2010 International 14 PAC RIM day one

by Andrew Bates on 11 Oct 2010 The sixth running of the Pacific Rim International 14 Championships started today in picture perfect Hawaiian Trade wind conditions on Kaneohe Bay. The I-14 fleet at the Kaneohe YC puts this race on biannually. This year twenty-four boats registered for this Horizon Lines sponsored high performance sailboat race.

The first race was won convincingly by Joe Bersch and Herb Cole (USA 1162). They rounded the weather mark in first place and opened up a lead that was over a minute by the end of the three lap windward leeward course. Long time Seattle 14ers Steve Goodson and Alan Diercks chased Bersch and Cole around the course and finished a distance second. Terry Gleeson and Bryan Buffaloe from San Francisco rounded the first mark in third place and finished in sixth place. Prior PAC RIM winners Kris Bundy and Fritz Lanzinger rounded in fifth place and caught the boats in front of them on the downwind leg, eventually finishing third. Paul Galvez and crew JV Gilmour finished fourth, and National Champion Brad Ruetenik and Jake Sorosky finished fifth.

Race two saw the breeze pick up some to 18 kts in the puffs. Bundy and Lanzinger rounded the weather mark first and held off the competition during the two lap race. Goodson and Diercks followed them around the course waiting for them to falter to no avail. Galvez and Gilmour rounded the first mark in sixth place and fought their way up to third. Brad Ruetenik and Jake Sorosky finished fourth and Kris Henderson and Allan Johnson finished fifth.

The final race of the day saw 17 boats start and 16 boats finish. The wind was a solid 18 kts. Goodson and Diercks got a good start, led at the weather mark and opened up a large lead. Bundy and Lanzinger finished second and Paul Galvez and JV Gilmour finished third. At the end of the first day Goodson and Diecks lead with five points. They were consistent all day and made no major errors. Bundy and Lanzinger are standing in second place with six points and Galvez and Gilmour are in third place with ten points. All races count in this racing series so sailing consistently pays off in the end.

Top 5 Provisional Results:
1 Goodson/Diercks 5
2 Bundy/Lansinger 6
3 Galvez/Gilmour 10
4 Bersch/Cole 13
5 Ruetnik/Sorosky 16

Full Day 1 results: http://www.sailgroove.org/flo_assets/ckfinder/userfiles/files/MASTER%20PacRim_2008m.xls.pdf
Daily video coverage by Sailgroove.org: http://www.sailgroove.org/coverage/237703-I14-Pacific-Rims
More info about Kaneohe YC: http://www.kaneoheyachtclub.com/2010 International 14 PAC RIM Day One Recap

The event is also sponsored by the US branch of the Global Sports Alliance, which is an ecology focused worldwide organization that promotes clean air and clean water through sporting events (see gsa.com). Horizon Lines continues to be the corporate sponsor that supports ecological based community programs that promote education and awareness of the environment. This sporting event has a youth sailing component that provides the top Hawaii junior sailors to ride on an International 14.