The 2000 C-15 North American Championship was held June 30 through July 2. The event was organized by Fleet Seven from Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA, with a helping hand from Horst Weiler from Lake Mission Viejo Yacht Club . Walt Prue was the idea man for the concept for the regatta. Alamitos Bay Yacht Club provided the race management for the regatta and did a predictable excellent job.
This was not a regatta for the weak of spirit or body. The eliminations were held on Friday and consisted of a seven race series held on relatively short multiple lap course. It was modeled after collegiate racing. The racing in the eliminations was tight with many boats overlapped at mark roundings. The racing started at noon and the wind was a sedate 12 knots but by the sixth race the winds were a steady 16 gusting to 20. Surprisingly there was only one turtle and four or five knock downs. In short the racing was challenging and the conditions “sporty”. Ben Sweigler with many time Champion crew Mark Elliot were the favorites. And true to form they won the eliminations despite being challenged by Barrett and Randy Sprout. The courses were all multipe lap windward leeward with a gate instead of a single leeward mark. The 6 minute starting sequences throughout the weekend kept things moving quickly!
The Championship and Cabrillo Series were held on the more open waters of Long Beach Harbor. Seven races were held over two days on much longer windward leeward courses. The winds were a bit lighter than usual (in the 12 to 16 knot range) but still challenging. As might have been predicted, Ben and Mark won this event also. They prevailed by three points over Barrett and Randy Sprout. Barrett and Randy’s progress over the last 2 years has been quite remarkable. Barrett will be sailing for The University of California at Irvine next school year so he will only get better. In third was last years North American Champion team of Steve and and Jan Cornwell. They did quite well considering they were lighter than most and spend most of their sailing time on lakes. The last two trophy positions went to Joe O’Reilly with Bob Anderson Crewing and two points back were Walt Prue and Jerry Wills.
The Cabrillo Series was a close fought battle between Dick Barbara with son Sam Barbara crewing and the team of Rod Simenz and Steve Gonsowski.
One of the best aspects of the North Americans is to meet sailors from different parts of the country and learn how they do things. Without exception C-15 people like to have a good time and enjoy each others’ company. The hospitality and facilities of the ABYC, and the steady winds and 75-80 degree temperatures made the whole weekend truly enjoyable.
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Alamitos Bay Yacht Club – Long Beach, CA July 1 – July 2, 2000 |
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“A” FLEET |
RACE # |
Points w/ (throw out) |
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Place |
Sail # |
Skipper/Crew |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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1 |
2001 |
BENNY SCHWEGLER |
Alamitos Bay YC |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
(6) |
1 |
10 |
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MARK ELLIOTT |
Long Beach, CA |
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2 |
3006 |
BARRETT SPROUT |
California YC |
(3) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
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RANDY SPROUT |
Marina DelRey, CA |
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3 |
3644 |
STEVE CORNWELL |
2 |
6 |
4 |
(8) |
2 |
1 |
6 |
21 |
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JAN CORNWELL |
Boulder, CO |
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4 |
303 |
JOSEPH O’REILLY |
Alamitos Bay YC |
6 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
(7) |
7 |
5 |
29 |
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BOB ANDERSON |
Long Beach, CA |
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5 |
3038 |
WALT PRUE |
Pacific Mariners YC |
7 |
(10) |
10 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
31 |
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JERRY WILLS |
Los Angeles, CA |
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6 |
1016 |
KAREN KUBLISKI |
Corinthial Sail Club |
4 |
(11) |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
34 |
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TOM FORGUE |
Dallas, TX |
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7 |
2244 |
VINCENT PATERNOSTER |
California YC |
5 |
8 |
5 |
(13) |
6 |
5 |
7 |
36 |
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Wayne Lewis |
Marina DelRey, CA |
DNF |
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8 |
3044 |
HORST WEILER |
Lake Mission Viejo |
8 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
(10) |
3 |
40 |
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GRAHAM NEWMAN |
YC, CA |
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9 |
1666 |
MIKE SHEA |
Alamitos Bay YC |
9 |
7 |
7 |
(10) |
8 |
8 |
8 |
47 |
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ROBERT SPIELER |
Long Beach, CA |
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10 |
2609 |
DAN GILBOA |
Alamitos Bay YC |
11 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
(13) |
13 |
13 |
51 |
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SERENA GILBOA |
Long Beach, CA |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
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11 |
3744 |
TERENCE GALLAGHER |
California YC |
(12) |
9 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
57 |
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MATT MURPHY |
Marina DelRey, CA |
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12 |
3538 |
MATTHEW BEATTIE |
Lake Mission Viejo |
10 |
(13) |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
75 |
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SKYLER LEIR |
YC, CA |
DNF |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
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“B” FLEET |
RACE # |
Points w/(throw out) |
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Place |
Sail # |
