In 2017 is besloten dat de klasse stopt als actieve wedstrijdklasse in Nederland. De SRCN beperkt zich nog slechts tot het faciliteren van de Nederlandse WK deelname.
Yesterday, Laser Performance (LP) made an announcement that they had invited ISCA and World Sailing to attend a “town hall” meeting in New York City to discuss the issues between ISCA and LP. Please know that ISCA and WS have NOT agreed to a town hall style meeting. ISCA informed LP on multiple occasions that the class was not interested in a town hall meeting.
ISCA did however agree to a January 8th, 2018 meeting, with World Sailing and several ISCA World Council members, in order to try to reach an agreement. Once again, LP has chosen to announce the town hall meeting anyway. As your President I want to make you all aware of the facts.
World Sailing has clearly stated that ISCA is the only recognized Class Association allowed to organize the World Championships. World Sailing will not recognize ISCO. Consequently, there is no reason for a town hall meeting.
ISCA has agreed to sign a new World Sailing agreement that will cover the availability of parts, builder responsibilities, class responsibilities and any licensing agreement that LP/Velum may want. This is the same agreement that other World Sailing recognized International Classes have signed with their manufacturers.
ISCA agreed to meet LP in NYC on January 8th to go over this agreement and to discuss any other issues that the two parties might have. World Sailing agreed to attend the meeting to mediate this meeting only. ISCA is more than willing to allow LP to protect what is theirs, however we are not willing to give ‘ISCA’, (which belongs to all the class members) to LP simply because they demand it.
ISCA’s goal is to continue to provide outstanding, world caliber, one-design single-handed dinghy racing, with equal equipment that is readily available to all competitors. Rest assured, that ISCA will continue to work for all class members, to make this happen.
Laurence H. Mass
ISCA President
Alonso Collantes (PER) is er in geslaagd zijn wereldtitel te prolongeren. Met tamelijk veel overmacht [1-2-1-6-(10)-(17)-1-1-1-1-4-5] won hij in Brant Beach het WK voor Eugene Schmitt (USA) en Edgar Diminich (ECU). Beste dame was Gail Heausler (USA).
Two races were sailed the last day of the ISCA Worlds at the Brant Beach Yacht Club in NJ. Starting out with everyone snuggled in their warmest clothes in chilly 12-15 mph winds, the day did warm up. But the winds died down enough for the Race Committee to end up shortening the last race to make certain that at least two races were completed on this last day.
Preliminary race results show that Eugene Schmitt of the USA sailed smart and fast in some pretty fluky air in today’s races to capture the second place finish, a well-earned top spot for this New Orleans sailor. Edgar Diminich of Ecuador was the 3rd place finisher who kept paces with the top of the fleet every race. Clemente Sequel of Chile still managed to place 4th despite two unfortunate over-earlies when the U-flag was flying. But his never-give-up spirit prevailed! And David Hernandez of Guatemala grabbed the 5th place spot with his consistent finishes and good sailing.
The end of this year’s ISCA World Championship leaves everyone with mixed emotions. Speaking for many, we are sad to leave this beautiful place and its welcoming and friendly people. These same welcoming people, on the other hand, will be happy to get back to their daily routines! Chairwoman Dori Jo Gugliemini knew just who to have helping her behind the scenes – such as keeping the troops fed and the races run. An insurmountable task but which was done so well! Think about it … Aug. 23 (Youth Worlds were started) thru Sept. 1 — preparing breakfast, lunches and dinners; providing race committee and support boat help for every race day, making sure there’s plenty of water for everyone, praying for perfect winds and sunshine … a World competition of this size couldn’t happen without the help and support of so many people who gave up their personal lives to be here every day. So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
And a special thanks to PRO Paul Coward and his A-Team (committee boat, pin boat, windward mark boat, set-the-gate boats, finish boat, safety boats, etc.). The professionalism from everyone was so well-tuned. And the entertainment value was priceless! All of you … you are THE BEST!
Not to be forgotten are all the homeowners who opened up their homes to give the competitors free housing during their stay here at Brant Beach. You are so appreciated!
But, alas, we must leave this beautiful place with the hopes we can come back again someday.
Angello Giuria uit Peru heeft met succes zijn titel op het Jeugd WK verdedigd. Hij was na 9 races netto 1 punt beter dan Ignacio Erro (SPA). Die had in race 4 een OCS en dat heeft hem de titel gekost. Erro heeft ook als enige 2 races gewonnen; alle overige races kende een andere winnaar (!).
