Category: Reporting

Miami, Florida, USA - Saturday, January 24, 2004 - By Michael Grandfield

The 2000 Olympic Gold Medal team of Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher (AUT) proved to be in top form as they took the overall win at the 2004 North American Championship. The Austrians lead from the first day and never finished lower than 3rd in a very competitve fleet of 27 boats from 12 countries.

The USA team of John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree finished 7 points behind Hagara/Steinacher, taking 2nd place overall. Lovell and Ogletree also captured the North American Champions title as the first North Ameican boat.

Third place overall went to Olivier Backes and Laurent Voiron (FRA).

The 2nd Great Texas Catamaran Race will be held as on Father’s Day week. The race will start in South Padre Island on June 16 and finish on Galveston Island on June 20.

The Great Texas is a 300 mile off-shore beach catamaran race held in four legs. Racers start and finish on the beach. The four legs have the distances of 100, 100, 70 and 30. Last year’s inaugural race was a great success and everyone is excited about sailing the Texas coast again.

Kulkoskis Dominate the 6th Annual Hobie Wave Nationals. Dan and Kathy Kulkoski totally dominated the Hobie Wave Nationals in conditions that were all over the place, light and fluky the first day, blowing dogs of their chains the second day, and the final day of 15 mph and chilly. Dan took bullets in 8 out of 15 races to finish 21 points ahead of the second place sailor, Jim Glanden. Kathy Kulkoski took 3rd place, followed by Bob Bergstedt and Stan Woodruff.

Thirty (30) Multihulls participated in regattas at KHYC during 2003. Eighteen (18) were KHYC members and/or participants in our KHYC Multihull Point Series. Twelve (12) more, from other yacht clubs, joined our Offshore Trimarans in the Santa Barbara Race. Four (4) Multihulls raced in the Twilights Series, with over twenty (20) total attendances.

Bill Gibbs Afterburner catamaran broke the Santa Barbara record, at 5 Hr., 47 Min., averaging over 14 knots! George and Kurt Mayol took first place in the Santa Barbara Race on Exit, their home built Trimaran! All three Trimarans officially participated for the first time in the Point Dume regatta; Bob Zwisslers Shadow Fox took 1st place.

Every year the International Rolex Regatta provides great Tornado Catamaran sailing along with other one-design classes in a beautiful island setting.

Friday, March 26 - Sunday, March 28, 2004 -Returning to the Caribbean racing calendar with its unique blend of island-style hospitality, competition and camaraderie, the St. Thomas Yacht Club’s International Rolex Regatta will celebrate its 31st year in 2004. The event features handicap and one-design racing in a beautiful setting; professional race management; and dependable Caribbean tradewinds.