Author: Kerim Baran

Points Day Results – Soling 50’s & ODOM’s (Aug 9, 2025)

Surprise! What another great day on the pond!

Thanks Steve Delva for being the RD for both classes and thanks also Steve for helping Kerim and I pack everything away.

Good breeze and a good number of boats on the line for each class.
Welcome back Ken Titilah, hopefully we’ll see more of Ken for the remainder of the year.

Formalities out of the way it was on to the water.

Not surprising, Chris Staiger started clocking up a few bullets after settling in and consistently finished in the top three, taking out the day narrowly edging out Chris Davidson, Larry and Ty.

Racing was generally quite close with quite a few position changes as skippers navigated the tricky shifts and pressure lines.
Uncharacteristically there were no flying port hand starts from Bill this week. Must be saving himself. Stay tuned.

ODOMS’s were next on the water with some extremely tight racing between all boats at various times.
Kerim continues to light the pond on fire with another win overall. It’s not too late to enter the Nationals at San Francisco coming up!

The level of competition in this class has certainly lifted, in fact, the level of racing has lifted right across the board.
The information/ tuning sessions coupled with the ongoing sharing of knowledge is what makes being a part of the Argonauts so enjoyable.

Thanks guys for another great day at the pond.

A day of play next week, so bring what you got!

Best of luck to all of the Argonauts venturing up to Mason park next weekend to participate in the last DF 95 Traveller’s Series event on Saturday and to those skippers also participating in the team racing event up there on Sunday.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – Argonauts are go!

2025 AMYA ODOM R8 Championship Results (Aug 2nd, 2025)

The sun was shining, sky was blue, we ran a race or two.
The water was warm, and skippers were here, too.

Times are tough, we are low on parts —
So here’s your sailing salute… on a scorecard!

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It was just another beautiful day at the San Diego Model Boat Pond for this year’s Region 8 ODOM Championship. Eleven competitors raced in near-perfect conditions. The wind was from the West, with oscillating gusts and shifts from NW & SW.

Top 6 Finishers – ODOM Region 8 Championship

  1. Jess A (Sail #56) – Net: 16
    Smooth, steady, and fast—Jess sailed a near-perfect regatta.
  2. Kerim (Sail #714) – Net: 19
    Kept it clean, calm, and consistent for a well-earned second place.
  3. Larry G (Sail #85) – Net: 29
    Tactical and consistent—always near the top.
  4. Gerry W (Sail #591) – Net: 46
    Sailed strong with guts and grace, edging into the top tier.
  5. Chris D (Sail #69) – Net: 50
    Kept the pressure on—smart lines and consistent sailing paid off.
  6. Tom W (Sail #19) – Net: 51
    Sneaky starts and crisp mark roundings, quietly slipped past boats

Thank you to Dennis Rogers, Ben Reeve, Jess Atkinson, Chris Davidson, and all others who helped put together this regatta—and to Bob Williams for serving up his legendary Pond Dogs that kept the fleet fueled and smiling between races!

Points Day Results – DF95’s & IOM’s (July 19, 2025)

And just in time for Christmas!

Thank you to Mike Fruciano for travelling so far to join us for the IOM’s and extra thanks for taking on RD duties Re/ the DF 95’s.

Thanks also to Kerim for being RD for the IOM’s.

Good fleet numbers in both classes and some very tight racing.

Great to see newcomers Jack and Roberto out on the water. I’m sure we’ll see more of them both in the future.

Unfortunately Jon Rogers suffered some Tech. issues with his recently acquired IOM and wasn’t able to make the start line.

Watch this space. I’m sure Jon will compete very well once he’s sorted out.

See you all at the pond. 🙂

2025 AMYA ODOM CLASS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (Aug 2nd, 2025)

San Diego Argonauts will be hosting the 2025 AMYA ODOM Class Regional Championship at the San Diego Model Yacht Pond on August 2nd, 2025.

To register, send an email or call Jess Atkinson (details in the NOR document below). An entry fee of $15 will be collected at the Pond on the day of the event. Notice of Race & Sailing Instructions are below.

2025 AMYA Odom Regionals @SD2Download

Pete Jefferson DF95 Masters Regatta Results

Today was a good day to go sailing in San Diego. The Pete Jefferson award was happening for DF 95’s.

Eleven skippers showed up for the challenge – aka The 12 Race Masters Series ribbon run. Conditions were 4-6 knots from the west.

Really great group. Sportsmanship was high that really made this day a blast and the dogs from Bobs grill (pond dogs) were the lunch break treat.

Dennis Rogers won the day with Chris Staiger in second and Larry Grant in third.

Jess Atkinson was our RD and the host. He ran a smooth and fun event as usual.

Points Day Results – Soling 50’s & ODOM’s (June 7, 2025)

What can I say about today?  Not a whole lot without using some graphic words not suitable around children.  June gloom is in full swing.  Today was about survival, as in surviving the fickle winds.  On the plus side; it wasn’t raining.  It was really only fun for those that played the lucky shifts correctly.  Chris Davidson laid out the course and Steve Delva ran a tight ship as RD for both classes.  Thanks Steve! 

Despite the challenges the Soling guys had a fairly tight fleet in a mix of short and medium courses in shifty wind mostly out of the NW.  In the end, Larry Grant prevailed and Gerry Wold had a very strong showing.Despite the challenges the Soling guys had a fairly tight fleet in a mix of short and medium courses in shifty wind mostly out of the NW.  In the end, Larry Grant prevailed and Gerry Wold had a very strong showing.

The ODOM guys followed with all medium courses in pretty much the same challenging wind conditions.  Larry Grant again dominated the fleet with Kerim Baran and Jess Atkinson hot on his heels.

A big thanks to Kerim, Steve Delva and Gil for collecting the marks and cleaning and putting the skiff away!

-Pat N.