Club Racing – Page 2 – San Diego Argonauts

Points: Soling 50’s & ODOM’s (April 18th, 2026)

2026 DF95 R8 Championship – Final Standings

The San Diego Argonauts hosted the DF95 Region 8 Championship on April 11–12.

A little bit of everything over the weekend—shifting winds, tight mark roundings, and even a 20-minute spurt of rain on Sunday—but one thing remained constant: the Corinthian Spirit. 🙂

We saw it all out there—winds shuffling between S, SW, W, and NW, keeping everyone on their toes and delivering some truly dynamic racing. The competition was top-notch: Jim Sears schooled the fleet on Saturday, and Chris Davidson took over the act on Sunday.

Top 5 and Final Standings below:
1) Chris Davidson
2) Jess Atkinson
3) Keith Ives
4) Dennis Rogers
5) Kerim Baran

A huge thank you to all the competitors, guests, and organizers who made this such a special event. Special shoutout to Chris Staiger and team for putting together an impeccably run regatta—while somehow also cooking up a fantastic BBQ!

And of course, it wouldn’t be an Argonauts weekend without the full experience: the classic Bob Dogs and an amazing pizza spread on Sunday.

All around, another great weekend at the pond!

Pictures & Videos below:

Race 14A

Race 13A

Race 12A

Race 11A

Race 9A

Race 8A

Race 7A

Race 6A

Race 3A

Race 2A

Race 2B

Race 1A

Race 1B

Points: DF95’s & IOM’s(Mar 28th, 2026)

WIND, WIND and more WIND! The most solid breeze we’ve seen at the Pond in at least a year (or more!) 10 to 15 knots from the WNW allowed both classes to run LOOOOOOONG courses. Chris Staiger RD’d a fleet of 15 DF95’s before Kerim Baran took over to run 13 IOM’s. Excellent conditions with fun, fast, fabulous racing!

Points: ODOM’s & Soling 50’s (Mar 14th, 2026)

Points: IOM’s & DF95’s (Feb 28th, 2026)

Points: Soling 50’s & ODOM’s (Feb 14th, 2026)

Sunny skies, cool temperatures and southwesterly winds were the order of the day. Vice Commodore of Sail Chris Davidson RD’d both the Solings and the Odoms. The soling were first with surprisingly heavy winds (but with major shifts and holes at the windward end). Results follow:

Winds dropped and moved back to the south by the time the Odoms had their turn:

Once again, excellent videos courtesy of Steve Ross and Pat Nevitt:

Points Day Results – ODOM’s & Soling 50’s (Jan 10th, 2026)

Perfect San Diego conditions for our first day of Points racing in 2026! Despite the Santa Ana winds that were forecast, we had sunny, 70 degree weather with light to moderate westerly winds.

RD Chris Davidson chose medium courses for the Odom Class which started off the days racing. Chris added a wrinkle to the Rules: The windward and leeward marks were ‘Cold’ (you could touch them, as long as you got around them on the correct side). This resulted in friendlier racing with not a single protest or complaint.

Commodore Emeritus Tom Warren started 2026 with 4 consecutive bullets including a perfectly executed Port Start. Well done, Tom!

The Solings were up next as the breezes became lighter and a bit more shifty. Chris Davidson selected a combination of medium and short courses.

Thanks to Vice Commodore Chris Davidson for setting up the course and running both Classes; and Secretary Gil Jansky for helping with the take-down.

Here are some excellent videos with commentary courtesy of Steve Ross!