O’Pen BIC takes North American Championships to new levels

by Nevin Sayre on 30 Mar 2015

Downwind Sailing at O'Pen BIC North Americans Magi Foster

The 2015 O’Pen BIC North Americans, hosted by Miami YC, brought fun and excitement to a whole new level. Active courses, required boat handling skills, and tight racing has become the norm at O’Pen BIC championships, but who ever imagined a sailing limbo contest? That’s right. Sailors had to heel over to make it under the limbo bar. Avoid capsizing or hitting the bar and you advance. Marcos Baez (aka “the O’Pen BIC monkey”) was the last sailor upright, impressing the crowd with skillfully sneaking under as the limbo bar was lowered.

Aqua Limbo at O'Pen BIC North Americans © Magi Foster

After twelve tight course races, only four points separated the top four places. Again it was Marcos, from Hawaii Kai Boat Club, in first- narrowly edging out teammate Lars von Sydow, and Trent Shaw from Biscayne Bay YC. Kanoa Pick, also from Oahu, took the highly competitive Under 13 division, with Pearl Lattanzi and Makela Pick top females in Open and Under 13 respectively.

Happy sailors at O'Pen BIC North Americans © Magi Foster

Tandem Freestyle at O'Pen BIC North Americans © Magi Foster

Pulling out the triple crown, Marcos also won the freestyle contest with his amazing display of boat handling and balance, narrowly surpassing the highly entertaining sibling team of Pearl and JP Lattanzi.

Standing Up downwind at O'Pen BIC North Americans © Magi Foster

O’Pen BIC regattas are known for their focus on fun, improvement, and camaraderie. You can see the excitement in this brief video

Regatta Results - 12 races scored
Information is final.

