Dark Horse Match Racing

11/15/2021

Nice to pick up first Corinthian finish (2nd OA) at the final stop of the California Dreamin series, to win the series overall. Looking forward to getting back in the 37s with the fellas at ficker cup next year

08/31/2021

All smiles after the sauna 🥇Stop 1/3 in the books.

08/31/2021

Shaking off the rust

The California Dreamin’ Series (CDS) consists of three match racing events: the St. Francis Yacht Club Stop on August 29-30, 2021 in J/22 type boats, the

08/29/2021

Shaking off the rust for the Cal Dreamin this weekend. Good first day with a 7-1 record. Great to be back on the water 🙏🏼

02/04/2020

Light and shifty breeze made for some tricky racing conditions and a lot of waiting on the first stop of the CA Dreamin series. We were happy to come away with a 100% record in the single round robin sailed. Big ups to Sterling Henken for filling in the middle and the Henken family for housing us. We’ve also moved up the rankings to 37th in the world. Looking forward to jumping back into the 37s in April!

11/09/2019

Great news for the team- We are on our way to the 2020 Ficker Cup!

The team had a great weekend down at Long Beach Yacht Club this past weekend racing against local and national teams in the Catalina 37s. The boats were bigger than what we usually sail so we recruited the help of Willie McB, Haydon Stapleton, and Nick Weis to help us get around the course. They were a huge addition to the team in getting sails up and down, keeping the boat going fast, and assisting us with tactics in the light and shifty conditions. At the start of the event, it was clear that our team was not comfortable in the larger boats in close situations; however we improved each match and grew to better understand match racing in the heavier boats. At the end of the weekend, our team ended up on 10-4 to take second in the event behind the local LBYC team and take first place in the California Dreaming Series.

Regatta Report: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/11/03/weis-tops-california-dreamin-series/

Willie's Report: https://www.skiffsquad.com/coachs-corner/slow-boat-sailing

The third and final stop of the 3-stage California Dreamin’ Series attracted eight teams on November 2-3 in Long Beach, CA. While defending series

10/06/2019

The boys are down at San Diego Yacht Club competing in the 2nd California Dreaming Series event. We went 7-1 yesterday over 2 Round Robbins and currently sit in first. We have 1 more round robin left today to determine the final standings.

The California Dreaming Series events are important to us because they make up a qualifying series for the grade 2 Ficker Cup in a few months.

Stay tuned for an update later today on how it goes!

08/22/2019

The guys had good start to the Detroit Cup going 3-2 today. We learned a few lessons about match racing in current and how to better clear red flag penalties so we’re looking forward to improving in the next few days. We’re only 7 flights in with two Round Robbins planned so there is still plenty to play for.

Results here:

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08/21/2019

After a delayed red eye for Alex and Chris and an early morning flight for Roberto, the team all made it to Bayview Yacht Club for the Detroit Grand Slam Grade 2 event. We have a practice day today with racing starting tomorrow. Stay tuned this week for updates on our team’s progress!

We owe a big thank you to Del Rey Yacht Club, the Association of Santa Monica Bay Yacht Clubs, and the Santa Monica Bay Sailing Foundation for supporting us!

Event Website: http://www.detroitcup.com/detroitcup/documents.cfm