will talk about how to help others find sailing. It’s not a coincidence that the big themes will include “mentoring’, ‘accessibility’ and ‘community involvement.’ There is a strong desire to reach out and listen to young families and find ways to help them find sailing. So look for open gates, Facebook groups, shared fleets, on the water teaching, and family fun at clubs.
Nick doesn’t much like the idea of “selling” sailing. Sailing is something you do and when done, ask Kyle Smith, it sometimes inspires more doing, favoring sharing and direct relationships. Sailing isn’t a sport. It is much more.
9:45 PM Question and Answer session
10:00 PM Event Ends
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PHRF: March 5 -6, 2022 Capdevielle March 19-20, 2022 One Design: March 19- 20, 2022
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December 3-4, 2021
The rescheduled Great Lake Race is a 20 nm steeplechase, welcoming sailors back to New Orleans Yacht Club and sponsored by the Corinthian Sailing Association.
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The Sugar Bowl Football Classic has been a part of the national sports scene for over 80 years, welcoming fans from around the country to the city of New Orleans each New Year’s season. However, there is another Sugar Bowl event which has been in existence for just as long, and within its own arena, it’s recognized as one of the premier national yachting events – the Sugar Bowl Regatta.
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