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Beware! If you aren't already one of more than 6,000 CR 914 owners in the United States, this website will convince you that you should be. Here is a very brief overview. Designed in 1986 by a Japanese naval architect, the CR 914 is a high-performance racing sloop that resembles the International America's Cup Class boats of that era. CR stands for "cup racer;" the hull is 914 millimeters (36 inches) long – about 1/25th of the size of its IACC equivalent (and you can sail one for less than 1/100,000th of the cost of waging an America's Cup campaign). The US CR 914 class organization was established in 1994. Dedicated to the philosophy of true one-design racing, our class rules ensure that every boat, professionally built or assembled from a kit, will be able to perform as well as the boats the champions sail. More than 1,550 CR 914s are currently registered in the US. They are raced by teen-agers and octogenarians, by beginning sailors and national, international and Olympic sailing champions, in more than 25 active fleets from coast to coast. Sounds too good to be true? This capsule has just touched on a few of the high points! Click on "About the CR 914" to learn more about this outstanding boat, the organization behind it, and the people who sail it. Then explore the rest of our website; but remember, you do so at your own risk. Before you know it you'll find yourself hooked. When that happens, get ready for the ride of a lifetime ... and WELCOME ABOARD! |
Kevin MacLellan's 4th place finish at the Region 1 Championships vaulted him into an 11 point lead at the two-thirds mark of the new East Coast CR Regatta Series. With one regatta, the 2010 Nationals in Annapolis in October, remaining, Dave Ramos, who won the first regatta in the series, the NESR in April, but did not race at Marblehead clings to 2nd place by 2 points over Chuck Luscomb and John Skerry. Click here to read about the ECCRRS see the complete current standings.
John Skerry from the host Marblehead MYC won the final 3 races to capture the 2010 Region 1 Championship that was sailed on June 27 on Redd's Pond. Skerry, who won a total of 7 of the 21 races, finished 1 point ahead of Al Dion from Dry Pants MYC. Brian Jobson (DPMYC) placed 3rd, followed by Kevin MacLellan (DPMYC) and Steve Uhl (MMYC). Click here to see a copy of the complete scorecard.
Uli and Wolfi Finckh have created an outstanding website called "Play the Rules from Start to Finish." It contains an abundance of cleverly animated racing situations in the form of three quizes, "Easy," "Medium" and "Difficult." What a great way to learn or reinforce your understanding of the Racing Rules of Sailing.
Having been nearly defeated by the complexity of the 138-page DX6i instruction manual, after I successfully programmed mine I realized that I might have to do it again some day, so I made notes about the steps involved, specific to a CR 914. Later I turned those notes into a 4-page article, was published in the Spring 2010 issue of the CRonicle. RC sailors from other classes have found the article helpful, so in response to requests it is now available here.
Clint Underwood sailing #1520 won the 3rd Annual Anchorage Cup regatta, which was held in Anchorage, Alaska on June 6. Click here to see the complete report.
Cool weather with brief showers and atypical winds did nothing to dampen the spirits of the 18 sailors from five states who competed as a single fleet in the 4th annual NESR conducted by the Dry Pants MYC in Deep River, Connecticut on April 17-18. When racing ended at 14:30 Sunday the NESR Principle Race Officer, Regatta Chairman, mark setter and crash boat driver, Chuck Luscomb (OBTW, he also races USA19 which was featured in the recent Caption Contest) had the low gross score of 91 points. But Dave Ramos (gross score: 94 points) was able to throw out finishes worth 39 points to Luscomb's 33, and Ramos successfully defended his NESR championship title by 3 points. Third place went to DPMYC's Chuck Poindexter, 4th to Kevin Maclellan from DPMYC, and 5th to Larchmont MYC's Buttons Padin. A more detailed report and complete results will be posted on the DPMYC website. And click here to see videos of the first four Sunday races posted on YouTube by MrSailworks.
Click here to see photos and complete results of the Midwinter Championships, which were sailed in ideal conditions in Broward County, Florida on February 20-21.
