International Flying Dutchman Class
400th Anniversary of New Amsterdam Championships
First Regatta
September 7-10, 2009
With
challenging winds, current and local traffic, part 1 of the NY400 FD
Championship completed after two days of racing. The third day of racing
for the first regatta was canceled on Thursday due to 30+kt winds
on New York Harbor. This resulted in first place for the van der Pol brothers, Bas
and Marc of the Netherlands.
Many thanks to Rene A Sosa, a local sailing coach, for the pictures on this page and also for making all these photos available for our use as well.
Richard Phillips took all these shots while serving time on the Committee Boat. Well Done, Richard!
And we had PhotoBoat out cruising for all these professional shots. More close ups, nicely organized.
No sailing is scheduled on Friday in commemoration of September 11. Saturday starts the final series of the NY400 FD event, with closing ceremonies and participation in the flotillas on Sunday.
Second Regatta
September 12, 2009
4th Centennial New Netherlands Championships
USA National Champion Lin Robson, along with crew Doug Hamilton, secured top honors in the second regatta in the series. All the winners were presented trophies at Battery Park after participating in the extended Flotilla including the Half Moon Dutch Flat Bottom Boats and ships from the Royal Dutch Navy. All hosted and announced by US Sailing President-elect Gary Jobson.
Final 4th Centennial results are here.
Flying Dutchman 2009 US National Championship
50th
Anniversary Cannonball
Regatta
June 18th- 21st, 2009
Lin Robson along with Mike Coe successfully defended his National Champion title at the combined FD Nationals and 50th Anniversary Cannonball Regatta. There were four days of cooler, wetter and more challenging than usual racing as Canandaigua Lake dished up some conditions that rewarded very close attention to the dramatically different conditions over the race course, and very consistently chastised those who did not! Canandaigua Yacht Club put on a fabulous 50th Anniversary celebration dinner that included many luminaries from past Cannonball regattas.
Results are here and photos are here.
Pepsi has signed on as an Official sponsor! Boat ramps are being designed for installation before the event!
Official Notice of Two Races Entry Form Participant List
New York 400 Practice Regatta Results
FD News June, 2009
New York 400 Practice Regatta
May 30-31, 2009
The New York 400 Practice Regatta turned out to be a very useful regatta for both competitors and Race Committee. We had 6 boats and a full RC show up to get a handle on New York Harbor and to work out the logistics and issues for the main event to be held in September. A westerly breeze generally provided trapezing conditions on Saturday although course layout sailing across the harbor would be a challenge for the full fleet and alternate plans were devised. Sunday's breeze was more southerly and closer to the breeze expected in September providing more course options. The weekend was excellent experience for the RC who worked through a number of issues away from their home port. Plus some local race management expertise arrived on Sunday to help work through other issues. The commercial and pleasure boat traffic was a bit of a challenge, although solutions were readily available. Tidal currents reinforced by the Hudson River were a significant consideration, although not as significant as, say, San Francisco Bay or Lee-On-Solent!
Newcomers Willem Sandberg and Maarten Eenkema van Dijk, fresh from their 420 circuit showed excellent speed and teamwork for their first FD regatta. Also, new members Chris Liberti and Katie Coupland from the University of Rhode Island FD fleet also came down and learned some new tricks. Lin Robson came up from Florida to drive USA 251 and helped work through the issues. Results, conditions and more photos here. Additional NY400 info is here and also here.
Flying Dutchman 2009 US National Championship
50th
Anniversary Cannonball
Regatta
June 18th, 19th, 20th & 21st, 2009
Canandaigua Yacht Club
3524 West Lake Road, Canandaigua, NY 14424.
585.396.9200
The Cannonball is the longest running FD regatta in the USA, celebrating their 50th anniversary with special events!
Notice of Race and Registration Form here
Registration with payment due by June 1, 2009!
New York 400 Practice Regatta
May 30-31, 2009
Dear
All in the International FD, 505 and 470 Classes in
It
is a pleasure to advise you that, in preparation for two major Flying Dutchman
Championships we will be hosting in New York Harbor, at the Statue of Liberty
in September 2009 (to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of New
Amsterdam which was established in 1609 when Henry Hudson discovered
Manhattan) we will be holding a Practice Race in the same – spectacular but
unusual and difficult – waters to make sure the RC and everything works as
it should on the big days in September, when we expect 80 FDs on the line (60
of which are
The
practice race is going to be the weekend of May 30 and 31 and we are aiming to
keep the fleet small (15 or 20 boats). Because the bulk of the FD fleet these
days is on the West Coast, we may not get to that number with just the FDs
from the East Coast, so we decided to also invite 505s and 470s, to make sure
we have a fun field together.
Notice
of Race and Entry Form
for the Practice Race for FD, 505, and 470.
Entry form required by April 30, 2009!
Because,
as I said, we want to keep the fleet relatively small, entries will be granted
on a first 
With
best regards,
Jhr.
Job B. B. Sandberg
International
Flying Dutchman Class Organization
Commodore
for North and
Tel:
+1-203-655-4003
Cell: +1-203-554-3057