Mossman settles for 9th Overall at US Nationals Monday, June 15, 2009
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Local Melges 24 racer Guy Mossman, slipped a little on Sunday in San Fransisco Bay, taking a 9, 12 and 13 to finish the regatta. Overall he placed 9th (out of 21) against excellent competition. Finishing 9th in a US Nationals Championship is a great result. Congratulations to Guy.
Monday Morning Quarterback Monday, April 20, 2009
Posted by reggiefairchild in Uncategorized.Tags: 2009, 2010, Charleston Race Week, M24 One Design, Results
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I’m feeling pretty good about my predictions for Charleston Race Week. The boats I listed in the top 8 all finished in the top 12 (out of 30) in pretty much the order I predicted. John Hamilton doesn’t count since he wasn’t able to race. The surprises were:
Steve Kopf / Michael Miller finished in the top 5. I would have picked them for the top 10. All that practice and racing is paying off.
John Pollard a many time UK National Champ showed up to race Party Girl from Norway. If I’d known he was coming, I would have had him in the top 5. He finished 4th.
Peter Lane finished in front of Kristen Lane. I chatted briefly with Peter. He gave all the credit for their program to Kristen, saying it’s her competitive drive that got them out on the M24 circuit with awesome crew.
Everyone I talked to had a great Race Week. We can’t wait to see everyone back in Charleston next year.
If you want to have a one design fleet in the harbor, you need to get a bunch of your friends to register and race. Race Week is only going to have room for the strongest classes, like the Melges 24 and Viper 640, and the great to entries like the Melges 20.
Charleston M24s Finish Strong in St. Pete NOODs Monday, February 16, 2009
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In the only race on Sunday, Ned Goss and Seth Siegler on Hull 626 finished 3rd to move up to 8th overall (out of 45) in the regatta.
Guy Mossman on brand new Hull 786 finished 4th to move up to 4th overall.
David and Russ O’Reilly finished 6th to remain 2nd overall in the regatta. The O’Reilly’s performance is very impressive as they are competing in first big Melges 24 regatta since entering the fleet as owners this winter.
The entire Charleston fleet held their own against some of the biggest names in sailing, including Dave Ullman, Scott Nixon and Terry Hutchinson. Perpetual front runners Alan Field, Paul Hulsey and Argyle Campbell were also competing. 2008 Olympic 470 U.S. representative Stu McNay finished 10th, behind the top 3 Charleston boats.
See the full results here.
Steve Kopf and Chris Hamilton also participated in the regatta. No word yet on why they didn’t compete in the last race.
Charleston M24 sailors return home Saturday, January 24, 2009
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After a great week of sailing in Key West, several Charleston Area Sailors are returning home.
Standout Amy Ironmonger had a great on “Blu Moon,” finishing 2nd in Key West to Uka Uka, a third-time World Champion program. Next was Jessica Koenig on “KO Sailing” with John Kolius. They finished 8th, in the short but deep in talent field. Guy Mossman, Ned Goss, Karen Sproul, and Carolina Davila on “Riot Act” pulled off a 25th overall. We believe this is Guy’s highest finish at Key West.
Chris Hamilton will be happy to have his boat boat. It finished 29th overall without him.
Wednesday was a better bad for Charleston M24 sailors in Key West Thursday, January 22, 2009
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We were hoping that Guy Mossman could grab a 17 and 17. Almost. He nailed the 17 in the first race and was in about 19th place on the last leg of race 2. Unfortunately, the boat spun out and they dropped several boat before picking up 2 just before the finish. They ended the race in 23rd. Together the two results move them up to 23rd overall.
Chris Hamilton’s boat, which is being chartered this week, rocketed up the charts to 30th place (out of 32). Maybe it’s time to put Joe Menis on the crew at Key West.
Jessica Koenig’s “KO Sailing” crew took a 3 and a 5 to move up to 7th overall. Amy Ironmonger on Blu Moon with Chris Rast continued to chug along in 2nd place overall.
Charleston M24s and sailors surfer setbacks on Day 2 Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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At Key West Race Week, Jessica K. on Kolius’s boat had a 9 and 12 to drop to 8th place overall. Guy Mossman took at two 27s to drop to 26th overall. Hamilton’s boat, chartered by some Europeans, continued to wallow in last place. Chris assures me that his boat is very fast. It was flying at the North Americans in Annapolis.
Only Amy Ironmonger seems to be swimming upstream. With two 2nd place finishes, her “Blu Moon” crew is just 2 points out of 1st place. Chris Rast, the skipper, has a very impressive racing record. My money is on Rast to win the week with consistent top 5 finishes.
Guy Mossman ends Day 1 in 23 out of 32 Monday, January 19, 2009
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Guy’s crew on “Riot Act” pulled off a 17 and a 28 against very strong, but not long international competitors. Only 32 Melges 24s are in Key West this year, reflecting the weak economy. Usually there are 45 to 65 Melges 24s at Key West.
Chris Hamilton’s boat was chartered by the Swiss team “Team Jacuzzi / Blur.” The Swiss might want to turn on the underwater jets. So far, they’re sitting in 30th with a 32nd and 27th.
Jessica Koenig and Amy Ironmonger are also at Key West on Melges 24s. Jess is sailing with John Kolius from Texas. They’re sitting pretty tonight in 4th with a 3rd and 7th. Amy on Blu Moon with skipper Chris Rast is perched in 2nd with finishes of 4 and 2.
There are several places you can read and watch the action:
View Photo Gallery
Visit the International Melges 24 Class Blog
View the IM24CA YouTube Channel
Key West Race West – Division 2 (Melges 24, etc.) “blog” (oddly there’s no RSS feed)
Mr. Clean has a pre-regatta report up on Sailing Anarchy.
Dabney’s Second at North Americans Impressive Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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See the full write up at…
http://www.usmelges24.com/news/2008/article/usmcanews792.asp
Tell us Your War Stories Friday, September 19, 2008
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We’d love to hear what you saw or did on Friday at the Nationals…
Here are a few things we heard…
1. Two folks went for a swim in Charleston Harbor. The first was swept off the boat at the windward mark when his leg got wrapped in the spinnaker sheet. He was lucky. After a trip under the boat, a safety boat picked him up and took him to the hospital. The second gentlemen checked the water just before the leeward mark.
2. It was a good day for the sailmakers. Four or Five kites ripped. At least one main and on jib bit the dust.
3. The margarita machine started flowing around 3 p.m.
4. In the words of Buddy Melges, several boats washed their spreaders. On Wireless, we saw both sides of a couple keels.
5. One spinnaker pole exploded when a yacht was trying to restart and couldn’t bear off enough to avoid an oncoming starboard tacker.
If you have a good story, please post a comment or send us an email.
