National Championships and North American Championships Postponed

Posted on June 22, 2020 by - Nationals, North Americans

Dear FD Sailors,

Gerhard and I have postponed the National and North American Championships until next year due to risks associated with COVID-19. The Nationals were scheduled for August 7-9 at the San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC) in conjunction with the Olympic Classes Regatta. The North Americans were scheduled for October 9-11 at the American Yacht Club (AYC) in conjunction with the High Performance Regatta. The good news is that both SDYC and AYC have agreed to host our Nationals and North Americans next year in similar time frames.  The National Championships will return to the East Coast in 2022. Our decision follows a similar decision by our International Class to postpone the Flying Dutchman Worlds. The Worlds had originally been scheduled for this September in Altea, Spain, but will now take place in 2021.

The Flying Dutchman is a beautiful boat. Although our championships are postponed until next year, I hope that you are able to get out sailing on your own to enjoy the very best that sailing has to offer. You can enjoy the Flying Dutchman vicariously by reading online old Flying Dutchman Trapezes (Trapeze) and Flying Dutchman Bulletins (Bulletin). You can also check out or contribute to Flying Dutchman news articles (FD News). Now is a great time to work on your boat.  You can buy and sell FD equipment here: FD Classifieds.  Peter Carr’s USA Flying Dutchman Facebook page is also available for your pleasure here: FD Facebook Group. If you would like to join the FD Google Group, please contact me. There is no better boat than the FD. We look forward to seeing you out on the water soon!

Best regards, Doug.

Douglas Dommermuth
US Flying Dutchman Class President
FD President

Gerhard Panuschka
US FD Class Secretary/Treasurer
FD Secretary/Treasurer

WORLDS IN ALTEA/SPAIN POSTPONED

Posted on May 30, 2020 by - WC2020, Worlds

The IFDCO had to make the decision to postpone the worlds because of the Corona virus. The official announcement is here:
The new date for the Worlds is not set yet, but it will most likely take place in September 2021 in Altea, Spain. I have heard there is wonderful sailing there in September.
This is not the only regatta impacted by the virus; I am sure a lot of local clubs had to cancel or postpone events. Doug will make a separate post on the impacts to the US FD race calendar.

Gerhard Panuschka
US Flying Dutchman Class Secretary/Treasurer

2019 North American Championships

Posted on September 28, 2019 by - San Francisco

2019 North American Championships, Flying Dutchman Class
September 20 -22, Richmond Yacht Club

This year’s championships took place on the West Coast at Richmond Yacht Club in the San Francisco Bay Area, concurrently with the annual Totally Dinghy event.

The Competitors:
Five boats competed in the races:

• Buzz Ballenger with Evan Diola on USA 1453
• Doug Dommermuth with Michael Manning on USA 153
• Zhenya Kirueshkin-Stepanoff with Chris Wrenn on USA 1
• Mike Meszaros with Gerhard Panuschka on USA 88
• Gordon Doller with Michael Spranger on USA 1454

Flying Dutchman Bulletin 170

Posted on August 11, 2019 by - Uncategorized

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Flying Dutchman Bulletin Number 170 is now available on the international website. An archive of Flying Dutchman Bulletins is available here: FD Bulletin.  An archive of Flying Dutchman Trapeze Newsletters is available here: FD Trapeze.  Our archives are slightly incomplete.   If you have old Bulletins or Trapezes that would complete our archives, please contact: Webmaster.

2019 Flying Dutchman Nationals Results

Posted on August 4, 2019 by - Cazenovia, Cuspidor, Nationals

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.  

2019 FD Worlds in Nelson, NZ

Posted on May 28, 2019 by - Worlds

By Paul Scoffin

FD World Championship 2019 (Nelson, New Zealand)

After a number of false starts a small group of U.S.  Flying Dutchman sailors finally committed to doing the World Championships in Nelson, New Zealand. The initial indecision centered around only three teams being prepared to make the trip. Once USA 153 (Doug and Michael), USA 36 (Lin and Kim) and NZL 145 (Paul and Brendan) finally committed to shipping their boats, all the necessary arrangements were quickly made. USA 87 (Jim Algert and Bruce Barrett) became a last minute addition.

2019 National Championship

Posted on December 7, 2018 by - Nationals

By Tom Lewis

Willow Bank Yacht Club on 3 February 2019

Willow Bank Yacht Club (WBYC) will host the 2019 FD National Championships on 19, 20, 21 July 2019. We plan to train local sailors as qualified FD crews, should traveling skippers need a competent crew. Please register early so we can have trained crews available. Old FDs are welcome and will be awarded trophies. We have camping on the grounds plus local hotels, B&Bs and inns in the village.

Willow Bank Yacht Club

Posted on September 22, 2018 by - Yacht Clubs

By Tom Lewis

Willow Bank Yacht Club is a small club located on a small lake in the village of Cazenovia in Central New York. Camping is available on the club grounds. The club has a ramp launch as well as a hoist. Club races are held Sundays throughout the summer. We have three FDs in the local fleet. Two FDs race

2018 National Championship

Posted on September 2, 2018 by - Nationals

Photo provided courtesy of Martin Offenhauer.

By Douglas Dommermuth

The United States National Championship was sailed in San Diego, California at Mission Bay Yacht Club on August 17-19, 2018. Six FDs sailed eight races in winds between 8-12 knots in the ocean. Boats traveled from Canada and Florida to sail in the Nationals. Paul Scoffin and Brendan Heussler won the National Championship, winning 5 of 8 races. Three teams, Paul Scoffin and Brendan Heussler, Lin Robson and Kim McDonald, and Douglas

2018 CUSPIDOR

Posted on August 6, 2018 by - Cuspidor

By Tom Lewis

Photos By Al Marshall

Three FDs competed in ideal sailing conditions Saturday. Temperature 78 F with reasonably steady southerly winds 8 to 12. Carl Boller and Jeff Barbero took 4 straight firsts to win the 2018 Cuspidor trophy. Willem and John Henry Light-Olson turned in an amazing performance in their first FD regatta, finishing a very close third place in 3 races as well as capsizing 4 times. Capsizing 4 times enabled them to capture the gremlin trophy that migrated to Cazenovia Lake from Monomomac Lake. This was Willem’s second time sailing their FD. Tom