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North Americans at Huntington Lake

NOTICE OF RACE

Coronado 15

North American Championship Regatta 2026

July 17-19, 2026      Huntington Lake, Ca

Hosts: Sacramento C15 fleet 20, Lake Washington Sailing Club

Sponsors:  Societe Brewery Company

 North Sails

 Ullman Sails

 

1.0      RULES

 

1.1              The location for this event is Huntington Lake, Ca., located just 70 miles North East of Fresno, California in the Sierra National Forest

1.2              The Regatta will be governed by the racing rules as defined in the United States Sailing Association’s The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2025 – 2028.

1.3              The Coronado 15 Association Class Bylaws apply.

1.4              Sailing Instructions for racing on will be supplied through the Fresno Yacht Club sponsored High Sierra Regatta Sailing Instructions.  The sailing instructions may also change other racing rules.  Courses and marks will be the same as what is used during the High Sierra Regatta.

 

2.0      ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
(Must enter BOTH the NAC & High Sierra)

 

2.1              The regatta is open to all Coronado 15 sloops that comply with Coronado 15 Association Bylaws AND at least one member of the team is a current registered member of the Coronado 15 Association.  Proof of membership must be provided upon registration.

 

2.2              Coronado 15 North American Championships Entry: (Friday)

 

Eligible boats may enter by completing the registration form attached to the NOR and paying your National Association dues.  You can email the attached form back to David Rumbaugh at sailorrumbaugh@att.net.

 

2.3              Fresno Yacht Club Entry:  (Saturday and Sunday)

 

2.3.1      Eligible boats will also need to register with the Fresno Yacht Club through Regatta Network online for the High Sierra Weekend #2 in order to participate on Saturday and Sunday.

2.3.2      The registration deadline is 1900 hours on the Friday prior to the race. 

2.3.3      A minimum of 5 boats need to be registered by 1900 the Friday prior to the race to qualify as a one-design class in the High Sierra Regatta.

2.3.4      The Forest Service limits the number of boats to 150 per weekend.  Early registration is strongly recommended.  Each class is limited to 35 boats.

 

3.0      FEES (Must Register for BOTH to participate in the NACs)

 

3.1              Coronado 15 North American Championship:

3.1.1      Registering for this year’s NACs requires payment of your Association Dues.  The $25 Coronado 15 National Association membership dues can be paid by mail, or through PayPal.  The link to pay through PayPal is included.      http://www.coronado15.org/c15-assoc-membership-form/    It also includes  dinner for skipper and crew on Friday night (up at the Condos) as well as regatta memorabilia.

3.1.2      Extra Dinners can be purchased for $20 each.

 

3.2              Fresno Yacht Club Entry (Saturday and Sunday):

 

3.2.1      Required fees will be $175 for this year, the NOR will be posted shortly.

3.2.2      Link to High Sierra registration:

High Sierra Regatta

 

4.0      SCHEDULE

 

4.1              Wednesday, July 12, 2023  (Check-in and Practice Day)

2-??                 Informal practice races (get to know the lake)

 

4.2              Thursday,  July 13, 2023 (Check-in and Practice Day)

12-??               Informal practice races (get to know the lake)

4:00-6:00 pm  Check-in (boat ramp parking lot)

 

4.3              Friday,  July 14, 2023 (NAC Races 1-3 (possibly 4))

11:00 am         3-4 races are scheduled..  No races will start after 4 pm.

3:00-6:00 pm  Skipper Check-in for the High Sierra Regatta (on the beach)

6:30 pm           Dinner/Class Association Meeting at Condo’s

 

4.4              Saturday,  July 15, 2018 (NAC Day 2 also High Sierra Day 1, 3 races scheduled)

9:30 am           High Sierra (FYC) Skippers Meeting

10:55 am         High Sierra Regatta Race 1  warning signal (our start time will depend on how many fleets are ahead of us in the starting order).

Race 2 and 3 warning signal approximately 15 minutes after the last boat to finish in each respective fleet.

