H.H National Offshore One Design Regatta begins on San Diego Bay
by Evily Giannopoulos on 18 Mar 2017
2017 Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design Regatta - Day 1 Paul Todd/Outside Images
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The annual Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta got underway in San Diego on Friday morning as five classes of sailboats took to the racecourses on San Diego Bay. Eight additional classes are scheduled to join the regatta Saturday and Sunday.
After three races, team “Breakaway” leads the Viper 640 class with two first-place and one second-place finishes. Skipper Eric Chadwick, of Pasadena, Calif., attributed his team’s early success to good, strategic calls by crew members Steve Bloemeke and Kevin Thomas.
“The second race was our best,” said Chadwick. “We got out in clean air and worked the left side all race long. But the third race was the most interesting, because we were doing well upwind but then lost a lot of ground downwind. We rounded the bottom mark in fourth place, and then we saw more pressure on the right, punched it out and ended up in first at the second time around the top mark and held it the rest of the way.”
Leading the popular J/70 fleet is Jeff Janov’s “Minor Threat” hailing from Malibu, Calif. When Janov was unexpectedly called away on business Friday morning, it was up to his 14-year-old son Grant to drive the boat — his first time ever driving a J/70 — along with little brother Jordan, 11, and crew members Doug Mclean, Erik Shampain and Dave Ullman.
“I couldn’t really see anything, so I focused on where the boat was pointing and what we were doing speed-wise,” said Grant Janov. “Our tactician, Dave Ullman, did a great job of telling us where to go.”
The Janov brothers weren’t the only teens to hold their own in the J/70 class. The Helly Hansen Junior Crew, made up of five local teens who were specially selected to test their skills against the pros, ended day one ranked 12 of 18.
The Ultimate 20 and International 14 fleets also completed three races each on Friday, while the Formula 18 class held informal practice races in preparation for the weekend.
A total of 130 teams in 13 classes will compete during the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in San Diego, which continues Saturday and Sunday.
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Results - Day One
Ultimate 20 (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. 222, Ultimate 20, Travis Gregory, Farmington, UT, USA, 1 -1 -1 ; 3
2. Junta, Ultimate 20, Mark Allen, Holladay, UT, USA, 2 -3 -2 ; 7
3. Juiced!, Ultimate 20, James Ulatowski, Denver, CO, USA, 4 -4 -3 ; 11
J 70 (One Design - 19 Boats)
1. Minor Threat, J 70, Jeff Janov, Malibu, CA, USA, 2 -1 -3 ; 6
2. 3 Big Dogs, J 70, Pat Toole, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 1 -5 -1 ; 7
3. Huckleberry, J 70, Jim Murrell, Torrance, CA, USA, 5 -3 -2 ; 10
I 14 (One Design - 12 Boats)
1. Astragulus, I 14, Brad Ruetenik, Encinitas, CA, USA, 4 -1 -1 ; 6
2. Morningstar, I 14, Terry Gleeson, San Diego, CA, USA, 1 -7 -2 ; 10
3. USA 1189, I 14, Kris Bundy, Bellingham, WA, USA, 5 -2 -3 ; 10
Viper 640 (One Design - 9 Boats)
1. Breakaway, Viper 640, Eric Chadwick, Pasadena, CA, USA, 2 -1 -1 ; 4
2. Cobra, Viper 640, Timothy Carter, Harbor City, CA, USA, 1 -3 -2 ; 6
3. Moistened Bint, Viper 640, John Leyland, North Vancouver, BC, CAN, 4 -2 -4 ; 10
Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego - Preliminary Cumulative Results
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Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego - Corinthian Teams - Preliminary Cumulative Results
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Bow |
Sail Number |
Yacht Name |
Yacht Design |
Owner/Skipper |
Race
1 |
Race
2 |
Race
3 |
Total |
| San Diego NOOD Regatta - South Bay Course Racing |
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One Design Division |
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J 70 |
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1. |
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 USA 58 |
3 Big Dogs |
J 70 |
Pat Toole |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7.0 |
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2. |
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USA 307 |
Vivace |
J 70 |
Beverly Burr / Liz Hjorth |
18 |
8 |
12 |
38.0 |
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3. |
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USA 391 |
Cachondo |
J 70 |
Neil Senturia |
16 |
16 |
11 |
43.0 |
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