Islander 36 Nationals, October 8-9, 2005

October 8-9, 2005
I-36 Nationals
San Francisco YC
Gifts from Svendsens & Harken

(If you like, you can skip down through the prose and go straight to the pictures below!)

An even dozen Islander 36s competed in the Third "Islander Nationals" regatta hosted by San Francisco Yacht Club with gifts and support from Sevndsen's Boatworks and Harken. In honor or the great racing and sportsmanship, the Blue Angels performed above the fleet on both days. (It was nice of them to perform for San Francisco's Fleet Week too!)

The father-son team of Lou & Steve Zevanov won it all by spiriting Diana past Peter Szasz and Midnight Sun in some of the most exciting racing in memory. Midnight Sun would have bested Diana by one point had she not forgotten to put her required tapered-mast penalty weights in her main, which resulted in her withdrawl from Saturday's three races. Steve Schneider's Absolute took second, one point ahead of Barry Stompe and Sylvia Stewart'sTom Cat. Here are the full results:

Class: ISLANDER 36 - NATIONALS

SKIPPER	BOAT	#	CLUB	RACE 1		RACE 2		RACE 3		RACE 4		RACE 5		RACE 6		TOTALS

				Fin	Pts.	Fin	Pts.	Fin	Pts.	Fin	Pts.	Fin	Pts.	Fin	Pts.	Pts.	POS.

LOU ZEVANOV	*DIANA*	*6769*	ST.FYC	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	1

STEVE SCHNEIDER	*ABSOLUTE*	*6700*	CORINTHIAN YC	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	7	7	14	2

BARRY STOMPE	*TOMCAT*	*6776*	SSS	4	4	2	2	1	1	4	4	6	6	4	4	15	3

GILLIAM & SHOENHAIR	*WINDWALKER*	*57307*	SSS	5	5	5	5	3	3	5	5	4	4	3	3	20	4

JIM ROBINSON	*PILOT*	*6747*	SFYC	2	2	1	1	5	5	9	9	DNF	14	DNC	14	31	5

JOSEPH KRENSAVAGE	*MUSTANG*	*276*	LOS GATOS YC	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	32	6

PETER SZASZ	*MIDNIGHT SUN*	*6708*	ST.FYC	RAF	14	RAF	14	RAF	14	2	2	3	3	2	2	35	7

MIKE DICKSON	*NIMBUS*	*568*	Â	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	36	8

JOHN MELTON	*FREEDOM WON*	*447*	BALLENA BAY	6	6	9	9	6	6	10	10	8	8	8	8	37	9

ART FOWLER	*ZENITH*	*472*	OAKLAND YC	9	9	6	6	7	7	6	6	DNC	14	DNC	14	42	10

FRANK NOYO	*AMANTE*	*6791*	BERKELEY	10	10	11	11	11	11	DNC	14	DNC	14	DNC	14	60	11

TOM & DAVID NEWTON	*CAPTAIN HOOKE*	*6780*	RYC	OCS	14	10	10	10	10	DNC	14	DNC	14	DNC	14	62	12

HARRY FARRELL	*PACIFIC HIGH*	*574*	GGYC	DNC	14	DNC	14	DNC	14	DNC	14	DNC	14	DNC	14	70	13

This series was double the length of any presvious series - six races vs three in prior years. Saturday's racing was in ideal conditions with winds up to 15 knots. Sunday's 4th race started in such light conditions that the race committee abandoned the race and restarted as a new winds filled in from the golden Gate. Though Saturday had been predicted for 15 - 25 knot winds with gusts to 30, it was Sunday that brought winds up over 20 resulting in some withdrawls and gear failures.

But the fun never stopped. SFYC hosted another great BBQ on their deck where the Islanders proved themselves fully competitive in the chow line. Just look at all those smiles! The great Svendsen/Harken Nationals T-Shirts were a big success.

Jim Robinson summed up the racing in his usual poetic and humorous style:

Dear Fellow Skippers:

Man you guys got fast!

What the heck happened? We miss a few races this Summer, come back and everybody, and I mean everybody, was eating our lunch. Nice job. I've never seen such close mark roundings, beautiful lee bowing, controlled drops, close starts, door slamming, and fast Islanders in my 15 years of racing these darn Ford Station Wagons.

Sorry we had to drop out of the last two races. We're all fine but PILOT needs a little work I'm afraid.

Great job you guys - that was blast. I was really impressed, and humbled. Please send food to my crew care of PILOT, SFYC.

Who won anyway? Last time I saw Diana she had flames coming out of her stern……….

Congratulations to all those boats that just walked by us, tacked on top of us, closed the door at the windward mark, and beat the pants off us this weekend. You know who you are….the list is long and prestigious….I hate all of you.

Jim Robinson
PILOT

Ps. My wife is holding me responsible for our poor showing (correctly so I might add)…thanks a lot you guys.

Pictures are compliments of Barbara Henderson & Lou Zevanov.

SFYC Race Committee TransAmerica Bldg. Pilot	IMG_1301	IMG_1302_1	*Pilot*
*Blue Streak*	PICT1309	PICT1311	*Windwalker*
*Tom Cat*	PICT1314	*Absolute*	*Midnight Sun*
Lou Zevanov Skipper of Diana	Diana crew Jim Jesse & Mark Cheney	Jon Sjoberg & Kit Wiegman (owner of Cassiopeia)	Carol Sjoberg
PICT1323 (2)	PICT1325 (2)	PICT1326 (2)	PICT1327 (2)
PICT1328 (2)	PICT1329 (2)	PICT1330 (2)	PICT1331
PICT1332	PICT1333	PICT1334	PICT1337
PICT1338	PICT1340	PICT1341	PICT1342
PICT1343	PICT1344	PICT1345	PICT1346
PICT1347	PICT1348	PICT1349	Captain Hooke
Diana	Pilot	PICT1350	PICT1351
PICT1352	PICT1353	PICT1354	PICT1355
PICT1357	PICT1360	PICT1364	PICT1365
PICT1366	Blue Angels salute I-36 Fleet!	PICT1370	PICT1371
PICT1372	PICT1373	PICT1381	PICT1383
PICT1387	PICT1388	PICT1395	PICT1397
PICT1398	PICT1399	PICT1400	PICT1408
PICT1410	PICT1412	PICT1413	PICT1414
PICT1415	PICT1416	PICT1420	PICT1427
PICT1430	PICT1431	Commodore Dickson at the helm	*Nimbus*
PICT1435	PICT1436	PICT1444	IMG_1317
IMG_1319	IMG_1324	IMG_1327	Sylvia & Barry Tom Cat
IMG_1339	IMG_1342	Jim Robingson Pilot	IMG_1349
Lou & Steve Zevanov	Chris of Amante -2005 Nationals shirt	Back of 2005 Nat'ls T-shirt	Boats
Tom Cat	Stompe and friends	Nimbus crew	Commodore on dock
Dock Talk	Diana Crew	Joseph K and Kate	Betsy arrives
BBQ	Bushes, Krensavage	Fowlers	Freedom Won crew
Nimbus crew Dave and friend	Mustang crew

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