2006 Lido 14 Junior Class Championship Regatta
Hosted By Fleet 73 (Dana Point, CA) and Dana Pt. YC
September 9 & 10
Jeff Adams, with crew Shannon Walker, won the 2006 Junior National Champion! Jeff and Shannon, sailing 4078, Snafu, dominated in all races and captured the title while racing in a variety of conditions inside and outside Dana Point Harbor. Complete results follow this article.
The 2-day event included 6 races held on two different race courses testing the versatility of the competitors. Jeff Adams is the first DPYC winner in the 48-year history of the event, winning the WD. Schock Perpetual Trophy! The special trophy for the best performance under age 15 went to 12-year old Michael Shaw who took second in the event. The special trophy for the racer who traveled the longest distance went to 9-year old Christophe Killian who traveled all the way to Dana Point from Newport Beach!
There were two races just outside the harbor, off of Doheny beach, Saturday morning and two races inside the harbor Saturday afternoon, after the lunch break. After checking with the racers (who were about evenly divided on their wishes), the Race Committee called for two more races off of Doheny beach Sunday afternoon, to complete the event. Everyone said they had a lot of fun and enjoyed the racing very much. Competitor’s ages ranged form 9 to 17 years.
The event was held in concert with the Richard Henry Dana Charity Regatta and all proceeds went to the benefit of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The popular Toshiba Tall Ships Festival was also being held in Dana Point during the charity regatta. There were two days of racing and plenty of things for families to do before and after racing each day.
A significant door was opened this year giving permission for more entries from Juniors who may not own a Lido 14 or belong to the Class Association. We believe this should continue through next year and hope to see at least 15 to 20 competitor’s at next year’s historic anniversary event.
Results:
4078 Snafu Jeff Adam, Shannon Walker 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
4602 Speed Racer Michael Shaw, Lizzie Williams 2 3 2 2 2 2 13
4834 T2 JB Cianciarulo, Bryan Bolton 3 2 4 3 4 4 20
4817 Imagine Dylan Del Prado, Mason Shaw, Christophe Killian 4 4 3 4 3 3 21
Repoted by Bob Hartung, 4602, Fleet 73 Regatta Chair