Full Report - Day 1
July 29, 2008
A light and shifty 4-6 south east breeze greeted the sailors today for day one of competition with the country's top youth sailors at the Chubb U.S. Junior Championships, held at Chicago Yacht Club. Sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and LaserPerformance, the events feature competition in single-, double-, and triplehanded classes sailing Lasers, Club 420s and Lightnings respectively.
Shortly after Race 2
started, the breeze built and shifted left to a steady 10-12 knots
east-south-easterly that remained for the rest of racing. The breeze across
On the 420 course, Corbin and Haley Kirk, of Long Beach Yacht Club, hold the largest lead of all fleets, 6 points over Kaye Siemers and Hilary Kenyon of Wayzata YC. The Kirk’s finished day 1 with a 2, 1, 1, and 5. Corbin attributes their boats success today to “having a clear lane on port tack off the start to be able to work through the chop as well as not crossing the middle of the course.”
Racing is even tighter on
the Laser course, with one point separating the leader, Caleb Paine of
On the Lightning course,
clinic coach, John Vandemore said, “racing was extremely close between the top
3 boats, with lead changes happening every leg. It was very exciting racing to
watch.” Will Stocke and crew from
The Race Committee plans to
run four races again tomorrow, especially with the threat of thunderstorms
later on this week. Chubb U.S. Junior Championships run from