2015 CSA Caribbean Dinghy Championships overall
by Caribbean Sailing Association on 22 Oct 2015
Optimist racing in San Juan Bay - 2015 CSA Caribbean Dinghy Championships Caribbean Sailing Association
The Caribbean Sailing Association’s Caribbean Dinghy Championships were held in San Juan this past weekend from October 16th - 18th with entries from the four islands of St Thomas, Puerto Rico, St Maarten and British Virgin Islands. The event was hosted by the Sailing School of Club Nautico de San Juan.
Nine windward/leewardraces where held in the calm waters of San Juan Bay over two days with a very interesting scoring format. Each island fielded a team of five boats types: four-crew IC24s, two-crew 420s and single handed Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Optimist. The total points for each team was the sum of the scores of each of their sailors. The overall winner with victories in three of the five classes was the BVI team coached by Taylor Penwell. This is a repeat victory for this promising sailing club, having won the Caribbean Dinghy Championships in 2013.
CSA Representative Jaime Torres was impressed with the quality of the racing and commented: “Club Nautico proved to be a qualified and capable host. The racers had a great time and the team scoring format offered an interesting twist to the Championship. The CSA has made a solid commitment to Youth Sailing Development and this event helped move us in the right direction.”
Rayne Duff, Jason Putley, Pedro Luis Fernández, Sam Morrell, Daniel Petrovic, Frits Bus, Ian Hope Ross, Ryan Hope Ross, Chuck Pessler all took first place in their respective classes.
Complete results for the 2015 Caribbean Dinghy Championships.
Optimist Class
First | Rayne Duff - BVI
Second | Mia Nicolosi - St. Thomas
Third | José Arturo Díaz - Puerto Rico
Laser Standard
First | Jason Putley - BVI
Second | Agustín Lázaro - Puerto Rico
Third | Mark Van den Driessche - St. Thomas
Laser Radial
First | Pedro Luis Fernández - Puerto Rico
Second | Thad Lettsome - BVI
Third | Kai Holmberg - St. Thomas
420
First | Sam Morrell, Daniel Petrovic - BVI
Second | Teddy Nicolosi, Margaret Bartlett - St. Thomas
Third | Alec Scasabelli, Johanna Loser - St. Maarten
IC-24
First | Frits Bus, Ian Hope Ross, Ryan Hope Ross, Chuck Pessler - St. Maarten
Second | Chris Sharpless, Jr., John Holmberg, JP Montegue, Ryan Hunter - St. Thomas
Third | Andrew Waters, Ted Reshetiloff, Mike Hirst, Kevin Wrigley - BVI
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