Flying Dutchman National Championships
By Tom Lewis
The Flying Dutchman Nationals were hosted by the Willow Bank Yacht Club on Lake Cazenovia on July 19-21, 2019. Nine Flying Dutchman competed in the 2019 National Championship/Cuspidor Regatta. Brothers Chris and Jeff Wrenn from Santa Cruz, CA were crowned 2019 National Champions after three days and 12 races of good winds and competitive racing. Following closely behind were Larry Schmitz and Jack Caires from San Diego, CA, and Doug Dommeruth and Michael Manning also of San Diego. The top WBYC finishers were Carl Boller and Jeff Barbero in fifth place. WBYC sailors Tom Lewis and Andy Mistur finished seventh. Canadian sailors Derrick and Cynthia Hiltz followed in eighth place and newcomers to the Cazenovia FD fleet the Brown family sailing a vintage wooden Mader finished in ninth place. Junior sailors John Henry and Willem Light-Olson finished sixth and won the Flying Dutchman Class Association Junior National Trophy.
Trophy Presentation
2019 Flying Dutchman National Championship
Skipper/Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Race 13 Race 14 Sub-Total Place
USA 301 Chris Wrenn, Jeff Wrenn 3 41 1 2 4 1 1 61 2 1 1 1 19
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USA 193 Larry Schmitz, Jack Caires 1 1 32 1 1 2 3 2 3 43 3 3 25 2
USA 153 Doug Dommeruth, Michael Manning 5 2 2 4 5 3 4 6DSQ2 1 2 4 4 38 3
USA 1197 Kate Coupland, Chris Liberte 2 3 4 3 4 53 2 1 73 4 5 5 39 4
USA 189 Carl Boller, Jeff Barbero 7 6 5 6 3 2 74 5 4 6 82 2 52 5
USA 123 Wilem Light-Olsen, John Henry Light-Olsen 4 887 6 6 5 5 3 6 5 5 7 8 67 6
USA 367 Tom Lewis, Andy Mistur 6 5 6 5 77 6 7 7 5 86 6 6 72 7
Can 311 Derrick Hiltz, Cynthia Hiltz 87 7 8 8 8 DNS8 4 8 7 7 8 7 87 8
USA 392 Paul Brown, Jennifer Brown DNSDNSDNS DNS DNS DNS 8 9 8 9 DNF DNS 9 9 112 9
(DNS=DNF=DSQ=10, 2 Throw outs after 9)