U.S. Sailings’ Junior Olympics attracted over 100 youth sailors from Southern California, competing in Lasers, Laser Radials, 420s and CFJs. The event consisted of a one-day clinic on Thursday followed by three days of racing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Santa Monica Bay. The winners of the Laser and 420 classes qualified for the US Sailing’s Single (Symthe) and Doublehanded (Bemis) National Championships.

Fifteen Santa Barbara youth sailors competed in three different fleets. In the Club 420 fleet was Paul Heffernan with Willie McBride, Davey McBride with Tucker Atterbury, Briggs Deardorff with Kieron Cavanaugh, Travis Benton with Nick Russo-Larson (Newport, CA). In the CFJ fleet, Emma Deardorff sailed with Cassidy Shevitz. In the huge Laser Radial fleet (46 boats), Sky Adams, Oliver Toole, Garrett Tesman, Parker Jellison, and Annie Rossi.

Wind was light for the clinic, moderate for the first day of racing, full for the second, a white-capping for the 3rd and final day. The fleet thinned as the wind increased. A total of ten races were complete over the 3 day event. The big winner for the event was Oliver Toole from Santa Barbara, taking first place in the Laser Radial fleet (against 45 competitors) with six 1st place wins. Second was Ben Spector from Cal Yacht Club and Sky Adams, also from Santa Barbara, finished 3rd (the 1st place female competitor).

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