Maandag start het Open WK.
Vandaag is bij de Brant Beach Yacht Club de jeugd WK van start gegaan. Er liggen 21 deelnemers aan de start. Aansluitend start volgende week het open WK.
ISCA is proud to announce this open event for all sailors who will be at least 40 years of age as of the first day of racing. Here’s your opportunity to race against the best “well-weathered” sailors in the world! Future ISCA Master Worlds will be held overseas, as well as in the United States.
Saint Andrews Bay Yacht Club, Panama City FL, will host the inaugural 2018 ISCA Masters Worlds Championship March 18-20.
The 2018 Masters Worlds will feature the same traditional 3-day racing format as past International Masters Championships.
Located in Florida’s Panhandle, St. Andrews Bay YC has an active year-round sailing program and hosted several major regattas in recent years, including the 2008 SunFish Midwinters, 2012 F16 Nationals, 2015 A-Cat North Americans, and the 2016 & 2017 Tripp 26 Mid-Winters
Hierbij de droevige mededeling, dat een van onze oudste leden en erelid JAN WALIG op donderdag 2 maart j.l. op 91 jarige leeftijd is overleden.
Tot 2007, dus al 81 jaar oud heeft Jan nog mee gedaan aan het Nederlandse Sunfish Kampioenschap. Vanaf 1980, het eerste NK Sunfish, tot 2007 heeft hij (en ik denk ook meer dan iemand anders) wel 25 x hieraan deelgenomen.
Met veel wisselend succes: kampioen in 1983 (Medemblik), in 1987 (Hoorn) en 1991 (Uitdam). In de 80er en begin 90er jaren vaak 2de, 3de of 4de. Daarna werden de plaatsen wat lager en hij ouder, terwijl er veel jongere zeilers ook beter gingen Sunfishzeilen. Het bleef altijd wel een uitdaging om vóór Jan te eindigen, wat mij overigens slechts een enkele keer tot mijn grote voldoening is gelukt!
Jan was altijd heel zorgvuldig met z’n bootje bezig, maar zeker altijd bereid anderen, vooral “nieuwkomers” te helpen met het optuigen van hun Sunfish. Ik denk, dat veel van onze oudere leden allemaal wel een of ander bijzonder verhaal betr. Jan kunnen vertellen. Zelf is mij o.a. bijgebleven, dat hij vanuit Monnickendam zeilend in z’n Sunfish naar Heeg is gevaren. Op de Fluessen wind 6 pal achter, dus met hoge golven z’n boot overeind gehouden en veilig in Heeg (s-avonds laat) aankwam!
Wij verliezen in Jan een goed, kleurrijk en bijzonder Sunfishlid en wensen Hetty, zijn vrouw, veel sterkte om zonder Jan verder te gaan.
Namens bestuur S.R.C.N.
Greet Dekker-Bruning.
Uitslag van de carnavalsraces die nu voor de 33e keer is successie gehouden zijn:
| 1 | Derek Bongaertz | 4510 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Maarten Taams | 1003 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Jan Burgers | 3976 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | PJ de Vin | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Darius Berenos | 4144 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | Niek Kort | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Alex Roose | 18wit | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| 8 | Jan van Zon | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | |
| 9 | Stefjan Veenstra | KM23 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 |
| 10 | Frans Linnartz | 92 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| 11 | Russel Palm | Q1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 |
| 12 | Pieter Gevers | 2222 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 12 |
| 13 | Frank van Delden | 18 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 13 |
| 14 | Carin Bult | JS2 | 12 | DNF | 30 | 14 |
| 15 | John Zwanenburg | KM16 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 15 |
| 16 | Oswin Bult | 15 | 15 | 30 | 16 | |
| 17 | Frans Versteeg | 4116 | DNF | DNS | 36 | 17 |
Het waren weer prachtige wedstrijden met zon en regen, windstiltes en storm en zoals (bijna) altijd een terechte winnaar! dat de jeugd het nu voor het zeggen heeft is logisch en heeft de volledige instemming van de 60+garde, de vijftigers spartelen nog een beetje tegen en gaan ook nog steeds voor de prijzen. Volgende wedstrijd Prosail Sunfishkampioenschap op zondag 19 maart aanstaande.
