Final Results - October 23

The cold front rolled in with a vengance. Temps were in the low 50's at noon with very shifty winds at 18 mph, gusting to the mid 20's. The wind appeared to be building so in the spirit of the Masters tradition at 2:00pm the decision was made to call it a regatta. Every one is looking forward to the awards banquet and blue grass band this evening.

(Complete Results at end)

Regatta Winners:
USA Master Champion - George & Greg Fisher
USA Masters Regatta Champion - Birger Jansen & Liv Ulveie (ineligible for the US Masters Trophy)

Grand Masters Division:
George & Greg Fisher

Masters Division:
Jim Richter & George Szabo

Apprentice Masters Division:
Birger Jansen & Liv Ulveie

Note how many were sailing with a family member. If any conclusion were to be drawn from this it is that sailing appearto be something you can do for a long time together with your family. Neat isn't it ?

See you at the USA Masters next year, possibly in Indiana, and at the World Masters in Denmark in 2000.

Don Hackbarth
Regatta Chairman

Results for Days 1,2 - October 21/22

A record turnout of 49 Masters teams, including 12 Grand Masters, are enjoying old friendships and competitive sailing at the 1998 USA Masters Championship at the Atlanta Yacht Club in Atlanta, Georgia this week. Teams from Norway, Denmark, Argentina, Brasil and Canada have joined the USA teams. After 4 races over 2 days Birger Jansen& Liv Ulveie (11 pts) have a slight lead over the George and Greg Fisher team ( 12 pts), Jan and Jane Persson (14 pts) and Bibi Juetz/Felipe Vasconcellos.

Jansen leads the Apprentice Master Group with the Perssons in 2nd and Jerry Blouin and Watty Duffy (24 pts) in 3 rd. The team of Don Hackbarth and Priscilla Duffy and Rowena Carlson and CarolBrown are also in the running with 26 and 27 points respectively.

The Masters Division is headed by Jim Richter and George Szabo (20 pts) followed by Dick and Linda Tillman (25) pts and Fritz and Jane Graham (25). Jerry Thompson and Nancy Gilreath are also in the picture with 26 points.

The Grand Master Division is led by the Fishers, with Juetz in 2 nd and Ken and Bill Simons in 3 rd with 33 points.

As you can see the competition has been tough within and accross age groups. With a cold front moving into the area Wednesday night a fresh 10-15 mph breeze from the northwest is expected for tomorrow. Sailing conditions for the last race should be ideal for the final race.

Day One ( Tuesday) provided nearly ideal conditions on Lake Allatoona with winds from the northwest at 8-12 mph, although the winds became for variable as the day progressed. Birger won both races in his fleet with Gonzo Diaz and Bibi Juetz taking the other two races. It was typical lake sailing getting into phase, tacking on the headers and looking for the next puff. When it was all over, everyone agreed it does not get much better on Allatoona. That evening the competitors were treated to a lake cruise on 2 very large house boats ( 90 ft) and a southern dinner at the Allatoona Yacht Club (motor) down the lake from AYC. Every one enjoyed the Snipe Report, an independent investigation into the memories of Snipe sailors, answering questions posed on picture slides from old Snipe Bulletins. Brainard Cooper proved to be the one with the most recall left in his brain. Jerry Thompson could not even recognize himself in one picture !

Day Two (Wednesday) and the greal Alltaoona/Old Joe comes raging back. With the front approaching the winds were very vraiable and from all directions, many times sailing close hauled and then wing and wing on the same leg. Several times the fleet would consolidate from behind on downwind legs only to be favoring one side of the course. Many times frist became last and last became first. When the day was all over the group enjoyed a great lowe country boil of shrimp, sausage, corn and potatos and then some group games; animal house, chair volley ball and Name That Tune. The awards of a case of beer for first, second and third places was much fought for as the troups had consumed all of the bar beer available for the evening already.

Everyone is looking forward to a great day of sailing tomorrow and then a fine banquet with a Blue Grass band for entertainment afterward.

Stay tuned.

