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Beware! If you aren't already one of more than 6,000 CR 914 owners in the United States, this website will convince you that you should be. Here is a very brief overview. Designed in 1986 by a Japanese naval architect, the CR 914 is a high-performance racing sloop that resembles the International America's Cup Class boats of that era. CR stands for "cup racer;" the hull is 914 millimeters (36 inches) long – about 1/25th of the size of its IACC equivalent (and you can sail one for less than 1/100,000th of the cost of waging an America's Cup campaign). The US CR 914 class organization was established in 1994. Dedicated to the philosophy of true one-design racing, our class rules ensure that every boat, professionally built or assembled from a kit, will be able to perform as well as the boats the champions sail. More than 1,550 CR 914s are currently registered in the US. They are raced by teen-agers and octogenarians, by beginning sailors and national, international and Olympic sailing champions, in more than 25 active fleets from coast to coast. Sounds too good to be true? This capsule has just touched on a few of the high points! Click on "About the CR 914" to learn more about this outstanding boat, the organization behind it, and the people who sail it. Then explore the rest of our website; but remember, you do so at your own risk. Before you know it you'll find yourself hooked. When that happens, get ready for the ride of a lifetime ... and WELCOME ABOARD! |
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This photo of an interpid 914er trying to sail this winter desperately needs a caption! To view the full-size photo, see the captions that have been suggested so far, and find out how to submit your caption click here or on the thumbnail. The author of the winning caption will receive an 18-month subscription to the CRonicle! Since the photo and the winning caption will be published in the spring issue, the deadline for submissions is March 20. |
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Calling all fleet captains: NOW is the time to get your 2010 regattas on the class calendar. Click here to submit your name, dates and venue as soon as possible.
So far the following dates have been set:
Midwinter Regatta hosted by South Broward MSC, Pembroke Pines (Ft. Lauderdale area), Florida: February 19-21.
New England Spring Regatta hosted by Dry Pants MYC, Deep River, Connecticut, April 17-18.
National Championship hosted by Chesapeake Bay MRA, Annapolis, Maryland, October 1-3.
The winter issue of the CRonicle was mailed on January 6. If you are a subscriber but have not received your copy by January 13, take another look at your most recent copy: on it you will find colored labels warning that your subscription ran out with that issue. It's not too late, however. Click here to download a renewal form, mail it with your check to the class office, and issue 64 will be in the mail to you right away.
In CRonicle 64 you will find several stories and lots of photos from the 2009 Nationals, featuring Brian Jobson's "Nationals Recipe" (3 parts Fun, 1 part Skill, 1 part Stay out of Trouble, 1 part Keep Your Boat Together, 4 parts Luck; blend with great emotion, place in pressure cooker for 3 days, ...goes great with Mount Gay and tonic). Brian's story about winning the last four races to come from far behind will give you sweaty palms! In addition the winter issue includes a dozen projects selected to keep you and your boat busy until the ponds thaw out next spring ("The Frozen Chosen"), a preliminary report about Buttons Padin's intriguing attempt to devise a golf-like handicapping system for the Larchmont fleet, Part 4 of the Learning Curve ("Just Sailing" - Off the Wind"), and lots more.
If you have never subscribed to the CRonicle but find yourself intrigued, click here to subscribe, and gain access to all 63 previous issues that are archived in the Members Area.
Eleven CR 914s turned out for the Christmas in St. Michaels Regatta on Decenber 12. Ten races were completed in a 5-6 westerly. Dave Ramos finished first with 21 points, followed by Bob Bradford with 31 points and Alex Ramos with 33. Click here to see the complete results.
The CR 914 Class and the South Broward Model Sailing Club cordially invites sailors to participate in the 2010 CR 914 Class Midwinter Regatta which will be held on February 19-21 at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Florida (Fort Lauderdale area). Click here to visit the SBMSC website for more information about the regatta. And click here to download the Notice of Race and an entry form.
Dave Ramos and I always wanted to have a hat with a bigger CR 914 logo on it. So I recently had a few made to see what people thought. They would make great Christmas gifts for the sailor who has everything. The hats are really good quality and comfortable! Click here to see how they look.
If there is enough interest I will be making more with other colors. Please let me know your thoughts and what you would like to see. Dave and I are also discussing t-shirts as well.
With four bullets in the last four races, BRIAN JOBSON from Wolcott, Connecticut and the Dry Pants MYC overcame a 19 point deficit to edge out the defending champion, Dave Ramos from Arnold, Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay Model Racing Association, by seven points to win the 2009 Nationals in San Diego on October 17-18. The current Star Class world champion, George Szabo from the host San Diego Yacht Club, came from behind in the final race to take third by a three point margin over SDYC's David Ryan, followed by Greg Morton (San Diego), Skip Malthaner (Hawaii), Dan Aeling (San Diego), and CR 914 Class Secretary Rick Martin (Westport, Wisconsin). The Masters Division also produced a first-time winner as the former Class Secretary Dick Martin (Columbia, Missouri) nosed out regatta co-chairman Jean Malthaner from SDYC and 2006 masters champ Phil Adams (Cambria, California and the Laguna Lake MYC). Click here to download a PDF printout of the complete results.
The San Diego Yacht Club did another outstanding job hosting two elegant banquets, the Annual Class Forum, and other social events. And the race committee came through with flying colors in the face of surprisingly un-San Diego-like conditions that often seemed to be trying to replicate the fog and three-knot vespers from every point on the compass that prevailed during the 2008 Nationals at Marblehead. Despite the trying conditions, the 26 914ers from ten states who competed were able to complete 14 HMS races (42 heats) in about 16 hours of sailing. And it didn't rain. Click here to see the first batch of photos to become available, posted on Picasa and taken by Phil and Carole Adams. (Thanks, Phil and Carole!)
A brand-new CR 914 regatta was hosted by the North Cove Yacht Club, Duck Island Yacht Club and Brewer Pilots Point Marina on Saturday August 29 at Old Saybrook, CT as part of the national Leukemia Cup Series. In spite of tropical storm Danny and lots of rain, the Leukemia Cup Regatta was a huge success, drawing 21 CR 914s from the North Cove Knee Deep MYC and Dry Pants MYC (as well as 51 big boats in six PHRF classes) and raising a total of $62,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Click here to read a full report and see photos and the complete results.