Skipper/Crew |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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1 |
2798 |
DICK BARBARA |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
(4) |
2 |
1 |
10 |
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SAM BARBARA |
Medford, OR |
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2 |
3639 |
ROD SIMENZ |
Balboa YC |
(4) |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
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STEVE GONSOWSKI |
Lake Mission Viejo |
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3 |
2218 |
TRENT WATKINS |
2 |
5 |
(6) |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
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MICHAEL PETERSON |
San Francisco, CA |
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4 |
3557 |
SHEILA REED |
3 |
1 |
2 |
(7) |
3 |
6 |
5 |
20 |
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DENNIS MARTINELLI |
Phoenix, AZ |
DNF |
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5 |
2698 |
E.J. NOLAN |
(5) |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
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MONICA NOLAN |
Phoenix, AZ |
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6 |
3305 |
BO RAJKOVSKI |
6 |
6 |
4 |
(7) |
6 |
5 |
6 |
33 |
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PIOTREK ANDRZEJEWSKI |
Phoenix, AZ |
DNS |
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SYD CORP SERIES/Qualification Races — JUNE 30, 2000 |
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C-15 North American Championships 2 Throw Outs |
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Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, CA |
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RACE |
Tot Pts. w/ |
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Place |
Sail # |
Competitor |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
(Throwouts) |
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1 |
2001 |
BENNY SCHWEGLER |
Alamitos Bay YC |
(19) |
(4) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
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MARK ELLIOT |
Long Beach, CA |
DNS |
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2 |
3006 |
BARRETT SPROUT |
California YC |
2 |
(8) |
(5) |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
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RANDY SPROUT |
Marina DelRey, CA |
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3 |
3644 |
STEVE CORNWELL |
1 |
(10) |
2 |
3 |
(5) |
3 |
3 |
12 |
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JAN CORNWELL |
Boulder, CO |
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4 |
303 |
JOSEPH O’REILLY |
Alamitos Bay YC |
3 |
1 |
(15) |
(8) |
6 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
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BOB ANDERSON |
Long Beach, CA |
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5 |
3038 |
WALT PRUE |
Pacific Mariners YC |
(19) |
(6) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
18 |
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JERRY WILLS |
Los Angeles, CA |
DNS |
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6 |
3044 |
HORST WEILER |
Lake Mission Viejo |
5 |
2 |
(14) |
7 |
(8) |
6 |
6 |
26 |
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GRAHAM NEWMAN |
YC, LA, CA |
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7 |
3538 |
MATTHEW BEATTIE |
Lake Mission Viejo |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
(7) |
(14) |
27 |
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SKYLER LEIR |
YC, LA, CA |
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8 |
1016 |
KAREN KUBLISKI |
Corinthian Sail Club |
4 |
7 |
(10) |
(11) |
7 |
8 |
7 |
33 |
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TOM FORGUE |
Dallas, TX |
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9 |
1666 |
MIKE SHEA |
Alamitos Bay YC |
7 |
(11) |
7 |
5 |
(9) |
9 |
9 |
37 |
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ROBERT SPIELER |
Long Beach, CA |
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10 |
2244 |
VINCENT PATERNOSTER |
California YC |
8 |
(12) |
4 |
10 |
10 |
(14) |
11 |
43 |
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WAYNE LEWIS |
Marina DelRey, CA |
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11 |
3744 |
TERENCE GALLAGHER |
California YC |
(11) |
9 |
8 |
(12) |
11 |
10 |
8 |
46 |
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MATT MURPHY |
Marina DelRey, CA |
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12 |
2609 |
DAN GILBOA |
Alamitos Bay YC |
9 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
(19) |
(19) |
19 |
49 |
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SERENA |
Long Beach, CA |
DNF |
DNS |
DNS |
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13 |
2798 |
DICK BARBARA |
12 |
(15) |
11 |
(19) |
12 |
13 |
12 |
60 |
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SAM BARBARA |
Medford, OR |
DNS |
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14 |
2218 |
TRENT WATKINS |
13 |
(14) |
12 |
(14) |
13 |
12 |
13 |
63 |
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MICHAEL PETERSON |
San Francisco, CA |
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15 |
2698 |
E.J. NOLAN |
15 |
(17) |
(16) |
15 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
66 |
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MONICA NOLAN |
Phoenix, AZ |
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16 |
3639 |
ROD SIMENZ |
Balboa YC |
10 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
(19) |
(19) |
19 |
68 |
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STEVE GONSOWSKI |
Lake Mission Viejo |
DNF |
DNS |
DNS |
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17 |
3557 |
SHEILA REED |
14 |
16 |
(19) |
16 |
14 |
(19) |
19 |
79 |
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DENNIS MARTINELLI |
Phoenix, AZ |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
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18 |
3305 |
BO RAJKOVSKI |
(19) |
(19) |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
95 |
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PIOTREK ANDRZEJEWSKI |
Phoenix, AZ |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
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