                        TBD                 Fresno YC Happy Hour/Appetizers

 

4.5              Sunday,  July 16, 2018 (NAC Day also High Sierra Day 2, 2 races scheduled)

10:55 am         High Sierra Race 4 warning signal (our start time will depend on how many fleets are ahead of us in the starting order)

High Sierra Race 5 warning signal approximately 15 minutes after the last boat to finish in each respective fleet.

3:00 pm           Trophy Presentation – unless delayed by protests will occur in       conjunction with the High Sierra trophy presentation.

 

5.0      SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

 

5.1              The Sailing Instructions (SI) will be available at the check in area (boat ramp parking lot) at Huntington Lake on Thursday.  A copy of both the SI’s and NOR’s will be emailed to registered competitors who provide their email address by the end of the registration period.

5.2              The SI and NOR for the Fresno Yacht Clubs High Sierra Regatta will be available online through Regatta Network.

 

6.0      VENUE

 

6.1              Races will be run on Huntington Lake using marks set up by the Fresno Yacht Club.

6.2              Marks and courses will be described in the SIs.

 

7.0      SCORING
(NACs will include races on Friday, and the two days of the High Sierra on Saturday and Sunday, separate results will apply to the High Sierra)

 

7.1              For the Societe  Coronado 15 North American Championships:

7.1.1      The Low Point System of Appendix A of the RRS will apply.

7.1.2      One race shall constitute a series.

7.1.3      8-9 races are scheduled: 3-4 on Friday, and then 5 in conjunction with the High Sierra Regatta

7.1.4      If fewer than six (6) races are completed for the NAC’s, a boats series score will be the total of her race scores (no throw-outs).  If six (6) or more races are completed, the worst excludable score will be excluded.

7.2              For the High Sierra Regatta:

7.2.1      Five (5) races are scheduled.  One (1) race shall constitute a series.

7.2.2      No races will be excluded.  The boat with the lowest series score wins, and the others shall be ranked accordingly.

 

8.0      MEASUREMENTS

 

8.1              C-15’s racing in the North American Championships and/or qualifying series must meet the weight and measurement policies as specified in the most recently adopted By-laws of the C-15 Class Association.  The Bylaws are available on www.coronado15.org.  Entrants are solely responsible for ensuring their compliance with the class rules.

8.2              Sail Measurement is required only for sails that have not previously been measured and signed by a qualified class member.

8.3              All boats must be weighed and measured prior to entering the water. Since there is no way to weigh boats at the event, each region (SoCal, NorCal, Half Moon Bay, and Seattle) will be assigned a contact person who will be responsible for weighing registered boats before coming to the NACs.  Boats that have been previously weighed and meet the association requirements will be allowed to race as long as they have not had major modifications to the boat.

8.4              Crews must have a combined weight minimum of at least 300 lbs. minus any excess weight of the boat above 385 lbs.  Competitors will be required to carry additional weight as loose ballast if necessary.

8.5              Boats are expected to comply with all relevant measurement criteria as specified in the Coronado 15 Association Bylaws.

 

9.0      BERTHING

 

9.1              A launch ramp is available with a daily use fee (has been $10 a day for the past few years).

9.2              Overnight parking is available in the boat ramp parking lot. Please obey parking control.  No trailers may be parked in the beach area.

 

10.0  PRIZES

 

10.1          North American Championships Series (Championship and Cabrillo Classes)

10.1.1              Prizes will be awarded based off of event registration numbers.

 

10.2          High Sierra Regatta (Given by the Fresno Yacht Club)

10.2.1    Prizes will be given by class/group as follows:

10.2.2    Number of entries                              Number of Prizes

5                                                          2

8                                                          3

10                                                        4

12+                                                      5

 

11.0  DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

 

11.1          Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk.  See RRS 4, DECISION TO RACE.  The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.

 

12.0  CHARTERS

 

12.1          There are no boats available at the venue, but a limited number of charters might be available on a first-come, first-serve basis with enough notification.  Contact Ole Eichhorn at ole.eichhorn@gmail.com.

