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This regatta marked the third event in our new Legends of the Argonauts 12 Race Series, launched earlier this year by Jess Atkinson.
Seven of our top competitors went head-to-head in a day of tough racing under beautiful conditions at the Pond.
Top 3 Finishers:
1. Dennis Rogers (18)
2. Larry Grant (26)
3. Chris Davidson (27)
Check out the results, videos, and photos below:
The Second DF95 Team Challenge of 2025 was held at Mason Park in Irvine on Sunday, August 17th, 2025. Seven 2-Boat Teams competed in the Team Management System (TMS) run event. Just as in Round 1, Teams were organized via seeding in an attempt to even the competition. A shortened ‘reverse-hourglass’ course was sailed in shifty, light to moderate winds (with more than a few holes) under sunny skies. The 7-Team Matrix begins with a Round-Robin Stage where the top 3 teams advance directly to the Finals. The remaining 4 teams race a single-elimination ‘Wild Card’ bracket with the winning team joining the top 3 in the Finals which consists of a 4-Team Round-Robin. This racing format keeps every team ‘in-the-hunt’ for the championship until at least the 22nd Race (out of 30 total Races) and guarantees every Team gets to race at least 7 times.
There were a couple minor changes to the rules in the running of Round 2: Proper course between boats on different legs was emphasized and enforced, and ‘Instant Umpiring’ was adopted. Under RRS Appendix D Team Racing, an Umpire’s involvement after waiting for a voluntary single penalty turn requires a 2-Turn penalty. In Round 2, the Umpire called single-turn penalties immediately but reserved the ability to specify more turns if appropriate. This helped competitors know exactly where they stood following an incident and took the guess work out of protests and fouls. Results follow:
Congratulations to Team Red (Jim Sears & Angelo Greco) who sailed a near perfect regatta; losing only a single Race to 2nd Place Team Green (Larry Grant & Richard Diamond)
Thanks to the Orange County Model Sailing Club and Amya President, DF95 National Class Secretary, and all-around ‘good guy’ Len Bose for setting up the event and making it all possible.
Special thanks also to Jim Sears who rigged a YUUUGE ‘boom camera’ to take live aerial video of the event (drones are not allowed at Mason Park). We’re looking forward to more of his color commentary when he (hopefully) posts his videos on Youtube.
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
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!
100+ boats competed over 2 days of the NAMBA District 19 POWER BOAT Series with speeds exceeding 50 miles per hour.
Here is a compilation of some of the best scenes and photo shots from the event (Thank you, Tom Warren, for this production!):
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.