--Don Hackbarth

Complete Results:

competitors have been split into 4 fleets with 2 starts
AM = Apprentice Master(45-54); M = Master (55-64); GM = Grand Master (65+)

Sail No. Skipper/Crew Category City Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
29450 Birger Jansen/Liv Ulveie AM Oslo, Norway 1 1 8 1   11
26109 George Fisher/Greg Fisher GM Columbus, Ohio 4 4 1 3   12
29520 Jan Persson/Jane Persson AM Espergaerde, Denmark 2 3 3 6   14
29143 Bibi Juetz/Felipe Vasconcellos GM Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 3 1 10 1   15
28672 Jim Richter/George Szabo M Indianapolis, Indiana 7 5 6 2   20
25048 Jerry Blouin/Watt Duffy AM New Orleans, LA 8 8 2 6   24
29148 Dick Tillman/Linda Tillman M Syracuse, IN 5 9 7 4   25
26699 Fritz Graham/Jane Graham M Cuba, Lake, NY 7 4 12 2   25
24702 Jerry Thompson/Nancy Gilreath M Long Beach, CA 2 2 17 5   26
29014 Don Hackbarth/Priscilla Duffy AM Marietta, GA 3 5 9 9   26
28880 Rowena Carlson/Carolyn Brown AM San Diego, CA 6 7 6 8   27
28812 Gonzalo Diaz/Dherry Eldridge AM Miami, FL 1 2 14 13   30
24264 Means Davis/Brian Hackbarth M Atlanta, GA 12 10 5 4   31
29200 Woody Norwood/Lisa Griffith M Altanta, GA 4 3 17 9   33
24742 Ken Simons/Bill Simons GM Chattanooga, TN 15 8 2 8   33
29012 Pancho Agusti/Mary Voitenko M Cordoba, Argentina 10 11 4 14   39
26673 Paul Zent/Buzz Levinson GM Indianapolis, IN 14 11 9 5   39
25517 Martin Bebb/Bret Robinson AM Muskogee, OK 9 6 18 7   40
28470 Stephan Irgens/Monica Irgens AM St Louis, MO 6 7 11 16   40
26397 Bob Foster/Carlos Wybert GM Clearwater, FL (crew Argentina) 5 6 13 17   41
25373 Kathy Bronaugh/Kay Redmond AM Atlanta, GA 14 10 3 15   42
  & Jeannie Wright                
21508 Bruce Hurst/Correne Walmer M Tulas, OK 12 9 8 16   45
28500 Bill Hooper/Velda Hooper M Atlanta, Ga 9 17 11 10   47
24442 John Muhlhausen/Matt Heywood M Atlanta, GA 8 13 7 19   47
29313 Ken Rix/Mary Ann Rix GM Wichita, KA 11 13 21 3   48
30000 Gary Beck/Joyce Harvey AM Atlanta, GA 18 15 5 10   48
28224 Dave Carroll/Barb Carroll M San Diego, CA 17 25 1 7   50
28370 Cliff Browning/Minde Browning AM Indianapolis, IN 10 12 4 26   52
25727 Bill Worster/April Worster AM Milford, OH 11 14 16 11   52
29090 Jim Disch/Id Crook M Westlake, OH 16 12 16 14   58
25677 Jerry Kimble AM Altanta, GA 13 16 19 12   60
28999 Ralph Swanson/Martin Frank GM Winchester, MA 13 17 12 19   61
24747 Dan Williams/Don Pettigrew GM Chattanooga, TN 15 18 20 11   64
26116 Titu Doctor/Rucsandra Woods M Altanta, GA 21 18 10 15   64
24272 Bill Flack/John O'Donnell M Cincinnati, OH 19 14 14 17   64
28401 Mike Neilson/Pauline Neilson AM Birmingham, AL 20 20 13 12   65
26100 Frank Pontious/Andy Pontious M Atlanta, GA 16 19 18 13   66
17159 Steve Snider/Ralph Bergstad M Bartlesville, OK 17 23 15 21   76
29092 Steve Burns/Bob Green AM Charleston, SC 20 15 21 20   76
28628 John Hill/Chris Hurst M Atlanta, GA 18 16 24 21   79
28282 Leo Murphy/Celia Parks AM Cuba Lake, NY 19 21 22 18   80
24020 Tom Parks/Bonnie Rpbertson AM St. Petersburg, FL 21 24 15 22   82
19056 Henry Wade/ GM Atlanta, GA 23 21 22 20   86
26745 Ken Haney/Randy Wilson AM Atlanta, GA 24 20 26 18   88
20648 Frank Clevenger/Joe Bettencourt GM Abilene, TX 22 19 23 24   88
26994 Sam Yelverton/Paulette Yelverton GM Birmingham, AL 25 23 19 23   90
24093 Eric Lind/Forbers Husted AM Traverse City, MI 23 22 23 23   91
18428 Allan Vorel/Jim Graham AM Sparta, MI 22 22 25 24   93
24627 Harvey Griffith/Dave Pontious GM Atlanta, GA 26 26 20 22   94

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