Breaking The Halloween Curse Lance Fraser and his crew from Canada have competed in Oakcliff's end-of-season Halloween Regatta for the past five years. Every single year they've advanced to the finals and come just shy of first place. Three out of the five years, it was Oyster Bay local Chris Poole and Riptide Racing who beat them. After five years of second place finishes, Lance Fraser and his team finally found victory at this year's regatta. With the first of two days of racing being cancelled due to a storm, the regatta was scored from the results of the second day. PRO Patrice Gallo … [Read more...]
Quick Thinking Pays Off At Stage 3 of Oakcliff Triple Crown Series
October 21, 2018 (OYSTER BAY, NY) - The third and final stage of the 2018 Oakcliff Triple Crown Series saw some of the most competitive racing yet. With heavy, shifty breeze and competitive fleets, no class was dominated by a single team except for the 470 Men’s in which Olympians Stu McNay/Dave Hughes took a commanding victory. The racing came to a close with below freezing temperatures and near 40 knot gusts, which didn’t stop the 470 sailors from going out but it wasn’t long before they turned back. The shifty, puffy conditions gave teams that fell behind a chance at redemption so the … [Read more...]
Tryouts & Training With NYYC American Magic
A Shot At Greatness It was still dark out when the sound of alarm clocks filled the Oakcliff bunkhouse. Staff and graduates gathered in the office fidgeting in their seats as they waited. It had finally arrived, the day we'd all been waiting for: Tryouts & Training with American Magic, NYYC's challenge for the 36th America's Cup. A black SUV pulled into the driveway emblazoned with the American Magic logo on the side. One by one, juggernauts of the sailing world walked through the door casually sipping their morning coffees. The first one was Ryan West, Athletic Trainer for the … [Read more...]
Financial Seminar
Hunt Lawrence's Financial Seminar The founder and primary benefactor of Oakcliff Sailing, Hunt Lawrence, hosts a weekly financial seminar. He covers a variety of companies and industries ranging from the startup space to the retail market. He gives a comprehensive overview of their current financial status and past history as it pertains to future investment potential. He has decades of experience in capital investment as a leading member of the Yorktown Energy Investment Firm. He hosts his weekly seminar at Oakcliff in the upstairs bunkhouse (4 South Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771). … [Read more...]
Oakcliff Partners with Rick Warner’s ORMA 60 Areté
Oakcliff is pleased to announce a partnership with Rick Warner’s ORMA 60 Areté. This partnership is a part of the Oakcliff Development Program. It is similar to partnerships with Vestas 11th Hour Racing’s Volvo Campaign and the NYYC’s American Magic America’s Cup Campaign. Areté is preparing for a record run on the race track from Chicago to Mackinac. They are working with their weather router to identify the ideal conditions for the record, and officials from the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) are ready to certify the start and finish. Rick has asked if two Oakcliff sailors … [Read more...]
Bringing America Closer To Olympic Gold
Nearly $100K Awarded At Stage 1 of Triple Crown OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (August 26, 2018) – Stage 1 of the Oakcliff Triple Crown Series brought together 44 of the top North American sailors in the 49er, FX, and Nacra 17. Four of the competitors were US Olympians: Trevor Burd, Chris Rast, Paris Henken, and Anna Tunnicliffe, who has a gold medal in the laser radial. Nearly one hundred thousand dollars of prize grants were awarded to competitors based on performance in this regatta. These prize grants will be applied towards subsidizing the costs of their Olympics campaigns. Rast and Burd led … [Read more...]
Jackson Hamilton Wins August Grade 4
August 19, 2018 (OYSTER BAY, NY) - Oakcliff’s August Grade 4 Clinegatta with coaching by Hayden Goodrich brought the whole gambit of conditions, from hot and light on Saturday to cloudy and breezy on Sunday. Double round robin leader, Jackson Hamilton, who took only one loss after 15 races, was the winner of the regatta. In second and third place were Oakcliff regulars Doug Shannon and Jim McNally, respectively. The wind speed oscillated a fair amount on both days of the regatta. The teams that stayed aware of those changes and communicated them well were able to switch modes and win their … [Read more...]
Potts Puts Another Win In His Pocket At Grade 3
The US Match Racing Champions, Pearson Potts (Newport, RI) and the Yankee Creole Race Team, defended their title with another win at Oakcliff’s July Grade 3 Clinegatta with coaching by Will Boulden (Hobart, Australia). Close behind in second place was the up-and-coming Gotham Race Team led by 19 year-old Bridget Groble (Chicago, IL). Third place was Oakcliff Graduate Charlie Lalumiere. “The winning strategy this weekend was a game of our favorite friend Mo...momentum,” said Potts of keeping the boat fast in the light wind conditions. “We just tried to keep the turning and maneuvers to a … [Read more...]
Kopp Claims Victory at Grade 4
OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (July 22, 2018) - Skipper Bryce Kopp, who did pit for Pearson Potts during his winning run at last year's US Match Racing Championship, found victory at Oakcliff's July Grade 4 Clinegatta with coaching by Dave Perry. His crew consisted of Tim Clark (main), Can Nash (float), and Sarah Stephan (trim), Jill Fattibene (tactics), and Bryan Stephan (bow). With two days of heavy breeze good boat-handling was key to coming out on top. "This weekend was super windy with tons of shifts so our strategy was to out-boat handle the other guys," said Kopp. "We had a lot of really … [Read more...]
Women Dominate At 470 Nationals
OYSTER BAY, NY (July 15, 2018) - Thirteen teams competed in the 470 National Championship hosted by Oakcliff Sailing. Only five of the teams were women’s but they occupied most of the podium, plus the next few spots. Nikole Barnes (US Virgin Islands, USA) and Lara Weiss (Minnesota, USA) took second place. “This was our first time racing as a team which made us communicate more than normal,” said Weiss. “There were big shifts so our constant conversation was a big part of transitioning in pressure.” Nine points behind them were Madeleine Rice (Garden City, NY) and Laura Slovensky (Garden … [Read more...]
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