Sail	Skipper	Yacht Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total	Pos
44	7537 Marcos Baez	Hawaii Kai Boat Club	1	2	[8]	4	2	2	1	[6]	[6]	2	1	5	20	1
8	7700 Lars von Sydow	Hawaii Kai Boat Club	[6]	[8]	[19]	2	1	3	5	1	1	1	6	1	21	2
31	7704 Trent Shaw	BBYC	2	3	1	3	[9]	1	2	[5]	[4]	3	4	3	22	3
22	7564 Geronimo Nores	Miami Yacht Club	[5]	[10]	2	1	4	[8]	4	2	2	5	2	2	24	4
39	7592 Joe Arrowsmith	RHADC	4	11	3	5	3	11	[21]	[16]	3	6	[12]	4	50	5
42	7603 Kanoa Pick	HKBC	[18]	1	[16]	6	6	5	14	7	5	[17]	5	6	55	6
25	7505 Blair Blakeney	Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club	10	7	10	7	5	9	[12]	3	7	10	[15]	[11]	68	7
38	7509 Pearl Lattanzi	Hawaii Kai Boat Club	[21]	4	7	10	7	[21]	16	[34]	14	4	10	9	81	8
56	7532 Louis La Fontisee	Biscayne Bay Yacht Club	[19]	[18]	[14]	12	8	7	13	10	8	14	3	7	82	9
4	7521 John Lattanzi	Hawaii Kai Boat Club	9	6	[18]	[17]	12	6	3	8	11	[27]	13	16	84	10
61	7057 Aiden Lopes	RHADC	3	12	13	16	11	[31]	[19]	4	9	9	[18]	8	85	11
49	7559 Kane DeWilde	Lahaina Yacht Club	13	13	12	8	13	[19]	11	11	[16]	7	11	[15]	99	12
7	7589 Julie Zahniser	USSCMC	16	9	4	9	16	12	18	[20]	[20]	12	[25]	13	109	13
26	MYC4 Steven Cramer	myc	[23]	16	[27]	[19]	14	4	15	18	13	11	9	10	110	14
23	5474 Manuel Nores	Miami Yacht Club	[25]	[23]	9	15	10	16	8	14	12	[21]	19	12	115	15
35	5718 Michael Cramer	myc	17	15	6	11	15	17	6	13	[21]	18	[21]	[19]	118	16
10	7594 Sofia Palma	MYC	[22]	[24]	11	14	21	10	7	9	[26]	13	20	17	122	17
59	7540 Makela Pick	HKBC	[24]	5	17	[31]	17	18	10	17	22	19	7	[31]	132	18
62	7593 landon Cormie	VHYC	[26]	14	5	18	19	20	[24]	21	[25]	8	14	14	133	19
28	5193 Caroline Locke	USSCMC	11	17	[25]	[48/DNF]	[31]	13	9	15	15	22	16	22	140	20
14	7095 Blake Shaw	BBYC	[27]	[22]	15	13	22	15	17	19	17	[28]	8	21	147	21
6	7506 Michael Moss	LYC	14	[32]	[32]	23	24	[42]	26	12	10	23	17	28	177	22
57	7517 Phillip Palma	MYC	12	19	[30]	22	18	23	[29]	24	24	[25]	23	23	188	23
5	7586 Kai Carle	Hawaii Kai Boat Club	[38]	28	[48/OCS]	25	23	[33]	20	28	18	20	22	18	202	24
12	7626 Kona Joe Carle	Hawaii Kai Boat Club	28	21	22	[29]	27	27	22	25	[29]	16	[33]	20	208	25
21	7601 Christian Wagerson	Lauderdale Yacht Club	15	[37]	21	[35]	29	14	23	31	23	24	[35]	34	214	26
43	7600 Joseph Marynowski	Buffalo Canoe Club	7	27	20	28	[48/DNS]	22	30	[33]	30	32	[34]	29	225	27
58	7520 Billy Ewles	RHADC - Bermuda	8	33	34	20	32	[35]	[42]	32	27	[39]	32	24	242	28
29	7612 Liam Malloy	BBYC	29	25	26	26	20	30	[32]	26	31	[33]	[40]	32	245	29
34	5621 Maia Caballero	myc	32	26	[35]	30	33	[36]	25	23	[34]	26	24	27	246	30
53	7518 Brandon Adams	Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club	[34]	30	28	24	[36]	32	[33]	27	33	30	26	26	256	31
19	7150 Jordan Slade	Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club	35	20	24	21	34	34	[41]	30	[37]	[42]	27	36	261	32
63	5424 Andrew Stevens	Independent - Florida	30	29	[36]	[38]	28	29	35	[40]	28	31	29	30	269	33
41	7522 Jillian Parker	Bistol Yacht Club	31	38	33	27	30	28	[40]	[41]	19	36	30	[48/DNF]	272	34
36	7561 Kelly Holthus	SDYC	20	31	31	[40]	[40]	24	38	38	39	29	31	[40]	281T	35
65	7698 Rocco Baez	Hawaii Kai Boat Club	33	34	23	[39]	[39]	26	28	22	38	38	[41]	39	281T	36
16	7590 Sam Riley	VHYC-Martha's Vineyard	[40]	36	[37]	32	37	[41]	36	35	32	15	36	33	292T	37
27	7519 Fritz Olson	Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club	[39]	[39]	[38]	34	35	25	37	29	35	35	37	25	292T	38
60	7604 Caroline Parker	Bistol Yacht Club	36	35	29	33	26	[37]	34	36	36	[41]	28	[48/DNF]	293	39
33	7506 Signe Gierhart	Beverly Yacht Club	37	[40]	[40]	36	25	39	27	[42]	40	37	39	37	317	40
17	112 Connor Munroe	Biscayne Bay Yacht Club	[41]	[41]	39	37	38	40	39	37	41	40	[42]	35	346	41
50	Tye Wellnitz	Lauderdale yacht club	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	48/DNS	48/DNS	38	31	39	42	34	38	38	356	42
0	0000 Kimberly Locke	USSCMC	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	43/ARB	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	427	43
15	ERIK HOU	Newport Harbor Yacht Club	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	44/ARB	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	428	44
18	Michael Parks	Royal Geelong Yacht Club, Victoria, Australia.	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	45/ARB	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	429	45
24	7591 Maya Mills	Tiverton Yacht Club	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	46/ARB	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	430	46
54	MYC13 camilo Donari	myc	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	[48/DNS]	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	47/ARB	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	48/DNS	431	47