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Sep 11, 2008, 4:40 PM

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

(Harbor Springs Michigan) The Little Traverse Yacht Club and Irish Boat Shop have been marvelous hosts for the Star North American Championship being held this week on Little Traverse Bay in beautiful Hargor Springs, Michigan. The event is being organized by the Gull Lake Star Fleet and chaired by Jon VanderMolen with racing scheduled for today through Saturday. Promising wind this morning got everyone out on the water, but a predicted breeze of 7 knots from the South never happened and the fleet of 30 Stars were towed in after about an hour. We are patiently waiting for some breeze and hoping to get one in today. Will let you know later if anything develops.

Second report later on:
We never did get anything going today. Went for a boat ride around 2 w/ PRO John Koopman and we saw nothing promising. Came in and blew it off around 2:30 so the sailors could take advantage of some of the wonderful golf courses in the area. -- Eric Lind, RC Chair

Event website: http://www.starnorthamericans2008.info




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Sep 11, 2008, 4:42 PM

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(Harbor Springs Michigan) This has to have been one of the best days on the water that I can remember. We got 3 races in just over 4 hours and everyone is back at Irish Boat Shop enjoying some Bravo! beer. All 3 races were 4 leg W/L with a 1.5 nm leg. Wind was in the low to mid teens during the first race and maybe some higher gusts as one mast was broken while races 2 & 3 saw the wind subside to the 9 - 12 range. Star Class veteran John MacCausland from Cooper River in New Jersey and crew Kevin Murphy put together 3 strong finishes of 3, 1, and 4 for a total of 8 points and an 8 point lead over Rick Merriman and crew Phil Trinter. In 3rd place is Star Class President Bill Allen with crew Brad Lichter at 17 points. We are hoping to get 3 more in tomorrow and 2 on Saturday to complete the championship. -- Eric Lind, RC Chair

Event website: - http://www.starnorthamericans2008.info

Results:http://www.starclass.org/search.cgi?Action=view&Event_id=1476






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Sep 11, 2008, 4:58 PM

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Sep 12, 2008, 5:12 PM

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Friday, September 12, 2008

After yesterday’s wonderful conditions we awoke to light rain and cool, gray skies this morning with wind from the North. Reports that the wind was blowing out on the bay were not correct and we spent 3 frustrating hours with wind just not quite strong enough and not quite consistent enough to race. We finally got a race started just after 2pm this afternoon. The wind was in the 7 - 8 range with some left over chop coming in from Lake Michigan. Lots of shifts brought lots of position changes between marks, but in the end the top 2 boats from Thursday, Merriman/Trinter & MacCausland/Murphy, fought each other hard for the top 2 spots. The RC got another race off under the black flag after 2 general recalls and as the sky cleared the wind diminished making for more challenging conditions. Again it was Merriman first and MacCausland second and after 5 races with a throwout kicking in the standings show Merriman/Trinter in 1st with 4 pts and MacCausland/Murphy 2nd with 8 pts. In 3rd place, and leading the Masters Division, is Ched Proctor and Kip Gardner with 20 pts. Tomorrow is the last day of the regatta and the wind is forecast at 6, building to 10, from the Southeast. With a 1400 cutoff time the chances of getting more than 2 races in are slim. -- Eric Lind, RC Chair

Event website: - http://www.starnorthamericans2008.info

Results:http://www.starclass.org/search.cgi?Action=view&Event_id=1476


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Sep 14, 2008, 8:53 AM

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John MacCausland & Kevin Murphy Win Star North American Championship

Saturday, September 13

(Harbor Springs, MI) Wind for the day was predicted to be Southeast at 6 building to 10, but the 30 Star boats sailed out of the Harbor to find East wind at 12 to 13 that held for the duration. PRO John Koopman called for another 4 leg W/L and the fleet started clean with no recalls. Second place team of MacCausland/Murphy won the race and cut the 4 point lead of Merriman/Trinter to 1 point as they finished 4th. With a 1400 cutoff time looming and with the conditions deteriorating it appeared that the next race would be the last. The start of the race was the defining moment as Merriman/Trinter were OCS and did not return. When they were notified at the weather mark they chose to head for the hoist. Knowing that Merriman/Trinter would have to now count their 14th in R2 and that they would only have to count a 4, MacCausland/Murphy chose to drop out the next time around and head for the barn with the championship. Overall it was an excellent regatta and everyone raved about the great job that the Irish Boat Shop staff and Little Traverse Yacht Club membership did in hosting this event. Jon ’Who Has More Fun’ VanderMolen and the Gull Lake Star Fleet did a tremendous job of organizing even though the venue was 300 miles away and we are all looking forward to doing it again in the future. — Eric Lind, RC Chair

Event website: - http://www.starnorthamericans2008.info

Results:http://www.starclass.org/search.cgi?Action=view&Event_id=1476




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