 

13.0  ACCOMODATIONS

 

Camping at Huntington Lake

RESERVATIONS ARE OPEN SIX (6) MONTHS IN ADVANCE!!!! 
THEY GO FAST SO MAKE SURE TO LOG-ON AND GET YOUR RESERVATION EARLY!!!  (For example …   Jan 13th for July 13!!!)

 

Campgrounds

●       Campgrounds range from $34-37 (single – up to 6 people) to $74-78 (double spots-up to 12 people)

Campground names (in the order I would get):  Deer Creek, Kinnickinnick, Catavee, College, and lastly Rancheria.

 

Condos at Huntington Lake

Condo Rentals

●       Fees are based on type of condo you rent.

 

Lakeshore Resort (Cabin and RV Park)

http://lakeshoreresort.com/

●       Cabins are currently being updated, so I am not sure of the prices.

●       RV Park is another option here, but again with new owners I am unsure of the pricing.

 

14.0  FURTHER INFORMATION

 

14.1          High Sierra Regatta

14.1.1    Please see  FYC High Sierra Regatta or contact hsrinfo@fresnoyachtclub.org

14.2          Societe Coronado 15 North Americans

14.2.1    Please email  David Rumbaugh  sailorrumbaugh@att.net

Phone # (916) 952-7178      

14.2.2    Lake Washington Sailing Club    Lake Washington SC

14.2.3    C15 Webpage     http://www.coronado15.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2026 Societe Brewing Coronado 15

North American Championship Regatta

Huntington Lake, Ca

Entry and Registration Form

 

 

Sail#__________                  Hull #__________

Skipper’s Name__________________________________

Address________________________________________

Email__________________________________________

Cell Phone__________________ Yacht Club___________

 

Skipper T-shirt size ______     Crew T-shirt size ______

 

Crew Name____________________________________

Crew Address__________________________________

Crew Email____________________________________

Cell Phone__________________ Yacht Club__________

 

 

Coronado 15 Assoc Dues ($25, can be paid online) $______

Extra Dinners $20.00                                                      $______

 

 

I recognize that the sport of sailing entails certain inherent risks; that I (not LWSC, FYC, or the Coronado 15 Association) am solely responsible for the condition and operation of the boat that I am entering; that, as skipper, I bear the responsibility for determining whether or not conditions warrant participation or continuation.  I agree to hold LWSC, FYC, and the Coronado 15 Association, their members, officers, directors and committees, harmless from all liabilities for damages to my boat, myself, and others and crew while engaging in this event.  I agree to conform to and comply with all rules and regulations governing this event and the safety requirements of the United States Coast Guard.

 

 

Signature ___________________________________
Date:       _______________

C-15 North Americans in Santa Barbara – regatta report

(from Ole Eichhorn, regatta chair)

C-15 People having fun

Here’s a report on the recently concluded C-15 North Americans in Santa Barbara.  It was a great event; a massive Thank You (!) to the Santa Barbara Yacht Club, who were amazing hosts, and especially to Brad Schaupeter, Sailing Director (and regatta PRO), Kayla Householder, Club Event Coordinator, Jeff Berkus, Vice Commodore, and the many members who volunteered for race committee and to help run the events.

Santa Barbara harbor as seen from YC deck

Thirteen boats participated, from Southern (Marina Del Rey, Santa Barbara, Seal Beach, Westlake Village) and Northern California (Half Moon Bay, Sacramento), and St Petersburg, Florida.  We also had a competitor from Sidney, Australia.  The Corp Series was held on Fri 8/9 (five races), and the Championship Series took place on Sat 8/10 – Sun 8/11 (nine races with one throwout).

C-15s relaxing at the guest dock after a hard day in the ocean

I can’t do all the racing justice in this report, but I will say we were treated to a beautiful variety of conditions, with strong winds in the high teens on Friday, light winds 5-8 knots on Saturday, and medium winds 10-12 knots on Sunday.  The Race Committee did a perfect job with square lines and weather marks, enabling many passing lanes both upwind and down and lots of great competition.  With the sun on the ocean and with the city of Santa Barbara climbing the hills behind the harbor, it was a beautiful scene.

