During the weekend of November 7th – 8th, Mission Bay Yacht Club hosted the 2009 Junior Commodores Regatta, with a record breaking attendance of over 140 entries. This regatta has had a long standing tradition for southern California sailors, and is a very popular event. Light winds plagued the course on Saturday, while the breeze on Sunday was more cooperative. Team MBYC was represented by sailors in all fleets, and filled top spots in many classes.
Dominating the Laser full-rig class, with 6 out of 8 bullets was Evan Hoffman, with brother Scott Hoffman right on his heels, taking an impressive second. Kevin Laube sailed fast and placed 2nd in the ~20 boat Laser Radial class. Olin Paine was only 3 points behind, coming down to the last race, taking 3rd overall. Matt Morris had consistent finishes and placed 6th. 8th overall was Matt Hecht, who got a bullet in the second race.
In the Sabot “A” fleet, Kate Rakelly sailed incredibly fast and took second place overall by just ONE POINT. Soenke Jordan had good starts and finished 16th in the 30+ boat fleet. With consistent finishes Jameson Perry finished 25th overall, with teammate Trevor Hecht right behind finishing 26th. Max Brill made smart decisions and finished 3rd overall in the Sabot “B” fleet. With 2 bullets on the first day Cole “slow-dance” Baker sailed well and finished 4th. Absolutely crushing the first day was Steven Leuck, who placed 6th overall. Ansgar Jordan got a bullet on Sunday and finished 7th. Ryan Ratliffe had one of the best starts of the regatta and finished 10th. Cameron Baxter had a good day on Saturday and finished 13th. Sailing Consistently in the 20+ boat fleet was Ryan Hopps, who placed 15th. Racing in the “C1” fleet was Luke Reardon, who placed 5th overall by having good starts and making good decisions, and Abe Dearden who placed 12th and sailed a very consistent regatta.
In the Sabot “C2” fleet, Ian Brill got a bullet on the second day and placed 4th overall. Ian Bellin also got a bullet on day 2 and placed 9th overall. Willem Perry sailed a consistent regatta and placed 14th. In the “C3” fleet Jeremy McCulloch sailed fast and placed 11th. Cassandra Shand showed great effort and finished 17th. With a good first day and consistent finishes Nicola Accomazzo finished 19th. Carter Lynn did well on Sunday and finished 22nd.
A great effort by all of the sailors and a big thank you to all of the parents and volunteers that made this regatta possible.
