Photos August 31, 1999

The winning team from the Tuesday evening Summer series shows off their team jerseys: (l to r) David Nicholas, Jean-Yves Noblet, Page Goolrick, Jacques Elmaleh & Zachary Bregman.

Five club J/24s sail in front of the skyline of Manhattan, powered by the southerly sea breeze. After the July heat wave, we had several weeks of non-stop southerlies, making 1999 one of the best sailing seasons ever.

Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh stands between two of the international team captains in town for the sandbagger races. On the left is Kurt Schmalz from the Kieler Yacht Club and on the right is Andi Lochbrunner from the Lindauer Segeler Club.

Skippers in the 1999 J/24 Single-Handed Championship were: (top l to r) Antonio Nicoletti, Jean Yves Noblet, TJ Dalton, Bruce Stone, David Owen, Richard Amerling, John Hoekman, Andreas Giacoumis, (bottom l to r) Scott Lewis, Mark Magill, John LaGrassa & Jerry Grau.

Racing on Magic, our club Soverel-33 at the Squan Tri-Sail regatta at the Jersey shore were: (top l to r) Drew Campbell (non-member), Kathy Cassidy, Dudley Ryan, (bottom l to r), Charley Cooper (non-member), TJ Dalton & Michael Fortenbaugh.

Skippers in the 1999 Ladies Championship were :(top l to r) Katie Morgan, Danielle Gallo, Gale Morrison, Katherine Woods, Val Burnett (PEYC), Barbara Gantner, Lisa Semel, Leigh Anne Ireland, Jean Marie Offenbacher, Ingrid Clayden (PEYC), (bottom l to r) Page Goolrick, Ann Wool & Angela King.

Pete Sykes, commodore of the Port Edgar Yacht Club and Ingrid Clayden also from Port Edgar present a beautiful bracelet to Katie Morgan for winning the Ladies Championship.

Smiling on the race committee boat are Gerry Dolezar holding course #4 and Zander Lassen, head instructor at the Manhattan Sailing School.