Santa Barbara as seen from the race course offshore

The stronger winds on Friday for the Corp Series created some interesting challenges for seeding competitors into A and B, as several boats turtled and others broke down.  After some discussion it was decided to sail everyone together in the Championship Series, award the A trophies to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, and award the B trophies to 7th, 8th, and 9th places.  It wasn’t a perfect solution but it seemed agreeable and resulted in great racing with everyone together on the line and out on the course.

The Results of the Corp Series may be found here:

2024 C-15 North Americans – Corp Series results

Congratulations to longtime C-15 sailor and champion Allison Jolly (1988 Olympic Gold Medalist!) who voyaged all the way out from Florida (St Petersburg YC) to sail with us, and who won the qualification series with her crew Andrew Sumpton.

PRO Brad Schaupeter conducts the competitor’s briefing

On Saturday the winds were lighter, the sun was out, and we were able to get in five excellent races as planned.  Saturday night we had an excellent dinner at the YC followed by the C-15 Association’s Annual Class Meeting.  The Minutes from this meeting are shown below.  The most important business was choosing the next venue for the North Americans and Half Moon Bay are going to be our 2025 Hosts, with Lucy Gillies volunteering to serve as Class President.  (Choosing someone who runs a distillery is always a good idea.)

Minutes from Annual C-15 Class Meeting 240810Download

On Sunday the winds were Goldilocks, not too heavy, not too light, and we had four more excellent races to conclude the Championship.  The Overall Results may be found here:

2024 C-15 North Americans – Championship Series results

Congratulations to Dave Rumbaugh and his crew Steve Fishman from Lake Washington Sailing Club in Sacramento for five-peating as Class Champion.  The Fleet gave them a good fight but they prevailed in the end.  Silver went to Allison and Andrew, and Bronze to class newcomers Ryan Janov and Willie McBride of California YC in Marina Del Rey (who showed amazing speed in the heavy air Friday afternoon winning three races in a row).

My crew Carly Morgan and I finished fourth, from Westlake Village but sailing for Santa Barbara YC, and Vince Paternoster and Steve Miller finished fifth, for SCCYC in MDR.

The Cabrillo Results (B Fleet):

  • Gold:    Mark Brazil and Frederique Haustete of SCCYC in Marina Del Rey
  • Silver:  Lucy Gillies and Simon Bird of Half Moon Bay YC
  • Bronze: Stanly Martin and Dana Longo of Half Moon Bay YC

Most interestingly and unexpectedly, Mark and Frederique actually tied on points for sixth overall with Wil Paul and Chris Peasley of Seal Beach YC;  Will and Chris won the tiebreak to take 6th, and so Mark and Frederique finished 7th and thereby won the Cabrillo Trophy.

Others in the competition included Marc Arseneault and Claire Sheehan, finishing 10th for HMBYC, Arman Rezaee with his kids Simone and Malcom as crew, finishing 11th, from HMBYC (Simone and Malcom are each future champions, I am sure; it was a joy to see them out there in the heavy stuff on Friday, having a great time without a care in the world), Carl Hage and Stevie Thompson, in 12th, from HMBYC, and perennial class stalwart Charlie Quest with his crew Ofer Amir, also from HMBYC.  Charlie’s Grand Ol Gal (First in Class) had a few issues after spending a great deal of Friday afternoon upside down, but crew and vessel recovered overnight and were back on the water for the championship series.

A little 30 min video of some of the events and sailing action may be found here:

2024 C-15 North Americans Santa Barbara

Yes, it includes the infamous “there’s a boat in my boat” footage you may have seen on Facebook or Sailing Anarchy.  Yes, that happened.  (Apologies that the GoPro was on my boat for the racing; maybe in future we can incorporate some drone video.)

yes, that happened

Speaking of drones the SBYC Race Committee did fly one on Fri and Sat, and we were treated to beautiful overhead videos of the racing to watch on Saturday night.  I’m working to get copies of these and will post and share when I can.

drone video!
how cool is that – thank you SBYC Race Committee

Cheers and see you all soon – maybe in Half Moon Bay next year!

