Category: Stanley Bell

Larchmont Stanley Bell Regatta information.

2023-2024 Winter wrapup

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Note: if any other Fleet IC activity has transpired that you want listed here, please contact me.

2024 Nationals

Larchmont Yacht Club hosted the 2024 Interclub Dinghy National Championships on April 13-14. After being blown out in gale force winds on Saturday, Winter Sailing Race Committee Chair Karen Ronan and her team got an early start and ran 10 races on Sunday. The highly competitive 27 boat fleet saw 4 past National Champions finishing in the top 5, with 8 different teams winning a race in the 10 race series. 2017 Champs Ted Ferrarone and Meredith Killion came out on top, with the father/daughter team of Steve and Taylor Kirkpatrick taking 2nd place over 2003 Champion Ben Cesare with Jay Lurie. 2023/2011 National Champs Paul-Jon Patin and Felicity Ryan took fourth place over multi-time National Champs Jim Bowers and Julia Marsh Rabin. Full Results.

Photos by Maureen Koeppel Photography

2024 Midwinters

We had an amazing event on Sunday for the second shot at IC Midwinters. After last weekend’s glass off/blow out, the weather gods granted us perfect frostbiting weather on Sunday. Nick Langone and the RC team knocked out 14 great races in a very shifty breeze with extremely tight racing among the 16 A/B teams. Huge thanks to the Marine Facilities and RC teams who mobilized for last weekend and this weekend.

Note that in 14 races, we had 9 different race winners, and that of the 64 sailors this past weekend, 13 (20% of the fleet) were juniors, and 16 (25% of the fleet) were sailing with us for the first time.

Special congrats to the Fordham team for their win in the ultra-prestigious Chili Cookoff, we look forward to their title defense in 2025.

Full Results.

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2ND
3RD
4TH
5TH
GROUP SHOT

20th Anniversary Stanley Bell Regatta

Great event with 13 races in 2 days. Racing was extremely tight with 2nd through 6th separated by less than 10 points. Full Results.

Photos by Maureen Koeppel Photography

Winthrop Frost Bite Sailing club Season

Fun season and congrats to all. Thanks to our RC crew who kept us safe and kept the whalers working, Tom Robinson, Ted Keenan, Brian Cote, Jason Frady, John Economides, Denise Economides, Ken Delpapa, Linda Epstein, Karl Hudson, Lindsay Reardon, Brendan Reardon, Dave Nelson, Dave Smookler, John Tagliamonte, Pam Desjardins and others.

Fall Series (6 days sailed, 4 required to qualify)
685 MacRae – Hannah MacRae, Scarlett Koller, Liz Glavinski
818 Braverman
683 Frady
675 Laiosa

Spring Series (5 days sailed, 4 required to qualify)
717 Bowers – Julia Marsh Rabin, Sabina Van Mell, Cleveland Quezada
80 Bassett
675 Laiosa

Season Series (11 days sailed 8 required to qualify)
685 MacRae – Hannah MacRae, Scarlett Koller, Liz Glavinski
80 Bassett
818 Braverman
683 Frady
675 Laiosa

John Laisoa sailed 9 of the 11 days (10 if you count the last day he crewed for Dave Nelson)
Teens Jamie Frady and Brandon Reardon had a lot of sailing days and improved throughout the season.

Full Results.

Get ready for 2025. Good chance we’ll be hosting the Interclub Nationals, April 12/13 2025.

2016 Nationals and Stanley Bell

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The 2016 Nationals will be held this year at Larchmont YC in New York on April 9-10. In addition, two weeks earlier is the annual Stanley Bell regatta that is great as a warm up and you can leave your boat there in the interim.

Registration for IC Nationals is now open: http://www.larchmontyc.org/Yachting/Winter-Sailing/2016_IC_Nationals.aspx  The last time LYC hosted in 2009, there were 55 boats on the line and given there were just had 34 on the line for a random Sunday in February a few days ago, all signs are pointing to another large event.

A limited number of loaner boats and housing may be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  That said, if you own an IC, preference is not given as to loaner boats since we’d rather use the loaner boats to promote the regatta and class to non-IC sailors.

For those who want to come to LYC early, Apr. 2-3 is the Stanley Bell Regatta – NOR and online entry posted at http://www.larchmontyc.org/Yachting/Winter-Sailing/2016_Bell_Regatta.aspx — you can leave your boat at LYC in between the Bell and Nationals, free of charge.

If you have any questions about either or both events, please reach out to Jay Rhame (rhame – at – gmail – dot – com and or Peter Beardsley (wpbeardsley – at -gmail – dot – com).  Please encourage everyone in your area to attend — easy trip, big fleet, high quality racing, hopefully good weather (in 2009 the first day was sailed in shorts and had 14 races).

2015 Stanley Bell Notice Of Race

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The 2015 Stanley Bell Regatta will be held at LYC, March 7-8 March 21-22, 2015. The change is due to the icy conditions in Larchmont Harbor.  The NOR and online entry form are posted at http://www.larchmontyc.org/Yachting/Winter-Sailing/2015_Bell_Regatta.aspx There will be a chili cookoff Saturday night (if you don’t bring a chili, you can be one of the judges, don’t worry). Loaner boats will be available for visiting teams on a first-come, first-serve basis, and should be reserved in advance via email.

–Peter Beardsley

2013 Stanley Bell Regatta Results

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Larchmont YC hosted a spectacular Stanley Bell Memorial Regatta.  33 teams raced part or all of the weekend.  Sun and warmth into the 50s on Saturday, with wind from the NNE with lulls around 5-6 kts and puffs around 10-11 kts, allowing for 7 races.  John & Molly Baxter were launched in the standings after Saturday’s racing with a 17-point lead.  Eight teams participated in the chili cookoff post racing, which was won by long-time crew and expert cookoff trash talker Felicity Ryan in a close battle over Ted Ferrarone and Simon Strauss.  Sunday’s wind forecast was better than predicted on all fronts — a fluky, light SSE breeze never showed, and instead we had a solid easterly around 10 kts that clocked slightly to the right as the day went on, allowing for an additional 8 races, 15 in total.  Guest skipper Parker Shinn from San Diego YC and Coco Sprague narrowed the gap on Sunday to a single point going into the final race, but the Baxters held on for the regatta victory.

2013 Stanley Bell Results

2013 Stanley Bell Regatta Info

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The 2013 Stanley Bell Regatta will be on Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, March 9
1100 – 1230  Registration –on the Veranda
1245    Skippers’ Meeting on the front lawn
1300    Harbor Start
1330    First warning
1800    Event Dinner – Chili Cook-off in the Junior Clubhouse
Sunday, March 10
1300    Harbor Start
1330    First Warning
Award ceremony following the completion of racing

The 2013 Entry Form  and 2013 Notice of Race are are posted.