District 20  Regatta Report

Sat Feb 9th, 2013 through Sun Feb 10th, 2013

Walker Cup and Winter Series winners Arnis Baltins and Augie Diaz. Photo by Meredith Block.

Walker Cup and Winter Series winners Arnis Baltins and Augie Diaz. Photo by Meredith Block.

2013 Walker Cup

 

Sailed at Miami, Florida, final race of the Star Winter Series.

Diaz Doubles Up With Event, Series Win. Walker Cup Win Gives Miami Local Overall Star Victory

Coconut Grove, FL (February 10, 2013) - When the opening gun fired on the 2012-13 Star Winter Series Presented by EFG International, Augie Diaz and Arnie Baltins weren't on the starting line. Schedule conflicts forced the talented duo to miss the Schoonmaker Cup in November, and the rest of this inaugural Star Winter Series season, they played catchup, never scoring worse than a 2nd place in any of the remaining four regattas.

"It was harrowing, and this could well be one of the hardest trophies to win in sailing," said Miami's Diaz. "There are no throwouts, and one small equipment problem or OCS and you're out." Diaz said that he would have been equally happy had he been on the wrong side of some bad luck. "When a series is this well-planned, well-run, and well-supported, you can't help but love it. We can't wait for next year."

Series newcomer Jim Buckingham took second on the weekend, winning the final race in a thrilling downwind battle against Diaz as a squall skittered past the fleet. But it was Arthur Anosov, with crew David Caesar, whose third place finish would net them the overall Winter Series runner-up spot, breaking a tie with Canadian skipper Brian Cramer and crew Cam Lymburner. Event founder and chairman Stu Hebb won the third race of the weekend, showing real speed with new crew and former Irish Olympian David Burrows. Inconsistency kept Hebb out of the money, but he won something perhaps equally special; a standing ovation from the crowd and recognition by official Star Class officers of the work and vision he put into the Star Winter Series. Hebb reacted with his usual wit: "If you really want to thank me, get rid of the weigh-in rule."

Hebb was most happy with Biscayne Bay and the Coral Reef Yacht Club, which he called "the real stars of the Star Winter Series" and said that the flawless conditions surprised even he. "I moved to Coconut Grove because, for 6 months it is quite possibly the best place to sail in the world," Hebb said. "Still, we've sailed 5 regattas - that's 12 days of sailing - and we have not had a day of less than 8 or more than 21 knots of wind. It is unbeatable."

Hebb said he he won't have much time to relax after a busy Star season. "We should have lots of exciting news about next year's Star Winter Series coming soon. This is a formula that just works, and we want to share it with as many people as possible. That's our goal."


Star
Place Boat Skipper Crew Sail #: Fleet 1 2 3 4 5 Total
1 8465   Augie Diaz   Arnis Baltins   USA 8465   BisB   3.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 10
2 8440   Jim Buckingham   Austin Sperry   USA 8440   NH   1.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 15
3 Star   Arthur Anosov   Dave Caesar   USA 8000   SL   6.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 20
4 ARCTUR   Vasyl Gureyev   Uitalii Kwohnig   UKR 8247   Ukr   7.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 9.0 25
5 Picnic   William Swigart   Brian Fatih   USA 8291   CLIS   5.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 30
6 Remarc   Brian Cramer   Cam Lymburner   CAN 8143   WLOC   2.0 3.0 11.0 8.0 7.0 31
7 8466   Stuart Hebb   David Burrows   CAN 8466   BisB   8.0 10.0 1.0 4.0 11.0 34
8 Pied Piper / National Marine   Jack Jennings   Brian Sharp   USA 8464   LS   10.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 39
9 Barakablue   Larry Whipple   Phil Trinter   USA 8484   BisB   4.0 8.0 8.0 11.0 13.0 44
10 USA 8015   Donald Massey   Isao Toyama   USA 8015   CHiH   9.0 12.0 10.0 13.0 6.0 50
11 8271   Allan Cullen   Phil Toth   CAN 8271   EB   12.0 5.0 9.0 15.0 10.0 51
12 JRW oneDesign   Jerry Wendt   Mike Nichol   CAN 8272   WLOC   22.0 [OCS] 11.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 69
13 8408   Kevin Mcneil   Shane Zwingelberg   USA 8408   AN   11.0 22.0 [OCS] 22.0 [BFD] 9.0 14.0 78
14 JunkYard Dog   J Joseph Bainton   Chris Rogers   USA 8112   NB   13.0 15.0 14.0 14.0 22.0 [DNC] 78.0001
15 Tess   Mike Phinney   Rick Burgess   USA 8217   SLE   22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 10.0 5.0 81
16 30   Joseph Pro   Nicolaus Pro   USA 30   NCB   15.0 16.0 16.0 22.0 [DNC] 15.0 84
17 Lara   Axel Hampe   Hubert Rauch   USA 8016   ZuW   16.0 13.0 13.0 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 86
18 Goodfellas   Chuck Kohlerman   Charles Kohlerman III   USA 7964   NCB   14.0 14.0 15.0 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 87
19 Isabella   Bill Allen     USA 8379   BisB   22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 110
19 Sonya   John Chiarella   Bob Carlson   USA 8215   Sun   22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 110
19 USA 7741   Benjamin Sternberg   Valentin Veytsman   USA 7741   CLIS   22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 22.0 [DNC] 110

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