Author Archive | John McAllister

Remind me to never again finish second in a regatta (2nd place finisher is responsible for Regatta writeups).  I’m just no good at writing such an article.  This I do remember from a perspective aboard Whitefang.    Conditions were 5-8 knots wind with the usual Lake St. Clair powerboat chop.  Upwind: keep some heal, the […]

Crescent Sail Yacht Club hosted the first annual Crescent One Design Regatta this summer and showed that small boat one design racing is strong in Detroit. Ten fleets represented both keel and centerboard boats. The PROs Champ Glover and Matt Bounds set the courses for great racing. The Cal 25s ended up with a great […]

The Cal 25 National Championship Regatta has been struggling of late partially due to the Covid Pandemic and the demise of the Long Beach Fleet.  The responsibility of putting it on has fallen to the remaining fleets in Detroit and Annapolis.  Changing it off every year has put a burden on them that has proven […]

Annapolis MD   Sep 27 – 29 This year’s Cal-25 National Championship was hosted by the Annapolis Fleet and the National Trophy was dedicated to Charlier Husar, a long time Annapolis fleet supporter and promoter. Lisa Finney and the many volunteers that assisted her organized an outstanding event featuring great racing and fun social events. This […]

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Friends of Charlie Husar, Very very sad news ~ Charlie died peacefully at 2:08PM today (March 30, 2024). “Sunshine of Your Love” was playing on the TV music channel. Jim Pembroke, a long time and dear friend was with him at the hospice care facility when he passed. Please pass on the news to all […]

How the Detroit Cal-25 Fleet played on the first weekend of June Eleven Cal-25s raced in the Bayview One Design (BOD) regatta on lake St. Clair.  Five races were completed over two days.  This Bayview Yacht Club annual event has been held on the weekend after Memorial Day for about thirty consecutive years.  The Cal-25 class […]

Detroit MI   Aug 26 — Aug 28 The Cal 25 National Championship could turn out to be voted the number one regatta of the summer. With 18 boats loaded up with some of the best one design sailors in Detroit, the competition was stiff, Matt Bounds the PRO found a way to give us ten […]

US758 Never Alone has won two consecutive Bayview One Design championships by winning again this year.  Never Alone has captured an unmatched five BOD championships within the super competitive Cal-25 class. The Cal-25s elected to race Saturday and Sunday instead of the usual Friday through Sunday series (June 4th and 5th) and are planning to […]