Section: SAL http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/SAL SAL stories from The Capital Newspaper at HometownAnnapolis.com. en Copyright (c) 2009, Capital Gazette Communications Inc., Annapolis, MD 21401 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:02 GMT nlundskow@capitalgazette.com (Editor, New Media) technician@hometownannapolis.com (HTA Technicians) <![CDATA[A grand victory for skipper]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/07_02-47/SAL Jabin delighted with Ramrod performance at Block Island

Annapolis skipper Rod Jabin didn't care that many of the top Farr 40 programs were in Italy for the world championships. Winning that grand prix class at the prestigious Block Island Race Week was still quite an accomplishment.

"It was the best racing we've had this whole year. The competition was excellent, the racing was very close and exciting," Jabin sai...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/07_02-47/SAL <![CDATA[Integrity builds for Herrington Harbour regatta]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/07_02-44/SAL The Integrity Summer Invitational, organized by the Herrington Harbour Sailing Association, continues to gain momentum - evidenced by the fact 35 boats in six classes participated in the fourth annual edition.

That marked the largest turnout in the brief history of the Summer Invitational and prompted chairman Keith Mayes to consider turning it into a two-day regatta with PHRF classes competing on Saturday and one-design classes racing ...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/07_02-44/SAL <![CDATA[World Class]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/07_02-46/SAL Owner Jim Richardson and tactician Terry Hutchinson have enjoyed tremendous success racing Barking Mad on the Farr 40 circuit. A world championship in 2004 was followed by victories at Acura Key West, Acura Miami Grand Prix, New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta and 2006 East Coast Championship.

However, Richardson and Hutchinson have been frustrated by their inability to win another world title. Barking Mad took third at the 2006 (Newport...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/07_02-46/SAL <![CDATA[SHORT TACKS]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/07_02-48/SAL Media Award

Former Annapolis resident and PUMA Ocean Racing crew member Rick Deppe has captured the Inmarsat Media Prize. Deppe received 10,000 Euro after being selected as the top media specialist in the around-the-world event.

Deppe is a veteran of the event, having sailed aboard Chessie Racing in the 1997-98 Whitbread. He is also an accomplished cameraman, having filmed for the popular Discovery Channel reality program "Th...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/07_02-48/SAL <![CDATA[PUMA is second overall in Volvo]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_28-17/SAL PUMA clinched second place overall in the Volvo Ocean Race by placing second on Leg 10 from Stockholm, Sweden to St. Petersburg, Russia.

Telefonica Black won a tense battle with PUMA to earn its first leg victory, completing the 400-nautical mile trip across the Baltic Sea and down the Gulf of Finland. The Swedish syndicate, skippered by Spaniard Fernando Echevarri, finished less than a minute ahead of the American team.

It marked...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_28-17/SAL <![CDATA[Free sailing program draws crowds]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_26-07/SAL But after three hours on the water, the rookies were speaking fluent sailor-ese, even helping trim the sails and guide a large and fast J/105 sailboat down the Severn River.

"I feel like I've been on an adventure today," said Maureen Mitchell of Curtis Bay, who was among the latest group of sailing newbies who took part in a free saili...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_26-07/SAL <![CDATA[Harrison knows way on Wednesday]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_25-39/SAL Richard Harrison has been competing in Annapolis Yacht Club's Wednesday Night Races for two decades and believes the key to success is simple.

"If you can win the start and be the first boat to the turning mark, it's your race to lose," he said.

Harrison followed that philosophy to perfection in steering no respect to victory in J/30 class for Series 1, which concluded June 10. With the help of tactician Mark Cou...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_25-39/SAL <![CDATA[Rival helps O'Toole win AYC annual]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_25-31/SAL Annapolis resident Michael O'Toole sailed in the Cal 25 class for many years and thoroughly enjoyed it. O'Toole and his wife have found the same camaraderie exists in the local J/105 fleet.

That was evidenced by the fact Scott Gitchell, one of the top J/105 skippers on the nay, routinely serves as crew for O'Toole. This past weekend, Gitchell trimmed the main and called tactics as Varmint captured class honors at the Annapol...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_25-31/SAL <![CDATA[Wonderful weekend for C20 fleet]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_25-33/SAL Last weekend was special for the Chesapeake 20 class as the opening of a new exhibit coincided with one of the biggest regattas of the season.

A total of 10 Chesapeake 20s participated in the first West River-to-Annapolis Race held since 1969 and the fleet arrived at the docks of the Annapolis Maritime Museum just in time for the formal opening of an exhibit highlighting the classic race boat.

Clay and Pam Taylor spearheaded desig...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_25-33/SAL <![CDATA[National championship sweet for St. Mary's College]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_21-22/SAL It takes a ton of sacrifice, hard work and dedication to develop a top-notch collegiate program in any sport.

St. Mary's College of Maryland showed why it is a perennial powerhouse in sailing by the way it prepared for this year's national championship season.

Since women's, team race and co-ed dinghy nationals were all being held on San Francisco Bay, head coach Adam Werblow went out of the way to have the team practi...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_21-22/SAL <![CDATA[Annapolis to celebrate Summer Sailstice event]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_18-34/SAL Numerous members of the Annapolis-area sailing industry and community are participating in "Summer Sailstice", an international celebration that coincides with this weekend's recognition of the Summer Solstice. Sailors world-wide are encouraged to get out on the water to promote the sport.

Summersailstice.com, the international holiday's official website, provid...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_18-34/SAL <![CDATA[Arnold skipper Becker match race champion]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_18-48/SAL After spending 16 years as a college sailing coach, Arnold resident Geoff Becker is making a career change. Formerly director of junior sailing at the Annapolis Yacht Club and most recently head coach at Washington College, Becker is currently studying to become an emergency medical technician.

However, Becker does not plan to stray too far from sailing and is currently focused on climbing the rankings on the match racing circuit. The A...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_18-48/SAL <![CDATA[PUMA pushing for podium spot]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_18-59/SAL It marked the fourth straight podium finish for PUMA, which was runner-up on the last two legs and won the Galway In-Port Racing day. That series of strong results has catapulted the Boston-based syndicate into second place in th...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_18-59/SAL <![CDATA[Sailing: Newport committee dishes out honors]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_14-50/SAL Nasty Medicine, winner of IRC Double-handed class, was awarded the prestigious C. Gaither Scott Trophy for exemplary performance in the Annapolis-to-Newport Race.

Created to honor the longtime Annapolis Yacht Club race committee chairman, the C. Gaither Scott Trophy is bestowed upon a competing boat that is deemed to have put forth exceptional performance in some manner. It is awarded at the discretion of the Annapolis-to-Newport race c...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_14-50/SAL <![CDATA[Couple circumnavigates the world, ends in Annapolis]]> http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_13-18/SAL Hammar, and her husband, Giff, set sail from Annapolis on April 5, 2007, on a trip around the world in their 50-foot sailboat, the SV Phoenix. The couple returned from the circumnavigation on Sunday.

The couple began sailing at a young age and have made ...

]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/06_13-18/SAL