District 20  Regatta Report

Sat Feb 7th, 2009 through Sun Feb 8th, 2009

Jane Ann Pincus, PRO, Magnus Liljedahl, Louan Zagarino, Peter Bromby

Jane Ann Pincus, PRO, Magnus Liljedahl, Louan Zagarino, Peter Bromby

2009 Zag Masters

 

Photos by Connie Bischoff.

Final results for three races at the Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami. This regatta is for skippers 50 years old and up.

First place master is Magnus Liljedahl, first grand master is Bill Allen, and first exalted grand master is Tony Herrmann.

Report by Scuttlebutt:
OLD GUYS RULE AT STAR ZAG MASTERS
It wasn't just the 25 Star boats who raced in the Zag Masters at Miami's Coral Reef Yacht Club, the winning team of Magnus Liljedahl and Bermuda's Peter Bromby or the many other Olympians and world champs who garnered most of the attention. It was the six skippers age 70 - 73 who clearly showed that they still could master a Star even on a breezy Biscayne Bay day. Charles Kohlerman III, Canadian Hans Fogh, John Sherwood, John Chiarelli, John Rumsey and Tony Herrmann enjoyed this regatta. Named after prominent Star sailor Frank Zagarino, the regatta requires that the skipper be age 50 or older.

Exalted Grand Masters John Sherwood, John Chiarella,
Tony Herrmann, Hans Fogh, John Rumsey
On Saturday there were two races, 1.2 miles long with winds 14-18 knots gusting to 20 under gray skies. The single Sunday race had sunny skies and winds up to 18 knots. The "masters of the Star" showed their stuff. The top Grand Master (60 or over) team was Star Class President Bill Allen with Ed Morey as crew. Top Exalted Grand Master (70 or over) team was Tony Herrmann and crew Chris Rogers who finished 16th. Of the illustrious group of Exalted Grand Masters, Tony had the top finish in a race of 8th while Charles Kohlerman III graciously retired from the last race so as to not keep the Race Committee out there waiting for him. On the other hand, PRO Jane Anne Pincus and the folks at CRYC were very impressed that he sailed all but one leg.

Andy Zaweija, Mark Reynolds, Hal Haenel, Mike Moore, Doug Smith, Bill Allen
When Tony Herrmann was asked why he is still sailing a Star, he said it was the people in the class who are all great competitors which makes it fun. "It makes no difference where you are in the fleet, it is still competitive. I also enjoy the great sailing venue of Miami and the hospitality of CRYC where I have been coming for 25 years." Louan Zagarino added that on Friday night, as has been the routine, the sailors and Race Committee gathered for dinner. For this group the sailing is great, but the friendships and fellowship are also paramount. Her husband, Frank Zagarino, who started the masters, and for whom it is named, always said that this was his family. The comradery still is very evident when the "Masters" get together.


Star
Place Boat Skipper Crew Sail #: Fleet 1 2 3 Total
1 USA 8272   Liljedahl Magnus   Bromby Peter   USA 8272   BisB   3.0 2.0 1.0 6
2 ARG 8169   Zanetti Alberto   Warburg Gustavo   ARG 8169   OL   1.0 3.0 5.0 9
3 USA 8072   Smith Doug   Moore Mike   USA 8072   SBC   2.0 10.0 6.0 18
4 USA 8265   Wright Peter   Quist Nathan   USA 8265   Isol   4.0 8.0 7.0 19
5 CAN 8143   Cramer Brian   Johnston Matt   CAN 8143   WLOC   6.0 5.0 12.0 23
6 USA 8087   McNeil Kevin   Baltins Arnis   USA 8087   AN   5.0 9.0 9.0 23.0001
7 USA 8132   Kohlhas Jock   Gesing Witold   USA 8132   BisB   15.0 6.0 4.0 25
8 USA 8364   Reynolds Mark   Haenel Hal   USA 8364   SDB   26.0 [OCS] 1.0 3.0 30
9 USA 8215   Allen Bill   Morey Ed   USA 8215   WH   9.0 12.0 10.0 31
10 USA 8250   Macdonald Andy   Fatih Brian   USA 8250   NH   26.0 [OCS] 4.0 2.0 32
11 GBR 7601   Hicks Michael   Hicks Patric   GBR 7601     7.0 17.0 8.0 32.0001
12 USA 8245   Zambella Joe   Scott Larry   USA 8245   BH   17.0 7.0 11.0 35
13 GER 7750   Burmester Jens   Mehler Marcus   GER 7750   ED   13.0 11.0 17.0 41
14 GER 8333   Ericson Paul   Pickel Marc   GER 8333     10.0 14.0 20.0 44
15 USA 8128   Dabney Tom   Culberson Bill   USA 8128   MoB   16.0 15.0 13.0 44.0001
16 USA 8312   Herrmann Tony   Rogers Chris   USA 8312   WLM   8.0 20.0 21.0 49
17 GER 7865   Lehnert Stefan   Hoppe Gregor   GER 7865   Brm   14.0 18.0 18.0 50
18 CAN 8024   Fogh Hans   Cheer Roger   CAN 8024   LOC   11.0 26.0 [DNC] 16.0 53
19 USA 8077   Rumsey John   Jennings Jack   USA 8077     12.0 19.0 22.0 53.0001
20 USA 7986   Biegel-Vosbury Barbara   Hatfield Bruce   USA 7986   AN   26.0 [DNF] 13.0 15.0 54
21 USA 8083   Chiarella John   Carlson Bob   USA 8083   Sun   19.0 22.0 19.0 60
22 USA 7970   Hopkins Sam   Brown Chris   USA 7970   AN   18.0 21.0 23.0 62
23 USA 8063   Sherwood John   Collins Bert   USA 8063   CB   26.0 [DNC] 26.0 [DNC] 14.0 66
24 GER 8311   Hampe Axel   Rauch Hubert   GER 8311   ZuW   26.0 [OCS] 16.0 24.0 66.0001
25 USA 7964   Kohlerman III Charles   Koherman IV Charles   USA 7964   NCB   26.0 [DNC] 26.0 [DNC] 26.0 [DNF] 78

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