2024 C-15 North Americans Santa Barbara

High Sierra Report + NA update Santa Barbara

The annually awesome High Sierra Regatta took place last weekend and there were six C-15s, who enjoyed the usual awesome wind, great racing, mountain lake vistas, and nice people.  Congrats to Dave Rumbaugh and Steve Fisher for winning all six races and repeating as High Sierra Champions.

I had a little GoPro running and have compressed five races’ worth of video into about 25 min; if you’re interested, here is a link:

C-15s at High Sierra Regatta

I apologize that the videos were all shot from my boat.  Maybe next year we fly a drone 😊

Racing action at the High Sierra regatta

As usual, Huntington Lake is stunning and amazing and a wonderful place to race sailboats

C-15s have sailed in the High Sierra regatta for over 50 years – we think the first year might have been 1971 – but until now there hasn’t been a perpetual trophy awarded to the winners.  Now there is one! – the James Holder Trophy has been created, in keeping with Fresno Yacht Club tradition a beautiful slice of tree, with a Laser engraved line drawing of a C-15 created about 40 years ago by Peter Drasnin. 

To the victors go the spoils – Dave Rumbaugh and Steve Fisher win the new James Holder perpetual for winner of the C-15 Class in the High Sierra regatta.  If you look closely you can see we’ve attempted to record all the previous winners.  The record is incomplete; if you know of someone who won in a particular year, please let me know!

In addition to winning the regatta Dave also demonstrated his awesome BBQing skills at the wonderful pot luck on Saturday night.  Many stories were told and some of them were even true.

Other great competitors included the venerable Charlie Quest, Lucy Gillies, Carl Hage, and Marcus Dyer.  See the video for racing action!

Next, another update on the upcoming C-15 North Americans in Santa Barbara.  Please sign up if you haven’t already:

https://www.sbyc.org/2024-c15-na-championship

I have an important note: North Sails and Ullman Sails have each agreed to help sponsor this regatta (!), and so the personalized mini-duffel bags / tote bags will now be free for all competitors.  If you sign up, please select the bag as an option, and we’ll make sure to get you a refund.  If you’ve already signed up but didn’t select a mini-duffel, please go back to edit your registration to select one.  This way we’ll be able to personalize a bag for you in time for the regatta.

And I’ll repeat my evergreen offer to matchmake between skippers who want boats and people who have boats that aren’t sailing and would be willing to charter.  I’ve already matched three and am happy to do more!

The regatta is shaping up nicely, we should have about 15 competitors including several champions and many ex-champions, not to mention a lot of super nice people.  And we guarantee warm weather, good wind, and a beautiful ocean venue.

Cheers and please stay tuned for more soon!

C-15 update 7/16/24: Huntington, NAs, fleet racing

Hi all –

Hope you are having a great summer and sailing as often as possible.  Remember “time spent on the water is not subtracted from your total.”  Some notes:

I raced a Laser at Huntington Lake last weekend (the first weekend of the High Sierra regatta), and it was gorgeous and amazing as always.  If you’d like to see three hours of racing compressed into 15 minutes, here’s a link: 240714 Laser HSR W1 D2 R3,4,5

And see my note below regarding the mini-duffel / cooler bags … 

From an informal count it appears we’ll have about 15 participants, including some champions, ex-champions, champions from other classes, an Olympic Champion (!), and many great and friendly people.

  • The Marina Del Rey fleet has been active all summer, sailing the “Shallow Water” series in the harbor, and “Sunstroke” races on Thursday evenings.  Averaging about 5 boats for each regatta out of about 9 boats active.  After 50 years we still have the most popular dingy in the harbor 🙂

A great innovation this year has been using “big boats” as the Race Committee.  This has allowed people to go out on the water as guests to watch the racing, entertaining for them and the sailors too.

  • Thanks to the Half Moon Bay fleet for the update on the Vice Commodore Regatta below, which featured 7 C-15s.  Yay.
  • Please keep your reports and pictures coming, and I’ll be delighted to relay.  We all like to read about and see C-15s racing in other places.  (Seattle fleet?)

Cheers and please stay tuned