2014 U.S. Disabled Championship - Day 1

by US Sailing on 1 Nov 2014 The 2014 U.S. Disabled Sailing Championships, hosted by Community Sailing Center Galveston, got underway Thursday on Offats Bayou following two days of development racing in Sonars.

To increase participation and drive more awareness to the opportunities in adaptive sailing, US Sailing incorporated a new development regatta earlier this week. These participants were also encouraged to race in the championship if they wish. US Sailing’s Paralympic Coach Betsy Alison also conducted a clinic in conjunction with this event.

Three-time U.S. Disabled Singlehanded Champion Charles Rosenfield (Woodstock, Conn.) is off to another solid start in the 2.4 mR fleet. He won three of four races today to take a four point lead. Also winning three of four races in the Sonar fleet was the team of Steven Hammer (Riverview, Fla.), Kathy Champion (Gulfport, Fla.), and Brian Bohne (Boulder, Colo.), who took a five point advantage.

Sailors raced under cloud coverage, temperatures in the mid-60s, and wind at eight - ten knots.

Quote of the Day:

Peter Cabral (Somerset, Mass.), US Air Force, on his participation in the development regatta and today’s racing: 'Before coming down here I told the recruiter as far as a contribution to the team is concerned I could hold on for dear life and maybe blow a whistle. But after a day of training they made me a skipper. Who would have thought!'

Results and Standings – U.S. Disabled Singlehanded Championship, 2.4mR

1. Charles Rosenfield, 2-1-1-1- ; 5
2. Daniel Evans, 1-2-3-3- ; 9
3. Timothy Ripley, 3-3-2-2- ; 10
4. Audrey Kobayashi, 4-5-4-4- ; 17
5. Kevin holmberg, 5-4-5-5- ; 19

Results and Standings – U.S. Disabled Triplehanded Championship, Sonars – A Fleet

1. Steven Hammer/Kathy Champion/Brian Bohne, 1-2-1-1- ; 5
2. Sarah Everhart-Skeels/Cindy Walker/Hugh Freund, 4-1-2-3- ; 10
3. Dylan Young/Christopher Childers/John Wallace, 2-3-4-2- ; 11
4. Gary Pierce/Patrick LoDuca/Charles McClure, 5-5-3-4- ; 17
5. Steven Muse/Colin Smith/Steven Edenson, 3-4-6-7- ; 20
6. John Greener/Henrik Hartz/Larry Young, 6-6-5-6- ; 23
7. Chris Livesay/Scott Ford/Sammy Lugo, 7-7-7-5- ; 26

Results and Standings, Sonars – B Fleet:

1. JR Hudson/Brian Miller/Eric Von Culbertson, 2-1-1-2- ; 6
2. Nathan Deneault/Brian Dean/Ryan Moore, 1-4-2-1- ; 8
3. Peter Cabral/Chris Doggett/Anthony Webster, 3-2-4-5- ; 14
4. David Wear/Arthur Montross/David Whitely, 4-3-5-3- ; 15
5. Arbie Parnell/Edward LeRoy/Ken Patterson, 5-6/DNF-3-4- ; 1

Complete Results:

2.4mR (Five boats) (top)
Series Standing - eight races scored:
 

Sail	Skipper	Hometown		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		Total	Pos
USA 142	Charles Rosenfield	Woodstock, CT		2	1	1	1	[3]	2	2	2		11	1
USA165	Daniel Evans	Miami, Fl		1	2	[3]	3	1	3	1	1		12	2
USA118	Timothy Ripley	RANDOLPH, New Jersey		[3]	3	2	2	2	1	3	3		16	3
CAN18	Audrey Kobayashi	Kingston, Ontario		4	5	4	4	4	5	[6/RET]	4		30	4
160	Kevin holmberg	tampa, fl		[5]	4	5	5	5	4	4	5		32	5