Greetings!
Match Racing remained a theme this past weekend as both our Farr 40s dueled in the Around Long Island Race while Sapling Charlie Lalumiere impressed at the Summer Invitational.
The Farr 40s pulled in 1st in class, 3rd overall, and won the Youth division. Lalumiere dominated Sunday racing winning the regatta and a berth in the Oakcliff International.
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Dawn sails with Classic Sailors during a Sunset Race
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Sail the Sound for Deafness This Week
Thursday, Oakcliff will be co-hosting the Sail the Sound for Deafness Regatta with the Mill Neck Family of Organizations.
The regatta will take place during the normal Thursday evening race followed by a party at Mill Neck Manor at 8pm.
The bad new is that spectator and classic sailor tickets are sold out. However, tickets are still available for the dinner party, and you can still enter your own classic. If you would like to purchase a ticket or enter your own classic, please click the links.
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Lalumiere's Oakcliff Team After Winning The Summer Invitational
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Lalumiere Earns Invitation to Oakcliff International
Charlie Lalumiere and his team defeated world class competition this past weekend to win the Grade 3 Summer Invitational.
Lalumiere's team was in fourth place after the round robin on Saturday. After winning the quarter finals, Charlie and his team advanced to the semi-finals racing Maxi Soh, who won the round robin the day before. After beating Soh in the semifinals they advanced to sail Peter Holz in the finals where they went undefeated.
Lalumiere's crew was a fully Oakcliff team including Sapling Colin Kennedy, Acorns Austin Colpaert and Kilian Duclay, and Oakcliff Supporter Christopher Poole.
Winning this event means Charlie earns the last invitation for the Oakcliff International, a Grade 2 taking place in September.
Congratulations team!
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Farr 40s Take Match Racing Offshore
During the Around Long Island Race, our Farr 40s took their match racing skills to the offshore course. A little friendly competition between crews proved to make for an exhausting race.
One Farr 40 (wheel boat) finished 1st in class and 3rd overall, and the other Farr 40 (tiller boat) finished close behind earning 6th overall. Acorns learned a lot during their first trip offshore with our experienced crews.
Sapgrad Elizabeth Shaw said, "Our advantage really came once the sun set. While others appeared to struggle with night time sailing and exhaustion both boats were able to use the dark to make up miles."
Offshore Acorns will now prepare for the Ida Lewis Distance Race on the Farr 47 that starts next week in Narragansett Bay.
Crews listed below:
Tiller Wheel
Elizabeth Shaw Hobie Ponting
Chris Kennedy Vlad Shablinsky
James Hough Jacob Henley
Parker Lyman Joseph Bello
Brandon Yuen Sophia Schultz
Sean Duclay Joseph Plisic
Anthony Velez Sue DiSanti
Josh Prisamt Mark DiSanti
Avi Lessman Doug Reynolds
Dave Hein Anne Corvi
Christain Langalis
Congrats to both teams!
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Sincerely,
Samantha Pilz
& The Oakcliff Sailing Teams
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Volunteers Needed for Nationals!
We need mark boat operators, race committee, and party volunteers for the 49er, 49er FX, and Nacra 17 Nationals from Friday August 22nd to Monday August 25th.
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Congrats High Performance Acorns!
Our High Performance Acorns Zach Malcolm, Wells Drayton, and Michael Sabourin competed in the 29er Worlds Championship in Kingston, Ontario. Malcolm placed 8th and Drayton and Sabourin placed 28th in Silver fleet! Congrats guys!
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Are you interested in sailing AYC Fall Series or the Vineyard Race?
If you are interested in sailing in either the AYC Fall Series or the Vineyard Race, please email us, so we can start putting together crew lists!
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You Have the Power to Help Athletes... For Years
Donate today to build Oakcliff's bunkhouse and your name will inspire young athletes! Leave your legacy through the following options:
Top Bunk or Bottom Bunk - $500
Choose either one and determine where your destiny rests.
Toilet stalls - $500
Place your mark on a throne.
Shower Room - $5000
We promise that there will always be hot water for you.
Bunkroom - $30,000
Decorate the room however you choose.
Great Room - $40,000
Sponsor this room and enhance the learning of our athletes.
Bunkhouse - $150,000
Influence new sailors for years and years to come.
Donate here or email race@oakcliffsailing.org.
Oakcliff Sailing is a high-performance training center for sailors who have progressed beyond traditional coaching methods.
We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and located in Oyster Bay, NY.
In 2013, Oakcliff Sailing was named a US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider National Training Center.
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