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King of Spain Regatta - Marina Del Rey

by Lynn Fitzpatrick on 26 Sep 2007
Andy Horton and Brad Nichol, #29 USA, setting up for the gybe at the top mark, with Mark Reynolds and Hal Haenel, #04 USA close behind Chuck Lantz http://www.ChuckLantz.com
King of Spain Day 1: This weekend is the King of Spain regatta in Marina Del Rey, Ca. Sunny Southern California took a few days off with ominous clouds chasing the fleet in from practice on Friday, rocking the night with big thunder storms, and bringing New England conditions this morning.

The race committee was patient and let the storms clear and the thermal build before starting the first race in more standard Marina del Rey conditions. Mark Renolds and Hal Haenal got off to a good start by winning the first race followed closely by Team Corinthian (Eric Lidecis/Mike Marzahl) and Rick Merriman and Phil Trinter in third.

The second race continued to keep everyone on their toes with shifty conditions as the remnants of the storms cleared the bay. George Szabo and John MacCausland started at the pin end and held out to the left and never looked back as they were one-two all the way around the course. Current World Champions Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada (BRA) worked their way through the fleet to finish third.

As the third race of the day got under way the strongest sea breeze push came in bringing more consistent conditions and more wind. Andy Horton and Brad Nichol led the fleet around the course with Mark Mendleblatt / Magnus Liljedahl and Robert Scheidt / Bruno Prada right behind.

Day 2
For the second day of racing conditions reverted to the standard southern California sea breeze we have come to expect and appreciate. One benefit of the rain we had yesterday was that it cleared out the smog that usually hangs over LA and allowed us a nice view of the mountains around the LA basin. Unfortunately all of the dirt from the city went straight into the ocean.

The first race was sailed on a four leg, windward leeward in conditions that built from barely hiking to fully hiking through the race. John Dane and Austin Sperry opened up a big lead on the last run and won the race followed by Mendelblatt/Liljedahl and Szabo/ Davidson.

The sea breeze continued to build for the second race building the waves and allowing the race committee to stretch the course a little longer for the final race. There was a tight battle at the front of the fleet making for interesting mark roundings and great tacking duels. In the end Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada won the race with Horton/Nichol second and Mendelblatt/Liljedahl close behind in third.

We now have less than two weeks until the start of the US Olympic Trials and the competition is getting very tough. All of the top teams are at the venue training hard every day. The 'Last Chance Qualifier' Regatta will be next weekend followed by measurement starting a week from Wednesday.

 

Star

Place

Boat

Skipper

Crew

Sail #:

Fleet

1

2

3

4

5

Total

1

8156  

Andy Horton  

Brad Nichol  

8156  

NB  

4.0

4.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

15

2

8306  

Mark Mendelblatt  

Magnus Liljedahl  

8306  

TaB  

6.0

7.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

20

3

Trinity Racing 2  

Robert Scheidt  

Bruno Prada  

8255  

Gua  

9.0

3.0

3.0

6.0

1.0

22

4

8273  

George Szabo  

J Davidson  

8273  

SDB  

10.0

1.0

5.0

3.0

5.0

24

5

8320  

Mark Reynolds  

Hal Haenel  

8320  

SDB  

1.0

5.0

12.0

5.0

6.0

29

6

Trinity Yachts 1  

John Dane III  

Austin Sperry  

8230  

MoB  

8.0

12.0

7.0

1.0

4.0

32

7

Erin  

John Maccausland  

Bob Schofield  

8195  

CR  

14.0

2.0

4.0

7.0

7.0

34

8

Team Corinthian  

Eric Lidecis  

Michael Marzahl  

8176  

NH  

2.0

15.0

8.0

10.0

8.0

43

9

Max  

Rick Merriman  

Phil Trinter  

8222  

SDB  

3.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

47

10

Frolic  

Bill Buchan  

Eric Bentzen  

8260  

PS  

5.0

6.0

14.0

13.0

12.0

50

11

Sush Monger  

Will Stout  

Rick Peters  

8263  

SDB  

11.0

10.0

13.0

8.0

10.0

52

12

8207  

James Buckingham  

Eric Monroe  

8207  

NH  

15.0

9.0

6.0

15.0

9.0

54

13

Team Poseidon IV  

Fotis Boliakis  

E Coyou  

8080  

CLIS  

7.0

8.0

16.0

12.0

14.0

57

14

Rachel  

Andy Macdonald  

Brian Fatih  

8250  

NH  

17.0

14.0

9.0

9.0

23.0 [DNF]

72

15

8023  

S Brown  

B Mahony  

8023  

SMB  

19.0

17.0

10.0

16.0

13.0

75

16

7673  

Chuck Driscoll  

J Oberg  

7673  

SDB  

18.0

13.0

15.0

14.0

16.0

76

17

Gringo Honeymoon  

Mike Hanna  

S Cowen  

8077  

SMB  

12.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

15.0

81

18

Babe  

Doug Steele  

D DePino  

8065  

LB  

16.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

17.0

84

19

Rainy Day Woman 14  

Dick Schmidt  

E Lange  

7635  

LB  

13.0

20.0

19.0

23.0 [DNC]

23.0 [DNC]

98

20

7609  

Tom Hulme  

J Alexander  

7609  

SMB  

21.0

21.0

23.0 [DNS]

19.0

18.0

102

21

M & J  

Michael Kennedy  

J Kennedy  

7663  

LB  

20.0

18.0

20.0

23.0 [DNC]

23.0 [DNC]

104

22

Honor  

Timothy Ray  

J Pelliconi  

6971  

SMB  

22.0

22.0

21.0

20.0

23.0 [DNF]

108

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