Hosted by Balboa Yacht Club
Oct. 19, 2008
Official Results. Photos to follow
| Pos | Skipper & Crew |
Sail # |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
T |
|
1st |
Kelly Buchan & Kelsey Cochran |
4952 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
2nd |
Steve Vincent & Annie Walton-Teer |
2803 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
|
3rd |
Larry Hoskinson & Angelo Dispante |
6197 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
|
4th |
David Foster & Morgan Perretti |
4511 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
|
5th |
Luke Sayer & Bill Hodge |
3759 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
|
6th |
Robert Leschyk & Jay Novius |
2312 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
16 |
Much of the success of the Lido 14 Class is due to the the two levels of racing - "A" (advanced) and "B" (novice and intermediate) offered. In the early years of the class, racers had to win a B level event before they were entitled to race in the A fleet. The popularity of the boat drew a lot of novice sailors to racing. That, combined with the hurdle of having to win a B event to gain entry into the A division, meant that the B fleet was often quite large and self sustaining but they were invariably in the shadows of the A division - never garnering the attention they probably deserved.
Dave Ullman recognized the need to highlight the B sailors and created the Ullman "B" event to do just that. To paraphrase Dave, the Ullman B was meant to be a "B" championships of sorts.
Today the phenomenon that encouraged Dave Ullman to create and support the B sailor is largely changed. Though the A/B system remains, the rules of how one transitions between A and B have changed drastically (basically, anyone can sail as an A or as a B until they win a B event...and then they have to sail at the A level for a minimum of 13 months).
As the rules and popularity of Lido 14 racing changed, so did the Ullman B. Today, the event supports the B sailor by focusing on education and coaching to bring their skills up and to introduce them to racing at the same time.
To that end, the event consists of both a clinic and a regatta where novice and intermediate sailors can very quickly learn many of the fundamentals of small boat racing.
The event is roughly broken into two segments: a morning session with lectures and Q&A on tactics, strategies, and racing rules and other topics of interest to aspiring racers. The afternoon is mostly dedicated to a series of races for the Ullman B Perpetual Trophy.
John Papadopoulos, chair of the Ullman B, invites all non-A sailors to participate in this year's event. For details, please click and print the Notice of Race below. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact John via email (jakp@mindspring.com) or by telephone (949) 466-0888.
Past winners of the Ullman B Perpetual Trophy
| 2008 | Kelly Buchan & Kelsey Cochran |
| 2007 | Christophe & Cathi Killian |
| 2006 | Mark & Sean Hunter |
| 2005 | Chris & Christophe Killian |
| 2004 | Scott & Emma Babcock |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Steve Mueller & Shelly Ewing |
| 2001 | Mike Svilicich |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Jamie & James DeWolfe |
| 1998 | Justin & Larry Law |
| 1997 | Greg Boudreaux & Tim Eaton |
| 1996 | Steve Shepherd |
| 1995 | John Papadopoulos |
| 1994 | John Perez |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Jay & Betsey Mendoza |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | Rick & Robyn Peck |
| 1986 | Paul Williams |
| 1985 | Lenore Collins |
| 1984 | Paul Williams |
| 1983 | Stan Church |
| 1982 | Emanuel Coster |
| 1981 | Geoge Fulton |
| 1980 | Scott Lohman |
| 1979 | Marty Lockney |
| 1978 | Fred Toepel |
| 1977 | Ken Campbell |
| 1976 | Bill Wheeler |
| 1975 | Bert Nielsen |
| 1974 | Don Webb |
| 1973 | Don Webb |
| 1972 | Mark Hinshaw |
| 1971 | Gaston Ortiz |