North American Championship Awarded to Triangle Model YC

North Americans to Carolina The 2014 RC Laser North American Championship has been awarded to the Triangle Model YC in Raleigh, NC, for September 27 and 28, 2014. The sailing venue is Lake Crabtree County Park, Morrisville, NC (near the RDU airport, I-40 exit 285 south). See this group above? Tough bunch. ... More

Kaighin Wins Season Finale in Abaco

Last Stop on the Tour of the Abaco If you note the picture above, you will recognize what family fun happens in the Abaco sailing RC Lasers. A special thanks to Lenore Mulock and Ylva Ljungholm. They do such a great job and make the racing so much easier. We welcomed a few new sailors to the group and I hope they ... More

Myles Loesel Wins Windsor Invitational

Windsor Invitational Regatta The community of Windsor in Vero Beach tried it's hand at regatta management last weekend and invited the teams from Sable Pines (near Ft. Lauderdale) and Orchid Island (also Vero Beach) to their first RC Laser regatta. The two Vero Beach fleets are building their skills in racing and ... More

Tom Rummage Wins Carolina Classic

2014 Carolina Classic Sailing at Lake Crabtree, venue for the Triangle Model Yacht Club, in Raleigh, NC is often challenging. This regatta would prove that. Twelve skippers eagerly arrived early to sail in winds forecasted to be in the 15 mph range gusting up to 25. Given that, with B and C rigs at the ready, the first ... More

Jamey Betz Powers to Shamrock Win

Jamey Betz clearly owned this year's version of the Annual Shamrock Regatta, especially in the fresh C sail winds of the morning. Jamey reeled off a 1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1...That's right, in the first nine races he won eight. After lunch he came down to earth, accumulating a couple of throw outs, while Ryan Lippincott, Rob ... More

Kaighin Wins 11th Annual Marco Is. Midwinters

2014 Marco Island Midwinter Championship Results The Marco Island Midwinter Championship, 2014 version, also belongs to Jim Kaighin from the Bahamas. Jim picked up Sunday where he left off Saturday and continued to open his lead on the rest of the field to win his 5th Midwinter Championship. Jim’s lead in the end ... More

Jack Ward Wins Snowbird Tuneup

Jack Ward of the host Punta Gorda Fleet handled 21 competitors to win the second annual Snowbird Tuneup Regatta on Thursday, February 27th. RD, Dave Brawner and the team of Art Hawes, Paul Newfield and Fred in the Boat, ran a terrific show with 16 heats in the odds and evens format. In second was Frank Vella, of ... More

Snappas Results from the Abacos

RC Laser Regatta Double Dips at Snappas Round 5 of the RC Laser Tour of Abaco returned to Snappas for a second event. It was a warm summer day in the middle of winter. A light south off-shore wind was forecasted and we started off that way, but the races were soon postponed after a brief rain shower. The wind that we ... More