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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!

Points Day Results – Soling 50’s & ODOM’s (Dec 13th, 2025)

What a day, what a day!

Whilst there was wind today, the pond certainly did deliver some testing conditions.

Thank you to Gil, Jess and Chris Staiger for undertaking RD duties for the two classes and a big thanks to all competitors and of course the ‘Peanut Gallery’ for seeing out the season’s racing for these two classes.

Results for the Soling 50’s;- (Videos below, thanks to Steve Ross!)

Results for the ODOM’s;-

Points Day Results – ODOM’s & Soling 50’s (Nov 8, 2025)

Beautiful ‘Sun Diego’ weather with light variable winds met the Odom Class for November Points racing with RD Ben Reeve:

2nd Place was an EXACT tie between Tom Warren and Kerim Baran. They each had the exact same finishes between them!

The Solings were next with RD Steve Ross:

Tight racing on shorter courses as the winds died led to several lead changes despite the small fleet.

Filippo Busalacchi Soling 50 Masters Regatta Results (Oct 18, 2025) 

The inaugural Filippo Busalacchi Soling 50 Masters Regatta took place on a beautiful fall day, October 18, 2025, at the San Diego Model Boat Pond. The event brought together some of our club’s most experienced and passionate sailors for a day of exciting, highly competitive racing in honor of long-time Argonaut and legend, Filippo Busalacchi.

After a full day of tight competition and shifting pond conditions, Ty Beach delivered a brilliant performance, securing first place with an impressive seven bullets. He was followed by Chris Davidson in second, Gerry Wold in third, David Woodward in fourth, and Filippo Busalacchi himself, rounding out the top five.

A special thanks goes out to Ben Reeves and Tom Warren for capturing beautiful photos of the day and to Steve Ross for recording and sharing videos of the action — both of which you can enjoy below.

Also, a big shout-out to Ben and Jack for their help with scoring and running the event, and to Bob for grilling up what are, without a doubt, the best hot dogs in radio sailing! Thanks as well to Ty Beach and Jack for their assistance with the boat, and to Chris “the man from Oz” Davidson for getting the pond race-ready, setting the gate, and making sure the Bob Dog Grill was fired up and ready to go. And to Jess Atkinson for organizing and running the event.

This event marked the fourth and final Masters Regatta of the year — the closing chapter of our inaugural Masters Series, which celebrates the Legends of the San Diego Argonauts. This time, it was an especially meaningful occasion as we paid tribute to our dear friend and sailor, Filippo.

We look forward to continuing this wonderful tradition in the years to come, honoring the great sailors who have shaped our club and community.

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