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Skippers and friends: Link below is a collection of some of the pictures from the recently held RC Laser North American Championship. Thanks to Sue Keller and Jim Flach for their contributions. There are more good pictures out there and I hope others will share with me so we can round out the visual library from this great ...
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The 2013 North American RC Laser Championship goes to Jim Kaighin from the Bahamas. Jim sailed a 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 5, 13 (throw out) day to win by seven points over Barr Batzer, from Lighthouse Point, FL. Barr actually had a one point lower gross score in this two throw out regatta. This was Barr's first regatta in an RC ...
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Day two of the RC Laser North American Championship was a day of sail changes. The forecast from the "always accurate weather man" was 10-15 with more in the afternoon. That never really happened that way. A sails all morning in really nice comfortable east northeast winds and then the NW filled in and we sailed B sails ...
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Day Two in Florida stayed overcast and most skippers had a light fleece or sweater on as the sun never appeared. The locals said we "should have been here in February." Each skipper sailed two seeding races as the 26 competitors were divided into three “balanced fleets” to begin the regatta. Some of the newcomers to RC ...
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Day one from Florida brought 15 RC Laser skippers together at Punta Gorda, home of the Sun Coast Model Yacht Club. This was the inaugural Snowbird event on the RC Laser racing calendar. It was a terrific pond in a spacious town park with close in parking and two perfect launch docks. Nick Mortgu, AMYA RC Laser Secretary, ...
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HANK BUCHANAN, our RC Laser stalwart, and multi-class RC top skipper, travels to South Africa in the winter for family reasons and was able to cobble up a regatta...A Regatta in his own name! The following is Hank's report of the event.
During our winter, I travel to South Africa visiting two daughters, their ...
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The Second Annual Hangover Cup for RC Lasers was sailed a day prior to the actual hangovers under A rigs at the very pleasant pond at Meridian Corporate Center in Durham. Nine skippers participated in the informal regatta, and nine races were completed. AMYA RC Laser Class Secretary, Nick Mortgu from the West Jersey ...
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NOTICE OF RACE
Snow Bird Tune-Up Regatta
February 28th, 2013
HOST: Sun Coast Model Sailing Club
RULES: Rules will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing, and the AMYA RC Laser Rules
ELIGIBILITY: All RC Laser Owners are welcome
SCHEDULE: On-line registration will be open until February 27th.
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